June 5, 2025 • 42 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Hello, and welcome to the Roy West Radio Show on
AM five sixty k l v I. I am your
guest host, Debbie Bridgman, and we have a packed show
for today.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
We're going to be talking to Anna Peretta.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
She's with the Lamari Institute of Technology talking about some
upcoming workforce offerings, so you don't want.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
To miss that.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Also, Georgine Guillory is with Pioneering Women and their big
annual event will be coming up in August. And we'll
be talking to Belinda George. She is at the Spindletop
Museum and lots of stuff going on over there, so
lots of great topics. But we are kicking it off
in style, reminding you that today is the first day
of hurricane season. Welcome to June and to give us
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all the tips and tricks of the trade. Paul Blackburn, Beaumont,
customer service manager for Entergy Texas.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Hey, Paul, how are you doing.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
I'm doing great, Debbie, It's a pleasure to be here.
It's always great seeing you.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
Of course.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Of course, so it's that time of year again. We
don't like it at all, we do we got it.
We got to be prepared, so energy textas always on
the forefront of making sure that you guys provide your
customers with everything as far in advance as possible. But
Energy always gives us the best, the best tips, so
(01:19):
kind of walk us through hurricane season.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
Hurricane season is upon us. You know, hopefully it'll be
a light year like last year. You know, key things
to remember for hurricane season. Of course, we try to
stay storm ready three hundred and sixty five days a year.
We do have the added benefit during hurricane season when
a hurricane's forming in the Gulf, once its path is
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relatively certain, we can bring in as many contractors as possible,
stage them locally, so as soon as it's safe to
begin work, they can start to you know, restore the
grid and get power back to our customers.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
So what would be the biggest thing about you know,
telling your customers to make a plan.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
So making a plan, it starts with our customers. When
they make their plans. They should of course, sit down
with your families, sit down with your friends, talk about
how you're going to get a hold of each other.
When everyone is on their cell phones trying to reach
out to their loved ones, it can you know, kind
of clog up the cell towers and make it really
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difficult to let everyone know what's going on. So have
a plan in advance, that is really key. Make sure
everyone knows if you plan to evacuate where you are
going to go.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
All right, that sounds good, because you're right. I mean,
sometimes it's a last minute decision. Sometimes you think maybe
something isn't coming our way and you just never know.
It could just change, you know, with them in a
matter of a couple of hours. You know, I think
everybody that talks about storm preparedness always says to make
a kit. What does Energy Texas feel is the best
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things in regards to making a kit.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
So when you make your kit, make sure it has
basic emergency supplies. You know, make sure you've got a
first aid kit. You've got flashlights, you've got batteries, you
need water, you need nonperishable food items and medicines. You
need everything that would be necessary to make it two
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to three weeks, because we just don't know how how
hard the storm may be, how long it may take
to recover. You know, grocery stores, pharmacies, all of them
may be impacted. So make sure you have plenty of supplies.
To last two to three weeks. We actually have a
detailed checklist in our storm center, so I encourage all
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of the listeners and viewers to go to Energy Texas
dot com click on the storm center. There is a
list of kit items that would be beneficial during events
like hurricanes or winter storms for that matter.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Yeah, and I guess it's a good idea.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Just go ahead and put it in your car if
you can, or you know, in the garage so it's
just ready to go nonperishable items. We all know from
past if you're evacuating, that trip that is normally two
or three hours could be quadruple that time, depending on
when you get on the road and how many people
are on the road. I guess another thing too is
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making sure your car has always got a full tank.
Speaker 4 (04:29):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Absolutely, And you know, with the construction going on for
what seems like all of the roadways here in Beaumont
are under some form of construction, it could take even longer.
I have heard text dot commit to opening those roads
moving barriers so that if an evacuation is needed, it
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would be much easier for us. But you know, still
you just don't know how long it's going to take.
You if you're going to evacuate. It's a great point, Debbie.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
So we're we're taking the kit and we've got some
supplies and we're ready to go, but of course the
anxiety is setting in because we don't know if our
home is going to be here when we get back.
What are some tips in preparing your home.
Speaker 3 (05:12):
Definitely need to prepare your home, whether you're staying or evacuating.
You know, hurricane winds are no joke, So whether you're
going to shelter in place or evacuate, you make sure
you've done some simple preparation to withstand the hurricane. Cover
all of your windows with the plywood or if you
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have permanent hurricane shutters. Those are most ideal, obviously, but
it will protect your windows from high winds and flying debris,
and if those windows don't break, you will have far
less damage to clean up from afterwards. Right, make sure
that you have trimmed all of your trees and shrubs
away from your house, because those are likely to fall
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and further damage your home. And then of course anything
that's out doors that's not nailed down or bolted down
needs to be moved inside away from the winds. If
the wind is strong enough it can pick up those
items and then hurle them at your home. So definitely
things that you want to avoid.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
So now we've got the kit, our home is as
best as we can do. Weor way how can we
stay informed?
Speaker 2 (06:22):
We got to know what's going on? Do we have power?
What I know?
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Energy Texas uses every way possible to stay in touch
with the customers, but what is the best way to
stay informed?
Speaker 3 (06:34):
Definitely want to download our my Entergy app. It is
a free app, completely free to you for all of
our customers. You download the app, you register with your account.
You can put your cell phone number in there so
that we can send you your preference either text updates
on your house to let you know when power's out,
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when we've got personnel on the way to address your outage,
and ETAs on when you can expect power to be restored,
and then finally, once power is restored, will text you
to let you know power is back on. You can
also track our full list of the outage map where
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it shows our entire territory and you can see every neighborhood,
not just in Beaumont, but all Texas and our other
operating companies in other states and see what approximate ETAs
are for those areas. So maybe you can help your
friends or family that maybe aren't as tech savvy, you
can help them stay informed by tracking outages in their
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neighborhoods as well. You can view that outage map online also,
so you don't necessarily have to download the app, but
you can get it from our Energy Texas web page
as well.
Speaker 1 (07:50):
And I will say that that is such a useful tool.
I mean, it really is just being able to see
the map seeing sometimes you just want to know you're
not alone.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
You know, you can see like, oh, your neighbors are
all out. It's like, okay, we're in this together.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
We can get through this, you know, and just knowing
you know where the progress is, what's going on. I
know Energy Texas utilizes social media and of course just
getting that text, knowing that you guys are aware that
we don't have power and keeping us updated because I
think a lot of times that's all people want. It's
like they know a hurricane hit, they know you've lost power,
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but it's like we.
Speaker 2 (08:26):
Just want to know. Just give us an ETA, whether
it be two hours from now, a day from now.
We just want to know what's going on.
Speaker 3 (08:33):
So you got outage map updates in real time. So
that's what I use, the outage map on my phone
from my energy you know back end. We have some
other tools for you know, our network personnel, our operation center,
but all of that same information feeds in real time
to the my Energy app outage map. So use it
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because I do. Anytime there's mass outages, I'm always check it.
Anytime we get a really heavy storm, I pull it
up from my home. We just had a really heavy
storm a few days ago and two o'clock in the morning,
I woke up. My dog woke me up because she
does not like the thunder. So immediately I hear, oh,
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it sounds pretty bad out there. One eyes on the
average MAC to know do I need to get dressed
and head into the office really early today. Ended up
having to do that, but it's because the outage. Matt
told me we had a lot of customers out.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
So, as the customer service manager for the Beaumont area
and the storm that did hit a couple of days ago,
you know, what is the first thing that you really
need to do to help your customers.
Speaker 3 (09:40):
So first and foremost, you know, we want all of
our customers to stay safe after the storm, and our
personnel as well, So as soon as it's safe to
do so, we're going to get to work. We want
to make sure that you know when we expect your
power to be restored, because power is no longer a
luxury item. Everyone needs electricity, especially when it's hot, and
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it seems like it's always hottest during hurricane season. So
we want to make sure that our customers are staying
informed on you know, where we're at with our progress.
And if you have any questions about where we're at
with our progress, look at the outage map, call into
our call center. They'll let you know, or you know,
you can reach out to you know, our our local
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office here. I'm happy to help it any.
Speaker 1 (10:26):
Way I can, and so stay safe after the storm
is passed. I guess one of the big thing is
is just you know, listen to authorities because you may
be in Dallas and you don't know that there's debris
or trees down, and if you came down here, you
may not even be able to get to.
Speaker 3 (10:42):
Your home exactly exactly. You don't know what roads are flooded,
you don't know what roads are impassable, so you know
you've got resources like tech dot will update their highway
maps with you know these roads are not passable, so
you could plan a route home if it's safe to
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come home in the event of an evacuation storm. And
then obviously you're preferred meteorologists follow them to make sure
that you're tracking the storm. It's severity, and if you
can get out early, don't wait till the last minute,
because the longer you wait, the more crowded the highways
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will be, the more stressful it is on you, on
your family, and the more difficult it makes it just
to evacuate.
Speaker 1 (11:31):
All right, well, Paul, we got about thirty seconds left.
Once again, what is the best way to get that
Energy app?
Speaker 3 (11:38):
You can go to for Apple, your Apple Store, Google's
Google Play Store download the My Energy app. It's free
for all of our customers. Even if you are not
a customer and just wanting to keep track of it,
then you can download it for free without registering for
text messages and still view the outage map and see
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all of the sources we have for preparing for a
storm as well as you know best tips on evacuating
and coming back afterwards.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
All right, Paul Blackburn, Entergy, Texas, thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (12:12):
For being part of the show.
Speaker 3 (12:13):
Thanks Debbie.
Speaker 1 (12:14):
All right, Roby, right back with the Roy West Radio
Show on AM five sixty klv I. And we're back
with the Roy West Radio Show on AM five sixty
k l v I.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
I'm your guest host, Debbie.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
Bridgeman, and we're headed over to Lamar Institute of Technology
talking to Anna Peretta of all the big workforce comings
and goings and what's going on.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
Welcome to the show.
Speaker 4 (12:38):
Anna, Hi, thank you, Debby, thank you for having me.
Speaker 1 (12:41):
You, bet so tell us a little bit about your
role and exactly what is the l T Workforce Development Department.
Speaker 2 (12:48):
What's going on?
Speaker 4 (12:49):
Okay, perfect, So a couple of days ago you had
doctor Valentine talking about all the great things we're doing
at LT. But will, like you say, today, I'm going
to talk about Workforce and Continued Education Department. So we
are part of LED, but we offer non credit programs
that are designed to prepare individuals for employment, up skilling
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or over our personal enrichment. And there are so some
key points that we have in our department. The first
one is it is the non credit part so we
don't offer an educational degree, but we offer certificates and credentials.
The other part it is customized, so we are in
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constant communication with employers in the area to hear about
their needs and to see, you know, what training we
can do that fits what they are looking for. Also,
another key point is we are flexible. Our delivery is flexible.
We offer classes in the evenings, mornings, weekends, online or
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in accelerated formats. Sometimes we have a company that needs
employers yesterday, so we can provide training in a short
term that it's going to have them prepared. And the
last one is open enrollment. Everybody can apply. We are
usually our training is usually for eighteen years and older,
more towards adult learners, but it doesn't go through the
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regular admission process that you go through in an educational institution.
Speaker 1 (14:29):
So I know you guys partner with bomant ISD and
the Career and Technical Education Center, so there are students
that have certifications when they do leave. So when you
say you partner with some of the companies, do the
companies pay for their employees to come to LIT to
get these certifications.
Speaker 4 (14:45):
Yes, they do, and we offer reduced training for companies.
We have several grants and we have one grant in
particular that the Skills Development Fund. That grant covers the
training for businesses. The business supplies and they get the
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training through LT but they offer the usually pay about
twenty percent of the total cost.
Speaker 1 (15:12):
Nice and I know you guys partner with Excellent Mobile.
I know from my time at Energy Texas there were
some programs for alignment.
Speaker 2 (15:20):
What are some of the other companies that you guys
work with.
Speaker 4 (15:23):
We work with the local hospitals. We provide leadership training
for them, also healthcare training. So we just talked to them.
Any employer, big or small, we talk to them. We
define where they need are the training needs, and then
we offer the training.
Speaker 1 (15:42):
And you know, like you mentioned, we talked to doctor
Sid Valentine on last week's show and he was talking
about the flexibility, which is so great because some people
they want to better themselves, but they can't not work.
So it's like they work during the day and you
guys have that great flexibility where they can do classes
on you know, at night or whenever it's convenient.
Speaker 2 (16:01):
So tell us a little bit.
Speaker 1 (16:03):
More like do you have to have a high school
graduation diploma or can anybody come to l T.
Speaker 4 (16:10):
For some of our classes, we do require a high
school diploma, for example our Clinical Medical Assistant Medication AID.
There are some classes that yes you have you have
to have one, but there are others our el CPR,
you just come in and enroll. You don't have to
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have a high school diploma.
Speaker 2 (16:32):
Nice.
Speaker 1 (16:33):
And so about how many people do you guys have
enrolled in the different workforce programs?
Speaker 4 (16:39):
Overall we are about three thousand. So yes, our training
is short term, so we can have one a class
that last a day, an eight hour class. Sometimes we
have trained in the last six months, so from one
day to six months and everything in between.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
Nice.
Speaker 1 (17:00):
Nice, All right, well let's talk a little bit more.
I know you have the adult English learning programs as well.
Tell us a little bit about those.
Speaker 4 (17:07):
Yes, So you know, we always talk about how important
literacy is for children, but it's just as critical for adults,
and especially when it comes to communications in the workplace.
So we know strong communication skills can open doors to
better jobs, improve teamwork, and just over our life. So
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what we did last year we created a new program
that is the Empower and up Skill. So this is
a two step training program. The first one is starts
in building a strong foundation in language and workplace communication,
and we offer sl classes.
Speaker 5 (17:45):
And business communications classes.
Speaker 4 (17:47):
And then once the students complete the first step, we
take them beyond language proficiency and they are eligible for
our free and reduced cost training in all of the
work workforce training programs more than fifteen programs. So that
way they can achieve credentials, improve their professional skills, and
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they can explore other career paths. And for many of
our students, this is the first step toward completing an
associate degree or a bachelor's degree.
Speaker 2 (18:24):
Very nice. I love that LT offers so much.
Speaker 1 (18:27):
Now the kids are out of school, and I'm assuming
you guys have some summer camps going on this summer.
Speaker 4 (18:33):
Yes, last year, we'll launch an exciting new summer program
that it's called the Pathways to Industry Summer Camp, and
it's a week long camp that offers a view of
the college life, but it's to be a student at
LIT seven to twelve graders at ten hour camp and
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they explore all the industry that powers South East Texas
like welding, age back process operating, Allied health, computer drafting,
and each session helps the students understand what it's like,
what students go through, and also the local career opportunities
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they can see. Okay, you know, if I specialized in
computer drafting, I'm going to be making this much money.
This is what I require. And it's never too early
to start talking about career development. So we think, you know,
seventh grade, it's when our students start thinking about what
I want to do when I grow up. So the
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response for this year was incredible. We sold out in
a few hours, so we don't have any more spots
for this year's camp, but we're already planning for twenty
twenty six. We want to come back stronger with more,
more spots, more options. So just stay tuned because you know,
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a year from now can seem like an eternity, but
it can pass very quickly.
Speaker 1 (20:02):
So I love it and I think you're so right,
Like seventh grade, eighth grade, before they get into high school,
to know, you know, the path they want to go on,
and if they want to go ahead and get some certifications,
say through Beaumont id and then come over to LIT.
Speaker 2 (20:18):
Maybe they want to go to early college, high school.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
Get their associates degree with LT and then finish up
at LT. I mean, there's so many options, but the
earlier they can start, the better.
Speaker 2 (20:28):
So I think you guys offering seventh eighth grade. That's
that's really good.
Speaker 4 (20:32):
Yes, and we have a success story. Last year was
our first year and one student came. He didn't know
what he wanted to do once he finished high school.
He was a high school junior. He came to our
camp and last week he signed with RIT he's coming
to our computer drafting program. And he's excited because he
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already knows one of the instructors. And all of these
happened because he attended a summer camp.
Speaker 1 (20:59):
That's fantastic. All right, we've got about a minute left.
So you've got some upcoming classes. You know, where can
people go to find out all the classes all the information?
Speaker 4 (21:09):
Okay, you can go to Workforce that l t dot
edu and then you can see all of our classes,
the requirements. You can sign up online. You can also
call us at eight eight zero one nine ninety five.
That's our phone number, but it's better if you go online.
You can find all the information there, or you can
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email us at workforst training at l t DO edu.
So we have sl classes starting this week and next week.
We still have spots available. Our business communications classes start
in September, Autocut is starting next week, bookkeeping and quick
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books start late in the summer. And also we have
a truck driving academy. We are we offer class A,
B and C in school bus training and we have
classes starting mid June and July. And again with truck driving,
we also have grand funding that covers eighty percent of
the training. So you woke up with a CDL that
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you know right now, you know that there's a need
for CDL drivers and you know what a fraction.
Speaker 1 (22:20):
Of the costs, all right, So once again it's workforce
dot L T dot edu.
Speaker 2 (22:26):
Correct, Yes, that is correct, all right, Anna, thank you
so much for being a part of the show.
Speaker 4 (22:31):
Now, thank you for having me. I really enjoy and
you know, if you need any more information, we're here
to help you, all.
Speaker 1 (22:38):
Right, And we'll be right back with the Roy West
Radio Show on AM five sixty klv I. And we're
back with the Roy West Radio Show on AM five
sixty klv I. I am your guest host, Debbie Bridgeman,
and now we're.
Speaker 2 (22:53):
Talking pioneering women.
Speaker 1 (22:55):
Please welcome Georgine Gillery to the show, how are you?
Speaker 5 (23:00):
And I'm excited to see you, And.
Speaker 1 (23:04):
Well, I'm excited because pioneering women. You guys put on
this fabulous luncheon every year, and August seventh is fast approaching,
So tell us what can we expect this year as
we rezzle and dazzle.
Speaker 5 (23:17):
Oh, it's going to be so much fun, just as
much fun as all the years pass. We love to entertain,
we love to uplift women. We want you to leave
better than you came in for our event. And we're
just excited to honor our local women that they've been
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doing phenomenal things in our community and we owe it
to them definitely.
Speaker 1 (23:44):
So who are we recognizing for twenty twenty five?
Speaker 5 (23:49):
George Judge, Naomi Doyle, Michelle Brewer, Alicia Doctor, Sherri Pierce,
Event Barrero and Gwendoland Lava La.
Speaker 2 (24:00):
Fantastic, fantastic.
Speaker 1 (24:02):
Well, I know as a past pioneering woman myself, I
love what you guys.
Speaker 2 (24:07):
Do because it's not just a luncheon.
Speaker 1 (24:10):
It's a media kickoff party and a pool party and
lots of trinkets and gifts and fun, and you really
make the honorees feel so special.
Speaker 2 (24:20):
So what is going to be a little bit different
this year? What is the theme?
Speaker 5 (24:24):
Well, the theme is rozsle and Dazzle and everything is
going to be razzling and dazzling and shiny and all
that good stuff. And we have the line dancers going
to come in and do their fan dance. It's with
some fans and it's really cute and just get everybody
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going to start their day at work because it is
a luncheon at eleven thirty. So we're just excited and
we love because we start with the Honoreeson January where
so we go all the way to August and try
to stay in touch. They do a video which we present,
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we put them on billboards and so it's just they're
they're excited and heard about it definitely.
Speaker 1 (25:16):
And I know what was really cool is I was
a twenty twenty three honoree and we got our group
together for a meal a couple months ago, and it
was nice to see everybody again and just everything about
the whole pioneering women.
Speaker 2 (25:29):
You guys really uplift women.
Speaker 5 (25:32):
Yeah, and you know all the women onorees have something
in common and that's their act of giving, promoting just
out there in the trenches trying to make lives better
for a lot of other people, especially women.
Speaker 1 (25:50):
Definitely, So tell me, you know, besides the luncheon, you know,
what do you guys do in the community.
Speaker 5 (25:56):
As an organization, we have our program. We pay for
textbooks if they want to get certification, a bachelor's masters,
even in doctorate. We at one point we had fifty
applications that we helped out average fifteen. We also we
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me and my sister, we took care of our mother
for nineteen years and we learned a lot and so
we found out from the nurses that would come in
the house that you know, there's a lot of people
homeboond that doesn't have all the givings like a nursing home.
So we partner up with a male organization. They supplies
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the shaving kids, the pajamas and things like that for
the men, and we supplied the stuff for the women
and we give it to an agency and they pass
it out to their patients. However, we also have women
in crisis and there in crisis, and so we help
with the bills. Their children need clothing. At one point,
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there was some low income homes that was being built
we paid for their utilities to be cut on in
their new home, gave them a beautiful arrangement of flowers.
So it's it's a lot.
Speaker 2 (27:22):
And how many ladies are in the organization.
Speaker 5 (27:25):
Well, we try to keep it small, but this year
we're going to bring in ten. We have twenty.
Speaker 2 (27:32):
Yeah, okay, well I know, I see.
Speaker 1 (27:34):
Sometimes there's some pictures posted of you guys, you know,
all dressed up and doing a little something special and
starting all the planning for the big event August seventh,
which is this year. So how do you guys go
about choosing the honorees.
Speaker 5 (27:51):
You cannot get paid for what you do is the
main objective, and pass honorees like you We get recommendations
of someone out there just beating the ground trying to
get stuff done, and so we get names like that too, okay.
Speaker 1 (28:13):
And so just as a group, you guys kind of
talk amongst yourselves and see, you know who you guys
are for that year that you guys.
Speaker 6 (28:21):
Want to honor.
Speaker 5 (28:22):
Yes, Now, the honorees get selected in July for the
next year, so it's a nice hidden secret until they
get the letter in December and before we select. It's
all of democratic process. Everyone submit a name and tell
what they're doing, and so we have a vote. We
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come in and we vote, and the same thing with members,
and not every year we get members because they like
it small. I wish we could get a whole lot more.
Speaker 2 (28:55):
Well, I know from the luncheon there's no extra walking.
Speaker 6 (28:59):
Room in the hall.
Speaker 5 (29:00):
A day in.
Speaker 2 (29:01):
I mean there it's packed.
Speaker 1 (29:04):
I remember sitting up front and just looking out just like, wow,
look at all.
Speaker 2 (29:08):
I mean there's guys there too, but it's just.
Speaker 1 (29:10):
You feel the love from the ladies just loving on
one another. It's just so uplifting and positive and it's
just a great way to celebrate women.
Speaker 6 (29:21):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (29:21):
You know, the first year that we did it in
two thousand and four, we exceeded the capacity and from
then on, every time we move it got larger and larger.
And now we're talking to the Holiday Inn. You know,
they're the largest place because they can see five hundred
pluffs And now we were there and we're trying to
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figure out what are we going to do. But it's
a good problem.
Speaker 2 (29:48):
It's a good problem to have, for sure.
Speaker 1 (29:50):
Well, I know, I guess it was in April that
you guys unveiled your honorees over at City Hall in Beaumont.
Speaker 5 (29:58):
It was in March. We do mark History months and
we unveil and then we were getting ready for the
media party and that's going to be in July. We
skipped the pool party this year, which we kind of
hate we did, but because people are asking when is
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the pool party, so we're gonna have to put that
back on our agenda.
Speaker 1 (30:23):
It was a lot of fun. I do remember that
pool party. It was a lot of fun. So what
else can we expect this year? I know you said
there's gonna be line dancers. Is there any other Like
you have your guest speaker? Anything else lined up for
August seventh?
Speaker 5 (30:37):
We don't have our Well, my sister's the one that
handles that, so she has to get the speaking. She
hasn't told me yet who's the speaker. I think she's
saving it why I want to know.
Speaker 1 (30:52):
Well, the year that I was there, it was one
of the ladies that was the speaker, and her speech
was so uplifting that I was like, can I get
a copy of that? So I have a copy of
it because it just was so empowering and I could
just tell looking out at the crowd how excited everybody
was just listening to her words and just how it
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empowered women.
Speaker 5 (31:14):
Yeah, she was the Health Department director and port author. Yes,
she was our speaker. That was a different We had
never done that before, but it worked out really well.
Speaker 2 (31:27):
It was really really nice.
Speaker 1 (31:29):
All right, Well we're wrapping up. We got about a
minute left. So if people want to get tickets, where
do they go.
Speaker 5 (31:34):
Well, you can go to Pioneeringwomen dot com. I'm sorry,
Pioneerwomen dot net. That's the difference the dot net And
it'll be a holiday inn Plaza August seventh, eleven thirty
and we have a centerpiece drawing every year, so there
would be centerpieces all over the tables and all of
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the money from that goes to our programs.
Speaker 1 (32:00):
All right, fantastic, So Pioneering Women dot Net get your
tickets now, August seventh, Holiday in Plaza, Ladies who wrestle
and dazzle Pioneering Women. Definitely an event you do not
want to miss. Georgian and Gillery, thank you so much
for being a part of the show.
Speaker 5 (32:16):
Thank you Davy so much, and thank you to everyone
out there. I'm looking forward to seeing you definitely.
Speaker 1 (32:23):
All right, we'll be right back with the Roy West
Radio Show on AM five sixty klv I. Welcome back
to the Roy West Radio Show on AM five sixty
klv I. I am your guest host, Debbie Bridgeman, and
now we're going over to spindle Top Boomtown Museum. We're
going to talk with doctor Belinda George.
Speaker 2 (32:43):
Hey, Blnda.
Speaker 6 (32:44):
Hi Debbie, how are you.
Speaker 1 (32:47):
Doing really good? So this is a new role for you.
Tell us all about what you're doing.
Speaker 6 (32:51):
Yes, I started at the end of April.
Speaker 7 (32:53):
I'm the director here Spendle Town, Boomtown, and my biggest
task is to make Boomtown popular.
Speaker 6 (32:58):
Make it boom again. And it's like getting it, making.
Speaker 7 (33:03):
Sure that Lamar students are also coming over, and making
sure that our community is aware of it as well.
Speaker 2 (33:09):
And I mean it's right there at Lamar.
Speaker 1 (33:11):
We know it's been there forever, but we forget and
especially when the water pumps up once a month. And
I mean it's something that you know, that's the history
of Beaumont. So yeah, everybody really does need to know
about Spindletop Boomtown.
Speaker 7 (33:25):
Yes, and I'll tell them a really fun fact. Those
of you that are listening. We have more out of
town guests and local well, I can imagine.
Speaker 1 (33:35):
I was just showing somebody the other day and I said, yeah,
it's like a little old town. It's like, you know,
the way it was back in the olden days. And
they were like, really, I said, yeah, like when little
kids go through and they're like, this was.
Speaker 2 (33:45):
A post office, this was a barbershop.
Speaker 6 (33:47):
You know.
Speaker 2 (33:48):
It's it's really cool.
Speaker 6 (33:49):
It's really I love it.
Speaker 7 (33:50):
And I'll be honest, I went to Lamar all three
degrees from there. I thought it was something you drive by.
I had never been until I started working, And now
I feel so bad because it's so neat.
Speaker 6 (34:01):
It's a little nugget that's hidden, but so much information
back here.
Speaker 1 (34:05):
Well, and it is summertime, the kids are out of school.
Do you guys have any upcoming events on the way?
Speaker 7 (34:10):
Oh goodness, yes. So we have the free Gusher series
that's being promoted on Facebook. Our next one is actually
June fourth at one o'clock PM. And so you don't
have to tour the museum to get it. You don't
even have to come past the doors. But we also
have our gift shop that's available and we have all
of the gladdest City things on clearance because we're phasing
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that out. It's going to be Spindle Top Boomtown, so
you can get things at a discounted price. Plus we
have kids can come and visit for a dollar one
dollar and come here. You can request a guide a tour.
You need to call those ahead of time. If you
want a guide at tour, you can come in find
out all the history. We also have scavenger hunts that
the kids can get and they can find things in
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each exhibit, so lots of fun things.
Speaker 6 (34:55):
So we have all the way up.
Speaker 7 (34:58):
Until August third, we have free gushers, but they have
to check on Facebook, Facebook and specific times.
Speaker 2 (35:04):
And dates, all right, and it's really neat.
Speaker 1 (35:07):
So tell us just for anybody who doesn't know, I mean,
what is Spindle Top Boom Town and why is it
so important to the history of Aland?
Speaker 7 (35:15):
Well before it's Spindle Top before the oil and we
were lumber industry, right, it was all just lumber. And
then they had the boom right, the oil that nobody
knew was here and it gushed I think for nine
days and they didn't know what to do with it.
Speaker 6 (35:33):
Eight hundred thousand barrels of oil just spewed, so they were.
Speaker 7 (35:38):
Digging holes trying to catch it, trying to capture the oil.
And so what happened is in nineteen seventy six they
brought all these buildings over. This is not the actual site.
A lot of people think that it's actually on Old
Port off the road, but it's privatized now. But the
only thing that we have from that location is the memorial,
the tower that's out front, so that's the thing. Everything
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else was brought in and the wood was everything is
from the seventies, but they left it untreated so it
looks weather so that's why everything looks old. I'm actually
sitting in the saloon and it's actual a venue that
you can rent out as a small intimate space. But
you can actually rent this space out and the Caroline room,
but it's just a little bit of history. There's several
(36:22):
exhibits here and they can come in. Like I said,
they can do a guided tour or they can read
the information that's outside. But it's really fun if you
do a godded tour. But it's all about the all
boom that happened. It'll be in January. It'd be one
hundred and twenty five years.
Speaker 1 (36:40):
Wow, So I guess you guys are going to be
planning a big celebration, planning as.
Speaker 7 (36:44):
Partnering with the CVB, so a big thing, partner with
the city, which is new for us.
Speaker 6 (36:49):
So I'm excited about that.
Speaker 2 (36:51):
And you guys do things all throughout the year.
Speaker 1 (36:53):
I know at Christmas time it's all lit up with
Christmas lights and what are some of the other things
that you guys are doing.
Speaker 7 (37:00):
So our new one that's coming up as June twenty first,
and right now, if you haven't heard the song Boots
on the Ground, I don't know where you've been. Everybody's
whether you want to hear it or not, you've heard it.
So June twenty first, at one o'clock, we'll have a
Boots on the Ground Line Dance Extravaganza. We'll have the
Southeast Texas Line steps that Southeast Texas Line steppers out
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on the in Hamel Square and they'll be teaching, they'll
be a DJ. It's free for all Lamar's students. All
of our events are free for Lamar's students. So that's
another perk of going to Lamar. For the public, it's
seven dollars and so you come out. You hear DJ
you see the free gusher that goes off at three o'clock.
Plus you get a tour. But if you don't know
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how to stand still, come out because you can at
least exercise, flap your arms, jump up and down in
the back. We get your exercise, and then we have
some things we're going to roll out once a month
for students and the public.
Speaker 6 (37:51):
So every month, started in August, we'll have an event.
Speaker 1 (37:55):
Nice and like you said, when the gusher goes off,
when you check to see when that's going to happen, technically,
I mean, you could just be outside in the parking
lot to see that.
Speaker 6 (38:04):
That's free.
Speaker 7 (38:05):
You can sit in your car and you can get out.
Every time Nagusha goes off, I'm like a kid in
a candy store. I can't get enough of it. It's
just amazing the anticipation of it going off. It's pretty neat.
Speaker 2 (38:16):
Yeah, definitely, definitely.
Speaker 1 (38:18):
I've had the pleasure of taking some cub scouts around
to do the guided tour, and there's you know, a
barber shop, there's a post office, there's I mean, it's
really interesting in old time saloon. What are some of
the other things that are there at the town.
Speaker 7 (38:34):
So we have the Walkinshaw where Patilla Higgins actual vehicle
is in there, and there's a tanker vehicle. We have
a little pumping All Derek that works. We have to
plug it up and turn it on, so that's on
the dentists and the barber That's one of my fun
facts I'll talk about later. We have that the saloon,
We have the post office. We have the Lamb family
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that keeps up the printer business. We have the photography
with all the old Kodak.
Speaker 6 (39:01):
Cameras in it. We have the general store.
Speaker 7 (39:03):
We have the man who would have owned the general
store his house above where he would have rented it
out to drillers because remember they went from nothing to
everything and so people were renting out the barber shares
to even sleep in those, so that was even a
place to sleep. We have the store where you brought
your body furnishings, which was clothing. We have the soda
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fountain shop and the doctor's office there in the same building.
That's a fun fact. We have where the Nelson and
White building with the maps.
Speaker 4 (39:35):
What else do we have.
Speaker 7 (39:35):
We have a big All Derek there, so lots of
exhibits and the memorial upfront, so lots. It'll take you
about an hour to view the whole It's about an hour.
Speaker 1 (39:45):
Okay, well we've got about forty five seconds left, so
tell us once again the Boots on the Ground event.
Speaker 2 (39:50):
When is that? And how can people find out more information?
Speaker 7 (39:54):
So June twenty first, at one o'clock pm our Facebook page.
They can check it there, so follow us on social media.
Follow us on Facebook and to see doctor Taylor's new
initiative for Ell.
Speaker 6 (40:06):
Yeah, and ELL's Angels. So have they have to go
to Facebook to find more out about that?
Speaker 2 (40:11):
Awesome? Awesome And where can people go? Is there a
website for the museum?
Speaker 7 (40:15):
Yes, it is through Lamar University. They can just google
Spindle Top, Boomtown and Lamar University in there and it'll
bring them straight there. We're in the process of updating
our web page. She'll just be patient with us there,
but the most current information is on the Facebook page.
Speaker 1 (40:30):
All right, Doctor Belinda George, thank you so much for
being a part of the show. Thank you, and we'll
be right back with the Roy West Radio Show on
AM five sixty klv I. And we're back with the
Roy West radio show on AM five sixty klv I.
Speaker 2 (40:47):
I'm your guest host, Debbie Bridgeman.
Speaker 1 (40:49):
We had a great show today, kicking it off with
Paul Blackburn from Entergy Texas given some customer tips for
hurricane season. I know we don't want to hear it,
but hurricane season is here. Make a plan, make a kid,
prepare your.
Speaker 2 (41:03):
Homes, stay informed. Go to my energy dot com. Get
that app.
Speaker 1 (41:08):
It's such a good app and can let you know
when power is going to be restored if you do
lose power during a storm, and all the other good information.
So my Energy dot com, make sure you check that out.
We also talked to Anna Peretta with Lit talking about
all the great workforce offerings that they have going on
at the college. Georgine Gillery with Pioneering Women talking about
(41:31):
Ladies Who Wrazzle and Dazzle the annual luncheon coming up
August seventh. Tickets are available at Pioneeringwomen dot net and
that's a great, great event that just empowers women.
Speaker 2 (41:44):
It'll be packed, it always is.
Speaker 1 (41:46):
It sells out fast, so if you want to go
to that, you definitely want to get your tickets for
the Ladies Who Razzle and Dazzle on August seventh, and
we also talked with doctor Belinda George.
Speaker 2 (41:56):
She's over at Spindletop Boomtown Museum.
Speaker 1 (41:58):
Lots of great events are coming up, including June twenty first,
they're going to be kicking it with boots to the ground.
Speaker 2 (42:05):
You don't want to miss that. And also all the
times that the.
Speaker 1 (42:08):
Gusher will spew for free, usually about once a month,
but go to Lamar dot edu slash, Spindletop Dash, Boomtown
Dot Museum for all the details.
Speaker 2 (42:19):
Once again, my name is Debbie Bridgman.
Speaker 1 (42:20):
I have served as your guest host today on the
roy West Radio Show, heard every Sunday at noon right
here on AM five sixty klv I.
Hello, and welcome to the Roy West Radio Show on
AM five sixty k l v I. I am your
guest host, Debbie Bridgman, and we have a packed show
for today.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
We're going to be talking to Anna Peretta.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
She's with the Lamari Institute of Technology talking about some
upcoming workforce offerings, so you don't want.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
To miss that.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Also, Georgine Guillory is with Pioneering Women and their big
annual event will be coming up in August. And we'll
be talking to Belinda George. She is at the Spindletop
Museum and lots of stuff going on over there, so
lots of great topics. But we are kicking it off
in style, reminding you that today is the first day
of hurricane season. Welcome to June and to give us
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all the tips and tricks of the trade. Paul Blackburn, Beaumont,
customer service manager for Entergy Texas.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Hey, Paul, how are you doing.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
I'm doing great, Debbie, It's a pleasure to be here.
It's always great seeing you.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
Of course.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Of course, so it's that time of year again. We
don't like it at all, we do we got it.
We got to be prepared, so energy textas always on
the forefront of making sure that you guys provide your
customers with everything as far in advance as possible. But
Energy always gives us the best, the best tips, so
(01:19):
kind of walk us through hurricane season.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
Hurricane season is upon us. You know, hopefully it'll be
a light year like last year. You know, key things
to remember for hurricane season. Of course, we try to
stay storm ready three hundred and sixty five days a year.
We do have the added benefit during hurricane season when
a hurricane's forming in the Gulf, once its path is
(01:44):
relatively certain, we can bring in as many contractors as possible,
stage them locally, so as soon as it's safe to
begin work, they can start to you know, restore the
grid and get power back to our customers.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
So what would be the biggest thing about you know,
telling your customers to make a plan.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
So making a plan, it starts with our customers. When
they make their plans. They should of course, sit down
with your families, sit down with your friends, talk about
how you're going to get a hold of each other.
When everyone is on their cell phones trying to reach
out to their loved ones, it can you know, kind
of clog up the cell towers and make it really
(02:27):
difficult to let everyone know what's going on. So have
a plan in advance, that is really key. Make sure
everyone knows if you plan to evacuate where you are
going to go.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
All right, that sounds good, because you're right. I mean,
sometimes it's a last minute decision. Sometimes you think maybe
something isn't coming our way and you just never know.
It could just change, you know, with them in a
matter of a couple of hours. You know, I think
everybody that talks about storm preparedness always says to make
a kit. What does Energy Texas feel is the best
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things in regards to making a kit.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
So when you make your kit, make sure it has
basic emergency supplies. You know, make sure you've got a
first aid kit. You've got flashlights, you've got batteries, you
need water, you need nonperishable food items and medicines. You
need everything that would be necessary to make it two
(03:24):
to three weeks, because we just don't know how how
hard the storm may be, how long it may take
to recover. You know, grocery stores, pharmacies, all of them
may be impacted. So make sure you have plenty of supplies.
To last two to three weeks. We actually have a
detailed checklist in our storm center, so I encourage all
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of the listeners and viewers to go to Energy Texas
dot com click on the storm center. There is a
list of kit items that would be beneficial during events
like hurricanes or winter storms for that matter.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Yeah, and I guess it's a good idea.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Just go ahead and put it in your car if
you can, or you know, in the garage so it's
just ready to go nonperishable items. We all know from
past if you're evacuating, that trip that is normally two
or three hours could be quadruple that time, depending on
when you get on the road and how many people
are on the road. I guess another thing too is
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making sure your car has always got a full tank.
Speaker 4 (04:29):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Absolutely, And you know, with the construction going on for
what seems like all of the roadways here in Beaumont
are under some form of construction, it could take even longer.
I have heard text dot commit to opening those roads
moving barriers so that if an evacuation is needed, it
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would be much easier for us. But you know, still
you just don't know how long it's going to take.
You if you're going to evacuate. It's a great point, Debbie.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
So we're we're taking the kit and we've got some
supplies and we're ready to go, but of course the
anxiety is setting in because we don't know if our
home is going to be here when we get back.
What are some tips in preparing your home.
Speaker 3 (05:12):
Definitely need to prepare your home, whether you're staying or evacuating.
You know, hurricane winds are no joke, So whether you're
going to shelter in place or evacuate, you make sure
you've done some simple preparation to withstand the hurricane. Cover
all of your windows with the plywood or if you
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have permanent hurricane shutters. Those are most ideal, obviously, but
it will protect your windows from high winds and flying debris,
and if those windows don't break, you will have far
less damage to clean up from afterwards. Right, make sure
that you have trimmed all of your trees and shrubs
away from your house, because those are likely to fall
(05:55):
and further damage your home. And then of course anything
that's out doors that's not nailed down or bolted down
needs to be moved inside away from the winds. If
the wind is strong enough it can pick up those
items and then hurle them at your home. So definitely
things that you want to avoid.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
So now we've got the kit, our home is as
best as we can do. Weor way how can we
stay informed?
Speaker 2 (06:22):
We got to know what's going on? Do we have power?
What I know?
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Energy Texas uses every way possible to stay in touch
with the customers, but what is the best way to
stay informed?
Speaker 3 (06:34):
Definitely want to download our my Entergy app. It is
a free app, completely free to you for all of
our customers. You download the app, you register with your account.
You can put your cell phone number in there so
that we can send you your preference either text updates
on your house to let you know when power's out,
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when we've got personnel on the way to address your outage,
and ETAs on when you can expect power to be restored,
and then finally, once power is restored, will text you
to let you know power is back on. You can
also track our full list of the outage map where
(07:15):
it shows our entire territory and you can see every neighborhood,
not just in Beaumont, but all Texas and our other
operating companies in other states and see what approximate ETAs
are for those areas. So maybe you can help your
friends or family that maybe aren't as tech savvy, you
can help them stay informed by tracking outages in their
(07:37):
neighborhoods as well. You can view that outage map online also,
so you don't necessarily have to download the app, but
you can get it from our Energy Texas web page
as well.
Speaker 1 (07:50):
And I will say that that is such a useful tool.
I mean, it really is just being able to see
the map seeing sometimes you just want to know you're
not alone.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
You know, you can see like, oh, your neighbors are
all out. It's like, okay, we're in this together.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
We can get through this, you know, and just knowing
you know where the progress is, what's going on. I
know Energy Texas utilizes social media and of course just
getting that text, knowing that you guys are aware that
we don't have power and keeping us updated because I
think a lot of times that's all people want. It's
like they know a hurricane hit, they know you've lost power,
(08:25):
but it's like we.
Speaker 2 (08:26):
Just want to know. Just give us an ETA, whether
it be two hours from now, a day from now.
We just want to know what's going on.
Speaker 3 (08:33):
So you got outage map updates in real time. So
that's what I use, the outage map on my phone
from my energy you know back end. We have some
other tools for you know, our network personnel, our operation center,
but all of that same information feeds in real time
to the my Energy app outage map. So use it
(08:56):
because I do. Anytime there's mass outages, I'm always check it.
Anytime we get a really heavy storm, I pull it
up from my home. We just had a really heavy
storm a few days ago and two o'clock in the morning,
I woke up. My dog woke me up because she
does not like the thunder. So immediately I hear, oh,
(09:17):
it sounds pretty bad out there. One eyes on the
average MAC to know do I need to get dressed
and head into the office really early today. Ended up
having to do that, but it's because the outage. Matt
told me we had a lot of customers out.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
So, as the customer service manager for the Beaumont area
and the storm that did hit a couple of days ago,
you know, what is the first thing that you really
need to do to help your customers.
Speaker 3 (09:40):
So first and foremost, you know, we want all of
our customers to stay safe after the storm, and our
personnel as well, So as soon as it's safe to
do so, we're going to get to work. We want
to make sure that you know when we expect your
power to be restored, because power is no longer a
luxury item. Everyone needs electricity, especially when it's hot, and
(10:03):
it seems like it's always hottest during hurricane season. So
we want to make sure that our customers are staying
informed on you know, where we're at with our progress.
And if you have any questions about where we're at
with our progress, look at the outage map, call into
our call center. They'll let you know, or you know,
you can reach out to you know, our our local
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office here. I'm happy to help it any.
Speaker 1 (10:26):
Way I can, and so stay safe after the storm
is passed. I guess one of the big thing is
is just you know, listen to authorities because you may
be in Dallas and you don't know that there's debris
or trees down, and if you came down here, you
may not even be able to get to.
Speaker 3 (10:42):
Your home exactly exactly. You don't know what roads are flooded,
you don't know what roads are impassable, so you know
you've got resources like tech dot will update their highway
maps with you know these roads are not passable, so
you could plan a route home if it's safe to
(11:02):
come home in the event of an evacuation storm. And
then obviously you're preferred meteorologists follow them to make sure
that you're tracking the storm. It's severity, and if you
can get out early, don't wait till the last minute,
because the longer you wait, the more crowded the highways
(11:24):
will be, the more stressful it is on you, on
your family, and the more difficult it makes it just
to evacuate.
Speaker 1 (11:31):
All right, well, Paul, we got about thirty seconds left.
Once again, what is the best way to get that
Energy app?
Speaker 3 (11:38):
You can go to for Apple, your Apple Store, Google's
Google Play Store download the My Energy app. It's free
for all of our customers. Even if you are not
a customer and just wanting to keep track of it,
then you can download it for free without registering for
text messages and still view the outage map and see
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all of the sources we have for preparing for a
storm as well as you know best tips on evacuating
and coming back afterwards.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
All right, Paul Blackburn, Entergy, Texas, thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (12:12):
For being part of the show.
Speaker 3 (12:13):
Thanks Debbie.
Speaker 1 (12:14):
All right, Roby, right back with the Roy West Radio
Show on AM five sixty klv I. And we're back
with the Roy West Radio Show on AM five sixty
k l v I.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
I'm your guest host, Debbie.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
Bridgeman, and we're headed over to Lamar Institute of Technology
talking to Anna Peretta of all the big workforce comings
and goings and what's going on.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
Welcome to the show.
Speaker 4 (12:38):
Anna, Hi, thank you, Debby, thank you for having me.
Speaker 1 (12:41):
You, bet so tell us a little bit about your
role and exactly what is the l T Workforce Development Department.
Speaker 2 (12:48):
What's going on?
Speaker 4 (12:49):
Okay, perfect, So a couple of days ago you had
doctor Valentine talking about all the great things we're doing
at LT. But will, like you say, today, I'm going
to talk about Workforce and Continued Education Department. So we
are part of LED, but we offer non credit programs
that are designed to prepare individuals for employment, up skilling
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or over our personal enrichment. And there are so some
key points that we have in our department. The first
one is it is the non credit part so we
don't offer an educational degree, but we offer certificates and credentials.
The other part it is customized, so we are in
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constant communication with employers in the area to hear about
their needs and to see, you know, what training we
can do that fits what they are looking for. Also,
another key point is we are flexible. Our delivery is flexible.
We offer classes in the evenings, mornings, weekends, online or
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in accelerated formats. Sometimes we have a company that needs
employers yesterday, so we can provide training in a short
term that it's going to have them prepared. And the
last one is open enrollment. Everybody can apply. We are
usually our training is usually for eighteen years and older,
more towards adult learners, but it doesn't go through the
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regular admission process that you go through in an educational institution.
Speaker 1 (14:29):
So I know you guys partner with bomant ISD and
the Career and Technical Education Center, so there are students
that have certifications when they do leave. So when you
say you partner with some of the companies, do the
companies pay for their employees to come to LIT to
get these certifications.
Speaker 4 (14:45):
Yes, they do, and we offer reduced training for companies.
We have several grants and we have one grant in
particular that the Skills Development Fund. That grant covers the
training for businesses. The business supplies and they get the
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training through LT but they offer the usually pay about
twenty percent of the total cost.
Speaker 1 (15:12):
Nice and I know you guys partner with Excellent Mobile.
I know from my time at Energy Texas there were
some programs for alignment.
Speaker 2 (15:20):
What are some of the other companies that you guys
work with.
Speaker 4 (15:23):
We work with the local hospitals. We provide leadership training
for them, also healthcare training. So we just talked to them.
Any employer, big or small, we talk to them. We
define where they need are the training needs, and then
we offer the training.
Speaker 1 (15:42):
And you know, like you mentioned, we talked to doctor
Sid Valentine on last week's show and he was talking
about the flexibility, which is so great because some people
they want to better themselves, but they can't not work.
So it's like they work during the day and you
guys have that great flexibility where they can do classes
on you know, at night or whenever it's convenient.
Speaker 2 (16:01):
So tell us a little bit.
Speaker 1 (16:03):
More like do you have to have a high school
graduation diploma or can anybody come to l T.
Speaker 4 (16:10):
For some of our classes, we do require a high
school diploma, for example our Clinical Medical Assistant Medication AID.
There are some classes that yes you have you have
to have one, but there are others our el CPR,
you just come in and enroll. You don't have to
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have a high school diploma.
Speaker 2 (16:32):
Nice.
Speaker 1 (16:33):
And so about how many people do you guys have
enrolled in the different workforce programs?
Speaker 4 (16:39):
Overall we are about three thousand. So yes, our training
is short term, so we can have one a class
that last a day, an eight hour class. Sometimes we
have trained in the last six months, so from one
day to six months and everything in between.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
Nice.
Speaker 1 (17:00):
Nice, All right, well let's talk a little bit more.
I know you have the adult English learning programs as well.
Tell us a little bit about those.
Speaker 4 (17:07):
Yes, So you know, we always talk about how important
literacy is for children, but it's just as critical for adults,
and especially when it comes to communications in the workplace.
So we know strong communication skills can open doors to
better jobs, improve teamwork, and just over our life. So
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what we did last year we created a new program
that is the Empower and up Skill. So this is
a two step training program. The first one is starts
in building a strong foundation in language and workplace communication,
and we offer sl classes.
Speaker 5 (17:45):
And business communications classes.
Speaker 4 (17:47):
And then once the students complete the first step, we
take them beyond language proficiency and they are eligible for
our free and reduced cost training in all of the
work workforce training programs more than fifteen programs. So that
way they can achieve credentials, improve their professional skills, and
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they can explore other career paths. And for many of
our students, this is the first step toward completing an
associate degree or a bachelor's degree.
Speaker 2 (18:24):
Very nice. I love that LT offers so much.
Speaker 1 (18:27):
Now the kids are out of school, and I'm assuming
you guys have some summer camps going on this summer.
Speaker 4 (18:33):
Yes, last year, we'll launch an exciting new summer program
that it's called the Pathways to Industry Summer Camp, and
it's a week long camp that offers a view of
the college life, but it's to be a student at
LIT seven to twelve graders at ten hour camp and
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they explore all the industry that powers South East Texas
like welding, age back process operating, Allied health, computer drafting,
and each session helps the students understand what it's like,
what students go through, and also the local career opportunities
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they can see. Okay, you know, if I specialized in
computer drafting, I'm going to be making this much money.
This is what I require. And it's never too early
to start talking about career development. So we think, you know,
seventh grade, it's when our students start thinking about what
I want to do when I grow up. So the
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response for this year was incredible. We sold out in
a few hours, so we don't have any more spots
for this year's camp, but we're already planning for twenty
twenty six. We want to come back stronger with more,
more spots, more options. So just stay tuned because you know,
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a year from now can seem like an eternity, but
it can pass very quickly.
Speaker 1 (20:02):
So I love it and I think you're so right,
Like seventh grade, eighth grade, before they get into high school,
to know, you know, the path they want to go on,
and if they want to go ahead and get some certifications,
say through Beaumont id and then come over to LIT.
Speaker 2 (20:18):
Maybe they want to go to early college, high school.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
Get their associates degree with LT and then finish up
at LT. I mean, there's so many options, but the
earlier they can start, the better.
Speaker 2 (20:28):
So I think you guys offering seventh eighth grade. That's
that's really good.
Speaker 4 (20:32):
Yes, and we have a success story. Last year was
our first year and one student came. He didn't know
what he wanted to do once he finished high school.
He was a high school junior. He came to our
camp and last week he signed with RIT he's coming
to our computer drafting program. And he's excited because he
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already knows one of the instructors. And all of these
happened because he attended a summer camp.
Speaker 1 (20:59):
That's fantastic. All right, we've got about a minute left.
So you've got some upcoming classes. You know, where can
people go to find out all the classes all the information?
Speaker 4 (21:09):
Okay, you can go to Workforce that l t dot
edu and then you can see all of our classes,
the requirements. You can sign up online. You can also
call us at eight eight zero one nine ninety five.
That's our phone number, but it's better if you go online.
You can find all the information there, or you can
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email us at workforst training at l t DO edu.
So we have sl classes starting this week and next week.
We still have spots available. Our business communications classes start
in September, Autocut is starting next week, bookkeeping and quick
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books start late in the summer. And also we have
a truck driving academy. We are we offer class A,
B and C in school bus training and we have
classes starting mid June and July. And again with truck driving,
we also have grand funding that covers eighty percent of
the training. So you woke up with a CDL that
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you know right now, you know that there's a need
for CDL drivers and you know what a fraction.
Speaker 1 (22:20):
Of the costs, all right, So once again it's workforce
dot L T dot edu.
Speaker 2 (22:26):
Correct, Yes, that is correct, all right, Anna, thank you
so much for being a part of the show.
Speaker 4 (22:31):
Now, thank you for having me. I really enjoy and
you know, if you need any more information, we're here
to help you, all.
Speaker 1 (22:38):
Right, And we'll be right back with the Roy West
Radio Show on AM five sixty klv I. And we're
back with the Roy West Radio Show on AM five
sixty klv I. I am your guest host, Debbie Bridgeman,
and now we're.
Speaker 2 (22:53):
Talking pioneering women.
Speaker 1 (22:55):
Please welcome Georgine Gillery to the show, how are you?
Speaker 5 (23:00):
And I'm excited to see you, And.
Speaker 1 (23:04):
Well, I'm excited because pioneering women. You guys put on
this fabulous luncheon every year, and August seventh is fast approaching,
So tell us what can we expect this year as
we rezzle and dazzle.
Speaker 5 (23:17):
Oh, it's going to be so much fun, just as
much fun as all the years pass. We love to entertain,
we love to uplift women. We want you to leave
better than you came in for our event. And we're
just excited to honor our local women that they've been
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doing phenomenal things in our community and we owe it
to them definitely.
Speaker 1 (23:44):
So who are we recognizing for twenty twenty five?
Speaker 5 (23:49):
George Judge, Naomi Doyle, Michelle Brewer, Alicia Doctor, Sherri Pierce,
Event Barrero and Gwendoland Lava La.
Speaker 2 (24:00):
Fantastic, fantastic.
Speaker 1 (24:02):
Well, I know as a past pioneering woman myself, I
love what you guys.
Speaker 2 (24:07):
Do because it's not just a luncheon.
Speaker 1 (24:10):
It's a media kickoff party and a pool party and
lots of trinkets and gifts and fun, and you really
make the honorees feel so special.
Speaker 2 (24:20):
So what is going to be a little bit different
this year? What is the theme?
Speaker 5 (24:24):
Well, the theme is rozsle and Dazzle and everything is
going to be razzling and dazzling and shiny and all
that good stuff. And we have the line dancers going
to come in and do their fan dance. It's with
some fans and it's really cute and just get everybody
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going to start their day at work because it is
a luncheon at eleven thirty. So we're just excited and
we love because we start with the Honoreeson January where
so we go all the way to August and try
to stay in touch. They do a video which we present,
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we put them on billboards and so it's just they're
they're excited and heard about it definitely.
Speaker 1 (25:16):
And I know what was really cool is I was
a twenty twenty three honoree and we got our group
together for a meal a couple months ago, and it
was nice to see everybody again and just everything about
the whole pioneering women.
Speaker 2 (25:29):
You guys really uplift women.
Speaker 5 (25:32):
Yeah, and you know all the women onorees have something
in common and that's their act of giving, promoting just
out there in the trenches trying to make lives better
for a lot of other people, especially women.
Speaker 1 (25:50):
Definitely, So tell me, you know, besides the luncheon, you know,
what do you guys do in the community.
Speaker 5 (25:56):
As an organization, we have our program. We pay for
textbooks if they want to get certification, a bachelor's masters,
even in doctorate. We at one point we had fifty
applications that we helped out average fifteen. We also we
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me and my sister, we took care of our mother
for nineteen years and we learned a lot and so
we found out from the nurses that would come in
the house that you know, there's a lot of people
homeboond that doesn't have all the givings like a nursing home.
So we partner up with a male organization. They supplies
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the shaving kids, the pajamas and things like that for
the men, and we supplied the stuff for the women
and we give it to an agency and they pass
it out to their patients. However, we also have women
in crisis and there in crisis, and so we help
with the bills. Their children need clothing. At one point,
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there was some low income homes that was being built
we paid for their utilities to be cut on in
their new home, gave them a beautiful arrangement of flowers.
So it's it's a lot.
Speaker 2 (27:22):
And how many ladies are in the organization.
Speaker 5 (27:25):
Well, we try to keep it small, but this year
we're going to bring in ten. We have twenty.
Speaker 2 (27:32):
Yeah, okay, well I know, I see.
Speaker 1 (27:34):
Sometimes there's some pictures posted of you guys, you know,
all dressed up and doing a little something special and
starting all the planning for the big event August seventh,
which is this year. So how do you guys go
about choosing the honorees.
Speaker 5 (27:51):
You cannot get paid for what you do is the
main objective, and pass honorees like you We get recommendations
of someone out there just beating the ground trying to
get stuff done, and so we get names like that too, okay.
Speaker 1 (28:13):
And so just as a group, you guys kind of
talk amongst yourselves and see, you know who you guys
are for that year that you guys.
Speaker 6 (28:21):
Want to honor.
Speaker 5 (28:22):
Yes, Now, the honorees get selected in July for the
next year, so it's a nice hidden secret until they
get the letter in December and before we select. It's
all of democratic process. Everyone submit a name and tell
what they're doing, and so we have a vote. We
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come in and we vote, and the same thing with members,
and not every year we get members because they like
it small. I wish we could get a whole lot more.
Speaker 2 (28:55):
Well, I know from the luncheon there's no extra walking.
Speaker 6 (28:59):
Room in the hall.
Speaker 5 (29:00):
A day in.
Speaker 2 (29:01):
I mean there it's packed.
Speaker 1 (29:04):
I remember sitting up front and just looking out just like, wow,
look at all.
Speaker 2 (29:08):
I mean there's guys there too, but it's just.
Speaker 1 (29:10):
You feel the love from the ladies just loving on
one another. It's just so uplifting and positive and it's
just a great way to celebrate women.
Speaker 6 (29:21):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (29:21):
You know, the first year that we did it in
two thousand and four, we exceeded the capacity and from
then on, every time we move it got larger and larger.
And now we're talking to the Holiday Inn. You know,
they're the largest place because they can see five hundred
pluffs And now we were there and we're trying to
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figure out what are we going to do. But it's
a good problem.
Speaker 2 (29:48):
It's a good problem to have, for sure.
Speaker 1 (29:50):
Well, I know, I guess it was in April that
you guys unveiled your honorees over at City Hall in Beaumont.
Speaker 5 (29:58):
It was in March. We do mark History months and
we unveil and then we were getting ready for the
media party and that's going to be in July. We
skipped the pool party this year, which we kind of
hate we did, but because people are asking when is
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the pool party, so we're gonna have to put that
back on our agenda.
Speaker 1 (30:23):
It was a lot of fun. I do remember that
pool party. It was a lot of fun. So what
else can we expect this year? I know you said
there's gonna be line dancers. Is there any other Like
you have your guest speaker? Anything else lined up for
August seventh?
Speaker 5 (30:37):
We don't have our Well, my sister's the one that
handles that, so she has to get the speaking. She
hasn't told me yet who's the speaker. I think she's
saving it why I want to know.
Speaker 1 (30:52):
Well, the year that I was there, it was one
of the ladies that was the speaker, and her speech
was so uplifting that I was like, can I get
a copy of that? So I have a copy of
it because it just was so empowering and I could
just tell looking out at the crowd how excited everybody
was just listening to her words and just how it
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empowered women.
Speaker 5 (31:14):
Yeah, she was the Health Department director and port author. Yes,
she was our speaker. That was a different We had
never done that before, but it worked out really well.
Speaker 2 (31:27):
It was really really nice.
Speaker 1 (31:29):
All right, Well we're wrapping up. We got about a
minute left. So if people want to get tickets, where
do they go.
Speaker 5 (31:34):
Well, you can go to Pioneeringwomen dot com. I'm sorry,
Pioneerwomen dot net. That's the difference the dot net And
it'll be a holiday inn Plaza August seventh, eleven thirty
and we have a centerpiece drawing every year, so there
would be centerpieces all over the tables and all of
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the money from that goes to our programs.
Speaker 1 (32:00):
All right, fantastic, So Pioneering Women dot Net get your
tickets now, August seventh, Holiday in Plaza, Ladies who wrestle
and dazzle Pioneering Women. Definitely an event you do not
want to miss. Georgian and Gillery, thank you so much
for being a part of the show.
Speaker 5 (32:16):
Thank you Davy so much, and thank you to everyone
out there. I'm looking forward to seeing you definitely.
Speaker 1 (32:23):
All right, we'll be right back with the Roy West
Radio Show on AM five sixty klv I. Welcome back
to the Roy West Radio Show on AM five sixty
klv I. I am your guest host, Debbie Bridgeman, and
now we're going over to spindle Top Boomtown Museum. We're
going to talk with doctor Belinda George.
Speaker 2 (32:43):
Hey, Blnda.
Speaker 6 (32:44):
Hi Debbie, how are you.
Speaker 1 (32:47):
Doing really good? So this is a new role for you.
Tell us all about what you're doing.
Speaker 6 (32:51):
Yes, I started at the end of April.
Speaker 7 (32:53):
I'm the director here Spendle Town, Boomtown, and my biggest
task is to make Boomtown popular.
Speaker 6 (32:58):
Make it boom again. And it's like getting it, making.
Speaker 7 (33:03):
Sure that Lamar students are also coming over, and making
sure that our community is aware of it as well.
Speaker 2 (33:09):
And I mean it's right there at Lamar.
Speaker 1 (33:11):
We know it's been there forever, but we forget and
especially when the water pumps up once a month. And
I mean it's something that you know, that's the history
of Beaumont. So yeah, everybody really does need to know
about Spindletop Boomtown.
Speaker 7 (33:25):
Yes, and I'll tell them a really fun fact. Those
of you that are listening. We have more out of
town guests and local well, I can imagine.
Speaker 1 (33:35):
I was just showing somebody the other day and I said, yeah,
it's like a little old town. It's like, you know,
the way it was back in the olden days. And
they were like, really, I said, yeah, like when little
kids go through and they're like, this was.
Speaker 2 (33:45):
A post office, this was a barbershop.
Speaker 6 (33:47):
You know.
Speaker 2 (33:48):
It's it's really cool.
Speaker 6 (33:49):
It's really I love it.
Speaker 7 (33:50):
And I'll be honest, I went to Lamar all three
degrees from there. I thought it was something you drive by.
I had never been until I started working, And now
I feel so bad because it's so neat.
Speaker 6 (34:01):
It's a little nugget that's hidden, but so much information
back here.
Speaker 1 (34:05):
Well, and it is summertime, the kids are out of school.
Do you guys have any upcoming events on the way?
Speaker 7 (34:10):
Oh goodness, yes. So we have the free Gusher series
that's being promoted on Facebook. Our next one is actually
June fourth at one o'clock PM. And so you don't
have to tour the museum to get it. You don't
even have to come past the doors. But we also
have our gift shop that's available and we have all
of the gladdest City things on clearance because we're phasing
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that out. It's going to be Spindle Top Boomtown, so
you can get things at a discounted price. Plus we
have kids can come and visit for a dollar one
dollar and come here. You can request a guide a tour.
You need to call those ahead of time. If you
want a guide at tour, you can come in find
out all the history. We also have scavenger hunts that
the kids can get and they can find things in
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each exhibit, so lots of fun things.
Speaker 6 (34:55):
So we have all the way up.
Speaker 7 (34:58):
Until August third, we have free gushers, but they have
to check on Facebook, Facebook and specific times.
Speaker 2 (35:04):
And dates, all right, and it's really neat.
Speaker 1 (35:07):
So tell us just for anybody who doesn't know, I mean,
what is Spindle Top Boom Town and why is it
so important to the history of Aland?
Speaker 7 (35:15):
Well before it's Spindle Top before the oil and we
were lumber industry, right, it was all just lumber. And
then they had the boom right, the oil that nobody
knew was here and it gushed I think for nine
days and they didn't know what to do with it.
Speaker 6 (35:33):
Eight hundred thousand barrels of oil just spewed, so they were.
Speaker 7 (35:38):
Digging holes trying to catch it, trying to capture the oil.
And so what happened is in nineteen seventy six they
brought all these buildings over. This is not the actual site.
A lot of people think that it's actually on Old
Port off the road, but it's privatized now. But the
only thing that we have from that location is the memorial,
the tower that's out front, so that's the thing. Everything
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else was brought in and the wood was everything is
from the seventies, but they left it untreated so it
looks weather so that's why everything looks old. I'm actually
sitting in the saloon and it's actual a venue that
you can rent out as a small intimate space. But
you can actually rent this space out and the Caroline room,
but it's just a little bit of history. There's several
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exhibits here and they can come in. Like I said,
they can do a guided tour or they can read
the information that's outside. But it's really fun if you
do a godded tour. But it's all about the all
boom that happened. It'll be in January. It'd be one
hundred and twenty five years.
Speaker 1 (36:40):
Wow, So I guess you guys are going to be
planning a big celebration, planning as.
Speaker 7 (36:44):
Partnering with the CVB, so a big thing, partner with
the city, which is new for us.
Speaker 6 (36:49):
So I'm excited about that.
Speaker 2 (36:51):
And you guys do things all throughout the year.
Speaker 1 (36:53):
I know at Christmas time it's all lit up with
Christmas lights and what are some of the other things
that you guys are doing.
Speaker 7 (37:00):
So our new one that's coming up as June twenty first,
and right now, if you haven't heard the song Boots
on the Ground, I don't know where you've been. Everybody's
whether you want to hear it or not, you've heard it.
So June twenty first, at one o'clock, we'll have a
Boots on the Ground Line Dance Extravaganza. We'll have the
Southeast Texas Line steps that Southeast Texas Line steppers out
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on the in Hamel Square and they'll be teaching, they'll
be a DJ. It's free for all Lamar's students. All
of our events are free for Lamar's students. So that's
another perk of going to Lamar. For the public, it's
seven dollars and so you come out. You hear DJ
you see the free gusher that goes off at three o'clock.
Plus you get a tour. But if you don't know
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how to stand still, come out because you can at
least exercise, flap your arms, jump up and down in
the back. We get your exercise, and then we have
some things we're going to roll out once a month
for students and the public.
Speaker 6 (37:51):
So every month, started in August, we'll have an event.
Speaker 1 (37:55):
Nice and like you said, when the gusher goes off,
when you check to see when that's going to happen, technically,
I mean, you could just be outside in the parking
lot to see that.
Speaker 6 (38:04):
That's free.
Speaker 7 (38:05):
You can sit in your car and you can get out.
Every time Nagusha goes off, I'm like a kid in
a candy store. I can't get enough of it. It's
just amazing the anticipation of it going off. It's pretty neat.
Speaker 2 (38:16):
Yeah, definitely, definitely.
Speaker 1 (38:18):
I've had the pleasure of taking some cub scouts around
to do the guided tour, and there's you know, a
barber shop, there's a post office, there's I mean, it's
really interesting in old time saloon. What are some of
the other things that are there at the town.
Speaker 7 (38:34):
So we have the Walkinshaw where Patilla Higgins actual vehicle
is in there, and there's a tanker vehicle. We have
a little pumping All Derek that works. We have to
plug it up and turn it on, so that's on
the dentists and the barber That's one of my fun
facts I'll talk about later. We have that the saloon,
We have the post office. We have the Lamb family
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that keeps up the printer business. We have the photography
with all the old Kodak.
Speaker 6 (39:01):
Cameras in it. We have the general store.
Speaker 7 (39:03):
We have the man who would have owned the general
store his house above where he would have rented it
out to drillers because remember they went from nothing to
everything and so people were renting out the barber shares
to even sleep in those, so that was even a
place to sleep. We have the store where you brought
your body furnishings, which was clothing. We have the soda
(39:26):
fountain shop and the doctor's office there in the same building.
That's a fun fact. We have where the Nelson and
White building with the maps.
Speaker 4 (39:35):
What else do we have.
Speaker 7 (39:35):
We have a big All Derek there, so lots of
exhibits and the memorial upfront, so lots. It'll take you
about an hour to view the whole It's about an hour.
Speaker 1 (39:45):
Okay, well we've got about forty five seconds left, so
tell us once again the Boots on the Ground event.
Speaker 2 (39:50):
When is that? And how can people find out more information?
Speaker 7 (39:54):
So June twenty first, at one o'clock pm our Facebook page.
They can check it there, so follow us on social media.
Follow us on Facebook and to see doctor Taylor's new
initiative for Ell.
Speaker 6 (40:06):
Yeah, and ELL's Angels. So have they have to go
to Facebook to find more out about that?
Speaker 2 (40:11):
Awesome? Awesome And where can people go? Is there a
website for the museum?
Speaker 7 (40:15):
Yes, it is through Lamar University. They can just google
Spindle Top, Boomtown and Lamar University in there and it'll
bring them straight there. We're in the process of updating
our web page. She'll just be patient with us there,
but the most current information is on the Facebook page.
Speaker 1 (40:30):
All right, Doctor Belinda George, thank you so much for
being a part of the show. Thank you, and we'll
be right back with the Roy West Radio Show on
AM five sixty klv I. And we're back with the
Roy West radio show on AM five sixty klv I.
Speaker 2 (40:47):
I'm your guest host, Debbie Bridgeman.
Speaker 1 (40:49):
We had a great show today, kicking it off with
Paul Blackburn from Entergy Texas given some customer tips for
hurricane season. I know we don't want to hear it,
but hurricane season is here. Make a plan, make a kid,
prepare your.
Speaker 2 (41:03):
Homes, stay informed. Go to my energy dot com. Get
that app.
Speaker 1 (41:08):
It's such a good app and can let you know
when power is going to be restored if you do
lose power during a storm, and all the other good information.
So my Energy dot com, make sure you check that out.
We also talked to Anna Peretta with Lit talking about
all the great workforce offerings that they have going on
at the college. Georgine Gillery with Pioneering Women talking about
(41:31):
Ladies Who Wrazzle and Dazzle the annual luncheon coming up
August seventh. Tickets are available at Pioneeringwomen dot net and
that's a great, great event that just empowers women.
Speaker 2 (41:44):
It'll be packed, it always is.
Speaker 1 (41:46):
It sells out fast, so if you want to go
to that, you definitely want to get your tickets for
the Ladies Who Razzle and Dazzle on August seventh, and
we also talked with doctor Belinda George.
Speaker 2 (41:56):
She's over at Spindletop Boomtown Museum.
Speaker 1 (41:58):
Lots of great events are coming up, including June twenty first,
they're going to be kicking it with boots to the ground.
Speaker 2 (42:05):
You don't want to miss that. And also all the
times that the.
Speaker 1 (42:08):
Gusher will spew for free, usually about once a month,
but go to Lamar dot edu slash, Spindletop Dash, Boomtown
Dot Museum for all the details.
Speaker 2 (42:19):
Once again, my name is Debbie Bridgman.
Speaker 1 (42:20):
I have served as your guest host today on the
roy West Radio Show, heard every Sunday at noon right
here on AM five sixty klv I.
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