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Speaker 1 (00:02):
We are back with the Roy West Show here on
News Talk five sixty k LV, and folks, you know
you can hear me every Sunday noon to one, but
you can hear me anytime on the free iHeartRadio app,
Apple podcast and Android podcast. And I have with me
Chelsea Tipton with the Symphony of Southeast Texas. Welcome back
(00:26):
to the show.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Thank you, thank you.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
It's hard to believe this summer has gone by so fast,
and it seems like just yesterday I was saying, well,
we've concluded us season. Now we're about to start our
seventy third season with this amazing ensemble.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
We've got a great, great season ahead.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
That is incredible. And I know you stay busy year round,
and Bobud is so fortunate to have you now, we've
had you quite a while, and I'm grateful for that.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Yes, this is my seventeenth season, and I think it's
important to when I came here, I really wanted to
move here. There's a lot of a lot of conductors
who come in for just their rehearsals and concerts and
then they live elsewhere, and that's the way to do
it too, But.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
I really wanted to live here.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
I really wanted to be part of this community, and
you all have embraced me over these years, and we've
really built something very special with this Symphony of Southeast Texas.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Well, you have. And I want to remind people too
that we're going to talk about the season here in
just a minute and how you get season tickets and
what a tremendous season you're going to have indeed, but
also the education component that you bring every year.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Well, we have the Concerto Competition which is which is
sponsored by our Symphony league that happens in January, and
the winner of that so it's an opportunity for young
high school students to audition. They have to performed by
memory and then the winner the first three places get
cash prizes and the winner gets gets a cash prize
in addition to performing with the symphony on our education
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cons And we do that because we want you know,
I can relate to kids to a certain extent, but
it's one thing when you see a young child, the
child being a high school student playing this can share
the solo with the orchestra. It just makes it a
little bit more like gives them the thought that maybe
I could do that as well and they can relate
to it a little bit bit more. But we're all
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about education. All of us came from a music education background.
Jamie Strather, my colleague executive director of the Symphony, is
Lamar graduate in music education and the wonderful percussions in
his own right.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
But we know the.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
Value of the exposure of exposing young people. The other
thing that we do. I just wanted to mention this
real quick. For our concerts, we often bring gift tickets
to area high schools where there's buna, whether it's Westbrook,
whether it's down invited, and then they bust their kids
to our concerts as well, our classical concerts, so they
get that type of experience. And I always come out
to the hallway. You've seen me in the hallway after
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the concert, meeting and greeting people. We got it right,
work the shepherd. We've got to be the shepherd of
the arts in this case. But we're really excited about
what we have to offer.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
Them well, and I love that it opens the world
up a lot broader for kids growing up because the
certain kids may not get that experience, and coming there
can light a firefarm that they can that.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
Can't continue absolutely, and we also go out to Port
Arthur during the holiday season to perform a concert out there.
This sponsored by Motiva. We do runout concerts in the community.
Will be at the Tarrell Park Potanical Gardens again in
October performing out there. So we want people to come
to the Julie Rogers Theater, but we also have to
be willing to go out into the community. And one
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other last important component of our educational come part is
that we have we take small groups into the schools.
So our Spring Quartet, Brass Quintet, Percussion Ensemble, and Wooling Quintet,
they all go onto the elementary schools, give about a
thirty five minute program up close and personal. They bring
the kids into the cafeteria. It's a great way for
them to get that exposure. So we're trying to hit
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all different levels of our community.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
Well and y'all have done a fabulous job doing that.
Now let's talk a little bit about the upcoming season.
Speaker 3 (04:15):
Absolutely, what I just happened broke sure right here. We
have our Symphonic Odyssey is the theme of our season
for this year, and we've got some great classical concerts.
The first one fested the Musica a Hispanic celebration. This
is going to be a celebration of a Hispanic heritage month.
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We have music by some Mexican composers, Marquez and Rodrigo Chavez,
and we're going to conclude with the piece by a
French composer called Ballero, which is based on a Spanish dance.
We are trying to reach out to the community and
get people interested in the orchestra who may not be
aware of what an incredible orchestra we have on our
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pop side. We've got on their first half of this season,
We've got a surf Della Symphony. We'll have acrobats, We'll
have people swinging from the rafters while we play incredible
classical music that will be in October. So we try
to provide a wide variety of music, and we also
tried to collaborate with our colleagues in the community. We
had this wonderful article to come out on the Cardinal
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Cadence magazine and it had a number of beautiful pictures
of the symphony that we are really appreciative of our
of our connection and we have a number of faculty
members and sometimes we have students to perform with the
Symphony from Lamar University. So you know, one of my
earliest I'm sorry, I'm talking so much like, oh, it's
(05:42):
so excited. One of my earliest experiences as a professional
connectors with the Savannah Symphony in Savannah, Georgia.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
I was an assistant conductor.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
This was back in early two thousands and the workers
who went out of business while I was there, and
I was there for three and a half years, and
what that taught me was that and one of things
they didn't do they did which was not very good,
is they only went to one area of the community
and tried to cultivate that one area of the community
as opposed to creating a broad web of support. And
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myself and Jamie strad we strongly believe in creating a
web of support for anyone in our community once it
comes to the symphony to be able to come and
do that and experience this wonderful work. If you don't,
if you don't care for it after you've seen it,
that's cool, but come out and experience it before you
make those decisions.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
We have a lot we try to offer to the community.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
Well, and you don't just try, y'all do it. And
I know that we have season tickets and we increased
our number this year to be bringing some guests with us,
and thank you. But in saying that is uh, it's
not what traditionally, as you pointed out, that people experience
the symphony. So this attracts a lot of different people,
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whether they're seasoned ticket holders or not. And certainly attendance
has been very good. And I know that you know,
you understand connecting across the communities here in Southeast Texas,
and you've done a really good job of that. So
you certainly learned from past mistakes of absolutely.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Absolutely, and you know every community is different.
Speaker 3 (07:18):
You know, the way that I do things here, I
also work with the Greensboro Symphony as their principal guest conductor.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
Greensboro's my hometown. They have a I have to.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Take a different approach there. I work with I work
with the Like Charles Symphony for about five years, which
is only sixty miles from here. But the things that
we did here didn't necessarily translate over there. It's a
different state, different culture, different things. So you have to
and that's why I think it's important to live here
and be part of the community, to get to know
the people. That is really you have to have boots
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on the ground to really get to understand the culture
and what they can receive and what they want and
what they need. So this orchestra, you know, Jamie's been here,
He's grew up here in this area. I've been here
now seventeen years. It really does lend itself to being
an orchestra. This about community, this about making connections.
Speaker 1 (08:12):
Well, and I agree with that, and I appreciate the
effort that y'all take every year to reach those that
perhaps wouldn't have experienced it for the otherwise. And also
the quality show and the quality musicians that you have.
I mean, that's that's a big I'm sure that's not difficult.
(08:34):
I'm sure that's not easy.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
It's not easy.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
You know.
Speaker 3 (08:36):
We had auditions this summer. We had principal trumpet auditions
or concert master. And we've got two great trumpet players
coming in and the principal trumpet player who won the
auditions fair and square, he's also going to be the
teacher at Lamar University. We try to keep these connections.
We have a number of people who come in from
Houston to play with us, but we have really high
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artistic standards. And what's really cool about that is that
as we've gotten better, the orchestra wants us to be better.
They want better music, they want to be challenged. Because
they are so good, we can put basically any piece
in front of them and they can play it. And
we're trying to create a community where we can play
any piece and the community can receive it. So that's
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why it is about entertainment, no question, But it's also
about education and getting with this adult education because you know,
I talk at concerts or the young people in our
community is getting to grab an understanding of what music
is about, and classical music is about.
Speaker 1 (09:35):
Well, and we'll get into that a little bit. I
didn't have a lot of experience going to symphonies before
I attended the Symphony of Southeast Texas.
Speaker 4 (09:44):
But you do.
Speaker 1 (09:44):
Educate us, and you're very engaging with the audience and
you let us know what to be looking for, and
I think it keeps you more engaged.
Speaker 2 (09:54):
I think it does.
Speaker 3 (09:55):
There's a word that was bandied about maybe fifteen twenty
years called edutain. I mean it is a little bit
like that, trying to educate and you know, I don't
want people to come. There has to be that balance
where I may have five things I want to say,
I try to get it done in five minutes. People
are there to listen to the music, there to hear
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the orchestra, and so trying to find that balance of
talking just enough, but making it about the music and
giving them a few things that they can listen for
really can make the piece, piece or work of art,
or the dance or whatever come alive in the arts well.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
And it's easy to find out how to get tickets
and how to buy season tickets because y'all are online,
y'all are on social media. People can call you. You have
a physical office.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
All of that absolutely eight nine two two two five seven.
They can certainly call the office. Debbie will take care
of you sost dot org. You can see the programs.
If you don't want to buy a season ticket, then
that's okay. Just come and check out one or two
the concerts and see see what it's about. We certainly
encourage that, but we try to make it very easy
for people to acquire tickets and to get the best
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seats in the house. And then Julie Rodgers really is
truly a wonderful performing arts center for us to perform,
and they have not only us, but a number of
different acts and shows that come through there. So we
went what it is Julie Rodgers a Jefferson Theater, come
and support those wonderful, wonderful organizations.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
Well, y'all do an incredible job and there's not a
bad seat in the house, so people don't have to
worry about that. And that website is so ost dot org.
It couldn't be any easier. And also the phone number
is four zero nine eight nine two two two five seven.
That's the Symphony of Southeast Texas I've had with me.
(11:50):
Chelsea Tipton, thank you so much for being on the show.
I always enjoy having you.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
Thank you so much for the invitation.
Speaker 1 (11:56):
Yes, sir, we'll talk soon. Okay, we are back with
the Roy West Show here on News Talk five sixty KLV.
I do like to remind people the Roy West Team
of Guild Mortgage is always doing home loans, so give
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Speaker 5 (12:19):
And I am.
Speaker 1 (12:20):
Talking about what's happening across our community and David Marcel
is back on the show. He was on just a
few weeks ago. But we've got a golf tournament coming up. David,
welcome back to the show.
Speaker 4 (12:33):
Hey, Roy, glad to be back.
Speaker 6 (12:35):
Man.
Speaker 4 (12:35):
I'm always happy to be back on your show.
Speaker 1 (12:37):
Well, thank you very much. And you know, David, I
appreciate you. You're a business owner. You've got a really
cool establishment down in Port author. We'll probably have a
couple of minutes to talk about that a little bit
the humidor we'll be talking about maybe a little bit later.
But you've got a charitable fundraiser coming up, and uh,
(12:59):
you like giving back to the community. This is a
big step to sit in the first year. Tell people
about it if you would.
Speaker 5 (13:06):
Yeah, we're looking forward to it. Roy, this is the
first year. Actually it's okay, Yeah, we just launching the foundation.
It's Matthews Wings and we just launching the Sickle Cell Foundation.
So that's going to be the kickoff of it. That's
gonna be the launch, the launch party, if you want
to call it that. It's going to be September nineteenth
at Babes and Harris Golf Course in Port Arthur.
Speaker 1 (13:27):
Well and tell us about Matthew.
Speaker 4 (13:30):
Matthew Is that's our baby boy.
Speaker 5 (13:33):
He's seventeen now, he's in the twelfth grade, ready to
go to college and he's going to graduate with his
associate degree. And he's a great kid. We love him
to death. And he was born with sickle seal disease.
And it's like I said, it's been something that's been
on my heart for the longest to get his foundation going.
And after about ten years of hard work, I finally
(13:56):
got it up and going and we're looking forward to
getting it getting started September nineteenth.
Speaker 1 (14:02):
Well, and tell people. For people, I don't think there's
anybody that hadn't heard of sickle cell, but tell people
a little bit about the disease and certainly how it
affects people can vary. But and what prompted you to
start his foundation.
Speaker 5 (14:21):
It is as a horror of disease. There's a lot
of people used to in the early ages that it
lived to be, you know, over twenty thirty years old.
But now it's a whole lot better. Matthew, he's on
a drug car hydroxyurea, which is a cancer type medicine
that they give people for sickle cell disease. But sickle
cell is a is a blood disease. It's hereditary, and
(14:45):
it's two types. And like I said, Matthew was born
with it. It's no cure for it. So but it's circles,
your blood circles and it makes us life feel like
the way they says feel like razor blades and in
your speaking you so it's it's a real painful disease.
(15:06):
But Matthew's been he's been real good man. He's he
may only have maybe one or two crisis a year,
so we've been real blessed with it. And uh, I
guess none of he has been a real real bad
to the way he's been hospitalized over you know, three
days that the most he's he'd have had maybe five
or six blood transfusions. But for most of the most part
(15:27):
he's been he's been real good with it.
Speaker 4 (15:30):
Well.
Speaker 1 (15:30):
And so what prompted you to create this foundation? Because
clearly this has been a personal struggle, a family struggle,
and you know, and oftentimes we may be aware of things,
but we don't understand the full scope and impact that
it can have in people's life. And uh, it really
moved you and your family clearly.
Speaker 4 (15:52):
Yeah, it did.
Speaker 5 (15:53):
Like with one thing is I want to do it
because I never knew I had the trade of my
family growing up. I didn't go to the doctor too often,
and I never knew I had to trade. So my
wife knew she had to trade it out all time.
And once Matthew was born, I kind of got to
do some research and looking back into family history and
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found out it came from my dad's side of the family.
So that's kind of one of the reasons I wanted
to start the foundation for a lot of people that's
really not familiar with it and don't know that they
have it in their family, and also just to help
a lot of kids. So it's going to be it's
a scholarship fund, so it's going to help kids that's
going to college that have sick of sell disease. So
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every year kids are going to write a essay paper
and we'll pick two kids every year and give them
a scholarship to help them through college that have sick
seal disease.
Speaker 1 (16:46):
Well, and this is certainly a big help, but it's
also a way to create awareness and let people begin
to understand. Like you said, you weren't aware of it
and sometimes just by being aware we you know, that
can make a difference, and it can also help people
(17:07):
understand how they might be able to navigate those waters
in the future and know that they're not alone.
Speaker 5 (17:14):
Oh yeah, oh yeah, it'll tell you know, you know,
really a thing like stay hydrated, stay out the sun,
eat better. There's a lot of things that we could
do to you know, make make the crisis a lot
better and make them, you know, less less painful. But
we have to stick to it and like I say,
drink a whole lot of fluid, stay hydrated.
Speaker 4 (17:35):
It's one of the main things that I tell back
to you a lot of times.
Speaker 5 (17:38):
He's out playing basketball and working out at the gym
and in the sun. I'm telling you how to kind
of relax sometimes because sometimes he forget that he even
has sick of sell disease. Because it's not a it's
not a disease that you could just walk by somebody
until they have sickle cell disease. You have to you
have to know someone has it. Like I never really
never came up in the conversation. But I don't just
(18:00):
go around telling people you ain't. Matthew asked, sick of
seal disease. I don't want, you know, getty party anything
for him, but like I said, it's nothing you could
just walk by someone and till they had a disease.
So it's a lot of times he forget even have it.
So I just have to remind him some time. But
like I said, it's a real pain for disease. And
we're just hoping that this UH foundation can bring a
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shed light onto a lot of people that has the
disease and you know, bring bring bring awareness to it.
Speaker 1 (18:29):
Well, and y'all you've got a website Matthews wings dot org.
But you've obviously put a lot of time into.
Speaker 4 (18:37):
This man, a whole lot of time. A lot of time.
Speaker 1 (18:40):
Bro.
Speaker 5 (18:40):
It's like some nights I wouldn't even sleep man, thinking
about it and trying to get it together and just
trying to find navigate the ways through it. And I
was like, man, I gotta get it one day. So
I think he was seven when that when it, you know,
it came up from my heart that we was going
to a lot of other sickle cell forums and uh
a lot of people have foundation, not a lot of people,
(19:01):
but we was going to maybe two or three different
foundations that were real good. They would take us to
day and busters, you know, have gift cards for kids
with sick of sell And I just always looked up
to those people that had the foundations and always, you know,
figured one day we'll have Matthews Wings. So Ben came
up with the name, and like I say, about ten
years now, I came up with the name, the logo
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and everything and just been kind of sitting on it
and waiting for it to come to life.
Speaker 1 (19:27):
Well, so how do people get involved because a lot
of people love golf out there and this is another
golf tournament and it's right around the corner.
Speaker 4 (19:36):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (19:37):
Yeah, Just go to Matthewswings dot org. The website is
Matthewswings dot org. The email is Matthews Wings twenty twenty
five at Gmail. My phone number seven one three five
three eighty five zero eighty seven. Could reach out to me.
If you have any questions, go on the website, email us.
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It's all kind of ways. So we're just looking forward
to getting more sponsors, more people to play in the tournament.
We're hoping to have right at about one hundred people
to play in it, So if we do, that'll be
a blessed well.
Speaker 1 (20:09):
And this is about showing young people with sickle cell
that people show up for them. And as you pointed out,
there's other people that have done that, but this is
a way to help people further their education. And certainly
college expenses are more and people with sickle cell are
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going to have medical you know, some medical issues that
other people don't have that they're going to have to
be navigating through as well.
Speaker 5 (20:39):
Oh yeah, yeah, it gets expensive man medicine and like
I say, missing school and there's a lot of stuff
that come along with it. But like I say, we're
going to take two kids every year, have them write
an essay and pick from that. And like I said, Matthew,
he even have to write an essay this year to
get the scholarship. He's not just a walk because he's
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my son and his his foundation, so he got a
right essay.
Speaker 1 (21:04):
Also, I got you, well, I know that this is
something that is you're giving back to the community. And
let's we got just not much time left, less than
a minute. Tell people about the humidor.
Speaker 4 (21:19):
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Speaker 5 (21:22):
We open seven days a week during the weekdays we
open till like eleven to twelve and weekdays we open
until one thirty two o'clock.
Speaker 4 (21:31):
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Speaker 5 (21:32):
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Speaker 4 (21:39):
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Speaker 1 (21:42):
All right, folks, we're about out of time, but this
is right around the corner at September nineteenth. Go to
Matthews Wings dot org, or you can give David a
call at seven one three five three eight five zero
eight seven or matt Fuse Wings twenty twenty five at
gmail dot com. Thank you so much.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
Appreciate you Roy as you appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (22:09):
Yes, sir, we are back with the Roy West Show
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Our numbers four zero nine eight six six nineteen oh one,
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or go to our website at roywesteam dot com. And
I have with me Chastity Chassity with the Recovery Council
of Southeast Texas. Welcome to the show.
Speaker 7 (22:42):
Thank you for having me yet.
Speaker 1 (22:43):
Again my pleasure, and if you would, let's talk a
little bit about what y'all got. An event coming up
and we want to talk. Save time certainly to talk
about that, but tell people about the Recovery Council of
Southeast Texas.
Speaker 7 (22:57):
I would love to. So we are Recovery Council of
Southeast Texas. We've been around for over sixty five years.
We are a drug and alcohol treatment organization. You do
not have to have insurance to come and see us.
We've got programs that for outpatient that are youth and
adult based. We have our residential which is all male.
(23:18):
We are opening our female residential a little bit later
this year and we're very excited about that. And it
is just it's such an honor to be able to
represent Recovery Council because we have everything that you need
to give you the tools to succeed in your recovery.
Speaker 1 (23:34):
So sixty five years, that's a long time. And how
do people access your services?
Speaker 7 (23:42):
So we have our phone numbers. Of course we are
on Facebook. If you search Recovery Council of Southeast Texas,
we will pop up We also have our website which
is Recovery Council of Southeast Texas dot com.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
I could be wrong.
Speaker 7 (24:01):
And out yeah, absolutely, Recovery Council se t X dot org.
I apologize. It's that's okay, right in front of my face.
And you can give us a call at four oh
nine eight four two two four oh eight. That will
get you to our admin and we can direct your
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call to whatever your need is, whether it's residential or
outpatient services.
Speaker 1 (24:29):
Well, and I'm assuming you know a lot of people
don't necessarily know where to start, and sometimes insurance are
not sufficient. Insurance can be a problem with.
Speaker 7 (24:41):
Correct correct, So with Recovery Council, you do not have
to have insurance to come and see us. However, if
you do have insurance, we are able to take some
of those So just give us a call and we
will answer any and all insurance questions that you have.
But please do not think that lack of insurance or
insufficient insurance is going to be a hindrance to your recovery,
(25:03):
because we're going to meet you where you're at and
we're going to figure out a way.
Speaker 1 (25:06):
To get you in well and so, and you also
have outpatient as well, you're.
Speaker 7 (25:13):
Saying, we do. We do. So we have our outpatient
Youth program which is thirteen through seventeen, and then we
have our outpatient adult program which is eighteen and up.
We have a little bit of something for everyone. And
then we also have our Learning to Thrive program, which
is substance use preventative based, and that is for ages
(25:37):
six to twenty four. So that is more preventative, more
life skills and that sort of thing. So we want
to prevent a problem, but if it does become a problem,
we're also here for that as well.
Speaker 1 (25:52):
Well, and certainly in today's world then anytime, information is
power and knowing y'all are here and the resources are
here as well as helping people, you know, navigate that.
And I'm assuming too sometimes y'all hear from not the patients,
you a family member, friend in terms of helping facilitate things,
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so well and tell us. So this obviously, y'all are
a five oh one C three charity. So y'all take
donations and you have fundraisers.
Speaker 7 (26:31):
We do. We do. That's where our third annual we're
already the third year our annual Butterfly release is coming
up on the twenty seventh of this month. It's going
to be at Terrell Park on Babes Harrius Driving, Beaumont.
It's going to be from three to six pm, so
it's going to be in the evening time, so hopefully
it won't be blazon hot like it is now. And
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we've got some sponsorship and donation opportunities as well. You
can go our Facebook to see that at or you
can give us a call. We're happy to answer all questions.
Speaker 1 (27:05):
Well, and this and this is out at the Botanical
gardens and it and these funds are used locally. Are
y'all a national organization or is this a local organization?
Speaker 7 (27:17):
We are local. We have been local for over sixty
five years, and we plan to stay local because there's
nothing like home, that's for sure.
Speaker 1 (27:26):
Right right, And sometimes people you know, end up having
to leave the area for such services and so to
be able to provide those, So do you y'all provide
those on site or do y'all have them across the community.
Speaker 7 (27:45):
So what we've got is we are located on Washington
and we have our outpatient and inpatient services there. We
also have an Orange outpatient office. Our outpatient is on
Zoom so you're able to interact with your counselor there's
an in person as well, but overall the curriculum is
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zoom based so that you can get your help wherever
you need it. We do understand, you know, life gets
in the way sometimes and it's unfortunate, but our outpatient
classes are from six to eight in the afternoons, so
those with you know, a typical eight to five job,
you're still going to be able to access your help.
And if that schedule, you know, doesn't quite work, we're
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going to do what we can to move you around
so that there is a workable time for you well.
Speaker 1 (28:37):
And I think y'all's flexibility and also proven track record
because having been around since what the website nineteen fifty eight,
that's an incredibly long time. And what's the story behind that,
because that was kind of cutting edge.
Speaker 7 (28:57):
That it very much was so at the time when
it first started, it was just for alcoholism, just alcohol treatment,
and then as times have changed and things have kind
of progressed, it became drug and alcohol, and so now
it's all substances. So that we're able to evolve kind
of with the times, we're able to continue treating and
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helping those that may not just struggle with alcoholism, that
may struggle with, you know, something trauma based. We have
trauma based counselors that are able to help with that also,
especially for our women's treatment, and that's something very very
special within our organization that we're able to reach out
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to those that you know, may not know where to
turn when it comes to mental health. We also you know,
they get their one on ones with their counselors and
we're able to refer them if it's a medicinal need
to a local organization as well. So we not only
do we have a really solid foundation in our unity,
but we have referrals and partnerships that make it all possible.
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So it doesn't just start and stop with our rehabilitation.
It just kind of spiderwebs. There's just a big spider
web of you know, resources that we can provide for
our clients and their families. So it's not just a
one size fits all. Everything is tailored to the individual
client well.
Speaker 1 (30:26):
And I certainly using technology in today's world because tech
as we do this interview online, because you're able to
utilize so many different tools that it may not be
what people are used to but certainly a lot of
the younger people are used to it and it does
allow some flexibility, and I want to make sure we
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got about a minute and a half left. I mean,
I know y'all are United Way as one of y'all supporters,
I see, but going to your website Recovery Council set
x dot org are giving y'all a call. Are your
Facebook page Recovery Council of Southeast Texas, people can get
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more information and donate, And if you don't want to
be a sponsor, I'm sure you can do monthly donations
as well.
Speaker 7 (31:19):
Absolutely so, we are super thankful, super grateful for any
contribution that is made to us. It helps our day
to day go smoother. It helps with our bigger projects
that we have. With United Ways incredible help, we are
able to help even more people than we would if
it was just, you know, rely on our own resources.
(31:41):
United Way is one of my favorite organizations. They have
set X volunteers dot org, so if you're looking for
volunteer opportunities, sometimes we have some things posted as well
in there. But without them, you know, we would we
wouldn't be as wonderful as we are. So that's a
huge thank you to them, and and it's it's again.
(32:02):
It's an honor to serve those that need it.
Speaker 1 (32:05):
Well, Chassidy, we're out of time. People can find you
at Recovery Council of Southeast Texas or Recovery Council s
EPX dot org. And until we talk again, God bless
you and continue the work.
Speaker 7 (32:20):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (32:25):
We are back with the Roy West Show here on
News Talk five sixty k LB. You can hear us
every Sunday from noon to one, or you can hear
us anytime on the free iHeartRadio app, download it, stream
the show live, or check this show or any of
our other shows on podcasts. And I have with me
Bart Foster with Bill Clark test Control. Welcome back to
(32:48):
the show.
Speaker 6 (32:48):
Bart, Thank you, thanks for having.
Speaker 1 (32:50):
Me absolutely well. Living in Southeast Texas, we have plenty
of rain, we have plenty of heat, and we some
bugs go with that. So oftentimes people end up working
with different pest control companies. And I know Bill Clark's
been in Beaumont in Southeast Texas for many years.
Speaker 4 (33:12):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (33:12):
Actually the backstory, mister Clark, when he graduated from Texas
A and M and wanted to start a company. He
did a research project looking at different cities in Texas
and just our climate down here in Beaumont. Of course,
the industry that he thought could support a business and
the homeowners felt like it was the perfect place. And
our climate really is very very good for a lot.
Speaker 1 (33:33):
Of pests, right, which doesn't mean they're great for your house,
but it is a great place to live. And as
a result of that, most of us need pest control,
and so tell people reasons for pest control and how
often it has to happen in that kind of thing
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if you don't mind absolutely.
Speaker 6 (33:57):
One of the biggest things is probably termites, just because
of the economic risk. If you're talking potentially thousands of
dollars of damage, it's not something you want to wait
until you have a problem. You want to be proactive
with termites, and that is much easier easier for a
professional to do that has the right equipment, knows how
to use the product. So that's one that really is
(34:18):
important to think about protecting your home and getting it
professionally treated. Now for other crawling insects, roaches, ants, normal
service that we offer as a quarterly service, and course
with that there's coverage we'll come back in between as needed.
But that's pretty standard in the industry to do a
quarterly treatment.
Speaker 1 (34:37):
So people find that that's sufficient. And is that What
do you find pest wise beyond the term bites or
the biggest problem here in Southeast Texas A.
Speaker 6 (34:52):
Couple of other bigger ones of course, ants, and they
tend to get worse as we get into the heat
of summer, particularly on a dry year, will push those
ants to try to find moisture. Of course, food gets
limited roaches throughout the warm part of the year, and
then we get a big push of rodents in the fall,
we get a couple of cold fronts, less food outside.
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So the peak season for rodents is really starting probably
October going through until we get to spring.
Speaker 1 (35:22):
So and if you have quarterly serviced, there's any encompass
all of that.
Speaker 6 (35:29):
There are several packages. Our basic plan would cover most
of your crawling insects, your roaches, and ants. The step
up would add the rodents to that service, And of
course we've got other things that can be done where
you have fire a service not just for the media
perimeter of the home, but even going out into the whole.
Speaker 1 (35:46):
Yard and do y'all do much with mosquitoes.
Speaker 6 (35:50):
We do offer some mosquito treatment. A large part of
our business is actually treating industrial sites and we do
run one of the municipalities as they request during the summer.
We do some yard treatments. That's something we're trying to
grow and do it more and more of. And it's
interesting here because right on the coast we have different
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mosquitoes than you would Lumberton Silsby. So the challenge just
kind of change even over a short distance because of
the mosquitos associated with the marsh right down on the
coast versus a little bit further in.
Speaker 1 (36:24):
I never knew that. So there's different kinds of mosquitoes.
Speaker 6 (36:28):
Yes, and the ones, particularly on the marsh, of course,
are very aggressive. Anybody's been down there, you know, fishing
or hunting or just recreation, and they're very tough because
they will move in with the sea breeze and you
kind of get a new batch, you know, maybe every
few days, and so those are tougher to control than
more of a local breeding issue like Lumberton Silsby. And
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everything depends. Every house is unique with walks around it
and exactly how the control will work.
Speaker 4 (36:55):
And where we can treat.
Speaker 6 (36:56):
So the mosquitos very interesting, can be a very challenging,
but there are some things can be done to reduce
the population. There's no zero unfortunately on mosquitoes, but it's
trying to make it enjoy your yard.
Speaker 1 (37:10):
And it seems like you know, in terms of pest control,
I know sometimes people may worry about if they have
small children or pets and things. Is that something to
be concerned about.
Speaker 6 (37:21):
Well, it's a legitimate question, and there's a couple of
things I would say to that. In many cases we
can work around whatever the concern is. For instance, we
could treat the outside only and not treat the inside
of the home. And a lot of times we will
offer coverage if it's needed inside, but we just most
of your pest pressure is from the outside coming in.
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We can also look at the products we use. There
are some botanical products, basically essential oil type products that
can be effective, and we use those in a few
cases too. And that's actually one of the big treatments
we use for mosquitoes is a botanical based product.
Speaker 1 (37:58):
How about that and so and how does it work,
if couples work, and that kind of thing. In terms
of getting thing scheduled, because I'm sure all of those
kind of challenges come up in the day to day business.
Speaker 6 (38:13):
Absolutely, again, we're very flexible to work with people on
that situation. We could look at that outside only service
again that the folks would not need to be home
when we do that service. Again, if they had an
issue inside, we can arrange to meet them and take
care of that. Another option would be if people feel
comfortable with it. Some people do allow us to have
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alarm code or key and have access to that, and
we do try to send the same person to the
home as much as possible, so you build that trust
in that relationship. You know, you know who's coming into
your home makes a big difference.
Speaker 4 (38:47):
Right and so.
Speaker 1 (38:49):
And Bill Clark when he started this, I mean, y'all
are probably the oldest pest controlled business here in Southeast Texas,
I would get.
Speaker 6 (38:59):
I'm sure we're close. He started in nineteen fifty seven,
and I don't know of anybody that was here before him.
Speaker 1 (39:06):
Well, and he has since sold that, but the same
level as service has continued.
Speaker 6 (39:15):
Well, mister Clark spent his lifetime building this business and
didn't want to see what he built and his legacy Change,
and so he chose to sell it to Josh Smith,
a gentleman lips inviter who worked for him as a
general manager. So he had a lot of opportunities to
sell it to national companies, but knew the culture and
the local touch and the connection we have with Change,
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So he very purposely sold it to somebody who could
continue the business the way that he built it. And
we're all very fortunate working for the business that he
did that because we've been able to maintain that culture
and level of service that he expected and kind of
continue that legacy that mister Clark started.
Speaker 1 (39:57):
Well, I know, how do people get in touch with
you all in terms of schedule and appointment? Are also
get a bid for how much it would call?
Speaker 6 (40:06):
The phone number is four O nine eight nine eight
three two two four. Are a lot of people walk
in the front door twenty nine to seventy five North
eleventh Street and ask a question or bring an insect
sample for us to id and talk about what to
do about it?
Speaker 1 (40:21):
All right, Well, Bill Foster, thank you so much for
being on the show and for all your pest control needs.
Be sure to give Bill Clark Pest Control a call.
Thank you so much.
Speaker 4 (40:32):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (40:36):
We are back with the Roy Wett Show here on
News Talk five sixty klv I. As you know, you
can hear us every Sunday right here on News Talk
five sixty KLBI from noon to one pm. You can
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you can stream us live there or check out our podcast.
(40:57):
You can also go to Apple podcast and Android podcasts.
This week's guests. We're the first segment, Chelsea Tipton talking
about the Symphony Southeast Texas. The season is about to start.
It's an exciting time. You can check out you can
get tickets online. You can buy season tickets and there's
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lots of great shows and you're going to really enjoy it.
And he does a great job of interacting with the
audience and teaching you. And then Dave Marcell who was
with Matthews Wings Empowering Scholars golf tournament and they it
is a Sickle sell Anemia foundation that they give scholarships
(41:40):
to people that have Sickle sell anemia and they turn
in essays. And then we talked to Chastity with the
Recovery Council of Southeast Texas. This is for inpatient and
outpatient drug and alcohol rehab. And they're having a fundraiser
coming up September twenty seventh, a butterfly butterfly release out
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at Botanical Gardens at at the Terrell Park area and
that is going to be a great day. And then
we finished up with Bart Foster with Bill Clark pest Control,
talking about how important it is to protect your home
against those pests, and folks remember that if you need
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a home loan, give us a call at the roy
West Team of Guild Mortgage four oh nine eight sixty
six nineteen oh one or online at the Roywesteam dot com.
And until we talk again, God bless you all
We are back with the Roy West Show here on
News Talk five sixty k LV, and folks, you know
you can hear me every Sunday noon to one, but
you can hear me anytime on the free iHeartRadio app,
Apple podcast and Android podcast. And I have with me
Chelsea Tipton with the Symphony of Southeast Texas. Welcome back
(00:26):
to the show.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Thank you, thank you.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
It's hard to believe this summer has gone by so fast,
and it seems like just yesterday I was saying, well,
we've concluded us season. Now we're about to start our
seventy third season with this amazing ensemble.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
We've got a great, great season ahead.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
That is incredible. And I know you stay busy year round,
and Bobud is so fortunate to have you now, we've
had you quite a while, and I'm grateful for that.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Yes, this is my seventeenth season, and I think it's
important to when I came here, I really wanted to
move here. There's a lot of a lot of conductors
who come in for just their rehearsals and concerts and
then they live elsewhere, and that's the way to do
it too, But.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
I really wanted to live here.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
I really wanted to be part of this community, and
you all have embraced me over these years, and we've
really built something very special with this Symphony of Southeast Texas.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Well, you have. And I want to remind people too
that we're going to talk about the season here in
just a minute and how you get season tickets and
what a tremendous season you're going to have indeed, but
also the education component that you bring every year.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Well, we have the Concerto Competition which is which is
sponsored by our Symphony league that happens in January, and
the winner of that so it's an opportunity for young
high school students to audition. They have to performed by
memory and then the winner the first three places get
cash prizes and the winner gets gets a cash prize
in addition to performing with the symphony on our education
(01:59):
cons And we do that because we want you know,
I can relate to kids to a certain extent, but
it's one thing when you see a young child, the
child being a high school student playing this can share
the solo with the orchestra. It just makes it a
little bit more like gives them the thought that maybe
I could do that as well and they can relate
to it a little bit bit more. But we're all
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about education. All of us came from a music education background.
Jamie Strather, my colleague executive director of the Symphony, is
Lamar graduate in music education and the wonderful percussions in
his own right.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
But we know the.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
Value of the exposure of exposing young people. The other
thing that we do. I just wanted to mention this
real quick. For our concerts, we often bring gift tickets
to area high schools where there's buna, whether it's Westbrook,
whether it's down invited, and then they bust their kids
to our concerts as well, our classical concerts, so they
get that type of experience. And I always come out
to the hallway. You've seen me in the hallway after
(02:56):
the concert, meeting and greeting people. We got it right,
work the shepherd. We've got to be the shepherd of
the arts in this case. But we're really excited about
what we have to offer.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
Them well, and I love that it opens the world
up a lot broader for kids growing up because the
certain kids may not get that experience, and coming there
can light a firefarm that they can that.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
Can't continue absolutely, and we also go out to Port
Arthur during the holiday season to perform a concert out there.
This sponsored by Motiva. We do runout concerts in the community.
Will be at the Tarrell Park Potanical Gardens again in
October performing out there. So we want people to come
to the Julie Rogers Theater, but we also have to
be willing to go out into the community. And one
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other last important component of our educational come part is
that we have we take small groups into the schools.
So our Spring Quartet, Brass Quintet, Percussion Ensemble, and Wooling Quintet,
they all go onto the elementary schools, give about a
thirty five minute program up close and personal. They bring
the kids into the cafeteria. It's a great way for
them to get that exposure. So we're trying to hit
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all different levels of our community.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
Well and y'all have done a fabulous job doing that.
Now let's talk a little bit about the upcoming season.
Speaker 3 (04:15):
Absolutely, what I just happened broke sure right here. We
have our Symphonic Odyssey is the theme of our season
for this year, and we've got some great classical concerts.
The first one fested the Musica a Hispanic celebration. This
is going to be a celebration of a Hispanic heritage month.
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We have music by some Mexican composers, Marquez and Rodrigo Chavez,
and we're going to conclude with the piece by a
French composer called Ballero, which is based on a Spanish dance.
We are trying to reach out to the community and
get people interested in the orchestra who may not be
aware of what an incredible orchestra we have on our
(04:58):
pop side. We've got on their first half of this season,
We've got a surf Della Symphony. We'll have acrobats, We'll
have people swinging from the rafters while we play incredible
classical music that will be in October. So we try
to provide a wide variety of music, and we also
tried to collaborate with our colleagues in the community. We
had this wonderful article to come out on the Cardinal
(05:20):
Cadence magazine and it had a number of beautiful pictures
of the symphony that we are really appreciative of our
of our connection and we have a number of faculty
members and sometimes we have students to perform with the
Symphony from Lamar University. So you know, one of my
earliest I'm sorry, I'm talking so much like, oh, it's
(05:42):
so excited. One of my earliest experiences as a professional
connectors with the Savannah Symphony in Savannah, Georgia.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
I was an assistant conductor.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
This was back in early two thousands and the workers
who went out of business while I was there, and
I was there for three and a half years, and
what that taught me was that and one of things
they didn't do they did which was not very good,
is they only went to one area of the community
and tried to cultivate that one area of the community
as opposed to creating a broad web of support. And
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myself and Jamie strad we strongly believe in creating a
web of support for anyone in our community once it
comes to the symphony to be able to come and
do that and experience this wonderful work. If you don't,
if you don't care for it after you've seen it,
that's cool, but come out and experience it before you
make those decisions.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
We have a lot we try to offer to the community.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
Well, and you don't just try, y'all do it. And
I know that we have season tickets and we increased
our number this year to be bringing some guests with us,
and thank you. But in saying that is uh, it's
not what traditionally, as you pointed out, that people experience
the symphony. So this attracts a lot of different people,
(06:53):
whether they're seasoned ticket holders or not. And certainly attendance
has been very good. And I know that you know,
you understand connecting across the communities here in Southeast Texas,
and you've done a really good job of that. So
you certainly learned from past mistakes of absolutely.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Absolutely, and you know every community is different.
Speaker 3 (07:18):
You know, the way that I do things here, I
also work with the Greensboro Symphony as their principal guest conductor.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
Greensboro's my hometown. They have a I have to.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Take a different approach there. I work with I work
with the Like Charles Symphony for about five years, which
is only sixty miles from here. But the things that
we did here didn't necessarily translate over there. It's a
different state, different culture, different things. So you have to
and that's why I think it's important to live here
and be part of the community, to get to know
the people. That is really you have to have boots
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on the ground to really get to understand the culture
and what they can receive and what they want and
what they need. So this orchestra, you know, Jamie's been here,
He's grew up here in this area. I've been here
now seventeen years. It really does lend itself to being
an orchestra. This about community, this about making connections.
Speaker 1 (08:12):
Well, and I agree with that, and I appreciate the
effort that y'all take every year to reach those that
perhaps wouldn't have experienced it for the otherwise. And also
the quality show and the quality musicians that you have.
I mean, that's that's a big I'm sure that's not difficult.
(08:34):
I'm sure that's not easy.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
It's not easy.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
You know.
Speaker 3 (08:36):
We had auditions this summer. We had principal trumpet auditions
or concert master. And we've got two great trumpet players
coming in and the principal trumpet player who won the
auditions fair and square, he's also going to be the
teacher at Lamar University. We try to keep these connections.
We have a number of people who come in from
Houston to play with us, but we have really high
(08:59):
artistic standards. And what's really cool about that is that
as we've gotten better, the orchestra wants us to be better.
They want better music, they want to be challenged. Because
they are so good, we can put basically any piece
in front of them and they can play it. And
we're trying to create a community where we can play
any piece and the community can receive it. So that's
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why it is about entertainment, no question, But it's also
about education and getting with this adult education because you know,
I talk at concerts or the young people in our
community is getting to grab an understanding of what music
is about, and classical music is about.
Speaker 1 (09:35):
Well, and we'll get into that a little bit. I
didn't have a lot of experience going to symphonies before
I attended the Symphony of Southeast Texas.
Speaker 4 (09:44):
But you do.
Speaker 1 (09:44):
Educate us, and you're very engaging with the audience and
you let us know what to be looking for, and
I think it keeps you more engaged.
Speaker 2 (09:54):
I think it does.
Speaker 3 (09:55):
There's a word that was bandied about maybe fifteen twenty
years called edutain. I mean it is a little bit
like that, trying to educate and you know, I don't
want people to come. There has to be that balance
where I may have five things I want to say,
I try to get it done in five minutes. People
are there to listen to the music, there to hear
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the orchestra, and so trying to find that balance of
talking just enough, but making it about the music and
giving them a few things that they can listen for
really can make the piece, piece or work of art,
or the dance or whatever come alive in the arts well.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
And it's easy to find out how to get tickets
and how to buy season tickets because y'all are online,
y'all are on social media. People can call you. You have
a physical office.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
All of that absolutely eight nine two two two five seven.
They can certainly call the office. Debbie will take care
of you sost dot org. You can see the programs.
If you don't want to buy a season ticket, then
that's okay. Just come and check out one or two
the concerts and see see what it's about. We certainly
encourage that, but we try to make it very easy
for people to acquire tickets and to get the best
(11:10):
seats in the house. And then Julie Rodgers really is
truly a wonderful performing arts center for us to perform,
and they have not only us, but a number of
different acts and shows that come through there. So we
went what it is Julie Rodgers a Jefferson Theater, come
and support those wonderful, wonderful organizations.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
Well, y'all do an incredible job and there's not a
bad seat in the house, so people don't have to
worry about that. And that website is so ost dot org.
It couldn't be any easier. And also the phone number
is four zero nine eight nine two two two five seven.
That's the Symphony of Southeast Texas I've had with me.
(11:50):
Chelsea Tipton, thank you so much for being on the show.
I always enjoy having you.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
Thank you so much for the invitation.
Speaker 1 (11:56):
Yes, sir, we'll talk soon. Okay, we are back with
the Roy West Show here on News Talk five sixty KLV.
I do like to remind people the Roy West Team
of Guild Mortgage is always doing home loans, so give
us a call at four nine eight sixty six nineteen
oh one or go to our website at Roywestteam dot com.
Speaker 5 (12:19):
And I am.
Speaker 1 (12:20):
Talking about what's happening across our community and David Marcel
is back on the show. He was on just a
few weeks ago. But we've got a golf tournament coming up. David,
welcome back to the show.
Speaker 4 (12:33):
Hey, Roy, glad to be back.
Speaker 6 (12:35):
Man.
Speaker 4 (12:35):
I'm always happy to be back on your show.
Speaker 1 (12:37):
Well, thank you very much. And you know, David, I
appreciate you. You're a business owner. You've got a really
cool establishment down in Port author. We'll probably have a
couple of minutes to talk about that a little bit
the humidor we'll be talking about maybe a little bit later.
But you've got a charitable fundraiser coming up, and uh,
(12:59):
you like giving back to the community. This is a
big step to sit in the first year. Tell people
about it if you would.
Speaker 5 (13:06):
Yeah, we're looking forward to it. Roy, this is the
first year. Actually it's okay, Yeah, we just launching the foundation.
It's Matthews Wings and we just launching the Sickle Cell Foundation.
So that's going to be the kickoff of it. That's
gonna be the launch, the launch party, if you want
to call it that. It's going to be September nineteenth
at Babes and Harris Golf Course in Port Arthur.
Speaker 1 (13:27):
Well and tell us about Matthew.
Speaker 4 (13:30):
Matthew Is that's our baby boy.
Speaker 5 (13:33):
He's seventeen now, he's in the twelfth grade, ready to
go to college and he's going to graduate with his
associate degree. And he's a great kid. We love him
to death. And he was born with sickle seal disease.
And it's like I said, it's been something that's been
on my heart for the longest to get his foundation going.
And after about ten years of hard work, I finally
(13:56):
got it up and going and we're looking forward to
getting it getting started September nineteenth.
Speaker 1 (14:02):
Well, and tell people. For people, I don't think there's
anybody that hadn't heard of sickle cell, but tell people
a little bit about the disease and certainly how it
affects people can vary. But and what prompted you to
start his foundation.
Speaker 5 (14:21):
It is as a horror of disease. There's a lot
of people used to in the early ages that it
lived to be, you know, over twenty thirty years old.
But now it's a whole lot better. Matthew, he's on
a drug car hydroxyurea, which is a cancer type medicine
that they give people for sickle cell disease. But sickle
cell is a is a blood disease. It's hereditary, and
(14:45):
it's two types. And like I said, Matthew was born
with it. It's no cure for it. So but it's circles,
your blood circles and it makes us life feel like
the way they says feel like razor blades and in
your speaking you so it's it's a real painful disease.
(15:06):
But Matthew's been he's been real good man. He's he
may only have maybe one or two crisis a year,
so we've been real blessed with it. And uh, I
guess none of he has been a real real bad
to the way he's been hospitalized over you know, three
days that the most he's he'd have had maybe five
or six blood transfusions. But for most of the most part
(15:27):
he's been he's been real good with it.
Speaker 4 (15:30):
Well.
Speaker 1 (15:30):
And so what prompted you to create this foundation? Because
clearly this has been a personal struggle, a family struggle,
and you know, and oftentimes we may be aware of things,
but we don't understand the full scope and impact that
it can have in people's life. And uh, it really
moved you and your family clearly.
Speaker 4 (15:52):
Yeah, it did.
Speaker 5 (15:53):
Like with one thing is I want to do it
because I never knew I had the trade of my
family growing up. I didn't go to the doctor too often,
and I never knew I had to trade. So my
wife knew she had to trade it out all time.
And once Matthew was born, I kind of got to
do some research and looking back into family history and
(16:13):
found out it came from my dad's side of the family.
So that's kind of one of the reasons I wanted
to start the foundation for a lot of people that's
really not familiar with it and don't know that they
have it in their family, and also just to help
a lot of kids. So it's going to be it's
a scholarship fund, so it's going to help kids that's
going to college that have sick of sell disease. So
(16:34):
every year kids are going to write a essay paper
and we'll pick two kids every year and give them
a scholarship to help them through college that have sick
seal disease.
Speaker 1 (16:46):
Well, and this is certainly a big help, but it's
also a way to create awareness and let people begin
to understand. Like you said, you weren't aware of it
and sometimes just by being aware we you know, that
can make a difference, and it can also help people
(17:07):
understand how they might be able to navigate those waters
in the future and know that they're not alone.
Speaker 5 (17:14):
Oh yeah, oh yeah, it'll tell you know, you know,
really a thing like stay hydrated, stay out the sun,
eat better. There's a lot of things that we could
do to you know, make make the crisis a lot
better and make them, you know, less less painful. But
we have to stick to it and like I say,
drink a whole lot of fluid, stay hydrated.
Speaker 4 (17:35):
It's one of the main things that I tell back
to you a lot of times.
Speaker 5 (17:38):
He's out playing basketball and working out at the gym
and in the sun. I'm telling you how to kind
of relax sometimes because sometimes he forget that he even
has sick of sell disease. Because it's not a it's
not a disease that you could just walk by somebody
until they have sickle cell disease. You have to you
have to know someone has it. Like I never really
never came up in the conversation. But I don't just
(18:00):
go around telling people you ain't. Matthew asked, sick of
seal disease. I don't want, you know, getty party anything
for him, but like I said, it's nothing you could
just walk by someone and till they had a disease.
So it's a lot of times he forget even have it.
So I just have to remind him some time. But
like I said, it's a real pain for disease. And
we're just hoping that this UH foundation can bring a
(18:22):
shed light onto a lot of people that has the
disease and you know, bring bring bring awareness to it.
Speaker 1 (18:29):
Well, and y'all you've got a website Matthews wings dot org.
But you've obviously put a lot of time into.
Speaker 4 (18:37):
This man, a whole lot of time. A lot of time.
Speaker 1 (18:40):
Bro.
Speaker 5 (18:40):
It's like some nights I wouldn't even sleep man, thinking
about it and trying to get it together and just
trying to find navigate the ways through it. And I
was like, man, I gotta get it one day. So
I think he was seven when that when it, you know,
it came up from my heart that we was going
to a lot of other sickle cell forums and uh
a lot of people have foundation, not a lot of people,
(19:01):
but we was going to maybe two or three different
foundations that were real good. They would take us to
day and busters, you know, have gift cards for kids
with sick of sell And I just always looked up
to those people that had the foundations and always, you know,
figured one day we'll have Matthews Wings. So Ben came
up with the name, and like I say, about ten
years now, I came up with the name, the logo
(19:23):
and everything and just been kind of sitting on it
and waiting for it to come to life.
Speaker 1 (19:27):
Well, so how do people get involved because a lot
of people love golf out there and this is another
golf tournament and it's right around the corner.
Speaker 4 (19:36):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (19:37):
Yeah, Just go to Matthewswings dot org. The website is
Matthewswings dot org. The email is Matthews Wings twenty twenty
five at Gmail. My phone number seven one three five
three eighty five zero eighty seven. Could reach out to me.
If you have any questions, go on the website, email us.
(19:58):
It's all kind of ways. So we're just looking forward
to getting more sponsors, more people to play in the tournament.
We're hoping to have right at about one hundred people
to play in it, So if we do, that'll be
a blessed well.
Speaker 1 (20:09):
And this is about showing young people with sickle cell
that people show up for them. And as you pointed out,
there's other people that have done that, but this is
a way to help people further their education. And certainly
college expenses are more and people with sickle cell are
(20:31):
going to have medical you know, some medical issues that
other people don't have that they're going to have to
be navigating through as well.
Speaker 5 (20:39):
Oh yeah, yeah, it gets expensive man medicine and like
I say, missing school and there's a lot of stuff
that come along with it. But like I say, we're
going to take two kids every year, have them write
an essay and pick from that. And like I said, Matthew,
he even have to write an essay this year to
get the scholarship. He's not just a walk because he's
(21:00):
my son and his his foundation, so he got a
right essay.
Speaker 1 (21:04):
Also, I got you, well, I know that this is
something that is you're giving back to the community. And
let's we got just not much time left, less than
a minute. Tell people about the humidor.
Speaker 4 (21:19):
Humid door sixteen forty five Jefferson Drive. Come in.
Speaker 5 (21:22):
We open seven days a week during the weekdays we
open till like eleven to twelve and weekdays we open
until one thirty two o'clock.
Speaker 4 (21:31):
Were open seven days a week.
Speaker 5 (21:32):
We have a four bar over two hundred cigars to
choose from, live bands DJ on weekends.
Speaker 4 (21:39):
Come by and see a sixteen forty five Jefferson Drive.
Speaker 1 (21:42):
All right, folks, we're about out of time, but this
is right around the corner at September nineteenth. Go to
Matthews Wings dot org, or you can give David a
call at seven one three five three eight five zero
eight seven or matt Fuse Wings twenty twenty five at
gmail dot com. Thank you so much.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
Appreciate you Roy as you appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (22:09):
Yes, sir, we are back with the Roy West Show
here on news Talk five sixty k LVI and folks,
I like to remind people that if you're needing a
home loan, give us a call at the Roy West Team,
whether you're refinancing, buying your primary residence or second home.
Our numbers four zero nine eight six six nineteen oh one,
(22:30):
or go to our website at roywesteam dot com. And
I have with me Chastity Chassity with the Recovery Council
of Southeast Texas. Welcome to the show.
Speaker 7 (22:42):
Thank you for having me yet.
Speaker 1 (22:43):
Again my pleasure, and if you would, let's talk a
little bit about what y'all got. An event coming up
and we want to talk. Save time certainly to talk
about that, but tell people about the Recovery Council of
Southeast Texas.
Speaker 7 (22:57):
I would love to. So we are Recovery Council of
Southeast Texas. We've been around for over sixty five years.
We are a drug and alcohol treatment organization. You do
not have to have insurance to come and see us.
We've got programs that for outpatient that are youth and
adult based. We have our residential which is all male.
(23:18):
We are opening our female residential a little bit later
this year and we're very excited about that. And it
is just it's such an honor to be able to
represent Recovery Council because we have everything that you need
to give you the tools to succeed in your recovery.
Speaker 1 (23:34):
So sixty five years, that's a long time. And how
do people access your services?
Speaker 7 (23:42):
So we have our phone numbers. Of course we are
on Facebook. If you search Recovery Council of Southeast Texas,
we will pop up We also have our website which
is Recovery Council of Southeast Texas dot com.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
I could be wrong.
Speaker 7 (24:01):
And out yeah, absolutely, Recovery Council se t X dot org.
I apologize. It's that's okay, right in front of my face.
And you can give us a call at four oh
nine eight four two two four oh eight. That will
get you to our admin and we can direct your
(24:22):
call to whatever your need is, whether it's residential or
outpatient services.
Speaker 1 (24:29):
Well, and I'm assuming you know a lot of people
don't necessarily know where to start, and sometimes insurance are
not sufficient. Insurance can be a problem with.
Speaker 7 (24:41):
Correct correct, So with Recovery Council, you do not have
to have insurance to come and see us. However, if
you do have insurance, we are able to take some
of those So just give us a call and we
will answer any and all insurance questions that you have.
But please do not think that lack of insurance or
insufficient insurance is going to be a hindrance to your recovery,
(25:03):
because we're going to meet you where you're at and
we're going to figure out a way.
Speaker 1 (25:06):
To get you in well and so, and you also
have outpatient as well, you're.
Speaker 7 (25:13):
Saying, we do. We do. So we have our outpatient
Youth program which is thirteen through seventeen, and then we
have our outpatient adult program which is eighteen and up.
We have a little bit of something for everyone. And
then we also have our Learning to Thrive program, which
is substance use preventative based, and that is for ages
(25:37):
six to twenty four. So that is more preventative, more
life skills and that sort of thing. So we want
to prevent a problem, but if it does become a problem,
we're also here for that as well.
Speaker 1 (25:52):
Well, and certainly in today's world then anytime, information is
power and knowing y'all are here and the resources are
here as well as helping people, you know, navigate that.
And I'm assuming too sometimes y'all hear from not the patients,
you a family member, friend in terms of helping facilitate things,
(26:16):
so well and tell us. So this obviously, y'all are
a five oh one C three charity. So y'all take
donations and you have fundraisers.
Speaker 7 (26:31):
We do. We do. That's where our third annual we're
already the third year our annual Butterfly release is coming
up on the twenty seventh of this month. It's going
to be at Terrell Park on Babes Harrius Driving, Beaumont.
It's going to be from three to six pm, so
it's going to be in the evening time, so hopefully
it won't be blazon hot like it is now. And
(26:54):
we've got some sponsorship and donation opportunities as well. You
can go our Facebook to see that at or you
can give us a call. We're happy to answer all questions.
Speaker 1 (27:05):
Well, and this and this is out at the Botanical
gardens and it and these funds are used locally. Are
y'all a national organization or is this a local organization?
Speaker 7 (27:17):
We are local. We have been local for over sixty
five years, and we plan to stay local because there's
nothing like home, that's for sure.
Speaker 1 (27:26):
Right right, And sometimes people you know, end up having
to leave the area for such services and so to
be able to provide those, So do you y'all provide
those on site or do y'all have them across the community.
Speaker 7 (27:45):
So what we've got is we are located on Washington
and we have our outpatient and inpatient services there. We
also have an Orange outpatient office. Our outpatient is on
Zoom so you're able to interact with your counselor there's
an in person as well, but overall the curriculum is
(28:07):
zoom based so that you can get your help wherever
you need it. We do understand, you know, life gets
in the way sometimes and it's unfortunate, but our outpatient
classes are from six to eight in the afternoons, so
those with you know, a typical eight to five job,
you're still going to be able to access your help.
And if that schedule, you know, doesn't quite work, we're
(28:30):
going to do what we can to move you around
so that there is a workable time for you well.
Speaker 1 (28:37):
And I think y'all's flexibility and also proven track record
because having been around since what the website nineteen fifty eight,
that's an incredibly long time. And what's the story behind that,
because that was kind of cutting edge.
Speaker 7 (28:57):
That it very much was so at the time when
it first started, it was just for alcoholism, just alcohol treatment,
and then as times have changed and things have kind
of progressed, it became drug and alcohol, and so now
it's all substances. So that we're able to evolve kind
of with the times, we're able to continue treating and
(29:20):
helping those that may not just struggle with alcoholism, that
may struggle with, you know, something trauma based. We have
trauma based counselors that are able to help with that also,
especially for our women's treatment, and that's something very very
special within our organization that we're able to reach out
(29:40):
to those that you know, may not know where to
turn when it comes to mental health. We also you know,
they get their one on ones with their counselors and
we're able to refer them if it's a medicinal need
to a local organization as well. So we not only
do we have a really solid foundation in our unity,
but we have referrals and partnerships that make it all possible.
(30:05):
So it doesn't just start and stop with our rehabilitation.
It just kind of spiderwebs. There's just a big spider
web of you know, resources that we can provide for
our clients and their families. So it's not just a
one size fits all. Everything is tailored to the individual
client well.
Speaker 1 (30:26):
And I certainly using technology in today's world because tech
as we do this interview online, because you're able to
utilize so many different tools that it may not be
what people are used to but certainly a lot of
the younger people are used to it and it does
allow some flexibility, and I want to make sure we
(30:50):
got about a minute and a half left. I mean,
I know y'all are United Way as one of y'all supporters,
I see, but going to your website Recovery Council set
x dot org are giving y'all a call. Are your
Facebook page Recovery Council of Southeast Texas, people can get
(31:11):
more information and donate, And if you don't want to
be a sponsor, I'm sure you can do monthly donations
as well.
Speaker 7 (31:19):
Absolutely so, we are super thankful, super grateful for any
contribution that is made to us. It helps our day
to day go smoother. It helps with our bigger projects
that we have. With United Ways incredible help, we are
able to help even more people than we would if
it was just, you know, rely on our own resources.
(31:41):
United Way is one of my favorite organizations. They have
set X volunteers dot org, so if you're looking for
volunteer opportunities, sometimes we have some things posted as well
in there. But without them, you know, we would we
wouldn't be as wonderful as we are. So that's a
huge thank you to them, and and it's it's again.
(32:02):
It's an honor to serve those that need it.
Speaker 1 (32:05):
Well, Chassidy, we're out of time. People can find you
at Recovery Council of Southeast Texas or Recovery Council s
EPX dot org. And until we talk again, God bless
you and continue the work.
Speaker 7 (32:20):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (32:25):
We are back with the Roy West Show here on
News Talk five sixty k LB. You can hear us
every Sunday from noon to one, or you can hear
us anytime on the free iHeartRadio app, download it, stream
the show live, or check this show or any of
our other shows on podcasts. And I have with me
Bart Foster with Bill Clark test Control. Welcome back to
(32:48):
the show.
Speaker 6 (32:48):
Bart, Thank you, thanks for having.
Speaker 1 (32:50):
Me absolutely well. Living in Southeast Texas, we have plenty
of rain, we have plenty of heat, and we some
bugs go with that. So oftentimes people end up working
with different pest control companies. And I know Bill Clark's
been in Beaumont in Southeast Texas for many years.
Speaker 4 (33:12):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (33:12):
Actually the backstory, mister Clark, when he graduated from Texas
A and M and wanted to start a company. He
did a research project looking at different cities in Texas
and just our climate down here in Beaumont. Of course,
the industry that he thought could support a business and
the homeowners felt like it was the perfect place. And
our climate really is very very good for a lot.
Speaker 1 (33:33):
Of pests, right, which doesn't mean they're great for your house,
but it is a great place to live. And as
a result of that, most of us need pest control,
and so tell people reasons for pest control and how
often it has to happen in that kind of thing
(33:54):
if you don't mind absolutely.
Speaker 6 (33:57):
One of the biggest things is probably termites, just because
of the economic risk. If you're talking potentially thousands of
dollars of damage, it's not something you want to wait
until you have a problem. You want to be proactive
with termites, and that is much easier easier for a
professional to do that has the right equipment, knows how
to use the product. So that's one that really is
(34:18):
important to think about protecting your home and getting it
professionally treated. Now for other crawling insects, roaches, ants, normal
service that we offer as a quarterly service, and course
with that there's coverage we'll come back in between as needed.
But that's pretty standard in the industry to do a
quarterly treatment.
Speaker 1 (34:37):
So people find that that's sufficient. And is that What
do you find pest wise beyond the term bites or
the biggest problem here in Southeast Texas A.
Speaker 6 (34:52):
Couple of other bigger ones of course, ants, and they
tend to get worse as we get into the heat
of summer, particularly on a dry year, will push those
ants to try to find moisture. Of course, food gets
limited roaches throughout the warm part of the year, and
then we get a big push of rodents in the fall,
we get a couple of cold fronts, less food outside.
(35:13):
So the peak season for rodents is really starting probably
October going through until we get to spring.
Speaker 1 (35:22):
So and if you have quarterly serviced, there's any encompass
all of that.
Speaker 6 (35:29):
There are several packages. Our basic plan would cover most
of your crawling insects, your roaches, and ants. The step
up would add the rodents to that service, And of
course we've got other things that can be done where
you have fire a service not just for the media
perimeter of the home, but even going out into the whole.
Speaker 1 (35:46):
Yard and do y'all do much with mosquitoes.
Speaker 6 (35:50):
We do offer some mosquito treatment. A large part of
our business is actually treating industrial sites and we do
run one of the municipalities as they request during the summer.
We do some yard treatments. That's something we're trying to
grow and do it more and more of. And it's
interesting here because right on the coast we have different
(36:11):
mosquitoes than you would Lumberton Silsby. So the challenge just
kind of change even over a short distance because of
the mosquitos associated with the marsh right down on the
coast versus a little bit further in.
Speaker 1 (36:24):
I never knew that. So there's different kinds of mosquitoes.
Speaker 6 (36:28):
Yes, and the ones, particularly on the marsh, of course,
are very aggressive. Anybody's been down there, you know, fishing
or hunting or just recreation, and they're very tough because
they will move in with the sea breeze and you
kind of get a new batch, you know, maybe every
few days, and so those are tougher to control than
more of a local breeding issue like Lumberton Silsby. And
(36:49):
everything depends. Every house is unique with walks around it
and exactly how the control will work.
Speaker 4 (36:55):
And where we can treat.
Speaker 6 (36:56):
So the mosquitos very interesting, can be a very challenging,
but there are some things can be done to reduce
the population. There's no zero unfortunately on mosquitoes, but it's
trying to make it enjoy your yard.
Speaker 1 (37:10):
And it seems like you know, in terms of pest control,
I know sometimes people may worry about if they have
small children or pets and things. Is that something to
be concerned about.
Speaker 6 (37:21):
Well, it's a legitimate question, and there's a couple of
things I would say to that. In many cases we
can work around whatever the concern is. For instance, we
could treat the outside only and not treat the inside
of the home. And a lot of times we will
offer coverage if it's needed inside, but we just most
of your pest pressure is from the outside coming in.
(37:41):
We can also look at the products we use. There
are some botanical products, basically essential oil type products that
can be effective, and we use those in a few
cases too. And that's actually one of the big treatments
we use for mosquitoes is a botanical based product.
Speaker 1 (37:58):
How about that and so and how does it work,
if couples work, and that kind of thing. In terms
of getting thing scheduled, because I'm sure all of those
kind of challenges come up in the day to day business.
Speaker 6 (38:13):
Absolutely, again, we're very flexible to work with people on
that situation. We could look at that outside only service
again that the folks would not need to be home
when we do that service. Again, if they had an
issue inside, we can arrange to meet them and take
care of that. Another option would be if people feel
comfortable with it. Some people do allow us to have
(38:34):
alarm code or key and have access to that, and
we do try to send the same person to the
home as much as possible, so you build that trust
in that relationship. You know, you know who's coming into
your home makes a big difference.
Speaker 4 (38:47):
Right and so.
Speaker 1 (38:49):
And Bill Clark when he started this, I mean, y'all
are probably the oldest pest controlled business here in Southeast Texas,
I would get.
Speaker 6 (38:59):
I'm sure we're close. He started in nineteen fifty seven,
and I don't know of anybody that was here before him.
Speaker 1 (39:06):
Well, and he has since sold that, but the same
level as service has continued.
Speaker 6 (39:15):
Well, mister Clark spent his lifetime building this business and
didn't want to see what he built and his legacy Change,
and so he chose to sell it to Josh Smith,
a gentleman lips inviter who worked for him as a
general manager. So he had a lot of opportunities to
sell it to national companies, but knew the culture and
the local touch and the connection we have with Change,
(39:38):
So he very purposely sold it to somebody who could
continue the business the way that he built it. And
we're all very fortunate working for the business that he
did that because we've been able to maintain that culture
and level of service that he expected and kind of
continue that legacy that mister Clark started.
Speaker 1 (39:57):
Well, I know, how do people get in touch with
you all in terms of schedule and appointment? Are also
get a bid for how much it would call?
Speaker 6 (40:06):
The phone number is four O nine eight nine eight
three two two four. Are a lot of people walk
in the front door twenty nine to seventy five North
eleventh Street and ask a question or bring an insect
sample for us to id and talk about what to
do about it?
Speaker 1 (40:21):
All right, Well, Bill Foster, thank you so much for
being on the show and for all your pest control needs.
Be sure to give Bill Clark Pest Control a call.
Thank you so much.
Speaker 4 (40:32):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (40:36):
We are back with the Roy Wett Show here on
News Talk five sixty klv I. As you know, you
can hear us every Sunday right here on News Talk
five sixty KLBI from noon to one pm. You can
hear us anytime if you download the free iHeartRadio app,
you can stream us live there or check out our podcast.
(40:57):
You can also go to Apple podcast and Android podcasts.
This week's guests. We're the first segment, Chelsea Tipton talking
about the Symphony Southeast Texas. The season is about to start.
It's an exciting time. You can check out you can
get tickets online. You can buy season tickets and there's
(41:19):
lots of great shows and you're going to really enjoy it.
And he does a great job of interacting with the
audience and teaching you. And then Dave Marcell who was
with Matthews Wings Empowering Scholars golf tournament and they it
is a Sickle sell Anemia foundation that they give scholarships
(41:40):
to people that have Sickle sell anemia and they turn
in essays. And then we talked to Chastity with the
Recovery Council of Southeast Texas. This is for inpatient and
outpatient drug and alcohol rehab. And they're having a fundraiser
coming up September twenty seventh, a butterfly butterfly release out
(42:04):
at Botanical Gardens at at the Terrell Park area and
that is going to be a great day. And then
we finished up with Bart Foster with Bill Clark pest Control,
talking about how important it is to protect your home
against those pests, and folks remember that if you need
(42:27):
a home loan, give us a call at the roy
West Team of Guild Mortgage four oh nine eight sixty
six nineteen oh one or online at the Roywesteam dot com.
And until we talk again, God bless you all
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I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
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