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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Good afternoons Southeast Texas.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
You're listening to the Roy West Show here on five
sixty klv I and folks. I love to remind people
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(00:26):
as Apple podcasts and Android podcast And I have with
me returning guests, Lieutenant Cody Courts at the Baumont Police Department.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Welcome back to the show, Lieutenant.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
Go afternoon, sir. I'm glad to be talking with you.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Well, it's always a pleasure and you are a part
of one of the newest units I would assume at
Baumont PD. Tell people about what it is that you
lead at Bamont PD.
Speaker 4 (00:55):
Yes, sir, I'm the commander of our real time crime center.
We started in January of twenty twenty four. We had
three police officers, myself, Sergeant Garrison Detective Hamilton, and we've
grown quite a bit. We have accessed over I think
one hundred and thirty license plate readers in the city.
(01:16):
Now over thirty three hundred video cameras that we have
access to. We've grown our staff this year. We started
four crime center analysts in January who are just the
most awesome employees ever, and we're going to hire four more.
We hope to have them cut loose around March of
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next year, so that we're operating twenty four to seven.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
So it's been fast and it's been really fun.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Well, let's give people on a radio show. It could
be a little hard, but a visual because you know,
the real time Crime Center is state of the art
and it is well, i'll let you tell.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
Them, Okay, So the facility if we have six workstations
that each have three monitors, and then there are eighteen
fifty five inch television screens on one wall, twelve television
screens on another, and then another wall with three eighty
six inch TV screens. So the center itself looks cool.
But if you want an idea of what the crime
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center can do for a police officer on the streets,
if we have an officer who's responding to a robbery
in progress, our analysts are going to pull immediate video
or like in the last thirty second video of that robbery,
get pictures of the suspect, the suspect vehicle and hopefully
license plate and get it to that officer in the
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five minutes it takes for him to get to that scene.
If we can run suspect history through social media or
anything else, we're going to get that to the officer.
And if the vehicle happens to lead the scene before
the officer arrives, our analysts are going to try to
track down that vehicle in real time using license plate
readers and video systems that they're very good at using.
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So it basically is there to assist our patrol officers
in real time with situational awareness and just any information
they could want immediately.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Well, and you know, one thing that I've taken away
from it is that it certainly enhances officer safety, but
it's also enhances public safety because officers oftentimes now in
many situations have a much better idea of what they're
going into and who, if you will, are.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
The possible bad guys.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
And you know, I think from that standpoint, and also
I would imagine it helps in terms of efficiency in
closing cases and catching the bad guys.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
Absolutely.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
People ask me a lot about officer response times and
in one way, at least, the crime Center does help
with response times in that if there's a call like
a handicapped parking violation, and we have a camera nearby,
we can go ahead and check for the officer to
see if there's a handicap, you know, a car that's
illegally parked, because if they're not there, that officer doesn't
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need to go to that call. Well, that seems minor,
but where that plays a role in public safety is
if you're on the freeway and you've got in a
wreck and you're waiting on the police to come help
you and get you off the freeway.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
That's twenty minutes less than you would.
Speaker 4 (04:25):
Have to wait because that officer didn't have to go
to that needless call, so they can go help you
off the freeway. Now, in another way, if we have
violent criminals or violent acts of crime, we have been
able to arrest people in a couple of hours instead
of a couple of weeks because we don't want people
who are using guns for violence to have that gun
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anytime at all, and the quicker we can get their
gun away from them and get them off the street,
the more people that aren't going to be shot by
that gun later on, and we've really done well with
using this technology to expedite some of these arrests and
get these guns off the street.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Well, and you know, you talked about two different things
that integrated cameras right off the bat that the analyst
and the real time crime Center has access to, as
well as the license plate readers and the you know,
this is something where the public is very much involved
and continue to be involved, is am I right there?
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Yes, sir.
Speaker 4 (05:30):
All of the things that we do in the crime
center have to have the trust of the public and
the participation of the public. Most of our integrated cameras
are cameras that we view through consent with businesses and
people who own those cameras, And a lot of the
license plate readers that we use were purchased by businesses
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or hoas or property owners for vehicles going into their property.
Because at the end of the day, it's all about
keeping the community safe. So it's a really nice thing
that the community can actually participate in keeping themselves safe.
And I think this is the biggest innovation in public
participation with police since.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
Nine one one.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
Well, and also for those that have cameras at their
residents are at their business, but they're not interested in
being integrated in letting the police department know that, you
have them explain to people why that's beneficial.
Speaker 4 (06:31):
So that's beneficial because if you have if you live
let's say in a on a cul de sac, and
you wake up in the morning and your car's broken into,
and two or three of your neighbor's cars are broken into, well,
the only way for us to know who has little
ring doorbell cameras or whatever cameras in your neighborhood is
for us to go knock on all those doors, which
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takes time because we have to knock on the door
when people are at home, and that all slows down investigations.
If they register their camera, it does not give us
access to the camera. We can't pull it up. What
it does do is it gives us a way to
send them an email to ask them to check their
own camera to see if they're camera caught in this example,
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the auto burglar doing things or the auto burglary vehicle,
and it provides them a link so they can drop
their own videos into it. So instead of us trying
to canvas the neighborhood all day, long and waiting for
somebody to get home to show us a video. We
can just send a regstree request which takes about two seconds,
and they can upload their video, which takes another thirty seconds.
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So as long as they get their email, we might
get that video back in a few minutes and we
can start working that case and hopefully get their property back,
and especially arrest the auto burglars, because auto burglery is
one of those things where you know, one person might
commit one hundred autoburgnaries, so us getting that one auto
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burglary suspect off the street will clear it well, will
at least prevent that's several more that they were already.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
Going to do well. And also.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
The advance registering the cameras and having them integrated. This
allows people to be a part of it. And sometimes,
you know, I've had people ask me, well, you know,
it's a little big brotherish.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
It kind of explained.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
I mean, I certainly don't feel that way, because it
is all about public safety, and everybody that the police
has access to the cameras, they're well aware of it
because they they consented to that.
Speaker 1 (08:33):
Correct.
Speaker 3 (08:34):
Correct.
Speaker 4 (08:35):
There's a couple of things about that, and you know,
we're not shy about telling people how many cameras we
have and how many cameras we have access to. And
what we don't want is people to feel unsafe or
feel like they're being watched.
Speaker 3 (08:50):
For no good reason. So we do a few things.
Speaker 4 (08:52):
We run audits a monthly on our system to make
sure that the cameras that are being pulled up are
being pulled up for the right reason. All of our
cameras are public facing cameras. There are no like covert
cameras that we go out and install. Now we do
have access to, of course some of our covert units things,
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but those are for specific investigations and really not the
bread and butter the real time crime center. All of
the plate readers are really apparent. They're not hidden. If
you go drive around, you can certainly find them, and
we are We bring people to the crime center a
lot for tours. In fact, if anybody's listening to this
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wants to come up to the crime center, if you'll
just call us, we will schedule you a time to go,
take you on a tour, show you a cool presentation,
and you know, answer any of the questions you have.
I think the scary thing about big brother of the
concept is that the police are surveilling people for not
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good reasons and without their knowledge. All of our cameras
are extremely apparent. So if you walk into Walmart right now,
or walk into a convenience store, you know that you're
on camera. Well, I don't know who reviews those cameras
at all. It might be the clerk, it might be
you know, some corporate person sitting in an office, and
I don't know their background checks. I know that my
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people do an extensive background check, they pass polygraph tests,
and our system is audited all the time. So I think,
of all the people to be looking at the streams
from these cameras, our personnel are the I would say,
the most legitimate people to look at those things, because
they've been through such extensive training and background checks and
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then the continuing audits.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Well, and you've explained I know.
Speaker 2 (10:44):
I heard the police chief say once that this is
like a force multiplier. It you know, it expands your
police force without adding the other manpower, just because you
have all these additional lives.
Speaker 4 (10:56):
Correct, and this specific nature of what we can do
with it is really nice. Where if we get a
shots fired call and we can find who is shooting
those shots. And it's a crowd of you know, one
hundred people, we can go find that specific person and
arrest that specific person instead of having to you know,
wade through and arrest anybody who looks like they might
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be involved.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
We'll have video of.
Speaker 4 (11:21):
That specific person in that specific act so that we're
more accurate with our enforcement and we're quicker to respond
to that threat.
Speaker 2 (11:33):
Well, Lieutenant, we are about out of time. I want
to thank you for taking the time to be on
the show today and share with people, and also certainly
appreciate your invitation to the public. So y'all can certainly
go to the Buma Police Department website, find the phone number,
give a call, and if you have a group, do
that as well. So again, Lieutenant, thank you for your time,
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thank you for the leadership that you provide and that
the work at the Real Time Crime Center does.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
You're welcome, sir, and everybody is rested their cameras.
Speaker 1 (12:05):
Yes, sir, that's correct.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
Good afternoon, Southeast Texas. You're listening to the Roy West Show,
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at our Apple podcast or Androy podcast. So I have
with me Jennifer Gregory, and we've got an annual event
that is happening that many.
Speaker 1 (12:46):
People in Beaumont are very well aware of, Saint Anne's
Catholic School. They're Halloween Carnival. So welcome to the show, Jennifer.
Speaker 5 (12:55):
Thank you so much for having us. We're so excited.
Speaker 2 (12:58):
Well, I'm excited to have you. And this is quite
an undertaking. It's a huge carnival, lots of fun, lots
of moving parts, lots of volunteers.
Speaker 1 (13:12):
So tell let's talk about this.
Speaker 6 (13:14):
Yeah, So this is our forty seventh annual Halloween Carnival.
So it is a giant event, our biggest event that
we put on at Saint Anne's School, a very large
fundraiser for the school, but a great way to bring
the community together and get everybody involved to have fun
and celebrate Halloween. And so we have a lot of
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stuff going on. Like you said, we have a lot
of volunteers. It's all hands on deck for the Halloween
Carnival because there is so much to do. It's from
it's going to be Saturday, October twenty fifth, from eleven
to four pm, and it's at Saint Anne's School, which
is at three seventy five North eleventh Street, which is
right across the street from Saint Elizabeth Hospital.
Speaker 5 (13:58):
So it's very easy to.
Speaker 2 (14:00):
Fine it is and you will also be able to
find it by the cars.
Speaker 1 (14:05):
So uh, go ahead.
Speaker 6 (14:10):
Yeah, I was gonna say, yes, come early to get
a parking spot.
Speaker 5 (14:14):
There's parking all around the school in.
Speaker 6 (14:16):
Different places, but definitely be advised to probably come early
to get the best spot.
Speaker 2 (14:23):
Well, And this is uh, it's always a really fun event.
And I have grandkids now, but I always I always
swing by there because first of all, I'll bring grandkids
out there now or meet grandkids out there with their parents.
But you also see people from all over the community.
So it's quite a community event as well. And this
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is something that extends well beyond the Saint Elle and
school community. There's many people that embrace this and that
participate in it, and it's also for a great cause
because there is so much to do out there and
it's very and it's a family friendly event as well.
That's I mean, that's what it's about.
Speaker 6 (15:03):
Yes, exactly, it is for the whole community. Saint Anne's
is just hosting it. We we are just hosting it
and the whole community is invited to come sharing the festivities.
Speaker 7 (15:15):
Uh.
Speaker 5 (15:15):
There, it is a family event.
Speaker 6 (15:16):
We have you know, costume contests, so we encourage all
the kids to dress up in costumes. It's great to
see everybody what they're wearing jury, you know, if we're
spreading the love the injury. We asked fee is a
can donation which will then be donated to the different
food banks, market to Hope and others. So we're giving back,
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you know, to the community as well for this event.
But we have so many things for kids to enjoy inflatables,
so many inflatables.
Speaker 5 (15:53):
We have games.
Speaker 6 (15:54):
Uh, we have a haunted house. That is the volunteers
that put that together put a lot of love and
and time into making that and it's definitely worth walking
through if you got the you know, the gut for it.
But there's you know, spin art, sand art, face paint,
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just I don't know if this is a good or
a warning to parents.
Speaker 5 (16:19):
There is a fish winning booth, so you may you
may may not come home with a fish, So just
fair warning. The fish are very popular.
Speaker 2 (16:30):
Well yeah, they're probably more popular for the kids than
the pets. But it is certainly a part of the
carnival experience exactly.
Speaker 6 (16:39):
And this and ours really does have the feel of
a you know, small town carnival, which is is very
nice and just keeps you know, it just a great,
like you said, family friendly event.
Speaker 5 (16:53):
And we have other things going on. We have lots
of food. We'll have you know, the pit.
Speaker 6 (16:58):
Will be out there. There may sausages and buddh in
and all of that. We have gumbo, we have pizza
for the kids. Don't that don't eat anything but pizza
hot dogs. Uh so, and then we have inside our
cafeteria if you want to sit down and eat and relax,
you know, there's places to go and settle down for
a minute and relax. There is a giant stage that
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has a DJ. They are playing throughout the day and
that's where we host our costume contests and other things.
We have other people that come and present. We have
different dance studios that come and perform, karate studios that
come and perform. The uh, we have dance other dancers
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that come and perform. So there's there's so much to
see other things that go on that I think I'll say, Uh.
Speaker 5 (17:51):
I'm very proud of my son.
Speaker 6 (17:53):
He's nine years old and he won last year the
spaghetti eating contests. So there's a spaghetti eating con test
and there's also a meatball throwing contest. So there's a
lot to look forward to no matter what you're looking for.
Speaker 2 (18:11):
Well, and I can certainly speak to that. In forty
seven years also speaks to that because y'all have.
Speaker 1 (18:20):
You know, you've made changes with the time. But you
are so right. It is very much like a small
town carnival now. I mean there's.
Speaker 2 (18:29):
You know, from the standpoint, it's not like going out
to the Southeast, you know or South Texas State Fair.
But it's very kid friendly. There are so many activities.
You're going to see so many people from here in Beaumont.
And this is for a great cause too, yes it is.
Speaker 6 (18:46):
It's it supports our school, which supports our kids in
our community, which you know will grow up to be
adults and hopefully stay in our community. So you know,
you're supporting youth and that should be you know, something
that everybody wants.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
To do well, and you're supporting something, but you're also
getting something for it because you're going out there for
a good time exactly. Not that there's anything wrong with
just writing a check, because y'all will take those as well.
Speaker 5 (19:14):
We will glackly.
Speaker 1 (19:15):
But it's a family event.
Speaker 6 (19:19):
Yeah, and you could come home with a fish or
a cake from the cake walk or just.
Speaker 5 (19:24):
You know, maybe a funnel cake or something. So there's
plenty to go.
Speaker 6 (19:27):
Home with and a lot of memories for the kids
and the parents to like. So we encourage everybody to
come out there have a great time, you know, write
all the rides and do all the fun things, and
watch all the performances into the costing contest or the
spaghetti eating contest and just have.
Speaker 5 (19:45):
A great day.
Speaker 2 (19:47):
Well, I know it's going to be a great event.
We're coming up on the end of this segment, but
I just want to thank you. It is Saturday, October twenty.
Speaker 1 (19:55):
Eighth from.
Speaker 2 (19:58):
I'm sorry, it's okay Saturday, Yeah, and I can't multitask.
I was looking at something else.
Speaker 5 (20:05):
You're very excited about the carnival.
Speaker 1 (20:07):
I am.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
And with that, folks, you don't just bring a can
good so for each person that's coming, and you don't
have you know, so you don't have to get a
ticket beforehand. You don't have any of those challenges. It's
just it's a fun event and you can come out
there and spend an hour, you can spend five so
and there'll be people doing both.
Speaker 5 (20:29):
Yep.
Speaker 6 (20:30):
We're there's the old dayers and the people that poop
out and we'll take you anybody.
Speaker 8 (20:36):
Well.
Speaker 2 (20:37):
I just want to congratulate y'all and congratulate you on
taking on this project because it's a big project.
Speaker 5 (20:44):
Yeah, it's a fun one to promote. I am not.
Speaker 6 (20:46):
I just want to point out that I am not
the organizer of this event.
Speaker 5 (20:50):
There are some stronger ladies than me.
Speaker 6 (20:52):
I'm just here to tell everybody about it because it's
so much fun.
Speaker 5 (20:55):
It's an easy thing to do.
Speaker 2 (20:57):
Well, Jennifer, thank you so much. We're out of time,
but put it on your calendar. Saturday, October twenty fifth,
eleven to four. Saint Ann's Carnival, the forty seventh year.
Speaker 1 (21:08):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 5 (21:09):
Thanks Rob. We'll see you out there.
Speaker 2 (21:12):
Yes, ma'am, we are back with the Roy West Show
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as well as Apple podcast and Android podcast. And I
love to bring information about what's happening in the community,
and certainly we've got a big event right around the corner.
bisD is in the house, Exxon mobile is in the house,
and there is a big night coming up. Introduce yourselves
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and tell us let people know what's happening.
Speaker 5 (21:58):
Hey, my name is LASHAWNVL.
Speaker 9 (22:01):
I am Beaumont is d STEM Coordinator K through twelfth.
Speaker 7 (22:06):
Grade, and I'm Tyler Gustafson, the ex Levele Beaumont Public
Governed Affairs Advisor, And we're here today to talk about
the great STEM night that's coming up. This is gonna
be the third year collaborating together and providing this opportunity
to so many students in our region.
Speaker 9 (22:21):
Yes, and we are so excited about it. Like Tyler said,
this is going to be our third event year going
into this event, and we're hoping to make it even better.
We want to not only show the community what Beaumont
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ISD does working with students in STEM, but we want
to also ask the community to join us and they
learn about STEM opportunities too.
Speaker 5 (22:51):
We want the.
Speaker 9 (22:53):
Community to be aware that there are many, many STEM
careers right here in Beaumont, Texas, and we want to
spark some interest from the little ones all the way
up to the adults.
Speaker 2 (23:08):
Well, let's talk about For those that are unfamiliar with
the acronym STEM.
Speaker 1 (23:14):
Explain what that is.
Speaker 2 (23:15):
I mean, it's certainly not new, but there might be
some listeners that are unfamiliar.
Speaker 9 (23:20):
STEM is a stands for science, technology, engineering, and math,
and the concept is to bring all those things together
into one. And so if you're using the engineering process,
you're trying to solve a problem, you bring in the science,
you bring in technology, engineering and math to solve that
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one everyday problem or for the future.
Speaker 2 (23:48):
Well, I know having been to the last two years
and we're going to talk about that. It's a great turnout.
It's November fifth at Ford part from five to eight pm.
Certainly grandparents can bring grandkids or or go with their
parents and the kids. But this is a great opportunity because, uh,
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it also engages the students, well everybody there and because
sometimes you know, people don't realize how real well they
may not realize how relevant and also how fun and
challenging STILM programs are, and this kind of helps capture
the students attention.
Speaker 9 (24:29):
I believe, Yes, it's not a show and tell, it's
totally engaging. Every booth will have an activity for students
or parents to engage in and a lot of the
booths that will be able to take away the things
that they may create there.
Speaker 5 (24:50):
So they should come, they should leave with a bag
full of items.
Speaker 7 (24:54):
It got it's got something for the whole family. And
it's something we have our excell noble boosts there to
teach people to our operation and the jobs and availabilities
here for them. Locally. STEM is everywhere, certainly at Exon
Mobile and so we're proud of partner with the district
for this and for many students, like Lashchandra said, they're
going to be leaving with stuff, They're going to take
a STEM kit to go. If they could complete some
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of their passports to make sure that the STEM learning
and the fund doesn't end at just one night.
Speaker 2 (25:21):
Well, and I know that Exon Mobile is a great
partner with b I s D as well as some
other business partners, but this is a huge undertaking and
this is certainly not the only place where Exon Mobile
and b I s D cross paths, which in ways
to enrich our kids' education and to provide a broader
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viewpoint of what is happening in the world and the
opportunities that are right here in your own backyard and
where they can lead. So this is this is going
to be a great night, and there's a lot there's
going to be a lot of people there. So with
people come, they need to realize bring your walking shoes
and also.
Speaker 1 (26:08):
You might want to get there a little bit early.
Speaker 9 (26:10):
Yes, we suggest you get there as early as possible
so that you can go through as many booths as
your passport will allow, so students can walk away with
those take homes them kids. We have every school that
is going to be represented from the pre K campus
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all the way to the collegiate academy, so every campus
is represented, and we have right now twenty four community
partners that are also involved and so we're still asking
for more community partners to come and play with us
on STEM night.
Speaker 2 (26:52):
Well, and you know, there's no greater call than our kids,
the future of our city, the future period and helping
educate them and offer them all the tools that they
can have to help understand because you know, many of us,
especially as your hair gets white, you get to see
a lot of things, but as you're growing up, you
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don't realize all the different opportunities. And I think also,
you know, Exon Mobile does a great job of explaining
all the different just opportunities within Exxon Mobile, and certainly
that extends across many industries, but sometimes engineering background assists
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people in all areas, across many different job fronts.
Speaker 7 (27:39):
Exactly, and we want to show them all the different opportunities,
especially right here in their backyard in Beaumont. We have
one of the largest refineries and integrated complexes in the
world right here in Beaumont, and we we need the
next generation to come to come work for us. And
so this is a great opportunity for students to come
have a great fun night of interactive learning, but also
learn more about Exon Mobile and all that we do
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in the community.
Speaker 9 (28:03):
Right, and I did want to share that Exon Mobile,
like you said, Meriwst, that it's not just STEM Night
that Exon Mobile assists Bowman ISD.
Speaker 10 (28:13):
When it comes to STEM.
Speaker 9 (28:14):
There's several different programs that Exon Mobile supports in STEM.
For b ISD, we have right now the NASA STEM
Academy for the elementary students. We had Marshall Summer Bridge
to STEM for their STEM Academy students. Right now we're
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doing the seventh grade Bridge to STEM districtwide for all five.
Speaker 10 (28:42):
Middle school students.
Speaker 9 (28:43):
We've done LYFT with PMAC students and King Middle School
when they were in existence, and so we just look
forward to continuing the partnership and exposing as many students
as we can to STEM.
Speaker 1 (28:58):
Well.
Speaker 2 (28:58):
And sometimes people don't realize all the different opportunities and
the past to get to those opportunities. And that's another
thing that's discussed at this and throughout the district year round.
But different job opportunities that people may not have considered.
And the one thing about it they you know, it's
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good benefits and good pay. So oftentimes kids may not
be thinking about that, but it's a great opportunity and
it is right here in our own backyard.
Speaker 9 (29:29):
And it's not just for the the BOMA and i
is D students. Lamar University l I T will also
be there. Lamar Orange will be participating. So it's like
I said, it's for the whole community. It's for everyone.
There's something for everyone to learn and get engaged in
for stim.
Speaker 7 (29:48):
This event has something for everyone in South East Sex's
so we encourage everyone to come out and have a
really great night. I think there's something for everyone. Every booth,
every community partner will have something and we really just
encourage them whole community to come out. Like you said earlier,
there's nothing better than thinking about the future, thinking about
the youth and getting them involved in getting them empowering
them to learn about STEM.
Speaker 2 (30:11):
Absolutely and you know, I just want to commend you
both and certainly we all. I think everybody can agree
how important our kids and their future and their education is.
But collaboration, working together, you can do so much more.
And I know over the last several years, Exon Mobile
(30:31):
as well as other community partners are working a lot
with the schools because they understand it's a tall order
in today's world to educate our youth. And when we
get more hands on deck to do that. We have
greater outcomes, it better outcomes, and I just want to
applaud you both. Let's remind everybody on when the upcoming
event is and if they have any questions or want
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to sponsor, who do they reach out to?
Speaker 9 (30:55):
It is STEM oh my I isd ex on mobile.
STEM Night is going to be November the fifth at
Ford Park from five to eight. If you have any questions,
want to registrate, you can go to our bouminte isd STEM.
It is on our landing page. It is everywhere and
(31:15):
look for the commercials they've started today.
Speaker 2 (31:19):
All right, thank y'all so much and I look forward
to seeing you both there.
Speaker 5 (31:23):
Thank you all.
Speaker 2 (31:26):
We are back with the Roy Wett Show here on
News Talk five sixty KLV, and folks, we always have
the best guest, and man, do I have a great
guest today. Carol Fernandez with Catholic Charities is on the show.
She's been on many times before, but it's always a pleasure.
(31:47):
And you've got such a great attitude and you do
such important work and Catholic Charities does so much for
Southeast Texas and many people don't even realize all that
they do. And uh, and that it's also uh, you know,
it's a it's for everybody. Yeah, getting that word out,
(32:10):
letting people know that, hey, these services, you don't have
to be Catholic to receive these services.
Speaker 10 (32:15):
That is correct, you.
Speaker 8 (32:16):
Know, and I tell you that I wouldn't change the
name of our agency, you know. But but it definitely
is misleading sometimes for people because they see Catholic charities
and they think, well, oh, that's just for Catholics, and no,
so it's it is Catholic with the capital letter C
in terms of that is our faith. But it's Catholic
(32:37):
with the little letter C, and that means universal. And
so we our services are available to anyone in need
within the nine counties of our service area. Right, So
we're not you know, nationally, you're serving across Texas, but
within the nine counties that have the same footprint as
the Diocese of Beaumont. And so anyone who need needs
(33:00):
our services within those nine counties, it doesn't matter what
religious affiliation they have, we will serve them. And the
same thing goes for volunteers, for donors, and for our employees.
Even there are two positions here that say we have
to be a Catholic and that's mine and the vice
president of Programs, and so it's not a requirement even
(33:23):
to be an employee of our agency to be Catholic.
So definitely, thank you, thank you for saying that we
always welcome everyone to have a share in the work
of Catholic Charities. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to
be here today because I want to tell you. I
know you know, but you're listening audience may not have heard.
(33:44):
On August first, we opened a thrift stores. The thrift
Barn is the name of it. It's in Winnie, Texas.
This is our first.
Speaker 10 (33:54):
Run, our first entry in the world of social enterprise.
Speaker 8 (33:59):
And social enterprise is it way for nonprofits to create
revenue to support its mission and the programs that we're serving.
So all of the revenue from the thrift store, anything
that we sell, all the money that's raised there support
the programs of Catholic Charities, and so.
Speaker 10 (34:20):
It's really important.
Speaker 8 (34:21):
It's just another piece in the pie to be able
to finance the work of our agency, right and so
we have our fundraisers, we have grants, we have regular donations,
but hopefully the thrift store will bring us great revenue
to just really give a better firm support for our agency.
(34:44):
So the Thrift Barn, it's open Tuesdays through Saturday. It's
on Highway one twenty four in Winning nine oh nine
Highway one twenty four.
Speaker 10 (34:54):
It's about a mile from I ten when you're headed
to the beach.
Speaker 8 (34:58):
So all those folks who know love going down to
the beach on the weekends or during the week even
I please encourage everybody to stop by and check out
the store. Shop. Yes, shop shop, of course, but we
also accept donations, and so donations are accepted on Tuesdays
(35:18):
and Thursdays only right now between eleven and three And
I'm sorry I skipped the store hours or ten am
to four pm right now Tuesday through Saturday. So we
are very very excited. Like so we've just opened August first,
and it's a wonderful place. You can also we have
a YouTube channel for Catholic Charities and so you can
(35:41):
look up the Threat Farm or Catholic Charities of Southeast
Texas on YouTube. And we have a wonderful video that
shows the store. There's one of our dedication and grand
opening and then one of just kind of a virtual
tour of the store, so please please ask every you
want to look at it, but it's nothing like seeing
(36:02):
it in person, so please go and check it out.
Speaker 2 (36:06):
Well, And you know I want We've only got a
little over three minutes left, and I want people to
know about all the other services that you offer as well.
Speaker 8 (36:15):
Yes, sir, yes, sir, So of course we have well,
so we have six programs, six programs, one of them
being Elijah's Place. Elijah's Place is a grief support program
for children who have had the unfortunate experience of the
of a parent or sibling to who's died. But we
also do grief or grieve in education in churches, schools
(36:38):
or other organizations for adults who work with children so
they can better help those children when they are faced.
Speaker 10 (36:45):
With that situation. We have the Hospitality Center.
Speaker 8 (36:48):
That's our soup kitchen that's in Port Arthur, opened every
day of the year to serve a hot meal. We
have Market to Hope, with Hope being an acronym for
help other people eat. Market to Hope is here in Beaumont,
but also at our office in Winnie And so we
give food. We have a client choice food pantry, and
we also offer curbsite service just like a regular grocery stores.
Speaker 10 (37:12):
That's our free pantry.
Speaker 8 (37:13):
We also offer immigration, legal assistance, mental health counseling and
program Home Matters and Home Matters does rental housing counseling,
also financial coaching and assistance. That we have free income
tax preparation during the tax season through Home Matters as well.
So all of those programs are available to the community.
(37:36):
We are privileged and honored to be able to have
a share in the work and serving those who need
our help. I'd like to just give a plug too, please,
Mayor that November sixth, coming up right around the corner
is Harvest of Hope and so, like I mentioned, the
thrift barn is kind of to help supplement give us
some additional revenue. Well, Harvest of Hope is another piece
(37:57):
of the pie. And that event again November six it's
going to be at Holiday Inn five thirty Cocktails six
thirty is the program and dinner. Please check it out
on our website cc SETX dot org. That's for Catholic
Charities Southeast Texas dot org.
Speaker 2 (38:15):
And that your website couldn't be any easier. Y'all also
put information out on social media. Y'all do a great job,
and y'all are providing much needed services. You're always in
need of volunteers and that financial support. And if they
go to the website, they can also find out information
(38:35):
on how they can do that.
Speaker 8 (38:37):
Right, have a volunteer or even if you need help,
you can find out how to get that on the
website as well.
Speaker 1 (38:43):
Well.
Speaker 2 (38:44):
Again, Carol Fernandez, y'all are making a difference in such
an important difference in nine counties in southeast Texas, which
is really incredible. And folks support Catholic charities. They're taking
care of your friends and neighbors, and also volunteer if
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you have time, because it become you know, it's very
important to give back. So Carol, I just want to
thank you again for coming on the show and bringing
this great information.
Speaker 10 (39:17):
Thank you so much, may Or, thank you absolutely.
Speaker 1 (39:20):
Talk to you rest of your day. All right now,
bye bye bye, folks.
Speaker 2 (39:27):
We are back with the Roy West Show here on
News Talk five sixty k LV, and folks, we always
have the best gifts and certainly today is no exception
to that. We begin with Beaumont Police Lieutenant Cody Courts
with the Real Time Crime Center talking about how successful
that's been and how that works here in the city
(39:50):
of Beaumont in the positive effects it has had on
solving crimes, reducing crime, and also being a force multiplier
because it will the police a quicker response time and
many other advantages. In the second segment, I was talking
to Jennifer Gregory about the Saint Anne's Carnival that has
(40:10):
been going on now for decades and it is right
around the corner, so be sure to check that out, find.
Speaker 3 (40:16):
Out on Facebook and you will be.
Speaker 2 (40:18):
Sure to enjoy it. Then I talked to Boma Independent
School District about their upcoming Still Night that is sponsored
by Exon Mobile, and Exon Mobile was on the show
as well. That is coming up November fifth, be sure
to check that out. And I wrapped up the show
with Carol Fernandez with Catholic Charities, talking about all the
different ministries they have that are available to the entire
(40:43):
listening audience. So it is not just Catholic Charities, it
provides to all people. It is through the Catholic Charities
organization and folks, I like to remind people with the
Roy West team of Guild Mortgages, we do home loans
whether you're looking to refinance are purchase, whether it's a
primary residence, whether you're moving up or downsizing, whether you're
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Speaker 1 (41:16):
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Speaker 2 (41:16):
We can help you with any type of loan, and
we also refinance. And until we talk again, folks, God,
God bless you all.
Good afternoons Southeast Texas.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
You're listening to the Roy West Show here on five
sixty klv I and folks. I love to remind people
if you get out of the car at any point,
always download the free iHeart Radio app because you can
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in their entirety on podcasts on iHeart app as well
(00:26):
as Apple podcasts and Android podcast And I have with
me returning guests, Lieutenant Cody Courts at the Baumont Police Department.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Welcome back to the show, Lieutenant.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
Go afternoon, sir. I'm glad to be talking with you.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Well, it's always a pleasure and you are a part
of one of the newest units I would assume at
Baumont PD. Tell people about what it is that you
lead at Bamont PD.
Speaker 4 (00:55):
Yes, sir, I'm the commander of our real time crime center.
We started in January of twenty twenty four. We had
three police officers, myself, Sergeant Garrison Detective Hamilton, and we've
grown quite a bit. We have accessed over I think
one hundred and thirty license plate readers in the city.
(01:16):
Now over thirty three hundred video cameras that we have
access to. We've grown our staff this year. We started
four crime center analysts in January who are just the
most awesome employees ever, and we're going to hire four more.
We hope to have them cut loose around March of
(01:37):
next year, so that we're operating twenty four to seven.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
So it's been fast and it's been really fun.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Well, let's give people on a radio show. It could
be a little hard, but a visual because you know,
the real time Crime Center is state of the art
and it is well, i'll let you tell.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
Them, Okay, So the facility if we have six workstations
that each have three monitors, and then there are eighteen
fifty five inch television screens on one wall, twelve television
screens on another, and then another wall with three eighty
six inch TV screens. So the center itself looks cool.
But if you want an idea of what the crime
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center can do for a police officer on the streets,
if we have an officer who's responding to a robbery
in progress, our analysts are going to pull immediate video
or like in the last thirty second video of that robbery,
get pictures of the suspect, the suspect vehicle and hopefully
license plate and get it to that officer in the
(02:40):
five minutes it takes for him to get to that scene.
If we can run suspect history through social media or
anything else, we're going to get that to the officer.
And if the vehicle happens to lead the scene before
the officer arrives, our analysts are going to try to
track down that vehicle in real time using license plate
readers and video systems that they're very good at using.
(03:03):
So it basically is there to assist our patrol officers
in real time with situational awareness and just any information
they could want immediately.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Well, and you know, one thing that I've taken away
from it is that it certainly enhances officer safety, but
it's also enhances public safety because officers oftentimes now in
many situations have a much better idea of what they're
going into and who, if you will, are.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
The possible bad guys.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
And you know, I think from that standpoint, and also
I would imagine it helps in terms of efficiency in
closing cases and catching the bad guys.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
Absolutely.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
People ask me a lot about officer response times and
in one way, at least, the crime Center does help
with response times in that if there's a call like
a handicapped parking violation, and we have a camera nearby,
we can go ahead and check for the officer to
see if there's a handicap, you know, a car that's
illegally parked, because if they're not there, that officer doesn't
(04:12):
need to go to that call. Well, that seems minor,
but where that plays a role in public safety is
if you're on the freeway and you've got in a
wreck and you're waiting on the police to come help
you and get you off the freeway.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
That's twenty minutes less than you would.
Speaker 4 (04:25):
Have to wait because that officer didn't have to go
to that needless call, so they can go help you
off the freeway. Now, in another way, if we have
violent criminals or violent acts of crime, we have been
able to arrest people in a couple of hours instead
of a couple of weeks because we don't want people
who are using guns for violence to have that gun
(04:47):
anytime at all, and the quicker we can get their
gun away from them and get them off the street,
the more people that aren't going to be shot by
that gun later on, and we've really done well with
using this technology to expedite some of these arrests and
get these guns off the street.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Well, and you know, you talked about two different things
that integrated cameras right off the bat that the analyst
and the real time crime Center has access to, as
well as the license plate readers and the you know,
this is something where the public is very much involved
and continue to be involved, is am I right there?
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Yes, sir.
Speaker 4 (05:30):
All of the things that we do in the crime
center have to have the trust of the public and
the participation of the public. Most of our integrated cameras
are cameras that we view through consent with businesses and
people who own those cameras, And a lot of the
license plate readers that we use were purchased by businesses
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or hoas or property owners for vehicles going into their property.
Because at the end of the day, it's all about
keeping the community safe. So it's a really nice thing
that the community can actually participate in keeping themselves safe.
And I think this is the biggest innovation in public
participation with police since.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
Nine one one.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
Well, and also for those that have cameras at their
residents are at their business, but they're not interested in
being integrated in letting the police department know that, you
have them explain to people why that's beneficial.
Speaker 4 (06:31):
So that's beneficial because if you have if you live
let's say in a on a cul de sac, and
you wake up in the morning and your car's broken into,
and two or three of your neighbor's cars are broken into, well,
the only way for us to know who has little
ring doorbell cameras or whatever cameras in your neighborhood is
for us to go knock on all those doors, which
(06:52):
takes time because we have to knock on the door
when people are at home, and that all slows down investigations.
If they register their camera, it does not give us
access to the camera. We can't pull it up. What
it does do is it gives us a way to
send them an email to ask them to check their
own camera to see if they're camera caught in this example,
(07:13):
the auto burglar doing things or the auto burglary vehicle,
and it provides them a link so they can drop
their own videos into it. So instead of us trying
to canvas the neighborhood all day, long and waiting for
somebody to get home to show us a video. We
can just send a regstree request which takes about two seconds,
and they can upload their video, which takes another thirty seconds.
(07:35):
So as long as they get their email, we might
get that video back in a few minutes and we
can start working that case and hopefully get their property back,
and especially arrest the auto burglars, because auto burglery is
one of those things where you know, one person might
commit one hundred autoburgnaries, so us getting that one auto
(07:55):
burglary suspect off the street will clear it well, will
at least prevent that's several more that they were already.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
Going to do well. And also.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
The advance registering the cameras and having them integrated. This
allows people to be a part of it. And sometimes,
you know, I've had people ask me, well, you know,
it's a little big brotherish.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
It kind of explained.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
I mean, I certainly don't feel that way, because it
is all about public safety, and everybody that the police
has access to the cameras, they're well aware of it
because they they consented to that.
Speaker 1 (08:33):
Correct.
Speaker 3 (08:34):
Correct.
Speaker 4 (08:35):
There's a couple of things about that, and you know,
we're not shy about telling people how many cameras we
have and how many cameras we have access to. And
what we don't want is people to feel unsafe or
feel like they're being watched.
Speaker 3 (08:50):
For no good reason. So we do a few things.
Speaker 4 (08:52):
We run audits a monthly on our system to make
sure that the cameras that are being pulled up are
being pulled up for the right reason. All of our
cameras are public facing cameras. There are no like covert
cameras that we go out and install. Now we do
have access to, of course some of our covert units things,
(09:13):
but those are for specific investigations and really not the
bread and butter the real time crime center. All of
the plate readers are really apparent. They're not hidden. If
you go drive around, you can certainly find them, and
we are We bring people to the crime center a
lot for tours. In fact, if anybody's listening to this
(09:33):
wants to come up to the crime center, if you'll
just call us, we will schedule you a time to go,
take you on a tour, show you a cool presentation,
and you know, answer any of the questions you have.
I think the scary thing about big brother of the
concept is that the police are surveilling people for not
(09:55):
good reasons and without their knowledge. All of our cameras
are extremely apparent. So if you walk into Walmart right now,
or walk into a convenience store, you know that you're
on camera. Well, I don't know who reviews those cameras
at all. It might be the clerk, it might be
you know, some corporate person sitting in an office, and
I don't know their background checks. I know that my
(10:16):
people do an extensive background check, they pass polygraph tests,
and our system is audited all the time. So I think,
of all the people to be looking at the streams
from these cameras, our personnel are the I would say,
the most legitimate people to look at those things, because
they've been through such extensive training and background checks and
(10:40):
then the continuing audits.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Well, and you've explained I know.
Speaker 2 (10:44):
I heard the police chief say once that this is
like a force multiplier. It you know, it expands your
police force without adding the other manpower, just because you
have all these additional lives.
Speaker 4 (10:56):
Correct, and this specific nature of what we can do
with it is really nice. Where if we get a
shots fired call and we can find who is shooting
those shots. And it's a crowd of you know, one
hundred people, we can go find that specific person and
arrest that specific person instead of having to you know,
wade through and arrest anybody who looks like they might
(11:19):
be involved.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
We'll have video of.
Speaker 4 (11:21):
That specific person in that specific act so that we're
more accurate with our enforcement and we're quicker to respond
to that threat.
Speaker 2 (11:33):
Well, Lieutenant, we are about out of time. I want
to thank you for taking the time to be on
the show today and share with people, and also certainly
appreciate your invitation to the public. So y'all can certainly
go to the Buma Police Department website, find the phone number,
give a call, and if you have a group, do
that as well. So again, Lieutenant, thank you for your time,
(11:55):
thank you for the leadership that you provide and that
the work at the Real Time Crime Center does.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
You're welcome, sir, and everybody is rested their cameras.
Speaker 1 (12:05):
Yes, sir, that's correct.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
Good afternoon, Southeast Texas. You're listening to the Roy West Show,
heard every Sunday right here on News Talk five sixty KLD,
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(12:30):
any of our shows in their entirety on iHeart Radio,
at our Apple podcast or Androy podcast. So I have
with me Jennifer Gregory, and we've got an annual event
that is happening that many.
Speaker 1 (12:46):
People in Beaumont are very well aware of, Saint Anne's
Catholic School. They're Halloween Carnival. So welcome to the show, Jennifer.
Speaker 5 (12:55):
Thank you so much for having us. We're so excited.
Speaker 2 (12:58):
Well, I'm excited to have you. And this is quite
an undertaking. It's a huge carnival, lots of fun, lots
of moving parts, lots of volunteers.
Speaker 1 (13:12):
So tell let's talk about this.
Speaker 6 (13:14):
Yeah, So this is our forty seventh annual Halloween Carnival.
So it is a giant event, our biggest event that
we put on at Saint Anne's School, a very large
fundraiser for the school, but a great way to bring
the community together and get everybody involved to have fun
and celebrate Halloween. And so we have a lot of
(13:37):
stuff going on. Like you said, we have a lot
of volunteers. It's all hands on deck for the Halloween
Carnival because there is so much to do. It's from
it's going to be Saturday, October twenty fifth, from eleven
to four pm, and it's at Saint Anne's School, which
is at three seventy five North eleventh Street, which is
right across the street from Saint Elizabeth Hospital.
Speaker 5 (13:58):
So it's very easy to.
Speaker 2 (14:00):
Fine it is and you will also be able to
find it by the cars.
Speaker 1 (14:05):
So uh, go ahead.
Speaker 6 (14:10):
Yeah, I was gonna say, yes, come early to get
a parking spot.
Speaker 5 (14:14):
There's parking all around the school in.
Speaker 6 (14:16):
Different places, but definitely be advised to probably come early
to get the best spot.
Speaker 2 (14:23):
Well, And this is uh, it's always a really fun event.
And I have grandkids now, but I always I always
swing by there because first of all, I'll bring grandkids
out there now or meet grandkids out there with their parents.
But you also see people from all over the community.
So it's quite a community event as well. And this
(14:46):
is something that extends well beyond the Saint Elle and
school community. There's many people that embrace this and that
participate in it, and it's also for a great cause
because there is so much to do out there and
it's very and it's a family friendly event as well.
That's I mean, that's what it's about.
Speaker 6 (15:03):
Yes, exactly, it is for the whole community. Saint Anne's
is just hosting it. We we are just hosting it
and the whole community is invited to come sharing the festivities.
Speaker 7 (15:15):
Uh.
Speaker 5 (15:15):
There, it is a family event.
Speaker 6 (15:16):
We have you know, costume contests, so we encourage all
the kids to dress up in costumes. It's great to
see everybody what they're wearing jury, you know, if we're
spreading the love the injury. We asked fee is a
can donation which will then be donated to the different
food banks, market to Hope and others. So we're giving back,
(15:40):
you know, to the community as well for this event.
But we have so many things for kids to enjoy inflatables,
so many inflatables.
Speaker 5 (15:53):
We have games.
Speaker 6 (15:54):
Uh, we have a haunted house. That is the volunteers
that put that together put a lot of love and
and time into making that and it's definitely worth walking
through if you got the you know, the gut for it.
But there's you know, spin art, sand art, face paint,
(16:16):
just I don't know if this is a good or
a warning to parents.
Speaker 5 (16:19):
There is a fish winning booth, so you may you
may may not come home with a fish, So just
fair warning. The fish are very popular.
Speaker 2 (16:30):
Well yeah, they're probably more popular for the kids than
the pets. But it is certainly a part of the
carnival experience exactly.
Speaker 6 (16:39):
And this and ours really does have the feel of
a you know, small town carnival, which is is very
nice and just keeps you know, it just a great,
like you said, family friendly event.
Speaker 5 (16:53):
And we have other things going on. We have lots
of food. We'll have you know, the pit.
Speaker 6 (16:58):
Will be out there. There may sausages and buddh in
and all of that. We have gumbo, we have pizza
for the kids. Don't that don't eat anything but pizza
hot dogs. Uh so, and then we have inside our
cafeteria if you want to sit down and eat and relax,
you know, there's places to go and settle down for
a minute and relax. There is a giant stage that
(17:21):
has a DJ. They are playing throughout the day and
that's where we host our costume contests and other things.
We have other people that come and present. We have
different dance studios that come and perform, karate studios that
come and perform. The uh, we have dance other dancers
(17:42):
that come and perform. So there's there's so much to
see other things that go on that I think I'll say, Uh.
Speaker 5 (17:51):
I'm very proud of my son.
Speaker 6 (17:53):
He's nine years old and he won last year the
spaghetti eating contests. So there's a spaghetti eating con test
and there's also a meatball throwing contest. So there's a
lot to look forward to no matter what you're looking for.
Speaker 2 (18:11):
Well, and I can certainly speak to that. In forty
seven years also speaks to that because y'all have.
Speaker 1 (18:20):
You know, you've made changes with the time. But you
are so right. It is very much like a small
town carnival now. I mean there's.
Speaker 2 (18:29):
You know, from the standpoint, it's not like going out
to the Southeast, you know or South Texas State Fair.
But it's very kid friendly. There are so many activities.
You're going to see so many people from here in Beaumont.
And this is for a great cause too, yes it is.
Speaker 6 (18:46):
It's it supports our school, which supports our kids in
our community, which you know will grow up to be
adults and hopefully stay in our community. So you know,
you're supporting youth and that should be you know, something
that everybody wants.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
To do well, and you're supporting something, but you're also
getting something for it because you're going out there for
a good time exactly. Not that there's anything wrong with
just writing a check, because y'all will take those as well.
Speaker 5 (19:14):
We will glackly.
Speaker 1 (19:15):
But it's a family event.
Speaker 6 (19:19):
Yeah, and you could come home with a fish or
a cake from the cake walk or just.
Speaker 5 (19:24):
You know, maybe a funnel cake or something. So there's
plenty to go.
Speaker 6 (19:27):
Home with and a lot of memories for the kids
and the parents to like. So we encourage everybody to
come out there have a great time, you know, write
all the rides and do all the fun things, and
watch all the performances into the costing contest or the
spaghetti eating contest and just have.
Speaker 5 (19:45):
A great day.
Speaker 2 (19:47):
Well, I know it's going to be a great event.
We're coming up on the end of this segment, but
I just want to thank you. It is Saturday, October twenty.
Speaker 1 (19:55):
Eighth from.
Speaker 2 (19:58):
I'm sorry, it's okay Saturday, Yeah, and I can't multitask.
I was looking at something else.
Speaker 5 (20:05):
You're very excited about the carnival.
Speaker 1 (20:07):
I am.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
And with that, folks, you don't just bring a can
good so for each person that's coming, and you don't
have you know, so you don't have to get a
ticket beforehand. You don't have any of those challenges. It's
just it's a fun event and you can come out
there and spend an hour, you can spend five so
and there'll be people doing both.
Speaker 5 (20:29):
Yep.
Speaker 6 (20:30):
We're there's the old dayers and the people that poop
out and we'll take you anybody.
Speaker 8 (20:36):
Well.
Speaker 2 (20:37):
I just want to congratulate y'all and congratulate you on
taking on this project because it's a big project.
Speaker 5 (20:44):
Yeah, it's a fun one to promote. I am not.
Speaker 6 (20:46):
I just want to point out that I am not
the organizer of this event.
Speaker 5 (20:50):
There are some stronger ladies than me.
Speaker 6 (20:52):
I'm just here to tell everybody about it because it's
so much fun.
Speaker 5 (20:55):
It's an easy thing to do.
Speaker 2 (20:57):
Well, Jennifer, thank you so much. We're out of time,
but put it on your calendar. Saturday, October twenty fifth,
eleven to four. Saint Ann's Carnival, the forty seventh year.
Speaker 1 (21:08):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 5 (21:09):
Thanks Rob. We'll see you out there.
Speaker 2 (21:12):
Yes, ma'am, we are back with the Roy West Show
here on News Talk five sixty KLV. And folks, remember,
if you're getting out of the car, you can always
download the free iHeart Radio app, stream the show live
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our shows in their entirety on podcast also on iHeart,
(21:34):
as well as Apple podcast and Android podcast. And I
love to bring information about what's happening in the community,
and certainly we've got a big event right around the corner.
bisD is in the house, Exxon mobile is in the house,
and there is a big night coming up. Introduce yourselves
(21:55):
and tell us let people know what's happening.
Speaker 5 (21:58):
Hey, my name is LASHAWNVL.
Speaker 9 (22:01):
I am Beaumont is d STEM Coordinator K through twelfth.
Speaker 7 (22:06):
Grade, and I'm Tyler Gustafson, the ex Levele Beaumont Public
Governed Affairs Advisor, And we're here today to talk about
the great STEM night that's coming up. This is gonna
be the third year collaborating together and providing this opportunity
to so many students in our region.
Speaker 9 (22:21):
Yes, and we are so excited about it. Like Tyler said,
this is going to be our third event year going
into this event, and we're hoping to make it even better.
We want to not only show the community what Beaumont
(22:41):
ISD does working with students in STEM, but we want
to also ask the community to join us and they
learn about STEM opportunities too.
Speaker 5 (22:51):
We want the.
Speaker 9 (22:53):
Community to be aware that there are many, many STEM
careers right here in Beaumont, Texas, and we want to
spark some interest from the little ones all the way
up to the adults.
Speaker 2 (23:08):
Well, let's talk about For those that are unfamiliar with
the acronym STEM.
Speaker 1 (23:14):
Explain what that is.
Speaker 2 (23:15):
I mean, it's certainly not new, but there might be
some listeners that are unfamiliar.
Speaker 9 (23:20):
STEM is a stands for science, technology, engineering, and math,
and the concept is to bring all those things together
into one. And so if you're using the engineering process,
you're trying to solve a problem, you bring in the science,
you bring in technology, engineering and math to solve that
(23:43):
one everyday problem or for the future.
Speaker 2 (23:48):
Well, I know having been to the last two years
and we're going to talk about that. It's a great turnout.
It's November fifth at Ford part from five to eight pm.
Certainly grandparents can bring grandkids or or go with their
parents and the kids. But this is a great opportunity because, uh,
(24:09):
it also engages the students, well everybody there and because
sometimes you know, people don't realize how real well they
may not realize how relevant and also how fun and
challenging STILM programs are, and this kind of helps capture
the students attention.
Speaker 9 (24:29):
I believe, Yes, it's not a show and tell, it's
totally engaging. Every booth will have an activity for students
or parents to engage in and a lot of the
booths that will be able to take away the things
that they may create there.
Speaker 5 (24:50):
So they should come, they should leave with a bag
full of items.
Speaker 7 (24:54):
It got it's got something for the whole family. And
it's something we have our excell noble boosts there to
teach people to our operation and the jobs and availabilities
here for them. Locally. STEM is everywhere, certainly at Exon
Mobile and so we're proud of partner with the district
for this and for many students, like Lashchandra said, they're
going to be leaving with stuff, They're going to take
a STEM kit to go. If they could complete some
(25:14):
of their passports to make sure that the STEM learning
and the fund doesn't end at just one night.
Speaker 2 (25:21):
Well, and I know that Exon Mobile is a great
partner with b I s D as well as some
other business partners, but this is a huge undertaking and
this is certainly not the only place where Exon Mobile
and b I s D cross paths, which in ways
to enrich our kids' education and to provide a broader
(25:46):
viewpoint of what is happening in the world and the
opportunities that are right here in your own backyard and
where they can lead. So this is this is going
to be a great night, and there's a lot there's
going to be a lot of people there. So with
people come, they need to realize bring your walking shoes
and also.
Speaker 1 (26:08):
You might want to get there a little bit early.
Speaker 9 (26:10):
Yes, we suggest you get there as early as possible
so that you can go through as many booths as
your passport will allow, so students can walk away with
those take homes them kids. We have every school that
is going to be represented from the pre K campus
(26:31):
all the way to the collegiate academy, so every campus
is represented, and we have right now twenty four community
partners that are also involved and so we're still asking
for more community partners to come and play with us
on STEM night.
Speaker 2 (26:52):
Well, and you know, there's no greater call than our kids,
the future of our city, the future period and helping
educate them and offer them all the tools that they
can have to help understand because you know, many of us,
especially as your hair gets white, you get to see
a lot of things, but as you're growing up, you
(27:13):
don't realize all the different opportunities. And I think also,
you know, Exon Mobile does a great job of explaining
all the different just opportunities within Exxon Mobile, and certainly
that extends across many industries, but sometimes engineering background assists
(27:34):
people in all areas, across many different job fronts.
Speaker 7 (27:39):
Exactly, and we want to show them all the different opportunities,
especially right here in their backyard in Beaumont. We have
one of the largest refineries and integrated complexes in the
world right here in Beaumont, and we we need the
next generation to come to come work for us. And
so this is a great opportunity for students to come
have a great fun night of interactive learning, but also
learn more about Exon Mobile and all that we do
(28:01):
in the community.
Speaker 9 (28:03):
Right, and I did want to share that Exon Mobile,
like you said, Meriwst, that it's not just STEM Night
that Exon Mobile assists Bowman ISD.
Speaker 10 (28:13):
When it comes to STEM.
Speaker 9 (28:14):
There's several different programs that Exon Mobile supports in STEM.
For b ISD, we have right now the NASA STEM
Academy for the elementary students. We had Marshall Summer Bridge
to STEM for their STEM Academy students. Right now we're
(28:37):
doing the seventh grade Bridge to STEM districtwide for all five.
Speaker 10 (28:42):
Middle school students.
Speaker 9 (28:43):
We've done LYFT with PMAC students and King Middle School
when they were in existence, and so we just look
forward to continuing the partnership and exposing as many students
as we can to STEM.
Speaker 1 (28:58):
Well.
Speaker 2 (28:58):
And sometimes people don't realize all the different opportunities and
the past to get to those opportunities. And that's another
thing that's discussed at this and throughout the district year round.
But different job opportunities that people may not have considered.
And the one thing about it they you know, it's
(29:21):
good benefits and good pay. So oftentimes kids may not
be thinking about that, but it's a great opportunity and
it is right here in our own backyard.
Speaker 9 (29:29):
And it's not just for the the BOMA and i
is D students. Lamar University l I T will also
be there. Lamar Orange will be participating. So it's like
I said, it's for the whole community. It's for everyone.
There's something for everyone to learn and get engaged in
for stim.
Speaker 7 (29:48):
This event has something for everyone in South East Sex's
so we encourage everyone to come out and have a
really great night. I think there's something for everyone. Every booth,
every community partner will have something and we really just
encourage them whole community to come out. Like you said earlier,
there's nothing better than thinking about the future, thinking about
the youth and getting them involved in getting them empowering
them to learn about STEM.
Speaker 2 (30:11):
Absolutely and you know, I just want to commend you
both and certainly we all. I think everybody can agree
how important our kids and their future and their education is.
But collaboration, working together, you can do so much more.
And I know over the last several years, Exon Mobile
(30:31):
as well as other community partners are working a lot
with the schools because they understand it's a tall order
in today's world to educate our youth. And when we
get more hands on deck to do that. We have
greater outcomes, it better outcomes, and I just want to
applaud you both. Let's remind everybody on when the upcoming
event is and if they have any questions or want
(30:52):
to sponsor, who do they reach out to?
Speaker 9 (30:55):
It is STEM oh my I isd ex on mobile.
STEM Night is going to be November the fifth at
Ford Park from five to eight. If you have any questions,
want to registrate, you can go to our bouminte isd STEM.
It is on our landing page. It is everywhere and
(31:15):
look for the commercials they've started today.
Speaker 2 (31:19):
All right, thank y'all so much and I look forward
to seeing you both there.
Speaker 5 (31:23):
Thank you all.
Speaker 2 (31:26):
We are back with the Roy Wett Show here on
News Talk five sixty KLV, and folks, we always have
the best guest, and man, do I have a great
guest today. Carol Fernandez with Catholic Charities is on the show.
She's been on many times before, but it's always a pleasure.
(31:47):
And you've got such a great attitude and you do
such important work and Catholic Charities does so much for
Southeast Texas and many people don't even realize all that
they do. And uh, and that it's also uh, you know,
it's a it's for everybody. Yeah, getting that word out,
(32:10):
letting people know that, hey, these services, you don't have
to be Catholic to receive these services.
Speaker 10 (32:15):
That is correct, you.
Speaker 8 (32:16):
Know, and I tell you that I wouldn't change the
name of our agency, you know. But but it definitely
is misleading sometimes for people because they see Catholic charities
and they think, well, oh, that's just for Catholics, and no,
so it's it is Catholic with the capital letter C
in terms of that is our faith. But it's Catholic
(32:37):
with the little letter C, and that means universal. And
so we our services are available to anyone in need
within the nine counties of our service area. Right, So
we're not you know, nationally, you're serving across Texas, but
within the nine counties that have the same footprint as
the Diocese of Beaumont. And so anyone who need needs
(33:00):
our services within those nine counties, it doesn't matter what
religious affiliation they have, we will serve them. And the
same thing goes for volunteers, for donors, and for our employees.
Even there are two positions here that say we have
to be a Catholic and that's mine and the vice
president of Programs, and so it's not a requirement even
(33:23):
to be an employee of our agency to be Catholic.
So definitely, thank you, thank you for saying that we
always welcome everyone to have a share in the work
of Catholic Charities. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to
be here today because I want to tell you. I
know you know, but you're listening audience may not have heard.
(33:44):
On August first, we opened a thrift stores. The thrift
Barn is the name of it. It's in Winnie, Texas.
This is our first.
Speaker 10 (33:54):
Run, our first entry in the world of social enterprise.
Speaker 8 (33:59):
And social enterprise is it way for nonprofits to create
revenue to support its mission and the programs that we're serving.
So all of the revenue from the thrift store, anything
that we sell, all the money that's raised there support
the programs of Catholic Charities, and so.
Speaker 10 (34:20):
It's really important.
Speaker 8 (34:21):
It's just another piece in the pie to be able
to finance the work of our agency, right and so
we have our fundraisers, we have grants, we have regular donations,
but hopefully the thrift store will bring us great revenue
to just really give a better firm support for our agency.
(34:44):
So the Thrift Barn, it's open Tuesdays through Saturday. It's
on Highway one twenty four in Winning nine oh nine
Highway one twenty four.
Speaker 10 (34:54):
It's about a mile from I ten when you're headed
to the beach.
Speaker 8 (34:58):
So all those folks who know love going down to
the beach on the weekends or during the week even
I please encourage everybody to stop by and check out
the store. Shop. Yes, shop shop, of course, but we
also accept donations, and so donations are accepted on Tuesdays
(35:18):
and Thursdays only right now between eleven and three And
I'm sorry I skipped the store hours or ten am
to four pm right now Tuesday through Saturday. So we
are very very excited. Like so we've just opened August first,
and it's a wonderful place. You can also we have
a YouTube channel for Catholic Charities and so you can
(35:41):
look up the Threat Farm or Catholic Charities of Southeast
Texas on YouTube. And we have a wonderful video that
shows the store. There's one of our dedication and grand
opening and then one of just kind of a virtual
tour of the store, so please please ask every you
want to look at it, but it's nothing like seeing
(36:02):
it in person, so please go and check it out.
Speaker 2 (36:06):
Well, And you know I want We've only got a
little over three minutes left, and I want people to
know about all the other services that you offer as well.
Speaker 8 (36:15):
Yes, sir, yes, sir, So of course we have well,
so we have six programs, six programs, one of them
being Elijah's Place. Elijah's Place is a grief support program
for children who have had the unfortunate experience of the
of a parent or sibling to who's died. But we
also do grief or grieve in education in churches, schools
(36:38):
or other organizations for adults who work with children so
they can better help those children when they are faced.
Speaker 10 (36:45):
With that situation. We have the Hospitality Center.
Speaker 8 (36:48):
That's our soup kitchen that's in Port Arthur, opened every
day of the year to serve a hot meal. We
have Market to Hope, with Hope being an acronym for
help other people eat. Market to Hope is here in Beaumont,
but also at our office in Winnie And so we
give food. We have a client choice food pantry, and
we also offer curbsite service just like a regular grocery stores.
Speaker 10 (37:12):
That's our free pantry.
Speaker 8 (37:13):
We also offer immigration, legal assistance, mental health counseling and
program Home Matters and Home Matters does rental housing counseling,
also financial coaching and assistance. That we have free income
tax preparation during the tax season through Home Matters as well.
So all of those programs are available to the community.
(37:36):
We are privileged and honored to be able to have
a share in the work and serving those who need
our help. I'd like to just give a plug too, please,
Mayor that November sixth, coming up right around the corner
is Harvest of Hope and so, like I mentioned, the
thrift barn is kind of to help supplement give us
some additional revenue. Well, Harvest of Hope is another piece
(37:57):
of the pie. And that event again November six it's
going to be at Holiday Inn five thirty Cocktails six
thirty is the program and dinner. Please check it out
on our website cc SETX dot org. That's for Catholic
Charities Southeast Texas dot org.
Speaker 2 (38:15):
And that your website couldn't be any easier. Y'all also
put information out on social media. Y'all do a great job,
and y'all are providing much needed services. You're always in
need of volunteers and that financial support. And if they
go to the website, they can also find out information
(38:35):
on how they can do that.
Speaker 8 (38:37):
Right, have a volunteer or even if you need help,
you can find out how to get that on the
website as well.
Speaker 1 (38:43):
Well.
Speaker 2 (38:44):
Again, Carol Fernandez, y'all are making a difference in such
an important difference in nine counties in southeast Texas, which
is really incredible. And folks support Catholic charities. They're taking
care of your friends and neighbors, and also volunteer if
(39:06):
you have time, because it become you know, it's very
important to give back. So Carol, I just want to
thank you again for coming on the show and bringing
this great information.
Speaker 10 (39:17):
Thank you so much, may Or, thank you absolutely.
Speaker 1 (39:20):
Talk to you rest of your day. All right now,
bye bye bye, folks.
Speaker 2 (39:27):
We are back with the Roy West Show here on
News Talk five sixty k LV, and folks, we always
have the best gifts and certainly today is no exception
to that. We begin with Beaumont Police Lieutenant Cody Courts
with the Real Time Crime Center talking about how successful
that's been and how that works here in the city
(39:50):
of Beaumont in the positive effects it has had on
solving crimes, reducing crime, and also being a force multiplier
because it will the police a quicker response time and
many other advantages. In the second segment, I was talking
to Jennifer Gregory about the Saint Anne's Carnival that has
(40:10):
been going on now for decades and it is right
around the corner, so be sure to check that out, find.
Speaker 3 (40:16):
Out on Facebook and you will be.
Speaker 2 (40:18):
Sure to enjoy it. Then I talked to Boma Independent
School District about their upcoming Still Night that is sponsored
by Exon Mobile, and Exon Mobile was on the show
as well. That is coming up November fifth, be sure
to check that out. And I wrapped up the show
with Carol Fernandez with Catholic Charities, talking about all the
different ministries they have that are available to the entire
(40:43):
listening audience. So it is not just Catholic Charities, it
provides to all people. It is through the Catholic Charities
organization and folks, I like to remind people with the
Roy West team of Guild Mortgages, we do home loans
whether you're looking to refinance are purchase, whether it's a
primary residence, whether you're moving up or downsizing, whether you're
(41:06):
buying us second home, vacation homes, or investment property, we
can help you. We do all types of loans, whether
it's FHA, VA, USDA, conventional.
Speaker 1 (41:16):
R jumbo.
Speaker 2 (41:16):
We can help you with any type of loan, and
we also refinance. And until we talk again, folks, God,
God bless you all.
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