November 12, 2025 • 42 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
You're listening to The Roy West Show, and man, is
it another terrific Sunday. And I just love getting to
do this show because I get to talk to people
that are a part of organizations that are making a
real difference here in Beaumont and throughout all of Southeast Texas.
And you know, my first guest is certainly no stranger
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to the Roy West Show. She's been a host many
times besides being a guest, and that is April Tolbert
and today we're talking Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Welcome April, Hi, Roy, Thank you so much for having
me back. I always love doing your show. It's always
so informative, and you've always got really great guests. I know,
I hear you say that. I'm like, no, really, he's
not just saying that. He really does always have great guests.
So thank you for having me.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
It's my pleasure.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
And it is something too that people just need to
like crime Stoppers. You know, most people have heard of
crime Stoppers, even if they're new to the area, but
they don't fully understand what crime Stoppers does and how
they can be a part of it besides just being
an anonymous caller. But tell people a little bit, are
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a lot about crime Stoppers and how far the reach
has gotten here in Southeast Texas.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
I would love to talk about crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers
of Southeast Texas. It actually now serves four counties. So
I'm sure that many of you were like me when
I was growing up, but Gruff of the Crime Dog
came around to our school and you heard about crime Stoppers.
You heard it on you know the media partners. You know,
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our Channel six was one of the founding was the
founding media partner for Crime Stoppers in Southeast Texas. And
so back in the day in the eighties, because it's
been around since the early eighties, nineteen eighty one to
be exact, in Southeast Texas, and you saw the reenactments
right where they were at the ten o'clock news, and
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they would have a reenactment of a crime that had happened,
a burglary, a theft, to something, and they would ask
for tipsters to call an anonymous tip line if you
have any information that could lead to the arrest of
the perpetrator. And it was so successful, so much so
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that now we are fast forward to twenty twenty five
and crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas is still going strong,
and I am shocked how many people that don't know
Crime Stoppers is a nonprofit organization. I serve on the
board of directors. That is something I'm very passionate about
is crime you know here in Southeast Texas in our
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community and being a part of making that better. But
I'm so surprised as to how many people don't know.
Number one, that crime Stoppers is a citizen run organization.
It is not a part of law enforcement. It is
a nonprofit that is run by board of directors of citizens,
and we have to raise money to do the things
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that we do. But I'm also surprised that people don't
know that crime Stoppers tipsters. Their identity is guaranteed to
be anonymous by state law, the Government Code four fourteen
that is in place in the state of Texas. Crime
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Stoppers organizations across the state are regulated by the Office
of the Governor and your identity cannot be revealed. So
when you use one of the three sources for giving information,
for becoming a tipster and seeing something saying something, what
crime Stoppers does is we just take that information, we
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give you tip a number, you have an anonymous a
number that you go by. We don't know your name,
we don't know your location, we don't know anything about you.
We just give you a number that you go by,
and you are known as Tipster number, and we provide
the information that you've given to us to law enforcement,
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to whatever agency would need to respond, depending on where
it is within our four county region. So we now
serve Jefferson County, Hardin County, Orange County, and our most
recent couple of years ago, we took on Jasper County.
So we now anywhere that you are in the four
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county region here of southeast Texas, if you see something,
even if something looks suspicious to you, there's there you
know of something that's going on. The majority of our tipsters, honestly,
are people who know something that is going on, but
they don't want to be involved for whatever reason. Maybe
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it's their cousin or their an or their uncle that
has committed the crime. Maybe they're afraid of retribution, whatever
those reasons are, that you don't want to go directly
to law enforcement. You don't want to call nine to
one one, or you don't want to call the non
emergency number there and report something that you know about
something that's ongoing. You can call crime Stoppers and your
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identity is guaranteed to remain anonymous. And yes, as roy
Well knows because he has been involved in Crime Stoppers
a very long time too as a community service, and
he knows that there is a process in place that
you can actually get your cash reward without ever having
to identify yourself. So it's a pride and true, proven
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program that we have right here in Southeast Texas well.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
And you know it is.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
I used to serve on the board, and you know
we certainly serve together, and I know you've served as
chair for any different times now, but it is very
worthwhile and it makes the big difference. And now, which
was quite the undertaking y'all got into the schools.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
That's exactly right. And I'm so glad you mentioned that
because I am so passionate about this. I mean, we
can sit here and talk about it all day. So
I'm trying to give it to you in a nutshell,
but I'm so passionate about this because where is the
true impact that we can have in our community going forward.
That's with our youth, right, And so the earlier that
we can get to the youth in this community and
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teach our kids to be good, responsible citizens, and that
it's their responsibility to keep their schools safe, to keep
their community safe if they have information. Because you know
I say this, I still have one in high school,
and so I can tell you. Kids know what's going
on in their school. They know what kids are bringing
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drugs on campus, they know what kids are bringing weapons
on campus. They know the things. They just don't necessarily
want to be the person that goes into the school office,
to the principal's office and tells right because what kids
don't want that retribution. And so now crime Stoppers has
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extended the anonymous tip line into all of the schools
in the four counties that we serve. So if you
have kids or grandkids or nieces or nephews in any
school that is public or private school within Jefferson, Harden,
Orange or Jasper counties, then make sure that you talk
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to them about the Crime Stoppers program that is in
their schools what they can do, just like anyone in
school or whether you're just in the community somewhere. You
can download the app on your phone so we all know.
Kids don't like to pick up the phone and call
anybody anymore. So there's an app that you download on
your phone and it's called the p as in Paul
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P three tips app. So P three tips is what
you're looking for, and you download that app on your
phone and you can anonymously report. And we are constantly
in the schools, traveling around. It's a lot of schools
to cover, but we are constantly in the schools trying
to make sure that the kids are aware that they
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can use this tool, whether they're after school, outside of school,
or on campus to help keep themselves safe, their friends safe,
the administration, teachers safe, and make not only our community
a safer place, but our schools as well well.
Speaker 3 (08:43):
You know, April, it does. It matters so much.
Speaker 1 (08:47):
And getting into the schools was huge because the schools,
you know, with as you've talked about bullying or you know,
and also just with mental health issues. You know, kids
can not want to talk, but that would be a
burden they could carry with them a long time, and
you know, so this gives them an outlet to be
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able to share information with adults, whether they want a
reward or not, but just to share it anonymously and
let them know that hey, a friend might be in
distress or something. But again with crime Stoppers, even adults
could use the tool for the same thing. That's not
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how traditionally people think about it, but in terms of
if there is if you see something, you can say something,
because it also shares that responsibility with people that might
be able to intervene and provide services that you can't provide.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
That's right, and crime Stoppers is really there. I want
to stress again for situations where you want to remain anonymous,
whether that be for your own safety, for fear of retribution,
or just make that you just do not want to
get involved, and if in crime Stoppers is there to
assist law enforcement in those scenarios. We still want to
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make our community safe. We still want our good citizens
to feel that they have an outlet to be able
to relay that information without having to get involved. If
you're okay picking up the phone and calling your local
police department or sheriff's office to give them information, great
do that. But just know that crime Stoppers is a
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resource for those that don't, and they're especially in the schools.
In our campus program, we see that that is being
utilized the app is being utilized for kids more and
more and more, and yes, we pay rewards, and we
pay rewards for you know, drugs on campus, weapons on campus, bullying,
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threats of suicide, if you know that someone's at risk,
those all those things can be reported anonymously. You can
always call the old, trusty true line that everybody knows.
Four O nine eight three three tips four O nine
eight three three t I p S. You can download
the P three tips app on your smartphone or smart device,
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or you can go to the website at eight three
three tips dot com to report tips anonymously twenty four
hours a day, seven days a week.
Speaker 1 (11:27):
Well, April Tolbert and you have Farbard's Insurance. Tell people
how they can get in touch with you because crime stoppers, yes.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
All things insurance in Southeast Texas. I have an amazing
team to help you with that. If you need help
with insurance, call the team at April Tolbert Insurance. You
can reach us at four O nine eight six six
one two three three, find us at Apriltolbertinsurance dot com
for free quotes, or visit our offices in Beaumont, Kirbyville
or Jasper. We'd love to help you with insurance.
Speaker 3 (11:59):
All right, we're out of time. Thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
April, we are back with the Roy That Show here
on News Talk five sixty k LV and I have
April back on the show and we are talking Saint
Mark's Chili Supper. It is coming up Thursday, November thirteenth,
but you can always get ahead start, but let's talk
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about it.
Speaker 4 (12:23):
Yeah, I'm good, I'm good. It's chili time again. I
can't believe it.
Speaker 1 (12:29):
It's always chili time when you're at Saint Mark's because
this is is an incredible ministry that requires an incredible
amount of time and people, that really serves the community,
and it's delicious chili.
Speaker 4 (12:47):
It is that's our motto.
Speaker 5 (12:49):
We're serving christ community in Chile, and it really encompasses
everything that Saint Mark's represents. I can't believe this. We're
ready to do this again. It's crazy. It really is
a year long endeavor. I know everybody comes day out
and eats in or gets it to go, or gets
their frozen chili, or comes shop with the bazaar, but
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I don't think anyone really understands that we close it
all out and then we just sit on our hands
for a couple of months and get ready to get
started again. So we're so excited to be able to
host everyone. And it'll be Thursday, November thirteenth. It's always,
you know, on a Thursday, and it's so exciting for
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everyone to come and visit.
Speaker 4 (13:33):
It's such a community of it.
Speaker 5 (13:34):
I feel like everyone just looks forward to it every year,
and I personally love getting to see the same faces
coming in and seeing us year after year. We will
have lunch from eleven to two and dinner from five
to seven, and then we'll have the bazaar is going
to be open all day. It'll be open from ten
to seven. So if you want to come shop and
then be ready for your bowl of chili and in
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line at eleven, same thing, if you want to come
shop and be ready at five before we start serving dinner,
or you can get the takeout and that's going to
get you everything that you would get upstairs as if
you dined in, and it's all set up all for
you in a little bag and we'll have it ready
to go.
Speaker 1 (14:13):
Well you you, it is an incredible day, And let's talk.
Like you said, y'all really probably spend close to ten
months preparing for this and the cooking starts what all out.
Speaker 4 (14:27):
Also, we start in August. We have to order spices.
Speaker 5 (14:30):
That's the secret, the secret spices that get ordered, and
we start that usually beginning of summer to get all
that in and ready for chili supper time. And you know,
it takes a lot of work, a lot of volunteers.
This is a completely volunteer event for our church, one
of our missions. And I think probably one of the
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most important things to tell everyone is that every bit
of the proceeds goes straight to the community, to different
groups in the community for nonprofit organization.
Speaker 4 (15:00):
It does not stay in house.
Speaker 5 (15:02):
So I think that's one of the most important things
that everyone understands is when you come and you get
your takeout, or you buy frozen chili, or come shop
with the bazaar, whatever you're doing, you really are benefiting
your neighbors.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
Right And it's an incredible ministry to the community. As
you point out, you know, churches have to survive. They
you know, they get their fund from membership and from donations,
sometimes outside families or from that have moved out of
the area. But this is a huge, a huge undertaking
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that y'all been doing for decades.
Speaker 5 (15:40):
Now, yeah, it is it is it just it just
it really amazes me. For so long that I was
before I joined Saint Mark's, I would go eat and
go enjoy and not understand all the work that went
into went into such an event. I would love for
someone to, you know, to come every year and or
come join us to volunteers. They start cooking on Tuesdays
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around six o'clock in the morning and they finish up
at noon, and it takes ten to tuesdays to cook
all the chili that we make, because we do the
quarts and the pints of frozen chili that you can
purchase and have all year long.
Speaker 4 (16:17):
And then we do the.
Speaker 5 (16:17):
Pants, which is what you enjoy day up. And so
it takes a lot of work all the way from
cooking the onions and the meat, to the spices, to
the tomato sauce, to the rice is cooked in the ovens.
A lot of people don't know that that we enjoy,
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you know, it's.
Speaker 4 (16:39):
Just the whole thing. And we love the volunteers, we
love its community. It's just so.
Speaker 5 (16:44):
Important and I would really love everyone to come and enjoy.
You can get online Saint Mark's Chili store. If you
google that, you'll see it and you can purchase the
frozen chili. We have quartz m heights. Quartz are sixteen
pints or eight and then we have the spice tax
as well.
Speaker 4 (17:00):
So if you have some.
Speaker 5 (17:01):
Kind of dietary restrictions, or you want to make it
out of deer meat, maybe you want to do that,
or you want to try some ground turkey or ground chicken,
you can buy a spice pack and still have the
flavor of the chili with whatever works for you. And
then we'll also have tickets for sale day of and
you can buy them in advance online.
Speaker 1 (17:21):
Well, there is It is an incredible community event.
Speaker 3 (17:27):
As you point out, it's so much fun to go.
Speaker 1 (17:30):
You get to see a lot of people, you get
to visit, you get to stay and eat as much
as you would want to. But if for some reasons
in April thirteent it's not working out for you, you can
still support it.
Speaker 5 (17:41):
Yes, yes, for sure, so definitely if you log on
online and purchase your chili, and then you can come
to the office at Saint Mark's. It's located at six
eighty Calder and you can swing by during office hours
and pick it up. We have people who come and
load up two or three coolers worth of chili because
they know it's not going to start cooking again and
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it won't be available to purchase until the following fall.
We have people who come by lots of spice packs
and they hand them out as Christmas gifts, put in stockings.
It's always always a great gift really, day of if
you want to come and enjoy. I don't think a
lot of people understand Day of dine in. It's all
you can eat, and you're going to sit down and
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we have our weight staff, our parishioners, our groups come
and you're gonna sit down and you're going to leave
with a full belly, and we're going to make sure
that you have everything you need, all the trimmings you
could want for chili, the cheese, the Frito's, the crackers,
a little mint on the table to enjoy after where
we have drinks for you. It's really the full experience
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and we just want everyone to come enjoy and support
it and know that between the Treasure House, which is
another of Saint Mark's ministries that's right around the corner
from the Chili supper, between the Chili Supper and Treasure
House we donated seventy seven thousand dollars in twenty twenty four,
which is just absolutely phenomenal.
Speaker 4 (19:06):
When you really see anthing about.
Speaker 1 (19:07):
It, it is phenomenal and it you know, and it's
something that is very much needed that oftentimes people.
Speaker 3 (19:17):
You know, forget and and.
Speaker 1 (19:21):
Saint Mark's has been and continues to be such a
big part of the community, so y'all always know too
where y'all can have the biggest impact, which I think
is fabulous, and when you come and enjoy it so much,
y'all also make it super easy.
Speaker 5 (19:35):
Yeah, we do really just come by and drop in.
We're more than happy to, you know, sell you a
ticket and get you to go and enjoy or enjoy
dining in.
Speaker 4 (19:46):
We'll have the bazaar going.
Speaker 5 (19:48):
It's a great opportunity to come and also that's all
filled with your local vendors. Treasure House will have a
table there as well, and we'll also be selling frozen
chili in the room next to the bazaar, So if
you want to go upstairs and eat and then come
down and get your frozen chili to go while you
shop with the bazaar, you can do that as well.
The Bizarre has, like I said, all local vendors. There's
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been candles there before. We'll have our incredible Edibles table,
which is always a huge hit. That is baking that's
done by our parishioners. You can come in and there's
full cakes and pies and brownies individual package to buy.
There's always amazing sourdough breads and banana breads, pumpkin bread
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so there's always something to enjoy there.
Speaker 4 (20:36):
And we love being able to feature our.
Speaker 5 (20:41):
Local businesses and our local vendors and they get to benefit.
Speaker 6 (20:44):
As well well.
Speaker 1 (20:46):
I just want to applaud 'all for every year staying
on top of it.
Speaker 3 (20:53):
April.
Speaker 1 (20:54):
I know that this is something that you spend a
tremendous amount of time, but I know you love doing it,
and I just want.
Speaker 3 (21:01):
To thank y'all.
Speaker 1 (21:02):
Let's run We're in the last minute now, so let's
run through again. How people can you know, get tickets
in advance and also to go in the bazaar, sure on.
Speaker 5 (21:13):
So on Saint Mark's Chili Store, you can purchase tickets.
Adults are twenty and children are ten and that's going
to be dine in or takeout.
Speaker 4 (21:21):
If you're going dine in you're going to go upstairs.
Speaker 5 (21:23):
You can swing by the ticket booth and pick up
your tickets like a will call, or you can take
your tickets to the takeout and pick that up. It'll
be Thursday, November thirteenth, Lunch from eleven to two and
dinner from five to seven. We take a little break
in serving there to catch our breath. Chili supper.
Speaker 4 (21:40):
I'm sorry.
Speaker 5 (21:40):
The bazaar will go all day from ten to seven,
so if you want to swing by and enjoy shopping before,
please do.
Speaker 6 (21:50):
Well.
Speaker 3 (21:50):
It'll be a great day. I'm looking forward to it.
Speaker 1 (21:53):
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Speaker 3 (22:02):
Thank you again, April, we'll talk again soon.
Speaker 2 (22:05):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (22:07):
We are back with the Roy West Show here on.
Speaker 1 (22:10):
News Talk five sixty klv I and folks, what an
incredible time of year it is here we are.
Speaker 3 (22:17):
We've entered November and.
Speaker 1 (22:21):
We've got Thanksgiving coming up, and then we've got a
season known as Christmas, and we love to celebrate Christmas.
And there's an organization here in town, Beaumont Junior League
that certainly knows how to.
Speaker 3 (22:36):
Bring it alive. And they have an.
Speaker 1 (22:39):
Event called main Street Market and I have Letitia and
Alicia Alicia, excuse me on the show with me and
welcome to the show, and we're going to talk main
Street Market so that people can put it on their
calendar and also participate. Pat because this is juniorly does
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so many important things. Uh, and this is a great fundraiser,
that's lots of fun.
Speaker 3 (23:09):
Yeah, well, Alicia, tell me a little bit about it.
Speaker 2 (23:13):
Excuse me, I don't know you guys here, hear my.
Speaker 7 (23:17):
Animal in the background.
Speaker 2 (23:18):
He's barking, But.
Speaker 3 (23:19):
Yes, that's okay.
Speaker 7 (23:21):
My market, Mainstream Market has been around for well over
thirty years. It's mainstream market. I Google started back in
nineteen ninety five, and we just give back to the community.
The money that comes in from the vendors, we pour
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back into our community.
Speaker 6 (23:45):
Right.
Speaker 8 (23:48):
Yes, so it is our thirty Yes, so it is
our thirty year Mainstream Market anniversary. So we're super excited
to be going into this year. We have a lot
of new additions and additives that we've added this year,
and so there is going to be some great things
coming out. You're going to start seeing a lot more
that Alicia's going to start sharing with you all over
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the next few weeks. So super excited about that. The
doors open December fourth at four pm. The tickets are
fifteen dollars, and I think that that is a really
great price, especially seeing what you get. We will have
over one hundred different vendors from all throughout Southeast Texas.
They are going to be amazing vendors with lots of
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different inventory from the latest women's fashion to men's fashion
and different things that you can eat. Maybe you need
help thinking of ideas for dinner, and so we have
someone there that is actually demoing his different recipes and
the things that he sells. So we're super excited about
that and we hope to see everyone there. We have
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over forty six hundred attendees yearly, so this year we're
really competitive and we're wanting to make it six thousand
and so we need everyone to come out and support
so that we can give back and pour back into
Southeast Texas well.
Speaker 3 (25:07):
And it is an incredible event.
Speaker 1 (25:09):
And again Junior League, y'all are a five O one
C three.
Speaker 3 (25:14):
Y'all have lots of members.
Speaker 1 (25:16):
It takes lots of participation to be able to pull
this off. This is one of y'all's big event, Dancing
with the Stars at another, and y'all host many smaller events,
but they are fun events and their ways to give
back to the community. And then y'all give grants to
local charities twice a year, which there's an application process for.
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So you know, this money stays here in Southeast Texas.
But having all the vendors there too, you can get
your Christmas shopping done and this is shopping local.
Speaker 3 (25:52):
Yep.
Speaker 8 (25:53):
Yes, and so that's what the Junior League is all about.
Speaker 6 (25:56):
You can get.
Speaker 8 (26:05):
So I said, that's what the Junior League is all about,
I'm sorry, going back into the community and giving back
in any way that we can. And so we want
the community to have a good time while also giving
back to people who need things. So we're super excited
about that.
Speaker 1 (26:24):
Well, and you know, let's let's talk too, because Junior
League is open to women to join and participate. In
a matter of fact, y'all need the participation because that's
how you're successful. Alicia, you want to speak to that.
Speaker 2 (26:42):
Yes, sir.
Speaker 7 (26:42):
So we do have a provisional process that the provisionals
they would apply. They would apply like in April or May,
and they'll be provisionals for what about how long tisha
are we a provisional.
Speaker 2 (26:58):
For through that next or league year?
Speaker 7 (27:02):
Yeah, so it's a year. So after that they can
apply to be active. So that's how you can become
a part of the Junior League of Baumin.
Speaker 1 (27:14):
And when you do that, it's not like some things
you may join that you just.
Speaker 3 (27:22):
Pay a membership.
Speaker 1 (27:23):
Fee and you know, put it on your resume.
Speaker 3 (27:27):
This requires participation.
Speaker 2 (27:30):
It does, it does.
Speaker 7 (27:31):
It does require you to participate and volunteer your time.
You're giving back into the community. It doesn't feel like
you are just like volunteering time.
Speaker 2 (27:42):
It feels like.
Speaker 7 (27:43):
A family thing when you're giving back into the community,
pouring back into people in the community.
Speaker 2 (27:48):
So it's really fun.
Speaker 7 (27:50):
So it's not like, you know how people think volunteering
is a whole sel joined, it's really not. It's really
fun to give back into our community.
Speaker 1 (28:00):
And you get to meet a lot of new people
while you do that, so it's a win win.
Speaker 3 (28:03):
It's a way to make new relationships but also have
a great time. Yes.
Speaker 1 (28:11):
Well, and also so twice a year, y'all have a
grant process, and I know y'all have different committees for that,
so I'm not going to put you on the spot
for that, but you know, different charities can and do
reach out to say and there's an they apply and
there the funds that y'all do make from Main Street Market,
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from Dancing with the Stars, those pour back into the community.
And one reason they can be so successful is because
you have so many volunteers because all of this, all
your events are pretty labor intensive. Yes they are, well
and so let's with I know there's going to be
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one hundred shops or thereabouts pop up vendors, but what
else happens on uh with the different days there?
Speaker 7 (29:02):
So on Saturday, we also have where kids can be involved,
which is Breakfast with seven, So they get to come out,
they get to eat, they get to take pictures and
have a little different fun things for the kids there.
We also have something for well that we're all people,
(29:26):
so we're excite all your.
Speaker 8 (29:30):
Is she breaking up.
Speaker 2 (29:31):
On your enrouy?
Speaker 3 (29:33):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (29:34):
So uh we're gonna say if we can get that
worked out, but uh.
Speaker 3 (29:38):
So let's run through the calendar a little bit.
Speaker 8 (29:41):
Okay, okay, goat okay, So on Thursday, we will have
the Missus Claus Experience, and so what that is is
it's gonna be a really private area for you to
come and get a full experience visiting with Missus Clause.
You're entered into a raffle to be able to when
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some sort of diamonds. We don't know what it's gonna
be yet, if it's gonna be earrings or necklace, but
we all love diamonds. You get a sweatshirt and you
get signature drinks throughout the night, and so that's gonna
be a great time. And then for Friday, we're gonna
also have a great experience happening, and so we're gonna
have a really fun Santa come out, not gonna say
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who that will be yet, and then we'll have a
Missus Clause there also will be it'll be like a
party like experience. Come out with your husband, come with
your wife, have a great date night. We'll have cabanas
set up in different areas for you to lounge around,
and so it's gonna be really fun. Saturday, we will
be doing Breakfast with Santa, So bring your kids. They
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can take their Christmas photo with Santa, and then they
can also get to enjoy camaraderie with other children around
their ages at the Bowman Children's Museum, especially if they've
never been. It's a great experience and it's a great museum.
And then we will be doing Christmas Mini so families
will be able to purchase a time slot if they
have not done Christmas minis as a family and come
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in and take their photos with a professional photographer. And
so that is something new and we're super excited about that.
Our Atmosphere team has been going above and beyond to
make sure that this experience is memorable for everyone. So
super excited.
Speaker 6 (31:24):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (31:25):
Well, and I know y'all do a great job of
promoting on Facebook and you do also have a web page,
so there's going to be more. And most people know
another knows somebody in June in your league, whether they
know it or not. So Alisha william Alicia Williams, you
are the main Street Market publicity chair. Congratulations to you
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for making that commitment. That's a lot of work. And
Natasha Hunter, thank you again for all that both of
you do. And we're about out of time, but I
want to thank you for your amitment to Beaumont and
Southeast Texas because what y'all do makes a difference and
it's gonna be a it's going to be an incredible weekend.
Speaker 3 (32:07):
Thank y'all, Thank you.
Speaker 1 (32:12):
We are back with the Roy West Show here on
News Talk five sixty K and l v U and
I have with me John Manfredi with the Southeast Texas
Stages formerly known as Beaumont Community Players. Welcome back to
the show.
Speaker 6 (32:27):
John, Thanks Roy, thanks for having me. Glad to be here.
Speaker 1 (32:30):
Well, it's a pleasure to have you and y'all always
are so busy and there are so many opportunities to
get involved in local theater. But also if you're not,
if you don't have that bandwidth or you feel like
you don't have that uh that talent which can still
be developed, you can still just go because you people
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need to come as well.
Speaker 6 (32:55):
Oh absolutely we have.
Speaker 9 (32:56):
We have so many opportunities for people to participate with us,
whether you want to be on stage or be backstage
or work in the sound and lighting department.
Speaker 6 (33:05):
People don't realize all.
Speaker 9 (33:06):
The opportunities that we have for people who are artistic
and have things to do at our theater.
Speaker 6 (33:11):
And of course you know, come and see our stuff.
Our shows are really really good.
Speaker 9 (33:15):
We have the best talent in Southeast Texas on our stages,
and like you said, we have so much going on,
especially coming up over the holiday, that we really want
to see people come and see us well.
Speaker 1 (33:29):
And I know my granddaughters now in one of her
the second time. She's second play that she's participating in, right,
and now my son in law's jumped in. But I
also realized that the people that are participating or that
are in the place, it requires a lot of time,
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but it's also a lot of great fellowship and a
great community because you really get to develop some relationships
there as well.
Speaker 6 (33:58):
Oh yeah, it's so I mean, it's so true.
Speaker 9 (34:01):
Especially when we put our shows together, it's like a
it's a very intense you know, six or eight weeks
that we put it together. We meet every night. They
people really become like family. I have so many lifelong
friends of my own that I met doing theater across
my career, and when we get together in our space there,
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it is such an uplifting place because we're you know,
we're we're all about the fun. We're all about people
coming together and uplifting people and having a great time
it's so great to have Zach and every in the
show this year in a Christmas Carol, they're they're doing
such a great job. She checks him on his dialect
repeatedly to make sure that his English accent.
Speaker 6 (34:44):
Is great, and they both do a great job. I'm
so excited for the whole production.
Speaker 1 (34:50):
Well, I've really I've enjoyed the productions long before they
got involved, but it certainly makes it more special. But
you know, this is something where people and have an
incredible experience coming to the performances because you know these
are this is quality work and so people are always
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in for a great show. And it's it's not so large,
it's it's still very intimate for people. And uh and
then and then you might decide, hey, I need to
volunteer or I need to try out for one of
these productions. But whether you do or don't, you can
still buy season tickets and participate.
Speaker 9 (35:30):
Oh absolutely, and especially when if you come during the holiday,
because our lobby is decorated so beautifully. We make it
a very much an event. There's a Santa station, there,
a giant Christmas tree. You can take your Christmas pictures
there and then come see a Christmas Carol, you know
the story of Scrooge, which we have been doing, which
is a tradition like the Nutcracker in town.
Speaker 6 (35:49):
We've now been doing it for four years.
Speaker 9 (35:51):
And this year, in tandem with that, in our smaller space,
we have a world premiere production called A Very Beaumont
Christmas and Roy, You're really gonna like this one.
Speaker 6 (36:02):
All it's all about Beaumont. It's it is.
Speaker 9 (36:05):
We've basically taken a Hallmark movie and set it in Beaumart.
There's a lot of Beaumont. There's a lot of local references.
We talk, we talk about this city, how great it
is to be here, and that's you know that work.
You can see both of those shows over the holiday
at our space.
Speaker 1 (36:21):
Well, I love it, and I want to encourage people
to get out and yeah, I also want to make
sure we talk about the fact that they can get
tickets now and they can also get season tickets.
Speaker 9 (36:34):
Yes see absolutely, And the season tickets are the best
way to go, Roy, because you get a discount, you
get all our information, you get the newsletter which lets
you know all the fabulous things that we have going on.
You guarantee your seat. So being becoming a member is
definitely the best way to go. But you can buy
tickets right You can buy them online right now. You
can buy them twenty four to seven, three hundred and
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sixty five days a year. You can go to our
website and purchase tickets.
Speaker 1 (37:00):
Well, I just want to thank you for your heart,
your commitment, because because of your leadership and your experience
that you have brought to Southeast Texas Stages, you know
you've taken it to the next level because it does
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take a huge commitment on your part to be able
to put together all these different productions and bringing together
all these people to make it work.
Speaker 6 (37:32):
Well, it's the labor of love, Roy, it really is.
Speaker 9 (37:34):
When I got down here in twenty seventeen, when I
first came to Beaumont Community Players before we became South
East types of Stages, there was such a sense of
family there and there was so so many people that
wanted to do things. And so by being able to
expand our programming, get and offering more opportunities to people,
we've grown the family and we've grown the people that
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come in and work with us and hang out with us,
and it's become such a home for so many people
that my role there is more just as a facilitator
to make sure that we have opportunities for all the
talented people here in town.
Speaker 1 (38:12):
Well, you do a great job and when you go,
I know, as you do with this show, you pour
your heart into it and you really care. And that
matters because the level you know, beaumat. We're kind of
a large small town and you know, whether it's the
Symphony or the Southeast Texas Stages, people when they experience that,
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they say, Man, what incredible quality we have right here.
We don't need to go to Houston. We have it
right here. And sometimes people, you know, they'll spend all
this money going over to Houston, not recognizing that, you know,
you can become a member and get you know, season
tickets for what you would spend one weekend going over
to Houston to a production.
Speaker 6 (38:55):
You're absolutely right.
Speaker 9 (38:56):
We are the best entertainment value around it here around anywhere,
and you want to come.
Speaker 6 (39:03):
And it's always amazing to me.
Speaker 9 (39:05):
We were just at a Gift of we were just
at the Gift of Life and we had a table
there and we were talking to people about our work.
And it still amazes me Roy how many people that
come up to me and said, I didn't know we
had a theater in Beaumont. And you know we've been
there almost an that we've been there over one hundred
years and the quality of work is fabulous.
Speaker 6 (39:22):
We know you want to come and see good theater.
You come and see us.
Speaker 1 (39:26):
Well, we've only got about forty five seconds left, but
I will tell you I'm on the website right now.
It's se t x S so it's so easy to find.
You can google it. Y'all are also very active on Facebook,
but on the website you can buy your tickets right
now and so you don't even have to wait. And again,
(39:50):
I just want to thank you for all that you do.
Speaker 4 (39:52):
Folks.
Speaker 3 (39:53):
You need to show up.
Speaker 1 (39:54):
You can also contribute to kid community scholarships, which we'll
be talking about. And I'm going to have you back
in about three weeks. So thank you so much for coming.
Speaker 9 (40:03):
Thank Roy, thanks for having me, Thank you everyone coming
to you.
Speaker 1 (40:07):
Absolutely talk to you soon. We are wrapping up another
Roy West show here on New Song five sixty KL.
The folks always like to remind people that if you
missed any part of our show, you can always download
the free iHeartRadio app and check out all my shows
(40:27):
on podcasts also Apple podcast, Android podcast, Spotify, all those
different platforms as well as you can always stream the
show live when you get out of your car on
the iHeart Radio app as well, so we make it
super easy for you. Today in our first segment, we
talked to April Tolmer with Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas.
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She's on the board of directors and all the different
work that crime Stoppers does throughout Jefferson, Harden, Orange Jasper Counties.
I mean, you know, and this is all about aminemity,
and this is certainly for any crimes that you see,
but it's also in the schools. So it provides our
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students an opportunity if they see something to say something
which can help with any criminal activity, but also mental
health issues that they may be observing with a friend,
are any issues that they have, they can report those
and that's so important. Then I was talking to April
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with Saint Mark's chili. It is Thursday, November thirteenth, folks,
You've got to put that on your calendar.
Speaker 3 (41:40):
You're going to have a great.
Speaker 1 (41:41):
Time and the chili is terrific and you can also
get it to go. And then I was talking to
Alicia and Letitia with the Junior League, talking about Main
Street Market which is the first weekend there in December,
so be sure to check them out. And I wrapped
up the show with John Manfredi with out East Texas
Stages and all the performances that are happening there, so
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be sure to.
Speaker 3 (42:05):
Check them out. And until we talk again, God bless
you all.
You're listening to The Roy West Show, and man, is
it another terrific Sunday. And I just love getting to
do this show because I get to talk to people
that are a part of organizations that are making a
real difference here in Beaumont and throughout all of Southeast Texas.
And you know, my first guest is certainly no stranger
(00:25):
to the Roy West Show. She's been a host many
times besides being a guest, and that is April Tolbert
and today we're talking Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Welcome April, Hi, Roy, Thank you so much for having
me back. I always love doing your show. It's always
so informative, and you've always got really great guests. I know,
I hear you say that. I'm like, no, really, he's
not just saying that. He really does always have great guests.
So thank you for having me.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
It's my pleasure.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
And it is something too that people just need to
like crime Stoppers. You know, most people have heard of
crime Stoppers, even if they're new to the area, but
they don't fully understand what crime Stoppers does and how
they can be a part of it besides just being
an anonymous caller. But tell people a little bit, are
(01:15):
a lot about crime Stoppers and how far the reach
has gotten here in Southeast Texas.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
I would love to talk about crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers
of Southeast Texas. It actually now serves four counties. So
I'm sure that many of you were like me when
I was growing up, but Gruff of the Crime Dog
came around to our school and you heard about crime Stoppers.
You heard it on you know the media partners. You know,
(01:44):
our Channel six was one of the founding was the
founding media partner for Crime Stoppers in Southeast Texas. And
so back in the day in the eighties, because it's
been around since the early eighties, nineteen eighty one to
be exact, in Southeast Texas, and you saw the reenactments
right where they were at the ten o'clock news, and
(02:07):
they would have a reenactment of a crime that had happened,
a burglary, a theft, to something, and they would ask
for tipsters to call an anonymous tip line if you
have any information that could lead to the arrest of
the perpetrator. And it was so successful, so much so
(02:27):
that now we are fast forward to twenty twenty five
and crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas is still going strong,
and I am shocked how many people that don't know
Crime Stoppers is a nonprofit organization. I serve on the
board of directors. That is something I'm very passionate about
is crime you know here in Southeast Texas in our
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community and being a part of making that better. But
I'm so surprised as to how many people don't know.
Number one, that crime Stoppers is a citizen run organization.
It is not a part of law enforcement. It is
a nonprofit that is run by board of directors of citizens,
and we have to raise money to do the things
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that we do. But I'm also surprised that people don't
know that crime Stoppers tipsters. Their identity is guaranteed to
be anonymous by state law, the Government Code four fourteen
that is in place in the state of Texas. Crime
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Stoppers organizations across the state are regulated by the Office
of the Governor and your identity cannot be revealed. So
when you use one of the three sources for giving information,
for becoming a tipster and seeing something saying something, what
crime Stoppers does is we just take that information, we
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give you tip a number, you have an anonymous a
number that you go by. We don't know your name,
we don't know your location, we don't know anything about you.
We just give you a number that you go by,
and you are known as Tipster number, and we provide
the information that you've given to us to law enforcement,
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to whatever agency would need to respond, depending on where
it is within our four county region. So we now
serve Jefferson County, Hardin County, Orange County, and our most
recent couple of years ago, we took on Jasper County.
So we now anywhere that you are in the four
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county region here of southeast Texas, if you see something,
even if something looks suspicious to you, there's there you
know of something that's going on. The majority of our tipsters, honestly,
are people who know something that is going on, but
they don't want to be involved for whatever reason. Maybe
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it's their cousin or their an or their uncle that
has committed the crime. Maybe they're afraid of retribution, whatever
those reasons are, that you don't want to go directly
to law enforcement. You don't want to call nine to
one one, or you don't want to call the non
emergency number there and report something that you know about
something that's ongoing. You can call crime Stoppers and your
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identity is guaranteed to remain anonymous. And yes, as roy
Well knows because he has been involved in Crime Stoppers
a very long time too as a community service, and
he knows that there is a process in place that
you can actually get your cash reward without ever having
to identify yourself. So it's a pride and true, proven
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program that we have right here in Southeast Texas well.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
And you know it is.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
I used to serve on the board, and you know
we certainly serve together, and I know you've served as
chair for any different times now, but it is very
worthwhile and it makes the big difference. And now, which
was quite the undertaking y'all got into the schools.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
That's exactly right. And I'm so glad you mentioned that
because I am so passionate about this. I mean, we
can sit here and talk about it all day. So
I'm trying to give it to you in a nutshell,
but I'm so passionate about this because where is the
true impact that we can have in our community going forward.
That's with our youth, right, And so the earlier that
we can get to the youth in this community and
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teach our kids to be good, responsible citizens, and that
it's their responsibility to keep their schools safe, to keep
their community safe if they have information. Because you know
I say this, I still have one in high school,
and so I can tell you. Kids know what's going
on in their school. They know what kids are bringing
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drugs on campus, they know what kids are bringing weapons
on campus. They know the things. They just don't necessarily
want to be the person that goes into the school office,
to the principal's office and tells right because what kids
don't want that retribution. And so now crime Stoppers has
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extended the anonymous tip line into all of the schools
in the four counties that we serve. So if you
have kids or grandkids or nieces or nephews in any
school that is public or private school within Jefferson, Harden,
Orange or Jasper counties, then make sure that you talk
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to them about the Crime Stoppers program that is in
their schools what they can do, just like anyone in
school or whether you're just in the community somewhere. You
can download the app on your phone so we all know.
Kids don't like to pick up the phone and call
anybody anymore. So there's an app that you download on
your phone and it's called the p as in Paul
(08:03):
P three tips app. So P three tips is what
you're looking for, and you download that app on your
phone and you can anonymously report. And we are constantly
in the schools, traveling around. It's a lot of schools
to cover, but we are constantly in the schools trying
to make sure that the kids are aware that they
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can use this tool, whether they're after school, outside of school,
or on campus to help keep themselves safe, their friends safe,
the administration, teachers safe, and make not only our community
a safer place, but our schools as well well.
Speaker 3 (08:43):
You know, April, it does. It matters so much.
Speaker 1 (08:47):
And getting into the schools was huge because the schools,
you know, with as you've talked about bullying or you know,
and also just with mental health issues. You know, kids
can not want to talk, but that would be a
burden they could carry with them a long time, and
you know, so this gives them an outlet to be
(09:09):
able to share information with adults, whether they want a
reward or not, but just to share it anonymously and
let them know that hey, a friend might be in
distress or something. But again with crime Stoppers, even adults
could use the tool for the same thing. That's not
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how traditionally people think about it, but in terms of
if there is if you see something, you can say something,
because it also shares that responsibility with people that might
be able to intervene and provide services that you can't provide.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
That's right, and crime Stoppers is really there. I want
to stress again for situations where you want to remain anonymous,
whether that be for your own safety, for fear of retribution,
or just make that you just do not want to
get involved, and if in crime Stoppers is there to
assist law enforcement in those scenarios. We still want to
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make our community safe. We still want our good citizens
to feel that they have an outlet to be able
to relay that information without having to get involved. If
you're okay picking up the phone and calling your local
police department or sheriff's office to give them information, great
do that. But just know that crime Stoppers is a
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resource for those that don't, and they're especially in the schools.
In our campus program, we see that that is being
utilized the app is being utilized for kids more and
more and more, and yes, we pay rewards, and we
pay rewards for you know, drugs on campus, weapons on campus, bullying,
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threats of suicide, if you know that someone's at risk,
those all those things can be reported anonymously. You can
always call the old, trusty true line that everybody knows.
Four O nine eight three three tips four O nine
eight three three t I p S. You can download
the P three tips app on your smartphone or smart device,
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or you can go to the website at eight three
three tips dot com to report tips anonymously twenty four
hours a day, seven days a week.
Speaker 1 (11:27):
Well, April Tolbert and you have Farbard's Insurance. Tell people
how they can get in touch with you because crime stoppers, yes.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
All things insurance in Southeast Texas. I have an amazing
team to help you with that. If you need help
with insurance, call the team at April Tolbert Insurance. You
can reach us at four O nine eight six six
one two three three, find us at Apriltolbertinsurance dot com
for free quotes, or visit our offices in Beaumont, Kirbyville
or Jasper. We'd love to help you with insurance.
Speaker 3 (11:59):
All right, we're out of time. Thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
April, we are back with the Roy That Show here
on News Talk five sixty k LV and I have
April back on the show and we are talking Saint
Mark's Chili Supper. It is coming up Thursday, November thirteenth,
but you can always get ahead start, but let's talk
(12:22):
about it.
Speaker 4 (12:23):
Yeah, I'm good, I'm good. It's chili time again. I
can't believe it.
Speaker 1 (12:29):
It's always chili time when you're at Saint Mark's because
this is is an incredible ministry that requires an incredible
amount of time and people, that really serves the community,
and it's delicious chili.
Speaker 4 (12:47):
It is that's our motto.
Speaker 5 (12:49):
We're serving christ community in Chile, and it really encompasses
everything that Saint Mark's represents. I can't believe this. We're
ready to do this again. It's crazy. It really is
a year long endeavor. I know everybody comes day out
and eats in or gets it to go, or gets
their frozen chili, or comes shop with the bazaar, but
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I don't think anyone really understands that we close it
all out and then we just sit on our hands
for a couple of months and get ready to get
started again. So we're so excited to be able to
host everyone. And it'll be Thursday, November thirteenth. It's always,
you know, on a Thursday, and it's so exciting for
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everyone to come and visit.
Speaker 4 (13:33):
It's such a community of it.
Speaker 5 (13:34):
I feel like everyone just looks forward to it every year,
and I personally love getting to see the same faces
coming in and seeing us year after year. We will
have lunch from eleven to two and dinner from five
to seven, and then we'll have the bazaar is going
to be open all day. It'll be open from ten
to seven. So if you want to come shop and
then be ready for your bowl of chili and in
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line at eleven, same thing, if you want to come
shop and be ready at five before we start serving dinner,
or you can get the takeout and that's going to
get you everything that you would get upstairs as if
you dined in, and it's all set up all for
you in a little bag and we'll have it ready
to go.
Speaker 1 (14:13):
Well you you, it is an incredible day, And let's talk.
Like you said, y'all really probably spend close to ten
months preparing for this and the cooking starts what all out.
Speaker 4 (14:27):
Also, we start in August. We have to order spices.
Speaker 5 (14:30):
That's the secret, the secret spices that get ordered, and
we start that usually beginning of summer to get all
that in and ready for chili supper time. And you know,
it takes a lot of work, a lot of volunteers.
This is a completely volunteer event for our church, one
of our missions. And I think probably one of the
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most important things to tell everyone is that every bit
of the proceeds goes straight to the community, to different
groups in the community for nonprofit organization.
Speaker 4 (15:00):
It does not stay in house.
Speaker 5 (15:02):
So I think that's one of the most important things
that everyone understands is when you come and you get
your takeout, or you buy frozen chili, or come shop
with the bazaar, whatever you're doing, you really are benefiting
your neighbors.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
Right And it's an incredible ministry to the community. As
you point out, you know, churches have to survive. They
you know, they get their fund from membership and from donations,
sometimes outside families or from that have moved out of
the area. But this is a huge, a huge undertaking
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that y'all been doing for decades.
Speaker 5 (15:40):
Now, yeah, it is it is it just it just
it really amazes me. For so long that I was
before I joined Saint Mark's, I would go eat and
go enjoy and not understand all the work that went
into went into such an event. I would love for
someone to, you know, to come every year and or
come join us to volunteers. They start cooking on Tuesdays
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around six o'clock in the morning and they finish up
at noon, and it takes ten to tuesdays to cook
all the chili that we make, because we do the
quarts and the pints of frozen chili that you can
purchase and have all year long.
Speaker 4 (16:17):
And then we do the.
Speaker 5 (16:17):
Pants, which is what you enjoy day up. And so
it takes a lot of work all the way from
cooking the onions and the meat, to the spices, to
the tomato sauce, to the rice is cooked in the ovens.
A lot of people don't know that that we enjoy,
(16:38):
you know, it's.
Speaker 4 (16:39):
Just the whole thing. And we love the volunteers, we
love its community. It's just so.
Speaker 5 (16:44):
Important and I would really love everyone to come and enjoy.
You can get online Saint Mark's Chili store. If you
google that, you'll see it and you can purchase the
frozen chili. We have quartz m heights. Quartz are sixteen
pints or eight and then we have the spice tax
as well.
Speaker 4 (17:00):
So if you have some.
Speaker 5 (17:01):
Kind of dietary restrictions, or you want to make it
out of deer meat, maybe you want to do that,
or you want to try some ground turkey or ground chicken,
you can buy a spice pack and still have the
flavor of the chili with whatever works for you. And
then we'll also have tickets for sale day of and
you can buy them in advance online.
Speaker 1 (17:21):
Well, there is It is an incredible community event.
Speaker 3 (17:27):
As you point out, it's so much fun to go.
Speaker 1 (17:30):
You get to see a lot of people, you get
to visit, you get to stay and eat as much
as you would want to. But if for some reasons
in April thirteent it's not working out for you, you can
still support it.
Speaker 5 (17:41):
Yes, yes, for sure, so definitely if you log on
online and purchase your chili, and then you can come
to the office at Saint Mark's. It's located at six
eighty Calder and you can swing by during office hours
and pick it up. We have people who come and
load up two or three coolers worth of chili because
they know it's not going to start cooking again and
(18:03):
it won't be available to purchase until the following fall.
We have people who come by lots of spice packs
and they hand them out as Christmas gifts, put in stockings.
It's always always a great gift really, day of if
you want to come and enjoy. I don't think a
lot of people understand Day of dine in. It's all
you can eat, and you're going to sit down and
(18:23):
we have our weight staff, our parishioners, our groups come
and you're gonna sit down and you're going to leave
with a full belly, and we're going to make sure
that you have everything you need, all the trimmings you
could want for chili, the cheese, the Frito's, the crackers,
a little mint on the table to enjoy after where
we have drinks for you. It's really the full experience
(18:45):
and we just want everyone to come enjoy and support
it and know that between the Treasure House, which is
another of Saint Mark's ministries that's right around the corner
from the Chili supper, between the Chili Supper and Treasure
House we donated seventy seven thousand dollars in twenty twenty four,
which is just absolutely phenomenal.
Speaker 4 (19:06):
When you really see anthing about.
Speaker 1 (19:07):
It, it is phenomenal and it you know, and it's
something that is very much needed that oftentimes people.
Speaker 3 (19:17):
You know, forget and and.
Speaker 1 (19:21):
Saint Mark's has been and continues to be such a
big part of the community, so y'all always know too
where y'all can have the biggest impact, which I think
is fabulous, and when you come and enjoy it so much,
y'all also make it super easy.
Speaker 5 (19:35):
Yeah, we do really just come by and drop in.
We're more than happy to, you know, sell you a
ticket and get you to go and enjoy or enjoy
dining in.
Speaker 4 (19:46):
We'll have the bazaar going.
Speaker 5 (19:48):
It's a great opportunity to come and also that's all
filled with your local vendors. Treasure House will have a
table there as well, and we'll also be selling frozen
chili in the room next to the bazaar, So if
you want to go upstairs and eat and then come
down and get your frozen chili to go while you
shop with the bazaar, you can do that as well.
The Bizarre has, like I said, all local vendors. There's
(20:12):
been candles there before. We'll have our incredible Edibles table,
which is always a huge hit. That is baking that's
done by our parishioners. You can come in and there's
full cakes and pies and brownies individual package to buy.
There's always amazing sourdough breads and banana breads, pumpkin bread
(20:34):
so there's always something to enjoy there.
Speaker 4 (20:36):
And we love being able to feature our.
Speaker 5 (20:41):
Local businesses and our local vendors and they get to benefit.
Speaker 6 (20:44):
As well well.
Speaker 1 (20:46):
I just want to applaud 'all for every year staying
on top of it.
Speaker 3 (20:53):
April.
Speaker 1 (20:54):
I know that this is something that you spend a
tremendous amount of time, but I know you love doing it,
and I just want.
Speaker 3 (21:01):
To thank y'all.
Speaker 1 (21:02):
Let's run We're in the last minute now, so let's
run through again. How people can you know, get tickets
in advance and also to go in the bazaar, sure on.
Speaker 5 (21:13):
So on Saint Mark's Chili Store, you can purchase tickets.
Adults are twenty and children are ten and that's going
to be dine in or takeout.
Speaker 4 (21:21):
If you're going dine in you're going to go upstairs.
Speaker 5 (21:23):
You can swing by the ticket booth and pick up
your tickets like a will call, or you can take
your tickets to the takeout and pick that up. It'll
be Thursday, November thirteenth, Lunch from eleven to two and
dinner from five to seven. We take a little break
in serving there to catch our breath. Chili supper.
Speaker 4 (21:40):
I'm sorry.
Speaker 5 (21:40):
The bazaar will go all day from ten to seven,
so if you want to swing by and enjoy shopping before,
please do.
Speaker 6 (21:50):
Well.
Speaker 3 (21:50):
It'll be a great day. I'm looking forward to it.
Speaker 1 (21:53):
Folks, you're listening to the Roy West Show, heard every
Sunday noon to one, or heard anytime on the free
iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast and Android podcast.
Speaker 3 (22:02):
Thank you again, April, we'll talk again soon.
Speaker 2 (22:05):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (22:07):
We are back with the Roy West Show here on.
Speaker 1 (22:10):
News Talk five sixty klv I and folks, what an
incredible time of year it is here we are.
Speaker 3 (22:17):
We've entered November and.
Speaker 1 (22:21):
We've got Thanksgiving coming up, and then we've got a
season known as Christmas, and we love to celebrate Christmas.
And there's an organization here in town, Beaumont Junior League
that certainly knows how to.
Speaker 3 (22:36):
Bring it alive. And they have an.
Speaker 1 (22:39):
Event called main Street Market and I have Letitia and
Alicia Alicia, excuse me on the show with me and
welcome to the show, and we're going to talk main
Street Market so that people can put it on their
calendar and also participate. Pat because this is juniorly does
(23:03):
so many important things. Uh, and this is a great fundraiser,
that's lots of fun.
Speaker 3 (23:09):
Yeah, well, Alicia, tell me a little bit about it.
Speaker 2 (23:13):
Excuse me, I don't know you guys here, hear my.
Speaker 7 (23:17):
Animal in the background.
Speaker 2 (23:18):
He's barking, But.
Speaker 3 (23:19):
Yes, that's okay.
Speaker 7 (23:21):
My market, Mainstream Market has been around for well over
thirty years. It's mainstream market. I Google started back in
nineteen ninety five, and we just give back to the community.
The money that comes in from the vendors, we pour
(23:41):
back into our community.
Speaker 6 (23:45):
Right.
Speaker 8 (23:48):
Yes, so it is our thirty Yes, so it is
our thirty year Mainstream Market anniversary. So we're super excited
to be going into this year. We have a lot
of new additions and additives that we've added this year,
and so there is going to be some great things
coming out. You're going to start seeing a lot more
that Alicia's going to start sharing with you all over
(24:10):
the next few weeks. So super excited about that. The
doors open December fourth at four pm. The tickets are
fifteen dollars, and I think that that is a really
great price, especially seeing what you get. We will have
over one hundred different vendors from all throughout Southeast Texas.
They are going to be amazing vendors with lots of
(24:32):
different inventory from the latest women's fashion to men's fashion
and different things that you can eat. Maybe you need
help thinking of ideas for dinner, and so we have
someone there that is actually demoing his different recipes and
the things that he sells. So we're super excited about
that and we hope to see everyone there. We have
(24:53):
over forty six hundred attendees yearly, so this year we're
really competitive and we're wanting to make it six thousand
and so we need everyone to come out and support
so that we can give back and pour back into
Southeast Texas well.
Speaker 3 (25:07):
And it is an incredible event.
Speaker 1 (25:09):
And again Junior League, y'all are a five O one
C three.
Speaker 3 (25:14):
Y'all have lots of members.
Speaker 1 (25:16):
It takes lots of participation to be able to pull
this off. This is one of y'all's big event, Dancing
with the Stars at another, and y'all host many smaller events,
but they are fun events and their ways to give
back to the community. And then y'all give grants to
local charities twice a year, which there's an application process for.
(25:39):
So you know, this money stays here in Southeast Texas.
But having all the vendors there too, you can get
your Christmas shopping done and this is shopping local.
Speaker 3 (25:52):
Yep.
Speaker 8 (25:53):
Yes, and so that's what the Junior League is all about.
Speaker 6 (25:56):
You can get.
Speaker 8 (26:05):
So I said, that's what the Junior League is all about,
I'm sorry, going back into the community and giving back
in any way that we can. And so we want
the community to have a good time while also giving
back to people who need things. So we're super excited
about that.
Speaker 1 (26:24):
Well, and you know, let's let's talk too, because Junior
League is open to women to join and participate. In
a matter of fact, y'all need the participation because that's
how you're successful. Alicia, you want to speak to that.
Speaker 2 (26:42):
Yes, sir.
Speaker 7 (26:42):
So we do have a provisional process that the provisionals
they would apply. They would apply like in April or May,
and they'll be provisionals for what about how long tisha
are we a provisional.
Speaker 2 (26:58):
For through that next or league year?
Speaker 7 (27:02):
Yeah, so it's a year. So after that they can
apply to be active. So that's how you can become
a part of the Junior League of Baumin.
Speaker 1 (27:14):
And when you do that, it's not like some things
you may join that you just.
Speaker 3 (27:22):
Pay a membership.
Speaker 1 (27:23):
Fee and you know, put it on your resume.
Speaker 3 (27:27):
This requires participation.
Speaker 2 (27:30):
It does, it does.
Speaker 7 (27:31):
It does require you to participate and volunteer your time.
You're giving back into the community. It doesn't feel like
you are just like volunteering time.
Speaker 2 (27:42):
It feels like.
Speaker 7 (27:43):
A family thing when you're giving back into the community,
pouring back into people in the community.
Speaker 2 (27:48):
So it's really fun.
Speaker 7 (27:50):
So it's not like, you know how people think volunteering
is a whole sel joined, it's really not. It's really
fun to give back into our community.
Speaker 1 (28:00):
And you get to meet a lot of new people
while you do that, so it's a win win.
Speaker 3 (28:03):
It's a way to make new relationships but also have
a great time. Yes.
Speaker 1 (28:11):
Well, and also so twice a year, y'all have a
grant process, and I know y'all have different committees for that,
so I'm not going to put you on the spot
for that, but you know, different charities can and do
reach out to say and there's an they apply and
there the funds that y'all do make from Main Street Market,
(28:32):
from Dancing with the Stars, those pour back into the community.
And one reason they can be so successful is because
you have so many volunteers because all of this, all
your events are pretty labor intensive. Yes they are, well
and so let's with I know there's going to be
(28:55):
one hundred shops or thereabouts pop up vendors, but what
else happens on uh with the different days there?
Speaker 7 (29:02):
So on Saturday, we also have where kids can be involved,
which is Breakfast with seven, So they get to come out,
they get to eat, they get to take pictures and
have a little different fun things for the kids there.
We also have something for well that we're all people,
(29:26):
so we're excite all your.
Speaker 8 (29:30):
Is she breaking up.
Speaker 2 (29:31):
On your enrouy?
Speaker 3 (29:33):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (29:34):
So uh we're gonna say if we can get that
worked out, but uh.
Speaker 3 (29:38):
So let's run through the calendar a little bit.
Speaker 8 (29:41):
Okay, okay, goat okay, So on Thursday, we will have
the Missus Claus Experience, and so what that is is
it's gonna be a really private area for you to
come and get a full experience visiting with Missus Clause.
You're entered into a raffle to be able to when
(30:04):
some sort of diamonds. We don't know what it's gonna
be yet, if it's gonna be earrings or necklace, but
we all love diamonds. You get a sweatshirt and you
get signature drinks throughout the night, and so that's gonna
be a great time. And then for Friday, we're gonna
also have a great experience happening, and so we're gonna
have a really fun Santa come out, not gonna say
(30:25):
who that will be yet, and then we'll have a
Missus Clause there also will be it'll be like a
party like experience. Come out with your husband, come with
your wife, have a great date night. We'll have cabanas
set up in different areas for you to lounge around,
and so it's gonna be really fun. Saturday, we will
be doing Breakfast with Santa, So bring your kids. They
(30:48):
can take their Christmas photo with Santa, and then they
can also get to enjoy camaraderie with other children around
their ages at the Bowman Children's Museum, especially if they've
never been. It's a great experience and it's a great museum.
And then we will be doing Christmas Mini so families
will be able to purchase a time slot if they
have not done Christmas minis as a family and come
(31:09):
in and take their photos with a professional photographer. And
so that is something new and we're super excited about that.
Our Atmosphere team has been going above and beyond to
make sure that this experience is memorable for everyone. So
super excited.
Speaker 6 (31:24):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (31:25):
Well, and I know y'all do a great job of
promoting on Facebook and you do also have a web page,
so there's going to be more. And most people know
another knows somebody in June in your league, whether they
know it or not. So Alisha william Alicia Williams, you
are the main Street Market publicity chair. Congratulations to you
(31:47):
for making that commitment. That's a lot of work. And
Natasha Hunter, thank you again for all that both of
you do. And we're about out of time, but I
want to thank you for your amitment to Beaumont and
Southeast Texas because what y'all do makes a difference and
it's gonna be a it's going to be an incredible weekend.
Speaker 3 (32:07):
Thank y'all, Thank you.
Speaker 1 (32:12):
We are back with the Roy West Show here on
News Talk five sixty K and l v U and
I have with me John Manfredi with the Southeast Texas
Stages formerly known as Beaumont Community Players. Welcome back to
the show.
Speaker 6 (32:27):
John, Thanks Roy, thanks for having me. Glad to be here.
Speaker 1 (32:30):
Well, it's a pleasure to have you and y'all always
are so busy and there are so many opportunities to
get involved in local theater. But also if you're not,
if you don't have that bandwidth or you feel like
you don't have that uh that talent which can still
be developed, you can still just go because you people
(32:53):
need to come as well.
Speaker 6 (32:55):
Oh absolutely we have.
Speaker 9 (32:56):
We have so many opportunities for people to participate with us,
whether you want to be on stage or be backstage
or work in the sound and lighting department.
Speaker 6 (33:05):
People don't realize all.
Speaker 9 (33:06):
The opportunities that we have for people who are artistic
and have things to do at our theater.
Speaker 6 (33:11):
And of course you know, come and see our stuff.
Our shows are really really good.
Speaker 9 (33:15):
We have the best talent in Southeast Texas on our stages,
and like you said, we have so much going on,
especially coming up over the holiday, that we really want
to see people come and see us well.
Speaker 1 (33:29):
And I know my granddaughters now in one of her
the second time. She's second play that she's participating in, right,
and now my son in law's jumped in. But I
also realized that the people that are participating or that
are in the place, it requires a lot of time,
(33:51):
but it's also a lot of great fellowship and a
great community because you really get to develop some relationships
there as well.
Speaker 6 (33:58):
Oh yeah, it's so I mean, it's so true.
Speaker 9 (34:01):
Especially when we put our shows together, it's like a
it's a very intense you know, six or eight weeks
that we put it together. We meet every night. They
people really become like family. I have so many lifelong
friends of my own that I met doing theater across
my career, and when we get together in our space there,
(34:22):
it is such an uplifting place because we're you know,
we're we're all about the fun. We're all about people
coming together and uplifting people and having a great time
it's so great to have Zach and every in the
show this year in a Christmas Carol, they're they're doing
such a great job. She checks him on his dialect
repeatedly to make sure that his English accent.
Speaker 6 (34:44):
Is great, and they both do a great job. I'm
so excited for the whole production.
Speaker 1 (34:50):
Well, I've really I've enjoyed the productions long before they
got involved, but it certainly makes it more special. But
you know, this is something where people and have an
incredible experience coming to the performances because you know these
are this is quality work and so people are always
(35:11):
in for a great show. And it's it's not so large,
it's it's still very intimate for people. And uh and
then and then you might decide, hey, I need to
volunteer or I need to try out for one of
these productions. But whether you do or don't, you can
still buy season tickets and participate.
Speaker 9 (35:30):
Oh absolutely, and especially when if you come during the holiday,
because our lobby is decorated so beautifully. We make it
a very much an event. There's a Santa station, there,
a giant Christmas tree. You can take your Christmas pictures
there and then come see a Christmas Carol, you know
the story of Scrooge, which we have been doing, which
is a tradition like the Nutcracker in town.
Speaker 6 (35:49):
We've now been doing it for four years.
Speaker 9 (35:51):
And this year, in tandem with that, in our smaller space,
we have a world premiere production called A Very Beaumont
Christmas and Roy, You're really gonna like this one.
Speaker 6 (36:02):
All it's all about Beaumont. It's it is.
Speaker 9 (36:05):
We've basically taken a Hallmark movie and set it in Beaumart.
There's a lot of Beaumont. There's a lot of local references.
We talk, we talk about this city, how great it
is to be here, and that's you know that work.
You can see both of those shows over the holiday
at our space.
Speaker 1 (36:21):
Well, I love it, and I want to encourage people
to get out and yeah, I also want to make
sure we talk about the fact that they can get
tickets now and they can also get season tickets.
Speaker 9 (36:34):
Yes see absolutely, And the season tickets are the best
way to go, Roy, because you get a discount, you
get all our information, you get the newsletter which lets
you know all the fabulous things that we have going on.
You guarantee your seat. So being becoming a member is
definitely the best way to go. But you can buy
tickets right You can buy them online right now. You
can buy them twenty four to seven, three hundred and
(36:56):
sixty five days a year. You can go to our
website and purchase tickets.
Speaker 1 (37:00):
Well, I just want to thank you for your heart,
your commitment, because because of your leadership and your experience
that you have brought to Southeast Texas Stages, you know
you've taken it to the next level because it does
(37:22):
take a huge commitment on your part to be able
to put together all these different productions and bringing together
all these people to make it work.
Speaker 6 (37:32):
Well, it's the labor of love, Roy, it really is.
Speaker 9 (37:34):
When I got down here in twenty seventeen, when I
first came to Beaumont Community Players before we became South
East types of Stages, there was such a sense of
family there and there was so so many people that
wanted to do things. And so by being able to
expand our programming, get and offering more opportunities to people,
we've grown the family and we've grown the people that
(37:57):
come in and work with us and hang out with us,
and it's become such a home for so many people
that my role there is more just as a facilitator
to make sure that we have opportunities for all the
talented people here in town.
Speaker 1 (38:12):
Well, you do a great job and when you go,
I know, as you do with this show, you pour
your heart into it and you really care. And that
matters because the level you know, beaumat. We're kind of
a large small town and you know, whether it's the
Symphony or the Southeast Texas Stages, people when they experience that,
(38:35):
they say, Man, what incredible quality we have right here.
We don't need to go to Houston. We have it
right here. And sometimes people, you know, they'll spend all
this money going over to Houston, not recognizing that, you know,
you can become a member and get you know, season
tickets for what you would spend one weekend going over
to Houston to a production.
Speaker 6 (38:55):
You're absolutely right.
Speaker 9 (38:56):
We are the best entertainment value around it here around anywhere,
and you want to come.
Speaker 6 (39:03):
And it's always amazing to me.
Speaker 9 (39:05):
We were just at a Gift of we were just
at the Gift of Life and we had a table
there and we were talking to people about our work.
And it still amazes me Roy how many people that
come up to me and said, I didn't know we
had a theater in Beaumont. And you know we've been
there almost an that we've been there over one hundred
years and the quality of work is fabulous.
Speaker 6 (39:22):
We know you want to come and see good theater.
You come and see us.
Speaker 1 (39:26):
Well, we've only got about forty five seconds left, but
I will tell you I'm on the website right now.
It's se t x S so it's so easy to find.
You can google it. Y'all are also very active on Facebook,
but on the website you can buy your tickets right
now and so you don't even have to wait. And again,
(39:50):
I just want to thank you for all that you do.
Speaker 4 (39:52):
Folks.
Speaker 3 (39:53):
You need to show up.
Speaker 1 (39:54):
You can also contribute to kid community scholarships, which we'll
be talking about. And I'm going to have you back
in about three weeks. So thank you so much for coming.
Speaker 9 (40:03):
Thank Roy, thanks for having me, Thank you everyone coming
to you.
Speaker 1 (40:07):
Absolutely talk to you soon. We are wrapping up another
Roy West show here on New Song five sixty KL.
The folks always like to remind people that if you
missed any part of our show, you can always download
the free iHeartRadio app and check out all my shows
(40:27):
on podcasts also Apple podcast, Android podcast, Spotify, all those
different platforms as well as you can always stream the
show live when you get out of your car on
the iHeart Radio app as well, so we make it
super easy for you. Today in our first segment, we
talked to April Tolmer with Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas.
(40:49):
She's on the board of directors and all the different
work that crime Stoppers does throughout Jefferson, Harden, Orange Jasper Counties.
I mean, you know, and this is all about aminemity,
and this is certainly for any crimes that you see,
but it's also in the schools. So it provides our
(41:12):
students an opportunity if they see something to say something
which can help with any criminal activity, but also mental
health issues that they may be observing with a friend,
are any issues that they have, they can report those
and that's so important. Then I was talking to April
(41:33):
with Saint Mark's chili. It is Thursday, November thirteenth, folks,
You've got to put that on your calendar.
Speaker 3 (41:40):
You're going to have a great.
Speaker 1 (41:41):
Time and the chili is terrific and you can also
get it to go. And then I was talking to
Alicia and Letitia with the Junior League, talking about Main
Street Market which is the first weekend there in December,
so be sure to check them out. And I wrapped
up the show with John Manfredi with out East Texas
Stages and all the performances that are happening there, so
(42:05):
be sure to.
Speaker 3 (42:05):
Check them out. And until we talk again, God bless
you all.
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For more than 30 years The River Cafe in London, has been the home-from-home of artists, architects, designers, actors, collectors, writers, activists, and politicians. Michael Caine, Glenn Close, JJ Abrams, Steve McQueen, Victoria and David Beckham, and Lily Allen, are just some of the people who love to call The River Cafe home. On River Cafe Table 4, Rogers sits down with her customers—who have become friends—to talk about food memories. Table 4 explores how food impacts every aspect of our lives. “Foods is politics, food is cultural, food is how you express love, food is about your heritage, it defines who you and who you want to be,” says Rogers. Each week, Rogers invites her guest to reminisce about family suppers and first dates, what they cook, how they eat when performing, the restaurants they choose, and what food they seek when they need comfort. And to punctuate each episode of Table 4, guests such as Ralph Fiennes, Emily Blunt, and Alfonso Cuarón, read their favourite recipe from one of the best-selling River Cafe cookbooks. Table 4 itself, is situated near The River Cafe’s open kitchen, close to the bright pink wood-fired oven and next to the glossy yellow pass, where Ruthie oversees the restaurant. You are invited to take a seat at this intimate table and join the conversation. For more information, recipes, and ingredients, go to https://shoptherivercafe.co.uk/ Web: https://rivercafe.co.uk/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/therivercafelondon/ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/therivercafelondon/ For more podcasts from iHeartRadio, visit the iheartradio app, apple podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.