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Monrovia looks at joining ‘Emerald Necklace’ coali
Sep 9th
A plan to connect trails and parks along the Rio Hondo and San Gabriel rivers into a single loop could move closer to becoming a reality if the City Council decides tonight to join the Emerald Necklace Coalition.
Spearheaded by the nonprofit organization,tiffany key rings clearance, Amigos de los Rios, the Emerald Necklace project would unite trails, parks and greenways into a 17-mile loop covering 1,shop for tiffany money clips,500 acres.
If the council decides to join the project, Monrovia Canyon Park could eventually be part of the network.
Amigos President Claire Robinson said she was "delighted" at the prospect of Monrovia joining because of the city’s reputation for being environmentally conscious.
"We are super excited, because we consider
Monrovia in the San Gabriel Valley and gateway area a leading city," Robinson said. "They’re so proactive in terms of the environment."
Monrovia would join 33 other entities that have signed on since 2004,tiffany rings on sale, including cities, school districts,tiffany bangles clearance, homeowners’ associations and Los Angeles County.
City Manager Scott Ochoa said the city’s membership in the coalition would allow it to better compete for state and federal grant funding for "green" projects.
"I think that regional approach really gives you a much more competitive edge," Ochoa said.
Being part of the coalition also will give Monrovia access to green infrastructure technology studies conducted by the coalition, Ochoa said.
Duarte joined the coalition in 2005 and has since worked with it on a variety of recreational projects, according to Duarte Deputy City Manager Karen Herrera.
Since the state budget crisis hit, the coalition’s contact with the city has waned, however. Herrera hoped Monrovia’s membership could change that.
"With Monrovia joining, maybe this is an opportunity to really get the coalition restarted," Herrera said.
While she touted the completion of four projects in the last five years, Robinson acknowledged the project hit a major snag in 2008 when bond funding dried up.
"A lot of the projects that we had ready… were frozen in 2008 without any warning really,tiffany key rings sale," she said.
Robinson said she realizes people and public agencies have been struggling with other challenges, like access to health care, quality education, and unemployment and that environmental issues have taken a back seat somewhat.
"It’s very hard to focus on some of these other issues that seem secondary, but we believe they’re integral," she said.
New-age girl bands ‘dancing fools’, says Bangles’
Sep 6th
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SYDNEY, July 29 AAP – To many, The Bangles were one of the original girl groups, but the reformed 80s band doesn’t want to be lumped into the same category as the Spice Girls or the Pussycat Dolls.
The band, who are famous for chart-topping songs like Eternal Flame and Walk Like An Egyptian, are back together, writing new music and touring the world, including Australia this October.
The three original members – Susanna Hoffs and sisters Debbi and Vicki Peterson (minus fourth Bangle Michael Steele) – are winning over a new generation of fans with their infectious pop sound.
The music industry has changed a lot since The Bangles were at the height of their fame, but unfortunately the lack of all-women bands hasn’t, according to Peterson.
"I think it is harder for women to break through, because it is still pretty male-dominated," she told AAP from Los Angeles.
Peterson doesn’t count in that group manufactured girl groups who don’t play instruments or write their own songs, such as the Spice Girls, the Pussycat Dolls or Girls Aloud.
Nor does she consider them as following in The Bangles’ footsteps.
"They always called them girl bands but they’re not bands, they have singing and dancing fools," Peterson said.
"I don’t really listen to a lot of that stuff because it seems so manufactured to me.
"I prefer to hear other girl bands who are actually musicians, and there have been a few who have come and gone.
"I kind of would like to hear more of them."
When The Bangles broke up in 1989, Peterson said they all needed some time on their own after such intense years together.
For years they resisted offers to make quick money with a reunion tour.
Peterson said when they eventually re-formed in 1999 to record the song Get the Girl for the Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me soundtrack, it was for the right reasons.
"We did it slowly, we did it because we wanted to, we didn’t have somebody behind the desk with a big cigar saying ‘girls,buy tiffany money clips, I’m going to make you a million dollars if you do this tour with this band’," she said.
"We want to play together again,key rings, we want to make new music again, and just tour again.
"We thought, OK let’s try it again,earrings, let’s just don’t do it the way we did it."
Peterson said the group is having more fun than ever this time around.
"We’ve just been doing it and having fun, and there are great audiences basically everywhere we’ve played," she said.
"We’re seeing a lot more younger fans these days."
Some of their youngest fans are their children, particularly Peterson’s 11-year-old son.
"My son is like, ‘mum, you’re my favourite band’," she said.
"He’s really cute with his friends – he’s like,tiffany bracelet, ‘My mum, yep, she’s in The Bangles’. It’s cool."
For older, wiser Bangles, the road is more fun
Sep 6th
Things aren’t so manic for the Bangles these days.
The all-girl band known for "Manic Monday" and "Walk Like an Egyptian" saw a career that was a rollercoaster ride during its ’80s heyday.
But the band’s singer-drummer Debbi Peterson says today’s Bangles, which include singer Susanna Hoffs and her sister,earrings, guitarist Vicki Peterson, are different.
"We don’t go on the road so much. We all have kids,discount tiffany," Peterson says. "In the ’80s we were on the road for six months at a time and when we weren’t on the road we were making an album. We were living and breathing the Bangles."
The Bangles made their mark in much the same way at the Go-Gos — an all-female group whose members played their own instruments and who weren’t brought together by a male Svengali figure.
"That’s what I want people to know about us," Peterson says. "We played instruments,tiffany on sale, wrote songs and sang. It wasn’t a manufactured thing."
Albums such as 1984′s "All Over the Place,tiffany," 1986′s "Different Light" and 1988′s "Everything" kept that dream alive and made it good to be a Bangle.
The best part of it, she says, outside of performing for hordes of fans, was meeting many of their peers: riding in an elevator with Keith Richards, recording with Prince, having dinner with Duran Duran.
"It’s those fun little things we were able to do that otherwise we wouldn’t have been able to do. Some of the things I don’t even remember."
But things soon soured. As the band’s popularity grew,buy tiffany, Peterson says, the record label pushed Hoffs into the spotlight at the expense of the other band members.
"We felt like sidemen. We all put our heart and soul and sweat into it. We felt the powers that be were making us into something we weren’t, and that was frustrating."
Peterson says it was stressful watching the group become Susanna Hoffs and the Bangles. That, coupled with some tours in the late ’80s during which "weird things were happening and everything went wrong," led to the dissolution of the group.
After going their separate ways, the members reformed and in 2003 released "Doll Revolution." The group is currently working on a new album with producer Matthew Sweet.
Before getting back together, they all had to discuss their feelings about Hoffs.
"We realize she’s obviously going to get more attention," Peterson says. "But it’s not that important. We’re older and wiser, and we have different priorities going on."
Ladies and Gentlemen, Julio Cesar Chavez Campeones
Sep 5th
After months of anticipation, six-time world boxing champion and Mexican icon Julio Cesar Chavez is opening Julio Cesar Chavez Campeones (Champions), a one-of-a-kind boxing-themed restaurant and entertainment venue on November 10.
Mexico’s most celebrated athlete, along with other business and community luminaries,thanksgiving key rings, will mark the opening of the one-of-a-kind entertainment venue with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6 p.m. Other grand opening festivities will include live music; boxing inside a full-size ring in the restaurant; opportunities to win prizes; karaoke; and fun and entertainment for the entire family.
"The grand opening of Julio Cesar Chavez Campeones is a special moment for me,buy tiffany rings," said Julio Cesar Chavez. "It’s very gratifying to have the opportunity to open a place that the Hispanic community can be proud of. I hope that all my fellow countrymen and everyone else will join me at this event."
Located in Mesa, Ariz., Campeones is a 30,000-square-foot venue featuring authentic Mexican food, a full sports bar, arcade games and a World Boxing Council (WBC) Legends of Boxing Museum. In addition, the venue has the Bud Light Doce (12) Events Center for concerts, boxing matches, quinceaneras and community events. The center will be able to accommodate about 1,700 people, with capacity for another 850 visitors in the restaurant, sports bar and arcade areas.
Campeones will provide a shot in the arm to the local economy. Brian Weymouth, Chavez’s agent and business partner in Julio Cesar Chavez Campeones, and team have hired 80 people for the opening, and the venue is projecting revenues of $7-$10 million for the first year of business, which will be a boost for the city of Mesa. Campeones will be a major attraction for the local Hispanic community as well as for visitors from across the U.S. and Mexico.
"We’ve received enormous support from everyone in the community for this type of entertainment venue. Julio, one of the world’s greatest boxing champions, believes that the incredible number of dedicated fans in the Valley makes Mesa a perfect market for launching Campeones," said Weymouth.
In total, more than $4.5 million has been invested in creating Julio Cesar Chavez Campeones. Key investors include Weymouth, Chavez,buy tiffany necklaces, Dan Wergin and Brian Day O’ Connor. Weymouth is best known for opening Alice Cooper’stown in downtown Phoenix with rock star, Alice Cooper,tiffany rings for sale, in the late-90s. He has also worked with sports stars,tiffany cuffLink, Randy Johnson, Mark Grace and Dan Majerle. Wergin has a background in the wind energy industry and real estate development and Day O’ Connor is a veteran in the commercial real estate industry.
The boxing-themed restaurant and entertainment venue was built with the Hispanic consumer in mind. Weymouth said that Campeones will rival and best the impact Hard Rock or the ESPNZone created with the Anglo community.
Chavez’s boxing career spanned 25 years. He is ranked as one of ESPN’s 50 greatest boxers of all time and went 90 straight fights without a loss. Chavez retired from professional boxing in 2005. His two sons, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Omar Chavez, now carry on their father’s legacy in the ring.
Lady Busters soccer takes two in Texas
Sep 4th
If Garden City Community College women’s soccer coach Andrea Gorton had been a screenwriter, she couldn’t have scripted any better her first two games of the 2010 season.
On the road, against a team they had never played, with almost an entirely new cast of players — and Gorton,tiffany Pendants on sale, a first-year coach for the Lady Busters.
The opening chapter of the Gorton era saw the Lady Busters blank Cisco, Texas, Junior College, 1-0,cheap tiffany Pendants, in overtime Wednesday night and then followed it with a 2-0 victory over Cisco Thursday morning.
"I think we caught them by surprise," Gorton said of Cisco. "Their coach said a couple of things that got the girls motivated, and we just wanted to prove to them that we could play."
In Wednesday’s opener, it was Shee-Ann Sergeant’s overtime goal five minutes into the extra period that provided the margin of victory for the Busters (2-0).
Sergeant, a freshman from Montego Bay, Jamaica, took a pass from Stephanie Brown, who had received a prior pass from Victoria Garcia,cheap tiffany necklaces, and then back-heeled the ball into the net for the winning goal.
"They played great," Gorton said of her team. "At the end of the game, you sit back and try to figure out what helped us to win, and it was just every single player. Collectively, they stepped up and played a great game."
In Thursday’s game, it was Sergeant who again put the Busters on top with a goal in the 44th minute,tiffany money clips sale, this one with an assist from Garden City freshman Diana Alcantara.
"It was a nice goal, a nice cut-off pass from Diana and then Shee-Ann volleyed out and she got the goal from about 10 yards out inside the box," Gorton said.
The score remained there until the 89th minute when a pair of Garden Citians — freshman Krystal Martinez and sophomore Irma Reyes — combined for the final goal. Martinez took an early pass in the middle from Reyes and then beat the defender just inside the box, and when the goalie hesitated, took the shot and scored.
"It was a very nice play and shows how the hard work we’ve put in is paying off,buy tiffany necklaces," Gorton said.
Gorton was also happy with the goalkeeping of freshman Fabienne Wilson of Alamogordon, N.M., who came to GCCC along with former high school teammate Brown.
"Fabienne was just great," Gorton said. "They had more shots than we did but we have more quality shots. "
The Busters will open their home season at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Stadium against Butler.
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Game 1 — Wednesday
at Cisco, Texas
GCCC 1, Cisco, Texas 0
GCCC 0 0 1 — 1
Cisco 0 0 0 — 0
Overtime
GCCC — Shee-Ann Sergeant, 95th minute, assist Victoria Garcia, Stephanie Brown.
Game 2 — Thursday
GCCC 2, Cisco, Texas 0
GCCC 1 1 — 2
Cisco 0 0 — 0
First Half
GCCC — Shee-Ann Sergeant, 44th minute, assist Diana Alcantara.
Second Half
GCCC — Krystal Martinez, 89th minute, assist Irma Reyes.
Identify the word or phrase that best characterize
Aug 25th
A. Defiant
B. Contrite
C. Victimized
D. Elusive
2.) The Michigan House voted Tuesday to ban smoking in workplaces but to allow it on the floors of Detroit’s casinos,cuff Links, cigar bars and smoke shops. That sets up a face-off with the Senate. Why might senators not go along with the legislation passed by the House?
A. Majority Leader Mike Bishop sees it as socialistic.
B. Many senators are secret smokers — and several sniff snuff.
C. Many want a total smoking ban.
D. Some senators believe Michigan’s growing isolation as an open-smoking state is good for tourism.
3.) Ferndale resident Jesus Ruiz spent a day in quarantine recently in Shanghai,bangles, China. Why was Ruiz isolated?
A. He had Falun Gong literature in his luggage.
B. He was overheard telling a companion, "Taiwan is the real China."
C. A passenger near him on a plane was suspected — falsely, it turned out — of having H1N1 influenza.
D. Looking at the little red book of quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong, he said: "I know a guy who was wittier than Mao — Mayor Coleman Young."
4.) A Macomb citizens’ group is organizing a recall movement against 16 Democratic county commissioners. What did they do to provoke the action?
A. They signed a petition to change the name of Macomb County to Mathers County,tiffany, the surname of Eminem, because the Macomb family owned slaves in the 18th Century.
B. They asserted that Macomb would be taken more seriously if it could be more like Wayne County.
C. They supported a 0.356-mill tax increase, which will cost the average homeowner $27 a year.
D. They supported a plan to merge with neighboring Oakland County as a way to save money.
5.) After the Red Wings won the Western Conference title Wednesday, the Red Wings’ Henrik Zetterberg accepted the Campbell trophy and posed for photos with it,bracelets, but he refused to touch the fancy silver bowl. Why?
A. It’s a Swedish thing: They don’t like trophies made by non-Swedes.
B. He’s afraid of catching swine flu before the finals.
C. Superstition: He’s waiting for the big bowl named Stanley.
D. He allergic to silver.
Answers:
1) A and/or C; 2) C; 3) C; 4) C; 5) C
India-made Anant diamond jewellery to sparkle in W Asia
Jun 6th
Mr Sanjay Kothari, convenor of promotion, marketing and business Tiffany Cushion Drop earrings at GJEPC, said, “We wanted to introduce Anant in Dubai by April, but it has been delayed due to the recent financial crisis in Dubai. It would now be launched in July.” The Council has already spent Rs 9 crore on various promotional activities including advertisements and refurbishing retailers’ outlets to highlight the brand.
Actor Sonam Kapoor has also been roped in as a brand ambassador, said Mr Kothari.
Retailers stand to gain as the Council will take care of promotional expenses.
RS 11-CR CORPUS GJEPC formed a corpus of Rs 11 crore, with retailers chipping in with Rs four lakh each, and manufacturers Rs 10 lakh each while the Council itself set aside Rs 2 crore for the promotional activities.
The Council in September had taken upon itself to promote diamond Tiffany Cushion Hoop earrings after De Beers cut its promotional activities in the country, said Mr Kothari.
GJEPC created a new brand Anant Diamond Jewellery by bringing together top 100 retail jewellers including GRT, Khazana Jewellers, Joy Alukkas, Reliance, Tanishq, Orra, TBZ, Rio Tinto, Anmol Jewellers and Carbon.
With the gold prices rising, many people are now considering the single line Anant Diamond jewellery to offer as gift, said a Mumbai- based jeweller.
DIAMOND SHORTAGE Rough diamond prices have risen sharply in the past few months after most miners such as De Beers, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Alrosa cut their production following the economic downturn and financial constraints. De Beers recently revealed that it has Tiffany Cushion Two-row bracelet its first quarter production by almost 90 per cent in 2009.
The De Beers Diamond Trading Company (DTC) has raised the prices of rough diamonds by about five and 10 per cent since March this year, said a Mumbai-based jeweller. Most of the DTC’s Indian sightholders were the worst-affected as prices of smaller roughs being supplied to the Indian market were raised between 3 and 7 per cent. Surat, the hub for diamond processing, imports about Rs 30,000 crore worth of roughs per annum, with De Beers supplying about 60 per cent.
The backyard adventures of Hollywood’s Robyn Medlin.
May 30th
Or is it, light the grill and then look for the vodka? Light the grill with vodka? Hell, somebody make me another Bloody Mary! What the hell! This French toast resembles lower Alabama. Have I had too much to drink? Or not enough?
Welcome to the Adventures of a Girl on the Grill. Adventures Frank Gehry Fish pendant hopes other women will embrace.
Medlin, 31, started her blog as a creative outlet and to learn online social media, an important part of her job. She’d recently moved to South Florida and discovered grilling was a year-round pursuit.
“I started to blog to document all the things I tried,” she says. “Of course, there was wine consumption involved.”
Medlin grew up “all over the South” and earned a journalism degree at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. She wanted to be a reporter, but there weren’t any jobs, so she turned to sales.
“She’s always been extremely creative,” says Aylan Crippen, a college friend. “I remember she had a sales job and her boss asked her to make sales awards — just weekly sales awards. She made these really creative beer cozies. I was like, ‘How did you think to put feathers and photos on cozies?’”
Crippen says her friend’s real gift is making people feel at home, whether she’s hosting a football party or a fancy dinner.
“You’re automatically put at ease when you go to her house,” says Heart Band Bangle. “She makes friends instantly. I swear she’s going to have her own cooking show one day.”
While Medlin has no formal culinary training, her mother is a great baker who makes an excellent coconut cake and her dad is a master of the Big Green Egg, the ceramic smoker/grill combo that many backyard cooks swear by.
Medlin’s recipes typically start with an online search. She loves spicy foods. She’ll find one recipe, then another and then one more, and come up with something uniquely GrillGrrrl — never too many ingredients, never too involved. Her Chipotle-Sriracha Buffalo Wings, for instance, start with a 3-pound bag of frozen drummettes and a marinade of just four ingredients.
“I picture myself as someone who helps the weeknight grill warrior,” she says. Not the weekend griller.
To that end, Medlin wants to empower women grillers, not saddle them with hours of prep work and fussy cooking.
Every party I have ever gone to, I offer to “man the grill” and I get shunned by a guy (I guess they are assuming I don’t know what I am doing) and then they proceed to “grill” the burgers as they repeatedly flip and squeeze the patties to flatten them so they are left dry and overcooked. (A burger only needs to be flipped twice; other than that, leave it alone!)
Knowing that women, more than men, love dessert, Medlin has perfected a recipe for cobbler on the grill that includes a box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix. “I have a major sweet tooth. If I know there are cookies in the house, I will eat cookies for breakfast, lunch and dinner.”
Medlin held her first Women’s Grilling Clinic in April. Her next one is set for July 10. She’s Heart chain bracelet group size to 12 so she can give everyone hands-on instruction.
“I didn’t know anything about grilling whatsoever and I’m a disaster in the kitchen,” says Maria Munoz, a colleague who attended the first clinic. “Robyn cooked things I never would have thought to cook on the grill. Peach cobbler? I’m definitely intrigued.”
Medlin leaves complicated cooking to her fiance, Scott Lindars, a marketing manager for Citrix Systems in Fort Lauderdale. “We always joke that if there’s not 20 ingredients, I’m not going to cook it,” he says.
The two were engaged on Christmas Eve while camping in Islamorada off their boat — a 21-foot San Juan sailboat called Survivor, named after their favorite TV show. They’re headed back to Islamorada for their wedding in November.
Medlin calls Lindars her “chief tasting officer.” “She’s a great cook inside and outside on the grill,” says Lindars, who loves to cook Thai, Chinese and Mexican.
Lindars remembers just one big grilling fiasco, but he takes responsibility for the ribs that were pretty much inedible.
“Every time I go to my parents’ house — every summer — they cook these ribs basted in lime and rock salt,” he says. “Every summer, I say I need to get the recipe. The trouble is I’m always sitting in the garage drinking beer, not paying attention.”
Needless to say, they should have had a recipe.
“The beauty is in the details and that definitely didn’t turn out well,” says Lindars. “It was like we HEART LINK DROP EARRINGS eating a salt lick. That was a grilling disaster.”
On the blog, Medlin sometimes reveals the niceties of their relationship, like the time she made Lobster Mac ‘n’ Cheese.
A consolation prize of sorts, I was admittedly acting a little crazy the week I chose to make this little piece of heaven for my fiance. I believe my stars were out of alignment or my biorhythms were quite off, but whatever the reason, I needed a redeeming dish that said, “I’m sorry. Please forgive me for acting a little crazy lately.”
Medlin doesn’t want to get too excited about the future lest she jinx the wave of success she’s been riding the last few months.
“If I could make a career out of doing what I love to do, that would be great,” says Medlin. “If I could stop my drive to Coral Gables every day, that would be great, too.”
In the current issue of “Every Day With Rachael Ray,” she gets a brief mention. The editors collected tips from grillers in all 50 states and used Medlin’s tips for grilling during a power outage. “Chile Pepper” magazine is working on a GrillGrrl story, too.
She’s also posted a video on YouTube.com. Watch her make Cornish game hens, and Medlin seems plenty ready for her TV close-up. It comes as no surprise that her first paying job was at age 11 in a local dinner theater production of ” Brighton Beach Memoirs.”
So will Medlin become a Food Network star? Would a cookbook deal make her happy?
“Honestly? Whatever happens, happens. I’m always thinking of ways to take Heart Link earrings to the next level. Even if I’m bottling my own hot sauce, I’ll figure something out.”
John Tanasychuk can be reached at jtanasychuk@SunSentinel.com or 954-356-4632.
‘Orchid Lady’ provided modern hospital in 1921
May 17th
With all the medical machinery and marvels of the 21st century, it’s hard to Tiffany Pendants that an electrical light could be a breakthrough in local health care.
But when Orange’s Frances Ann Lutcher, the widow of a timber baron, built and dedicated one of the most modern hospitals in America, the special electrical lighting in the surgery room was something to brag about.
A bound booklet with professional photographs and descriptions of the hospital when it opened in 1921 reports the “Noshado light” was bright enough so that “emergency operations at night or on a cloudy day can be carried on with perfect safety.”
Orange’s previous hospital had an operating room witha skylight with doctors using
sunlight as illumination.
The hospital was named Frances Ann Lutcher in honor of the benefactress, Tiffany Earrings was also known as “The Orchid Lady.”
The name came because she took the exotic flowers from her greenhouse and handed them to World War I soldiers passing through Orange.
In the booklet for the hospital opening, her portrait is next to a cascade of orchids.
Mrs. Lutcher was married to Henry Jacob Lutcher of the Lutcher and Moore Lumber Co. based in Orange with vast holdings across East Texas and Louisiana.
She built the grand First Presbyterian Church in Orange, which opened in 1912, the year her husband died.
The hospital opened in the year she turned 80.
The Orange Public Library has two copies of the booklet issued for the hospital dedication in the reference section.
To give a reference for Mrs. Lutcher’s age, the booklet reported that she could remember when a trip to Houston on the Southern Pacific Railroad took all day. Mrs. Lutcher visited hospitals around the country to make sure the Orange one was first-class with modern equipment, though the words “state-of-Tiffany Necklaces-art” were never mentioned.
“The Frances Ann Lutcher Hospital is not the whim of a rich woman; it is the culmination of a dream begun long ago when as a real helpmate to her beloved young husband, Henry J. Lutcher, they saw terrible accidents among their small mill family and only emergency treatment was at hand,” the booklet said.
“In this way, Mrs. Lutcher grew familiar with the needs of others less fortunate. The years passed and the mantle of responsibility and good fortune fell on this little silver- haired woman and the hospital is the realization of a lifelong desire.”
The four-story hospital had hollow tile walls on the inside and brick on the outside. Inside rooms didn’t have corners, but curves instead, so “germ-ridden dust could not accumulate.”
The hospital had room for 60 patients, specified in those days of segregation as 44 rooms for whites and 16 for “colored.”
All beds had Sealy mattresses and two down pillows. The booklet said the linens for the “colored” were embroidered in red to distinguish them from the sheets used for the whites.
All floors had a glassed-in sun porch with wicker furniture and wicker bird cages. Even the “colored” ward had a sun porch with wicker furniture.
The grounds were landscaped and had a sunken garden. A residence for the director of physicians was on the grounds, along with a two-story, Victorian-style house for nurses and nursing students.
The kitchen was referred to as the “culinary” department. Physicians had their own Tiffany Rings dining room with china and silverware to use with their gourmet meals.
The doctors also had a place to shower before and after surgery.
The hospital took up a block north of Pine Avenue between Second and Third streets across from where the post office is today.
By the late 1960s, the hospital was no longer modern and closed. It was demolished in 1972 to make way for a private nursing home that is still on the site.
Huge live oak trees today drape their heavy limbs over the streets. The oak trees were planted along the borders of the hospital and are reminder of the past.
Southeast Texas Tales is a weekly Enterprise feature that examines regional history.
Survey Reveals Majority of American Women Believe Healthy Eating Key to Beating Winter Blues
Mar 29th
While spring signals lighter and brighter days, a new survey(1) of women 45 and older in the United States revealed that the majority of women (61 percent) feel sluggish at least once a week, and 66 percent attribute this to unhealthy eating. This feeling of sluggishness can be particularly prevalent during the months leading up to Daylight Savings Time, as winter conditions are often marked by heavier comfort foods and less frequent exercise.
According to the survey, fielded by Kellogg Company and Braun Research, women also attribute this wintertime sluggishness to other factors, including a lack of exercise (75 percent) and sitting for long periods of time (64 percent). However the majority, or two-thirds, agreed that the key to overcoming winter-weather sluggishness is eating healthier foods. And All-Bran(R) products are here to help.
Studies report that increasing fiber intake can result in consumers feeling lighter and more comfortable, as well as reduced fatigue(2). So, to help women feel renewed this spring the makers of All-Bran(R) products are offering five refreshing, spring-inspired recipes that help get the body back on track to take advantage of the lighter and brighter days of spring.
Crunchy Bananas with Greek Yogurt: Slices of banana coated with Kellogg’s(R) All-Bran(R) Complete Wheat Flakes cereal, baked until crisp and served with sweetened low-fat Greek yogurt.
Mac and Cheese: Rich and creamy mac and cheese with a crunchy Kellogg’s(R) All-Bran(R) Original cereal and Parmesan topping.
Cranberry Chicken Burgers: Tart dried cranberries lend pizzazz to these grilled chicken burgers.
No Bake Strawberry Granola Bars: Kellogg’s(R) All-Bran(R) Strawberry Medley cereal melds with mixed dried fruits, creating a chewy, crunchy granola bar.
Baked Goat Cheese Salad: Rounds of fresh goat cheese rolled in Kellogg’s(R) All-Bran(R) Original cereal and herbs, baked and served on a green salad.
From sweet to savory, all five recipes provide simple ways to incorporate fiber into every meal, offering at least 3 grams of fiber per serving, per recipe. You can also try the All-Bran 7-Day Promise(TM) to increase fiber intake by including one serving of All-Bran(R) in your daily diet. These recipes and others can be found at www.All-Bran.com.
“Including All-Bran cereal as a part of meals, from breakfast and dinner, to hors d’oeuvres and dessert, allows women to increase their daily fiber intake while enjoying new tastes throughout the day,” said Cheryl Dolven, registered dietitian and Kellogg Company director of nutrition. “Coupling these new recipes with the All-Bran 7-Day Promise is a great way to get nearly half of the daily fiber the body needs.”
(1) Phone survey of 500 American women age 45 and older in the United States. The survey was conducted by Braun Research between January 28-31, 2010, by a mix of land and cellular phones. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percent.
(2) Smith A et al (2001) High fiber cereals reduce fatigue. Appetite 37: 1-3.3 All-Bran(R) cereal, as a part of a high fiber diet, helps promote digestive health.
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