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Southwestcedar Hill | Desoto | Duncanville Magazine NOVEMBER 2013 NOW Front cover SouthwestCedar Hill | DeSoto | Duncanville MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2013 NOW SPECIAL SECTION: 2013 Holiday Shopping Guide Settled Down At Home With Terry and Lois Webb Building Culture and Fall Family Fun Community Bring some color into Poetry in Progress grows from your autumn with a small group to publishing its these seasonal crafts first collection of poems In Desperate Need of Change A Total-care Team In the Kitchen With Kellie Fancher SWNNOVCOVER.indd 51 10/22/13 4:00 PM SWNNOVCOVER.indd 52 10/22/13 4:00 PM inside front www.nowmagazines.com 1 SouthwestNOW November 2 013 SWNNOVTOC.indd 1 10/23/13 5:00 PM www.nowmagazines.com 2 SouthwestNOW November 2 013 SWNNOVTOC.indd 2 10/22/13 4:02 PM Publisher, Connie Poirier General Manager, Rick Hensley ONTENTS November 2013 • Volume 7, Issue 11 EDITORIAL C Managing Editor, Becky Walker Southwest Editor, Beverly Shay Editorial Coordinator, Sandra Strong Writers, Dennis Brock . Angel Morris Sandra Strong . Sydni Thomas Betty Tryon Editors/Proofreaders, Pat Anthony Pamela Parisi GRAPHICS AND DESIGN Creative Director, Chris McCalla Artists, Casey Henson . Martha Macias Felipe Ruiz . Arlene Honza Brande Morgan . Shannon Pfaff PHOTOGRAPHY 8 Photography Director, Jill Rose Photographers, Amy Ramirez 8 Building Culture and Community Amanda Rooney Couplets, rhymes and sonnets bridge differences in DeSoto, one line at a time. ADVERTISING Advertising Representatives, Linda Dean . John Powell . Jami Navarro Rick Ausmus . Teresa Banks . Laura Fira Mark Fox . Bryan Frye . Melissa McCoy Vicki Meeks . Lisa Miller . Carolyn Mixon Lori O’Connell . Steve Randle Linda Roberson . Judy Trivett Billing Manager, Angela Mixon 18 28 ON THE COVER 18 In Desperate Fall Family Fun 36 Need of Change Let autumn begin with crafting Heather Martinez lost 185 pounds ideas designed with the family and gained a whole new outlook in mind. on life. 42 BusinessNOW High school sweethearts Terry 44 Around TownNOW and Lois Webb live amidst a lifetime of Settled Down 30 HealthNOW memorabilia. At Home With Terry and 48 Photo by Amanda Rooney. Lois Webb. 52 CookingNOW SouthwestNOW is a NOW Magazines, L.L.C. publication. Copyright © 2013. All rights reserved. SouthwestNOW is published monthly and individually mailed free of charge to homes and businesses in the Cedar Hill, DeSoto and Duncanville ZIP codes. Subscriptions are available at the rate of $35 per year or $3.50 per issue. Subscriptions should be sent to: NOW Magazines, P. O. Box 1071, Waxahachie, TX 75168. For advertising rates or editorial correspondence, call (972) 283-1170 or visit www.nowmagazines.com. www.nowmagazines.com 3 SouthwestNOW November 2 013 SWNNOVTOC.indd 3 10/22/13 5:31 PM Editor’s Note Hello, Southwest Friends, November always makes me think of cooking — tried and true traditional Thanksgiving fare, of course. I also like to experiment. But to be honest, I haven’t done a whole lot of cooking in the past few years as my kids have moved on and out of the house. And I really enjoy my fruit and veggie smoothies. These drinks so satisfy my craving for fresh produce and, decidedly, curb my appetite for junk food, so I eat less. This probably isn’t the most common Thanksgiving-themed editor’s note you’ve ever read. I think I’ll make some stuffed mushrooms or even the little acorn treats I just saw on Facebook — made from donut holes with one end dipped in Nutella and rolled in chocolate sprinkles with a pretzel stick stem. Two will do my limited sweet tooth! Whatever you make, enjoy being thankful with those you love! Beverly Beverly Shay SouthwestNOW Editor [email protected] www.nowmagazines.com 4 SouthwestNOW November 2 013 SWNNOVTOC.indd 4 10/23/13 5:20 PM www.nowmagazines.com 5 SouthwestNOW November 2 013 SWNNOVTOC.indd 5 10/21/13 5:54 PM www.nowmagazines.com 6 SouthwestNOW November 2 013 SWNNOVTOC.indd 6 10/21/13 5:54 PM www.nowmagazines.com 7 SouthwestNOW November 2 013 SWNNOVTOC.indd 7 10/22/13 4:02 PM — By Sydni Thomas www.nowmagazines.com 8 SouthwestNOW November 2 013 SWNNov13Main-Bates.indd 8 10/21/13 6:26 PM Listening in on a group of regular morning diners at Whataburger struck a spark in DeSoto resident Glenn Currier one morning back in 2010. The self-confessed eavesdropper was having breakfast while trying to write a poem about birds when he began wondering what drew these regulars into the restaurant each morning to share a cup of coffee and conversation. His thoughts soon turned to curiosity about their thoughts on poetry. Glenn left that morning with a newly penned poem, “Archipelago,” and an idea to unite the community in the art of poetry. “I left and went straight to the library,” Glenn said. “I asked the librarian whether or not there were any local poetry groups around. I couldn’t believe it when she said there weren’t.” Glenn, his wife, Helen, and Lucille Dade, director of the DeSoto Public Library, began dreaming up ways to get the community excited about poetry. Pleasant Run Poetry Night was born, and from there, the monthly poetry club, Poetry in Progress, was formed. A small group met for the first time in November 2010, and before long, community members started showing interest. “I believe poetry is all about self-discovery,” Glenn said. “Community is also about self-discovery, and we wanted to bring both together. Our goal in creating this group was to build culture and community through poetry.” Poetry in Progress meets on the first Monday of every month from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the DeSoto Civic Center. Members come together to read poems they have written or those written by others, which they find inspirational. Some members have been writing for www.nowmagazines.com 9 SouthwestNOW November 2 013 SWNNov13Main-Bates.indd 9 10/21/13 6:26 PM Dave Bates, Pamela Michelle and Glenn Currier encourage area residents to connect through lines of poetry. decades, and others are still trying to finish their first poem. The group helps to encourage members in their discovery of poetry. No poem is off limits. Between ballads, haikus, limericks and rhyming, there is something for everyone. A night of reading might range from light-hearted and hilarious to social issues and dealing with loss. Member Elizabeth Hobbs has a knack for getting meeting attendees laughing with her poems. In August, she shared her poem “Gordon’s Travel,” which follows the comical adventure of a man’s cremated remains traveling down the coast in a bottle. Other readings like David Bates’ “We Were Ready,” a poem about his time as a member of a military missile crew, and Pamela Michelle’s “Did I Do That,” a poem about self-destructive habits, give the group a pensive atmosphere. “I guarantee almost everyone in the group has brought a poem that was difficult to get through emotionally,” David said. “We stand in and read those difficult poems for each other.” “We have a broad range of poetry in our meetings,” Glenn added. “Our group is very diverse, and so are the poems.” The group has grown from a handful of people to over two dozen. Those in attendance are as diverse as their opinions on what classifies as great poetry. Glenn and David regularly disagree on what www.nowmagazines.com 10 SouthwestNOW November 2 013 SWNNov13Main-Bates.indd 10 10/21/13 6:26 PM “What a joy it is to see all of the different cultures come together and read poetry.” qualifies as poetry, but their passion to unite the community in poetry is the same. The group has seen attendees as young as high school students all the way to retirees. Their hope is local teachers will take an interest in their group and have students attend the meetings. “What a joy it is to see all of the different cultures come together and read poetry,” David remarked. “Occasionally, we will get some youngsters. They fit www.nowmagazines.com 11 SouthwestNOW November 2 013 SWNNov13Main-Bates.indd 11 10/22/13 4:04 PM right in, and it’s beautiful to see how we’ve brought all of these different cultures together.” “When people get into poetry, it breaks down barriers,” Glenn said. “We want everyone who has even the smallest interest in poetry to give it a try.” Members of the group encourage those who have little experience with poetry to come and try it out. Poetry in Progress takes a break occasionally from their standard member format of reading poetry and discussing group business in order to host an educational meeting. In the past, these special meetings have included visits from a lawyer who helped members learn about copyrighting laws, authors who gave insight into the publishing world and other poets who teach about the writing process. “We are here to enjoy poetry,” Glenn said. “If someone is hesitant about coming because they do not know much about poetry, they shouldn’t let that stop them. We have had many members who started hesitantly but are now writing their own poems. There is nothing perfect about our poetry, but we are here to teach what we know. It’s just something that brings all of us joy.” The DeSoto Public Library has been a huge supporter of the Poetry in Progress efforts. They are hoping to partner with them again and host a poetry night. The first Pleasant Run Poetry Night required that poems include the name of a main street in DeSoto, Pleasant Run. This time, they hope to attract a larger crowd.
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