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Viva Spotlight Complimentary VOLUME 4 ISSUE 2 SOUTHEAST TEXAS & SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA Outdoors & Sports Why Lake Calcasieu is called “The Fisherman’s Paradise” for Redfish, Speckled Trout, Ling and Flounder! Celebrating Places of Interest Vacation Water Spots and Resorts History Sour Lake: From Boating Bath House to the Birthplace of TEXACO Fishing Viva Spotlight Local Legend, Chief Pete Shelton Viva Fashion & Beauty Tall Tales & Short Trips Making A Splash! The Pink Palace Fish Camp Viva Special Report House To House Seafarers’ Center of Beaumont Real Estate in SETX Loaded with Photos, Maps, Recipes, Helpful Tips, Activities, Shopping & Dining throughout SE Texas & SW Louisiana he new Summer Issue of Viva Southeast Texas Magazine is about making memories, no matter how Tbig or small, having outdoor fun, and getting Connecting People to People wet! We will introduce you to some great ........................................................ 6 vacation resorts that don’t require a passport. Beaumont Chamber News Some are as close as your own back door. Viva Salute This issue of Viva Southeast Texas Magazine has Captain Mark D. Taylor to be Honored................................. 7 helpful hints and suggestions about making History your vacation safe, fun and memorable. Sour Lake: From a Bath House to the Birthplace of TEXACO..................................................... 8 Discover why Louisiana’s Lake Calcasieu is called the “Fisherman’s Paradise.” Find out Places of Interest Vacation Water Spots and Resorts Throughout which boats are best for waterways in our area Southeast Texas & Southwest Louisiana............................. 10 as well as the latest trend in swimsuits and Listings ..................................................................................... summertime hair. Meet the guys that created 12, 13 Bayou Rum. Then go back in time to Sour Connecting To Our Community Lake, Texas, and find out what put this small Shopping Share Pages......................................................... 14, 16 Southeast Texas town on the map. Meet some Beaumont & Port Arthur, Texas Area of the interesting people in our Special Tributes Leads the Nation in Top Ten Cities and Salutes, as well as the Spotlight feature Where You Can Earn a Living Wage............................................ 20 on Chief Pete Shelton. Try out our summertime Church Directory.................................................................. 17, 18 recipes for your next cookout or family reunion. Your Money What Are Your Excuses, For Not Investing?........................ 15 aViva Southeast Texas Magazine has interesting articles to read, lists of events, recipes News From BBB............................................................................. 19 and plenty of photos for you to see who Viva Fashion & Beauty you may know or maybe even of you! Make A Splash!........................................................................................ 22 Summertime Care for Your Skin and Hair!.............................. 24 Want more Viva Southeast Texas Magazine? Go to our new web site: Viva Texas Southeast vivasoutheasttexas.locable.com, for more great Viva Spotlight: articles, DIYs, events and recipes, along with Local Legend, Chief Pete Shelton, easy access to photos on our Facebook page. 30 STILL GOING STRONG | CONNE Outdoors & Sports C Louisiana, The Fisherman’s Paradise: Redfish, TO PEOPLE TING Speckled Trout, Ling and Flounder.............................. 25, 26 Which Boat is Best for the Waters of Southeast Texas & Southwest Louisiana?................................................ 27 P Tri-City Southeast Texas Corvette Club................................ 28 EOPLE Viva Weddings Dana Johnson & Dale Williams........................................................ 29 Mike & Cassie Fiorenza Simpson 3 Terri Shields & Lee Potter...................................................................... 29 House to House vivasoutheasttexas.com Commercial Real Estate in Southeast Texas.......................... 32 A Vacation Retreat in Your Own Backyard............................... 34 Be sure and like us on facebook! Decorating with Vacation Souvenirs.............................................. 35 www.facebook.com/vivaSETXmag ALL ROADS LEAD TO Connecting People to People To Your Health What You Should Pack in Your Summertime First Aid Kit?.......................................................... 37 Spindletop Center............................................................................ 38 Cooking Up Viva Traditions Picnics, Cookouts and Family Reunions: Summer Salads with a Gourmet Twist!.................................................... 39 Taste of Southeast Texas Recipes.......................................... 40 Restaurant Guide.................................................................. 42, 43 Viva Review restaurant calla Brings Gastropub Trend to Southwest Louisiana................................................... 43 Viva Vino & Spirits L’espirit De La Louisiane............................................................... 44 Viva Tribute Southeast Texas Remembers First Responders............... 45 Calendar of Events..................................................... 49, 50, 51 Tall Tales & Short Trips The Pink Palace Fish Camp....................................................... 46 Music Review Texas Rice Festival 2015 Entertainment Lineup.............. 52 Viva Fun For Kids......................................................................... 53 Viva Snapshots.................................................... 21, 36, 48, 54 The New Chrysler Wing is a trademark of Chrysler Group LLC. ........................................................................................... 55, 57 1000 Chrysler Drive Auburn Hills, Mchigan 48326 Maps Filed for registration with the US Patent and Trademark Office, July 2009. First use in commerce, November 2010. Rendered February 2011 by John Conti <[email protected]> Directories.......................................................................................... 58 TING PEOPLE TO PEOPLE TO PEOPLE TING C Viva Southeast Texas Magazine ONNE C BEAUMONT, TX PUBLISHER | Cassie Fiorenza Simpson CreatiVE director Joy G. Wooley VOTED 1 Copy Editor # Kathie Platt Social Media editor Shannon Williamson CONTRIBUTING Michelle Fosha Armstrong Ms. Lynn ! WRITERS Kevin Bohm D.E. Meek FOR A REASON Christianne Child John Paschall Matt Egan Kathie Platt Viva Texas Southeast Scott Floyd Jes Prince Katie Harrington Melinda Royer Tammie Johnson Mike Simpson 4 Ron Johnston Joy Wooley Dr. Ann Kultze PRODUCTION & DESIGN DARTCO Media PRESIDENT & COO Danny Traffas GRAPHIC DESIGN Jeni Bazil PHOTOGRAPHY TxDot Photographer Cassie Fiorenza Simpson WWW.TRUCKVILLETEXAS.COM Viva Southeast Texas 2685 West Lucas • Beaumont, Texas 77706 • 409-866-8570 • www.vivasoutheasttexas.com Market-wise consumers, business competition, increasing demand from government all point to the need for greater vivasoutheasttexas.com efficiencies in the way businesses market themselves. The individuals, companies and organizations featured in 409.287.3536 Viva Southeast Texas Magazine have made a valued contribution to this publication. However, no representation is made about the quality of services to be performed or the expertise of the individuals, companies or organizations performing such services. Sabine Pilots Sabine Pilots are serving the shipping industry and the public ports of Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange as well as the private oil terminals and the industrial complex of Southeast Texas. The Sabine Neches Waterway is the economic lifeline and the Viva Texas Southeast gate to world commerce. It is the duty of the Sabine Pilots to maintain the safety and the environmental integrity of the | waterway. We have done so since 1881 and pledge to continue. CONNE C TING PEOPLE TO TO PEOPLE TING P EOPLE EOPLE 5 vivasoutheasttexas.com 5148 W. Parkway Dr. • Groves, TX Phone: (409) 722-3126 • Fax (409) 962-9223 www.sabinepilots.com vivasoutheasttexas.com 6 Viva Southeast Texas | CONNECTING PEOPLE TO PEOPLE Beaumont Chamber News Viva Salute CAPTAIN MARK D. TAYLOR TO BE HONORED By Mike Simpson he Seafarers’ Center of Beaumont is proud to second generation mariner announce the Tom Jackson Sabine Neches and has been married to TWaterway Outstanding his wife Katy for 26 years. Service Award for 2015. This They have four children award was created to honor and three grandchildren. a person that realizes the importance of the Sabine Captain Taylor began marine Neches waterway system, work on a tug boat as an and has acted to improve the ordinary seaman in 1982. waterway’s potential, with He obtained his 1000-ton sustained and measurable Mate of Freight and Towing results. This year’s honoree license in 1986, and in 1990, is Captain Mark D. Taylor, he received his Captain’s of the Sabine Pilots. license and began sailing as an offshore Captain. He was selected in 1997 to enter the Captain Taylor has been an Sabine Pilots training program and was state commissioned outstanding advocate for in 1999, where he continues to safely pilot ships today. the continued success of Southeast Texas’ major economic asset, “The Sabine Neches Waterway,” and has been very Captain Mark Taylor will be honored on Thursday, August 27th instrumental in representing our waterway for the deepening at the MCM Elegante. For sponsorships or ticket information, and widening project at our State Capitol. Captain Taylor call Scott Floyd (409-466-4272) or
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