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New Books
Prairie
rarity
Native prairie
a natural gem
for preservation
The Taste of
Tomorrow
Dispatches From the
Future of Food
(Harper),
by Josh Schonwald
What will we be eating in
2035? That’s the question
reporter Josh Schonwald
sets out to answer in “The
Taste of Tomorrow.”
The food odyssey that
follows takes him from
his neighborhood farmers
market in Illinois all the
way to the Netherlands,
where he visits a lab
making the world’s first
serious effort to grow
meat in a test tube. Other
stops include a California
farmer who grows produce for renowned chef
Alice Waters, the world’s
largest indoor fish farm
in Martinsville, Va., and
an Army food lab west of
Boston.
Along the way,
Schonwald eats his way
through a buffet of possible foods of tomorrow
including stinging nettles,
a fish called cobia, “Stay
Alert” caffeine gum and
an African dish called fufu
that he says tastes like raw
sourdough. At the headquarters of a California
food research and development company he even
tries a balsamic-infused
pickle in the prototype
stage.
See TASTE on Page 5C
The Man Who Changed
the Way We Eat
Craig Claiborne and
the American Food
Renaissance
(Free Press),
by Thomas McNamee
Many of us can no longer
remember what life was
like before arugula and
balsamic vinegar became
part of the larder, celebrity
chefs strutted their stuff on
TV and the term “foodie”
made its way into common
parlance.
But that was the state
of the culinary scene little
more than a half-century
ago when the writer who
was to become arguably
the most influential restaurant critic of our time
landed his dream job by
being named food editor of
The New York Times.
“What Craig Claiborne
saw when he looked out
across the vast expanse
of the United States was
a gastronomic landscape
blighted by ignorance and
apathy, a drearily insular domain of overdone
roast beef and canned
green beans,” Thomas
McNamee writes in “The
Man Who Changed the Way
We Eat: Craig Claiborne
and the American Food
Renaissance,” his comprehensive biography of
this towering figure whose
public success masked a
troubled life.
Claiborne reshaped the
world of food criticism,
taking it from advertiser-friendly puff pieces
displayed on what were
then known as the newspaper’s women’s page to
a respected genre whose
work reflected the same
rigor and gravity as that of
the Times’ drama, music
and art critics. He guided
a generation of readers
from TV dinners, Reddi-wip
and Cheez Whiz to classic
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Texarkana Gazette
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EW BOSTON, Texas—Wildflowers
bobbing in the wind and birdcalls
skipping through spring air make
the Mary Talbot Prairie Preserve a cozy,
peaceful place, a place worth saving and
savoring.
At first glance, it may not seem like much differentiates the 115-acre tract of land from nearby rural
properties we motor past in Texas, but look closer to
discover a prairie teeming with diversity.
The new preserve is a rare jewel in the world
of prairies, one of the few remaining examples of
unplowed native prairie in Northeast Texas.
Its future as a rare gem is ensured through the help
of The Nature Conservancy and a private donation
with which the land was purchased by the Native
Prairies Association of Texas.
The NPAT will safeguard the property as a nature
preserve. The organization both restores and preserves native prairie throughout the state.
Much of Texas’ native prairie habitat is lost, plowed
because of another natural attribute: fertile soil. Only
a small percentage remains.
The Mary Talbot Prairie Preserve is a thriving
example of nature’s multiplicity. Bobwhite quail and
songbirds call it home, and its special combination
of flowers and grasses, such as scarlet paintbrush
and the silveanus dropseed grass, contributes to its
uniqueness.
The property was purchased from the Talbot family, Purplehead sneezeweed sways in the breeze and provides an abstract example of nature’s artwork. The sneezewho owned the acreage for five decades. It provided
weed is growing in the Mary Talbot Prairie Preserve, southwest of New Boston, Texas. The 115-acre tract of land
sustenance for their cattle.
is a rare preserve because the unplowed ground is a natural repository for native grasses and wildflowers.
“The land is very special to our
family,” said David Talbot in a statement. He arranged sale of the prairie
for his mother, Mary Talbot. He used
to cut hay there as a teen. “We are
pleased to know that it will be kept
natural in the future as we have managed it.”
David Bezanson, land protection
and easement manager for The
Nature Conservancy, says native prairie once covered millions of acres,
but that landscape largely vanished.
“Native prairies are one of our real
high priorities in Texas for preservation,” Bezanson said.
Native prairie was the first type of
landscape settlers encountered as
they moved into Texas, Bezanson
said. “Native prairies are also a big
part of the history and heritage of
Texas.”
A coneflower shows off its ribbons of white petals.
Sneezeweed grows taller than most of the surrounding flowers in the Mary
The Nature Conservancy provided
Talbot Prairie Preserve.
some funding for NPAT to buy the
property from the Talbots, leveraging mitigation funds
A sensitive
for wetlands protection.
briar, far left,
Of the Talbots’ dedication to preserving the propcovers the
erty, Bezanson has high praise.
“Obviously, their good stewardship is why the land
ground. A tickis still native prairie,” he said, adding many preserved
seed flower,
prairies were kept as hay meadows. Such is the case
left, blooms
here.
bright yellow
“These are families that recognized the productivity
against the
of native hay,” Bezanson said.
field of green,
Many other native prairies were converted to farmproviding a
land once settlers arrived in Texas more than 100
resting place
years ago. Once the prairie is plowed, it doesn’t retain
for a lightning
the same native diversity of wildflowers and grasses.
bug.
“That process is continuing today,” Bezanson said,
See PRAIRIE on Page 3C
Modern men redefining ‘manly’—and not just for laughs
you know you were inadequate unless
you tried X, Y or Z are now the same
types of tactics that are being used on
men, all in this effort to try and push
this commodification of manhood.”
So is that a good thing? For men, that
is.
“I’m sure it’s good for somebody, but
for men in general? Shouldn’t men want
to take care of themselves? Sure. Should
they spend a gazillion dollars? Probably
not.”
By Leanne Italie
The Associated Press
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EW YORK—May, it
turns out, is a manly
month, and a funny one
The Mother’s Day flowers are barely
wilted and already there’s a heavy male
energy in the air—of the wry, ironical,
comedy variety—in new books and
movies ahead of dad’s day June 17.
We’ve got “Mansome” from the
“Super Size Me” dude, Morgan
Spurlock. And “Man Made: A Stupid
Quest for Masculinity” from Time
magazine’s Joel Stein. And “Dan Gets
a Minivan: Life at the Intersection of
Dude and Dad,” from humorist-at-large
Dan Zevin.
Why, when it comes to the discourse
on masculinity, is the conversation
routinely rolled around laughs? Where,
exactly, does all the funny lead? Does it
help redefine a new masculinity, make
it easier for men to talk about this stuff?
We went straight to the source, the
funny guys themselves and some of
their foils, the unintentionally funny, to
see if they could get serious about the
burning issues facing MANkind today.
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In Spurlock’s movie, he and Arnett—
spa robes on—compare shaving technique, get side-by-side pedicures and
facials, take a soak together and try to
keep the manly talk light.
What does Jason Bateman think is
funny about manhood?
Associated Press/Warrior Poets
“The men who are speaking about
Actors Will Arnett, left, and Jason Bateman are shown in a scene from “Mansome.”
it or presenting it are trying to avoid
embarrassment and taking the subject,
the point is?
MORGAN SPURLOCK
or themselves, too seriously.”
“Men are in a position now where
In his latest com-doc, Spurlock takes
Asked to get serious for just a sec,
on male grooming, enlisting the mother we’re being marketed to and targeted
Bateman admits he doesn’t have an
in the same way that women have for
lode of funny guys: Judd Apatow, Paul
answer for what it means to be a man.
decades, where suddenly men aren’t
Rudd, Zach Galifianakis and “Arrested
“I try to be the best man I know how
Development” brothers Jason Bateman good enough. Suddenly you’re too fat.
to be, which is just to kind of listen to
Suddenly your skin’s too ugly, you don’t
and Will Arnett, both of whom are
myself and make the decisions that I’m
have enough hair. All those same types
executive producers.
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Advice Texarkana Gazette O Sunday, May 20, 2012
Feuling car with engine running a foolish, dangerous risk
Dear Abby: My father absolutely
refuses to turn off the ignition when
fueling his car, despite the warning
signs at the pump.
How can I convince
Dear
him to stop endangerAbby
ing himself and my
Jeanne Phillips mother?—Worried
Down South
Dear Worried:
Motorists
are
instructed to “Stop
Motor” while refueling for good reason. Gasoline is
highly flammable.
However, it is not
actually the liquid
that burns. Even
at temperatures as
low as 45 degrees, gasoline gives
off vapor.
It is the VAPORS that ignite.
Gasoline vapor is heavier than air,
so when it ignites, it does so at
ground level. All it takes to create
a violent explosion is fuel vapors,
enough oxygen and a source of
ignition. A spark from a cigarette,
a hot exhaust pipe, faulty wiring, static electricity or the vapor
reaching an open flame—all can
cause gasoline vapors to explode.
Please show this item to your
father. Perhaps it will convince
him to be more safety conscious. If
there is an attendant at the gas station your father frequents, frankly, I am shocked that the person
hasn’t insisted your father turn off
the engine.
Dear Abby: My husband loves to
cook and he’s very good at it. Every
night when I get home from work, he
greets me with a huge meal. Problem
is, I feel obligated to eat it even when
I’m not the least bit hungry. Every
morning, he asks me what I want for
dinner. I prefer my main meal at noon
and a very light meal—or none at
all—at the end of the day.
How can I get him to stop cooking
for me without hurting his feelings? I
know he does it because he loves me,
but I feel I am being forced to eat food
I really don’t want.—Stuffed in San
Antonio
Dear Stuffed: I presume you’re a
new bride, because otherwise you
would have already learned how
to communicate openly with your
husband while still being tactful.
Try this:
“Honey, you’re killing me with
kindness. If I keep eating like this,
I’ll have to invest in an entire new
wardrobe. My metabolism works
better if I have my main meal at
noon and very little—if anything—
in the evening, so please help me
by not making these large dinners
because they’re too tempting to
resist.”
P.S. If cooking is his creative outlet, why not suggest he go all out
once a week and invite another
couple?
Dear Abby: My daughter recently became engaged to a wonderful
young man. I have looked forward to
planning her wedding for years. She
always said she wanted to be married
in our hometown, but now she says
they want to get married near where
he lives, which is four hours from
Write Dear Abby at DearAbby.com
where I live.
I feel she has been persuaded to do or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA
this. I’m paying for the wedding and 90069.
work full-time, and I’m really stressing
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about planning the dream wedding
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safer place to ride bikes
Prairie
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adding Texas is lucky to have a
few native prairies left. “We need
to keep trying to conserve them.”
This prairie is home to many
wildflowers, and one way to
distinguish a native prairie
from others is the colorful variety of wildflowers displayed
from spring through the fall.
“The Talbot prairie is a good
example,” Bezanson said.
Dalmara Bayne, executive
director of NPAT, says the
Talbot prairie remains in pristine condition and requires
little maintenance.
She sees many benefits to
this native prairie: It is home
to pollinators, increases both
the quality and quantity of
water and, should people have
an interest in restoring native
prairie in the future, can serve
as a seedbank.
“It creates sustainable land
economics,” Bayne said. Native
prairie recovers quickly from
fire or flooding. This prairie is
drought- and disease-resistant.
It adapted to the local climate
and surrounding ecosystem.
Native grasses also have deep
root systems.
“These are the ones that are
natural to the area,” Bayne said.
Of the prairie’s usefulness, she
said, “It’s just going to be critical if anybody wants to get into
restoration in the future.”
Jason Singhurst, a botanist
with Texas Parks & Wildlife,
surveyed the plot last year.
He says this tallgrass prairie
includes the rare silveanus
dropseed. Other tallgrass prairie grasses include little and
big bluestem, Indiangrass and
switchgrass.
Of the Mary Talbot Prairie
Preserve, Singhurst said, “It
Dear Heloise: The other day,
when I was getting ready to back
out of my driveway, I noticed
that my neighbor had her large
SUV parked to
block access to
her driveway. Heloise
I thought that Advice
was kind of
strange, until
I noticed that
her two small
boys were riding their bikes
up and down
the driveway.
I
realized
that she had
parked
the
vehicle that
Staff photo by Jim Williamson way so the
Tickseed blooms bright yellow in the Mary Talbot Prairie Preserve near New Boston, Texas. The preserve children would not accidentally
is a thriving example of nature’s mulitiplicity, with more than 300 types of plants rooted in its soil.
ride out into the street. What a
smart idea!—Heather in Texas
have not been able to enjoy.
It’s one way to hopefully
“Our goal is to really protect examples of our
prevent a mishap. I hope
“They’re so rare that a lot of
natural diversity for the benefit of wildlife and for people have never seen one,” the vehicle was parked at an
angle and that she instructed
people to enjoy, learn from and appreciate. We also Bezanson said.
the boys that they were not
Tracts
of
remaining
native
believe that the native species and the natural
to go past that spot.
prairie this size, too, are also
One of my assistants lives
landscapes have benefits for productive land and rare.
on a cul-de-sac (a dead-end
“Our
goal
is
to
really
protect
economic and aesthetic value.”
examples of our natural diver- street), and her neighbors
place small traffic cones in
—David Bezanson
sity for the benefit of wildlife
the street so the kids can
and for people to enjoy, learn
bumps called “pimple
has an extremely high plant
play safely—another alternamounds,” Singhurst explained, from and appreciate. We also
diversity. We have recorded
tive!—Heloise
believe that the native species
and among the many interestover 300 plant species in that
ing plants found in this prairie and the natural landscapes
115 acres.”
PET PAL
have benefits for productive
is the compass plant.
It’s a good landscape for
Dear Readers: Camden in
land and economic and aes“The neat thing about a
microhabitats, with dry zones
San Antonio sent a picture
compass plant is it follows the thetic value,” Bezanson said.
to wet zones. In such prairies,
of his 13-year-old, gray-anddirection of the sun,” Singhurst “By conserving examples of
it doesn’t take much elevation
black indoor cat with intense
native prairie, we hope to
green eyes, Zoe. Zoe was the
change for different plant spe- said.
enable other landowners to
runt of the litter. She now
cies to live in this “wet prairie,”
To properly experience
weighs a small, but healthy,
Singhurst said. Wet hydrology
native prairie, one should walk practice prairie restoration on
6 pounds. She is very sweet
other private lands.”
makes them diverse.
into it to get a feel for the
and loves to be petted! To see
particular sights, sounds and
Though it’s a flat landscape,
Zoe and our other Pet Pals,
(Online: TexasPrairie.org.)
smells. It’s something many
this prairie has mounded
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volunteer hostesses and front
desk workers to route phone
calls, take messages and greet
guests. Call Bobbie Guillot at 903791-0075.
Restoration House of Texarkana,
2202 College Drive, needs
Christian volunteer coaches to
provide one-to-one help with
personal problems. One hour per
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provided. Call Dorothy Ware, area
director, at 903-832-8643.
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Development Corporation needs
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Nutrition for a Better Life
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Troops, instructing and assisting
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and adults. Call Susan at 870-7735847.
South Arkansas Youth
Association needs youth program
volunteers. Call 903-824-2167 or
stop by 4323 Jefferson Ave.
Southwest Arkansas Counseling
and Mental Health Center Inc.
needs mentors for its Hope,
Inspiration and Protection program that offers mentoring services to children of incarcerated
persons. Call 870-773-4655.
Sterling House Assisted Living
needs volunteers. Call Cindy
Charo, activity director, at 903838-3562.
Sunny Acres, DeKalb, Texas,
needs activity department volunteers. Call Kim Ramos at 903-6672572.
Texarkana Animal Shelter needs
volunteers for Webmaster, coordinator, adoption and fundraising
events, dog bather/groomer, dog
walker, cat attendants and photographer. Contact 870-773-6388
or TASvolunteer@yahoo.com for
an application.
Bere’
~ Carson
Dave and Karen Bere’ of Hinsdale, Illinois
are please to announce the engagement of their
daughter, Annie Bere’, to Derek Carson, son of
Terry and Donna Carson of DeKalb, Texas.
The bride-to-be is a 2006 graduate of Timothy
Christian High School and a 2010 graduate of
Texas Christian University. In 2011, she earned
her Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from TCU. She is a member of Delta Delta
Delta Sorority and teaches Kindergarten at Lily
B. Clayton Elementary in Fort Worth, Texas.
The future groom is a 2003 graduate of New
Boston High School. He received a Bachelor’s
Degree in 2007 from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee where he was the president of the
Lambda Chi Fraternity for two years. He also
served as the chairman of the Council of Presidents for Lambda Chi International. He graduated in 2010 from the Cecil C. Humphreys School
of Law at the University of Memphis, where he
was the managing editor of the University of
Memphis Law Review. Derek now serves as a
clerk to U.S. District Judge Terry Means of the
Northern District of Texas.
The couple will be married June 9, 2012 at the
Hinsdale Golf Club in Clarendon Hills, Illinois.
Mark and Mary Adams and Mike Fricks all
of Texarkana, TX are pleased to announce the
engagement and upcoming marriage of their
daughter, Courtney Layne Fricks to Colton Kent
Davis, the son of Crystal and Jordan Williams of
Texarkana and Ronald and Margaret Davis of
New Braunfels, TX.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of
Margaret and the late Lucian Tirrito of Ashdown,
AR, and Alice Braddock of Texarkana, TX , and
the great granddaughter of Ms. Evelyn Arterbury
of Texarkana, AR. She is a 2008 graduate of Texas High School and a 2012 Honor Graduate of
Southern Arkansas University. She is employed
with the United States Air Force.
The prospective groom is the grandson of
Orvis and Kathlene McRae, and Donna Springer
and the late Lucky Davis all of Texarkana, TX,
and the great grandson of Roy Stipp. He is a
2007 graduate of Redwater High School and attended Texarkana College. He is employed with
the World Golf Foundation and the United States
Air Force.
The wedding will be 7pm Saturday, July 28,
2012 in Texarkana, AR.
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Dear Heloise: I read your column in the Northern Mississippi
Daily Journal in Tupelo, and I
greatly enjoy it. I have a hint for
buying and changing air- conditioning filters. Before positioning the filter, I write the date
on the cardboard on the side
so I will know when to change
it. I also take a picture with my
phone of the side of the filter
that shows what size it is. I will
always know what size to buy,
just by looking at my phone.—
Sandra, via email
Sandra, super hint to keep
your A/C working well, and
to make shopping less stressful! Say hello to my friends
in Tupelo. I enjoyed my
time there at the Lee County
Library, where I gave a presentation a few years ago.—
Heloise
NO-STICK
Dear Heloise: I don’t know
how many tubes of instant glue
I’ve had to throw away simply
because I couldn’t get the cap
off the second time I went to
use them.
If I wipe the threads with
petroleum jelly before I put the
lid back on, the cap will come
right off the next time I go
to use it. It works!—Kathi in
Arkansas
Thank you! I’ve been using
this type of glue for my nails
for years and usually must
throw some out when that
darned top is glued tight!—
Heloise
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Darren and Deana Washington of Redwater, TX, would like to announce the engagement of their son, Rowdy McCoy Washington, to Codee Leann Lambert, daughter of
Mike & Veronica Haile of Greers Ferry, AR
and Richard and Lisa Lambert of Arcadia
Florida.
Rowdy is the grandson of Milton & Stella
Washington of Linden, TX, & Eva Jean Lewis of Diana, TX , Oran Lewis of Gamaliel,
AR and Jimmy Sullivan and Penny Wyse of
Avinger, TX. The prospective bridegroom
is a 2010 graduate of Redwater High School
and is currently serving in the U.S. Army in
Fort Riley, KS.
The prospective bride is the granddaughter of Norma Powers of Tumbling Shoals,
AR and Robert Durant of Pinellas Park, FL.
Codee is a 2010 graduate of Heber Springs
High School and is currently employed at Heber Springs Eye Care Center.
The wedding will take place Saturday,
July 21, 2012 at First General Baptist Church,
Heber Springs AR.
Codee Lambert and
Rowdy Washington
Green - Musgrove
Clark and Shannon Green of Texarkana, Arkansas,
and Mark and Debbie Reavis of Texarkana, Texas, are
pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter,
Emily Rae Green to Clinton Neal Musgrove, son of
Rusty and Danette Musgrove of Texarkana, Arkansas.
Emily is the granddaughter of Ronald and Donna
Green, W.T. and Laura Wormington, Joanne Reavis,
and Nancy McKenzie. Emily is a graduate of Redwater High School and is a senior, pursuing her degree in
Psychology from Texas A&M University- Texarkana.
She is employed with Dr. Chris Ferguson, DDS in
Texarkana.
Clint is the grandson of Joan Dotson and the late
Chester Dotson, Letha Musgrove and the late Lionel
“Benny” Musgrove, and he is the great grandson of
Edna Thompson . Clint is a graduate of Genoa High
School and pursuing his degree in Biology from Texarkana College - Texarkana. He is currently serving in
the United States Army.
The wedding will take place Saturday, August 4th,
2012 at Beech Street First Baptist Church Texarkana
AR, with a reception at Silvermoon on Broad. Following their Honeymoon, the couple will live in Texarkana, AR.
Annie Bere’ and
Derek Carson
Fricks~Davis
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on “Pets.”—Heloise
Lambert~Washington
HandsOn Texarkana, The New
Volunteer Center, offers volunteer opportunities in the community and refers prospective volunteers to appropriate agencies
and volunteer groups. Potential
volunteers should contact Kathey
Graves at 903-798-3211.
Prison Visitation and Support
needs volunteers to visit prisoners at the federal prison in
Texarkana. Visitors make monthly
visits and see three to five
prisoners. Training and information manual are provided. For
an application, contact Denise
Carpenter at dcarpenpys@gmx.
com, 314-223-8284 or P.O. Box
28201, St. Louis, MO 63132.
Randy Sams Outreach Shelter
needs volunteers, including a
bookkeeper with experience in
QuickBooks for 10 hours per week
with duties to include accounts
payable/accounts receivable, filing and payment of monthly tax
deposits; administrative personnel with duties of correspondence, interacting with drop-in
donors, assisting clients and
clerical work; and front desk clerk
with duties of answering a busy
multi-line phone system, assisting clients and other tasks. Call
Darryl Mallett at 903-792-7024.
The Regional Arts Center needs
Struggling to lose weight?
she wants from far away. Weddings
are usually in the bride’s hometown
for obvious reasons, but I’m concerned her mind was changed by his
family for their convenience. What do
I do?—Just the Bride’s Mom
Dear Just: Have a frank talk with
your daughter and ask why she
changed her mind. Tell her that
you have dreamed of planning her
wedding for years, but the change
of venue is causing stress for you.
Then ask if she would prefer you
just give her a check for the amount
you can afford, and whether it
would be more practical for her to
do the planning herself.
Emily Green and
Clint Musgrove
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Colton Davis
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Mr. and Mrs. Chad C. Brint of Texarkana, Texas are pleased to announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Lauren Elizabeth to Richard Heath
Gilbert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith A.
Gilbert of Douglassville, Texas. Lauren is the granddaughter of the Ed and
Georgia Bradford of Wake Village,
Texas, and the late Foster and Mary
Brint, and the late Clent Edgmon. The
prospective groom is the grandson of
Derrell Lee Gilbert of Wake Village,
Texas and the late Gerald Gilbert and
Bessie Neal Heath of Douglassville,
Texas and the late Ben Joseph Heath.
Lauren is a graduate of Redwater
High School and Texarkana College.
She is a RN Case Manager with Millennium Home Health. Heath is a
graduate of Atlanta High School and
Texas A&M-Texarkana. He is the
owner of Pinckard Plant Farm.
The wedding will be held July
21, 2012, at Douglassville Methodist
Church.
C YA N P L AT E
Y
K
M A G E N TA P L AT E
50
40
Lauren Brint and
Heath Gilbert
Y E L L O W P L AT E
30
20
B L A C K P L AT E
15
10