Senior Health News – East Texas and The Golden Triangle Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation Southeast Texas Did you know Southeast Texas seniors can be eye, tissues, and organ donors? It’s true. Find out more on today’s edition of Beaumont Senior News. With roughly 1.5 million Texans signed up to be organ and tissue donors, and with donations endorsed by everyone from elected officials to businesses to the faith community, folks who need transplants have no cause... Read More
Southeast Texas Senior Travel – Mississippi Steamboat Cruises Do you finally have the time to travel? The Texas Vacation Lady specializes in helping Golden Triangle senior citizens achieve their travel dreams. They say that travel is about the journey, not the destination. While there’s plenty of room to argue that destinations really do matter, there’s no disputing that going on a journey is one of the most enriching experiences you can have. When it comes... Read More
Lakeside Lodge at Sam Rayburn Assisted Living – Respite Care – Home Away from Home Are you looking for a little extra care without giving up any of the comforts or luxury of home? Welcome to the elegant Lakeside Lodge. Tucked onto a lovely isthmus on beautiful Lake Sam Rayburn, Lakeside Lodge is a blessing for East Texas senior citizens. The elegant home offers private rooms and couples suites. Have you been living on the lake and don’t want to move away? Have you always... Read More
SETX Texas Senior News Learn to preserve your legacy for future generations Our Southeast Texas senior readers have lived rich lives – and have lots of stories inside. Too often, our best stories stay locked inside our minds and don’t outlive us. Sometimes in interviewing Southeast Texas seniors for our SETX Seniors Magazine and SETXSeniors.com we hear stories local seniors have never shared with their families. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to learn how to preserve... Read More
Black History Month Southeast Texas Fun facts and contemporary African Attire This month we will be highlighting some fun facts honoring African Americans who shaped our nation’s history. We will also be sharing some contemporary African attire modeled by local business woman Velenta Mathews, a Golden Triangle Early Childhood Development Specialist. George Washington Carver (1865?-1943) was an American scientist, educator, humanitarian, and former slave. Carver developed... Read More
SETX Church Guide A Church Directory for East Texas and The Golden Triangle Sometimes our Southeast Texas churches change. More recently they’ve begun to move or even disappear. SETX Church Guide is a website (SETXChurchGuide.com) that has dedicated itself to helping Southeast Texas senior citizens find Southeast Texas churches. Each month they run articles on Southeast Texas senior ministry events and fellowship opportunities. Recent articles have included: Southeast Texas... Read More
Black History Month in the Golden Triangle Looking Back at Madam CJ Walker, America’s First Female Millionaire Today’s edition of SETX Black History Facts and Fashion appropriately honors Madam CJ Walker, whose life has similarities to the story of Oprah Winfrey. Madam CJ Walker was born near Delta, Louisiana in 1867, just two years after the Civil War ended slavery in The United States. She suffered from an ailment of the scalp that led to hair loss. Madam CJ Walker... Read More
Lumberton Family Funeral Home Honoring Family, Honoring Life Lumberton Family Funeral Home has funeral pre-arrangement specialists on hand to answer questions and share the benefits of pre-arranged funerals. They can assist with your funeral service or funeral planning anywhere in East Texas or the Golden Triangle. They have planned and performed beautiful ceremonies in Newton, Kirbyville, Silsbee, Beaumont, Mid County, Vidor, and other local communities. Lumberton Family... Read More
Southeast Texas Veteran’s News A visit to the National Veteran’s Memorials In Washington D.C. SETX Seniors was blessed with an opportunity to visit the veteran’s memorials in Washington DC. It was a family trip to see my brother who served his whole career with the US Coast Guard. It was a moving experience. Thank-you to each of you have served. We do a lot of articles on SETX Seniors about and for our Southeast Texas Veterans, so a visit to the nation’s... Read More
Senior Health News – Golden Triangle and East Texas Spring Allergies – Fact and Fiction On today’s Southeast Texas Senior Health News we look at facts and myths surrounding SETX spring allergy season Knowing fact from fiction can make the difference between misery and relief for millions of spring allergy sufferers. “People often sneeze and wheeze through spring if they use misinformation to manage their condition,” says allergist Dr. Myron Zitt,... Read More
Black History in the Golden Triangle Remembering the Black Inventor Elijah McCoy On today’s edition of Southeast Texas Black History Facts and Fashion we look at the Black inventor who inspired the term “Real McCoy”. Inventor Elijah McCoy was born in Canada to parents who had fled from Slavery in the United States. Elijah McCoy’s parents arranged for him to go to Scotland at 15 to train as an engineer. When he returned, he did not find companies in Canada or The United... Read More