Texarkana Magazine

A Call to Action

Do you remember what it felt like the first time someone asked you for advice? Maybe you were at work one day and you suddenly realized you were the most senior member on staff. Perhaps you were in college and came home to visit your parents, who suddenly trusted your formal education and the knowledge you had gained. It might have been more recently than that, when your grown children finally telephoned to ask for help fixing a car or baking a cake.

Posted on June 30, 2022 in Business & Politics READ MORE

You’re a Grand Old Flag

At any point in the year when you get to see the town’s streets lined with flags, the words of the song “You’re a Grand Old Flag,” written by George M. Cohan in 1906, may spring to mind. Have you ever wondered where the flags come from or who organizes such an enormous project? Perhaps you have also considered whether you can get involved. … According to Texarkana Rotary Club’s Flag Coordinator David Mims, the local Rotary Clubs founded the Flag Project to raise funds for the many things they do in the community.

Posted on June 30, 2022 in Community & Culture READ MORE

Cultural Exchange

Each year in August, more than 5,000 excited, courageous and adventurous young people from over 25 countries with the Foreign Links Around the Globe international student exchange program (FLAG), pack their bags, leave the only home they have ever known and travel to the United States to study at high schools and universities. Texarkana and surrounding communities, such as New Boston and Maud, have had the pleasure of hosting some of these special students for the 2021-2022 school year.

Posted on June 30, 2022 in Community & Culture READ MORE

Taylor Jackson

After graduating from Texas High School in 2014, Texarkana native Taylor Jackson received a scholarship to play football at the United States Naval Academy. Over the next four years, he earned his BS in Political Science and played in 35 football games for the Navy team. After graduation Jackson was chosen to be a Surface Warfare Officer on the USS Laboon, stationed in Norfolk, Virginia and successfully completed one deployment from December 2020 to July 2021. He will now answer the call to be the Navigator on the USS Chung-Hoon, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Posted on June 30, 2022 in TXK Roots READ MORE

Hanging on by a Rope

Summer is here, and for a lot of us, lake days are what it is all about. Whether you are spending the weekend with family or with friends, summers at the lake make for some great memories, especially when you are speeding across the water being pulled behind a boat on a tube, a knee board, or skis. Tubing and knee boarding are both thrilling and can be physically demanding, but they require little skill. Skiing, however, requires balance and practice and can challenge your body with significant cardio and strength training.

Posted on June 29, 2022 in Sports & Entertainment READ MORE

TXK 411

Watermelon Margarita …

Nothing says summer like a big juicy watermelon. So why not add a little kick and take this summertime favorite to the next level?

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INGREDIENTS

… • Chamoy Sauce … • Tajin … • Silver Tequila … • Lime Juice … • Agave Nectar or Simple Syrup … • Fresh Watermelon … • Ice …

INSTRUCTIONS

… • Take a rocks glass and press the rim into the Chamoy sauce. • Rotate the rim in Tajin until fully coated and set the glass aside. • In your cocktail shaker, add 1 ½ ounces of your favorite silver tequila.

Posted on June 29, 2022 in Life & Style READ MORE

Good Evening TXK

Remember last summer when I wrote in this very magazine that Sonic milkshakes were the best part of my summers? Boy, have things changed! This summer I’m (unfortunately) trying to lose weight… What a joy. I’m not just doing it for appearance’s sake; health matters too. But I’d be straight lying if I said appearance had nothing to do with it. … I know for a fact that I am not the only one who has been in the water with their shirt on, whether that be at the pool, the lake, even the ocean!

Posted on June 29, 2022 in Sports & Entertainment READ MORE

The Monthly Mix

Sun Protection Style … I love to wear hats year round but you won’t catch me outside in the summer without one on. These gorgeous artesian palm hats will keep you covered on all sides and couldn’t be cuter! I love the fun colored bands on them. Hat available for $108 via Sunshine Tienda … Keep your skin covered with a UPF 50+ rash guard! This one even includes thumb holes as a fun detail. The rash guard is slightly cropped and can easily be paired with any high waisted bottoms! Rash Guard available for $78 via Mott50 … Keep it shady with a fun outdoor umbrella!

Posted on June 29, 2022 in Life & Style READ MORE

Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind.

Posted on June 28, 2022 in Life & Style READ MORE

Dear Mrs. (Slightly) Sophisticated

Is there such a thing as elevator etiquette anymore? This is a topic that draws much debate, especially among different generations. … First, a brief history of the elevator might clarify why certain rules came to be. The first human-powered, counter-weighted, personal elevator was built in 1743 for King Louis XV of France. It connected his apartment in Versailles to that of his mistress, Madame de Chateauroux, who lived one floor above him. … Elevators were used in commercial and industrial settings over the next century, not so much for moving people, but for moving heavy items.

Posted on June 28, 2022 in Life & Style READ MORE

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