2017 October Lakewood

A torch ginger plant, tended by the Dallas County Master Gardeners. (Photo by Danny Fulgencio)

FEATURED: Goodwin Avenue

FEATURED: Goodwin Avenue

Don’t work with someone who may not be around to complete your renovation. Trust your project to the experts who have been renovating your neighbors’ homes for 15 years. You’ll find us right here in East Dallas — and you’ll find you’re in good company.

The better way to a better home.

OPENING REMARKS

By RICK WAMRE

Time is on our side

How would you spend an endless life?

If you could live to be 200 years old, would you do it?

Think about that: When researchers eventually figure out how to repair or reprogram cells that age or go haywire, it’s not out of the question our lives could be extended way beyond our typical lifespan today.

I hadn’t spent much time contemplating this option until I read a recent New Yorker magazine article describing a star-studded event in Hollywood convened to award $25 million to scientists beating the odds on aging breakthroughs.

Goldie Hawn was there, enthusiastically raising her hand when the crowd was asked who wanted to live to be 200. Moby was there. Sergey Brin, one of Google’s founders, was there. Norman Lear, too.

They were all cheering the evening’s stated goal: To make death optional.

Living to 200, making death optional … it all sounds pretty far fetched. Who would want to live to be 200 today, when by the time we reach 100 those few who make it generally are hard of hearing, seeing and thinking?

But eventually, so the theory goes, altering our cells, tweaking our DNA, continuing to figure out how to stop the deadly proliferation of cancer and other diseases in our body — all of this may someday give us the “option” of extending life indefinitely.

Let’s say it’s possible, that we really could live to be 200 with the right injections, gene alterations and a certain amount of good luck — maybe the driverless cars clogging the roads in a few years will be more judicious about mowing some of us down than cars driven by humans, for example.

All of this is going to cost lots of money, and we already have a healthcare system we can’t afford.

But for the purposes of today’s discus-

sion, let’s just say we can afford it, that the rich won’t somehow commandeer the ship and make the rest of us walk the short-life plank.

Would we accomplish more with our lives if knew we had more time? Or would we make even less of a difference than we do now?

Would working for 140 years at our jobs make us more or less productive than just working the 40 or 50 years we put in now?

Would surviving an extra 100 years of hurricanes, floods, pollution and other disasters make us more or less optimistic about our futures?

Would enduring an extra 100 years of national politics and media gamesmanship give us more or less confidence to life our lives to their fullest?

If each of us had 100 extra years, what would we really do with the bonus time that we can’t do with our lives now?

Twice as many years of uncertainty, doubt, finger-pointing, race-baiting and acrimony aren’t likely to make those extra 100 years speed along happily for most of us.

If we can’t make ourselves happy with what we already have, why would we believe things will be better with twice as much time?

Rick Wamre is president of Advocate Media. Let him know how we are doing by emailing rwamre@advocatemag.com.

DISTRIBUTION PH/214.560.4203

ADVERTISING PH/214.560.4203

office administrator: Judy Liles

214.560.4203 / jliles@advocatemag.com

senior advertising consultant: Amy Durant

214.560.4205 / adurant@advocatemag.com

senior advertising consultant: Kristy Gaconnier

214.264.5887 / kgaconnier@advocatemag.com

ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS

Sally Ackerman

214.560.4202 / sackerman@advocatemag.com

Frank McClendon

214.560.4215 / fmcclendon@advocatemag.com

Greg Kinney

214.292.0485 / gkinney@advocatemag.com

Michele Paulda

214.292.2053 / mpaulda@advocatemag.com

classified manager: Prio Berger

214.560.4211 / pberger@advocatemag.com

marketing director: Sally Wamre

214.635.2120 / swamre@advocatemag.com

digital + social media director: Emily Williams

469.916.7864 / ewilliams@advocatemag.com

EDITORIAL

publisher: Emily Charrier

214.560.4200 / echarrier@advocatemag.com

editor-at-large: Keri Mitchell

214.292.0487 / kmitchell@advocatemag.com

EDITORS:

Rachel Stone

214.292.0490 / rstone@advocatemag.com

Elissa Chudwin

214.560.4210 / echudwin@advocatemag.com

Will Maddox

512.695.0357 / wmaddox@advocatemag.com

senior art director: Jynnette Neal

214.560.4206 / jneal@advocatemag.com

art director: Brian Smith

214.292.0493 / bsmith@advocatemag.com

designer: Emily Williams

469.916.7864 / ewilliams@advocatemag.com

digital editor: Jackson Vickery

214.240.0709 / jvickery@advocatemag.com

contributors: Angela Hunt, Christina Hughes Babb, George Mason, Brent McDougal

photo editor: Danny Fulgencio

214.635.2121 / danny@advocatemag.com

contributing photographers: Rasy Ran, Kathy Tran

Advocate, © 2017, is published monthly by East Dallas Lakewood People Inc. Contents of this magazine may not be reproduced. Advertisers and advertising agencies assume liability for the content of all advertisements printed, and therefore assume responsibility for any and all claims against the Advocate. The publisher reserves the right to accept or reject any editorial or advertising material. Opinions set forth in the Advocate are those of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the publisher’s viewpoint. More than 200,000 people read Advocate publications each month. Advertising rates and guidelines are available upon request. Advocate publications are available free of charge throughout our neighborhoods, one copy per reader. Advocate was founded in 1991 by Jeff Siegel, Tom Zielinski and Rick Wamre.

If each of us had 100 extra years, what would we really do with the bonus time that we can’t do with our lives now?

My YMCA Story: David Jones

David’s Y story began just over a year ago. Overweight, David’s doctor had diagnosed him with type 2 diabetes. He knew he needed to make a change, so he decided to head to the White Rock YMCA. Over the course of nine months, David built up a workout and diet regimen and lost 62 pounds.

“Doctors are amazed,” David said. “Cholesterol reduction, lower blood pressure, and perfect A1C blood glucose. One year ago the doctor said I had diabetes, but there has been no sign of that in the last 6 months. No medications except the gym.”

David enjoyed his time at the gym so much that his family decided to start coming as well. “It’s a family affair. My wife and daughter take cycling classes and my daughter also started Zumba.”

David’s approach to fitness has been simple, but effective through his consistency. “15 minutes of cardio and 60 minutes of weights six days a week. And, of course, a low carb and high protein meal plan.” He is proud of his weight loss as well as the amazing effects this journey has had on his health. “With hard work and dedication, we can make type 2 diabetes disappear.”

For more information about membership and programming, visit us at www.WhiteRockYMCA.org. Financial assistance is available.

FALL FUN FOR EVERYONE AT THE WHITE ROCK YMCA

Play and Learn

This free program is designed to support early childhood development

When: Wednesdays 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Teen Night: Halloween

Teens enjoy themed games, crafts, activities, music, and fun!

When: October 14 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Cost: $5 members, $10 non-members

Personal Training

Our nationally certified personal trainers will work with you to design an individualized program that will help meet your goals.

Active Older Adult Field Trip

We will be heading out to the Dallas Arboretum to take a stroll through the Pumpkin Village

WHITE ROCK YMCA

7112 Gaston Ave. Dallas, TX 75214 www.WhiteRockYMCA.org

When: October 4

Cost: Pay admission fee at the gate

David Jones before and after losing 62 pounds.

How the White Rock YMCA gave one member the strength to take his health into his own hands.

L A UNC H Out & About

OCT. 7

Dallas PorchFest

PorchFest is an old-fashioned block party with live music, artist showcases, food and drinks. This year’s celebration will coincide with the ribbon cutting at Buckner Park, which has had a $3 million renovation. All proceeds will benefit Peak’s Addition neighborhood programs and beautification.

Buckner Park, 4600 Worth Ave. dallasporchfest.org, free, food and drink available for purchase

OCT. 3

TASTY GARDENS

The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden adds another gem to its crown with the opening of “A Tasteful Place.” The ribbon-cutting is set at 11 a.m. for the new 3.5-acre food-production display garden.

Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, 214.515.6615, dallasarboretum.org, $10-$15 plus parking

OCT. 12

HOMECOMING PARADE

The Woodrow Wilson homecoming parade starts at 5:30 p.m. at the school and loops through the neighborhood, which always causes some extra traffic. It will be followed by a pep rally on the school’s lawn with food for sale from the class of 2018.

Woodrow Wilson High School, 100 S. Glasgow Ave, woodrowwildcats.org, free

OCT. 14-15

ARTISTS ABOUND

Discover the most eclectic art studios and artists in neighborhoods near White Rock Lake. The 25th annual White Rock Studio Tour highlights more than 50 creative minds around the lake (see page 20 for more). White Rock Lake area, whiterockartists.com, free

OCT. 14

WOODROW FEST

Woodrow Fest is a fundraiser for scholarships awarded to standout Woodrow Wilson students by the Exchange Club of East Dallas. There will be performances by Whiskey Pants and Getaway Driver, a raffle and a silent auction. Tickets include pizza and two beers.

Pour House, 1919 Skillman, exchangeclubofeastdallas.org, $30-$40

OCT. 26

LONG RUN

This 5k certified run and 1k Family Fun Run and Walk begins at 5:30 p.m. and runs along the Santa Fe Trail and through East Dallas neighborhoods. After the run, enjoy food, refreshments and entertainment at the school. Proceeds benefit J.L. Long Middle School. Registration includes entry fee, a T-shirt and a meal.

J.L. Long Middle School, 6116 Reiger Ave., jllong.com/long-run.html, $20

OCT. 27

EXODUS POWER BREAKFAST

The breakfast benefits Exodus, an organization that helps previously incarcerated women reunite with their children and rebuild their lives. Guest speaker Mark Casson is a husband, father, businessman, author and church leader who spent more than 15 years in California’s prison system.

Lakewood Country Club, 6430 Gaston Ave., exodusministries.org, $35

Porchfest organizer Elizabeth Nelson.

(Photo by Rasy Ran)

INSIDE THE ARTISTS’ STUDIO

Peek inside workshops all around the lake this month

By WILL MADDOX

Photos by DANNY FULGENCIO

Cynthia Daniel brings cast-off metal to life.

FAMILY

FAMILY

LAW

SUSAN RANKIN

SUSANRANKIN

FAMILYLAWSHAREHOLDER

srankin@QSLWM.com

•12YearsPresiding Judge301st and254th Family District Courts

•2 1/2YearsAssociateJudge301stFamily DistrictCourt

•12 Years Presiding Judge301st and 254th Family District Courts

•Appointed bytwo sittingGovernors ofthe State ofTexas

•2 1/2 Years Associate Judge301st Family District Court

•Board Certified inFamily Law

•Board Certified in Family Law

•29 Years Practicing in theFamilyLawarea

•29 Years Practicing Family Law

•VotedtoDMagazine’sTopWomen Lawyers in North Texas (2010)

•Voted to D Magazine’s Top Women Lawyers in North Texas (2010)

•Memberof TexasAcademyofFamily Specialists

•Memberof TexasAcademyofFamily Specialists

TETER’S FAUCET PARTS

It was 1935 when Teter Plumbing Company began serving Dallas. In 1947, the family run business opened a storefront on Abrams, in the spot now occupied by Curiosities. The company was all about the hometown pride, taking part in neighborhood parades and making house calls. By the 1980s, it had transitioned to a retail operation rather than service business, rebranded as Teter’s Faucet Parts. After outgrowing its space in the 1990s, the business relocated

to its current site on Oram, in the 13,000-square-foot building that once held Lakewood Lanes bowling alley. In the coming years, the building could be demolished altogether, as developers have laid out plans for a five- or six-story apartment complex to fill the block. It hasn’t earned city approval yet, but Jack Teter says it’s time for his business to leave the Lakewood center. “I don’t really belong here,” Teter said last summer. “This should be retail.”

FLIPPING FOR IT

The quest for the perfect sandal built Hari Mari

By WILL MADDOX

Starting a flip-flop company 290 miles from the ocean might seem like a fool’s errand, but this Lakewood couple is on a mission to reinvent the sandal from our land-locked neighborhood.

Jeremy and Lila Stewart started Hari Mari in their garage apartment in 2011, but they took a circuitous route to become flip-flop experts with a headquarter right here in East Dallas.

Prior to Hari Mari, Jeremy worked on political campaigns and Lila worked in public relations. Jeremy’s work took him to Indonesia to make a film about malnutrition in children. About that same time, he asked Lila to marry him, and she made the move to be with him on the other side of the Pacific.

While abroad, Lila worked in an orphanage and with the American Women’s Foundation in the world’s largest Muslim country. She learned to live in a place where men and women are treated very differently.

“I was spit on and yelled at, but wasn’t concerned for my life. Maybe I should have been,” she says. “Women can only work if their husband or father says they can.”

It was one of many ways the couple was transformed by their experiences in Indonesia, where much of the population lives on less than one dollar a day.

“It was a challenge, and we had two totally different experiences,” Lila says. “What I was able to do was rewarding, and I

Lila and Jeremy Stewart have taken Hari Mari from their garage apartment to their East Dallas headquarters.

(Photos by Danny Fulgencio)

will forever be thankful for experiencing that side of the world.”

During their years on the tropical island, they became sandal aficionados. After returning to Lakewood, they decided to have a go at making a better flip-flop.

In their apartment, they cobbled together their favorite parts of all the flip-flops they had ever worn. Then they hashed out a business plan.

“Our friends laughed at us,” Jeremy says. “They thought it was the funniest thing ever. We had to put our money where our mouth was.”

With their Frankenstein flip-flop, they headed to China to find a manufacturer who could produce the sandal. Their design hinged on a more comfortable toe strap.

“Our biggest deal is that there is no break-in period,” says Jeremy, explaining that sandals should be comfortable from the moment you sink in your foot. “It baffles me it hasn’t been done before.”

They found it a challenge to be taken seriously as such a small operation, but were bullish on their sales. In 2012, they placed their first order for 25,000 pairsbefore selling a single sandal.

There was a lot to learn on the fly. They were set on breaking into a market that is crowded with established brands. Luckily, they have a good division of skills. Lila handles public relations and wholesale distribution, while Jeremy manages the design work and deals with online sales.

Despite growing 120 percent each of the last five years, Hari Mari is only just getting started, Jeremy says. “We haven’t even scratched the surface.”

They are banking on a growing trend that calls for more relaxed styles in the workplace. “It has been okay to wear flip

flops to work for decades in California,” Lila says.

In addition to the workplace, they are targeting inland markets where sandals are traditionally less popular. They have started experimenting with niche products, such as their Nokona sandal, made from domestic leather in partnership with the baseball glove company. Eventually, they plan to grow beyond shoes into a lifestyle brand.

As for the name, Hari means “of the sun” in Indonesian, while Mari means of “of the sea” in Latin. Though there aren’t any oceans near their Haskell Avenue headquarters and showroom, this local company aims to have a positive impact, and not just on the sandal scene.

From the get go, they wanted their brand to stand for something. The couple partnered with children’s hospitals in Fort Worth and Austin to give 1 percent of all proceeds to support patients with pediatric cancer, a leading cause of death in American children.

Hari Mari can be found in 800 retailers worldwide, but in our neighborhood you can find them at Bullzerk, Tallulah & Hess, Lakewood Country Club and St. Bernard Sports. They can also be purchased at harimari.com

“I was spit on and yelled at, but wasn’t concerned for my life. Maybe I should have been.”

RICK BEADLE D.D.S. | REID SLAUGHTER D.D.S.

DELICIOUS Lounging back in time

Garland Road’s version of Marfa-meets-Palm Springs

By JACKSON VICKERY

Photos

By KATHY TRAN

DID YOU KNOW: To coincide with Lounge Here’s one-year anniversary, Sunday lunch will be served starting this month.

Walking in to Lounge Here is like taking a step back in time. Covered windows block the outside from looking in and the vice versa. This restaurant and bar is all about experience. Drawing inspiration from flying cocktail lounges in 747s, the vibe is retro but also spacious.

Julie Doyle, co-owner of Lounge Here, describes the space as, “Marfa, Texas meets Palm Springs kind of world. It’s similar to inviting friends over to your home except the living room is expanded a bit.”

Doyle, singer and manager of The Polyphonic Spree, opened Lounge Here with Tony Barsotti, former drummer of Hagfish, a year ago.

The specific area on Garland Road was what drew Doyle’s interest at first. “I love the eccentricity,” she says. “And it seemed somewhat underserviced. It felt like there was room to spread some wings.”

She brought limited experience but

a lot of style. Doyle worked in restaurants when she was younger and watched friends try their hand in the industry.

“I always thought I might dabble in creating a little something special in the neighborhood, but wasn’t exactly sure what that was going to be. I was motivated by inspiration and creating a ‘space’ more than the core of running a restaurant,” she says. “But I’m happy it turned out exactly as it has.”

Drawing crowds from all over Dallas, guests can enjoy tiny bites like pimento cheese and deviled eggs while sipping their signature drinks like the Sage Bram-

LOUNGE HERE

Ambiance: Retro food and cocktails with a setting to match Price range: $5-$25

Hours: 4 p.m.-midnight TuesdayWednesday, 4 p.m.-2 a.m. ThursdaySaturday and 4 p.m.-midnight Sunday theloungehere.com

ble. For the hungrier guest, the chicken fried ribeye is a fan favorite.

Ultimately, Barsotti hopes that each guest walks out feeling like they just took a “brief trip away,” while Doyle hopes guests leave “transpired.”

Opposite page: The fried-chicken confit. Above: Sage Bramble cocktail.

Weird drinks in the neighborhood

THE STORE IN LAKE HIGHLANDS

Our unique RONALDO bracelets are handmade in the USA of 24K and sterling silver artisan wire. Each design is like owning a miniature work of art.

Mon-Sat 9:30-5:30

10233 E. NW Hwy@Ferndale (next to Rooster’s) 214.553.8850

2SHEA BOUTIQUE & MED SPA

2Shea is “crushing” on this cute crushed velvet jacket. Fall’s hottest looks have arrived. Stop in and mention this ad to receive 20% off this amazing jacket.

6342 La Vista Dr. 214.272.3652 2sheaboutique.com

FLEECE

Join us in celebrating the 12 weeks of Christmas! The most beautiful yarn in town plus knitting, crochet, felting and macramé lessons. Book your next birthday, shower or party at Fleece.

Located in Medallion Center 6464 E Northwest Hwy., Ste 330 214.238.3820 fleeceboutique.com

CITY VIEW ANTIQUE MALL

Save the Date. Fall Flea Market & Store Wide Sale! 20% to 50% Off Oct. 25th-29th. Sat. Oct. 28 Only Fall Flea Market. 100 Dealers Inside & Out. Tented, Rain or Shine! You won’t want to miss this annual event! 6830 Walling Ln. (off Skillman/Abrams) 214.752.3071 cityviewantiques.com

TURQUOISE AND LAVENDER

Visit us for an exclusive shopping experience. Thoughtful gifts,custom furniture & art,jewelry,gourmet goods, and organic spa and wellness products. Your local source for all things beautiful at affordable prices. Monday: Closed; Tuesday – Saturday: 11-6; Sunday: 12-4

Call 214.560.4203

CALL 214.560.4203

October ushers in the fall as well as the craze of Halloween. With all the weird and mystical happenings, it’s only appropriate to share where to find some of our neighborhood’s oddly named and carefully concocted cocktails.

Lounge Here

9028 GARLAND ROAD

—JACKSON VICKERY

Classic cocktails and a variety of bourbon and scotch are sure to keep customers happy at Lounge Here. But why not try one of their more adventurous drinks?

The Forest Hills Swizzle (Caña Brava rum, hibiscus tea bitters, lime juice and simple syrup) or The Ideal Stinger (Hennessy V.S., Branca Menta and simple syrup with a cacao cream float) will do the trick.

Cosmo’s

1212 SKILLMAN ST.

Of course Cosmo’s has cosmos, but have you ever heard of a Paris, TX (Longhorn Vodka, St-Germain, lemons, muddled strawberries or seasonal fruit and champagne) or perhaps an Eddy Sweet Tea-ni (Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka, sour mix and fresh lemons)?

Lakewood Growler

6448 E. MOCKINGBIRD LANE

With dozen of selections available at the Lakewood Growler, some have stand-out names like the Imperial Fire Ant Funeral or the Queen of the Mist.

The Libertine Bar

2101 GREENVILLE AVE.

Always mixing it up with seasonal and house favorite The Libertine Bar also has some wildly named drinks. Are you ready to “Swipe Rye-T” with some apricot-infused Redemption Rye and strawberry

Aperol? How about a “Holiday in Cambodia” with some house-infused kaffir lime Caña Brava rum?

Mudsmith

2114 GREENVILLE AVE.

Everyone has their own coffee order. But for those looking to change it up, try an Iced Toddy — a 16-hour cold brew, or The Van Gogh Spritzer — four shots of espresso mixed with sparkling water.

Located 1907 Abrams Road east side Lakewood Shopping Center

DINING SPOTLIGHT

BREAKFAST / LUNCH Another Broken Egg Cafe

It’s our passion to create exceptional dishes for breakfast, brunch and lunch that are “craveably” delicious with an artisanal flair.

Mon-Sun 7:00 -2:00 pm

1152

AnotherBrokenEgg.com

214.954.7182

SEAFOOD

Palapas Seafood Bar

Come see why we were voted one of the best patios in Dallas. Experience our special flavorings & recipes from Mexico’s seafood capital Sinaloa. Enjoy our Happy Hour from 4-7pm.

1418 Greenville Avenue 214.824.3000 palapasseafoodbar.com

SMOKED MEATS

One90 Smoked Meats

Meat Plates Sandwiches Tacos Salads

Packaged Meats

ORDER ON UBEREATS

Laura Davis* almost quit the career she loved. A nurse for a major insurance company, she’d spent a decade traveling and training nurses. “Meeting new people was my favorite,” she says. Davis endured back spasms, the result of long hours at a computer or in airplane seats. She did what many women do — dealt with it. But during a weeklong seminar, her symptoms increased from periodic bouts to an uninterrupted world of hurt. “That week I told my boss she needed to train someone else for my job, quickly, because I would have to take medical leave.”

taking medication, and, one day, found herself “skipping and doing Samba moves across the kitchen floor.” That’s right — in addition to treating injuries, InterX therapy can provide relief from countless conditions including headaches, chronic fatigue, vertigo, nausea, nerve disorders, sinusitis and more.

10240 E. Northwest Hwy.

one90smokedmeats.com

Order Online – 214.346.3287

THAI Thai Opal

We strive to be the premier Thai restaurant in Dallas!

We have infused the classical Thai cuisine with a modern ambiance. BYOB welcomed.

• Take out • Lunch Specials

• Now Serving Beer & Wine

Her doctor prescribed pills potentially habit-forming medications including opiates. Aided by physical therapy and meds, the pain eased marginally, but she was still miserable. Then, a fellow patient told her about InterX.

6300 Skillman #156

thaiopal.com

214.553.5956

• Delivery Available (5 mi. radius)

Professional athletes have touted InterX as a fix for sprains and muscle soreness, but could it also work for loyal, everyday heroes? The sorts who work tirelessly and incur less-dramatic damage? The conversation convinced Davis to try it, and that is how, as Davis puts it, “I got my life back.”

Within a week or two, the pain decreased. She also started sleeping better, her flexibility improved, and her long-endured irritable bowel syndrome subsided. Gradually she stopped

To some, it feels like a miracle, or magic, but the technology behind InterX is sound, physical therapist Annette Murray says. “The unique electric stimulation boosts the entire body’s healing ability.” As a clinician, Davis was skeptical of newer technologies, but, in this case, her own body provides all the proof she needs. “I believe the only thing that prevented me from having to go on disability is InterX treatments.”

Find relief and answers. Call 469-364-3420, or visit InterX Therapy Center, located at 11882 Greenville Ave. #B127

* Actual patient testimony. Name has been changed for medical privacy.

If you would like relief from any of these athletic injuries — or if you suffer from nausea, chronic fatigue, vertigo and other painful ailments — reach out to InterXTherapy Center, 11882 Greenville Ave. in Dallas at interxtherapycenter.com or by calling 469-364-3420.

N. Bucker Blvd. Suite H100

You don’t have to live with pain

When her suffering went from uncomfortable to unbearable, this nurse learned she did not have to ‘just deal with it’

“I got my life back.”

HANDS

By WILL MADDOX

Photos by DANNY FULGENCIO

that HELP

THE SERVICE CLUBS THAT CHARM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD

Lakewood has always felt like a small town tucked into a big city. Even with its pockets of crime, its tightknit sense of community keeps many families roosting here. The fact that you always see someone you know at the grocery store or local watering hole is due, at least in part, to our neighborhood’s service clubs. They may require an application to join, but these groups regularly find ways to make our neighborhood better, whether through providing scholarships for Woodrow seniors, beautifying our common space or promoting neighborhood businesses. Some clubs are part of a national campaign while others stem from homegrown efforts, but all chip in to make our neighborhood more desirable and connected. Here, you can read a bit more about who they are, what they do and how to get involved.

Growing gardens

The Dallas County Master Gardeners beautify all of the city, but they are especially active in East Dallas. That includes assisting 10 public schools in maintaining their gardens.

Back in 1995, the service club turned a weed-riddled lot into a thriving green space for Dallas ISD’s Multiple Careers Magnet Center (MCMC) a part time school in East Dallas for students with special needs. The curriculum is modeled to look like a job, and the garden plays a role in the students’ development, teaching them real world skills. Students grow vegetables and herbs in the garden, which are then harvested and used in the culinary arts program or donated to families.

“The group was so welcoming and enjoyable, after the first visit I was hooked,” says Marilyn Waisenan, who has been volunteering with the Master Gardeners at MCMC for 12 years. The students come from different backgrounds, but Waisenan says she sees the connection and bond grow quickly through their work together in the garden. “It has been extremely rewarding.”

Master Gardeners also help maintain the garden at Lakewood Elementary. Cynthia Jones, an East Dallas neighbor who is president of the Dallas County Master Gardener Association, says they focus on plants that are good for pollinators and butterflies. “The kids are just fascinated,” she says.

All members must give back through service or education. The group provides horticultural information for Dallas County residents, about everything from keeping your lawn green and managing pests, to raising vegetables in the backyard. They host demonstration classes and have developed teaching gardens all over Dallas. They even have a helpdesk neighbors can call weekends from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to ask gardening questions (214.904.3053).

Year established: 1986

Number of members: Over 400

Main purpose: To educate the public and provide research-based horticultural information and projects throughout the county.

Annual events: There is a portable help desk at the Texas State Fair for the entire length of the fair. They also host garden-related children’s activities at the Home and Garden Show in the fall and spring.

How to join: Attend Master Gardener School, which begins in January. Applications may be downloaded by visiting the website.

Biggest non-cash need: Much of the funding comes from the Dallas County Master Gardener Association (DCMGA), the nonprofit funding arm of the organization. Attending garden tours and plant sales also helps contribute.

More info: dallascountymastergardeners.org

Student supporters

The East Dallas Exchange Club’s focus is on helping kids, and specifically kids in Dallas ISD schools in the neighborhood. In addition to collecting coats, books and eyeglasses, the group gives away over $80,000 a year in scholarship funds, providing three, four-year $5,000 scholarships and one four-year $10,000 scholarship to Woodrow Wilson High School seniors.

Last Spring, Abraham Saldana was awarded that $10,000, and last month he started as a freshman at Iowa State. He is studying agricultural engineering with plans of running his own business and helping others become more environmentally conscious.

Saldana thought he’d go to El Centro for a couple years and then transfer to A&M, but earning the scholarship opened doors for him.

“I feel like winning the East Dallas Exchange Club scholarship gave me confidence, and I was rewarded for aiming high,” Saldana says. “It gave me momentum in other areas of my life, applying resources to my education and see where I take it and where it takes me.”

Cynthia Jones is the Master Gardener who tends Lakewood Elementary’s school garden, where her daughter Nicole is a teacher.

In addition to his agricultural engineering curriculum, Negrete is taking leadership classes, so that he can come back and inspire his community.

“I am here on a mission,” he says. “The scholarship really touched me. And not just the scholarship, but the message behind it. If they are willing to contribute in such a way, I want to be selfless and give back to see someone else succeed in that way. I want to see my whole community make that leap.”

Year established: 1948

Number of members: 50 members

Main purpose: To serve kids through a wide variety of programs, including Coats for Kids, Books for Kids and programs that increase literacy; help kids go to college and prevent child abuse. Annual events: The Exchange Club scholarship fundraiser at Pour House on Oct. 14, and includes a band, pizza and a mug for $30.

How to join: Membership is limited to 50 members and is invitation only.

Biggest non-cash need: Donations of books, coats and attendance at fundraising events for scholarships. More info: exchangeclubofeastdallas.org

70 years strong

The East Dallas Rotary Club celebrates seven decades in the neighborhood this year, and continues to increase its impact on the local community. The organization was founded for humanitarian purposes, with a global mission to help eradicate polio, which it has more or less accomplished.

The East Dallas Rotary club has members of all ages from diverse backgrounds, says Jason Kendall, a past president and East Dallas neighbor. “It’s a neat way to do good and not feel overwhelmed,” he says. “But it is not about us feeling good, but about making a difference.”

The Rotary Club helps gather supplies and donate to Dan D. Rogers Elementary, and also works with Family Gateway, a homeless shelter for families with educational and social services. Last year, the East Dallas Rotary Club donated $2,500 for school uniforms, allowing the nonprofit to outfit 100 children, says Kathy Kidwell of Family Gateway.

“They are absolutely fantastic,” Kidwell says.

Rotary also partners with For the Love

of the Lake, where they help with shoreside cleanups.

“It’s not just a bunch of old whitehaired men talking about the good old days and making business contacts. It couldn’t be further from that,” Kendall says. “Some of those folks have a lot more in common with you than you think.”

Year established: 1947

Number of members: 20

Main purpose: There are over 35,000 Rotary Clubs that share a goal to promote peace, fight disease, provide clean water, serve mothers and children, support education and grow

local economies.

Annual events: In September, Pints for Polio at Deep Ellum Brewing Company. In October, they host a 5k to end Alzheimer’s, and in November, the Rotary organizes Men Who Cook in Deep Ellum.

How to join: Attend a meeting and express interest in the club to receive an invitation.

Biggest non-cash need: The public can donate through the website, come to a meeting, assist in future service projects or attend a social event.

More info: eastdallasrotary.org

Everyone’s pool

Dallas Fraternal Order of Eagles offers more than just one of Dallas’ best pools. The clubhouse that’s popular with young families, old-timers and everything in between on summer weekends is actually part of a national network of Aeries.

The first Fraternal Order of Eagles was founded at the turn of the 20th cen-

“I FEEL LIKE WINNING THE EAST DALLAS EXCHANGE CLUB SCHOLARSHIP GAVE ME CONFIDENCE, AND I WAS REWARDED FOR AIMING HIGH.”

The Fraternal Order of Eagles clubhouse has an old-school vibe: unpretentious and welcoming.

tury when some theater owners met to determine how to end an actors’ strike. Out of that meeting came an organization that now donates $10 million dollars to charity nationwide and claims seven presidents as past members.

The East Dallas location, nestled behind Forest Hills, is Aerie 3108, and is nearly all volunteer run. The cheap beers and burgers sold every weekend at the pool benefit numerous charities, and members donate their own time to maintain the grounds.

Last year, F.O.E. 3108 donated over $80,000 to various charities, some of which are local, like the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, which helps victims of child abuse, and Maggie’s House, which supports those dealing with alcohol addiction.

The facility also goes above and beyond via their taxes. Although the nonprofit isn’t required to pay property taxes, the Eagles decided to pay anyway in order to help the children at Dallas ISD and have done so since 1973.

Year established: 1952

Number of members: 243 members and 250 auxiliary (women’s) members

Main purpose: To promote peace, prosperity, gladness and hope.

Annual events: There are chili-cook-off fundraisers and a Luau that benefits the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center.

How to join: Two sponsors must recommend a person to complete an application. Hanging out at the Aerie is recommended in order to get to know sponsors, and volunteering always helps. Biggest non-cash need: The F.O.E. is always looking for more members, especially people who are able to lead service projects.

More info: foe.com

We build’

Lakewood Kiwanis will celebrate 75th anniversary in East Dallas year, and still offer an active way neighbors to serve their community. Kiwanis International was founded in 1915 in Michigan, and its name comes from an Algonquin word for “We build.”

In East Dallas, the Kiwanis sponsor Woodrow Wilson High School’s Key Club, a service organization, and host a pancake breakfast fundraiser for the school’s marching band. They also provide a $600 scholarship for one Sophomore of the Year.

Local Kiwanis members also support Mi Escuelita, an English immersion preschool housed in St. Matthew’s Cathedral on Ross. Mi Escuelita serves over 600 children, most of whom could not afford pre-school otherwise. Kiwanis donate supplies and books and throw a Christmas party. But their most important contribution to the school is a reading partnership.

Every Friday, Kiwanis members read to the children after lunch. “What they do is vital to the growth and development of our children,” says Executive Director Gayle Nave. “[The students] don’t have many chances to develop a relationship with anyone outside the family, and this socially prepares our children to meet different kinds of people.”

While the children are wary at first, Nave says they quickly grow attached to their Kiwanis mentors. “By the end of the year, I tell volunteers you will need 15

minutes for hugs at the beginning, and 15 minutes at the end,” she says.

Year established: 1943

Number of members: 15

Main purpose: To serve the children of the world.

Annual events: Kiwanis host a winter pancake breakfast to benefit the Woodrow Wilson High School band, as well as a Christmas party for the Boys & Girls Club of East Dallas and Mi Escuelita, a pre-school in East Dallas. They also host fundraising bingo at the Lakewood Country Club four times a year.

How to join: Meetings are open to the public every first and third Thursday at the Lakewood Country Club, and dues are $115 per quarter. Prospective members should fill out an online application. Biggest non-cash need: In addition to new members, the club is always looking for attendees at their events.

More info: kiwanis2.wordpress.com/ lakewood-kiwanis-club/

For love of Lakewood

The Lakewood Service League (LSL) is about consistent service to the neighborhood. Rather than one flagship event, LSL provides numerous opportunities for women to serve on a Saturday morning or after work. Members speak of a quiet impact, which may not be flashy, but that makes a difference.

The Lakewood Service League’s auction raises money for area nonprofits.

code: OctAdvocate offer valid with paid patient exam, cleaning, and x-rays. Exp: 11/15/17

“Dr. DeSutter takes the time to get to know each and every patient, putting them at ease. You don’t want any other dentist!” - Elizabeth T

Better business

“If you want to change the world, start with the person right next to you.” This is Chuck Kobdish’s take on the impact of the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce (GEDCC). Kobdish is a chiropractor and boardmember of GEDCC, who speaks highly about the organization’s impact. Kobdish’s boutique chiropractor’s office isn’t on medical provider lists because they don’t take insurance, so he has depended on word-of-mouth recommendations and networking that GEDCC provides.

“Through the chamber and connections, I have built my practice, and become what I have always meant to be: a neighborhood chiropractor taking care of his neighbors,” Kobdish says.

Jesse Simmons, also a GEDCC board member who runs his own air conditioning, heating and appliance repair company, walked out of his first chamber meeting with three service calls, and there were just 12 people at the meeting. “Because of the chamber, the people I met were embedded in East Dallas, and when you do good work, word spreads fast,” Simmons says.

When he first started his business, he served the entire metroplex. “I’d

go anywhere for a dollar,” he says. But the GEDCC allowed him to reduce his service area by connecting him with customers closer to home. “For the first four years I was involved, my business doubled every year. Everything I need is right here, and I keep it local. I haven’t been to Plano in four years.”

Year established: 1948

Number of members: 167 member businesses

Main purpose: To promote the cultural, educational and industrial interests of East Dallas.

Annual events: The chamber presents an annual Economic Summit — essentially a “state of the union” with respect to the neighborhood’s economy. How to join: One-year memberships range from $75-$2,500.

Biggest non-cash need: For businesses to join its membership and attend regular networking events. More info: eastdallaschamber.com

Women saving history

The women of Dallas have never been satisfied staying at home. A group of ladies who wanted to better themselves and their

The Alexander Mansion is home to the Dallas Woman’s Forum. PHOTO BY CAN

gambling, when the owner told him he might want to make a call before he did anything to this establishment. Huntley made the call and a man answered.

“You better get down to my place,” the voice warned.

“Where is your place?” Huntley asked.

“Campisi’s,” Joe Campisi said.

Huntley could only think, “Oh shit, I am going to get shot.”

Huntley heard that Campisi had mob connections, though Campisi would deny it in a 1989 D Magazine piece. The older businessman took a shine to the young thug. Huntley says he became one of Campisi’s most trusted associates and learned many tricks of the criminal trade. He remembers standing in the kitchen with twin shoulder holsters loaded with two handguns while Campisi stirred a pasta sauce. “He let me do things that he would never let his family do,” he says.

Huntley remembers interacting with Jack Ruby at Campisi’s but never thought much of him. “I had the wrong heroes in my life,” he says, “but Jack Ruby wasn’t one of them.”

The troubled teen did well the rare times he attended classes at Woodrow. He was a basketball standout, but chasing money kept him on the streets. East Dallas was his playground. He frequented a strip club where 504 Grill stands today on Greenville. It had a real lion, he says. He also was known to sneak into Hockaday School, which sat at Belmont and Greenville at the time.

“I was more than welcome there,” he says. “I had problems with women but not in obtaining their affections.”

In 1964 Huntley was first shot, then arrested after a fight at Lakewood Park on Williamson. The bullet remained in his body after surgery (a friend cut it out one drunken night in New Orleans, years later). He appeared before Judge W.E. Richburg, who was known as “The Law west of the Trinity,” despite the fact that the Trinity ran west to east through Dallas. Huntley says Campisi greased the wheels during a 20-minute conversation with the judge before his trial, which ultimately saved him from jail time. The businesses he extorted, however, were granted restraining orders. He was 17 years old.

After graduating high school in El Paso and heading back to Dallas, he

found a crew and began robbing banks. Throughout his early 20s, Huntley says he robbed 12 banks and made about $2 million, much of which was laundered through Stan’s Blue Note on Greenville, he says. But he didn’t escape his crimes unscathed. He once was sprayed with buckshot from a police shotgun.

LOCKED UP

The life of crime caught up to him in 1970 when he was caught robbing a bank depot and sentenced to McKinney Prison. He hit a doctor and ended up in Eastham Unit in 1973, where he was incarcerated for nearly a decade says Robert Hurst, public information officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The unit was named by Newsweek magazine as one of the deadliest prisons in the country at the time. When inmates broke the rules at other prisons, they went to Eastham.

“The state owns three things: Land, livestock, and convicts, and that puts you at the bottom of the list,” he was told by a corrections officer when he arrived.

“It was like a slave camp,” Huntley says.

Huntley worked in the cotton fields of the sprawling East Texas prison, called the Ham, for two years. It felt like a lifetime. The prison sits in unincorporated land north of the Trinity River in Houston County, out of sight and out of mind for most. He still has scars on his back from whippings in the fields. Fighting, rapes and stabbings were the norm at Eastham.

“It was hell on Earth,” he says.

Huntley fought anyone and everyone at the 13,000-acre prison, and it earned him the respect of other prisoners and even the staff. But prison transformed him. He found religion. He wanted to do things differently.

“It didn’t break me. It changed me,” he says.

Huntley eventually became a building tender, which was an infamous role in certain Texas prisons. These prisoners were given special privileges and even weapons to keep order on the cellblock. It was cheaper than hiring more guards, and the violence at Eastham made it unsafe for guards.

During his tenure as a tender, Huntley quelled a riot at the still-segregated prison when overcrowding led other inmates to burn their tents and mattresses in the yard. An Oct. 6, 1986 Newsweek story

to make a drug bust. Eventually, more than 100 criminals were indicted in what Huntley says was one of the largest drug seizures in Texas history.

Huntley worked in narcotics with the Texas Department of Public Safety, various federal agencies, and police departments for over 30 years. He was a legal agent of the department and not a criminal informant. He worked all over Texas, including East Dallas.

“Covert operations were my expertise,” he says. “And I had a 100 percent conviction rate.”

Huntley trained other officers to work undercover, which requires a lot of quick thinking.

“I had the gift of gab; there is a psychology to it,” he says. “But you can’t learn that in a psychology class in college. I learned it on the streets and in prison.”

But Huntley couldn’t protect everyone.

In December 1988, Huntley was part of drug bust near the intersection of Columbia and Carroll in East Dallas. Huntley and Cpl. Lawrence Cadena of the Dallas Police Department were working undercover, buying drugs in the parking lot of a convenience store, when someone got spooked. One of the assailants opened the car door and shot Cadena several times, killing him, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page, a nonprofit to remember fallen officers. Officers who were positioned nearby swarmed the area, and a gun battle broke out. Police shot and killed the assailant. Huntley tried not to work jobs in East Dallas after that, where he was haunted by memories of his old neighborhood.

The narcotic agents he worked with herald Huntley’s accomplishments. In a 2016 letter, Corwin Schachlin, major of the Drug Section of Texas DPS Criminal Investigations Division, wrote, “Mr. Huntley put his life at risk on numerous occasions during these investigations. I appreciate the assistance that we have received from Mr. Huntley.”

Now 70, Huntley stays busy running an import and export business with his wife. He still enjoys cruising the streets of East Dallas and a plate of pasta at Campisi’s, though he is a very different man than he was on his first trip into the Egyptian eatery.

He says of working with law enforcement, “I wanted to pay my state back for the mistakes I made as a kid, and I did, many times over.”

OUR CITY

By ANGELA HUNT

The wake of a toll road

The Trinity Toll Road is dead. Now what?

That question has been on my mind since Aug. 9, when the Dallas City Council voted 13-2 to finally eliminate the specter that has been haunting the Trinity River for nearly two decades.

I could not be happier about the outcome. It was deeply rewarding to see such a bad idea finally meet its end.

But I must admit that there is something about this victory that feels incomplete.

Over the last 10 years, the toll road had been a battle that I felt personally obligated to see through to the end. I had reconciled myself to the fact that I might be fighting this thing for years to come. And now, suddenly, the battle is over.

It’s like arriving at your destination hours earlier than expected. You’re glad to be there, but now what?

Don’t get me wrong. It’s not that I enjoyed the war so much that I’m having trouble returning to civilian life. No, I’d rather be building than battling. It’s just that I can’t shake the feeling that there is more left to do. That something has been left undone.

Part of this nagging feeling is that the fate of the Trinity Park is uncertain.

The same day the city council killed the toll road, it narrowly approved a hastily created “local government corporation” to oversee the future construction of the park. The prospect of someday beginning the Trinity Park should be cause for celebration — after all, the whole point of killing the toll road was to save the park.

But I’m skeptical of this local government corporation. It’ll be run by many of the same folks who have mishandled the Trinity Park for years. They seem poised to spend another decade planning an expensive, extravagant park while constructing little. Instead, we could be starting construction on the park today building access points and trails, reestablishing natural habitat, all while using existing funds and the federally approved park plan. I fear that, instead, the park is going to languish. This troubles me.

But there is something else bothering me.

When the council finally voted to kill

COMMENT

Visit advocatemag.com and search Angela Hunt to tell us what you think.

the toll road, people who had spent years vociferously advocating for it (or who had sat firmly on the sidelines unwilling to offend the powers-that-be) began offering their congratulations for the road’s defeat.

We would be petty not to graciously accept these displays of reconciliation. But we would be foolish to forget the history of this battle or ignore the distinction between those who favored the road and those of us who fought against it. Keeping score on this fight is not about holding grudges or gloating. It is about

knowing whom to trust in the next fight.

See, those who continuously advocated for the toll road lied to us. Repeatedly and unrepentantly. So when they line up to lead this city in the future, I am not going to follow them. I do not trust their judgment, and neither should you.

For years, the toll road has served as a critical litmus test. Knowing where someone stood on this issue revealed their fundamental allegiances, alliances and values. Mayoral and council candidates who sounded identical in every other way could be differentiated by their position on the Trinity Toll Road. “Do you favor the Trinity Toll Road?” really meant: Will you be a yes-man to the mayor and the establishment? Will you do the bidding of the Dallas Citizens Council? When it’s time to make the tough calls, whose side will you be on?

I fear that now, it will be near impossible to find anyone willing to admit that they once supported the toll road. Even those who fought for years to keep it, even those who proudly fed the public misinformation, I predict they will now try to avoid the question if asked about their past support for the road and instead solemnly propose that it’s time for the city to move on.

It may be time to move on. But it’s not time to forget.

Angela Hunt is a neighborhood resident and former Dallas city councilwoman in East Dallas. She writes a monthly opinion column about neighborhood issues. Her opinions are not necessarily those of the Advocate or its management. Send comments and ideas to her ahunt@advocatemag.com.

The Trinity is dead, but its legacy may not be See, those who continuously advocated for the toll road lied to us. Repeatedly and unrepentantly.

CONFOUNDING CONFEDERATES

After a summer of national debate, the Confederate discussion came to Dallas ISD and East Dallas schools. On Sept. 14, the school board unanimously agreed the names of four schools, including Stonewall Jackson Elementary and Robert E. Lee Elementary , should be updated. They could not agree on how or when that process will happen. Board policy states that name changes happen in the spring, and require a committee made up of school administrators, PTA and community members. The board is considering altering that policy.

The community at Lee is the only school that has taken the steps to officially change its name, filing the needed paperwork with the district.

East Dallas Trustee Dustin Marshall said the Stonewall community is far from consensus.

This year’s Confederate conversation also uncovered records that the recently removed Robert E. Lee statue was almost placed on Swiss Avenue when it was built in 1936.

POLITICS

The Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives named local Texas Representative Victoria Neave Freshman Legislator of the Year.

Two East Dallas neighbors are hoping to join Neave in the Texas House of Representatives, as Lakewood Heights professor and former newspaper reporter Joanna Cattanach and East Dallas lawyer Zac Duffy, both Democrats, challenge Morgan Meyer in District 108, which covers parts of East Dallas, Uptown and Downtown.

DANCE TROUBLES

Lisa Moya (formerly King) turned the Woodrow Wilson High School dance program and Sweetheart Drill Team into thriving programs with hundreds of students. But the dancers are starting the year without the teacher after she was removed from campus following an incident last year in which a student claimed Moya pulled her hair. Moya is appealing the decision.

ALL ABOUT LEE

Only 217 students zoned to Robert E. Lee Elementary attend the school; another 53 transfer to other Dallas ISD schools or charter schools, and a whopping 526 students opt for private or home school. Families around the school hope to change that. The association was formed by Wendy Hatchell, a Lakewood Heights neighbor.

MOVIE MAGIC

Hollywood Heights native son Andrew Allen premiered his first feature film at the Texas Theatre last month. “Glow” was filmed around Dallas, including a few Lakewood scenes, and was written, directed and produced by Allen.

WORSHIP

By GEORGE MASON

A faith of my own

Internalizing religion is the complex legacy of Luther’s Reformation

Let’s pull back from the immediate this month and consider the long press of history. We are daily inundated with news that floods our consciousness (puns intended). But something happened half a millennium ago this month that shaped the religious and political course of Western Civilization.

An Augustinian monk with a sensitive conscience stood up. Martin Luther found no peace with God following the protocols of sin avoidance, repentance and penance. He felt trapped in a cycle of self-loathing, never able to achieve a good standing with God through his own righteous adherence to the laws of the church. What’s more, he accused the church of managing the (un)spiritual system of salvation to its own ungodly advantage.

On Halloween 1517, Luther nailed 95 theses to the door of the chapel church in Wittenberg, Germany. These grievances with the church were meant to stimulate debate and produce reform. Reform would come in the form of the Protestant Reformation. But first a firestorm.

The church brought charges against Luther and demanded he recant. In words that echo to this day, he declared at the Diet of Worms: “Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Holy Scriptures or by evident reason—for I can believe neither pope nor councils alone, as it is clear that they have erred repeatedly and contradicted themselves—I consider myself convicted by the testimony of Holy Scripture, which is my basis; my conscience is captive to the Word of God. Thus I cannot and will not recant, because acting against one’s conscience is neither safe nor sound. God help me. Amen.”

Luther’s confession of inviolable conscience before God established a trajec-

tory in religion and politics that elevated the authority of the individual above the church or state. Whether he intended that is beside the point; the shift was underway. From that point forward, institutions human and divine had to defend their legitimacy to the individual, not the other way round.

On the religious side, two different directions came of his Reformation. First, some churches were born that grounded authority in the Bible. “My conscience is captive to the Word of God.” Conservative Protestants of all kinds continue to operate upon this foundation, demanding that individual conscience be captive to the Bible. Another direction emphasized conscience itself. “Acting against one’s conscience is neither safe nor sound.” Liberal Protestants laud this more subjective approach, shaping theology upon the internal faith of the individual more than an external creed to be believed.

The French and American Revolutions took different paths with respect to religion, but neither would be conceivable without the bold monk’s shirking of the church’s absolute authority over human souls. The Bill of Rights limits the scope of state intrusion in the life and liberty of the individual, and the First Amendment guarantees freedom to practice or not practice whatever faith one chooses.

The legacy of Luther today is complex, but it depends as much upon us as him. For good or ill, we live in his shadow still.

George Mason is pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church. The Worship section is underwritten by Advocate Publishing and the neighborhood businesses and churches listed here. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202.

WORSHIP

ANGLICAN

ALL SAINTS EAST DALLAS / allsaintseastdallas.org

Sunday worship 5:00 pm / Live in God’s Presence. Live Out His Love.

Meeting at Central Lutheran Church / 1000 Easton Road

BAPTIST

PARK CITIES BAPTIST CHURCH / 3933 Northwest Pky / pcbc.org

Worship & Bible Study 9:15 & 10:45 Traditional, Contemporary, Spanish Speaking / 214.860.1500

WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

Pastor George A. Mason Ph.D. / Worship 8:30 & 11:00am

Bible Study 9:40 am / www.wilshirebc.org

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST

EAST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / Worship 8:30 am - Chapel 10:50 am - Sanctuary / Rev. Deborah Morgan-Stokes / edcc.org

EPISCOPAL

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH / stjd.org

Worship: Sat 5:30 pm, Sun 8 & 10 am / Christian Ed Sunday Morning & Weekdays, see calendar on website / 214.321.6451 / 848 Harter Rd.

LUTHERAN

CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA / 1000 Easton Road

Sunday School for all ages 9:00 am / Worship Service 10:30 am

Pastor Rich Pounds / CentralLutheran.org / 214.327.2222

FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH / 6202 E Mockingbird Lane Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am / Call for class schedule. 214.821.5929 / www.dallaslutheran.org

METHODIST

GRACE UMC / Diverse, Inclusive, Missional Sunday School for all ages, 9:30 am / Worship, 10:50 am 4105 Junius St. / 214.824.2533 / graceumcdallas.org

LAKE HIGHLANDS UMC / 9015 Plano Rd. / 214.348.6600 / lhumc.com

Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School / 10:30 am Coffee Worship: 8:30 am & 11:00 am Traditional / 11:00 am Contemporary

MUNGER PLACE CHURCH Come and See mungerplace.org

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

LAKE POINTE CHURCH – WHITE ROCK CAMPUS

Classic Service at 9:30 & Contemporary Service at 11:00 am lakepointe.org / 9150 Garland Road

PRESBYTERIAN

NORTHRIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 6920 Bob-O-Link Dr. 214.827.5521 / www.northridgepc.org / Sundays 8:30 & 11:00 am Sunday School 9:35am / All Are Welcome

PRESTON HOLLOW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 9800 Preston Road

8:15 am Chapel, 9:30 & 11:00 am Sanctuary, 5:00 pm Founder’s Hall Senior Pastor Matthew E. Ruffner / www.phpc.org / 214.368.6348

ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN / Skillman & Monticello Rev. Rob Leischner / www.standrewsdallas.org 214.821.9989 / Sunday School 9:30 am, Worship 10:45 am

UNITY

UNITY ON GREENVILLE / Your soul is welcome here!

3425 Greenville Ave. / 214.826.5683 / www.dallasunity.org

Sunday Service 11:00 am and Book Study 9:30 am

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION

AC & HEAT

CLASSES/TUTORING/LESSONS

PIANO LESSONS Cert. Teacher, 30 Yrs. Exp. North Dallas Area. 214-906-4649.

VOICE TEACHER with 40+ years experience. M.M. LSU • www.PatriciaIvey.com trilletta@msn.com • 214-769-8560

Family Owned & Operated

Serving the Dallas area for over 30 years

We raise our kids here, too!

214-330-5500

ClassicAirandHeat.com

TACLB29169E TACLA29042C

APPLIANCE REPAIR

JESSE’S A/C & APPLIANCE SERVICE

TACLB13304C All Makes/Models. 214-660-8898

USED APPLIANCES FOR SALE Washer $125. Dryer $89.1 yr. Warranty. Repair. 972-329-2202

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

Five Rings Financial has part-time opportunities! JR@FiveRingsFinancial.com 214-702-0033 x502

BUY/SELL/TRADE

CARS/TRUCKS WANTED!!! All Makes/Models. 2000-2016. Any Condition. Running Or Not. Top $$$ Paid. Free Towing. We’re Nationwide. Call Now 1-888-985-1806

GOT AN OLDER CAR, RV, BOAT? Do The Humane Thing. Donate It To The Humane Society. 1-855-558-3509

RANGERS, STARS & MAVS

Share front-row Texas Rangers, Stars & Mavs seats. Tickets are available in sets of 10 games (sets of 2 or 4 tickets per game available). Participants randomly draw numbers prior to season to determine a draft order fair to everyone. Call 214-560-4212 or rwamre@advocatemag.com

CABINETRY & FURNITURE

CABINETMAKER Design/Build Custom Furniture. Repair, Refinish. 40 yrs. Exp. Jim 214-457-3830.

SQUARE NAIL WOODWORKING

Cabinet Refacing, Built-ins, Entertainment/ Computer Centers. Jim. 214-324-7398 www.squarenailwoodworking.com

CLASSES/TUTORING/LESSONS

ART: Draw/Paint. Adults All Levels. Lake Highlands N. Rec. Ctr. Days: Mon & Wed. Students bring supplies. Nights: 1xt month workshop, supplies furnished. Jane Cross. 214-534-6829

CREATIVE ARTS CENTER

More than 500 adult art classes/workshops from metal to mosaic! www.creativeartscenter.org

DYSLEXIA THERAPIST/CALT/TEACHER

Individual or Group Tutoring for Reading. Grades K-12. References. Lindsay 214-566-4622

CLEANING SERVICES

A MAID FOR YOU Bonded/Insured.Park Cities/ M Streets Refs. Call Us First. Joyce 214-232-9629

A WORLD CLASS CLEANING SERVICE

You deserve High Standards and Quality Cleaning. You’ve tried the rest... Now try the Best! WindsorMaidServices.com 214-381-MAID (6243)

AFFORDABLE CLEANING Insd./Bonded. Move In/Out. Routine Cleaning. Reliable. Dependable. Residential/ Commercial. References. 28+yrs. Delta Cleaning. 972-943-9280.

ALTOGETHER CLEAN

Relax ...We’ll Clean Your House, It Will Be Your Favorite Day! Bonded & Insurance. Free Estimates. 214-929-8413. www. altogetherclean.net

AMIRA MAID 972-840-8880

Since ‘98. Insured. amiramaid.com Dependable Service. References

CINDY’S HOUSE CLEANING 15 yrs exp. Resd/Com. Refs. Dependable. 214-490-0133

FATHER, SON, GRANDSON Window Cleaning. Free Est. Derek. 682-716-9892

WANTED: HOUSES TO CLEAN Wkly & Bi Monthly. Great Prices $$. Verified Trusted & Reliable. Family owned 15 yrs. Excellent references. Call Sunny @ 214-724-2555

WINDOW MAN WINDOW CLEANING.COM

Residential Specialists. BBB. 214-718-3134

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

ALL COMPUTER PROBLEMS SOLVED MAC/PC Great Rates. Keith. 214-295-6367

AT ODDS WITH YOUR COMPUTER? Easily Learn Essential Skills. Services include Digital Photo Help. Sharon 214-679-9688

BILL’S COMPUTER REPAIR

Virus Removal, Data Recovery. Home/Biz Network Install. All Upgrades & Repairs. PC Instruction. No Trip Fee. 214-348-2566

COMPUTER HELP! Viruses, Data Recovery, Upgrades, WiFi Problems, Onsite Tech. 214-533-6216 • WebersComputers.com

CONFUSED? FRUSTRATED? Let a seasoned pro be the interface between you & that pesky Windows computer. Hardware/Software Installation, Troubleshooting, Training. $60/hr. 1 hr min. Dan 972-639-6413 / stykidan@sbcglobal.net

CONCRETE/MASONRY/PAVING

BRICK & STONE REPAIR

Tuck Pointing / Crack Repair. Mortar Color Matching. Don 214-704-1722

BRICK, BLOCK, Stone, Concrete, Stucco. Gonzalez Masonry. 214-395-1319

CONCRETE/MASONRY/PAVING

BRICK, STONEWORK, FLAGSTONE PATIOS

Mortar Repair. Straighten Brick Mailboxes & Columns. Call Cirilo 214-298-7174

CONCRETE, Driveway Specialist Repairs, Replacement, Removal, References. Reasonable. Chris 214-770-5001

EDMONDSPAVING.COM Asphalt & Concrete Driveway-Sidewalk-Patio-Repair 214-957-3216

FLAGSTONE PATIOS, Retaining Walls, BBQ’s, Veneer, Flower Bed Edging, All Stone work. Chris 214-770-5001

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

ANTHONY’S ELECTRIC Master Electrician. TECL24948 anthonyselectricofdallas.com

50 Yrs. Electrical Exp. Insd. 214-328-1333

BRIGHT LIGHT ELECTRIC • 214-553-5333 TECL 31347 Brightening Homes and Businesses

EXPERIENCED LICENSED ELECTRICIAN Insd. Steve. TECL#27297 214-718-9648

LAKEWOOD ELECTRICAL Local. Insured. Lic. #227509 Call Rylan 214-434-8735

TEXAS ELECTRICAL • 214-289-0639 Prompt, Honest, Quality Service. TECL 24668

TH ELECTRIC Reasonable Rates. Licensed & Insured. Ted. E257 214-808-3658

WHITE ROCK ELECTRIC All Electrical Services. Lic/Insd. E795. 214-850-4891

EXTERIOR CLEANING

G&G DEMOLITION Tear downs, Haul. Interior/Exterior. 214-808-8925

FENCING & DECKS

#1 COWBOY FENCE & IRON CO. Est. ‘91. 214-692-1991 www.cowboyfenceandiron.com

4 QUALITY FENCING • 214-507-9322

Specializing in Wood, New or Repair.

AMBASSADOR FENCE INC. EST.96 Automatic Gates, Fences/Decks Ambassadorfenceco.com 214-621-3217

FENCING & WOODWORK oldgatefence.com 214-766-6422

HANNAWOODWORKS.COM

Decks, Pergolas, Patio Covers. 214-435-9574

KIRKWOOD FENCE & DECK

New & Repair. Free Estimates. Nathan Kirkwood. 214-341-0699

LONESTARDECKS.COM 214-357-3975

Trex Decking & Fencing, trex.com All Wood Decks, Arbors & Patio Covers

EST. 1991 #1

COWBOY FENCE & IRON CO.

214.692.1991

SPECIALIZING IN Wood Fences &Auto Gates

cowboyfenceandiron.com

Northlake Fence and Deck

Locally owned and operated by the Mccaffrey family since1980

CONSUMERS CHOICE AWARDS 2007-2016

Making Homes Safer One Call at a Time

TECL20502

972-926-7007

arrowelectric.net

Phones Answered 24/7

EMPLOYMENT

AIRLINE MECHANIC TRAINING Get FAA certified. Approved for military benefits. Financial aid if qualified. Job placement assistance. Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866-453-6204

PET SITTERS, DOG WALKERS reply to http://www.pcpsi.com/join

ESTATE/GARAGE SALES

WANT TO MAKE MONEY? Richardson Mercantile is looking for dealers who want to join one of the best antique malls in DFW. Need details? Go to richardsonmercantile@gmail.com

214-349-9132

www.northlakefence.com

FLOORING & CARPETING

FENN CONSTRUCTION Manufactored hardwoods. Stone and Tile. Back-splash Specials. 214-343-4645

HASTINGS STAINED CONCRETE

New/Remodel. Stain/Wax Int/Ext. Nick. 214-341-5993. www.hastingsfloors.com

WILLEFORD

GARAGE SERVICES

IDEAL GARAGE DOORS • 972-757-5016

Install & Repair. 10% off to military/1st responders.

ROCKET GARAGE DOOR SERVICE - 24/7. Repairs/Installs. 214-533-8670. Coupon On Web. www.RocketDoor.com

UNITED GARAGE DOORS AND GATES Res/Com. Locally Owned.214-826-8096

GLASS, WINDOWS & DOORS

JIM HOWELL 214-357-8984 Frameless Shower Enclosures/Custom Mirrors. Free Estimates

LAKE HIGHLANDS GLASS & MIRROR

frameless shower enclosures • store fronts replacement windows • mirrors 214-349-8160

PRO WINDOW CLEANING prompt, dependable. Matt 214-766-2183

ROCK GLASS CO Replace, repair: windows, mirrors, showers, screens. 214-837-7829

HANDYMAN SERVICES

ALL STAR HOME CARE Carpentry, Glass, Tile, Paint, Doors, Sheetrock Repair, and more. 25 yrs. exp. References. Derry 214-505-4830

BO HANDYMAN Specializing In Historic Home Renovations & Pro Remodels. Custom Carpentry, Doors, Kitchens, Baths & more. 214-437-9730

HANDY DAN The Handyman. ToDo’s Done Right. handy-dan.com 214-252-1628

HANDYMAN SPECIALIST Residential/ Commercial. Large, small jobs, repair list, renovations. Refs. 214-489-0635

HOME REPAIR HANDYMAN Small/Big Jobs + Construction. 30 Yrs. Exp. Steve. 214-875-1127

HOMETOWN HANDYMAN All phases of construction. No job too small 214-327-4606

HONEST, SKILLED General Repairs/

WANTED: ODD Allen’s Handyman

Your Home Repair Specialists Drywall Doors Senior Safety Carpentry Small & Odd Jobs And More! 972-308-6035 HandymanMatters.com/dallas

HOUSE PAINTING

1 AFFORDABLE HOUSE PAINTING and Home Repair. Quality work. Inside and Out. Free Ests. Local Refs. Ron 972-816-5634

A+ INT/EXT PAINT & DRYWALL Since 1977. Kirk Evans. 972-672-4681

BENJAMIN’S PAINTING SERVICE Professional Work At Reasonable Prices. 214-725-6768

RAMON’S INT/EXT PAINT

Sheetrock, Repairs. 214-679-4513

TONY’S PAINTING SERVICE Quality Work

Since 1984. Int./Ext. 214-755-2700

Summer has said adieu so it’s time to break out the foliage and celebrate fall with a few easy design touches:

• Extend a warm welcome — the fall holidays bring guests. Make the entry way inviting — a leafy wreath is a good start.

• Layer up — Keep it cozy by layering rooms with pillows and blankets.

• Floral finds — A vase with flowers will liven up any room. Chinese lanterns and fall branches are perfect for the season.

• Warm tones — Autumn is much more than just orange.

• Fire it up. Nothing says fall like a roaring fire.

• Grab a pumpkin-spice beverage and enjoy.

HOUSE PAINTING

TOP COAT 30 yrs. exp. Reliable, Quality Repair/Remodel Phil @ 214-770-2863

VIP PAINTING & DRYWALL Int/Ext. Sheetrock Repair, Resurfacing Tubs, Counters, Tile Repairs. 469-774-7111

KITCHEN/BATH/TILE/GROUT

BLAKE CONSTRUCTION CONCEPTS LLC

Complete Kitchen And Bath Remodels. Tile, Granite, Marble, Travertine, Slate. Insured. 214-563-5035 www.blake-construction.com

FENN CONSTRUCTION Full Service Contractor. dallastileman.com 214-343-4645

MELROSE TILE James Sr., Installer, Repairs. 40 Yrs. Exp. MelroseTile.com 214-384-6746

STONE AGE COUNTER TOPS

Granite, Quartz, Marble For Kitchen/Bath-Free Est.. stoneage.brandee@gmail.com 940-465-6980

TK REMODELING 972-533-2872

Complete Full Service Repairs, Remodeling, Restoration. Name It — We do it. Tommy. Insured. dallas.tkremodelingcontractors.com

LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

#1 WHITE ROCK TREE WIZARDS

Professionals, Experts, Artists. Trim, Remove, Cabling, Bracing/Bolting. Cavity-Fill Stump Grind. Emergencies, Hazards. Insd. Free Est. 972-803-6313. arborwizard.com

A BETTER TREE MAN Trims, Removals, Insd. 12 Yrs Exp. Roberts Tree Service. 214-808-8925

CALL A TREE EXPERT - 469-939-3344

Prune. Stump grind. Plant. Burris Tree Service

CHUPIK TREE SERVICE

Trim, Remove, Stump Grind. Free Est. Insured. 214-823-6463

DALLAS GROUNDSKEEPER Organic Lawn Maintenance designed to meet your needs. 214-471-5723 dallasgroundskeeper.com

DALLAS K.D.R.SERVICES • 214-349-0914

Lawn Service & Landscape Installation

HOLMAN IRRIGATION

Sprinkler & Valve Repair/ Rebuild Older Systems. Lic. #1742. 214-398-8061

LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

LSI LAWN SPRINKLERS “Making Water Work” Irrigation system Service & Repair. Specializing In Older Copper Systems. LI #13715. 214-283-4673

MAYA TREE SERVICE Tree Trim/Remove. Insd. CC’s Accepted. 214-924-7058 214-770-2435

PAT TORRES 214-388-1850 Lawn Service & Tree Care 28 Yrs. Complete Landscape Renovation.

TAYLOR MADE IRRIGATION Repairs, service, drains. 30+ years exp. Ll 6295 469-853-2326. John

TRACY’S LAWN CARE • 972-329-4190 Lawn Mowing & Leaf Cleaning

U R LAWN CARE Maintenance. Landscaping. Your Personal Yard Service by Uwe Reisch uwereisch@yahoo.com 214-886-9202

A Better Tree Company

rees

Call Mark Wittli

Your trees could look like a work of art, I guarantee it!

Call Mark Wittlich 214-332-3444

On Staff:

• 4 - Certified Arborists

• 1 - Tex- Tech Degreed Ag

• 1 - Tex

No. 1 Group in East Dallas by Units

Scott Jackson and the team of JacksonSells know Dallas and offer expert advice and market knowledge. They are recognized as one of the top real estate groups in Dallas County, and No. 1 in East Dallas.

No. 1 in Lakewood & East Dallas with almost twice the sales of our nearest competitor.

Northridge $1,499,900

Shook

Southridge $895,000

Cornelia

Kenwood

A Division of Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc.