2014 November Lakewood

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Language art

Writer Fatima Hirsi spins poems for strangers from the sidewalks of Lowest Greenville.

27 Secret sauce

Neighbor Harold Green has made his dad’s barbeque sauce available to East Dallas.

29 Chilling

East Dallas’ Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters have cooked up a new kind of coffee. 30

Music history

First-time author Joe Milazzo is dipping into the rich history of jazz — and tweaking it a little bit.

Rick Janich, curator of the Dallas Police Museum:

Photo by Danny Fulgencio

THE COVER: Tommy gun used in the pursuit of Bonnie and Clyde by Captain Will Fritz of the Dallas Police Department, photographed at the Dallas Police Museum by Danny Fulgencio

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6516 Vanderbilt Avenue | $869,000

Kelley Theriot McMahon c 214.563.5986 | ktmcmahon@briggsfreeman.com

6935 Kingsbury Drive | Sold

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4014 Buena Vista Street | Sold

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Maria Orr c 214.793.2100 | morr@briggsfreeman.com

Kevin Sayre c 214.384.2657 | ksayre@briggsfreeman.com

6105 Glennox Lane | $443,000

Kelley Theriot McMahon c 214.563.5986 | ktmcmahon@briggsfreeman.com

6258 Prospect Avenue | $679,500

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6204 Bryan Parkway | $659,000

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6640 Avalon Avenue | $824,500

Kelley Theriot McMahon c 214.563.5986 | ktmcmahon@briggsfreeman.com

Maria Orr | morr@briggsfreeman.com

DIGITAL DIGEST ON

News crews gather outside Munger Place Church during a prayer service for 26-year-old East Dallas nurse Nina Pham, the first person to contract Ebola in the United States, bringing the national media to our doorsteps. Pham helped treat Thomas Eric Duncan in quarantine at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital before he died from the virus. Workers have disinfected Pham’s apartment at 5740 Marquita near Matilda.

FOR UPDATES ON EBOLA’S IMPACT ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, visit lakewood.advocatemag.com

Photo by Danny Fulgencio

NOVEMBER 4, 2014 SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT WORDING

PROPOSITION NO. 1

Requiring Additional Disclosures on Ballots for Bond Programs.

Shall Chapter XXI, Section 2 of the Dallas City Charter be amended to require that the ballot for the approval of a bond program must state the amount of bond issuance authorization, estimated amount of repayment including principal and interest based on current market conditions, and the purpose of the bonds?

PROPOSITION NO. 2

Revising Restrictions as to City Officials and Employees and Exempting Board and Commission Members from Certain Restrictions Involving City Contracts.

Shall Chapter XXII, Section 11 of the Dallas City Charter, which prohibits city officials and employees from having a financial interest in city contracts, be amended to exempt ownership of an interest of not more than 10 percent in a mutual or common fund; exempt non-negotiated, form contracts for general city services or benefits if the city services or benefits are made available to the city official or employee on the same terms that they are made available to the general public; and exempt board and commission members, but require that they comply with conflict of interest and ethics provisions in state law or the city code?

PROPOSITION NO. 3

Allowing Certain Changes to the Thoroughfare Plan Without Mailing Notice to Adjacent Property Owners.

Shall Chapter XV, Section 8 of the Dallas City Charter be amended to allow changes to the Thoroughfare Plan that affect any area larger than one square mile and that does not increase the dimensional classification of a thoroughfare to be noticed through an alternate notice authorized by city council?

PROPOSITION NO. 4

Amending the Provision for Nondiscrimination in City Employment. Shall Chapter XVI, Section 16(a) of the Dallas City Charter be amended to include color, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic characteristics, national origin, disability, and military or veteran status as additional classes for nondiscrimination in city employment?

PROPOSITION NO. 5

Requiring the City Council to Set the Annual Budget for the City Auditor Directly.

Shall Chapter XI, Section 2 of the Dallas City Charter be amended to require that the City Council shall set the annual budget for the city auditor’s office directly, rather than as a component of the city manager’s budget?

PROPOSITION NO. 6

Revising the Redistricting Process.

Shall Chapter IV, Section 5 of the Dallas City Charter be amended to revise the redistricting process to provide for appointment of the redistricting commission after the federal decennial census data are available; require that a person appointed to the redistricting commission be a registered voter; set guidelines for drawing district lines; prohibit city councilmember contact with redistricting commissioners regarding the redistricting process, except in open meetings; and require a written explanation, 72 hours public notice, and a three-fourths vote for city council to modify the district map proposed by the redistricting commission?

PROPOSITION NO. 7

Municipal Judges and Board and Commission Members Must Resign to Run for Other Offices.

Shall Chapter III, Section 17 and Chapter VIII, Section 4A of the Dallas City Charter be amended to clarify that the prohibition on running for other offices applies to municipal judges, all board and commission members, including Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) board members and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport board members; and to clarify that a municipal judge automatically resigns if the judge announces that he/she is a candidate for an elected office?

PROPOSITION NO. 8

Increasing Compensation for the Mayor and Councilmembers.

Shall Chapter III, Section 4(a) of the Dallas City Charter be amended to increase compensation for councilmembers to $60,000, effective upon the swearing in of city council members in June 2015, and for the mayor to $80,000, effective upon the swearing in as mayor of an individual who did not hold the office of mayor on November 4, 2014?

PROPOSITION NO. 9

Technical Amendments to Conform to State Law, City Code, and Actual Practices; to Correct Terms; to Correct Spelling; to Clarify Language, and to Correct Cross-References.

Shall Chapter III, Section 6; Chapter III, Section 10; Chapter III, Section 11; Chapter III, Section 17; Chapter III, Section 19; Chapter III, Section 20; Chapter XI, Section 4; Chapter XI, Section 5; Chapter XI, Section 6; Chapter XI, Section 8; Chapter XI, Section 11; Chapter XI, Section 13; Chapter XV, Section 1(2); Chapter XV, Section 7; Chapter XVI, Section 12(a), Chapter XVI, Section 12(c); Chapter XVI, Section 16(d); Chapter XIX, Section 1; Chapter XX, Section 2; Chapter XX, Section 11; Chapter XXII, Section 1; Chapter XXII, Section 11; and Chapter XXIV, Section 13(a) of the Dallas City Charter be amended to conform to state law, conform to the city code, match actual practices, correct terms, correct spelling, clarify language, correct cross-references, and other technical amendments?

EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY VOTING SCHEDULE AND LOCATIONS

Early voting is being held between the time period of Monday, October 20, 2014, through Friday, October 31, 2014.

Early voting hours vary between Counties (Dallas, Denton and Collin), while Election Day, Saturday, November 4, 2014, voting hours are 7 a.m. through 7 p.m. in all Counties.

The hours for early voting as well as the early/election day voting locations can be obtained from the City Secretary’s Office by calling (214) 670-3738 or by also accessing the following websites:

Office of the City Secretary: http://www.ci.dallas.tx.us/cso/elections.html

Dallas County: http://www.dallascountyvotes.org/polling-locations/ Collin County: http://www.collincountytx.gov/elections/election_information/ Pages/election_day.aspx

Denton County: http://www.votedenton.com/election-day-information/ election-day-polling-locations/

FREE DIABETES SCREENING and Educational Event

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Learn about your personal risk factors for diabetes at a free screening on Saturday, November 15 from 8:00 a.m. to noon. No fasting is required. Call 800-887-2525 today to make your reservation.

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A fictional world without privacy — is it that far fetched?

A book I’m reading, The Circle, offers an interesting take on privacy and politics in the future. Since this is an election month, maybe it’s worth thinking about.

The book’s protagonist works at a cross between Google and Facebook — hip and uberrich. Healthcare is free. Food is free. Rent is free. And, of course, everyone wants to work there. The story is told through the eyes of a young woman who graduated from college, took a humdrum job in her hometown and promptly wished for more. A friend invites her to work at the nirvana company.

The company is called the Circle, and at first no one knows why. Eventually, it appears the Circle refers to a way of life — there’s nothing worth doing that doesn’t start and end with the company and its endless technological tentacles. The company’s biggest breakthrough involves convincing a single politician to “go transparent” — wear a camera everywhere, all of the time, to every meeting and event, every lunch and dinner. By being transparent, the Circle reasons, wouldn’t the politician bring honesty and integrity back to politics? As is the way of the world, after the first politician signs up to “go transparent” and is universally praised, the rest of the world’s politicians clamor for cameras. Even politicians who think it’s a dumb idea succumb to peer pressure and public scrutiny. The politicians are allowed a few minutes of solitude in the bathroom, and they can turn the camera off when they’re sleeping, but that’s about it. Their constant exposure to the light of day is trumpeted by the Circle as the best way to bring enlightenment to the world and return honesty to politics. Of course, in the book, the camera-wearing frenzy doesn’t stop with politicians. Soon cameras are being installed

everywhere — on beaches, at restaurants, in offices, in homes, at schools.

The book’s protagonist stumbles from small-town anonymity to world-wide fame as she is selected to be the first regular person to “go transparent”. People spend their days watching her days. She even comes up with a series of personal belief statements that become the Circle’s mantra and support the idea that we are all better off if everyone knows everything there is to know about everyone else: Secrets are Lies. Sharing is Caring. Privacy is Theft.

Privacy is considered theft because if I don’t share all of my experiences with you, I’m stealing from you the opportunity to visit the places I’m visiting and see the things I’m seeing. It makes some sense on the face of it.

It’s a short jump from having cameras everywhere to having everyone always wearing cameras. If secrets are bad, transparency is good. Know someone cheating on his or her spouse? Today, it’s probably a secret; if everyone is wearing a camera, maybe it doesn’t happen. Know someone stealing money or plotting a terrorist act? If they’re wearing a camera, maybe they don’t.

The problem in the book, of course, is that all video is stored somewhere, and now everything that happens anywhere is forever captured and retained. Make a mistake, and it never goes away. Say something stupid, and it can be replayed a billion times. Stumble across your parents in flagrante delicto, and everyone sees it over and over again forever.

Transparency prevents some bad things from happening. But it also inhibits people from taking chances, speaking spontaneously or just thinking aloud. People still have free will, but they no longer have the courage to pursue it. The closest thing we have to that scenario now is watching celebrities, sports stars and even Average Joes stumble in the spotlight of social media, paparazzi and selfpromotion. A few seem able to handle it, but most are just like us: They crack under the spotlight, and they aren’t even on camera 100 percent of the time. Yet. Maybe this book isn’t so far-fetched after all.

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Free bird

Perched and stately, this bald eagle idled at White Rock Lake near Sunset Bay, on the east side of the water, for about 45 minutes, according to photographer Robert Bunch, who snapped this photo. Bunch frequently visits White Rock Lake, where he has photographed birds, coyotes, bobcats and other wildlife. This is his first bald eagle.

Word on the street

“I was made to be outside like this, with wild hair and clothes barely there to better feel the love of the sky.”

You might hear a line like this if you ever run into Fatima Hirsi on the streets.

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Fatima Hirsi:Photo by Danny Fulgencio

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You’ll know her when you see her. Hirsi hangs out on Lowest Greenville with a restored vintage typewriter perched on a foldout TV tray.

Hirsi writes poems for passing strangers. She often camps out in Bishop Arts too.

If you ask her for a poem, she’ll ask you to share one truth about yourself, a loved one or a favorite topic. Then, in about seven to 10 minutes, she’ll whip out a personalized poem.

Sometimes her poems are as simple as someone’s love for potatoes. Other times they’re as personal as a man’s grief about not being with his family on Father’s Day.

“There’s no typical response,” she says. “You can never predict what someone will say.”

Hirsi began writing poetry in fourth grade. Although her poetry has evolved many times since then, her love for the written word has been a steady, driving force.

While visiting Austin a few months ago for a poetry festival, Hirsi met a woman named A. R. Rogers who writes poetry on Congress Street in Austin. Hirsi was intrigued, so Rogers let Hirsi use her spot on Congress to try her hand at the trade.

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the pressure of spinning poems on the spot, Hirsi says.

“Poetry has never really made me nervous,” she explains. “It makes me so happy.”

Hirsi found her own typewriter through a man, Charles Justice, who restores them, and she began practicing street poetry in Dallas.

She has found that most of the interactions happen organically through passersby inquiring about her typewriter, wondering what she’s up to. Then she asks if they would like a poem.

“People are so open and welcoming,” she says. “It creates this space, and they pour their hearts out to me.”

Hirsi doesn’t have a set fee for her poems. She simply asks that people pay as much for the poem as they feel it deserves, and people are usaully very generous, she says.

Her favorite part of the whole business is having the opportunity to meet a wide variety of people and learn a little bit about each of them, she says.

And the hugs. She loves all the hugs.

—Britanny Nunn

Fatima Hirsi: Photo by Danny Fulgencio

— Melissa Tinning

Harold and Gale Green: Photo by Danny Fulgencio

Saucy

Neighbor Harold Green still remembers the day his dad showed him the secret recipe for his homemade barbeque sauce.

It’s a privilege Green treasured and eventually passed down to his own children, and now everyone can enjoy it because Green and his wife, Gale, began selling it commercially earlier this year — although their children are also largely responsible for the fact that Bentley’s Batch 5 (that’s the name) now comes in a jar.

In August of last year, the Greens’ children visited for some smoked ribs and family time. Over ribs, the younger generation insisted that Harold should sell the sauce.

This wasn’t a new discussion. The Green children had been hounding Harold and Gale to sells the sauce for years, but the couple always claimed they were too busy. This time both Harold and Gale were retired.

“We really no longer had good reasons not to look into it,” Harold explains. “So Gale and I relented and said we’d see what it would take.”

Harold had always made the sauce by memory and taste, so nailing down a definite recipe was challenging. It took five batches to get the recipe just right.

They asked their neighbors in Munger Place to taste-test the sauce and give them feedback. The sauce was overwhelmingly well received.

With the help of a co-packer, the family collaborated to create the name, the story for the label and the design. They also developed three more sauces to go with the original: Sweet, Hot, and Sweet N Heat.

Almost every vendor who tasted the sauces decided to carry them, and the in-store tastings were extremely successful. As a result, the Greens sold out of their first 135 cases in less than a month.

Things have taken off much faster than the Greens foresaw, and they see even more growth in Bentley’s Batch 5’s future.

“I’ve always been passionate about cooking out on the grill and making my Dad’s barbecue sauce,” Harold says.

“And now I’m not sure why I waited so long to do something that means so much to me and my family. But I do know my Dad would be proud.” —Britanny

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Cold is the new hot

When you hear the words “cold brew” what usually comes to mind? A tall, foaming glass of your favorite beer? Kicking back a cold one with friends? What probably doesn’t come to mind is coffee. But Kevin and Marta Sprague, the creators of Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters in East Dallas, aim to change that.

The couple, who have been roasting coffee commercially in East Dallas for more than three years (and personally for more than a decade), has unleashed a new kind of coffee on Dallas.

Picture this: You’re hanging out at Luck in Trinity Groves, which at this point is the only place where the Noble Coyote Cold Brew Coffee is sold, and you’re craving something cold, refreshing and chock-full of caffeine.

They bring you a glass of an extra dark brew that’s chilled from the tap. It has a rich, creamy foam on top, just like a glass of beer. But it’s coffee.

The Spragues created this funky drink through the use of nitrogen, the chemical that gives creamy beers like Guinness a rich, tight head.

They began selling it at Luck about a year ago and have been marketing it to other locations as well.

“Thinking outside the box and playing around with stuff like that is a lot of fun,” Marta explains. “Coffee is a never ending educational journey.”

Soon, Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters will have the perfect space to show off their newest brews and whatever wacky concepts they brainstorm next.

The Spragues are opening a streetfront roasting location near Fair Park.

Inside, the space will be set up more like a brewery — perhaps a roastery? — than a coffee shop. It’ll be a place where neighbors can watch and learn about the roasting process and sample some of the brews

The location will be at 819 Exposition, and they hope to open in December.

—Brittany Nunn

Writer in residence

Joe Milazzo

Neighbor Joe Milazzo’s debut novel, “Crepuscule w/Nellie,” has been 20 years in the making. But who’s counting?

“I would describe [the novel] as speculative historical fiction,” Milazzo says. “It’s based very, very, very loosely on some events in the life of a famous jazz pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk.

“He was one of the most important jazz artists affiliated with what became known as modern jazz — or bebop at the time.”

The novel actually is about Thelonious’ wife, Nellie Monk, and his patron and confidante, the Baroness Pannonica De Koenigswarter, who was a big fan and supporter of American jazz.

“She was a figure who was kind of a tabloid figure at the time. She was called ‘the jazz baroness,’ ” Milazzo says.

Milazzo’s interest in Thelonious Monk was sparked in college with a short story

he wrote for a class.

At the time, there wasn’t a lot of solid research on Thelonious. There were only myths and vague references about the relationships that may or may not have existed between Thelonious, Nellie and the baroness, Milazzo says.

This brief encounter launched in Milazzo an on-again-off-again interest in Thelonious Monk, which continued for two decades before ultimately resulting in a novel.

“Really my interest just came out of listening to his music,” Milazzo says. “He wrote a composition for each woman. So if you just pick up his music, you’ll find a piece entitled ‘Pannonica’ and then another titled ‘Crepuscule w/Nellie.’ The novel really came out of listening to those compositions.”

Although Nellie was Thelonious’ wife and the mother of his children, Thelonious spent

the last 10 years of his life living with the baroness, Milazzo says. There’s a chance Thelonious went undiagnosed with schizophrenia for many years.

“So he probably lived with her because it was easier for all parties involved,” Milazzo explains. “The novel doesn’t get into that, but it is fed by all those things — like how could these three people coexist? What would that have been like?” The novel will be made available on Nov. 1. —Brittany Nunn

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With a great ’stache comes great strength

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Dallas Police Department (DPD) adopted a mustache trend from England. “If you grew a mustache, it showed that you were healthier,” says Senior Cpl. Roderick Janich, who curates the DPD Museum. “It was one of those, ‘Well, it’s not required, but we would prefer it because it shows you’re more healthy.’ ”And have you ever wondered what was inside those tall police hats? That’s where the officers kept their lunch. “They didn’t have anywhere else to put it,” Janich says. Read more about the DPD museum on page 30.

— Brittany Nunn

At the turn of the 20th century, mustachioed men comprised the Dallas Police force: Photo from the Dallas Police Museum

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Help out our men in blue … by volunteering with Dallas Police Department. The department has several volunteer programs available. All volunteers must attend the required training courses, which are offered at the seven substations and usually last between two to 12 hours, depending on the program requirements.

The current programs available are: VIP (Volunteers in Patrol), which is designed to reduce crime by having citizens patrol their own neighborhoods and report any suspicious or criminal activity to the police; CHIPS (Citizens Helping in Parking Solutions), which involves citizens who are trained to write parking citations for handicapped parking violations in areas such as local malls or shopping centers; COPS (Citizens Offering Police Support), which provides an opportunity for citizens to work hand-in-hand with officers at the substation conducting various office and clerical-related tasks; or CWEB (Crime Watch Executive Board), which acts as a liaison between members of the community and the Dallas Police Department. This maximizes crime prevention efforts by providing support and education.

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Out & About

November 2014

Through Nov. 26

Autumn at the Arboretum

It’s pumpkin season! The Dallas Arboretum uses more than 50,000 pumpkins, gourds and squash every year to form its nationally acclaimed storybook pumpkin village, which is on display through Nov. 26.

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

NOV. 1-29

Art exhibit

Lakewood Library presents an exhibit by Texas artist Guinn Powell called “Imagine: A Retrospective of Artwork.” It will feature 21 pieces by Powell, including works from his Cotton Field series. There will be a meet and greet on Nov. 15 from 4-6 p.m.

Lakewood Library, 6121 Worth, 214.670.1376, dallaslibrary2.org, free

THROUGH JAN. 31

‘The Art of Nature’

The Bath House Cultural Center presents a mixed-media art exhibition that features recent works by Silvia Thornton and Anne Neal. The works in this exhibition show what happens when an artist’s inspiration is applied to gifts from nature and earth.

Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther, 214.670.8749, bathhousecultural.com, free

NOV. 1

Free legal advice

Rizo and Associates, a local Lakewood-area law firm, is teaming with the Lakewood Library to host a clinic offering free basic legal advice to the public from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Lakewood Library, 6121 Worth, 214.670.1376, dallaslibrary2.org, free

NOV. 1-2

Home tour

Join the 2014 AIA Dallas Tour of Homes, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. This year’s tour features nine homes, including the public debut of the much-anticipated PV14 house made from shipping containers and overlooking White Rock Lake. hometourdallas.com, $25 in advance, $30 at the homes

NOV. 6

Book talk

Want to know what it’s really like to be an author? Visit the Lakewood Library as author Tracy Lawson answers that question and talks about why she decided to become one. She’ll also share a little about her new dystopian thriller, “Counteract.” The event is from 6:30-8 p.m. Lakewood Library, 6121 Worth, 214.670.1376, dallaslibrary2.org, free

NOV 6-9

Film fest

Enjoy a weekend of 11 films during the Stars & Stripes Film Festival. Angelika Film Center, 5321 E. Mockingbird, sonsoftheflag.org, festival pass $250

THROUGH NOV. 23

‘The Cycles of the Fig Tree’

Carlos Cázares, a Mexican visual artist specializing in the disciplines of painting, sculpture and graphics, seeks to expose his heart to the light of the Creator and constantly seeks a way to impress the life of God on his canvases. Through his experimentation with pigments and mineral deposits, he has found that materials such as gold and silver offer a beautiful refraction of light that enriches his work. His abstract works reflect an appreciation of ancient techniques applied in a contemporary setting.

St. Matthew’s Cathedral Arts center, Justus Sundermann Gallery, 5100 Ross, cathedralartsdallas.org, call 214.887.6552 to schedule a visit, free

Photo by James Coreas

‘Cycles of the Fig Tree’ by Carlos Cazares

NOV. 6

Silent auction

William Lipscomb PTA’s sixth annual silent auction will be held at Times Ten Cellars. Support the school by donating an auction item, gift certificate or through sponsorship.

Times Ten Cellars, 6324 Prospect, facebook.com/lipscombpta, call Amy Tate at 214.228.1392 for more

NOV. 7 & 9

Paint for charity

Pinot’s Palette Lakewood is dedicating two painting classes to charities. First, for every guest that attends Pinot’s Palette on Nov. 7, it is donating $15 to National Breast Cancer Foundation. Then, on Nov. 9, Pinot’s partnering with DFW Rescue Me for a Paint Your Pet class and will donate $10 for every painter to DFW Rescue Me.

Pinot’s Palette Lakewood, 6465 E. Mockingbird, 214.827.4668, pinotspalette.com/Lakewood

NOV. 8

School 5k

Join Bryan Adams High School for its second annual “Cougars Running Wild” 5k and one mile fun run. Proceeds benefit the Literacy Instruction for Texas and the Cougar Athletic Department. Registration at 6:30 a.m.

Bryan Adams High School, 2101 Millmar, 972.502.4900, dallasisd.org/ bryanadams, $10-30

NOV 9

Dallas Bach Society

Distinguished Cellist Eric Smith plays J.S. Bach’s “Suite for Unaccompanied Cello” and Beethoven’s “Cello Sonata in G minor.”

Plus, “Adagio” from Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach.

St. Matthew’s Cathedral Arts center, 5100 Ross, cathedralartsdallas.org, 214.887.6552, free

NOV. 15

Apple cider

Greenland Hills Preschool hosts its annual Apple Cider Stand, featuring delicious apple cider and yummy baked treats from 9:30-11:30 a.m. All proceeds benefit The Stewpot, which offers assistance and support to the homeless and at-risk individuals of Dallas.

Greenland Hills United Methodist Church and Preschool, 5835 Penrose, greenlandhills.org, 214.826.2060

NOV. 21-DEC. 21

‘Miracle on 34th Street’

A single mother and her young daughter, Susan, have given up on Christmas, until they meet a mysterious gentleman at Macy’s claiming to be Santa Claus. This jolly Kris Kringle brings them hope and unleashes waves of goodwill throughout New York City. Could he be the real Santa Claus? Dallas Children’s Theater, 5938 Skillman, dct.org, 214.978.0110, $15-$28

NOV. 21-DEC. 21

‘Frosty and Friends’

Join Frosty, Santa and their friends for an allnew revue that blends a variety of musical and puppetry styles. In the magical world of Kathy Burks’ celebrated troupe, ornaments spring to life and dance along to carols, kittens frolic under the Christmas tree, and angels dance in the snow.

Dallas Children’s Theater, 5938 Skillman, dct.org, 214.978.0110, $15-$28

‘Frosty and Friends’ at Dallas Children’s Theater

BAKE AND PLAY

6434 E. Mockingbird Suite #105 214.824.2253

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AMBIANCE: CASUAL, KID-FRIENDLY PRICE RANGE: $1.50-$15

HOURS: 7:30 A.M.–11 P.M.

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more than a year ago, three East Dallas women joined forces to open Bake and Play Café at Mockingbird and Abrams. It was designed to be a parent-kid haven, featuring a supervised play area and a baking room for the kiddos, along with a café with Wi-Fi and a full menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the adults. In the year since it opened, neighbors have latched onto the “bake and play” part of the concept, but they seem to be forgetting one thing — the café. Every morning, Bake and Play serves up a fresh batch of baked goods. In particular, Bake and Play has three types of kolaches, co-owner Kelly Kemp points out. There are multiple fruit-filled kolache options, as well as meat-filled kolaches made with eggs and either bacon, ham or sausage. Bake and Play also serves pigs in a blanket, which some Texans consider to be kolaches. To help give a needed kick to the café side of things, Bake and Play recently brought on Bernadette Fisher, the owner of long-standing Angelo’s restaurant in Lakewood before it closed last year. During the fall, they’re hoping to resurrect some old Angelo’s dishes, such as the lasagna and the beloved bread pudding. “That’ll be the biggest change we’re looking forward to, is Bernadette bringing her recipes back to life,” Kemp says. Bake and Play also plans to serve staples like its chicken breast, slow-roast pot roast and salmon fillet, each with a seasonal spin. —Brittany

Blueberry kolache: Photo by Brittany Nunn

Best Burger

IN LAKEWOOD - EAST DALLAS

And the winner is Liberty Burger

It’s been only a year since Liberty Burger (1904 Abrams) opened in the Lakewood Shopping Center, but that’s all the time it took for the restaurant to earn the title of best burger spot in our neighborhood.

That’s according to Lakewood/East Dallas Advocate readers, who voted the family-owned establishment the winner of our best burger contest.

So which burger do people order the most?

Liberty Burger co-owner Mariel Street says that the Napa burger, with Gorgonzola cheese, wild arugula, oven-roasted tomatoes, green olives, onion, and basil garlic aioli, is a hit. The Wild West burger, topped with cheddar, applewood-smoked bacon, pickles, onion and, of course, barbecue sauce, is also pretty popular — we are in Texas,

after all.

If you’re feeling a little creative and want to make your own burger, you can choose from seven patties — beef, lamb, tuna, chicken, bison, turkey or veggie — along with a whopping selection of 40 toppings. Aside from the burgers, there are salads, sweet potato fries, and enormous, peppery onion rings. Sip on a local draft beer, an all-natural soda, or if you’re feeling decadent, a booze-tinged adult milkshake.

Last year, Street told Advocate that Liberty Burger set out to be all about the neighborhood — to “be distinctly Lakewood” — from the start.

Adorning the walls are abstract canvases showcasing chicken tracks made from ketchup and mustard. The chickens were owned by Lakewood Elementary dad and general manager Stewart Cockrell, who sadly passed away this summer.

Liberty hosts beer dinners with Lakewood Brewing Co. and a limited-time “Give Back Burger,” the proceeds of which will support a soon-to-be-announced local organization.

Whitney Thompson

Runner-up: Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburger

Third place: Grub Burger Bar

NEXT UP IN ADVOCATE’S 2014 BEST OF CONTEST: Best gift shop. Vote for your favorite at lakewood.advocatemag.com/bestof

Thai Opal

We strive to be the premier Thai restaurant in Dallas. We have infused the classical Thai cuisine with a modern ambiance. •

Come by and check out our remodel after 7 years in business!

Don’t miss the Lowest Greenville Collective’s Fall Festival on November 22 from 10am-4pm at Richmond & Greenville. Games, prizes, food & fun! Stick around for the Holiday lighting on Greenville Avenue that evening.

Photo by James Coreas

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LOVE YOUR LEFTOVERS

Thanksgiving brings so much joy and excitement — a table full of more food than we can eat and surrounded by family and friends, sharing gratitude. With all the hard work that goes into this holiday feast, we want every last morsel to be enjoyed, and what is better than Thanksgiving leftovers?

The turkey pecan wreath, made with crescent dough and filled with turkey and other leftovers, is a creative idea that will change your holiday tradition. Add any of your favorite Thanksgiving menu items to make this wreath your own.

Turkey pecan wreath

GROCERY LIST

2 packages crescent rolls (16 triangles)

½ cup mayonnaise

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

½ teaspoon ground pepper

1 tablespoon rosemary, chopped

½ cup celery, chopped

½ cup apples, diced

½ cup dried cranberries

2 cups turkey, chopped (cooked)

½ cup Gruyere or Swiss cheese, shredded

¼ cup pecans, coarsely chopped

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Lay out eight triangles of crescent dough in a circle, wide end toward the middle. Lay out the remaining eight triangles of dough so the wide ends touch.

2. Combine the mayonnaise, mustard, and black pepper in a bowl. Add chopped turkey, celery, apples, rosemary, and cranberries to the mayonnaise mixture. Shred the cheese and add it to the turkey mixture, and stir to combine all ingredients.

3. Using an ice cream scoop, place filling over the seams of the dough to form a circle. Sprinkle pecans over the turkey filling.

4. Crisscross the dough to create the wreath. Egg wash* the wreath and bake for 25-30 minutes or until top is golden brown and dough is cooked through.

*Egg wash: Separate the egg and beat the egg white lightly; using a pastry brush, lightly brush the egg white evenly over the dough.

Kristen Massad writes a monthly column about sweets and baked goods. The professional pastry chef graduated from the French Culinary Institute in New York City and owned Tart Bakery on Lovers Lane for eight years. She blogs about food and lifestyles at inkfoods.com.

REPORT

DALLAS, LIKE ANY DENSELY POPULATED AND COSMOPOLITAN CITY, HAS A RICH AND DISTURBING HISTORY OF CRIME

STORY : CHRISTINA HUGHES BABB AND BRITTANY NUNN PHOTOS : DANNY FULGENCIO

ON THE SECOND FLOOR of the Dallas Police Department’s Jack Evans headquarters is a room piled high with boxes containing a century’s worth of incident reports and arrest warrants, department newsletters and newspaper clippings. Vintage badges, patches and patrolman caps fill several glass display cases. Books containing city code and local true crime stories line metal shelves, and a heavy, rusty ball-and-chain leg cuff occupies a dark corner.

DALLAS POLICE SENIOR CPL. RICK JANICH, curator of the forthcoming Dallas Police Museum, is working to transform these artifacts into a proper exhibit. Meanwhile, when his schedule permits, he shows visitors around, allowing them to sift through handwritten records and black-and-white photos. He might even show off the collection of handguns and badges, stashed under lock and key, that once belonged to famous lawmen such as Prohibition-era police chief Elmo Strait.

THE MUSEUM WILL be a popular attraction — after all, the Dallas Police Department has groupies, Janich explains.

FANS OF THE SHOW ‘DALLAS SWAT’ will show up at police headquarters looking for stars of the reality TV show, he says, “hoping for an autograph.”

PERUSING THE EVIDENCE, there is no reasonable doubt that our neighborhood has been the scene of some of the worst criminal offenders and best detectives in history.

THESE ARE THEIR STORIES.

Robert Sadler and his pursuit of the “Friendly Burglar Rapist”

Retired cop Robert Sadler — a White Rock-area resident who now works as a writer, artist and private investigator — kept some of his old notepads. On one page is scrawled a profanity-punctuated rant. Sadler says he wrote it in the late 1970s, probably while sitting in his car in the middle of the night, overlooking a cluster of

Vickery Meadow apartments where he was hunting a serial rapist.

“Trying to be vigilant and for what? To catch the man the department doesn’t give a damn about? And for what, I keep asking myself. The victims care. Tom and I care. I guess we care, but no one else.”

As the head of the Central Police Divi-

Private detective, author and artist Robert Sadler in central Dallas, where he began his career: Photo by Danny Fulgencio

Dr. Simon Says ...

sion’s Crime Analysis program, catching this serial rapist was not Sadler’s job, but it had become his obsession.

Sadler and partner Tom Covington were equally preoccupied with tracking the movements of the rapist. They pursued a singleperp theory even when the brass told them they were wrong.

Armed with data from exhaustive research, they shared their theories with senior investigator Reba Crowder, Sadler says, but she dismissed them. She believed that the rapes were the work of several di erent perpetrators.

Not content to sit by, Covington and Sadler say they spent hours in the field surveying the rapist’s ground.

“We wanted to refine our feel for where and how he was moving through his turf, and we were constantly looking for him,” Sadler says.

Concedes Sadler, “This is my side of the story. Some in the department might say, ‘Sadler is full of it.’ ”

But events following Crowder’s departure from the case show that Sadler and Covington were on the right track all along.

Today, thanks to DNA forensics, sex crimes are easier to connect and solve than they were 40 years ago.

The 1970s serial rapist whom Sadler and Covington were tracking terrorized approximately 80 East Dallas women over a period of three years before police finally nabbed him.

“I wish we had DNA evidence back then,” Sadler says. But DNA would not be broadly available in crime solving for another 15 years.

Sadler led the behind-the-scenes e ort to catch Guy William Marble Jr., who was dubbed, during the height of his infamy in 1977, the Friendly Burglar Rapist, or FBR.

Had it not been for the innovation, creativity and persistence of Sadler and Covington, the clever and clean-cut Marble — a husband, father and advertising exec by day might have eluded the law and continued raping much longer. Sadler and his partner believed the FBR’s crimes followed a pattern that eventually would lead to murder if no one stopped him.

In the late 1960s, Sadler was tough and streetwise — a Vietnam vet and a beat cop who joined the force when he was just 20. He worked undercover, at times posing as a wino. And he was exceptionally creative.

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“I went to Oklahoma State University to major in fine arts with the intent of being a painter,” he says. “But [the core classes] bored me. A comedy movie inspired the idea of joining law enforcement.” Because he was a minor, he had to be legally emancipated before he was sworn into the department in 1968.

In 1972, when the DPD started a crime analysis program at the Central Patrol Division, they tapped Sadler to oversee it. Sadler’s artistic inclinations made him a good choice.

He placed large city maps on his office wall and used stickers to plot crimes — a retro version of today’s info-graphic.

“The visuals helped. I think it forced the sergeants and [subsequently] beat cops to take more accountability for their neighborhoods,” he says.

When a man began terrorizing area women — chatting in their ears as he raped them, telling one he was her “Friendly Burglar Rapist” — Sadler was the first to notice a pattern.

In 1974, he noticed a rape report strikingly similar to one he had reviewed several months prior. At the time, Sadler was analyzing only Central Division reports.

He asked his chief, Robert O. Dixon, for access to citywide reports. Sifting through thousands of them, he determined about 10 cases altogether could possibly be linked. And then the reports kept coming.

Sadler noticed multiple connections: Most of the rapes occurred in the Northeast Police Division’s Vickery Meadow area, then a bustling community for young singles. The attacker stalked his victims, looking for plants or other indicators of a female occupant. Donning a nylon mask, he typically entered unlocked doors or windows while the women slept. He cut phone lines, which he later used to bind his victims. He stole money from the complainants’ wallets and usually removed their IDs (later, Marble would admit to investigators that he enjoyed seeing the photograph, age and description of the woman he would be raping). A woman in her 60s was among his victims. A mother and her adult daughter were victimized in two separate incidents. He covered women’s heads with pillowcases or pulled their own nightgowns over their faces. He held his knife to many throats but never cut anyone. Victims described him as “polite.”

One victim got a good look at her attacker.

Crime analyst Robert Sadler and partner Tom Covington collect data, using innovative methods to track down the so-called “Friendly Burglar Rapist.”

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Unlike today, the department did not employ a sketch artist, but the witness worked with an uno cial artist to develop a composite drawing.

Incoming investigators John Landers and Truly Holmes listened to Sadler and Covington, and they directed a tactical team to stake out a specific area, a Vickery Meadow complex, based on the researchers’ data and predictions.

Just a few nights later, on Valentine’s Day 1977, O cer Barry Whitfield spotted Marble peeking into apartment windows there and apprehended him.

Whitfield was lauded as a hero, but he credits Sadler and Covington.

“The Dallas Police Department took a quantum leap forward in the area of crime analysis as a result of their work,” Whitfield recently noted.

The media light never shined on the two behind-the-scenes researchers, but through a 1977 commendation, investigators acknowledged that the men led police to the rapist.

“These o cers were more knowledgeable than anyone in the department when it came to the ‘Friendly Burglar Rapes,’ ” wrote investigator Truly Holmes. “The information they amassed resulted in their accurately predicting the next movement of the rapist.”

In custody, Marble confessed to 81 rapes. Charged with various counts of rape and aggravated burglary (which at the time carried a heavier sentence than rape, according to presiding judge Henry Wade), he was sentenced to 60 years in prison, but he was eligible for release after 20 years. In May 1998, the 51-year-old Marble went free.

“Friendly Burglar Rapist” Guy William Marble, Jr.

While in prison Marble married a French woman. Paperwork shows he was denied a French visa. Sadler says no one is sure where he is now.

“We do know that he was supposed to register as a sex o ender and never did,” he says.

Several things changed in the Dallas Police Department during Sadler’s years as a crime analyst.

For example, Sadler developed a standardized list of questions requiring o cers taking a crime report to ask for specific descriptions

height, weight, hair color, eye color and ethnicity of suspects, for example. This gave analysts a more focused list from which to draw connections between crimes.

In addition, improvements were made in the way law enforcement treats victims of sexual crimes.

“Victim blaming was rampant in those days — in the department, in the media — stories about the victims’ lifestyles and how they invited the attacks ran in the paper,” Sadler says. “Great strides were made in rapecrisis counseling and education during the FBR era, aided in no small measure by Tom Covington’s wife, Janie Covington.”

Janie Covington volunteered at Dallas’ Rape Crisis Center, spent long nights at Parkland Hospital with victims and lectured publicly about prevention and how to cope after an attack.

“The rapist’s three-year spree opened a multitude of doors in crime prevention,” Tom Covington notes. “All of the publicity that came from [this case] helped change the public attitude about rape.”

It is clear that Guy William Marble Jr. — the years searching for him and the fact that the old man is free and unregistered — still occupies a large space in Sadler’s head.

In 2012 Sadler published a 540-page book documenting his experience. The tome, “One Step From Murder: The True Story of the Friendly Burglar Rapist,” is dedicated to Covington, Chief Dixon and the victims: “To the women of Dallas who were the prey of the FBR,” reads the opening page, “Tom and I never forget you.”

Neighborhood resident Robert Sadler’s book, “One Step From Murder,” about his hunt for a serial rapist in the 1970s, is available on amazon.com.

CRIME REPORT

TWO-TIMED:

ON SEPT. 21, 1988, Dallas police officers responded to a call at 6257 Lakeshore Drive. The victim, 41-year-old Jill Bounds, was supposed to meet a friend. When she did not answer her door, officers entered the house. Bounds was found deceased in a bedroom with blunt force trauma. Leads developed at the time did not result in an arrest. Twentysix years later the case remains open, documented as case No. 609517-W.

This is the kind of information neighbors can find on the Dallas Police Department’s new blog, dpdbeat.com, which launched in February to help police disseminate important information.

“We did that for several reasons,” explains Maj. Max Geron. “No. 1 was because it’s another avenue to be able to release information to the public and the media at the same time.”

Historically, police have relied on partnerships with local media in order to propagate information to the public, but there is a finite amount of space and time that news outlets can dedicate to the police beat.

Although media partnerships are still important to the police, social media has given the police department a platform that allows it to skip the middlemen and release as much or as little information as needed, directly to the

people who need to see it.

There’s a wealth of information available on dpdbeat.com, including a list of cold cases, such as the aforementioned case of the East Dallas woman found dead in her home.

“Before, there was really no other place where you could have gotten this stuff,” Geron says.

“There were some news agencies that would do an occasional weekly feature on a cold case, and they’d go out and interview a detective or whatnot, but there was no way — that we could see — for us to put this information out there,” he says. “And the blog gave us a place for that.”

Aside from the blog, the Dallas Police Department is ramping up its use of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

In August, the Dallas Police Department launched a YouTube series called “In Depth.” In each episode, Sr. Cpl. Melinda Gutierrez interviews a detective about a case, going over “pertinent facts and information to get a fresh set of eyes in the community on the cases,” Geron says. “To see if there might be additional information to help us solve the case.”

Because of the video series, the police have already had at least one instance

where additional information helped move a case along, Geron says.

So far they have filmed two episodes of “In Depth,” and the media relations office has been studying up on what it can do to make the videos as professional as possible.

“We’re a content provider,” Geron says. “We have access to certain information some of which we can release, some of which we can’t. But this way, you get to talk to the detective, who has firsthand information about the case. He or she knows what is acceptable for release and what might jeopardize the case were it to get out. We want them to feel comfortable with what’s going out to the public.”

In addition to “In Depth,” the Dallas Police Department YouTube page features a series called “A Day in the Life,” which gives a behind-the-scenes look at various departments in the police department. There are also several press conference recordings available.

The website and social media pages also allow the Dallas Police to disseminate information during emergency situations, Geron points out. The department is working on gaining more followers to increase its reach to the community.

Since the department launched dpdbeat. com, it has received almost 1 million views.

The department has more than 54,000 followers on Facebook and 42,000 followers on Twitter.

The Twitter account in particular has been a game changer for the police department during breaking news situations.

“By utilizing Twitter from the scene of an ongoing incident, we are able to deliver factual information — or at least as close to factual information as possible — immediately,” Geron says.

“When we talk to people, they say, ‘Hey, you guys are leading the way on social media,” he concludes. “It’s just been revolutionary. And it’s fair, and it’s balanced distribution of information, and in my line of work that’s imperative.”

LINKS TO KNOW: dpdbeat.com

facebook.com/dallaspd

twitter.com/dallaspd

youtube.com/user/dallaspolicedept

How the Dallas Police Department is using social media to keep cold cases — and other important information — hot on our minds

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Remembering the shotgun squads

Inthe mid-1960s, armed robberies became a problem at convenience stores, restaurants and liquor stores, according to Sr. Cpl. Roderick Janich, who curates the Dallas Police Department museum.

Robbers would walk into a store, shoot the clerk at point-blank range and then empty the register. The death toll was rising, and the Police Department intended to stop it.

Lts. Herman Holloway, Jay Finley and Harry Dean Thomas came up with a solution: shotgun squads.

Patrol o cers would work overtime — a competitive status among o cers — to aid shotgun detail, Janich says.

The shotgun squads involved dangerous stakeouts during which o cers would camp out for hours at a convenience store or restaurant, often in less than desirable conditions, and wait for a shooter.

Although it seems like an undesirable job,

Janich says the o cers usually jumped at the opportunity for overtime and extra money.

Sometimes the o cers would sit in dark alcoves, storage rooms or freezers, and they joked that the process was “seven hours of boredom and three seconds of sheer terror when confronting a hijacker,” according to a retired sergeant, T. Wafer, who picked up shifts with the shotgun squad whenever he could.

Wafer was eventually promoted to supervisor, surveying possible shooting locations.

“I had walls and two-way mirrors installed at the sites’ expense,” Wafer says. “They wanted the protection for their employees. We had chairs installed and other things to make an o cer comfortable in these long, boring stakeouts.”

When the time came, the o cers didn’t hesitate to shoot the robber where he stood.

Today, o cer-involved shootings are met with scrutiny by the media, the public and the

Police Department, but things were di erent in the 1960s.

“Back then, they shot felons,” Janich says. “You came in, boom, they shot you. They didn’t mess around. Di erent time, di erent place.”

Once word spread, the fear that there may or may not be o cers camping out at any given convenience store was enough to cause the number of armed robberies to plummet.

Although shotgun squads no longer exist, a police presence at convenience stores still deters unwanted activity.

“The concept is still used today for crime prevention,” Janich says. “Convenience store clerks will hang old police jackets in their stores, just to give the idea: ‘Is there a police o cer here?’ We went through a phase one time where we’d put cardboard cutouts of police o cers in convenience store windows. And, of course, decoy cars in shopping centers.”

“Back then, they shot felons. You came in, boom, they shot you. They didn’t mess around. Di erent time, di erent place.”

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Hall Street Shoot-out

Therewas nothing remarkable about Johnny Lee Thomas — nothing that would put him on the Dallas Police’s radar, at least.

Until 1969, the 26-year-old lived in relative anonymity with his aunt and half-brother in a small house on North Hall Street between Central and Ross.

On Sept. 27 of that year, he brought home a long-barreled shotgun and sack of shells. Two nights later, he got up from the dinner table, retrieved his gun and told his aunt, “I’m going hunting — all by myself.”

Then he walked out the front door, turned to the house next door to him and shot in the face 16-year-old Aljewel Wesley, who was on the porch playing records with her boyfriend and grandmother.

And thus began the rampage that has been termed “The Hall Street Shoot-out,” which E.R. Walt, a retired Dallas police captain, writes about extensively in his book of the same name.

Thomas shot another unsuspecting neighbor, Frank Henry Buford, who died almost immediately, and he tried to shoot his own halfbrother at point-blank range, but the chamber was empty. He then shot the first three police o cers to arrive on the scene.

One of the wounded o cers managed to call for backup, which resulted in dozens of police o cers throughout Dallas dropping everything to respond. As Walt explains, “a brother was in trouble,” and should the day come when they needed the same assistance, “they wanted their comrades to respond in just such a fashion.”

The first o cer to arrive on the scene shot Thomas squarely in the chest with a Colt .45, but the wound didn’t fell him. Rather, Thomas barricaded himself in the house at 1904 Hall Street and was soon surrounded by more than 100 o cers from all over Dallas and beyond.

“Johnny Thomas was no longer hunting,” Walt writes. “He was now the fox that had been run to ground … and the hounds were gathering.”

Walt participated in the resulting gunbattle, which involved more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition and a bout of tear gas, but his book is far more than a personal perspective of the event, which he considers to be “the biggest gunbattle” in the history of the Dallas Police Department.

“The Hall Street Shoot-out” takes readers through every step of the exchange and even dissects the impact of tactical decisions — or lack thereof, in some cases by explaining the historical context behind some of the regulations, which often placed significant limitations on the acting leadership.

As a result, the battle on Hall Street was nothing short of chaotic.

As more and more o cers arrived, they took cover behind anything they could find, which for some was nothing more than tall grass or bushes.

Every so often, Thomas would fire out of a window or door, and a volley of pistol and shotgun fire would answer. Then he’d go to the other side of the house and do it all over again.

At times, Thomas would run frantically from one side of the house to the next. Other times there would be long stretches of silence, until o cers began to wonder if he’d been hit.

“To the cops assembled there, it was a new and unique experience,” Walt explains. “Not being shot at, as that had happened to most of them It was the sometimes leisurely pace of the fight and the camaraderie involved that was di erent.

“Between bursts of action, there was time to discuss events with the o cers at one’s side and to think and plan for the next bout of action.”

Police attempted to force Thomas out of the house with tear gas. In those days, only a chief could give permission to use the tactic. As a result, “a sergeant was on scene with the gas for many long minutes before a chief o cer could be located to give permission to deploy,” Walt writes.

In the end, the gas didn’t appear to faze Thomas in the least.

One of the greatest errors of the incident, Walt writes, was the “failure to have personnel trained and armed to respond to active shooters and barricaded persons.”

Only half of the 100 or so o cers who responded to the shoot-out came from the Police Department’s tactical units, the beginnings of what we recognize as SWAT teams today. The other half were “young, energetic o cers ready to jump into any

action,” Walt writes.

At the time, the term “active shooter” hadn’t been coined yet, Walt says — and he concludes it would be “unfair in the extreme to expect such extraordinary foresight from the administration of the Dallas Police Department when no other major police department had yet realized the need to defend against the emerging threat

of mass shootings and barricaded persons.”

However, the o cers did eventually succeed in bringing Thomas down in perhaps the most dramatic scene in the book.

During one round, a blast of buckshot hit Thomas in the side of his head and forearm. Then another hit him in the middle of the back, Walt writes.

Thomas walked back to the bedroom, where he put a Jimi Hendrix album on the record player and turned it up as loud as it would go, until the o cers could hear “Purple Haze” blaring from outside.

A hot grenade had caught the front of the house on fire, Walt says. As o cers watched, tongues of flame began to brighten the house as they crawled up the wallpaper. A cotton mattress, which Thomas had been using as cover, also caught fire.

Inside, Thomas stumbled through the house, paused at the front door to reload his shotgun and then stepped onto the

porch, “his dark figure silhouetted by the growing fire behind him.”

All the o cers could hear was the “quiet crackle of the flames and, seeming to come from far away, the driving beat of Jimi Hendrix,” Walt writes.

Someone yelled for Thomas to drop the gun, which snapped him into focus. With what seemed like a smile, he slowly raised his gun; he was answered by a roar of gunshots that “held Johnny Thomas erect in the flurry of bullets for a long moment, the unfired shotgun at his shoulder.”

Finally, he toppled to the floor. Someone yelled that he was still moving, but he wasn’t.

Thomas was dead.

Not including Thomas, the rampage left one dead and six wounded, including four police o cers.

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The heartbeat of the home tour

It takes more than 400 volunteers to make the Lakewood Home Festival happen every year

Story by Britanny Nunn | Photos by Jacque Manaugh

Every November people flock to Lakewood from all over Dallas, eager to tour half a dozen meticulously selected and expertly prepared houses during the Lakewood Home Festival weekend.

For 38 years, the festival, which is hosted by the Lakewood Early Childhood PTA (LECPTA), has continued to grow and evolve. It brings in hundreds of thousands of dollars anually, which directly benefits neighborhood schools: Lakewood Elementary School, J.L. Long Middle School and Woodrow Wilson High School. Last year’s home festival alone raised more than $140,000.

Like Thanksgiving and Christmas, the Lakewood Home Festival is a holiday staple for many neighbors. But for the casual tour-taker, it’s easy to forget — or to fail to recognize at all — the painstaking preparation that goes into making the festival happen every fall.

From brainstorming and organization to setup, supervision and cleanup, it takes more than 400 volunteers months of worry and hard work. Not to mention the time and money homeowners put into sprucing up their homes for the big day.

But despite the sweat and tears, neighbors keep finding the will

Volunteers Cat and Nancy Wilson and Tina Beth Parker will greet guests at a tour home on Tokalon during the 2014 event.

to volunteer their valuable time. So who are these people, and what keeps them hanging on?

Three is company

The house at 6957 Tokalon is a classic 1948 Colonial Revival limestone home nestled on a large lot.

The family that lives there includes three boys, so functionality is key, but the home also exudes beauty with its striking balance between classic and new age modern.

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During the weekend of Nov. 15 and 16, when Dallasites flock to the house by the dozens, neighbor Nancy Wilson will be there, along with her mother and daughter, bustling about to ensure the safety of the home and the enjoyment of the guests passing through.

Wilson is the home tour captain for the house on Tokalon, which means it’s her job to supervise the location. Although she volunteered as a home tour captain in the ‘90s, she’s looking forward to this time around because she’ll have family members by her side.

When she was asked to be a home tour captain in September, the board asked if she could find another volunteer as well. Wilson asked her mother, Nina Beth Parker, if she’d lend a hand. Wilson’s daughter, Cat Wilson, will be there, too.

“This time I’m super excited about it because I get to share it with my mom and my daughter in a capacity that’s really important to me,” Wilson says.

Wilson joined the LECPTA in ’96 when her son was born, and later served on the board for several years.

One of the most stressful things she’s done is show her own home on the Lakewood Home Festival, she says.

“It costs a lot of money to get your house ready for home tour,” Wilson insists. “Plus the homeowners have to vacate their homes all weekend. If they

commit in July or so, it’s full steam ahead until November.”

But because she’s been on the other end, she takes her responsibility as home tour captain very seriously.

Her mom is looking forward to the festival for a different reason. Parker was a teacher in Dallas ISD for more than 10 years after she moved to the M Streets in 1993.

“Education is a big passion for her,” Wilson says.

Like mother like daughter

Neighbor Courtney Bock Mathews, who’s this year’s home captain coordinator, remembers when her mother volunteered with the Lakewood Home Festival.

Mathews grew up in the Lakewood area and went to Lakewood Elementary. After moving away for a bit, she moved back to Lakewood with her son, who attends Lakewood Elementary.

“My house in Lakewood is the only house I remember,” Mathews says.

Mathews is an old hand with the home tour routine after becoming an LECPTA board member several years ago. She’s taken on many roles. Her favorite was working with the market, which is what her mom used to do as well.

The tour has seen many changes since Mathews’ mom, Cyndi Bock, began volunteering in 1979.

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At the time, there were probably only about 20 people on the board. Now there are more than 70 people on the board and hundreds of volunteers.

Bock also helped switch the market over to a computerized system, from allpaper to the current home tour technology.

“Now it’s all done via computer, email, text,” Mathews says. “We have a web master now, which we didn’t have before.”

Mathews started as the market cochair, a position she held for two years. She served as secretary for two years, vice president one year and the historian. Each job is time consuming in its own way, she says.

“I think my favorite part has been being able to explore so many different sides, the inner workings, of the home tour,” Mathews says. “The energy is exhilarating as everything kicks into gear.”

The Lakewood Home Festival is such a big part of Mathews’ year, that she considers the worst part of the tour to be the “post home tour low.”

Mathews’ began volunteering as a way to meet other young moms in the area and has made many friends through the annual event. The community aspect and the overall anticipation and energy of the event is what keeps her coming back each year.

“It’s hard to leave,” she says.

Reflecting on home tours past

The house at 6820 Avalon is a 1937 Charles Dilbeck house of dreams.

Christened the Crabapple Cottage, the family has lovingly repaired, upgraded and expanded upon Dilbeck’s trademark French farmhouse design ideas.

And that’s where you’ll find neighbor Mason Ellis on the weekend of the home tour.

Ellis originally joined the LECPTA when her son, Drew, was born. At the time she was just a member, but then she started volunteering with the Lakewood Home Festival 10 years ago, and she’s been a home tour captain every year since.

“The great thing about captaining

a house is that you don’t do any of the background work. You just show up and take care of the homeowner’s house,” she says. “It’s really fun.”

But some of Ellis’s stories of her home tour experiences will make you wonder if it’s really “the easy job.”

It’s the captain’s job to arrive early in order to tape the stairs and ribbon off areas that are off limits, but guests don’t always respect those limitations.

“I had to ask a teacher to come out of the laundry room,” Ellis remembers. “She had gone past the ribbon blocking it off. She’d just gone in and was taking a phone call. The people walking by didn’t feel comfortable looking in there because there was a lady in there talking on the phone.”

Another year there was a “man cave” full of old World War II memorabilia from the homeowner’s grandfather, which included a swastika.

“People were super offended,” Ellis explains. “So we had to call the homeowner and ask if we could take it down.”

One Sunday, after the home tour was over, Ellis closed the front door and disassembled the table out front. Then while she was walking around the home, taking everything down and cleaning up, some people wandered inside and began doing a self-guided tour.

“The homeowners came across them and then came and found me and were like, ‘There’s someone else in here.’ They were really upset,” Ellis says. “I should’ve stayed outside a little longer or locked the door.”

And there are always issues with the blue booties that guests have to wear while inside the home. Some people want to bypass the booties by asking if they can simply take off their shoes, so Ellis has to explain why, for sanitary reasons, that isn’t allowed.

“And it’s also a safety issue because they have a rough bottom so you won’t slip on hardwood floor stairs,” she says.

Some people will try to walk from house to house with booties on, which defeats the entire purpose of the booties, Ellis says. “It seems like the volunteers are always having to take care of the booties.”

But the hassle is well worth it for the amount of money the Lakewood Home Festival raises every year, she saya. Not to mention, it’s a lot of fun.

“To get to meet all the great volunteers and see friends and other moms you haven’t seen in a while,” Ellis explains, “it’s a great community project.”

Speaking of …

The home at 6702 Anita is a classic American family home that draws inspiration from New England cottage architecture and low country southern style.

The homeowners custom designed the home and built it in 2012.

On tour day, neighbors can expect to see volunteers buzzing about the property on Anita, and all of them will have something in common — the dual language program at Lakewood Elementary.

All the volunteers are from the Dual Language Parent Group, says Nancy Rodriguez, the home tour captain for the house on Anita.

There are 90 families involved in the dual language program at Lakewood Elementary. It’s a tight-knit group because the children stay together from kindergarten through fifth-grade, Rodriguez explains. Rodriguez’s son, Eric Jacobs is a first-grader at Lakewood Elementary this year and a part of the Dual Language program.

“We came up with the idea last year that it would be really good idea if we could kind of adopt a house, help that

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The LECPTA assigned the house on Anita to the Dual Language Parent Group, and Rodriguez was thrilled when she saw the picture and realized she recognized the home.

“I drive by it all the time, and I always think, ‘That is such a cute house.’ I love the red door,” Rodriguez says. “It’s a house I’ve always admired.”

As captain, it has been Rodriguez’s job to ensure that there are enough volunteers from the parent group to staff the home. There are shifts available throughout the weekend with probably 50 or so slots to fill.

“We want to help the school,” she says. “If it weren’t for the school, we wouldn’t have this program. We’re so appreciative, so we want to help the school as much as possible.”

How to go

There are six homes on the 38th Lakewood Home Festival, each with their own unique design, style and architecture.

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ready sold out). The auction party ticket includes an all-weekend pass with entry to the home tour, candlelight tour, and market/café.

The home tour, presented by Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, and the Holiday Market & Café, sponsored by Ebby Lakewood, take place Saturday Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-5p.m., and Sunday Nov. 16, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The Saturday/

Sunday ticket, which allows visitors to tour the homes one or both days, is $15.

The market is located inside Lakewood Elementary School, 3000 Hillbrook Street. The café features food trucks and live music behind the school on Saturday and Sunday from 11:30 a.m.-

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The lowdown on what’s up with neighborhood businesses

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Chicken for the ’hood

Fast-food chicken giant Chick-fil-A is negotiating a deal to open a free-standing store on the southwest corner of Gaston and Garland/ East Grand. It would be similar to the one at Timber Creek (6176 Retail Road, Skillman at Northwest Highway). Although the Gaston deal isn’t done yet, the scheduled opening would be summer 2015. According to Chick-filA’s website, this would be the 17th store within about five miles of zip code 75214 (the new store isn’t listed on the website yet). Chick-fil-A has been looking in the area for years, and at one time was zeroing in on a site farther north on Garland Road.

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Remedy details revealed

Elias Pope, the founder of HG Sply Co. and Social Mechanics on Lower Greenville, has revealed details about Remedy, his newest concept that’s still under construction next door. For a long time, Pope conveyed that it would be an old-fashioned soda fountain in the old Public House space. Now he’s changing his tune a bit, calling the concept “a neighborhood restaurant/bar that will serve chef created American cuisine.” Pope has teamed up with Danyele McPherson, who will serve as executive chef, along with Guillermo “GMO” Tristan, who will serve as executive pastry chef. They hope to create a menu that is “all about back to basics but with polished technique.” McPherson explains it thus: “This is food everyone has

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Tick-tock, where’s the clock?

It’s been more than a year since the clock above Dixie House in the Lakewood Shopping Center was taken down during a slew of updates and repairs by Lincoln Property Company, which owns the shopping center. In August of last year, two men came out to dismantle the clock so Lincoln’s construction crews could continue to reface the building. At the time, the men were under the impression the clock was being permanently removed. When the Lakewood community learned the clock had been taken down, people took to Facebook with an outpouring of concerned comments on Lincoln’s residential/multi-family Facebook page. Soon afterward, Lincoln responded via Facebook, saying the clock was “not being removed and that it is currently being repaired.” And then Lincoln once again went dark. Lincoln never gave a timeline for when we could expect to see the clock again. More than a year later, the clock has not reappeared, and calls to Lincoln Property Co. have gone unanswered.

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1 Buzzbrews Kitchen says it found the right fit for a new restaurant in the old Mecca location in the Skillman-Live Oak Shopping Center. Buzzbrews hopes to open in early 2015. Renovations began almost immediately after Buzzbrews signed a lease. 2 A new co ee shop/bakery concept by neighbor Jason Horne, The Bohemian Café, opened in mid-October on Lowest Greenville in the spot where Jack’s Southern Comfort used to be. 3 Five-star chef Randall Warder opened Clark Food and Wine Co. on Lowest Greenville in what used to be the Billiard Bar. 4 After less than a year of business at the northeast corner of Mockingbird and Abrams, Genaro’s has closed. 5 Green Spot Market and Fuels is now open for dinner. The new cafe hours are 11 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. 6 The Seattle’s Best Co ee drive-through in the Timber Creek shopping center closed in October. 7 After a little over two years of serving craft beer and upscale bar food, Park Tavern in the Shops at Park Lane closed. 8 National chain Pet Supplies Plus plans to open a location in what was once the Centennial at Ross and Greenville before it briefly became a Cheers Spirits and Liquors. 9 After 13 years as a tenant in Lakewood Shopping Center, Diana Thatcher, the owner of Beads of Splendor, has boxed up her beads, clasps and wires and moved them to 9047 Garland. 10 A new Starbucks began serving co ee on Upper Greenville, between Lovers and University.

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WALKING TALL

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“Now it’s time for some fun!”

So says King Birtram in Dr. Seuss’ little-known 1939 book, “The King’s Stilts.” Every day at five in the afternoon, after tending to the business of the Kingdom of Binn, the benevolent king climbs upon his shiny red stilts and happily races through the marble halls of his castle, blowing off a little royal steam. In this rare, non-rhyming work, Dr. Seuss preaches the importance of working hard and playing hard.

You’ll find the same passion for balance (both literal and figurative) in Lakewood Heights neighbor Rita Joye Gray. She’s been a stiltwalker for years and loves it. “The instant I put them on, I feel 8 years old again,” she says. “For a woman who is 58 years young, that is a really cool feeling. I wish everyone could feel like that.”

Gray’s bird’s-eye journey began 12 years ago at Cedar Valley College, where she was a music student. Sitting in on a planning session for the school’s original production of “Clowntasia,” the director announced he needed someone to play a giant butterfly. “Before I even realized it,” Gray says with a laugh, “my right arm immediately shot up in the air. I mean, after all, who doesn’t want to be a giant butterfly?”

She received no instruction with the required stilts, but instead gave herself a crash course in stiltwalking. Gray went with drywall stilts, which allow for easy movement as well as standing still and are adjustable from two to four feet. Generally, Gray says, she is about eight feet tall with stilts. She discovered that a four-foot ladder can be terribly handy for climbing onto and removing the stilts. She had tinkered with them as a kid, building a pair out of 2-by-4s, but had no other experience. However, she exhibited grace under

pressure. “I learned quickly since I was expected to perform on stage every night,” she explains.

Gray soon found her stiltwalking services in demand at parties, festivals and parades, work she readily performed for free, just for the love of it. Then she met other stiltwalkers who plugged her into their world of performance art, and she began getting paid gigs. She has walked (and danced) in parades for the State Fair of Texas, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Gay Pride, Tyler Rose Festival and, just a few weeks ago, the Lakewood Heights Neighborhood Centennial. She was a full-time Dream Bird at Summer Adventures at Fair Park last summer and has entertained

crowds at grand openings, weddings and special events.

Four years ago, her life partner, Kristian Craige, joined the fun.

He ordered a pair of stilts online, picked up a few pointers from Gray, and practiced in their driveway and backyard until he felt confident. “I was so happy to finally have a dance partner my size,” Gray says. She swears that dancing is not only possible on stilts, but that it’s also her “favorite thing to do.” She insists that once you’re accustomed to the feeling of stilts, they feel like your own legs. Line dancing, she adds, is especially fun with a group.

Fun it may be, but stiltwalking is not without its perils and occasional mishaps. Out

Kristian Craige and Rita Gray on Stilts: Photo by Jacque Manaugh

of hundreds of walks, Gray has fallen three times. The first time she was unscathed, but the other two tumbles resulted in fractured elbows. While she finds dancing a piece of cake, running can be a challenge, stairs are difficult to navigate, and she has found it’s best to avoid stepping in water.

Costumes, too, can pose problems. Whether Gray and Craige are outfitted as toy soldiers, Santa and Mrs. Claus, or a cowboy and cowgirl, costumes must be maneuverable and the pants just the right length, covering the stilts but not so long as to step on them. Gray recalls a gig at the Hotel Zaza where she portrayed a tall Glenda the Good Witch at Halloween. The costume, made out of 500 yards of fabric, required her to climb up a ladder and up into the skirt. “It was very impressive, yet very difficult to manage.”

Gray remembers another time when her safety was compromised. She was in Galveston, stiltwalking on the seawall while there were thousands of motorcyclists in town for the Lone Star Rally. She was a bit taken aback when some asked to ride their bikes through her long legs. “In the interest of my safety, I declined,” she says with a chuckle.

Aside from stiltwalking, Gray and Craige lead busy lives. Gray is a dog-walker/petsitter, and Craige is a full-time caregiver of his elderly mom, Loyce Craige. Together the couple created the nonprofit Mystic Media Foundation, which teaches kids how to use digital media. They also get gigs playing guitar and singing. They work hard and play hard. King Birtram would be proud.

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Patti Vinson is a guest writer who has lived in East Dallas for 15 years. She’s written for the Advocate and Real Simple magazine, and has taught college writing. She is a frequent flier at Lakewood branch library and enjoys haunting neighborhood estate sales with husband Jonathan and children, Claire (13) and Will (10). The family often can be found hanging out at White Rock Lake Dog Park with Dexter, a probable JackWeenie.

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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 / THE TABLE Worship 9:30 am

Worship 8:30 & 10:50 am / Rev. Deborah Morgan-Stokes / edcc.org

EPISCOPAL

ST. MATTHEW’S CATHEDRAL / 5100 Ross Ave.

Sunday Traditional: 8:00 & 10:30 am / Adult Education 9:30 am

Servicio en español 12:30 pm / 214.823.8134 / episcopalcathedral.org

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

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 & 10:50 am Traditional / 10:50 am Contemporary

MUNGER PLACE CHURCH / Expect Great Things.

Worship Sundays, 9:30 and 11:00 am / 5200 Bryan Street 214.823.9929 / www.mungerplacechurch.org

RIDGEWOOD PARK UMC / 6445 E. Lovers Lane / 214.369.9259

Sunday Worship: 9:30 am Traditional and 11:35 am Contemporary

Sunday School: 10:30 am / Rev. Ann Willet / ridgewoodparkchurch.org

WHITE ROCK UNITED METHODIST / www.wrumc.org

1450 Oldgate Lane / 214.324.3661

Sunday Worship 10:50 am / Rev. Mitchell Boone

PRESBYTERIAN

NORTHRIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 6920 Bob-O-Link Dr.

214.827.5521 / www.northridgepc.org / Welcomes you to Worship 8:30 & 11:00 am / Church School 9:35 am / Childcare provided.

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 OF DALLAS / A Positive Path For Spiritual Living

6525 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75230 / 972.233.7106 / UnityDallas.org

Sunday services: 9:00 am & 11:00 am

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

BEYOND FLESH AND BLOOD

“Are you sure this is Louise’s class?”

Looking around the room filled with mainly Anglo senior adults, the television reporter wondered if we had pulled a switch on her. She was looking for the Sunday school class attended by Louise Troh, the Wilshire Baptist Church member who was the fiancée of Dallas Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan.

“I expected to see a class for immigrants,” the reporter explained.

The Wilshire member accompanying the reporter quickly replied: “We don’t have any of those kinds of classes. We only have classes for people.”

If we as a city learn nothing more from playing host to the first known case of Ebola in the United States, surely we need to learn again the lesson that all people are created equally in God’s image. Sadly, not all in our community have been able to see past skin color and country of origin in this matter. Some immediately saw Eric Duncan as an unwelcome patient because he was an immigrant, and others immediately assumed he was mistreated because of his skin color. We need to prove both sides wrong.

“Flesh and blood shall not inherit the kingdom of God,” the Apostle Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 15:50. Eric Duncan had fleshand-blood dreams, and Eric and Louise built a castle of dreams they never got to inhabit. If reality is only flesh and blood, that dream died with Eric Duncan. And if our vision of those walking around is only based on flesh and blood, we fail to comprehend the kingdom of God, even if we label ourselves “Christians.”

Thankfully, two of our civic leaders have demonstrated extraordinary courage during the Dallas Ebola crisis. Politics and party affiliations aside, Mayor Mike Rawlings and Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins chose to see beyond flesh and blood in offering care

for Eric, Louise and others affected by this threat of illness. Their leadership has been exemplary. Many others in our community—Christians, Jews, Muslims and others—stepped forward to see Eric as a person more than a patient.

No one wanted Ebola to knock on our door, but when it did, the majority of Dallas residents would not be cowed. Outpourings

of compassion and sympathy far outpaced the expressions of anger and fear. As the national media descended upon our city, we put forward a witness of faith more than fear. This has a unifying effect that should strengthen our community. And hopefully it has given us a more global perspective.

In the drama of life, we must move toward each other, not away from each other, because we know the real story reaches beyond flesh and blood. We have a choice every day about whether we will live in fear that pulls back from people or in love that moves toward people.

Christian — and all people of faith — should lead the way in combining the knowledge of science and the wisdom of faith. Science tells us how this disease is transmitted, and we need to accept the facts for what they are. Faith tells us how to care for our neighbors as ourselves, and compels us to live out that kind of love.

Now these three remain, the apostle says: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Ebola exposed not only our fear but our love, too

We have a choice every day about whether we will live in fear that pulls back from people or in love that moves toward people.

George Mason is pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church. The Worship section is a regular feature underwritten by Advocate Publishing and by the neighborhood business people and churches listed on these pages. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202.

Community

The City of Dallas plans to patch up bad spots and make other street repairs on Henderson. Councilman Adam Medrano recently met with new Assistant City Manager Mark McDaniel to ask if interim repairs could be done to Henderson, while the street awaits the complete streets project. Medrano says street services will be making large level-up patches and full-depth repairs where Henderson has had major base failures. The hope is to smooth the surface as an interim measure until the complete streets capital project is performed in 2016. They hope the work will be completed within the next 60 days.

The walls are going up at the new White Rock YMCA location on Gaston. There recently has been some serious progress on the building, which is good, considering the White Rock YMCA hopes to open in January. The team is within 85-90 percent of its fundraising goal of $14 million.

The Ferguson Road Initiative (FRI), a grassroots organization, which started in 1998 with the mission “to transform far East Dallas into a safe, beautiful, prosperous and proud community,” particularly through economic revitalization, hosted a meeting on Sept. 30 at the Dallas Arboretum to launch the revitalization of an old vision to build the first regional or multi-generational recreation center along Ferguson. At this point, the overall concept of the recreation center is still up in the air. The primary focus of the gathering was to tap into public opinion on which concepts are most important to surrounding neighbors. After introductions and a presentation by the project manager, Mike Pratl, the attendees of the event were given stickers and asked to vote for their most desired concepts: Fitness, multi-generation, a swimming pool, age-specific activities or equipment, cultural learning opportunities, and/or outdoor activities. For those interested in the project, on Nov. 3 there will be a threehour workshop at the Dallas Arboretum from 6-9 p.m. to determine more specific interests. Then on Jan. 27, there will be a presentation of the facility based on the feedback of the community, also at the Dallas Arboretum from 6-9 p.m.

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PRIME LIVING

Freedom to grow

We put so much time and effort into choosing schools for our children and purchasing homes in neighborhoods that reflect the values we hold dear. Perhaps we ought to use that same care to choose a retirement community for ourselves and our parents that meets the next stage of life — a season in which we not only have the freedom to pursue new educational opportunities and recreational activities — but a season that we just might be able to call the prime of our life.

Read on to learn about six retirement communities in and around Lakewood where opportunities abound for living life to the fullest.

Since it opened in 1970, Monticello West has been a leader in the community, dedicated to providing senior care.

“The forward-thinking staff envisioned that as baby boomers aged, they would need to provide a place where people felt at home and have access to individualized medical care,” says Robin Daniels, Monticello West Communications Representative.

Critical to the overall atmosphere is the combined sense of community with high-quality care.

“When you visit Monticello West, you immediately realize the difference, such as the tenure of staff,” Daniels says.

The care from the staff of Monticello West has not only earned strong family loyalty but also the industry’s coveted five-star rating.

Caregivers at Monticello West realize that families work to gain advance knowledge and expertise about care for loved ones, Daniels says. They welcome family discussion and interaction to en-

sure that residents are receiving personalized care. From personal grooming, to meals, to help with activities of daily living, Monticello West’s team members offer caring assistance 24 hours a day.

Life enrichment is another key to quality care, Daniels says.

Monticello West provides a full range of care, including all levels of assisted living to advanced memory care, so patients remain in a familiar environment. It’s also a pet-friendly residential community.

“Our goal is to enable our residents to live an active, independent lifestyle while our dedicated team members and licensed nurses provide assistance with medications, housekeeping, laundry, transportation and other specific services depending on the needs of our residents,” Daniels says.

This year, Monticello West has a new chef and a new Memor y Care Director, Daniels says. Taylor Self, who trained at the Culinary Institute of America in New York, works to understand the food preferences of residents. Memory Care Director Saba Ahmed brings innovative programs such as her vocational approach to help residents share their expertise with others.

Currently, more than 400 residents enjoy the care and amenities provided at C.C. Young Senior Living. Says Russell Crews, President and CEO of C. C. Young: “People don’t come to C.C. Young to retire. They come here to live.”

Located on 20 acres of land near the shores of White Rock Lake, C.C. Young includes eight buildings and offers services from independent and assisted living to memory care, home health and hospice.

PRIME LIVING

C.C. Young’s residents, staff and continuing care retirement community distinguish it from other options in the area, says Kevin Maloney, Vice President of Hospitality.

“We have a new vision statement at C.C. Young: to enhance the quality of life for all we serve,” Maloney says.

Part of that enhancement comes from C.C. Young’s new Central Park outdoor area, along with a new assisted living dining and lobby area.

Since 1922, C.C. Young has been dedicated to helping seniors enjoy an active, fulfilling lifestyle and providing personalized care and support, Maloney says. Through collaboration with more than 40 area and national organizations, C.C. Young has enhanced its programs and services so that residents grow in body, mind and spirit, no matter their life circumstance or limitations.

“The most popular activities for residents include Southern Methodist University’s current affairs club, Wii Bowling and daily fitness programs,” Maloney says.

“A great way to see if C.C. Young is a good fit is to participate in activities at The Point, which offers memberships for residents and non-residents,” he says. Memberships include discounts for educational programs, computer classes, and free monthly art gallery shows.

Last year, C.C. Young launched its “Senior Thursdays” program, connecting its residents to activities, resources and offerings appropriate for them. Partners include the Nasher Sculpture Museum, Bass Performance Hall and Dallas Arboretum.

Another community partner, Doctors Hospital, also partners with C.C. Young to offer health and wellness classes throughout the year.

Autumn Leaves offers a warm, friendly and active community with a full range of retirement accommodations and service. In business for more than 45 years, Autumn Leaves boasts a trusted tradition of quality, with living residences in a scenic and serene environment overlooking Dallas jewel White Rock Lake, says Denise Lyman, Autumn Leaves Communications Representative.

Residents can enjoy the privacy of their own apartment or suite, or visit with newfound friends in the library or one of the many lounges and game rooms. Mealtimes offer a variety of delicious foods and friendly companionship, she says. There are also nondenominational services in the chapel, a beauty and barbershop, and even a gift shop.

Autumn Leaves offers a complete range of continuing healthcare services for seniors from independent and assisted living, to skilled and rehab nursing, which Lyman says is rated five stars by state and federal licensing agencies.

“Our staff, many of whom have been with Autumn Leaves for decades, provides top-notch services in a family-like environment,” Lyman says. “With experienced licensed nurses, advisory physicians, and physical, occupational and speech therapists, our staff offers individualized, personalized care to each valued resident.”

Autumn Leaves is managed by Life Care Services, a national leader in senior living, with decades of experience in health and wellness services for the senior community, Lyman says.

Planned bridge clubs, lectures, classes and other entertainment offers residents a multitude of activities and educational opportunities — not to mention holiday celebrations.

Senior Living Near White Rock Lake

PRIME LIVING

“This month our Veteran’s Day celebration will include invitations to the community as residents and staff commemorate this important date with a day of fellowship and honoring those individuals who have served our country,” Lyman says.

Autumn Leaves offers active retirees a carefree community environment that’s free from the normal chores and burdens of living alone. You can remain active and independent yet still enjoy the conveniences that make life easier and more pleasant.

“All of this is just part of our effort to help our residents maintain an active, fulfilled lifestyle,” Lyman says.

A new residence offering opportunities for the senior community is slated to open soon. Situated next to Central Market on East Lovers Lane, The Tradition-Lovers Lane presents a continuum of care that begins with physical beauty and carries through with technology, quality service and care, and hospitality, says CEO Jonathan Perlman.

“We feel that assisted living and memory care residents deserve a beautiful environment – as seen in our independent living community – and person-centered care,” Perlman says.

Cutting-edge technology empowers such person-centered care, allowing all of the caregivers to focus on each resident in specific and unique ways, he says. Through this technology, physical problems in residents will be revealed at their onset before they become full-blown, allowing for proactive care and early treatment.

Person-centered care also includes 24-hour nursing and is

headed up by Healthcare Director Jane Nunnelee, who sets this community apart and whose stellar credentials include PhD, RN, and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner.

Whether treating individual problems or carrying out routine services, resident assistants always connect with residents relationally, he says.

“At our first community, The Tradition-Prestonwood, we had a terrible ice storm,” Perlman says. “Our dining staff elected to stay the night so that they could serve breakfast the next morning. One resident commented, ‘I came down thinking I would get coffee, and it was breakfast as usual!’” This kind of servant heart is what management at The Tradition-Lovers Lane has sought in assembling the staff for the new community, Perlman says. “If someone has a passion for serving others, we can teach him or her the rest; but that ‘hear t’ has to be there.”

Presbyterian Village North is a community where retired residents enjoy an active, independent lifestyle. The nonprofit faith-based community — located on 65 acres just minutes from NorthPark Center — offers retirement and assisted living, short-stay rehab services, skilled nursing, and certified Alzheimer’s and dementia care.

When you arrive at Presbyterian Village North, the first thing you’ll notice is spacious grounds, beautiful flowers and greenery, says Vicki Caldwell, Residential Sales Manager at Presbyterian Village North.

The help you need... The care you deserve.

Rated 5-Star for Quality Care for the Past Two Years!

When you or someone you love needs a little extra support with daily activities, look no further than Autumn Leaves. Our courteous, professional sta is always close by to lend a helping hand with personal grooming, housekeeping, laundry services or medication reminders. All in a beautiful community overlooking White Rock Lake in East Dallas.

Warm. Welcoming. And wonderful! Call (214) 328-4161 today and learn more about the supportive lifestyle and scenic environment at Autumn Leaves.

1010 Emerald Isle • Dallas, TX 75218 (214) 328-4161

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Living in the Moment

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PRIME LIVING

Activities for independent living residents at Presbyterian Village North include the Chautauqua cultural arts series and Emeritus lecture series, Caldwell says.

“Residents can do so many things, from attending the symphony, staying involved in their current organizations, and volunteering to make an impact in the lives of others,” she says.

Presbyterian Village North will soon break ground on a $93 million expansion for new residences that will add 103 independent living homes, 71 additional assisted living homes, and double transitional care facilities, such as short-term rehabilitation, she says. The assisted living unit also brings a new memory care area to the campus. Plus, Caldwell says Presbyterian Village North is creating a one-acre “Central Park” that will include a lake with fountains and an outdoor pavilion for outdoor grilling and entertaining.

“We have a rich history, and I believe an unmatched reputation in Dallas for caring for seniors,” she says. “With our new additions, we are honored to be able to enrich even more lives as we extend exceptional care and services in a faith-based culture.”

With its various residential options and a brand new memory care center that opened in September, Juliette Fowler Communities offers a continuum of care. Juliette Fowler Communities operates three residential programs that provide a home and special services for more than 350 residents in retirement and assisted living apartments, long-term and skilled nursing care — which recently was recognized on the U.S. News & World Report Best Nursing Centers list — plus subsidized independent and assisted living apartments for the elderly and the mobility-impaired.

“We were originally founded in 1892. Before Lakewood Country Club and Woodrow Wilson High School, there was Juliette Fowler Communities,” says Ann McKinley, Executive Director of Marketing and Development.

Residents enjoy Fowler’s beautifully landscaped setting with many amenities, including a swimming pool, fitness center, barber/beauty shops, chapel, libraries and gazebo, McKinley says.

Popular activities for residents include musical entertainment, dancing and volunteering, McKinley says. Other activities include educational programs taught by master gardeners, art classes, wellness lectures, book club, and monthly discussion groups. Residents also engage with foster children through tutoring and mentoring by partnering with the Ebby House.

“Our residents adopted the motto ‘keep living,’” McKinley says. “The residents designed a t-shirt with the motto, and they wear the shirts to volunteer and speak to youth groups.

“Anytime youth and young adults can hear the stories of our veterans, our elders, they gain a better understanding of history, of our country, of our city,” McKinley says. “We try to put purpose in every day so that our residents are fulfilled.”

Please call 214.827.0813 to schedule a visit.

November 18, 2-4 pm, Juliette Fowler Communities – Join us for an inspirational presentation and book signing with Lisa Burkhardt Worley, author, speaker and former sportscaster. RSVP 214.818.0344.

See more online: monticellowestLCS.com

traditionseniorliving.com

prescs.org/locations/presbyterian-village-north autumnleavesLCS.com

ccyoung.org

fowlercommunities.org

www.fowlercommunities.org

“If I Only Had…Wrapping Yourself in God’s Truth During Storms of Insecurity”

Juliette Fowler Communities, we care for your loved one

day. Individual experiences

to resonate with

with music, creative expressions and the relationships they hold dear. Our goal is to use the joys of the past to help each resident live in the moment.”

— Naomi Mathes, ADQ, CALM, Memory Care Specialist

Almost famous

East Dallas neighbor Jo Clay snapped this photo with actor and screenwriter Owen Wilson. Wilson, who starred in films such as “Meet the Parents,” “Wedding Crashers,” and “Shanghai Knights,” grew up in Dallas and regularly visits. Clay says she was hanging out at Klyde Warren Park when she met him.

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On Sept. 29, Dallas Cowboys cornerback Brandon Carr visited Stonewall Jackson Elementary to promote the Dallas Cowboys Play 60 Challenge in conjunction with the American Heart Association. After the pep rally, 12 students were selected for one-on-one time with Carr. Afterward, Carr posted this photo collage on his Instagram.

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Windblown look

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Making lemonade

Six-year-old White Rock-area neighbor Josie Bush hosted a lemonade stand to raise money for the nonprofit Paws in the City, which aims to end the overpopulation, abuse and neglect of dogs and cats in Dallas. Josie, a student at Hexter Elementary, teamed up with her friend Cienna Shack, who attends Dealey Montessori.

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CONCRETE/ MASONRY/PAVING

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Pattern/Color available

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

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Swimming Pool Remodels • Patios Stone work • Stamp Concrete 972-727-2727 Deckoart.com

R&M Concrete

Concrete Retaining Walls Driveways Stamped Concrete 214-202-8958

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

ANTHONY’S ELECTRIC Master Electrician. TECL24948 anthonyselectricofdallas.com Family Owned/Operated. Insd. 214-328-1333

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

GOVER ELECTRIC Back Up Generators. New and Remodel Work. Commercial & Residential. All Service Work. 469-230-7438. TECL2293

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

TEXAS ELECTRICAL • 214-289-0639 Prompt, Honest, Quality. 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 Call Mike 214-507-9322 Specializing in Wood, New or Repair.

AMBASSADOR FENCE INC. Automatic Gates, Iron & Cedar Fencing, Decks. Since 1996. MC/V 214-621-3217

HANNAWOODWORKS.COM Decks, Doors, Carpentry, Remodeling 214-435-9574

FENCING & DECKS

KIRKWOOD FENCE & DECK

New & Repair. Free Estimates.

Nathan Kirkwood. 214-341-0699

LONESTARDECKS.COM 214-357-3975

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All Wood Decks, Arbors & Patio Covers

GARAGE DOORS

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

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

HOME INSPECTION

KITCHEN/BATH/ TILE/GROUT

FENN CONSTRUCTION Any Tile Anywhere. www.dallastileman.com Back Splash Specials! 214-343-4645

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

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FIREPLACE SERVICE

CHIMNEY SWEEP Dampers/Brick & Stone

Repair. DFW Metro. Don 214-704-1722

FLOORING & CARPETING

ALL WALKS OF FLOORS 214-616-7641

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CLIFTON CARPETS 214-526-7405 www.cliftoncarpets.com

DALLAS HARDWOODS 214-724-0936

Installation, Repair, Refinish, Wax, Hand Scrape. Residential, Commercial. Sports Floors. 25 Yrs.

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

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GLASS, WINDOWS & DOORS

A FATHER, SON & GRANDSON TEAM Expert Window Cleaning. Haven 214-327-0560

DOVETAIL CUSTOM SHUTTERS

Louis Wiggins 214-342-0889 dovetailshutters.com

LAKE HIGHLANDS GLASS & MIRROR custom mirrors • shower enclosures store fronts • casements 214-349-8160

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

HANDYMAN SERVICES

A R&G HANDYMAN Electrical, Plumbing, Painting, Fencing, Roofing, Light Hauling. Ron or Gary 214-861-7569, 469-878-8044

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

GROOVY HOUSE Is A Different Handyman Experience! Find Out Why At www.groovyhouse.biz 214-733-2100 • 19 Year Lakewood Resident

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

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

HONEST, SKILLED SERVICE With a Smile. General Repairs/ Maintenance. 214-215-2582

WANTED: ODD JOBS & TO DO LISTS Allen’s Handyman & Home Repair 214-288-4232 v Your Home Repair Specialists Drywall

HOUSE

1 AFFORDABLE HOUSE PAINTING and Home Repair. Quality work. Inside and Out. Free Ests. Local Refs. Ron 972-816-5634 or 972-475-3928

#1 GET MORE PAY LES Painting. 85% Referrals. Free Est. 214-348-5070

A+ INT/EXT PAINT & DRYWALL

Since 1977. Kirk Evans. 972-672-4681

A1 TOP COAT Professional. Reliable. References. TopCoatOfTexas.com 214-770-2863

ABRAHAM PAINT SERVICE A Women Owned Business 25 Yrs. Int/Ext. Wall Reprs. Discounts On Whole Interiors and Exteriors 214-682-1541

ALL TYPES Painting & Repairs. A+ BBB rating. Any size jobs welcome. Call Kenny 214-321-7000

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

MANNY’S HOME PAINTING & REPAIR Int./Ext. Sheetrock. Manny 214-334-2160

RAMON’S INT/EXT PAINT

Sheetrock, Repairs. 214-679-4513

ROMEO’S PAINTING Int/Ext. Drywall, Damage Repair. Prep House To Sell. 214-789-0803

TONY’S PAINTING SERVICE Quality Work

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

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

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INTERIOR DESIGN

WALLPAPER AND MORE

Serving Lakewood For Over 15 Years. Upholstery, Custom Draperies & Shutters. free Consultation. 214-718-7281

KITCHEN/BATH/ TILE/GROUT

BATHTUB, COUNTERTOP & TILE

Resurfacing: Walls, Tub Surrounds, Showers. Glaze or Faux Stone finishes. Affordable Alternative to Replacement! 972-323-8375. PermaGlazeNorthDallas.com

Granite, Marble, Tile, Kitchen/Bath Remodels. 972-276-9943 stoneage.dennis@verizon.net

TOM HOLT TILE 30 Yrs Experience In Tile, Backsplashes & Floors. Refs. Avail. 214-770-3444

LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

A BETTER TREE COMPANY • JUST TREES Complete tree services. Tree & Landscape Lighting! Mark 214-332-3444

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

A&B LANDSCAPING Full Landscape & Lawn Care Services. Degreed Horticulturist. 214-534-3816

ALL YARD SERVICES Fertilization, Trim, Edge, Color. Com./ Res. 30 Yrs. Exp. Call Brooks. 972-279-3564, 214-923-5439

AYALA’S LANDSCAPING SERVICE

Call the Land Expert Today! Insured. 214-773-4781

CHUPIK TREE SERVICE

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

COLE’S LAWN CARE • 214-327-3923 Quality Service with a Personal Touch.

DALLAS K.D.R.SERVICES • 214-349-0914

Lawn Service & Landscape Installation

GREENSKEEPER Winter Clean Up & Color. Sodding, Fertilization. Lawn Maintenance & Landscape. Res/Com. 214-546-8846

HOLMAN IRRIGATION

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

IRRIGATION SYSTEM REPAIR Call Carl. 972-948-4335.Texas Irrigation Lic # 8708

ORTIZ LAWNCARE Complete Yard Care. Service by Felipe. Free Est. 214-215-3599

RONS LAWN Organic Solutions. Not Environmental Pollution. Landscape & Maintenance 972-222-LAWN (5296)

SPRINKLER REPAIR SPECIALIST $25Off. 972-226-1925 www.rainmakertx.com LI#7732

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

LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

PLUMBING

M&S PLUMBING Quality Work & Prompt Service. Jerry. 214-235-2172. lic.#M-11523

NTX PLUMBING SPEC. LLLP 214-226-0913

Lic. M-40581 Res/Com. Repairs & Leak Location

REPAIRS, Fixtures, General Plumbing, Senior Discounts. Campbell Plumbing. 214-321-5943

SPECK PLUMBING

Tree pruning and thinning Tree removal Stump grinding

214.394.2414

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Family Owned since 1937

Over 30 Yrs Exp. Licensed/Insured. 214-732-4769, 214-562-2360

UPTOWN PLUMBING. Serving Dallas 40 + Yrs. 214-747-1103. M-13800 uptownplumbing.com

POOLS

ADAIR POOL & SPA SERVICE

1 month free service for new customers. Call for details. 469-358-0665.

LEAFCHASERS POOLS

Parts and Service. Chemicals and Repairs. Jonathan. 214-729-3311

LOCK’S POOL SERVICE - 469-235-2072

40 years experience. Pool Electrical TICL #550

ROOFING & GUTTERS

A&B GUTTER 972-530-5699

Clean Out, Repair/Replace. Leaf Guard. Free Estimates. Lifetime Warranty

ACE ROOFING Residential/Commercial Roofing & Repair. Call Tom. 972-268-4047

MEDRANO ROOFING Resd/Comm. Quality Service & Craftsmanship. Free Est. 469-867-2129

Allstate Homecraft Roofing

PEST CONTROL

A BETTER EARTH PEST CONTROL Keeping the environment, kids, pets in mind. Organic products avail. 972-564-2495

MCDANIEL PEST CONTROL

Prices Start at $85 + Tax For General Treatment.

Average Home-Interior/Exterior & Attached Garage. Quotes For Other Services. 214-328-2847. Lakewood Resident

PLUMBING

A2Z PLUMBING 214-727-4040

All Plumbing Repairs. Slab Leak Specialists. Licensed & Insured. ML# M36843.

ANDREWS PLUMBING • 214-354-8521

# M37740 Insured. Any plumbing issues. plumberiffic69@gmail.com

Sewers • Drains • Bonded 24 Hours/7 Days

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ARRIAGA PLUMBING:

Faucet, Sewer, Sink Repairs. Water Leaks. Water Heaters, Gas Testing. Remodels, Shower Pans, Stoppages. Insured. Lic 20754. Since the 80’s 214-321-0589, 214-738-7116,CC’s Accptd

JUSTIN’S PLUMBING SERVICE

For All Your Plumbing Needs. ml#M24406 972-523-1336. www.justinsplumbing.com

BERT ROOFING INC.

Family owned and operated for over 40 years

• Residential/Commercial • Over 30,000 roofs completed • Seven NTRCA “Golden Hammer” Awards • Free Estimates

972-746-2197

• Custom Chimney Caps

• Licensed & Fully Insured Jeff Godsey 214-502-7287

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FEATURE YOUR OFFICE IN

THE WOMAN WAS SHOCKED.

For many it’s a necessity for the house — a doggie door. When Fido has a need to stretch his legs, or when nature calls, he can hop through the doggie door himself and do what he needs to do in the backyard.

The Victim: Several residents

The Crime: Burglary

Date: Several incidents in August

Time: Daytime hours

In one case, a woman walked in on the burglar in her kitchen. She described him as a Hispanic male about 5 feet 5 inches tall, sporting a buzz cut and wearing shorts and a T-shirt.

Location: At least three homes near Stonewall Jackson Elementary on Kenwood, Revere and Ellsworth

“If you have a doggie door in your home, please secure it when not in use,” says Darren Dattalo, with the Lower Greenville Neighborhood Association Crime Watch. Dallas Police Sgt. Keitric Jones of the Northeast Patrol Division says he spoke with the investigative unit about break-ins through doggie doors. He says it is not a common occurrence, but it does happen.

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While these doors offer plenty of convenience, they also offer something else — an opportunity for crooks to climb inside and make off with valuables. Several of these types of crimes have taken place recently in the Lower Greenville area, and residents are urged to be on the lookout.

“People should be mindful, though: If their doggie door is large enough to fit a large dog, a human may possibly fit through the doggie door as well,” he says. A locking door or security cover is recommended to deter burglars who might use this method to enter a home.

CRIME NUMBERS |

5323

N. Central Expressway, the Highland Park Animal Hospital, was burglarized in September

3

other businesses were robbed by the same ring of burglars

4 suspects between the ages of 20 and 25 were arrested and charged with engaging in organized criminal activity in the crimes

SOURCE: Dallas Police Department

Sean Cha n is a freelance writer and author of “Raising the Stakes”, obtainable at raisingthestakesbook.com. If you have been a recent crime victim, email crime@advocatemag.com.

SWIMMING HOLES

Under the city’s proposed aquatics plan, our neighborhood would lose its popular public pool

COMMENT. Visit lakewood.advocatewmag.com and search Last Word to tell us what you think.

For decades, families in East Dallas and Lake Highlands have enjoyed summers at their local public swimming pools — learning to swim, diving and dunking, and getting a brief reprieve from the sweltering Texas sun.

With an annual attendance of roughly 10,000 visitors each, Tietze Pool, Lake Highlands Pool, and Oak Cliff’s Kidd Springs and Martin Weiss pools are the most popular in the city. But most of Dallas’ swimming pools have significantly fewer visitors, with an average attendance of about 6,000.

Given the decrease in popularity of

The plan proposes to permanently close existing swimming pools, including Tietze and Lake Highlands, and replace them with eight “family aquatic centers.”

Three of these new facilities would be larger, more elaborate “regional” family aquatic centers located in north, central and south Dallas. These waterparks would include features such as lap pools, slides, zero-depth entry pools, play features for kids and lazy rivers.

The other five facilities would be smaller “community” family aquatic centers: scaled-down versions of the regional facilities with fewer bells and whistles. Bachman’s indoor pool and Bahama Beach waterpark would remain open, but all other existing swimming pools would close.

come). The city should consider keeping open some of its high-attendance pools, like Tietze and Lake Highlands, even after the aquatic centers are built.

The Aquatics Master Plan also calls for distributing the new aquatic centers with geographic uniformity across the city regardless of population density or historic pool usage.

That means that despite the heavy pool usage in East Dallas and Lake Highlands, these areas aren’t even being considered for one of the big regional family aquatic centers. Instead, the entire East Dallas/Lake Highlands area would get a single, small community aquatic center.

public pools, as well as the expense associated with their upkeep, the City of Dallas decided to reevaluate its long-term aquatics program. The resulting Aquatics Master Plan concluded that our existing pools do not meet the needs of today’s residents, are not equally distributed throughout the city, and (after years of deferred maintenance) would be very costly to repair and update.

Replacing outdated neighborhood pools with fewer and larger facilities reflects a growing trend in publicly operated aquatics programs. The mini-waterparks arguably provide more efficiency of scale and better address current recreational interests. At a total cost of $40 million, they would also be a cheaper option than spending $44 million to overhaul Dallas’ existing pools.

Overall, this is a good long-term plan for Dallas aquatics. But as always, the devil is in the details. Under the current proposal, East Dallas and Lake Highlands give up a great deal, losing two of the city’s most popular pools.

By indiscriminately closing all existing pools without regard to popularity, Dallas is throwing out the baby with the pool water (you’re wel-

This seems more calculated to address the unfortunate realities of Dallas politics than to promote smart long-term recreational planning. A better approach would distribute the aquatic centers based on population and interest, placing more aquatic centers in high population areas with a track record of significant swimming pool use. For East Dallas and Lake Highlands, that could mean multiple community family aquatic centers or perhaps a single large regional facility.

The good news is that the city’s proposed aquatics plan — including the possible closure of all existing pools — is not written in stone. The Dallas Park Board and City Council are still discussing how to move forward, so now is a good time for East Dallas and Lake Highlands residents who care about Dallas’ aquatics system to become engaged and let their voices be heard.

By indiscriminately closing all existing pools without regard to popularity, Dallas is throwing out the baby with the pool water (you’re welcome).

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 at 6301 Gaston, Suite 820, Dallas 75214; FAX to 214.823.8866; or email ahunt@advocatemag.com.