PUPPY LOVE

Lakewood’s Girl Scout Troop 713’s spring fundraisers are for the dogs

By EMILY CHARRIER

The members of Troop 713 have been through a lot together in their young lives, most of the 10 and 11 year olds started in pre-K at St. John’s Episcopal School, where they are now in fifth grade. They grew up camping, making fires, decorating cakes and learning to give back as Girl Scouts. Now they’ve set their collective sights on earning a Bronze Award with a fundraiser that will help critters big and small.

“I think people should know we’re not doing this for our own satisfaction, or for the award,” says Riley Breedlove, 11. “We want to give back, we want to help the animals.”

But earning a Bronze Award is no small feat: each Girl Scout must contribute 20 hours of their time toward researching a community problem, finding a way to help and executing an action plan as a troop. All animal lovers, Troop 713 decided to raise funds for the SPCA of Texas and the Dallas Zoological Society.

“The money we make will help endan- gered species,” says Maggie Coleman, 10. “And we’re also helping animal shelters.”

The girls will be hand-making dog toys and treats, which they plan to sell at White Rock Lake Dog Park on Sunday, April 9 and May 7, from 1-4 p.m. They’ll host a third fundraiser April 23 from 1-4 p.m. at Klyde Warren Park. Not only will the fundraiser help critters, the learning process is helping these young ladies grow.

“I know these skills we’re using, we’ll definitely need them in the future,” says Susie Fagelman, 11.

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Goforth To Flag Pole Hill

While we now know it as Flag Pole Hill, the 107-acre plot of land originally belonged to the Goforth family according to the book “White Rock Lake” by historian Sally Rodriguez. When the photo on the left was taken, the area was known as Doran’s Point Overlook, named for city commissioner William Doran who, at the turn of the 20th century, pushed the city to purchase land around the lake for the public good, which by 1910 included a total of 2,292 acres for a cost of $176,420. In the 1930s, Civilian Conservation Corps spruced it up by adding a pictured picnic pavilion along with the flag pole that proved so iconic, the area was later renamed Flag Pole Hill. As one of the highest points in Dallas County, it now also includes a playground, barbecues and a variety of walking trails.

On It Like Bluebonnet

Lucas has been a showstopper since his little fury feet first landed in Texas when he was just 8 weeks old. Owners Sherry Smith and Robert Righter flew in the cream-colored English Setter from Whidbey Island, Wash., 13 years ago this month, and he quickly completed their family. “He attracts so many compliments from strangers for his elegance and good looks,” Smith says. “But what makes him special to us is his laid-back, sweet personality.” Every spring, his people celebrate his birthday by photographing Lucas in a field of bluebonnets.