2013 October Lakewood

Be LocaL IN Lakewood/east daLLas

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three Lakewood neighbors who knocked on death’s door and lived to tell about it

Art and craft

three artists who will be on the White rock Lake Studio tour give a sneak peek at the studios that help fuel them.

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Things that go bump Did you hear that? Neighbor Shawn carroll says it might not be your old tudor making those spooky sounds.

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What’s fair is fare

take a walk on the wild side of vegan and vegetarianism at the Veggie Fair.

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Family tales

Author richard ellison retells the stories of an old friend – but with a few embellishments.

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A rock and a hard place

Meet east Dallas’ favorite “mountain man” who spends his evenings scaling his backyard climbing wall.

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Park it

that’s not a junkyard; that’s Jason boso’s latest dining concept – a food truck park.

‘I shouldn’t be alive’

NevereNdiNg News

The magazine in your hand contains only a portion of what we report

Even though we’re in the magazine publishing business here at Advocate Media, we spend only about half of our day working on our magazines.

What do we do with the rest of the time?

Well, these days there are all kinds of ways to deliver news and information to readers.

For example, you may not know that every day — generally three or four times a day, in fact — we update our advocatemag. com website with neighborhood news and information that happens after one month’s magazine is completed and before another month’s magazine can be delivered.

Restaurant openings, neighborhood business news, crime updates, events you can attend — you can find all of this information at advocatemag.com in our Daily Digest. Because of timing and relevance, much of the daily news information on our website never appears in our magazine, so if you can make time to read both, you’ll know a whole lot more about what’s happening around you.

Don’t have time to check out our website every day? Sign up for our weekly emailed news update, which recaps some of the top stories from the past week’s Daily Digest, along with additional information, photos and videos that don’t make it into the magazine. To sign up for that weekly publication, go to advocatemag.com/newsletters.

We do the same thing with restaurant news and deals, except that emailed digest goes out every other week; you can sign up for that one at advocatemag.com/newsletters, too.

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with Twitter: Sign up to follow our Twitter account, and you’ll always be up-to-date as we report on all kinds of interesting neighborhood happenings and events.

OK, now say you have spare time for reading at lunch or a kids’ sporting event or anywhere you happen to be, but say you left your Advocate magazine at home. We have an app with our current and many of our past issues: Go to the Android or Apple iOS store, search for “Dallas Advocate” and download our app for use on your tablet or smartphone.

Our app gives you an interactive way to read the magazine and also connect with advertisers and groups we’re writing about, since most web links in the magazine are clickable right from the application if you’re looking for a local electrician, lawn guy, veterinarian, Realtor or whatever, you can search for what you’re seeking, check out their website directly from the magazine app, and make your decision about spending money right then and there.

And say your hot water heater just broke and you need a plumber right away: Go to advocatemag.com/classifieds, and there you’ll find virtually all of the local people who advertise in our magazine (and some who don’t) online and available at the click of a button.

Finally, if you’re a neighborhood business, we can help build your website, set up and manage your social media accounts, and continue making sure that you stay in contact with your customers, both existing and prospective.

We’re always working on more and better ways to bring neighborhood businesses together with neighborhood residents, and as I mentioned earlier, we’re spending a lot of our time doing so.

I hope you’ll keep reading our magazine, visiting our website and app, and checking out our social media sites to keep up to date with what’s happening throughout our neighborhood.

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What to Expect in Your Architectural Presentation

Last month, we talked about “What to Expect at Your Initial Design Meeting”. This month, we’ll discuss one of the most satisfying phases of your new construction or remodeling project. It’s what happens next after you’ve discussed your structural, design, and finish preferences with Bella Vista Company.

In the initial design meeting, we talked about how you live and how we can create a more functional and aesthetically pleasing home for you. Now we’ve taken everything we’ve learned and we’re not going to present you with just one or two plans. Our home design specialist, Rob Little, takes this information and works on researching and creating up to a dozen different designs. This process ultimately results in a presentation of five or six comprehensive plan options.

As you review the plan options, you’ll notice that every design decision affects everything else. Opening up a wall between the kitchen and living room changes the flow. Changing the location of your kitchen appliances changes the aesthetics and the functionality. Changing the focal point changes the “personality” of a room.

The presentation is intended to give you options for achieving the exact look and functionality you want, and

Builders commonly offer one or two design options, but we have found that providing more plans – with great detail –ultimately results in the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry.

to provide clarity about the consequences of every choice. This process helps you to prioritize the design options that are most important to you within the context of your overall design scheme.

In one design, the kitchen sink may be on an island, and in another, on an exterior wall. The range may be a focal point, or it may be tucked away. In the bathroom, there may be two separate vanity sinks, or two together. The tub may be the focal point, or you may prefer to highlight the shower. In the master bedroom, there may be two distinct closets or one larger one. A variety of configurations can meet your stated goals while offering unique benefits. The choice of overall design plans, as well as specific configuration choices enables you to achieve a final design that you truly love.

Once you’ve made these choices, Bella Vista Company presents a revised plan that incorporates all of the choices you’ve made following the architectural presentation. From

this point, our interior design specialist, Whitney Dunn will take you to the next phase of the design process, visiting showrooms, viewing samples of lighting fixtures, countertops, flooring, cabinets, and all of the finish-out materials that will complete the customization of your one-of-a-kind home.

Want to learn more about creating the perfect remodel or a new home?

Email jan@bellavistacompany.com for our design questionnaire. It’s the perfect tool for beginning to assess what you’ll need to create the perfect living spaces in your home. You can even send your filled responses back for our feedback, by phone or email.

Remodeling or Custom Homes, read our blogs at www.bellavistacompany.com.

to enjoy the softer side of mammography.

Monday Night Mammos at the Breast Center at Methodist Dallas

Finally, your annual mammogram is worth looking forward to. Join us for Monday Night Mammos*, where you will get a mammogram while we treat you to some well-deserved pampering. Relish in relaxation with a gentle hand rub and calming chair massage. Indulge your senses with aromatherapy and delight your palate with light spa cuisine. We’ll even valet park your car. And when it’s time for your mammo, you’ll receive fivestar treatment. Best of all, you’ll know results in 24 hours. Register today for peace of body, mind, and breast health.

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ReadeR comments

“Thanks for the update and so glad they are reusing the stained glass and cross.”

—Diane Feray-Godwin on “Trinity Lutheran to come down mid-October” via Advocate Daily Digest

“It’s unfortunate that there will not be an actual grocery store in this spot. There are so many people in this area that have to make the trip to Casa Linda, Hillside Village, or even Ross Avenue just to pick up a gallon of regular milk. I come in contact with many elderly people on a daily basis that would love to have an Albertson’s or even a Neighborhood Walmart close-by enough to make drop-in shopping hassle-free. But this neighborhood no longer cares about the people that have been making their home here for 50-plus years. It’s all about the young money.”

—Monica Newbury on “The Fresh Market at Arboretum Village will be a sort of mini Central Market” via Facebook

“Whew! Thank goodness. We are clearly in a ‘bank-on-every-corner’ shortage right now said NOBODY EVER!”

—Jeff Brandt on “Capital One Bank coming soon to Northwest Highway” via Facebook

“Local is a feeling, comprised of scale and warmth, so it doesn’t matter if the business is owned by a Lakewooder (Lakewoodite?) or not or whether it’s a single shop or not. The Coffee Company is local, and so is our Starbucks even though it’s a mega-corporation, but Mi Cocina is not local because the scale is all wrong and it lacks warmth (rather, it smacks of pretension and chain), thus their $12 cocktails.”

—Willie on “Is Lakewood’s new Chipotle ‘local’?” via Advocate Daily Digest

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Buzzworthy

This is what happens when you remove a clock in Lakewood

It was like any other morning in the neighborhood. Until workers took down the historic clock that has adorned the Dixie House façade in the Lakewood Shopping Center for decades. Then came digital chaos.

The comments sections exploded with readers speaking out against the move, made by the center’s owner, Lincoln Property Co.

“Is there anything we can do to save our quaint neighborhood and all of its history? Watch out Lakewood Theater!”

—Barbara via Advocate Daily Digest

“Oh, great it will look just like every other shopping center in North Dallas.”

—Jennifer Jordy Woods via Facebook

“Lincoln is the enemy of everything good and decent about the neighborhood.”

—Lee Gibson via Advocate Daily Digest

“Why? Does Lincoln have a reason? I can’t imagine what it would be — just curious if they have something against history. Or timekeeping.”

—Karen Yates Muncy via Facebook

The next day, after outraged readers emailed Lincoln and stormed one of its Facebook pages, the company released a statement saying the clock is safe.

“We’ve spoken with our commercial division regarding the issue and have learned that the clock will NOT be removed and that it is currently being repaired! Great news for the community and residents of Lakewood!”

—Sheri Sandefur of Lincoln Property Co.

Whether this was the plan all along, we don’t know. Calls to Lincoln have not been returned.

Ellsworth - SOLD!

Summit Ave. - $295,000

6803 Hawks Nest Ct. - $275,000

Q&A: James Scott, Veggie Fair founder

In October 2010, even as Dallasites drooled over the meaty, cheesy texas Fried Frito Pie (taste-division winner of the State Fair’s big tex choice Awards that year), White rock Area resident James Scott organized a culinary-based event that was free of meat and animal products. Scott rallied several local vegetarian and vegan vendors and saw some 500 visitors in and out of the Deep ellum warehouse in which he hosted that first veg fest. three years later his texas Veggie Fair has outgrown two venues, acquired participants from around the nation and made a strong case for the fun side of vegan and vegetarianism. More than 5,000 visitors came through the 2012 event, now held at reverchon Park, 3505 Maple in the turtle creek area. even one of east Dallas’ most prolific celebs, erykah badu, has taken notice. A practicing vegan, badu will be the keynote speaker and entertainer at this year’s fair, Sunday, Oct. 20 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Why the interest in veganism?

Initially, about 10 years ago, I became a vegetarian for health purposes. But that led me to research some of the other reasons why people become vegetarian or vegan. Once I started learning about practices of the food industry, which involve a general inhumaneness toward animals and environmentally irresponsible procedures, I became vegan. So avoiding contribution to that industry — the factory farming — became my motivation.

That led to the blog [dallasvegan.com], which I started, and the feedback there let me know there was a community out there of people who felt the same way I did. That’s when I started thinking about the fair.

Unlike, say, Austin, Dallas doesn’t seem to have a ton of vegan options.

Is it difficult to be a vegan in Dallas?

That is part of the reason I wanted to do this. I noticed many restaurants around that have vegan options or potentially vegan options on their menus. Often they aren’t marked that way, but they are there if you look for them. On my blog, I started encouraging a dialog about vegan items in restaurants. Some of the local restaurateurs noticed the commentary and the demand, and some even asked me to work with them on their menus.

What restaurants — ones we might not think about — have vegan menu choices?

One of the big ones that’s been on my radar for a while is Trinity Hall Irish Pub [at Mockingbird Station]. They always had a couple of menu items, but recently they put together a vegan menu. Hacienda on Henderson also has reached out through

the blog and has developed some vegan options.

How does incorporating organic, meatless and/or vegan options benefit restaurants?

There are plenty of vegans out there, but often their families and social groups are not. Sometimes when you have a vegetarian in the group, a restaurant can be ruled out based on what we call the “vegetarian veto.”

What’s that?

It means that a large group of diners might rule out a particular restaurant based on its lack of options for the pickiest of the group’s eaters. So a restaurant with zero vegan options might lose out on a whole family of diners because of the single vegetarian among them.

Did you create the Veggie Fair as an opposition to the State Fair and its deep-fried, bacon-centric offerings?

No — that’s not it. There was a nod to the Texas State Fair. Initially we called it the State Veggie Fair. But really what you will find at the veggie fair is that vegan and vegetarian food, while it can be healthy, can also be as sweet, fatty and fried, and creative and fun as your traditional state fair food. Our hope is to include everyone. Yes, we are here for vegans and those who are leaning toward that lifestyle, but we really want to get the non-vegetarians out here and let them see that this food can be fun, too. The speakers, the entertainment and the activities we put on for kids, too, will be a draw for everyone. And the beer. Trinity Hall is sponsoring our beer garden. So, no, I wouldn’t even call it an alternative, just another fun thing to do in October.

Speaking of entertainment, how did you score Erykah Badu?

Well, for one I’ve now got a good team of people working with me, like Stephanie Casey — she reached out to Erykah. And because Erykah believes in this, she accepted the chance to help educate and improve the lives of animals. We will have several vendors out talking about ways to do that.

—Christina Hughes Babb Answers have been edited for brevity.

James Scott: Kim Ritzenthaler Leeson

Writer in residence: Richard Ellison

East Dallas neighbor Richard Ellison is a man full of stories. And at 86, he has more than a few of them.

Recently he published a book, “Monmouth in the Morning: Book 1 — a Gannon Family Trilogy,” which is historical fiction loosely based on the life of a friend he knew half a lifetime ago.

“In the 15 years that I knew him, I got this story,” Ellison says. “Of course I’ve fictionalized a lot of things.”

The book is a “good, clean family adventure” that follows the life of the Gannon family, Ellison says, so rather than it being centered on one person, “all of the family members get in the action.”

In the book, a young man named John is based on Ellison’s friend, who was also named John.

“I knew John when he was 50 years old,” Ellison says. “He was an extraordinary man. We’d sit and talk for hours about his adven-

tures. I always said I was going to write his story someday.”

In the book, the Gannon family moves from Monmouth, Ill., to South Dakota on the Brule River.

“It’s a life that happened to hundreds of thousands of Americans during the Industrial Revolution,” Ellison explains. “They moved west and they did things.”

Things like try their hands at frontier banking, show off their musical talents and form lasting friendships with other frontier townsfolk.

Ellison studied creative fiction at New York University while living in Manhattan (and boy, if you get him started talking about his life in Manhattan, you won’t want him to stop). When Ellison reached his 80s and retired, he figured “someday” had better be today.

“I said, ‘Richard, you don’t have any more excuses; you better get to writing,’ ” Ellison says with a laugh.

“Monmouth” is the result, and Ellison is working on the rest of the books in the “Monmouth” trilogy. —Brittany Nunn

“MonMouth in the Morning: Book 1” is available on amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.

Richard Ellison: Chris Arrant

Monkey around

Do you know the “mountain man”?

That’s the nickname bestowed upon neighbor Mike Henry, who spends his free time practicing rock-climbing moves on the homemade climbing wall in his driveway along Monticello.

“People drive or walk by all the time,” Henry says. “Sometimes they’ll slow down or stop to watch me climb.”

Climbing is great exercise, both physically and mentally, Henry says.

“I call it the vertical dance,” he says. “The movement of climbing is beautiful, the technique involved.

“There’s a lot of science to climbing, and you better be completely focused, because you have to process information very quickly. You have to be thinking at least three of four moves ahead, because you can’t get into a place you can’t get out of — it’s mental, physical chess.”

If you ask Henry how long he’s been climbing, he just shrugs and says, “too long.”

Henry started climbing back when climbing was “in its infancy” in the United States, he says, around 25 years ago. “At the time, there might’ve been, in this country, maybe 30 climbers. We all knew each other. We were in this kind of bohemian, really tight community.”

It was through that community that Henry met his wife, Karen Henry, many years ago. Karen used to climb competitively, especially back when she was Karen Rand.

“She has beautiful form,” Henry says. “She’s a very talented climber — strong. She’s slowed down now, but she still gets out there with me some.”

In 1991, the Henrys opened an indoor climbing wall in Carrollton, called Stoneworks, which was built out of grain silos and was the tallest indoor gym in the world at 112 feet, Henry says. It’s possible it’s still the tallest climbing wall, although it has changed ownership several times and is now called North Texas Outdoor Pursuits.

Henry is still good friends with most of the indoor-climbing-wall owners in the area.

“This makes me feel old, but I’ve known most of them since they started climbing,” he says. “A lot of them I helped teach to climb. Now they’re the owners.”

Henry now works as an exercise instructor at SMU, and climbing is a passport to the country. On any given weekend, you’ll find him scaling a cliff face somewhere in the United States From limestone to sandstone to granite — you name it, he’s climbed it.

“Good climbers can climb on any kind of rock,” Henry says. —Brittany Nunn

Mike Henry practices climbing techniques in his driveway: Danny Fulgencio

Guildhall Drive SOLD (Buyer Rep)

Vinemont

Food truckin’

To the untrained eye, the rusty old junkyard on Spear across the street from the new Trader Joe’s looked like, well, a junkyard. But to Jason Boso, the brain behind Twisted Root Burger Co., it looked like “a fantastic opportunity on a fantastic piece of land.”

“While other people saw it as a junkyard, I saw it as a gold mine,” Boso explains. “It was a completely tree-covered, 9,000-square-foot backyard. I just thought, man, I want to drink some beer back here.”

And thus began the business venture that has produced one of the coolest ideas to hit the pavement in East Dallas the Truck Yard.

The Truck Yard opened in September, and if you haven’t been by, it’s a food truck park that features a rotating ensemble of food trucks. Not to mention, there are about a gazillion ways to buy a beer there.

There’s a full bar in what was once a mechanic’s shop, a canned-beer bar in an Airstream trailer, and a treehouse bar in the ancient pecan tree.

Yes, a bar 14 feet up in a tree I’ll let that sink in for a minute.

“Pretty much, yeah,” Boso says with a chuckle. “We got [the treehouse bar] all stamped and approved by the city. We had to follow all the regulations and get it professionally engineered, but we did all that. It was quite a feat, but we made it happen.”

The Truck Yard fits three food trucks at a time. The trucks, which are from all around the Dallas-Fort Worth area, rotate each day, although there is some consistency — meaning some trucks, such as Easy Slider or Cajun Tailgaters, are always there on certain days of the week. Philly cheesesteaks also are served out of the permanent building.

“We close at 12, so we’re not a latenight party place,” Boso says. “We’re more the ‘come for dinner, enjoy a live band’ kind of eat-and-drinking environment. A casual, gather-with-friends kind of place.”

—Brittany Nunn

Co-op coop

When Greg and Jill Gordon moved to Lakewood from Forest Hills, they weren’t too chicken to bring along their small urban chicken farm, but they hoped it wouldn’t ruffle the feathers of their next-door neighbors, Kathy and Don Carroll.

On the contrary, the Carrolls were thrilled about the neighborhood addition.

“My daughter had been begging me for chickens for years,” Kathy explains.

“They [the Gordons] hadn’t been here long, maybe only a couple weeks, when

Greg walks over and goes, ‘So, we’ve got these chickens, and we really think the best place for the coop is between our two houses, but that’s kind of on your property line, so we don’t have to put it there, but we think it’d be better if we did. So how do you

Charlie Gordon and Wil Carroll: Danny Fulgencio

Elisa Carroll: Danny Fulgencio

feel about that?’

“I said, ‘I’m totally fine with that if we can put a couple of chickens in there and you’ll teach me what I’m doing.’ And thus, the great chicken co-op was born,” Kathy says, laughing.

It’s not hard to raise chickens, Greg says.

“The hardest part is that everything wants to kill a chicken and chickens are very delicate,” he says. “So as long as you keep them safe and keep them fed and watered, they really take care of themselves.”

For safety’s sake, Greg, who works as a contractor, designed and worked with a friend to build a super-secure, metal chicken fortress he calls the “Coop Deville.” The structure can be seen from the sidewalk, which is why we found out about it. Nearby neighbors who walk by the Gordons’ house regularly, particularly with dogs, couldn’t miss it.

Kathy says having the chickens has been a great learning opportunity for their combined brood of five kiddos (not including the Gordons’ new set of twins). It’s given the parents an opportunity to chat with their kids about everything from the birds and the bees to the circle of life to the origin of classic phrases like “pecking order,” or “running around like a chicken with its head cut off.”

“There are all these old terms that we use,” Greg says, “from back when raising chickens used to be a way of life.”

—Brittany Nunn

Out & About

October 2013

Oct. 10 Santa Fe 5k

Run in the third annual Santa Fe 5k, “the Best Happy Hour Race in October,” to benefit the Friends of Santa Fe Trail. This is the primary money-raising activity to fund projects to improve the Santa Fe Hike/Bike Trail between White Rock Lake and Downtown. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. Lindsley Park, 722 Tenison Memorial, friendsofsantafetrail.org, $15

Oct. 1

National Night Out

Join your neighbors in the fight against crime for National Night Out at Tietze Park 5:30-8:30 p.m., hosted by the Lower Greenville Neighborhood Association. National Night Out is a countrywide movement dedicated to the promotion of crime-prevention programs, and it’s celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Tietze Park, 2700 Skillman, natw.org, 214.821.2562

Oct. 10

Don a Mask, Uncover a Cure

The Lymphoma Research Foundation hosts the Don a Mask, Uncover a Cure event, a wine-tasting masquerade, to benefit the foundation. The event will be held at 7 p.m.

Times Ten Cellars, 6324 Prospect, lymphoma.org, 713.724.7202, $60

thrOugh Oct. 13

Art exhibit

St. Matthew’s Cathedral Arts, a new center for arts and culture in East Dallas, presents a free exhibition. Photographer Carolyn Brown and writer/illustrator Richard Perry, both longtime observers of Mexico’s art and folk customs, have combined their talents for this photographic exhibition. St. Matthew’s Cathedral in the Great Hall Gallery, 5100 Ross, cathedralartsdallas.org, 214.887.6552, free

Oct. 17

Long Run

Start stretching for the Long Run. The run is J. L. Long Middle School’s only fundraiser to help pay for extras not supplied by Dallas ISD. The race is a onemile fun run at 6 p.m., followed by the certified 5k run at 6:30 p.m. Plus, there will be food, fun and music for all. The deadline for early registration is Oct. 4. J. L. Long Middle School, 6116 Reiger, jllong.com, 972.502.4700, early registration is $15 for adults, $10 for kids

Through Nov. 27 Autumn at the Arboretum

Ready for 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. 27. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland, dallasarboretum.org, 214.515.6500, $10-$15, plus $10 onsite parking

Oct. 10-26

‘Happy Days’

Wingspan Theater Company presents “Happy Days,” which explores the tenuous relationship that binds one person to another, and each to the universe.

Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther, wingspantheatre.com, 214.675.6573, $18-$20

Oct. 18-27

‘Ghouls and Graveyards’

Dallas Children’s Theater presents “Ghouls and Graveyards,” a spinetingling collection of horror masterpieces and surprises brought to life by an all-teen cast from the works of Edgar Allan Poe, W. W. Jacobs and our own Texas ghost lore. Just in time for Halloween.

Dallas Children’s Theater in the Rosewood Center for Family Arts, 5938 Skillman, dct.org, 214.978.0110, $10-$12

Oct. 19

Sanger Stampede Carnival

Find food, bounce houses, an inflatable obstacle course, a cake walk, face painting, games with prizes and free crafts for kids from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Alex Sanger Elementary School, 8410 San Leandro, 972.749.7600, alexsangerelementary.org, free bounce houses, tickets for games and food

Oct. 12-13

Artist Studio Tour

Don’t miss the 21st annual White Rock Lake Artists Studio Tour, a free selfpaced tour that gives visitors a peek into the lives and artistic processes of more than 45 artists in the East Dallas area. Tour from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Start at the Creative Arts Center to pick up a map, 2360 Laughlin, whiterockartists.com, 214.320.1275, free

Oct. 19

Trees Please

Last call to join For the Love of the Lake at 7:30 a.m. to help prepare the Big Thicket at White Rock Lake for the hundreds of trees that will be planted there this fall. The number of volunteers who can help plant trees will be limited, so if you help prepare now, you also can help plant later. Afterward, Peninsula Neighborhood Association will provide lunch.

Big Thicket at White Rock Lake (near the Corinthian Sail Club, north of the Bath House Cultural Center), 430 E. Lawther, 214.660.1100, free

Oct. 25

Shaken, not Stirred

Join the Wilkinson Center during its upcoming James Bond-themed gala, “Shaken, not Stirred,” for dinner, cocktails, a live auction and an afterparty, from 6:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Adolphus Hotel, 1321 Commerce, the wilkinsoncenter.org, 214.328.2500, $75 or $175

5838 Belmont Ave.

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Oct. 25

Dallas Habitat Unlock the Dream Tour

Learn about the Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity and its work to transform neighborhoods, empower families and engage communities. Hear homeowners’ personal stories about how a Habitat home has changed their lives. The one-hour tour begins at 10 a.m. at the Advocate Magazines office. Wells Fargo Tower, 6301 Gaston, Suite 820, dallasareahabitat.org, free

thrOugh Oct. 31

Concerts at the Arboretum

Every Thursday night, the Dallas Arboretum hosts a different band on the Martin Rutchik Concert Stage and Lawn. Bring your family and friends and your favorite food and drinks, and enjoy a concert overlooking White Rock Lake. All fall concerts are from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Gates open at 6 p.m. Dallas Arboretum, contact reservations@dallasarboretum. org or 214.515.6615, $15-$17 adult members, $25-$27 adult nonmembers, $10 children ages 3-12, package deals available

Through Oct. 27

Hats off to 30

Join Dallas Children’s Theater as it celebrates 30 years of service to the community with its rendition of Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat.”

Dallas Children’s Theater in the Rosewood Center for Family Arts Center for Family Arts, 5938 Skillman, dct.org, 214.978.0110, $13-$40

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Special-diet dishes

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Trinity Hall Irish Pub in Mockingbird Station, which offers both vegan/vegetarian and gluten-free menus, is an example of a growing effort on the part of local restaurateurs to serve our neighborhood’s pickiest eaters without turning off the meat-and-potatoes (or, in Trinity’s case, bangers-and-mash) crowd. It initially had to do with the bottom line, Trinity owner Marius Donnelly says, noting that it started with the gluten-free movement. The associated level of ingredient awareness has motivated people to look more closely at what they consume. “As our staff as well as guests became more concerned with what they are eating, we noticed an increased demand for vegan menu items.” Vegan and gluten-free diners can better trust an establishment that offers a specialized menu, he says. “A kitchen that doesn’t do vegan, for example, might use chicken stock for everything; one of the big changes we made involved switching to a flavorful vegetable-based stock.” It also is more efficient for the staff to prepare familiar items, as opposed to arranging offmenu dishes. Donnelly and his team, including chef Oscar Gutierrez, exude enthusiasm regarding their from-scratch Ireland-inspired fare, the vegan/vegetarian menu progression and the constant evolution of the overall menu to meet their discerning diners’ desires. From the hummus and veggie platter to the pearled couscous with oil-and-garlic pan-finished vegetables and the aesthetic vegan polenta and beans, the vegan dishes are hearty and healthy. Even non-vegans who simply want to eat healthier and lighter enjoy these meatless creations, says Donnelly, a native of Dublin, Ireland. The pub, also revered for its small-town atmosphere and ale selection, has partnered with Barnivore to showcase vegan beers. The brewing process sometimes involves the use of fish gills, egg whites or other animal products, Donnelly explains, so now vegans can guiltlessly consume craft beer along with the rest of the crowd. —Christina Hughes Babb

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2 Sundown at Granada

this neighborhood beer garden and restaurant on Greenville is an oasis for vegan and vegetarian followers. Plus, its commitment to grass-fed beef helps ease the minds of conscientious carnivores.

3520 Greenville

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3 Company Café

For those with celiac disease, or for those who’ve jumped aboard the gluten-free train just for the heck of it, it can be difficult to find gluten-friendly dining. thank goodness for places like company café.

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Highland Park Cafeteria

Delicious and good for you. Enjoy the homemade flavor. Enjoy the healthy feeling. Enjoy the Price. Enjoy the live piano music. Bring your kids, bring your whole family. Meeting rooms and catering available. Open from 11-8 everyday. A Dallas original since 1925.

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Can a wine drinker survive on $3 wine? Probably, given my experiment with five $3 chardonnays from Dallas retailers. The wines weren’t spectacular, but they mostly delivered value — and what more can someone want from a $3 wine? The biggest problem was not quality, but that the wines were boring. By the fourth night, I was ready for something else.

Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden

The Dallas Arboretum made history with the grand opening of the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden. This 8 acre one-of-a-kind garden is the world’s most elaborate and interactive garden for children. Designed to enable both the young and the young-atheart to experience nature as they enjoy playing in a museum without walls. Tickets must be pre-purchased online.

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• Two-buck Chuck ($2.99), the Trader Joe’s private label. This was the weirdest of the five, with lots of tropical fruit (banana even) and very little chardonnay character. It wasn’t bad in the sense that I had to pour it down the drain, but it wasn’t enjoyable, either.

• Three Wishes ($2.99), the Whole Foods private label I expected most of the wines to be burdened with badly done oak (chips, probably). In fact, three of them didn’t taste of oak at all, and the oak in the Three Wishes was quite well done, assuming you like that style of wine. I don’t, so it wasn’t my favorite.

• Winking Owl ($2.89) from Aldi My favorite — a straightforward, 1990s-style jug chardonnay with apple and pear fruit and varietal character for those who remember Glen Ellen. I would buy it again.

• Oak Leaf ($2.97), the Walmart private label This was sweet, probably a couple of percentage points over the line that separates sweet from dry. Again, not awful, but nothing I’d buy again.

• Cul-de-Sac ($2.96), a private label for Central Market. This was sort of sweet, in the way Kendall-Jackson was in the 1990s, but also tasted like chardonnay.

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Sweet and sour pork

Buy the country-style pork ribs, mix them with the sauce, and cook in a slow oven. What’s better as the weather gets cooler?

Grocery List

1/2 cup ketchup

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup cider vinegar

1 tablespoon mustard powder

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 cup water

Salt and pepper to taste

4 pounds country-style pork ribs, separated into single ribs

1 onion, sliced

1 bell pepper, sliced

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix first eight ingredients together and place in a large Dutch oven with a lid.

2. Add ribs, onion, and bell pepper and mix well. Cover oven and bake for 2 ½ to 3 hours, or until ribs are fork tender.

Serves 4, takes about 3 hour

Ask the wine guy

What’s the difference between Old World wines and New World wines?

Wine made in Europe is made in the Old World style — less fruity and more earthy. Wines made elsewhere, including California and Australia, are New World, are fruitier and cleaner. As with all generalizations, there are exceptions, but this is true more often than not.

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Aslip, a lump, the doctor’s call — the end can arrive in a flash or approach stealthily. Why do some make it when others do not? How does a near-fatal event impact a subsequent life? Our subjects, who have forcibly faced their own mortality, can’t say for sure. But because of their respective experiences, they do tell us with conviction that life is precarious and not to be taken for granted.

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The shape of your face effects your teeth.

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Many families have those favorite family tales they like to rehash at get-togethers. For neighbor Josh Bullard and his family, it’s the time they narrowly escaped a roof collapse in Anchorage, Ak.

“That is definitely one of the most vivid memories I have as a kid,” Bullard says with a chuckle. “A lot of things I don’t remember as a kid, but that is one thing I can always recall.”

Bullard lived a number of places growing up — from Colorado to the United Kingdom. During winter 1987, Bullard was 10 years old and living in Anchorage. His mother regularly took him and his brother to church on Sunday mornings, but this particular Sunday, that was a treacherous feat.

“During the service, there was a loud cracking sound,” Bullard explains. “People started to shout and point up to the high ceiling of the church. I looked up and remember seeing cracks forming and quickly spreading outward.”

People began evacuating the church through two side exits and one back exit, he says. Bullard’s mother grabbed him and his brother and pushed them under a pew for protection as people filed out of the large auditorium.

“We were probably under there for only a few seconds, but it seemed like minutes,” Bullard says.

A man ran up and grabbed Bullard and his brother and pulled them toward the back exit, he says. Just as the trio passed through the doorway, Bullard heard a loud crashing sound, and suddenly the group was propelled forward by a strong gust of air. They slammed into a banister, which luckily held under the force of their impact, because it would have been a long fall if it hadn’t.

“Basically, not only did my brother and I almost die from the roof collapsing, but if the banister hadn›t stopped us, we would have fallen down two flights of stairs,” he says.

Bullard says he doesn’t know who the man who helped him and his brother is, but he’s grateful all the same. “If he hadn’t done

what he did, who knows what would have happened,” he says. As it turned out, not one single person was hurt in the collapse.

Bullard later found out the explanation for the collapse: The roof was covered with so much snow, it couldn’t support the weight — and apparently that’s not terribly uncommon.

“I was trying to find more details about [this particular incident], so I started to Google it and found more recent stories where that had happened at churches up there,” Bullard says.

“I guess we only have to worry about tornadoes here. Or hail,” Bullard concluds.

“A lot of things I don’t remember as a kid, but that is one thing I can always recall.”

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Diana Miller

In March 2003, a couple of weeks before a routine mammogram, East Dallas neighbor Diana Miller couldn’t seem to stop thinking about breast cancer.

She wasn’t sure why, but she’d become a tad obsessed with casually musing about what she would do if she found out she had breast cancer — how she would react, how she would tell her husband and her three young children.

“I wasn’t really worried about it, but all these things were on my mind,” she says.

During the mammogram, the doctors found calcification in Miller’s breast tissue, which looks like little flecks of sand that can’t be felt.

“I was a little concerned,” Miller says, “but the doctors were very upfront with me. They said 80 percent of the time they are benign, and only 20 percent of the time they’re breast cancer, and I thought, ‘Oh, that’s a great ratio.’”

The doctors said they would do a biopsy and call her later that day to tell her the result.

“So I hung around the house, and I wasn’t

really worried about it, but again, all these things are going through my mind,” she says. Then the radiologist called and told her the news: It was breast cancer.

Miller didn’t panic; rather, she remained calm and asked a lot of questions. She already had a breast surgeon from a previous cancer scare, so she asked if there was anyone else she needed to talk with.

“The radiologist was like, ‘Wow, you seem to be really on top of things; are you OK?’ and I said, ‘Yes, I’m fine,’” Miller recalls.

“So we talked for a little longer, and then I got off the phone, walked into the living room,

sat down on the sofa and cried really hard for about 10 or 15 minutes — just really sobbing.

“Then I thought, ‘OK, enough of this; I’ve got work to do.’ So I wiped my tears away, found the number of my breast surgeon and called to make an appointment.”

When she called her husband to let him know, he asked if she was OK, and she assured him she was.

“As the days went on, I thought I was so wise and so smart; I had all these questions ready and had everything figured out. I was really proud of myself,” Miller says, laughing.

“But then I realized it wasn’t me at all. It was really God guiding me and preparing me. When I realized that, it was like a new life inside of me. I felt a peace about the situation because I knew it was in His hands, and what’s a better winning team?”

The doctors found the cancer so early that Miller didn’t need chemotherapy, only radiation.

“Every day that I would go in for radiation,

I was excited because I was one day closer to being healed,” Miller says.

Not only was the radiation making her cancer-free, but it also gave her an opportunity to meet other women who were going through the healing process.

“I met so many different women of all different ages and stages of cancer. It ran the gamut, and we’d all be sitting in the waiting room together in these gowns, each waiting to be called,” she says.

“The stories I would hear and the different attitudes, it was very … it’s hard to describe bonding, but it was more like we had a spiritual connection. It was a very important part of that journey.”

There were times she felt a little guilty when she met women who had harder experiences with breast cancer than she did, but she was grateful she had the opportunity to be a part of their journeys.

“It sounds really weird, but it really was one of the best things that’s ever happened to me. People always say, ‘How can you say that?’ But it really was.”

Today Miller has been cancer-free for 10 years. She participates in as many breast cancer events as possible, and she continues to bond with other breast cancer survivors.

“It’s a little like being in a sorority,” Miller jokes. “Even if we’re not the same age, we’re sisters and we have that bond. And some people who I already knew who had had breast cancer, our relationships became more intimate. I called on women I knew, and now other women call me. All of a sudden, we have that intimate connection.

“If this had not happened to me, I could not serve others in that way. So that has been huge.”

“If this had not happened to me, I could not serve others in that way. So that has been huge.”

Christine Rogers

Bam bam bam!

Christine Rogers woke from her groggy sleep just long enough to recognize the frantic banging on her door, curse at her friends for waking her up so soon after she’d finally fallen asleep, and then roll back over.

“There’s a fire!” her friend yelled through the door, but once again, Rogers shrugged it off.

“I was like, ‘Whatever. I would know if there was a fire,’ ” Rogers recalls, “and I went back to sleep.”

Finally her friend, a commanding Irish girl named LeeAnne, flung the door open, ran over, grabbed Rogers by the lapels and sat her up in the bed, saying, “Christine, there is a fire.”

“And I opened my eyes and I couldn’t see her. There was so much smoke in the room that I couldn’t see her,” Rogers says. “And I was fully intent on sleeping right through that.”

East Dallas neighbor Rogers was in col-

lege at the time, visiting some friends at a nearby university in Milwaukee.

Rogers had just broken up with her thenboyfriend, now-husband, Tim, and needed a girls’ night out to take her mind off the drama. She and her friends had spent the evening in true college-girl fashion primping, dancing, drinking, snacking and chatting — and they had documented the whole night with Tim’s expensive camera, which Christine had secretly borrowed for the weekend getaway.

The group had retired well after 3 a.m., and Rogers had just fallen asleep, exhausted and inebriated, when LeeAnne jolted her out of her slumber to a room full of smoke.

“You get over it, or at least I have. The passage of time helps with that.”

“That’ll sober you up fast,” Rogers says.

LeeAnne yelled at her to go to the back door, but Rogers didn’t know where the back door was, so instead she ran to the front door and opened it.

“This big, billowing cloud of flame and smoke came in, right over my head,” Rogers says. “I must’ve just grazed it. I didn’t get burned, but it went right over my head, licked up over the top of the door frame, and I’m just sitting there, jaw dropped.”

LeeAnne ran up behind her and slammed the door closed, yelling for Rogers to go to the back door. The two started running, LeeAnne leading the way through the apartment. When they reached the back exit, they found that the rest of the group already was out on the landing. Unfortunately, however, it wasn’t much safer out there.

“This was a brownstone building, which is a super, super old style of building,” Rogers explains. “The fire escape was basically a wooden deck. The steps were wooden with walls of wood that went up, so no air could circulate. Just a downward tunnel of smoke-filled chambers.”

The group began making their descent from the third floor, trying not to stumble over pieces of junk — an old refrigerator with its door ajar, a broken bike, people’s bags of trash.

“We get about halfway down, and we’re all coughing and snorting and crying, and all kinds of tragic noises,” Rogers says, “and I remember thinking, ‘This is it. I’m done. There’s no oxygen here to breathe. I can’t make it anymore.’ I’m thinking about my parents and how sad they’re going to be, I’m thinking about my brother and my sister, and then I think, ‘Tim is going to be so pissed when he realizes his camera has melted.’ ”

But just as Rogers was about to cash in her chips, LeeAnne began barking orders

“Let’s go, people! It’s better down here! Let’s go, let’s go!” — which infused a burst of energy into the group and spurred them onward.

Finally they reached the bottom, and the firefighters and Red Cross volunteers immediately began tending to them with blankets, medical help and coffee.

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“The miraculous part about all this is that no one was killed,” Rogers says, “even though every firefighter I’ve talked to since said it’s unbelievable that no one was harmed.”

Hours later, Rogers asked a firefighter how she could get her stuff back, particularly her car keys so she could go home, and the firefighter offered to escort her back into the charred remains of the building.

“In retrospect, I’m not sure how it came about that I was allowed to go back into the just-barely-extinguished apartment, but there I was,” Rogers says, laughing.

As she made her way back up the fire escape, she saw that the first two floors were completely charred.

“You couldn’t discern anything. There was nothing, just char,” Rogers says. “And then we get to my friend’s floor and everything is almost exactly as I remember it, except for some fire, smoke and water damage.

“We go in, and the door frame is warped, but the door is still there. The computer is all warped and trippy looking, the nail polish bottle that had spilled over on the coffee table was still there, and the InStyle magazine was still open to the same page. It was just so, so strange.”

Among the stuff, her car keys hadn’t been melted, her bag was smelly but uncharred and — lo and behold — Tim’s camera had managed to make it through the ordeal unscathed.

For months after that, Rogers had nightmares, which she eventually overcame, although it was a while before she enjoyed the smell of fire or smoke again.

“But I love it again,” Rogers says. “You get over it, or at least I have. The passage of time helps with that.”

If nothing else, the experience gave her great respect for firefighters and Red Cross volunteers.

“You know when you see firefighters put their boots out on the median? Anytime those are out, you’ll see me digging around in the cushion like, ‘Here, take my money, I love you guys!’ ” Rogers says with a smile.

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Creative spaces

Take a peek inside the studios where White Rock Lake artists work their magic and watch the sparks of inspiration fly

Story by brittany Nunn | Photos by brandy barham

Every October for more than two decades, artists around White Rock Lake have invited dozens of strangers into their homes and studios to view their work, learn about their artistic process and, more importantly, experience their space.

“The real heart of this, and I think it’s so much fun, is to see where artists work,” says Marty Ray, one of the founders of the White Rock Lake Studio Tour.

This year the studio tour is the weekend of Oct. 12 and 13, and it features more than 45 artist studios in the White Rock Lake area.

Ray started the tour 21 years ago with potter Michael Obranovich and sculptor David Hickman. Originally it was just the three of them and a handful of their artist friends. Now, there are more artist studios on the tour each year than visitors could begin to see in one weekend, and there’s a waiting list for artists, who often wait years for an available space to open up on the tour map.

“This is like the Academy Awards for me,” says artist Juli Hulcy, who has been on the tour for six years. “Seriously, I get so excited about this every year.”

Each studio is as different as the artist and the artist’s art. Some artists work in an office or workshop, some work from their homes, and some work in custom-built studios in their backyards. The important thing is that they work, and that they have a space to do it, Ray says. “If an artist has a studio that they use regularly, you don’t have to worry about their art; it’s going to be good.”

‘Mother Nature’s Jewelry’

Mosaic artist Hulcy opens the door to her backyard studio and

ushers three of her seven dogs inside before entering. The large space and white walls give the room a clean and somewhat organized feel.

Shelves along the wall house dozens of jars and containers filled with colorful glass pieces of various cuts and textures. Half-finished mosaics are propped against the furniture, and a handful of finished pieces hang along the far wall with a row of sketches dangling beneath them.

This is where Hulcy works — brainstorming projects, sketching out designs, cutting pieces of glass, firing the pieces in a kiln and arranging them on silhouette-like pieces of wood or metal.

But her studio is more than just a space to her. It’s an embodiment of herself and a reminder of her late husband, Doug, who built the studio for her before he died of Lou Gehrig’s disease last November.

“When we sold our old house, we could’ve done anything he wanted with the money. We could’ve traveled,” Hulcy says, smiling with tears in her eyes, “but he wanted to make sure I was OK, so he built this place for me.”

Hulcy has been drawing for as long as she can remember, she says. Doug was her best critic and her biggest fan. He understood her happy, whimsical style.

About 10 years ago Hulcy discovered glass, and it quickly became an obsession, she says. There were so many possibilities of what she could do with it.

At first she bought buckets of small one-to-two-inch glass tiles of various colors and textures. Then she began cutting larger pieces from stained glass panes because she could fashion them into precise shapes with a glass-cutter.

From there, she began carving curlicues into the larger pieces, and she started firing them in a kiln to make them smooth and glossy. Recently she began trying her hand at layering, and so far she’s enjoying the results.

Most of her work depicts animals — birds and fish with bold, animated eyes and other fanciful creatures with playful expressions.

“I think birds and fish are Mother Nature’s jewelry,” she says.

“I like happy. I don’t get the whole artistic angst thing. I just don’t understand that. If you’re creating, why should there be any angst? You have a gift and you get to use it. To me, it’s all about the happy.”

Studio scrapbook

Silvia Thornton buzzes around her home, pointing out various pieces of art — each one reminding her of a story, or an award, or another piece of art or knick-knack, which she then hurries off to retrieve.

Thornton works in a colorful room she had built onto the back of her house. It’s heavily windowed in a way that makes it reminiscent of a sunroom, and it’s filled with finished pieces of her work, bulky equipment and scraps of yet-to-be-used material.

Thornton is a mixed-media artist whose work has evolved many times in her more than 40 years as a professional artist, as

Mosaic artist Juli Hulcy says birds and fish are Mother Nature’s jewelry.

evidenced by the walls of her house, which seem to act as a scrapbook gallery for her life in art.

“I try to keep something from every decade,” she explains.

She began her artistic career in her 20s, working with computer-aided design (CAD), and then she switched over to watercolors in her 30s, during the 1980s. At that time, she took a watercolor class from a retired SMU professor whom she credits with teaching her the basics about color, design and style. “She really drilled those things into me,” she says.

Even in the ’80s, Thornton began venturing out with mixed-media art, she says. “The watercolor just wasn’t enough. I like layers because I think that’s how life is. How can you not have that in your art?”

In the ’90s, she began working with acrylics, painting murals. “Everybody wanted murals in the ’90s,” she says. “That was a big thing.” But although she was good at it, it was her least favorite type of art because it was so structured and precise.

“I love working spontaneously,” she says. “Realism is not my nature. I’m more abstract, and who you are comes out.”

Around that time, she won a trip to Paris through the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts (the National School of Fine Arts in Paris); about the same time she won a silver metal through the Societe Academique des Arts Sciences et Lettres de Paris.

So she spent some time traveling, visiting places such as Italy and Guatemala. “I would go to places and bring back what I felt about it, and then paint that for a long time,” she says.

While in Italy for a six-week study sabbatical at Santa Reparata International School of Art, Thornton became enamored with the Ponte Sant’Angelo (“the angel bridge”) in Rome, and she used that in her art for many years.

Another of her pieces, “Pere Lachaise,” was inspired by a trip to the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, where Jim Morrison of the Doors is buried. As Thornton walked through the cemetery, she heard “Riders on the Storm” playing in the distance. At first she thought she was hallucinating, but when she looked across the street, she noticed a man smiling and waving from his window, with his record player playing. She later used that memory to create an intricate piece, which now hangs in her studio.

Although she has plenty of pieces that are purely aesthetic or decorative, Thornton believes her best pieces are the ones with personal stories behind them.

“I think it’s more difficult,” she explains. “The purely aesthetic pieces, the skill is in the painting and the design. But the stuff where I incorporate my life, it takes both skill and emotional connection.”

Against the grain

Wood craftsman Richard Wincorn opens the door to his office and workshop on Cayuga where he designs, builds and sells furniture and other woodwork projects. The entryway, where several sturdy pieces of half-finished furniture are stacked against the right wall, looks masculine and professional.

On the far wall, a rugged slice of polished mesquite that proudly states “Richard Win-

Mixed-media artist Silvia Thornton believes life is layered and art should be, too.

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Silvia Thornton’s art incorporates a variety of materials. “If I like it, I’m going to use it in my art,” she says.

Wood craftsman Richard Wincorn has been experimenting lately with raw cuts of mesquite wood.

corn Studios” hangs alone above a heavy desk.

The piece is the byproduct of an artistic journey upon which Wincorn only recently embarked, and he’s not exactly sure where it’s taking him.

“Crafts are constantly evolving,” he explains.

For decades, lines, shapes and symmetry have defined Wincorn’s work. For Wincorn, the art and skill is in brainstorming and sketching designs and then actualizing the idea into sturdy, polished pieces of furniture.

Working with the slabs of mesquite wood calls for an artistic process that’s backward from his typical style. At the risk of sounding like a hippie, he says, he is forced to look at each cut of wood and ask himself, “What does this piece of wood want to be — a table? A bench? A clock? A headboard?”

“It’s hard to get my arms around because I’m so used to being in the confines of a certain style or a piece as a certain function, whether it’s an architectural piece or a piece of furniture,” he says.

“Once you leave that territory, it’s like stepping off in a totally different direction.”

As a young man, Wincorn landed in furniture-making almost by accident while going to school for architecture in Santa Fe, N.M.

“I knew about the time I was a sophomore in college that I wanted to learn about making furniture, but I didn’t have the experience, and my dad had no interest,” he says. “I don’t know where it came from.”

So he began dabbling in the art form.

“I got a book at the library about making New Mexican furniture, and I was trying to make a miniature jewelry chest, and all I had were garden tools — I was just sort of whittling it,” Wincorn says.

“I’d be on the front porch putzing around with it and my next-door neighbor would see me, and one day he came over and said, ‘I work with that furniture maker’s wife, and his apprentice just quit. I see you out here fooling around with this stuff all the time; you obviously have patience, and you seem to be interested. You want to go meet him?’

And that’s how Wincorn met the man who later became his first mentor, John Zoltai.

“It was serendipity,” he says.

Most of the furniture he made with Zoltai was 17th-century Spanish- and Italianstyle, he says. Over the years, Wincorn has worked in countless styles, cultures and time periods. Although he says variety is both “a blessing and a curse,” he tries to be flexible. “Because I do custom orders, it’s whatever walks through the doors. I see it as a challenge,” he says.

He recently began working with mesquite because it intrigues him. It’s a popular style in other places, although he hasn’t found much of a market for it in Dallas, he says. Regardless of whether or not it sells, it’s been a refreshing change of pace, and he often finds himself pondering in his spare time what to make with a certain slice of wood.

“It seems like my addiction,” he says. “I can’t seem to leave it.”

For decades, Wincorn’s work revolved around lines, symmetry and functionality.

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It’s 2 in the morning, and you’re awakened by a noise. Was that footsteps? Rustling? Whispering? Before you dismiss it as the cat’s annoying nocturnal hijinks or your creaky old Tudor, think again: Our neighborhood may be full of spirits.

Ask Shawn Carroll. A lifelong resident of East Dallas, Carroll has lived in several houses in Junius Heights and owns close to 50 properties in the area. Carroll matter-offactly tells story after story about paranormal activity over the years. It began when he was 12 years old, living in a house on Tremont. He awoke at night to see a small, shadowy figure slowly rise and disappear through the ceiling.

A few years later, in the early 1980s, Carroll’s parents bought another house on Tremont. The previous owners had lived in the house, which was built in 1910, “forever,” Carroll says. The family patriarch died in his room, and later so did a daughter, “Miss Evelyn.” Carroll recalls the room had a “truly haunted look” — covered with thick dust and cobwebs, the old gentleman’s clothes laid out on the bed as though he were about to dress. But a peek in the closet was the spookiest: There Carroll found a tombstone, inscribed for an infant who died at the turn of the century.

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Despite the creepiness, Carroll moved in alone, his parents remaining across the street for a time. Soon enough, things started happening: Refrigerator doors opened on their own, window shades abruptly flew up. A most unnerving incident involved a grandfather clock his parents had delivered to the home. Reminiscent of a scene from Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” the clock began chiming at midnight one night — “extra loud, like it was Big Ben,” Carroll says, referring to the enormous, thundering clock in London. The next morning Carroll discovered the clock had no weights and had not been set, making chiming impossible.

Some time later, while getting ready to

go to an early-morning class at Richland College, Carroll stopped to straighten up his room. A large jar of coins sat atop his dresser. He returned a couple of hours later to find his comforter balled up in the middle of his bed and every coin spread across the room, perfectly placed about one inch apart.

Carroll and his wife, Mary, and their five children still live in Junius Heights, and ongoing paranormal activity is business as usual in their household.

As Carroll told tales of phantom footsteps upstairs, shadowy figures and disembodied cries, Mary and the children passed through the room, interjecting reminders. “Hey, Dad,” said one daughter, “be sure to tell about the two little boys.” In 1982, before the family bought the house, a fire killed two young boys, and the Carrolls believe some of the mysterious cries could stem from them.

The family points out a hallway where a dense, cone-shaped figure is often seen darting back and forth, at “incredible speed.” Small orbs of light fly through one of the girls’ bedrooms almost nightly, and the family has grown accustomed to heavy footfalls in the unoccupied and locked upstairs bedroom.

At one of his properties on Victor Street, Carroll has witnessed fast-moving shadow figures and footsteps, and experienced “an intense feeling of dread.”

Recently his friend Mitchell Hernandez was helping with the home’s restoration when he crashed there one night. An avowed skeptic, Hernandez laughed off Carroll’s warning that “the place is haunted.” That night as he was settling in, Hernandez heard footsteps in the house and grabbed a pipe wrench, but he found nothing amiss. He says that about an hour later, right at midnight, he clearly heard footsteps going up the stairs. The next-door neighbors later told Carroll and Hernandez that the former

owner, who died there, habitually watched television, then headed upstairs at midnight. Hernandez says that he has felt the vibration of someone walking through the house when he is alone there and that he often feels “cold spots” even on the hottest of days — this in a house with no fans or air-conditioning system of any kind.

Hernandez’s wife, Terri, has her own story. One day she visited her husband as he worked on the house, and she says that as she looked around upstairs, she distinctly heard a female voice telling her to “get out.”

Carroll says he always sees an increase in activity in the fall, so listen closely. Maybe the cat isn’t the only one who’s restless in the dead of night.

Patti Vinson is a guest writer who has lived in East Dallas for 14 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 (12) and Will (9). The family often can be found hanging out at White Rock Lake Dog Park with Dexter, a probable JackWeenie.

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Lincoln Property Co. announces new tenants at Arboretum Village

Fresh Market was the first tenant developer Lincoln Property Co. lured to Arboretum Village at Gaston-Garland-Grand. Then in August Lincoln announced that Ace Hardware, which is currently at Lakewood Shopping Center, is moving to Arboretum Village as well. In September Lincoln announced that Dallas-based Luke’s Locker will be its third tenant in that shopping center. Luke’s specializes in running and fitness gear and apparel, making a shopping center so close to White Rock Lake, where Luke’s has sponsored events, a prime location. Luke’s Locker will be in a 7,500-square-foot building to be built in what is currently parking lot. Construction for Arboretum Village should start within the next month or so.

Burger joints with patios

Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers announced during the last days of August that it has been approved for a covered patio for its new location on La Vista. The patio will seat about 30 people, says co-owner Brent Gamster. Chip’s also plans to hang the original, 32-year-old Chip’s sign inside the building. In related news, Liberty Burger is still waiting on the OK from owner Lincoln Property Co. for a patio at its new location in Lakewood shopping center, says managing owner Mariel Street. Liberty Burger likely won’t get its patio until after it opens in November, but they will start serving beer and burgers in the breezeway right away. “It’ll be a nice entryway into what we hope will soon be a back patio, but we’re going to start there,” Street says.

Possible pubs for East Dallas

The owner of Cock and Bull Neighborhood Pub has a new concept on the way

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in the Ferguson-Lakeland shopping center. The sign on the door says it’s going to be a “Whistling Pig Neighborhood Pub,” and the manager of Cock and Bull on Gaston confirmed that the owner of Cock and Bull is behind the project, although he couldn’t tell us more at the time. He did add, however, that “that bar is a work in progress, so it’s going to be a while.” Also, The Ginger Man pub has its sights on the old Angelo’s Italian Restaurant location on La Vista between Gaston and Abrams. “We’ve actually been looking aggressively in Lakewood for a year or two,” says Steve Schiff with The Ginger Man, “We’ve been looking at [the old Angelo’s location] and talking with the landlord, but we don’t know until we know.” The Houston-based company has six locations, including one in Dallas and Plano. Each location has an outdoor beer garden and serves more than 100 specialty beers, according to the company’s website.

Lower Greenville business roundup Company Café moved from its old location at 2217 Greenville to a spot down the block at 2104 Greenville. The new location is bigger and has access to more parking. Down the street, a restaurant called JO24 opened in place of Jack’s Southern Comfort. JO24 is a concept by Naina Srirathakul, who also is the creator of Royal Cuisine. JO24 serves mostly American food and is open from 11 a.m. to midnight on weekdays and 8 a.m. to midnight on weekends. Speaking of Royal Cuisine, Srirathakul is also building a second location, and it’ll be right next to JO24 on Lower Greenville. Across the street, Nora Restaurant and Bar began opening for lunch in August. The owners also are expanding the restaurant with a new private dining area and rooftop patio.

1 The Melissa Benge Collection, a new retail store with “French-western” flair, opened at 2823 Henderson. The store sells everything from clothes and jewelry, to soap and candles, to decorations and furniture. 2 The LA Fitness on Lovers opened on Aug. 30. 3 La Banqueta in East Dallas is closed. Owner Alberto Niro tried to relocate his business across the street but wasn’t able to make it happen because of parking issues. 4 A new e-cigarette store, vapor Dallas, is opening at 9019 Garland Road, between Old Gate and Emerald Isle, in the same shopping center as Hypnotic Donuts. 5 East Dallas’ own Green Grocer on Greenville was recently recognized as a top Right to Know Grocer in North America, Central region by the Organic Consumers Association. 6 Capital One is building a bank at the corner of Northwest Highway and Retail, next to the Sam’s Club/Wal-Mart.

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more business buzz every week on 7 Peak Zone Fitness opened at 10531 E. Northwest Hwy on Aug. 19. 8 Quesa-DYa’s is building a new restaurant in a small shopping center at the southeast side of Ferndale and Northwest Highway, near the Cake Ball Company. One mile north of 635, on Kingsley Ave. @ Garland Rd. 2125 W. Kingsley Ave. Garland, TX 75041 972.271.1411 creativewatergardens.net Fall Hours: Tues. - Sat. 9am to 5pm; Closed Sun. and Mon.

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11884 greenville avenue, suite 120 / 972.669.0000 / bohs.com Bending Oaks is a limited-enrollment private high school located in Dallas, Texas. For over 29 years Bending Oaks High School has provided a supportive learning environment that can rebuild a student’s confidence in their abilities, get them on track to graduate from high school, and off to college. Visit bohs.com to learn more, late enrollment is available.

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11110 Midway rd, dallas TX 75229 gsesdallas.org / 214.357.1610 Located on the corner of Midway and Northaven, gSeS provides each student the kind of dynamic, vigorous school experience parents should expect in Dallas. gSeS is the preeminent Prek-8th grade Dallas school where 98% of our graduates get into their top two high school choices! Inquire and imagine the infinite possibilities! Parent visitations: Pre-k & Kinder, Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.; Middle school, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 9:15 a.m.; Lower school, Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.

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7900 lovers ln. / 214.363.9391 stchristophersmontessori.com St. Christopher’s Montessori School has been serving families in the DFW area for over a quarter of a century. We are affiliated with the American Montessori Society and our teachers are certified Montessori instructors. Additionally our staff has obtained other complimentary educational degrees and certifications, including having a registered nurse on staff. Our bright and attractive environment, and highly qualified staff, ensures your child will grow and develop in an educationally sound, AMS certified loving program. Now enrolling.

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6 Weeks through 6th grade. Our accelerated curriculum provides opportunity for intellectual and physical development in a loving and nurturing environment. Character-building and civic responsibility are stressed. Facilities include indoor swimming pool, skating rink, updated playground, and state-of-the-art technology lab. Kids Club on the Corner provides meaningful after-school experiences. Summer Camp offers field trips, swimming, and a balance of indoor and outdoor activities designed around fun-filled themes. Accredited by SACS. Call for a tour of the campus.

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6121 e. lovers ln. dallas / 214.363.1630 / ziondallas. org Toddler care thru 8th grade. Serving Dallas for over 58 years offering a quality education in a Christ-centered learning environment. Degreed educators minister to the academic, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of students and their families. Before and after school programs, extended Care, Parents Day Out, athletics, fine arts, integrated technology, Spanish, outdoor education, Accelerated Reader, advanced math placement, and student government. Accredited by National Lutheran School & Texas District Accreditation Commissions and TANS. Contact Principal Jeff Thorman.

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LAKESIDE BAPTIST / 9150 Garland Rd / 214.324.1425

Worship — 8:30 am Classic & 11:00 am Contemporary

Pastor Jeff Donnell / www.lbcdallas.com

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

All services & Bible Study 9:15 & 10:45. Trad. & Blended (Sanctuary),

Contemporary (Great Hall), Amigos de Dios (Gym) / 214.860.1500

PRESTONWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH / “A Church to Call Home”

Sundays: Bible Fellowship (all ages) 9:15 am /Service Time 11:00 am

12123 Hillcrest Road / 214.820.5000 / prestonwood.org

RIDGECREST BAPTIST / 5470 Ellsworth / 214.826.2744

Sun. Life Groups 9:30 am, Worship 10:45 am / Wed. Nights 6:00 pm

Pastor Greg Byrd / www.rcbcdallas.org

WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

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

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

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E AST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / THE TABLE Worship Gathering 9:30 am

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

HIGHLANDS CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Lake Highlands) 9949 McCree Rd. 214-348-2805 / www.highlandschristianchurch.com

Sundays: School 9:45 am / Worship 11:00 am / Rev. Paul Carpenter

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HU CHANT CLASS / A Love Song to God / expand awareness, experience divine love, bring peace and calm / October 10, 7:15 pm Lakewood Library / 972.820.0530 / meetup.com/Eckankar-Dallas

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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

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L AKE 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

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1450 Oldgate Lane / 214.324.3661

Sunday Worship 10:50 am / Rev. George Fisk

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NORTHPARK PRESBy TERIAN CHURCH / 214.363.5457

9555 N. Central Expwy. / www.northparkpres.org

Pastor: Rev. Brent Barry / 8:30 & 11:00 am Sunday Services

NORTHRIDGE PRESBy TERIAN CHURCH / 6920 Bob-O-Link Dr.

214.827.5521 / www.northridgepc.org / Welcomes you to Worship

8:30 & 11:00 am / Church School 9:30 am / Childcare provided.

ST. ANDREW ’S PRESBy TERIAN / Skillman & Monticello

Rev. Rob Leischner. / www.standrewsdallas.org

214.821.9989 / Sunday School 9:30 am, Worship 10:45 am

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UNIT y Of DALLAS / A Positive Path For Spiritual Living

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

A m A r A thon tA kes A te A m

Last month 64-year-old Diana Nyad finally achieved her lifelong goal of swimming the 110 miles from Cuba to Key West. She had tried four times before, stretching back to when she was a young adult 35 years earlier. Now eligible for Social Security, Nyad crossed the strait in 53 hours, dodging sharks and stinging jellyfish, hallucinating along the way, and stroking through 23-knot squalls. Amazing.

When she staggered up on U.S. sand, she said she had three messages: “One is we should never, ever give up. Two is you’re never too old to chase your dreams. Three is it looks like a solitary sport, but it takes a team.”

Let’s take these each in turn and see if a religion column has anything to offer in response.

First, never give up. So many things can be accomplished with fortitude and perseverance that cannot be achieved otherwise.

Winston Churchill went to the Harrow School in October 1941, during the dark days of World War II and famously said to the students: “Never give in, never give in, never, never, never — in nothing, great or small, large or petty — never give in …” If you excerpted only those words, they would sound much like our marathon swimmer’s exhortation. But Churchill added to that final “never give in” these words: “except to convictions of honour and good sense.”

Many think religion is about absolute certainties that cannot be compromised without imperiling the soul. That reasoning leads sometimes to terrifying violence and oft times to graceless treatment of others. G. K. Chesterton was right that

“the Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.” His point was that Christianity (like other religions) is a challenging way of life. Progress demands discipline and courage.

Still, Jesus himself said that we must deny ourselves, give up our possessions, take up our cross and follow him. Apparently, giving up and giving in are not always bad. Diana Nyad had lots of giving up to do in order to train for her feat. Wisdom knows both sides of the truth: Easy religion lacks hardiness, and over-hardy religion lacks sense.

Next, are you ever too old to chase your dreams? Well, yes. I am 57 now, but I still think my quarterback arm is strong enough to play in the NFL. With a lot of conditioning and somebody just giving me a chance, I know I can do it.

I am wrong. Even Diana Nyad knows that. Getting your dreams right before you pursue them is the key to chasing them successfully.

Sound faith aids focus. “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you as well,” Jesus said.

Finally, it takes a team. Life is not a solitary sport, and neither is religion. We do it together or it won’t be done well or right. And yet, no one can do your part for you. “Choose this day whom you will serve,” Joshua challenged the children of Israel before entering the Promised Land; “as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

So yes. persevere, chase your dreams and do it with others. Just make sure your dreams are holy and worthy and the sacrifices wholly worthwhile.

And other wisdom from a 64-year-old long-distance swimmer

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

Times Ten Cellars recently won the Jeb Hensarling Award for Business of the Year at the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce’s annual business awards luncheon at Lakewood Country Club. The Hensarling award is presented annually to an outstanding neighborhood business. Other award winners include The Lot, which received the Entrepreneur of the Year award; John Cobb with Minuteman Press-East Dallas and Jesse Simmons with Jesse’s AC and Appliance Repair sharing the Chairman’s Award for their work in the community on behalf of the chamber; and White Rock Lake Weekly and White Rock Local Market sharing the Live Local East Dallas Award for their efforts to give back to the neighborhood. Other award finalists were Carol Hensley Photography, For the Love of the Lake, Lakehill Preparatory School and Ross Williams/Bell Nunnally.

Greenville Avenue Pizza Company collected five large boxes of school supplies and $187 during their “Slices for Supplies” event on Aug. 19. Customers who brought in one school supply item received one free slice of pizza. The money went directly to the teachers at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary in East Dallas.

In September, the YMCA donated the stainedglass windows by Octavio Medellin in the old Trinity Lutheran building to the City of Dallas. The Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs paid to have the stained-glass windows removed. If all goes as planned, the Trinity Lutheran Church will be demolished sometime in October, and the White Rock YMCA will break ground on its new building in November. At the time of publication, the YMCA had raised $8.2 million of its $13 million goal. The YMCA has enough funds to start construction on the first phase of the building, but in order to build the full facility, including the pools and gym, it needs to secure additional pledges of $2.2 million by late October.

East Dallas nonprofit Alley’s House, which serves teen moms and their children, just named a new executive director, Rachel Branaman. Founder and executive director Allison Whitehead is retiring. After a regional search, Whitehead chose Branaman to take her place, starting Sept. 3.

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Going the distance

East Dallas neighbor Louis Gonzalez received the Annie Jones Driver Excellence Award from MY RIDE Dallas. Gonzalez is a DART driver who works in East Dallas, transporting seniors who don’t drive and people with disabilities. Bobby Lou Turrentine, also of East Dallas, nominated him. In the picture, on the right, Annie Jones, the transportation advocate for which the Annie Jones Driver Excellence Award is named, lives at Juliette Fowler Homes.

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BBULLETIN BOARD

Classes/TuToring/ lessons

ART: Draw or Paint. All Levels. Lake Highlands N. Rec. Ctr. Jane Cross, 214-534-6829. Linda, 214-808-4919.

ARTISTIC GATHERINGS

Casa Linda Plaza. Art Classes & Drop In Pottery Painting For All Ages. 214-821-8383. Tues-Sat 10am-6pm

DRUM & PIANO LESSONS Your location. UNT Grads, Betty & Bill. View BucherMusicSchool.com or call 214-484-5360

GUITAR OR PIANO Fun/Easy. Your Home. 9 to Adult. Prof Musician. UNT Grad. Larry 469-358-8784

JEWELRY Making Parties at Art Gallery. BYOB & creativity. All else included! jewelrymakingparty.com or 1-855-254-6625

VOICE TEACHER with 38 years experience. MM, NATS www.PatriciaIvey.com 214-769-8560

ChildCare

LOVING, CHRIST-CENTERED CARE SINCE 1982 Lake Highlands Christian Child Enrichment Center Ages 2 mo.-12 yrs. 9919 McCree. 214-348-1123.

Grandparents Day

For National Grandparents Day, Dallas non-profit agency the Senior Source highlighted the services of 91-year-old Laura Watson, an East Dallas neighbor who has been volunteering with the agency as a foster grandparent since 1988.

t O advertise call 214.560.4203

employmenT

CREATE INCOME From The Internet. One On One Coaching & Group Support. www.MonthlyResidual.net

EXPERIENCED HOUSE MANAGER WANTED We are looking for an intelligent experienced and organized person for a parttime position running an estate in the Lakewood area of Dallas. The ideal candidate lives within 10 or 15 minutes of the estate. Flexible hours. Compensation will be commensurate with experience and effectiveness. Call 214-389-2341 or send resume to debi@tcplp.com.

PET SITTERS, DOG WALKERS Email Recruiting@pcpsi.com

serviCes for you

$28/MONTH AUTO INSURANCE Instant Quote. Any Credit Type. Get The Best Rates In Your Area. 877-958-7003

AT ODDS WITH YOUR COMPUTER? Easily Learn Essential Skills. Services include Digital Photo Help. Sharon 214-679-9688 CONFUSED? FRUSTRATED? Let A Seasoned Pro Be The Interface Between You & That Pesky Computer. Hardware & Software Installation, Troubleshooting, Training. $50/hr. 1 hr min. Dan 214-660-3733 or stykidan@sbcglobal.net

professional serviCes

A WILL? THERE IS A WAY Estate/Probate Matters-Free Consultation. 214-802-6768 MaryGlennAttorney.com

ACCOUNTING, TAXES Small Businesses & Individuals. Chris King, CPA 214-824-5313 www.chriskingcpa.com

BOOKKEEPING NEEDS? Need Help Organizing Finances? No Job Too Small or Big. Call C.A.S. Bookkeeping Services. Cindy 214-821-6903

HOLLOWAY BENEFIT CONCEPTS Benefit strategy for area businesses. www.hollowaybenefitconcepts.com 214-329-0097

INDEPENDENT STYLE CONSULT Amanda. 214-533-9000. Menswear. Amanda.preston@jhilburnpartner.com

REAGAN

Back to school

It was the first day of seventh grade for these six J.L. Long Middle School students. (Left to right) Reaves Fennegan, Emma Elkman, Anna Scherger, Chloe Douglass, Hadley Freeman and Macie Burgard.

Snow day

The Church of the Incarnation in East Dallas decided to give its youngest members a little winter surprise during its annual Rally Day event in August.

call 214.560.4203

Pet ServiceS

POOP SCOOP PROFESSIONALS Trust The Experts. 214-826-5009

BULLETIN BOARD B

Buy/Sell/trade

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In-Home Professional Care

Customized to maintain your pet’s routine In-Home Pet Visits & Daily Walks

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Serving the Dallas area since 1994

Bonded & Insured www.societypetsitter.com 214-821-3900

Buy/Sell/trade

FRONT-ROW DALLAS STARS SEATS Join neighborhood group in sharing two Dallas Stars season tickets. We’ll randomly draft seats prior to the season, and everyone has a chance to draft all seats except Opening Night. Seats are in the front row of the Platinum Section, front row of the Upper Level, and second row on the glass next to the Stars goal in the 1st and 3rd periods. Tickets are priced at what I pay the Stars. For info, call 214-560-4212 or rwamre@advocatemag.com

Share prime, front-row Texas Rangers baseball tickets (available in sets of 10 games) during the 2013 & 2014 season. Prices start at $105 per ticket (sets of 2 or 4 tickets per game available). Seats are behind the plate and next to both the firstand third-base dugouts. Other great seats available starting at $60 per ticket. Entire season available except for opening day; participants randomly draw numbers to determine draft order so the selection process is fair for everyone.

E-mail rwamre@advocatemag.com or call 214-560-4212 for more information.

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eState/GaraGe SaleS

CLUTTERBLASTERS-ESTATE/MOVING SALES

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ESTATE SALES & LIQUIDATION SERVICES

Moving, Retirement, Downsizing. One Piece or a Houseful. David Turner. 214-908-7688. dave2estates@aol.com

real eState

NW HWY AND FERNDALE OFFICE SUITES $250 & Up. All Bills paid. 214-349-1100

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aC &

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appliaNCe repair

APPLIANCE REPAIR SPECIALIST

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JESSE’S A/C & APPLIANCE SERVICE

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Unique Home Construction

- Design, Build, Remodel

- Kitchens & Baths

Serving your Neighborhood Since 1993

Repairing: Refrigerators •Washer/Dryers

• Ice Makers •Stoves • Cooktops • Ovens 214✯823✯2629

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RENOVATE DALLAS renovatedallas.net 214-403-7247

RONALD L. SIEBLER Remodeling & Historic Preservation. www.Siebler.com 214-546-7579

SQUARE NAIL WOODWORKING

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

214.542.6214

CoNCrete/ maSoNry/paviNg

BRICK & STONE REPAIR

Don 214-704-1722

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

BRICK, STONEWORK,FLAGSTONE PATIOS Mortar Repair. Call George 214-498-2128

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

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

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

- New Construction or Additions

Many references available

- Licensed, Insured, Member of BBB www.uniquehomebuild.com 214.533.0716

CleaNiNg ServiCeS

AMAZON CLEANING

Top To Bottom Clean. Fabiana.469-951-2948

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

MAID 4 YOU Bonded/Insured. Park Cities/M Streets Refs. Call Us First. Joyce.214-232-9629

MAID PRISTINE House Cleaning For Perfectionists. Reliable. Leticia. maidpristine.com 972-971-1571

MESS MASTERS Earth friendly housecleaning. 469-235-7272. www.messmasters.com Since ‘91

THE MAIDS Angie’s List Award! Deep cleaning specialists, Eco-friendly supplies. 972-278-6000

WANTED: HOUSES TO CLEAN

20 yrs. exp., Reliable, Great Prices, Excellent Refs., Free Estimates. No Crews. Sunny 214-724-2555

WINDOW MAN WINDOW CLEANING.COM

Residential Specialists. BBB. 214-718-3134

ComputerS & eleCtroNiCS

BILL’S COMPUTER REPAIR

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

COMPUTER PROBLEMS SOLVED Great Rates! Keith 214-295-6367

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

eleCtriCal ServiCeS

4 U ELECTRICAL SERVICE, LLC We will be there 4 U. 972-877-4183

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

LAKEWOOD ELECTRICAL Local. Insured.

Lic. #227509 Call Rylan 214-434-8735

MORIN ELECTRIC New/Remodel.Com/Res. Panel Changes/Full Services. All Phases. All Service Work. 469-230-7438. TECL2293

TEXAS ELECTRICAL • 214-289-0639

Honest, Quality. TECL 24668 CCs accepted.

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

BLOUNTS HAULING/TRASH SERVICE blountsjunkremovaldfw.com 214-275-5727

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.

A FATHER, SON & GRANDSON TEAM Fences, Gates, Decks. Haven 214-327-0560

AMBASSADOR FENCE INC.

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

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Fencing & Decks

HannaWoodWorks.com Decks,Doors, Carpentry, Remodeling 214-435-9574

kIrkWood FEncE & dEck New & Repair. Free Estimates.

Nathan Kirkwood. 214-341-0699

lonEstardEcks.com 214-357-3975

Trex Decking & Fencing, trex.com

All Wood Decks, Arbors & Patio Covers

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Fireplace services

cHImnEY sWEEP Dampers/Brick & Stone Repair. DFW Metro. Don 214-704-1722

Flooring & carpeting

all Walks oF Floors 214-616-7641

Carpet, Wood, Tile Sales/Service Free Estimates

BEar Foot HardWoods 214-734-8851

Complete Hardwood Flooring Services

dallas carPEt oUtlEt Carpet/Wood/Tile. dallascarpetoutlet.com 214-342-1100

dallas HardWoods 214-724-0936

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

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

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WIllEFord HardWood Floors 214-824-1166 • WillefordHardwoodFloors.com

Restoration Flooring

25+ Years Experience

469.774.3147

FounDation

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

glass, WinDoWs & Doors

a FatHEr, son & Grandson tEam Expert Window Cleaning. Haven 214-327-0560

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Replacement Windows & Doors Free Estimate 214-274-5864

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

#1 at BIG JoBs. no JoB too small. 40+ years exp. Ron Payne 214-755-9147

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

HandY dan “The Handyman” To Do’s Done Right. www.handy-dan.com 214-252-1628

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

Your Home Repair Specialists

Drywall Doors Senior Safety Carpentry

House painting

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

BlakE constrUctIon concEPts, llc Complete Painting Interior/Exterior, Stain Etc. Custom Finishes, Custom Texture, Custom Trim www.blake-construction.com

Fully Bonded & Insured. 214-563-5035

mannY’s HomE PaIntInG & rEPaIr Int./Ext. Sheetrock. Manny 214-334-2160

ramon’s Int/EXt PaInt Sheetrock, Repairs. 214-679-4513

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

WHItE rock PaIntInG References. Mark Reindel 214-321-5280

GREAM

PAINTING

kitcHen/BatH/ tile/grout

FEnn constrUctIon Any Tile Anywhere. www.dallastileman.com 214-343-4645

HandY dan “The Handyman” Remodels Done Right. handy-dan.com 214-252-1628

mElrosE tIlE James Estrello Sr.-installer,40 Yrs. Exp. MelroseTile.com 214-384-6746

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! Fence & Deck, install/repair. Mark 214-332-3444

a&B landscaPInG Full Landscape & Lawn Care Services. Degreed Horticulturist. 214-534-3816

aYala’s landscaPInG & trEE sErVIcE Call the Land Expert Today! Insured. 214-773-4781

BloUnts trEE sErVIcE Summer Special 20% Off Tree Work. 45 yrs exp. Insured. 214-275-5727

cHUPIk trEE sErVIcE

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

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coVInGton’s nUrsErY & landscaPE co. 5518 Pres. George Bush Hwy. Rowlett 972-475-5888 covingtonnursery.com

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Lawn Service & Landscape Installation

ForEVErlaWntEXas.com George Berre. Quality Synthetic Grass, Free Est. 214-263-0828

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Holman IrrIGatIon

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

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Bonded & Insured. Locally owned & operated.

House painting

1 aFFordaBlE HoUsE PaIntInG and Home Repair. Quality work. Inside and Out. Free Ests. Local Refs. Ron 972-816-5634 or 972-475-3928

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Painting. 85% Referrals. Free Est. 214-348-5070

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Since 1977. Kirk Evans. 972-672-4681

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Verdant Grounds. 214-763-0492

taYlor madE IrrIGatIon Repairs, service, drains. 30+ years exp. Ll 6295 M-469-853-2326. John

tHE Pond man Water Gardens

Designed & Installed. Drained & Cleaned. Weekly Service. Jim Tillman 214-769-0324

TRACY’S LAWN CARE • 972-329-4190

PesT ConTroL

McDANIEL

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Lakewood

PLuMbinG

A2Z PLUMBING 214-727-4040

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

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ARRIAGA PLUMBING:

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JUSTIN’S PLUMBING SERVICE

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

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

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PooLs

ADAIR POOL & SPA SERVICE

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40 years experience. Pool Electrical TICL #550

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roofinG

A crook gr A bbed the teen Ager’s shoes .

The start of school was just around the corner and Michelle Scruggs says her daughter found some shoes online that she wanted. She went ordered and had them delivered to her Lakewood home.

When the expected delivery date came, the shoes weren’t there when the Scruggs checked from the front porch. Some-

The Victim: Craig and Michelle Scruggs

The Crime: Theft

Date: Wednesday, Aug. 21

Time: Between 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Location: 6800 block of Carolyn Crest

one had swiped the shoes.

Michelle Scruggs says she is a bit surprised by the crime because she lives on a pretty quiet street. The shoes were val-

ued at $80, but she believes FedEx will cover the costs. There was still some hassle involved in the process, however.

“The funny thing is we get packages delivered all the time because my husband works out of the home,” Scruggs says. “It’s just a pain because you have to fill out a police report and send it in to FedEx. It’s just frustrating when all you wanted was a pair of shoes.”

For those worried about theft of valuable packages, Dallas Police Sgt. Keitric Jones of the Northeast Patrol Division recommends having a package delivered to your workplace or to be at home when the package arrives.

“If you cannot be at home have it delivered to a trusted neighbor. Packages are stolen more around the holidays when criminals know that more gifts are being delivered,” he says. “If you cannot be at home or have the package delivered to your work place, have the package placed somewhere that is out of the view of the public.

HOld On tO y Our HOuses

Or don’t. It might be a good time to sell. Or not. It’s all quite perplexing.

Comment. Visit lakewood.advocatemag.com and search “dyin’ house” to tell us what you think.

How hot is the neighborhood real estate market? So hot that I got a letter from a Realtor the other day asking me if I wanted to sell my house. Which, frankly, seems about as likely as my being invited to a party at City Hall to celebrate all the good deeds that have been accomplished there.

That’s because I am about as real estate savvy as a billboard. I have missed every buying and selling opportunity in the housing market in the past 20 years, no matter how hard I tried and no matter what I did. I thought I had bought two houses over that period, only to come away without a house, but with a lot of paperwork and the vague idea that something had happened that I would never quite under-

that I would never quite understand.

In fact, I’m so fed up with homes and real estate that I have eagerly embraced a West Texas concept called the dyin’ house, as in, “This is the house I’m dyin’ in.” No need to worry about moving or home prices; all that’s required is to find someone who will clear everything out after I’m gone and not laugh too much at what they find, the detritus of what will hopefully be 70 or 80 years of writing.

Nevertheless, someone wants to put my house on the market because “the home inventory is critically low” in my part of town. Critically low? Who knew? Shouldn’t I be writing ferocious articles about something that is critical, calling sources and doing research? That I haven’t is yet another example of how this real estate thing confuses me.

pricing good fortune, I’m told. Because, of course, I asked several real estate types, given my lack of real estate karma. First, there aren’t a lot of houses to begin with. Not only did the recession curtail new construction, teardowns and redevelopment of older areas, but we live in a part of town where there isn’t much empty land to build new houses on to begin with. We’ve got what we’ve got, and that’s it. Further complicating pricing is that more people want to live here than ever, which means that demand has increased while supply has remained static. That’s pretty much the classic definition of a real estate boom.

stand. Last year, I tried to refinance the home I finally did buy — with a damn good credit score, I might add — only to come away without refinancing, but with a lot of paperwork and the vague idea that something had happened

The one thing that does make me feel better is that the real estate run-up in East Dallas and Lakewood has been almost stealth-like over the past year or 18 months. One day, we were doing better than the rest of the country because our home prices hadn’t fallen as much as elsewhere during the recession, and the next day, inventory was at a critical level. Some experts have even said prices rose so quickly and so much that it’s almost time to worry about a crash. (Another advantage of the dyin’ house —who cares if there is a crash?)

There are two main reasons for our

Second, mortgage rates have started to rise (which involves the Federal Reserve, monetary easing, and a bunch of stuff we learned in college but don’t remember), and that’s always an important factor in homeprice increases. Home buyers want to lock in the lowest rate possible, and so they’re willing to pay more money for a house if they can buy it before interest rates go up.

There is one caveat in all this, I was told. Most of the real estate statistics that point to the spectacular, doubledigit increases cover areas much larger than our neighborhoods or even Dallas. One of them takes in 50 counties in North Texas, which makes it that much harder to pinpoint what’s going on where.

One final note: I didn’t call the Realtor about his critical inventory. I’m not sure he would have understood the concept of the dyin’ house.

Most of the real estate statistics that point to the spectacular, double-digit increases cover areas much larger than our neighborhoods or even Dallas.

Jeff Siegel, a neighborhood resident, writes a monthly opinion column about neighborhood issues. His opinions are not necessarily those of the Advocate or its management. Send comments and ideas to him at 6301 Gaston, Suite 820, Dallas 75214; fax to 214.823.8866; or email editor@advocatemag.com.