2011 October Lake Highlands

OUR NEIGHBORHOOD’S URBAN LEGENDS, MYSTERIES AND GHOST STORIES

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...All for the price of one. The Christy/ Norcross/ Thomas Group continues to be the market leader in Lake Highlands. Glen, Robin and Jason have sold more homes and volume in Lake Highlands than any other group or individual. Their energy, service and innovative ideas are their greatest assets. Find out why so many homeowners have trusted them with their greatest investment. The Christy/ Norcross/Thomas Group is ready to go to work for you and help you with your real estate needs.

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“Sprouts and a pet supply store are fabulous to coanchor the LHTC. I will celebrate when the ink is signed on both leases and the dirt is flying!”

—NEIGHBOR, IN RESPONSE TO “LAKE HIGHLANDS TOWN CENTER: LOOKS LIKE IT’S SPROUTS,” ON SEPT. 12 BACK TALK BLOG

IN THE OCTOBER ISSUE

“The reopening of Trees started the renaissance of Deep Ellum. Once they opened people got excited and wanted to be around ... [Clint and Whitney Barlow] are pioneering the comeback of Deep Ellum.”

—BARRY ANNINO, PRESIDENT OF THE DEEP ELLUM FOUNDATION ON A LAKE HIGHLANDSCOUPLE’S PURCHASE AND REOPENING OF TREES, A LEGENDARY LIVE MUSIC VENUE IN DEEP ELLUM. FULL STORY ON P. 36

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I’ll buy that

I’m a sucker for a fair sales pitch

I’m ashamed to admit this, but I once burst into tears because I couldn’t afford a kitchen blender a salesman told me I needed at the Minnesota State Fair.

Before you start psychoanalyzing my then 8-year-old self, just know that I didn’t plan to go blender-crazy. But it’s hard to resist a slicktalking huckster selling a product that can pulverize ice and liquefy peanuts and turn carrots into carrot juice in five seconds.

I started thinking about my fair experiences because this month is the State Fair of Texas, and we produce the printed version of the Visitors Guide you receive at the Fair, along with a mobile version you can find at bigtex.com.

Anyway, as a kid, attending the Minnesota Fair was the highlight of my year. The fair was a 200-mile drive from our farm, and my sisters and I worked all summer to earn money for our trip. Our main source of spending money was hand-picking sweet corn we had planted behind the house and working for hours and hours waving the ears of corn at highway passersby, doing our own huckster imitation. The price was 50 cents for a baker’s dozen, but if you bought more, we became hucksters and would deal, too.

Our financial haul, split four ways, didn’t amount to more than $20 apiece for a couple weeks’ work, but that was enough to buy Pronto Pups (a cousin to the Texas corny dog) and pop, pay for countless Midway games of chance, and buy a souvenir or two.

I’ve always been a sucker for fair salespeople because they’re good at selling otherwiseobscure products and entertaining crowds for hours. And there’s nothing more dramatic than the blender shows.

Perhaps you know the drill. A blender stands tall on a display table, often beneath a tilted mirror affording a close-up view of the action. A miked-up sales guy talks and talks and talks about the wonder and glory of the blender and how no home should be without one. And what do you know: With the special fair price and the super buy-it-now add-on deals and the dirt-cheap financing, no home need be without a blender, either.

And even as the salesperson talks up the blender, he or she stuffs celery and tomatoes and apples and potatoes and ice and whatever

else is handy into the blender, and when it’s all pureed together, out pops a tasty smoothie, made possible only by owning the blender!!!

That year in Minnesota, this miracle overwhelmed my young mind, and knowing that our family finances prevented us from owning the blender no matter how good the deal, I started crying. It was unsightly, that’s for sure; I’ve always been amazed my sisters don’t

dredge that tidbit up when we get together.

My grandfather took pity and, in the midst of my meltdown, he bought us the blender. It was the happiest day of my life. We now owned the most deluxe, indispensable kitchen appliance known to man.

The blender guy had done his job. I was happy. And that’s what a fair is all about.

It’s hard to resist a slicktalking huckster seulling a product that can puluverize ice and liquefy peanuuts and turn carrots into cuarrot juice in five seconds.

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5 Steps for Keeping Your Renovation on Time and on Budget

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Request a Written Proposal

Once you have decided on which remodeling company to use, request a written proposal that includes all the key details of your discussions. This establishes your need for accountability, since often, two people remember conversations differently.

Get a Fully-Detailed Contract

Successful projects begin with a good contract, but many contracts leave out important details. Make sure yours covers the scope of work, project timetable, payment schedule, project closure procedures (including how to address warrantable items), and detailed specifications for all products and materials. Be sure it includes insurance and permit information, procedures for handling change orders, lien releases, and details on home access and cleanup.

Have a Kick-Off Meeting

Without an upfront kick-off meeting at your home, with your salesperson, the Project Manager, and the construction team, conflict will be inevitable. This is the time to talk about your big picture ideas, your needs, and expectations. Get a firm agreement on the schedule of your project and the key milestones involved. Learn what times of day crews will be working, when you and your family can and cannot be present, and how access,

cleanup and protection of your property will be handled.

4)

Request the Schedule in Writing

Ask for the schedule and milestone details you discussed at the kick-off in writing. This will hold both you and your remodeler mutually accountable to the project’s completion date.

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Be Flexible

You deserve to have your project completed on time and on budget. These suggestions should ensure a smooth process and a finished result you’ll love when you hire a qualified remodeling company like BellaVista: 1) 2) 3)

There is no way around this fact: remodeling will cause an interruption of your normal life. Remember to be flexible and attentive in discussions with your Project Manager. Your timely cooperation and decision-making will help to expedite the building process.

No matter which remodeler you choose, we at BellaVista wish you all the satisfaction you deserve during the process, and with the final result. As always, please feel free to call and consider us for your dream project.

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Sprouts at the LH Town Center?

9.12.11 Jean Smith of United Commercial Realty has worked with Sprouts Farmers Market to open 11 stores in DFW in a little more than five years. Smith is now working with Prescott Realty to make Lake Highlands Town Center the 12th Sprouts site.

“Sprouts is fully focused and wants to get this deal finished up,” Smith says. “[Prescott] also is working with a known pet supply company, and those two would co-anchor the first phase of a retail portion of the development.”

9.20.11 Prescott released this official statement [in response]: “Sprouts has remained interested in Lake Highlands Town Center, but we are considering all alternatives to ensure the highest potential for a financeable project.”

A Prescott official notes that the company is trying to finalize its negotiations with the grocer anchor, without specifying which grocery store (or stores), and that construction on the first block of 200 apartments could begin as early as November.

Read Keri Mitchell’s blog posts in full. Search: Sprouts

correspondences among members of the first and second graduating classes.

Members of the 1961 Wildcats — Andy Anderson, Chuck Carona, Roy Gene Evans, Terry Gragg, Steve Phillips, Mark Schumann and Stan Moore — plus coach Jackie Russell, gather at the high school near the start of the 2011 season. After the photo shoot, they hit Picasso’s in Lake Highlands for pizza and to reminisce. Phillips helps to keep 1961 and 1962 grads in touch by maintaining email

PHOTO BY BENJAMIN HAGER

Lake Highlands High School celebrates 50 years of football this year. “The Lake Highlands Wildcats opened their football career Friday night with a 1612 victory over Anna,” read a blurb in sports section of the Sept. 2, 1961 Dallas Morning News “Kenny Woods scored both Wildcat touchdowns Roy Evans tossed to Tommy Webb for a conversion with five minutes remaining in the game It was Lake Highlands’ first football game in history.” Chuck Carona, who today is the dean of the college of education at Dallas Baptist University, was number 87 that season. He played defensive back and remembers — perhaps more clearly than he remembers that first night — the first practice season. “We started twoa-days in August. Our helmets were very different than what they have today. We practiced in these hot long-sleeved cotton jerseys. No mesh or cooler

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materials like you have today,” he says. “But we didn’t care. We were just excited.” Lake Highlands High had been around just a couple years, so in ’61 the sophomores were the upperclassmen. That meant Carona and his teammates during the 1961 season were 14 and 15 years old, but they played against mostly juniors and seniors. “We did pretty well, considering. That first year the Wildcats won seven, lost two and tied one.” A few years ago, Carona says, he received a tour of the impressive Wildcat-Ram stadium from friend Bob Iden, retired LHHS principal. Carona says he still follows LHHS football and plans to catch a game or two this fall. He recalls that his Wildcats team played and practiced at a stadium on Greenville

Avenue. While much has changed over the years, he says, the spirit that surrounds the high school and athletics program has not. “That’s what makes Lake Highlands

so special. There is this tight-knit small town feel — a community spirit around the school and the teams that never seems to change.” —CHRISTINA

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extra safe

Cops can’t handle all the crime in the neighborhood. The smart ones will be the first to acknowledge it. Former Northeast Subdivision Deputy Chief Tom Lawrence, who was promoted last year to assistant chief, has said that no matter how concentrated the law enforcement effort, it will take more to turn the tide of crime in the Lake Highlands area, which includes some of the city’s most troubled spots. “Our area’s army of volunteers is one of the most vital combatants we have when it comes to crime reduction,” Lawrence recently told us. He was referring to neighborhood crime watch groups and volunteer patrols. To further assist those volunteers, many groups raise funds to hire off-duty officers to help patrol the streets. Crime watch association participation can be hit or miss, and sometimes groups just don’t have the funds for off-duty officers. Rather than being left vulnerable, one neighborhood has implemented a plan to seek funding from local businesses to hire extra help patrolling its streets. Forest Meadow resident Cinco Calfee thought of the idea, and she had the perfect company in mind for the first crime watch sponsor — Lake Highlands-based Probity Advisors. After all, her husband, Chris, owns the place, and she works there. Calfee worked out the details with crime watch chair Alex Wells, and in return for an initial $3,000 donation in August, Probity received a full-page ad in both the Forest Meadow Flier and the Town Creek Crier newsletters. In return for its contribution, Calfee says, the company receives not only direct and valuable advertisement, but also increased safety in the neighborhoods where they operate. The program just launched in August, but Calfee says thinks this is a good way to ensure the safety and desirability of her neighborhood, and she hopes that other companies and neighborhoods will get on board. “Strong neighborhood crime watch keeps the neighborhood safe and also helps our police,” she says. “Hopefully, this will get more people to think creatively about crime watch efforts.” —CHRISTINA

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a second shot

“I didn’t know what to expect, and I went crazy when I saw the beautiful photos I was getting.” That’s how photographer Kathleen Wilke describes her first underwater photo shoot. The mother of four and former children’s portraiture photographer is now fully immersed (pardon the pun) in underwater fine art photography, a genre that produces stunning, surreal images. Wilke, who studied photography and illustration at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and the Art Institute of Boston, made the transition to fine art photography after suffering a stroke. “With the children’s photography, I was constantly busy and always moving, but after I got sick, I couldn’t work and was on the computer all the time,” says Wilke. During this time she explored industry-networking sites such as Flickr, where she met other photographers and discovered fine art photography. She learned about composition and editing, and soon gained the knowledge and confidence to start entering contests. In 2008 Wilke’s Lady of the Lake images won top spot at the W Hotel’s “UnSeen” photography contest for emerging artists. ”We did the shoot in my swimming pool using nothing but the pool light,” she says. Several underwater shoots later, Wilke is still searching for other creative avenues to explore. “I believe underwater fashion work would be perfect for me. I really want to get designers under water.” And she’s doing just that. She just photographed the fall collection from jewelry designer Stephanie Anne for Neiman Marcus. Next up, Wilke is shooting the Lo ve is a Bungalow dress line from designer Nadja Bern. She would like to explore underwater children’s portraiture too. “I am always looking for other ways to make a living from photography, which is a job that makes me happy.” —MEGHAN RINEY

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Wilke’s images appear in the article on page 30. Visit her website, photographystudiok.com.

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PETPAUSE

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Golden beauty CAMEO lives in the L Streets with owner SHAE HENSLEY. The Labrador frequently works (for treats) as a model for family friend photographer ASHLEY DIAS. Cameo’s other specialties include Frisbee and squirrel chasing. She also loves to tag along with her human friends to White Rock Coffee.

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WHAT GIVES?

Small ways that you can make a big difference for neighborhood nonprofits

THIS MONTH

ATTENDA POOCH PARTY

... during a Dog Day Afternoon at Flag Pole Hill.

The dog days of summer are winding down, but the season for hanging at the park with your pooch is in full swing. Dog Day Afternoon is 9 a.m.-1p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at Flag Pole Hill near White Rock Lake. The free event features a pet psychic, face painting and free microchipping for the first 50 dogs, to name a few. The event benefits Operation Kindness, North Texas’ oldest and largest no-kill animal shelter. Learn more at operationkindness.org.

OR MAKEITA PEOPLE PARTY

at the Lake Highlands Town Center.

The Exchange Club of Lake Highlands and the Lake Highlands Area Early Childhood

PTA’s Lake Highlands Oktoberfest will take place on the Lake Highlands Town Center property at Skillman and Walnut Hill, Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. The party includes tons of family fun; food and beverages from local restaurants, including Kuby’s, The Grape, Eat the World, Urban Pizza, Fat Daddy’s and Enchiladas; beer; live music; and games. Proceeds from the event will help fund scholarships for Lake Highlands students. Visit lhexchangeclub.org for more information.

KNOW OF WAYS that neighbors can spend time, attend an event, or purchase or donate something to benefit a neighborhood nonprofit? Email your suggestion to launch@ advocatemag.com.

out&about

10.21.11-10.30.11

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

$7-$10 The 1968 B-horror movie comes to life on stage as part of the Dallas Children’s Theater Academy’s Teen Scene Players production. Student actors transform into flesh-eating zombies in this cult classic satire about surviving a zombie apocalypse. Performances run at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 and 28; 1:30 p.m. Oct. 22; 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29; and 1:30 p.m. Oct. 23 and 30. DCT associate artistic director Artie Olaisen and artist-in-residence Karl Schaeffer direct the show, which is geared toward teens and adults and not suitable for children. Admission is $10 and $7 for members. 5938 Skillman, 214.740.0051, dct.org

10.06-10.22

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING

EARNEST $17$20 Wingspan Theatre Company presents Oscar Wilde’s comedy

10.06-10.27 CONCERTS AT THE ARBORETUM

$9-$16 The Dallas Arboretum continues its Thursday night concert series this month, featuring Blaze of Glory; 4 Way Street; Signed, Sealed, Delivered; and Micky & the Motorcars. Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Martin Rutchik Concert Stage and Lawn. 8525 Garland, 214.515.6524, dallasarboretum.org

10.01 & 10.22 WHITE ROCK LOCAL MARKET FREE Twice a month, the nonprofit White Rock Local Market features food and art from local farmers and artisans. 702 N. Buckner, whiterocklocalmarket.com

“The Importance of Being Earnest” at the Bath House Cultural Center. Set in 1890s England, the story is dubbed as a “comedy for serious people.” Performances run at 8 p.m. ThursdaySaturday and 2 p.m. Saturday. 521 E. Lawther, 214.675.6573, wingspantheatre.com

10.15 MAX VONTAINE IN CONCERT FREE Lake Highlands native Max Hartman, known in showbiz as Max Vontaine, performs during a community choir event at Lake Highlands United Methodist Church, 7-9 p.m. He has been a regular Frank Sinatra-style performer in Los Angeles. 9015 Plano, 214.348.9436, lhumc.com, maxhartman.com

10.15-10.16 WHITE ROCK LAKE ARTISTS

TOUR FREE The 19th annual White Rock Lake Artists Studio Tour is 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, featuring 52 local artists at five neighborhood art centers, exhibiting a range of media. whiterockartists.com

10.22 HIGHLANDS HARVEST FREE North Highlands Bible Church presents its annual trunk-or-treat festival 4-7 p.m., featuring a petting zoo, clowns, face painting, pumpkin patch painting, a fire truck tram, soda walk, inflatables, live music, a pony carousel and games. 9626 Church, 214.348.9697, nhbc.net

10.23 TEXAS STATE

VEGGIE FAIR FREE The Texas State Veggie Fair features vegan food vendors, carnival games, speakers and live entertainment 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Winfrey Point at White Rock Lake. 950 E. Lawther, texasstateveggiefair.com

10.28-10.29 GHOST TALES $5 The Dallas Storytelling Guild presents ghost stories as told by the area’s best storytellers at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Bath House Cultural Center. 521 E. Lawther, dallasstorytelling.org

10.29 DRUG TAKE-BACK FREE The Texas Leadership Program-Today Foundation at Lake Highlands High School is trying to raise awareness about drug safety by collecting unused or expired prescriptions medications, which often lead to poisoning, overdose and abuse. Because unused prescriptions drugs thrown in the trash can be retrieved and abused or illegally sold, the organization is partnering with Safer Dallas Better Dallas, The Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, the Dallas Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Agency to host a drug takeback, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Northeast Police Substation, 9915 E. Northwest Highway.

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FAIR FARE

THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS SEASON IS UPON US, but you don’t have to venture far from our neighborhood for gourmet fair food. Case in point: Chicago Hot Dog. When Eddie Lee moved from Chicago to Dallas in 1990, he realized the city’s restaurant scene was missing something. “I could not find a hot dog place anywhere around here,” he says. So, about a year and a half ago, he opened his own place at the southeast corner of Abrams and Mockingbird — but not just any hot dog joint. Chicago Hot Dog specializes in traditional hot dogs made famous by the Windy City. The undisputed ingredients are as follows: a 100 percent Vienna Beef dog, freshly chopped onion, two tomato wedges, a kosher dill pickle spear, two Vienna Sport Peppers, mild mustard, Vienna’s bright green cucumber-based relish and a dash of celery salt, all served on a poppy seed bun. The restaurant also sells the Maxwell Street Polish Sausage dog, which comes with grilled onions, two Sport Peppers and yellow mustard. Patrons must adhere to the sign, which jokes “no ketchup unless under age 17.” —EMILY TOMAN

Pictured: Above, Chicago-style hot dog, right, Maxwell Street Polish sausage dog

1 JAKE’S HAMBURGERS

You don’t have to fight State Fair crowds to score deep-fried goodies. Add an order of betcha-can’teat-just-one fried jalapeno bottle caps or fried pickle chips to your next burger order.

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2 HENDERSON CHICKEN

Yes, they have some of the best fried chicken parts around, seasoned to your liking, but the standout side item — deep fried corn fritters — are the kind of thing you could enlarge, place on a stick, and sell from a stand near the Midway for 12 tickets a pop.

8266 ABRAMS · 214.340.8777

3 VARSITY GRILL

Add some green to your deep-fried batter. In addition to plenty of hearty burgers and even some healthy options, this little sports grill offers fried green beans, zucchini, broccoli or jalapenos. Also on the app menu, the Texas Twisters — onion and jalapeno strings fried to golden perfection — are a must-taste. 9310 Forest

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BACK COUNTRY BBQ $ WB Over

30 years of Texas-style BBQ. Family dining –8 different meats, variety of homemade vegetables. Complete catering & custom cooking. Beer, wine, margaritas. 6940 Greenville Ave. 214.696.6940.

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autumn’s reds

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Dallas’ average high temperature in October starts at 83 degrees and, thankfully, drops to 72 by the end of the month. Which means it’s time to enjoy red wine again.

This summer’s record heat made it especially difficult to drink red wine, what with its higher alcohol levels and bigger tannins. Unless you kept the air conditioning at 68 degrees, just looking at a glass of most red wines was enough to make you sweat. And drinking it was even worse.

But in October, that shouldn’t be a problem. The cooler weather pairs with red wine like red wine pairs with most cuts of beef. Think backyard barbecue, with steak on the grill or brisket in the smoker, and you’re in business. Here are several reds to get you started:

This Sicilian red is made with the native nero d’avola grape, which produces a solid, winning wine with a bit of red fruit, a little acid and a full mouth feel.

I’ve yet to taste a wine from Santa Julia, Argentina’s top green wine producer, that didn’t offer value and quality. Look for black cherries and blueberries.

Wellmade pinot noir in the fruit-forward California style, which means lots of ripe cherry and cranberry flavors. Quality pinot at this price is difficult to find, which explains the Fleur’s popularity.

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Pull-apart cornmeal yeast rolls

Fall also means baking, and what better kind of baking then rolls for dinner (to pair with your red wine main course)?These rolls aren’t difficult to make, especially in a food processor with a dough blade or dough speed setting; just allow yourself enough time for the dough to rise twice.

Makes eight rolls, about 2 hours

1/2 c yellow cornmeal

1 c water

1/4 c shortening

3/4 tsp salt

2 Tbsp sugar

1/4 to 1/2 c water

1 package yeast (about 2 1/4 tsp)

2 1/2 to 3 c flour

1 egg

1. In a saucepan over high heat, mix the cornmeal and the water, stirring constantly, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, keep stirring, and add the shortening, salt and sugar. When mixture is thick and well-blended, remove from heat and let cook to room temperature.

2. Put the cornmeal mixture and the rest of the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor, and mix according to the processor’s directions for bread dough. You’ll get a soft and somewhat sticky dough.

3.Remove the dough onto a lightly floured surface and form into a ball, adding more flour if it’s too sticky. Place in a greased bowl, cover with a towel or plastic wrap, and let rise for an hour or until doubled.

4. After dough has doubled, punch it down and divide into eight pieces. Form the pieces into small balls, and place them in a greased 9-inch cake pan.Cover, and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Don’t worry if the balls have risen into each other.

5.Remove the towel and place the pan into a preheated 375-degree oven. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the rolls are golden brown.

Lake Highlands’ dark shadows

Underneath what looks, on the surface, like a near-utopian area — where chatty mommies push strollers, high school students toss footballs and sing show tunes, and cyclists traverse freshly paved trail — lurks mystery, a dark history and an unseen menace. What you read here might change the way you perceive our neighborhood, by way of exploring some of its mysteries and lore.

STORY BY CHRISTINA HUGHES BABB · PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN HAGER & CAN TÜRKYILMAZ

THE MANY MYSTERIES OF WHITE ROCK L AKE

The many mysteries of White Rock Lake

Residents of the White Rock area keep the Lady of the Lake legend alive: After the sun sets and the traffic dwindles, a figure in flowing white roams the lake’s fringes looking for a lift, they say. Rumors abound of sightings and close encounters in which the eerie lady hops in the car onlytodisappear leavingbehind a puddle — before arriving at her requested destination, usually a home on Gaston Avenue or in Forest Hills.

Joy Maner, director of research at the Association for the Study ofUnexplainedPhenomenon, led a studyonthehauntings ofWhiteRockLake.Shesays WhiteRock Lake’s “rather deadly” history makes it ripe for hauntings and urban legend. She says shebelievesthe1927deathof 19-year-old Hallie Gaston spurred

the Lady of the Lake lore. Hallie was the only passenger to die in a boating accident nearBigThicket, she says.

“I personally believe this started the legend among young people in Dallas early on,” Maner says.

Buttherehavebeenmanyaccidental deaths and suicides at White Rock. Dozensofdrowningsatthelakeare reported in Dallas Morning News archives; some of the bodies never were recovered.

In 1934, a small plane crashed into the lake, killing all of its passengers. In summer 1941, a famous swimmer, 27-year old John Ira Howard, who held the world’s recordforunderwaterswimming,died while stunting for friends in White Rock Lake. In 1938, suspected teenage drowning victim J.C. Hacker Jr., a Woodrow graduate, was never recovered.

Couldthisexplainwhyrunnerson the White Rock trails claim to see or feel a possible paranormal presence?

BlancaGonzaleswasrunning near the White Rock Dog Park as the sun was just beginning to rise. She saw a figure standing on the trail ahead, near the water fountain. A moment later, the person, or whatever, was gone.

“I have never run so fast in my life,” she says.

“... the beast strode purposefully in her direction with a malevolent, sneering grin on its wide face.”

Other lake users say that cold spots on the lake give them the creeps. “Even in the hot summer months, there is one spotonthetrailthatseemschilled,” WhiteRock hiker Andrew Hall says. “It’s this stretch along Mockingbird, near the dog park. I’ve always believed there was something supernatural going on with these cold spots.”

Real or not, ghost stories will persist, Maner says.

“What I believe keeps the stories alive is the hope of life after death, as well as just the fright and excitement of a good ghost story,” she says.

There is also the legend of the White Rock goatman. The only reported sighting we can find is in the writings of Nick Redfern, an author of four books about monsters and creatures. He claims to havelivednearWhiteRockLakein

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Dallas, which he writes is “without a doubt the strangestplace I haveeverlived.”Henotesin

“Memoirs of a Monster Hunter” that a female jogger relayed the story to him of an odd half-man, half-goat creature who appeared during her ninemile loop around the White rock t rail: “Large, and covered from head to foot in thin, coarse brown hair and with two large horn-like protrusions sticking out of its head, the beast strode purposefully in her direction with a malevolent, sneering grin on its wide face.”

then, just as swiftly, he vanished. We should note that redfern also mentions sightings of 30-foot snakes and giant catfish at White rock Lake.

Still, the goat man legend is well known among lake users. Michael Ferrell and some friends even formed a running group called team Goatman, and a local charity race offers up a Goatman trophy. the true tale is hard to research, Ferrell says.

“Seems any lake has a goatman mystery,” he says. n

Graveyards amonG us

Graveyards among us

Just west of the future Lake Highlands town center (70 acres of planned development) rest the bones of about 150 people at Fields cemetery, named for one of Dallas’ first black families. Most LakeHighlandsresidentsareaccustomedtodrivingpastthisSkillman graveyard, so it doesn’t feel scary — more like a fascinating little swath of history.

but it is a little tougher to get past a cemetery that is practically in your backyard, especially if you’re an imaginative kid. that’s the case for residents of estate Lane, east of Audelia, where Mccree cemetery is situated between an apartment complex and a neighborhood of single-family homes.

“I remember thinking that the graveyard was haunted,” says t risha Stroud, who grew up on estate. “It is all graves from the 1800s … it freaked me out.”

Indeed, those graves date back to the mid-19th century.

Here at Mccree cemetery, there are about 300 plots — blacks on one side and whites on the other. Among the latter is Dinah Jackson, 1831-1908. A newspaper clipping from 1908 states that she was one of Dallas’ earliest settlers and that her family was “one of the best known in the county,” adding that her funeral was one of the best attended in Dallas history. According to Francis James, renowned for her expertise in Dallas cemeteries, the Jackson family built and owned a general store near Forest-Audelia.

The McCree Cemetery, tucked away behind a residential street, is the final resting place for many of Dallas’ early residents, including Dinah Jackson (pictured), who died in 1908 and whose funeral, according to her obituary, was one of the best attended in the city’s history.

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The spiri T aT L ake highL ands high schooL

The spirit at Lake Highlands High School

Scariest neighborhood scaries T neighborhood

One night every year, Michael Myers, the escaped mental patient and serial killer from the Halloween movies, walks the streets of the Highland Hills neighborhood near Mccree and Audelia. You can’t miss him: the theme music begins to play, and children run screaming in his path. When he’s not walking, he’s sharpening his knives in front of his (really nice, late-century modern) house. (the character is actually portrayed by spirited homeowner ed Waters.)

When the lights flicker or the soundboard hums and suddenly shuts off during theaterrehearsalsatLakeHighlandsHigh School, the students blame it on Elizabeth not a current-day prankster, but the restless spirit of a student who in the 1970s purportedly fell to an untimely death.

Theater teacher Beauen Bogner tells how he heard the story, which he admits has probably morphed over the years.

“Therewas a girlintheauditorium several years ago named Elizabeth, around the ’70s, and she was up in the grid over the stage, way high up. She

Bogner guesses that the Elizabeth mystery might just boil down to an old theater tradition.

fell from one section of the grid to one beneath, killing her, and thus haunts the auditorium with her spirit.”

In other versions of the story, the student was named Eliza or Betsy, or was a distressed young man who jumped to his death from the rafters or from an upstairs window.

Dr. BobIden,whoattendedLake HighlandsHighSchoolbeforereturningas a teacherandlaterprincipal, recalls the pervasive rumors of death and hauntings, but thinks he would know if such trauma took place during his years.

“I am pretty sure that it is one of those urban myths, unless there was such an occurrence between the time I left in 1985 and returned in 1997, and even then, I am sure that I would have heard about it when I returned as principal,” Iden says.

Wherecouldtherumorshaveoriginated?There are no reports in Dallas MorningNews historicalarchivesthat indicatestudentsuicideoraccidental death at Lake Highlands High School.

BognerguessesthattheElizabeth mystery might just boil down to an old theater tradition.

“Most every theater has a story of a ghost who dwells there,” Bogner says. “For instance, when [I was] at Baylor, our ghost was named ‘Gray Man,’ and every time something inexplicable happened, it was always blamed on Gray Man. The same thing happens with Elizabeth here.”

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growing Trees

A Lake Highlands couple adopts a legendary music venue

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He loves rock ‘n’ roll has ever since he was a kid growing up in el Paso. thing is, clint barlow says, “there’s nothing to the music scene in el Paso.”

though he was short on environmental inspiration, barlow, a drummer, started a band in high school, and when he could, he set out in search of a destination that might fuel his musical fire.

In 1991 he found what he was looking for in Dallas’ Deep ellum district, a burgeoningalternative-music,artsand entertainment hub, at the heart of which was t rees, a cool live-music venue whose stage, in those days, supported the likes of radiohead and Nirvana.

“In the early ’90s, Deep ellum was just getting off the ground, bursting with new and rising bands,” barlow says. “I thought

it was awesome.”

He hung around and launched a successful run in Dallas’ music and concert industry and beyond, working with the hard-rockbandPanteraearlyon,and later touring as the drummer for Vanilla Ice.

Almost 20 years later, trees was dead, andDeep ellum’sdevelopmentwasin decline. barlow had earned a good reputation both as a musician and a talent booker,andmarried a charmingand hardworkinggirlnamedWhitney. they had their sights set on opening their own bar, maybe in McKinney or Addison.

but, during a serendipitous night out, clint and Whitney barlow instead turned their sights from the suburbs to the area that so inspired clint in his youth. With

that if they stick to

will return — beginning with the legendary Trees — to Deep Ellum.

tenacity and a good attitude, the pair has managed to revive the defunct t rees and, as a result, are leading the renaissance of the long-suffering Deep ellum.

clint frequently would talk to Whitney, who grew up in St. Louis, about the old Deep ellum.

“there’s this place called trees,” he told her, noting that his band, DownLo, in the late ’90s, used to pack the place. “It’s just sitting there now.”

One night, after dinner Downtown, clint and Whitneytook a strolldown elm Street, stopping outside trees.

thepropertyownerhappenedtobe there — said he could give them a really good deal if they wanted the place. He let them in; the place was a wreck.

“Itwas a disaster.Fiveyearsworth

Clint and Whitney Barlow believe

the plan, the crowds

ofwaterdamage. You couldseesky through the ceiling. There were roaches on the floor,” Whitney says. “I said, ‘This isawesome’. I thinkClintthought I would say, ‘No way,’ but there was just a great vibe.”

They wanted it. But getting it and restoring it to its former glory would not be easy.

ThepresidentoftheDeepEllum Foundation and the Deep Ellum Public ImprovementDistrict,BarryAnnino, recalls several people expressing interest in the place. But, he says, city-zoning ordinances had made it difficult.

“I saw a few people try and give up because of all the red tape. They just couldn’t get the permit,” he says. “So I didn’t really think much when I heard that [Clint and Whitney] were interested.”

But when they came to meet him, he says, he was encouraged. Whitney, a former Ghost Bar bartender, had corporate, high-volume bar experience. Clint has toured the world’s concert halls and really knew his stuff. Both were charismatic.

“Whitney had this great personality; Clint is just this smooth guy, and you could tell they really intended to make this work,” Annino says.

Andtheydid.Really,ClintBarlow says, it was just a matter of pressing through the various bureaucratic stages of obtaining a permit to legally operate the place, hold concerts and sell booze “arduous” but easier than expected, he says.

Clint wanted to maintain the name Trees.Afterall,itwasthenameof Dallas’mostlegendarymusicvenue, whereKurtCobainoncepuncheda security guard — the place from whose stagethemusicofRadioheadonce floodedthecrowdedstreetsofDeep Ellum. No other name would do.

“I probably wouldn’t have gone through with it at all if I couldn’t have the name,” he says.

He also wanted to preserve the old design and feel of the venue. He explains that the early owners, including millionaire Brian Davis (son of Cullen Davis, a wealthy oil man who was convicted and later acquitted of murder) had created a unique space that included exposed support beams that looked like tree trunks and walls of brick and plywood marked with autographed drumheads. The door behind the stage was often left open, allowing music to waft over Deep Ellum.

“We don’t ever want to take away from

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the original feel. We want people to remember it as it was, but with a better sound system,”Barlowsays.“Seriously,”he repeats later. “I am confident that we have, hands-down, the best sounding room.”

He understands things can’t go back to the way they were. But that’s not really the goal. He’s not competing with the past, or even with other nearby venues such as House of Blues or Granada.

Instead, he is, while respecting what Trees means historically to people, working the business from the roots up and outward, doing grunt work, collaborating with fellow Deep Ellum business owners, giving back to the community through fundraisers, bringing in great music and treating musicians well.

“You might see Whitney working behind the bar and me either booking shows or mopping a bathroom,” Barlow says. (The bathrooms, incidentally, are much improved since the ’90s.) “I have played a ton of shows, so I have an idea of what bands and audiences want in a venue.”

TheBarlows believe that if they do it right, people — even the ones who complain that it’s not the same or that Clint isn’t booking the right shows — will eventually come around.

“We are raising the flag and seeing who salutes,”ClintBarlow says.

As evidenced by a raucous sold-out Mickey Avalon show over the summer, the people are responding.

To see the result of years of hard work in the form of scads of happy, screaming, energetic people makes it all worthwhile, Whitney says. “During those moments, Clint and I will sit on the stairs and look down on a sea of heads. It is just the most amazing feeling.”

Annino, who closely observed the evolution of Deep Ellum since the early ’90s, credits the Barlows with the revitalization of the area.

“ThereopeningofTreesstartedthe renaissanceofDeepEllum,hesays. “Once they opened, people got excited and wanted to be around them. They are pioneering the comeback of Deep Ellum.”

They don’t really look at themselves that way. They are working with a lot of people to nurture the venue and the neighborhood. “We couldn’t be successful if we acted like we knew it all or like we could do it all ourselves,” Whitney says. “We need the people around us, and are not afraid to ask for help.”

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Unhappy thoUghts

M ULTI -TASKING IS Le SS , NOT MOR e, IN Te RMS OF HAPPIN e SS

This article is about 650 words long. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to read to the end in one sitting without having your mind wander off once to Alberta or to Albertsons or to your son’s algebra exam. Ready? Go.

Our minds are miracles of their Maker. They are capable of doing many things at once, processing incredible amounts of information in nanoseconds and making complex calculations effortlessly. They are also capable of concentrating on one thing at a time. We are getting better at the former and worse at the latter. And we are worse off for it.

Artful Choice blogger Maria Konnikova reports in a recent study by Harvard University, researchers “found that people think about something other than what they’re doing about as often as they think about what they are doing — 46.9 percent of the time. Not only that, but what they are actually doing doesn’t seem to make a difference; minds wander about equally in all of the 22 surveyed activities (with one exception: making love. At least there’s that!).

And finally, the crucial point: People are less happy, no matter the activity, when their mind is wandering than when it isn’t — even if the things they are thinking about are pleasant. Furthermore, according to time-lag analyses of the data, mind-wandering seems to be the cause, and not the result, of unhappiness.”

Psychology and religion agree that mindfulness and happiness go hand in hand. Being fully present in the moment is being fully awake to life.

Technology is a wonderful tool but a cruel master. When my iPhone controls me instead of I my iPhone, I have gone AWOL from life. My wife wonders whether I have said my vows to her or to it. Attending to many relationships at one time virtually can virtually destroy the relationship right in front of you.

Worry is another form of mind-wandering. Worry’s energy comes drifting from the knowable present to the unknowable future. Maybe you have a secret you fear will come out one

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day, or you obsess over whether your retirement funds will hold out or your husband’s love will hold up. It’s hard to focus on the smile of your granddaughter or the smell of gardenias when you walk through your day mentally guarding against and girding for something bad that might happen.

Worry’s energy is like a fossil fuel; it’s exhaustible, and exhausting. It pollutes the air around us as it harms the heart within us. We need a clean and renewable energy source instead.

Mindfulness in the moment allows us to be “here” and not there. It keeps mind and body together. Mind-wandering makes us divided selves — here in body but somewhere else in mind.

The Jesus antidote: “Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? ... Strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”

Striving for the kingdom of God is not another form of worry about the future; it is mindfully attending to the present gift of God’s presence. It tells us to make the most of this time — to receive the day with a grateful heart, and then go about to make the crooked straight and the unlevel plain.

Mind-wandering is mental multitasking, and it’s not all bad. But mindfulness is like a miniSabbath rest that allows us to say thank you to the Giver of all good gifts — including this moment, now.

How did you do? Need to read it again more mindfully? You may be happier if you do.

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Forever Lawn of North Texas opens showroom Lake Highlands resident and owner of Forever Lawn of North Texas , Tom O’Brien, says the 7-year-old Lake Highlands company is growing daily. Offering high-quality, synthetic grass, Forever Lawn of North Texas recently acquired a warehouse on Plano Road for appointment-only showings of its popular products, which include grass for pets, sports, playgrounds, landscaping, golfing or pool areas. “With our product, you don’t have to mow, fertilize, water anything!” O’Brien says. Forever Lawn of North Texas recently completed the rooftop of the Dallas Convention Center and is working on a project with the Winspear Opera House for a life-size chess set area.

The Cake Ball Company debuts new fall flavors

Autumn at The Cake Ball Company means new, rich flavors. The decadent, bite-size desserts now come in s’mores, gingerbread, pumpkin spice and cinnamon streusel. These flavors are only available seasonally. “Our s’mores cake ball is graham cracker cake mixed with marshmallow pieces and chocolate chips, blended with cream cheese icing, then dipped in dark chocolate and topped off with a marshmallow piece,” says owner Robin Ankeny. The

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Mariano’s celebrates the Smithsonian with half-price ’ritas

This month marks Mariano’s annual “Smithsonian Frozen Margarita Induction Fiesta,” commemorating the induction of Mariano’s invention into the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of American History. From Oct. 10-16, Mariano’s will introduce its new margarita menu and feature a different signature margarita each day at halfprice. The new menu welcomes the new Burnt Orange Margarita, the Salty Perro Rojo and the Frozen Coronita Rita.

• Mariano’s, 6300 Skillman, 214.691.3888, lahaciendaranch.com

2011 Partners Card

Presented by the Bank of Texas, the 2011 Partners Card is currently available for purchase at partnerscard.org. For the $60 purchase, cardholders receive a 20 percent discount at more than 750 stores and restaurants in the DFW area from Oct. 28–Nov. 6, and 100 percent of proceeds benefit The Family Place and its work toward family violence intervention and prevention. Many Lake Highlands businesses are involved, including Brumley Gardens , T. Hee Greetings & Gifts , The Store in Lake Highlands , Sample House & Candle Shop and more.

More business buzz:

Eat the World presents its “What the @#&*% is a TurDucHen” open house on Oct. 12 from 4-9 p.m. The evening includes samplings of turduchen, fried turkey and other holiday menu items along with sangria and specials. Brumley Gardens is hosting a “Witches’ Night Out” Oct. 27 from 7-9 p.m. Leave the kids at home and enjoy a night full of cocktails, sexy bartenders, music and shopping.

• Eat the World, 8530 Abrams, 214.340.3663, eattheworld.com

• Brumley Gardens, 10540 Church, 214.343.4900, brumleygardens.com cafeteria.com

—Meghan Riney

The lab @ lakewood

5304 Junius St., Dallas, T 75214 / 214.901.4280 / www.thelabdallas.com

The Lab is a fun place for kids to learn about science! Programs include a mix of demonstrations, hands-on experiments and auditory and sensory stimulation in a fun, age-appropriate environment. Servicing all school-aged children, we offer on-site birthday parties, science fair project mentoring, homework help, enrichment classes, school assemblies and Scout programs. Please visit our website for up to date calendar of activities and events, www.thelabdallas.com.

Munger Square Child Care

5302 Junius St / 469.248.2905 / www.mungerchildcare.com Nestled in historic East Dallas, MSCC offers smaller class sizes than most daycare centers for more individualized attention. Infants through preschoolers are treated to a loving, nurturing, safe, clean, esthetically pleasing environment aimed at promoting their physical, emotional, social and intellectual growth. The curriculum includes Spanish offered by experienced, bilingual, caring, competent, teachers, who are also CPR certified. Exercise is promoted with indoor and outdoor activities. Children learn about gardening using the center’s greenhouse. Meals are prepared on site using natural ingredients. Breakfast, lunch and snacks are provided daily. Open year round, M-F, 7am-6pm.

SCoField ChriSTian SChool

3K through Grade 6 / 214.349.6843 / www.scofieldchristian.org Celebrating 50 years of helping students joyfully reach their academic potential! Scofield alumni are strong individuals who continue to make an impact in their schools, homes, churches and communities. Join us and find out what makes SCS the right school for your family. OPEN HOUSE November 17 8:30 – 9:30am or 6:30 – 7:30pm Find us on facebook for all the latest SCS news.

(Scofield Christian School • Dallas)

ST. ChriSTopher’S MonTeSSori SChool

7900 Lovers Lane / 214.363.9391 / www.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.

ST. john’S epiSCopal SChool

848 Harter Rd., Dallas 75218 / 214.328.9131 / www.stjohnsschool.org Founded in 1953, St. John’s is an independent, co-educational day school for Pre-K through Grade 8. With a tradition for academic excellence, St. John’s programs include a challenging curriculum in a Christian environment along with instruction in the visual and performing arts, Spanish, German, French, and opportunities for athletics and community service. St. John’s goal for its students is to develop a love for learning, service to others, and leadership grounded in love, humility, and wisdom. Accredited by ISAS, SAES, and the Texas Education Agency.

whiTe roCk norTh SChool

9727 White Rock Trail Dallas / 214.348.7410. 2 Years through 5th Grade. 45 years of successful students! 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. www.WhiteRockNorthSchool.com.

Zion luTheran SChool

6121 E. Lovers Ln. Dallas / 214.363.1630 / www.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.

community

Bishop Lynch high schooL is now accepting vendor applications for its annual Christmas Bazaar set for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 10 at the school, 9750 Ferguson. Drill team parents host the event, and the registration deadline is Nov. 1. For details, email bishoplynchbrigade@yahoo.com.

The Lake highL ands highL andeTTe driLL Team turns 50 years old this year, and members are planning a variety of events to celebrate. All former Dettes are invited to a reunion barbecue for alumni and their families before the homecoming football game Oct. 7. For tickets and more information, email Susan Bradley at susanpbradley@att.net.

The american ForesTs’ onLine 2011 naTionaL regisTer oF Big Trees has crowned 23 new Texas “big tree champions,” and one of them is the Dallas Arboretum’s Mexican-buckeye tree. The tree has an 11-foot circumference, is 14 feet tall, and has a “crown spread” of 14.5 feet. Average Mexican-buckeye trees are 8 to 12 feet tall, although in rare cases they can grow up to 30 feet, according to the University of Texas at Austin.

education

Lake highL ands eLemenTary’s Kim Sullivan was named Elementary Principal of the Year by the Excellence in Education Foundation of RISD. Sullivan, who lives in Lake Highlands, says her favorite thing about LH is “the people and the small-town feeling in a big town.”

daLL as counTy schooL disTricTs, including Richardson ISD, participate in a program run by Alpha Media that offers school bus advertising to local and national businesses. Companies purchase one ad per bus, which is placed above the windows on either side of the bus or below the windows on the driver’s side, and school districts receive 66 percent of revenue from ad sales.

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people

rahieL aLemu, a Lake Highlands High School 2010 graduate, has been named 2011 Intern of the Year by ExxonMobil. Alemu is now studying math and civic engagement at Duke University, but over the summer she interned at Rainbow Days as part of the ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program, helping provide support to youth and families at risk. She coordinated a day camp and organized back-to-school activities for children and their families.

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Please submit news items and/or photos concerning neighborhood residents, activities, honors and volunteer opportunities to editor@advocatemag. com. Our deadline is the first of the month prior to the month of publication.

Love iS Louder

Bishop Lynch High School kicked off the school year with an all-school assembly presented by Cameron e rnst , a Lake Highlands-based artist with a catchy, piano pop song, “Love is Louder,” which carries a message about the impact of a positive attitude. Pictured in back row from left: seniors m egan e rinakes, Lauren m arsan, Artie h aynes, Frank Sosing , and Nick Chabot ; front row: m adison terzo , m ary d elph and b rendon d ull

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

Art Classes For All Ages. Casa Linda Plaza. 214-821-8383. www.artisticgatherings.com

BEADS-JEWELRY-CLASSES

214.824.2777 www.beadsofsplendor.com

FALL TUTORING All Ages/subjects Including Algebra 2/ Chemistry. In Your Home. Jennie. 214-597-6925

LEARN GUITAR OR PIANO Professional musician. Fun/Easy. Your Home. UNT Grad. Larry 469-358-8784

STUDIO OF SARAH STROUT Piano/Guitar/Voice Lessons. Lakewood. 469-426-6811 sclouise1976@gmail.com

UKULELE LESSONS Instruments, Workshops. www.UkeLadyMusic.com 214-924-0408

VOICE TEACHER with 38 years experience. MM, NATS www.PatriciaIvey.com 214-324-5625

LISTEN - SPEAK READ - WRITE

Spanish Classes for Adults & Children

Spanish Immersion Preschool Ages 2-5

DallasSpanishHouse.com 2 14-826-4410

to advertise call 214.560.4203

ChildCare

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

employmenT

AIRLINES are hiring. Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified. Housing available. Aviation Institute of Maintenance. 866-453-6204

serviCes for you

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. $60/hr. 1 hr min. Dan 214-660-3733 or stykidan@sbcglobal.net

GALAS BY GINGER Extraordinary Parties, Unforgettable Memories. www.galasbyginger.com 214-683-0103

YOUR COMPUTER GEEK Let Me Solve Your Computer Problems. 25 Yrs. Exp. Hardware/Software Issues/Install. Network Setup, Home & Small Business. $50 per Hr. Mike. 214-552-1323. mikecomputergeek@gmail.com

serviCes for you

professional serviCes

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 Accounting Solutions. Cindy 214-821-6903

ESTATE/PROBATE MATTERS Because every family needs a will. Mary Glenn, J.D. maryglennattorney.com • 214-802-6768

HOME ORGANIZING And Help With Senior Moving Plans/ Solutions. Donna 860-710-3323 DHJ0807@aol.com. $25 hr.

profeSSional SerViCeS

EXCLUSIVE PREMIUM CALIFORNIA WINES

AVAILABLE FOR IN HOME TASTINGS

PERSONALIZED LABELS AND GIFTS

MONTHLY WINE CLUB

steveswineshop.com 214-998-1217

Website Design Flash Demos

Graphic Design

RibbitMultimedia .com 214.560.4207

Mind, Body & Spirit

EMPOWER YOUR HEALTH! Boost your immune system for the Holidays. Vitality & Wellness Coach, BJ Ellis 214-226-9875

SILVER STAR FITNESS Specialty In Senior Fitness. Moneyback Guarantee. www.silverstarfitness.com John 972-800-8031

WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE

Earn Ca$h For Losing Pounds. www.larrybrownweightloss.com 877-340-3046

Nov. DEADLINE oct. 12

petS

TADDY’S

PET SERVICES

All pet services available. Dog Walks and Home Visits. Reasonable rates. References. 214-732-4721

www.taddyspetservices.com

Buy/Sell/trade

DONATE YOUR CAR Free towing. “Cars For Kids” Any condition. Tax deductible. outreachcenter.com

1-800-597-9411

TEXAS RANGERS BASEBALL SUITE Share this prime suite on a partial basis (sets of 5,10 or 20 games) during the 2011 season. Our suite is located directly behind home plate, and each game includes 16 tickets, three parking passes, game day programs, private bathroom, air-conditioned seating, three televisions with cable channels, and a great view of the game and the Ballpark. Great for birthday parties, anniversaries, family reunions and client appreciation events. Email rangerssuite@gmail.com or call 214-560-4212 for more information.

eState/GaraGe SaleS

ESTATE SALES & LIQUIDATION SERVICES

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

real eState

LAKEWOOD HEAT & AIR Servicing Dallas 20+

214.526.8533

APPLIANCE REPAIR

APPLIANCE REPAIR SPECIALIST

Repair, Sales. 214-321-4228

JESSE’S A/C & APPLIANCE SERVICE

TACLB13304C All Makes/Models. 214-660-8898

Serving your Neighborhood Since 1993 asher/Dryers 214✯823✯2629

CARPENTRY & REMODELING

BLAKE CONSTRUCTION CONCEPTS, LLC

Complete Remodeling, Kitchens, Baths, Additions. Hardie Siding & Replacement Windows. Radiant Barrier, Insulation. Get Your Electric Bill Lowered & Stay Cool. Bonded & Insured. 214-563-5035

BO HANDYMAN Kitchens, baths, doors, cabinets, custom carpentry, drywall & painting 214-437-9730

CARPENTER Custom Cabinets, & Trim, Reorganize Closets, Repair Rotten Wood, Set Doors, Kitchen & Baths, Refs. Return Calls By End Of Business Day. Dave. 214-684-4800

DREAM CONSTRUCTION Home Remodeling

Interior/Exterior. www.DCHCRM.net 469-360-0152

ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS Beautiful TV wall units. New/redo. Install TV/electronics. Custom finishes, cabinets & fine furniture 972-962-4847

ERIC CANTU CONSTRUCTION

Affordable Remodeling. Kitchens, Baths, Additions, Cabinetry & more. 972-754-9988 EricCantu.com

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

KEN’S RESIDENTIAL REMODELING 214-886-8927. kenscontracting.com

KITCHEN AND BATHROOM SPECIALISTS

JCI Remodeling: From Simple Updates to Full Remodeling Services. Competitive Pricing! JCIRemodeling.com 972-948-5361

MODERN, PREFAB SPACES Need more space for home office, guest house, pool-side cabana? Modernurbanretreats.com 214-931-9273.

PREVIEW CONSTRUCTION INC.

HardiPlank 50 Yr. Cement Siding, Energy Star Windows. Kitchens-Baths-Additions & More. 214-348-3836. See Photo Gallery at: www.previewconstruction.com

RODZ HOME IMPROVEMENT All Home Repairs, Add-Ons, Rehabs. 214-952-8963

SQUARE NAIL WOODWORKING

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

CARPENTRY & REMODELING

A K S CONSTRUCTION

Residential Remodel and Construction 469 767 1868 joshangus@aksdallas.com

Carpentry & remodeling

Cleaning ServiCeS

Residential Commercial Make-readys Windows Carpet Construction Remodel Cleans

$35.00 Off – 1st Full Detail Clean Complimentary quotes!

NEW IMAGE REMODELING

• Complete Renovations

• Design & Build

• Interior to Exterior

26 YEARS' EXPERIENCE

Jonathan Wallace 214.773.4756

Greg Rankin 214.676.0772

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KITCHEN AND BATH SPECIALISTS WHOLE HOUSE RENOVATION

• IN-HOUSE DESIGN & PLANNING

• LICENSED & INSURED

214.341.1448

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VISA, MASTER CARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS

Cleaning ServiCeS

A CLEANING SERVICES

mcprofessionalcleaning.com 469-951-2948

ALTOGETHER CLEAN 214-929-8413

We’ll Clean Your House & It Will Be Your Favorite Day! Bonded & Insured. Free Estimates. www.altogetherclean.com

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

CLEAN FREAKS Since 2005. Free Estimates. DallasCleanFreaks.com Call Today! 214-821-8888

DIANE’S CLEANING SERVICE Residential & Make Ready. Free Estimates. 214-549-5299

MAID 4 YOU Bonded & Insured. Park Cities/M Street Refs. Call Us First. Voted Best By Our Customers. Joyce. 214-232-9629

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

SUNSHINE HOUSE CLEANING

Cleaning To Perfection. Reasonable Rates. Insured/ Bonded. 214-490-6659

THE MAIDS Angie’s List Service Award! Discounts at www.maids.com Free Quotes. 972-278-2551

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

214.750.4888 19 years in business!

lecleandallas.com

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

CONFUSED? FRUSTRATED? Let A Seasoned Pro Be The Interface Between You & That Pesky Computer. Hardware & Software Installation, Troubleshooting, Training, $60/hr. 1 Hr. Min. Dan 214-660-3733 Or stykidan@sbcglobal.net

ConCrete/ maSonry/paving

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

CAZARES CONCRETE Concrete retaining walls, Patios, Driveways, Removal, Sidewalks. 214-202-8958 Free estimates.

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

MASONRY Brick/Stone Repairs. Don 214-704-1722

eleCtriCal ServiCeS

ACCURATE ELECTRIC

All Jobs.TECL# 27297. Steve. Accurateelectrician.com 214-718-9648

ANTHONY’S ELECTRIC Master Electrician. TECL24948 anthonyselectricofdallas.com

Family Owned/Operated. Insd. 214-328-1333

DALLAS ELECTRICIAN- SINCE 1975 214-340-0770 EL 00957 kirkwoodelectric.net

MASTER ELECTRICIAN Lic #TECL 55703. Resd/Comcl. Bonded. Contr Lic# TECL23423. Trinity Electrical Services. David 214-802-0436

TEXAS ELECTRICAL • 214-289-0639

Prompt, Quality Services. Days, Evenings & Weekends. 34 Yrs Exp. TECL 24668

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

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

eleCtriCal ServiCeS

Flooring & Carpeting

STAINED & SCORED CONCRETE FLOORS New/Remodel. Res/Com. Int/Ext. Refin. 15 Yrs. TheConcreteStudio.com 214-320-2018

‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 CONSUMERS CHOICE AWARDS Making Homes Safer One Call at a Time

972-665-8399

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Phones

FenCing & deCkS

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

4 QUALITY FENCING

Specializing in Wood, New or Repair. Free Estimates. Call Mike 214-507-9322.

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

ARTDECK-O.COM 20 Year Warranty! Decks, Fences, Pergolas 214-435-9574

CREATIVE METAL SOLUTIONS LLC

Automatic Gates, Fence, Stairs, Stair/Balcony Railings, Wine Cellar Gates. 214-325-4985

KIRKWOOD FENCE & DECK

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

LONE STAR DECKS Decks, Arbors, Fences, Patio Covers, TREX Decking & Fencing. www.lonestardecks.com 214-357-3975

STEEL SALVATION Metal Fabrication. Welding Repairs, Design, Metal Art, Unique Crosses. Local Resident Over 40 Yrs. 214-283-4673

EST. 1991 #1

COWBOY

FENCE & IRON CO.

214.692.1991

SPECIALIZING IN Wood Fences &Auto Gates

cowboyfenceandiron.com

FireplaCe ServiCeS

CHIMNEY SWEEP Dampers/Brick & Stone

Repair. DFW Metro. Don 214-704-1722

Flooring & Carpeting

DALLAS HARDWOODS 214-724-0936

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

SHARP FLOORS 214-227-2841

Granite Countertops, All Types of Flooring and Showers. Family Owned and Operated.

STAINED CONCRETE FLOORS New/Remodel. Staining & Waxing. Int/Ext. Nick Hastings. 214-349-3273

SUPER QUALITY WOOD FLOORS

Jim Crittendon, 214-821-6593

WORLEY TILE & FLOORING

Custom Marble Install. 214-779-3842

Beautiful Flooring since 1975

WHITE ROCK FLOORS Hardwoods Carpet Ceramic Tile

Ask us about Environmentally Friendly Flooring

wrfloors@sbcglobal.net

214-341-1667

Willeford

hardwood floors

Superior Quality: Installation • Refinishing Repair Cleaning & Waxing Old World Hand Scrape 214-824-1166

Foundation repair Since 1986

• Slabs • Pier & Beam • Mud Jacking • Drainage • Free Estimates

• Over 20 Years Exp. 972-288-3797

We Answer

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

CLEARWINDOWSANDDOORS.COM LH owned Replacement windows. Free Quote 214-280-9280

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

LANDMARK ENERGY SOLUTIONS

214-395-9148. Specializing In Replacement Windows/Doors.

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

Glass, WindoWs & doors

FIBERGLASS REPLACEMENT WINDOWS

Fiberglass Replacement Windows

8x Stronger than Vinyl Looks and Feels like Wood Installed Exclusively by Amazing Siding & Windows

Also Featuring James Hardie Siding with COLORPLUS® Technology

214.277.8222

InfinityWindows.com

• frameless and framed shower doors & enclosures • many glass & hardware options

premium quality custom shower doors & enclosures 214-530-5483 showerdoordallas.com

Handyman services

A HELPING HAND No Job Too Small. Free Estimates. Repairs /Remodels.Chris.214-693-0678

A NEIGHBORHOOD HANDYMAN

Electrical, Plumbing & Carpentry. Call Tim 214-824-4620; 214-597-4501

A+ HANDYMAN KARL Home Repairs, Remodels & Restoration. 214-699-8093

ALL JOBS BIG/SMALL

38 years exp. Ron Payne 214-755-9147

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

BO HANDYMAN Kitchens, baths, doors, cabinets, custom carpentry, drywall & painting 214-437-9730

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

HANDYMAN MATTERS

Your home repair specialist handymanmatters.com/dallas 972-308-6035

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

RENT A MAN HANDYMAN

One call does it all! 214-289-0307

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

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

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

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

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

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

PHILLIPS PAINTING Interior & Exterior; 14 Years Serving Dallas. Free Estimate and 3-year Warranty. We Do Faux! PhillipsPainting.com 972-867-9792

RAMON’S INT/EXT PAINT Sheetrock, Repairs. 214-679-4513

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

VIP PAINTING & DRYWALL Int/Ext. Sheetrock Repair, Resurfacing Tubs, Counters, Tile Repairs. 972-613-2585

WHITE ROCK PAINT & REMODEL References. Mark Reindel 214-321-5280 Painting · Remodeling

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insulation/ radiant Barrier

Energy Costs through the roof? We can help.

call today...972.379.9530

Best Quality. Best Prices.

interior desiGn

HAND CARVED STONE fireplaces, fine art, architectural stone & restoration. DavisCornell.com 214-693-1795

INTERIOR DESIGN / CONSULTING

Carolyn Contreras ASID

Licensed/Exp. 214-363-0747

KELLERJACKSONDESIGN.COM 214-277-1430

Licensed Residential/Commercial Interior Design

KIM ARMSTRONG INTERIOR DESIGN www.interiorsbykim.com

Licensed/CID/ASID 214-500-0600

LILLI DESIGN Residential Design & Renovations

NCIDQ Cert. 10 yrs exp. www.Lilli-design.com Katie Reynolds, RID 214-370-8221

ROB’S HOME STAGING.COM 214-507-5688

Changing Rooms For All Reasons and Seasons

KitcHen/BatH/ tile/Grout

214-870-3939

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BRIAN GREAM

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insulation/ radiant Barrier

LANDMARK ENERGY SOLUTIONS

214-395-9148. Radiant Barrier, Insulation. Free Quotes

SAVE UP TO 40% on your energy bills! Insulation, Radiant Barrier and Weatherization. Instant quotes at Millsquote.com 214-879-9881

A KITCHEN & BATH Remodeling Company. One Call Does It All! 972-742-3858

ALL SURFACE REFINISHING 214-631-8719. Tub/Tile/Refinishing. allsurfacerefinishing.com

BATHTUB, COUNTERTOP & TILE

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

FENN CONSTRUCTION Any Tile Anywhere. www.dallastileman.com 214-343-4645

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

STONE AGE COUNTER TOPS

Granite, Marble, Tile, Kitchen/Bath Remodels. CJ-972-276-9943 cjrocksthehouse1@verizon.net

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the scene was quite unexpected. Several police officers were gathered in betty Oates’ front yard, including a couple of undercover officers in shorts and t -shirts. this was one time when the good guys won.

“I was at work and got a call that afternoon from the Dallas Police Department,” Oates says. “they were at our house and said that they had apprehended someone who had stolen some things from our house. He had jumped a 10-foot fence and entered a detached garage. Police caught him as he left with the equipment out the back gate.”

the burglar had his arms full of power tools that were pretty handy for the Oates. they had recently built shelves in their garage and added a couple of game tables. She says the idea of someone taking her property was frustrating.

but luckily in this case, a quick-thinking neighbor had seen the suspicious man walking through the neighborhood and called police. Oates says she was told that in cases like this, undercover police often follow a suspect to see if he attempts a crime. Police spotted him scaling the fence of Oates’ L Streets neighborhood home, and were able to make an arrest after he committed the crime. Police says her garage did not have a lock and that her gate

The Victim: Beth oates

The Crime: Burglary of a garage date: Monday, a ugust 15 Time: 1 p.m.

only locked from the inside, a problem that Oates quickly remedied.

“Of course, I immediately went to Lowes and bought some new locks,” she says.

the good news — the burglar went to jail and Oates’ belongings were returned.

Dallas Police Sr. cpl. Geoff Pettay of the Northeast Patrol Division says this is a perfect example of how important it is to have active crime watch groups.

“We regularly take calls regarding suspicious vehicles or people. We do have undercover police officers driving around the division when these calls come in to drive around the area and locate the target,” he says. “the marked squad cars will wait until the undercover officers notify them as to what the status is on the target.

“We are 100 percent more successful in preventing crime with the help of the community. calls like these are what we need from the community in order to do a better job in serving the community.”

Sean Chaffin is a freelance writer and editor of pokertraditions. com. If you have been a recent crime victim, email crime@advocatemag.com.

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L AMENTING THE Cu RRENT STATE OF ‘ NORMAL’ IN BOTH OuR NEIGHBORHOOD AND OuR NATION

All of the following headlines came under the heading “Lake Highlands” in editions of the Dallas Morning News :

“Man caught on camera in Home Depot break-in” Oct. 31, 2010); “Woman finds roommate dead in Lake Highlands Apartment” (Oct. 22, 2010); “Man arrested in death of girlfriend’s brother” (Dec. 3, 2010); “Police investigate fatal shooting in alleyway” (March 6, 2011); “Robbed woman dies of injuries” (March 13, 2011); “LH man arrested for allegedly shooting at witnesses” (April 1, 2011); “Two men found slain in burning apartment” (April 28, 2011); “Police seek witnesses to robbery-killing” (June 6, 2011); “Man pleads guilty in sexual assault” (July 28, 2011).

In a past column, I complained that the Dallas Morning News had gone out of its way to associate negative stories with the Lake Highlands community. After collecting the stories referenced above, it is still difficult to believe otherwise.

However, there is another way to look at it — perhaps our community has an inordinate amount of violent crime. At the very least, we appear schizophrenic.

On the one hand, we are a comfortable, family-oriented, tight-knit community; on the other hand, we appear to keep the Northeast Police Station fully occupied.

But before we begin to believe that we are somehow more heavily burdened by crime than other communities, perhaps

the more basic and accurate explanation may be that our community is made up of people. And imperfect people will always cause some problems, but imperfect people lacking a sufficient moral compass will tend to cause more problems.

In the Lake Highlands Freshman Center classroom of longtime English teacher Susan Fixler, there hung a poster of a verse titled, “It’s All About Character.” In abbreviated form, its proposition is that thoughts become words, words become actions, actions become habits, habits become character, and character becomes destiny.

So does Lake Highlands have more than our fair share of folks whose thoughts have gone unchecked until they have finally become their unfortunate — and criminal destinies? Or do we just have the “normal” or “average” amount of crime? And is it “normal” only because other communities have as much or more crime?

And if an assurance of “normalcy” doesn’t quite set your mind at ease, is it because perhaps there is a larger realization that society might be producing more people without a moral compass, whose inappropriate thoughts initially influenced by our culture become words in casual conversations about less-than-wholesome topics replete with expletives, which turn into actions and behavior involving alcohol, drugs and sex, which grow into habits that become addictions and arrest development, which start to define character (or the lack thereof), until they reach the destinies of poverty, destitution, crime, prison and hopelessness?

Our country is perhaps finally coming to grips with our government’s fiscal crisis. But we are fast approaching the day

when we will have to confront our moral crisis. The symptoms have been observable for some time. Behaviors once considered taboo are now not only permitted but encouraged, too.

In fact, those who are anything less than enthusiastically supportive are now the ones heckled in the public eye. Is it any wonder that the stories in the news documenting man’s inhumanity to man have grown increasingly graphic and common?

C.S. Lewis wrote: “We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.” We trivialize drug abuse, alcohol abuse and no-holds-barred sexual practices, and glorify amoral, if not immoral, behavior in movies, television, publications and on the Internet. We worship those in the spotlight and cavalierly disregard the lessthan-exemplary lives they lead. We know that it’s all happening all around us, and we either embrace it ourselves or choose to believe it’s really not that bad or that it doesn’t really affect us.

And then we are shocked when it does.

Longtime Dallas Morning News editorial writer Bill Murchison once succinctly observed: “What you believe determines what you do.” American society today seems to stand for the hedonist proposition that we should “eat, drink and be merry — for tomorrow we die.” If that becomes our national motto, then our nation will soon fail — with or without a balanced budget.

In Dostoyevsky’s novel, “The Brothers Karamazov,” the classic moral truth is stated: “For a person who does not believe in God, everything will be permitted.”

What do you believe? What will you do about it?