2014 October Lake Highlands

DIVER DOWN

When the middle of White Rock Lake is a crime scene, these are the guys who investigate

Coupon cleaners

One of the most important yet unheralded jobs at the State Fair of Texas happens behind the scenes, at the ticket-to-cash exchage.

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On the menu

A Tex-Mex treat and the neighborhood’s best coffee

46 Food 101

A community event, in its second year, teaches Lake Highlands residents about shopping, cooking, eating and locating nutrition-related resources.

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Business bits

Chicken and waffles, an urgent care clinic and a fitness studio are impacting the Lake Highlands marketplace.

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Crime stories

A September murder rocked a Lake Highlands apartment community.

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RIPPLE EFFECT

How

changing one life, even a little one, can impact many

Four years ago, our family cat died, and our son desperately wanted a replacement. I knew that a neighborhood veterinarian took in injured pets, nursed them back to health gratis, and then adopted them out.

We checked it out, and there in a small cage was a tiny, couple-month-old threelegged kitten, clipped by a car on a big street. How only its tiny left front leg was injured is beyond me, but the vets amputed the leg and sewed it up.

Today, that cat runs circles around its four-legged adopted brother, and out-eats the bigger cat, too. I guess it takes more energy for three-legged life than four?

And when that cat wants some attention, we’ll feel a tiny bit of pressure on the back of our leg or shoulder, and there it will be, on its haunches, its one good front leg elevated as high as it can reach, beckoning us for a little love.

Without being ground up by a vehicle, this street cat never would have come to live with us. Why it didn’t just die out there goes back to the person who ran over it, the person who found it, the vet and staff who took care of it — everyone’s life impacted by a cat and its injury, and the cat’s life impacted by everyone else.

I thought about this cat when we received an invitation to a party celebrating the doctor who, 40 years ago, cured my testicular cancer. I’ve written about my cancer experience before, so I won’t bore you again with most of the details.

But being invited to a dinner honoring Lawrence Einhorn, the guy who solved the disease, seeing his picture on the card

with no great detailing of his accomplishments, just a “come celebrate with me” note, made me think back to the two times his life intersected with mine, and how my life (and yours) is different because of him.

Had I been diagnosed a few years earlier, I would have faced months of chemo and radiation and then an incredibly invasive surgery involving a cracked chest and hand inspection of my lymph nodes. Back then, I saw a guy who had this surgery a few years after the fact, and he still looked like death warmed over. He lived, but his life was diminished and changed. Forever.

Einhorn’s cure meant that 80 percent of those diagnosed didn’t need the chemoradiation-surgery routine; we just needed two years of monitoring, and if we were lucky, we were done. So I spent two years

In the middle of the night, limping along on mental fumes and pretty much convinced I was a goner, I found the doctor’s email address and sent him a plea.

“I think you need to come up here,” he responded.

convinced I was dying, even though at the end of the day, the medical facts said otherwise.

It wasn’t fun, but thanks to Einhorn (whom I didn’t meet then), the ordeal was mostly mental. I still had my health and my energy, and I decided I wanted to get into magazine publishing with my life.

Ten years later, results of an annual blood test to make sure I was cancer-free came back elevated. Significantly.

Over the course of a couple of months, I took the test again. The numbers were

even higher. And again. Still higher.

Normally, testicular cancer doesn’t show up 10 years later, but the oncologist I was sent to in Dallas said that even though CAT scans and X-rays couldn’t find any cancer, we should assume I probably had brain cancer and get started on chemo immediately.

Even as I reached for the consent form, my wife snatched it away. She said we needed to contact someone else.

I didn’t know Einhorn. Had never talked with him. Neither had my regular doctor.

But in the middle of the night, limping along on mental fumes and pretty much convinced I was a goner, I found Einhorn’s email address and sent him a plea.

The next morning, there was an answer.

“That doesn’t sound like testicular cancer to me,” he said. “Send me your tests.”

I did. He looked at them immediately.

“I think you need to come up here,” he emailed. “Let us test you. Let’s be sure.”

So we flew to Indiana, met Einhorn, and he ran a blood test and took a chest X-ray.

His conclusion?

“Some people just have odd test results from time to time. I think you’re one of them. I wouldn’t do anything if I were you.”

I didn’t. No cancer materialized. Einhorn took a nearly mentally broken guy and saved my life.

As it turns out, I would have been “cured” of brain cancer had I taken that chemo regimen, since I didn’t have it anyway, but imagine what that would have done to my body. This job. My family. My life.

Just like our three-legged cat, who knows how many lives would be different today had Einhorn not responded to my email, or had he been too busy to take a look?

We’ve seen Einhorn once since then. He was in Dallas and wanted to have dinner.

We bought.

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Neighbor’s Casual Kitchen is open

Elliott’s Hardware coming to Casa Linda

Big Mama’s re-opening draws huge crowds

Lake Highlands thief caught on camera

New local market brings fresh produce to Northwest Highway

Money launderers

Behind the scenes at the State Fair of Texas coupon-to-cash exchange

Fairgoers use State Fair coupons to access midway rides, shows, food and beverages. Each day, vendors receive a check based on the weight of collected coupons. But with thousands upon thousands of coupons pouring in each day, how do operators prevent superfluous materials from adding weight to the day’s take? That’s where Lake Highlands residents Helen and Fred Wiatrowski and their team of coupon cleaners come in.

Explain to us just what you do.

HW: Since 2007, we have worked in the coupon-weighing department. Every vendor that takes coupons at the fair, they get a little galvanized bucket with their vendor

number on it to put their coupons in, and at night they bring them to the room where we work — there are 12 of us, I think — and they empty those buckets into plastic containers, and we go through all of these. We

go at 5 a.m. and stay about eight hours, 10 on busy days. Our job is to make sure that nothing is in there except the coupons. I have a special job that no one else wants to do.

Fred and Helen Wiatrowski: Photo by Danny Fulgencio

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HW: I go through the sugar and candycoated coupons. From the candy cane or cotton candy vendors. The sugar sticking to the coupons makes the coupons weigh more, so I have to make sure the coupons are clean before they get weighed. Everyone knows me as Ms. Candy Cane.

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How do you clean the sugar-coated coupons?

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HW: With my hands. Everybody kids me about bringing home all the sugar stuck to my hands, so I can use it to bake something to eat for the next day.

What do Fred and the others do?

FW: We pull the coupons all out and make sure nothing else is in there.

What sorts of things might you find in there?

HW: You’d be surprised what we find in there — knife, can opener, keys, people’s pens, money.

FW: We get to keep the money if we find it.

HW: No we do not, Fred. We turn it in [laughter all around].

FW: I turn it in, because it’s a plant.

A plant?

HW: Fred thinks they put the money in there to see if we are honest and will return it. I don’t think that. My thinking was it would be a guy standing in line and he accidentally hands over money with the coupon. But anything we find, we fill out a report on a slip of paper where we list the vendor number and what we found, and then we give it to the supervisor.

FW: I found dollar bills, and we turned them in. On Texas-OU game day, our busiest day, a guy found a bunch of $20 bills. Turned them in. It was probably a set-up (Fred, an unlit cigar between his teeth, grins.)

So, what happens after the cleaning?

HW: After we go through all of this, it goes to another room and they will weigh it. All the vendors get checks every night. Some of them need the money right away, to buy supplies for the upcoming days.

What are the other members of the coupon cleaning crew like?

HW: They are just like me. Like Fred. If I don’t get to go this year, they are going to be wondering.

You might not go back this year?

HW: I had a fall months ago. I hit my head. If my brain doctor says I can’t go, I won’t be able to go … You know, it sounds like a silly little thing to do, but when you’ve been working with people eight or nine years, when we get back together that first day, it’s hugging and “What have you been doing?” and that sort of thing. We are friends.

What stands out most about your time in the coupon-cleaning room?

HW: You make friends. You are a part of the State Fair. But the worst day, that was when Big Tex burned. I was there. Someone came in and said, “Big Tex is on fire,” and I thought they were kidding, and I walked out and saw him burning; I couldn’t help but shed a tear.

FW: She was on the news.

HW: Yes. The reporter walked up to me and said, “You seem upset.” I was. I was upset. As many years as we have been there — we had so many friends that came to the fair, and that was always where we met. In front of Big Tex. He almost seemed like a person to me. The old Big Tex can never be replaced. The new guy he doesn’t even look like Big Tex. I had heard that a lot of people memorialized him with flowers at the spot where he stood, so the next day I went over to see it — you should have seen the one Fletcher’s did. It was a flower arrangement made of hot dogs. It was so unique.

So you two have always liked the fair?

HW: Yes. Our favorite part is the Fletcher’s corny dogs. Fred liked to try his luck at throwing darts. We did not have children, but we took our niece and nephew one year. Fred won a giant giraffe, and our niece kept it in her room until she was a teenager. She always remembered Uncle Fred won that at the State Fair.

—Christina Hughes Babb

Questions and answers have been edited for brevity.

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October 2014

Don’t miss the 22nd annual White Rock Lake Artists’ Studio Tour, a free self-paced 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.-5 p.m. both days.

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

EVENTS

Angela Gallia painting

THROUGH OCT. 26

‘Rapunzel’

Dallas Children’s Theater hosts its hilarious musical take on the classic fairy tale, “Rapunzel.”

Dallas Children’s Theater, 5938 Skillman, dct.org, 214.978.0110, $17-$28

LAKEHIGHLANDS.ADVOCATEMAG.COM/EVENTS

THROUGH OCT. 30 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 7-9 p.m. Gates open at 6 p.m.

Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland, reservations@dallasarboretum. org or 214.515.6615, $15-$17 adult members, $25-$27 adult nonmembers, $10 children ages 3-12, package deals available

OCT. 3, 7, 14, 21, 28

Meditation classes

Join experienced teachers Jon and Linda Caswell as they instruct neighbors on how to create peace of mind. The class is from 7-9 p.m. RSVP requested.

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Pumpkin Village: Photo by James Coreas

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. 26.

Oct. 11- 12 Artists’ Studio Tour

Through Nov. 26 Autumn at the Arboretum

Hours: Mon.Sat. 11am-8pm

Maya is a go-to spot for no-frills TexMex classics — sizzling fajitas, quesadillas, chimichangas and other beloved staples made from scratch and served with rice and lard-free refried beans. Formerly known as Tex-Mex Grill and Cafe, the unassuming restaurant — sandwiched between AutoZone and Family Dollar — has been open a little more than five years. Owner Luis Galván took over a few months ago and, along with changing the name, added a few menu items that are far more Tex than Mex, such as the ciabatta-bun burger. “We wanted to add more choices for the regulars looking for a change, but we aren’t taking anything away,” Galván says. Guests still can find Tex-Mex favorites such as the cinco amigos platter, which includes a chicken enchilada, two beef and one cheese enchilada and a cheese taco.

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Best Coffee IN LAKE HIGHLANDS

And the winner is

Café Silva

The exteriorly nondescript, stripmall based Cafe Silva (8499 Greenville) is brewing something special inside. Owners Masoom and Suraiya Khan have wisely taken advantage of the cafe’s view of White Rock Trail and the neatly landscaped park alongside it. Lake Highlands residents increasingly are drawn to the atmosphere that the couple has cultivated in their four years here: the view of green expanse and trees, the sunshine pouring through wide glass windows, friendly banter, knowledgeable and proficient service, and, oh, the aromas — those of coffee, teas and spices mingling with fragrant pastries or toasting panini. That Lake Highlands Advocate readers voted Silva’s coffee the best in the neighborhood is no small thing, Masoom says. “We were shocked. We couldn’t believe it,” he says. “I mean, White Rock Coffee? They are great. We are just so thankful.” Silva, named for the Khans’ 5-year-old daughter Nurah Silva Khan, serves locally roasted coffee from Noble Coyote Coffee. “We started out serving coffee from different regions, but now we keep it local, fair trade. These things are important to us,” Masoom says. “We try to keep the food and other products we use local when we can.” Customers crave the Cuban espresso (two shots poured over a mound of natural cane sugar), Masoom says. The Mexican espresso, too, is gaining popularity — that’s espresso over Mexican chocolate. Guests also enjoy the iced, semisweet summer tea made with jasmine and lychee, a refreshing alternative to

Cinco Amigos Platter:

Photo by James Coreas

the punch-packing java preparations. Pop in to Cafe Silva (7 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m.2 p.m. weekends) for a cup to-go, or stay a bit and savor the monkey muffins or cranberryorange scones, all made in-house by Suraiya. Fresh panini are new to the menu this year, too.

Christina Hughes Babb

Runner up: White Rock Coffee Third place: Seattle’s Best

NEXT UP FOR ADVOCATE’S 2014 BEST OF CONTEST: Best dessert. Visit lakehighlands.advocatemag.com/bestof to vote for your favorite.

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Café Silva: Photo by James Coreas

October 4, 2014 • 11am to 9pm Lake Highlands Town Center

featuring Charlie Robison & The Orbans & Brave Combo

SWEET & SPOOKY HALLOWEEN TREATS

u Kids Zone activities from 11am to 6pm

u Performances by LHHS student organizations

u Beverages provided by Franconia & Times Ten Cellars

u Food selections provided by Kuby’s, the Grape, Burger House, Urban Crust, Pokey-O’s, and Social Ice

www.lhoktoberfest.com

Halloween is hands-down one of the sweetest holidays of the year and truly one of the best times to bring out your creative side. Sweet treats, healthy snacks, fizzy drinks and the cutest packaging around top off any Halloween party. Here are my top eight ideas to get you started.

1. WITCHES’ STEW

There is nothing fancy about this recipe. Actually, there is no recipe. Just mix together whatever snacks you have in the pantry — such as pretzels, goldfish, candy corn, marshmallows and chocolate chips to satisfy the hungry witches in your family.

2. COOKIE CRITTER POPS

These chocolate-dipped Oreos on a stick will surely spook your guests. Decorate them with black licorice to create spider legs, or add a candy eyeball to make a cute one-eyed monster.

3. CANDY CORN PRETZEL STICKS

Old-fashioned candy corn is a childhood favorite, but with a month full of sugar, you might want to throw something salty into the mix. Candy corn pretzel sticks are dipped in white chocolate with yellow and orange food coloring.

4. TANGERINE PUMPKINS AND BANANA GHOSTS

Halloween gives everyone an excuse to eat endless amounts of candy. Throw in a healthy twist with tangerines and bananas

Lake Highlands Oktoberfest is the biggest annual fundraiser for the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands. Proceeds directly impact our community through scholarships, support of Family Compass, recognition of police and fire departments, Military heroes, student and teacher awards, and much more.

decorated to look like pumpkins and ghosts, a recipe courtesy of weelicious. com. The kids will never miss the sugar.

5. MARSHMALLOW APPLE CHOMPERS

This recipe, from Lindsay Weiss’ BabyCenter blog, is the perfect DIY craft with simple ingredients: apples cut to create a mouth, marshmallows arranged as the teeth and peanut butter sticking it all together.

6. HALLOWEEN WATERMELON PUNCH

This Frankenstein-green watermelon punch, from the food blog Design Eat Repeat, will satisfy the thirsty monsters roaming around your house on Halloween.

7. FIZZY PUMPKIN PUNCH

This recipe from House of Smiths mixes orange juice, lemon-lime soda, pineapple juice and orange sorbet. You might skip the candy and just sip on this sweet drink.

8. DIY BROOM BAGS

So many wonderful treats need the perfect packaging. Martha Stewart does it with “witch’s broom” party favor bags made with paper lunch bags, sticks and a ribbon of your choice. Simple and sweet.

to be part of the most awarded not-for-profit health care system in Texas

to be part of the most awarded not-for-profit health care system in Texas

to be part of the most awarded not-for-profit health care system in Texas

to be part of the most awarded not-for-profit health care system in Texas to all our people whose compassionate care made this possible

to all our people whose compassionate care made this possible

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

to all our people whose compassionate care made this possible to be the #1 ranked hospital in Dallas/Fort Worth

to all our people whose compassionate care made this possible

to be the #1 ranked hospital in Dallas/Fort Worth

to be the #1 ranked hospital in Dallas/Fort Worth

to be the #1 ranked hospital in Dallas/Fort Worth

U.S. News & World Report examines hospitals for their annual “Best Hospitals” report. We’re proud to announce that for 2014-15 Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas was the #1 ranked hospital in Dallas/Fort Worth and was nationally recognized for excellence in six specialties, including: Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and Pulmonology. Baylor Dallas also received “High Performing” recognition in six specialties: Cancer, Cardiology & Heart re-earn this reputation every day, with every patient.

U.S. News & World Report examines hospitals for their annual “Best Hospitals” report. We’re proud to announce that for 2014-15 Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas was the #1 ranked hospital in Dallas/Fort Worth and was nationally recognized for excellence in six specialties, including: Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and Pulmonology. Baylor Dallas also received “High Performing” recognition in six specialties: Cancer, Cardiology & Heart re-earn this reputation every day, with every patient.

For a physician referral or for more information, call 1.800.4BAYLOR or visit us online at BaylorHealth.com/Dallas.

U.S. News & World Report examines hospitals for their annual “Best Hospitals” report. We’re proud to announce that for 2014-15 Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas was the #1 ranked hospital in Dallas/Fort Worth and was nationally recognized for excellence in six specialties, including: Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and Pulmonology. Baylor Dallas also received “High Performing” recognition in six specialties: Cancer, Cardiology & Heart re-earn this reputation every day, with every patient.

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U.S. News & World Report examines hospitals for their annual “Best Hospitals” report. We’re proud to announce that for 2014-15 Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas was the #1 ranked hospital in Dallas/Fort Worth and was nationally recognized for excellence in six specialties, including: Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and Pulmonology. Baylor Dallas also received “High Performing” recognition in six specialties: Cancer, Cardiology & Heart re-earn this reputation every day, with every patient.

For a physician referral or for more information, call 1.800.4BAYLOR or visit us online at BaylorHealth.com/Dallas

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3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246

For a physician referral or for more information, call 1.800.4BAYLOR or visit us online at BaylorHealth.com/Dallas

See USNews.com/BestHospitals for complete listings.

3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246

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Dang,

THAT PLACE is still there?

THE FORGOTTEN, OVERLOOKED AND TAKEN-FOR-GRANTED BUSINESSES THAT WE WOULD MISS TERRIBLY IF THEY DISAPPEARED

Story by Christina Hughes Babb // Photos by Kim Leeson

The latest development here,rumors of a new restaurant there,and closures every other week — such is the typical fodder for business-news talk. But what about those oft-forgotten institutions — the ones that do not beckon with novelty or glamour but, rather, persist quietly, like a patient grandparent waiting for us to visit? When we do, we are reminded why they endure: because they are genuine, loyal, sturdy and loved. They are a constant in a perpetually changing environment. Periodically, pay a visit to our neighborhood’s oldies. It will make you feel warm and a tad nostalgic. (Oh, and you should probably visit your grandparents, too.)

Backus Shell Station

The place with the car out front

GASSING UP IN THIS ERA, in our neighborhood, requires but a brief stop at any of a hundred stations, the swipe of a credit card and zero human interaction. Prior to the self-service trend that began in the 1970s which saved consumers some cents during an oil crisis — gas stations were staffed with attendants who pumped, checked tire pressure and oil, and washed the windows while they chatted up the patron or offered trinkets and key chains — a toy Exxon tiger tail, perhaps — to the kiddies.

Today only two full-service pumps remain in Dallas; one is here in Lake Highlands.

Located at Ferndale and Northwest Highway, Backus Shell was opened by Wayne Backus as a Mobil gas station in 1962.

If you can’t picture it, this should help: It’s the place with the antique red Chevy out front, under the “Win Me!” sign.

The day Wayne opened in March 1962, Lake Highlands High School was three years old. Behind the shop, Golden Home Builders was showcasing model houses in a new subdivision called Lake Highlands North ($18,000-$20,000 was the listed price range), and it snowed something awful.

“Opening day and he did not have one customer,” says Backus’ son, Darren, who runs the place today.

Darren started working there in 1969, when he was 10. His mom, Margie Backus, worked from day one until last year.

“She outworked me and my dad both,” Darren says. “She was here all the time. Did the books until she couldn’t handle it anymore.”

Wayne retired a few years ago, and he and Margie live in Rockwall.

About 10-20 customers utilize the fullservice pumps each day, Darren says. “It’s nothing like it used to be.”

Some drivers pull in, get confused or angry and speed away mad, Darren says. “Some say it’s a rip-off,” he says, momentarily looking forlorn. Inside his office behind the station, he sits amid stacks of paperwork, old photos and vintage Texaco station trinkets. His dog, Buffy, rests at his feet. Darren took six months off while undergoing chemotherapy following a cancer diagnosis years ago. Now he spends about 50 hours a week working here.

Full service is about a dollar more a gallon than self serve and includes a tire-pressure

and oil check. Drive through for the tire, oil check and air, if you need it, sans gas, for $4. He says he tries to keep the price as low as possible and gives customers money-saving tips (fill up halfway, then take advantage of the other services, for example).

“Our clientele has died off over the years,” Darren says, “but we have customers who still want full service.” They might be elderly, disabled or simply do not want to mess with it.

“My mom has never pumped a drop of gas in her life,” Darren says, “and there are still people like that.”

Customer Jennifer Williams recalls the Backuses, way back when, making “house calls” to fix her mother’s car. Another says he uses Shell but sticks to self-serve; what he really misses is that chicken place that used to be across the street: “They had the best potatoes.”

But Shell’s true notoriety comes from the winnable red and white Chevy parked out front. Buy a winning lotto ticket here, and the car is yours. It’s been there for 23 years now.

“When we got into the lottery we were

hesitant,” Darren says. “Gambling was not really our thing — we see people spend their check on it — but we decided if we were in, we’d be all the way in. My uncle had a ’55 Chevy that we would associate with the lottery. If they buy a winning ticket here, we throw in the car.” The car essentially was an advertisement for the lottery, and it worked.

“We were in the top ten Texas Lottery sellers for several years right after we got the car. One day we sold more lottery tickets than any [one-machine location] in Texas. We did $18,000 one day, and that was the record. There were satellite trucks, news crews outside the shop all of a sudden — we were on television, radio, newspapers.”

The car put the station on the map. “When we moved it to wash it or something, people would call and ask if it was gone,” Darren says.

Darren is a realist. Sure, he misses the old days, and he has pondered selling the place or building an “ecovenience” store (like nearby Green Spot) or doing something different with the business. But he says he understands that his occupation is a dying one, and change

is hard. Cars are made better and need less. “GE is making cars that need no maintenance for the first two years,” he says. No one comes in to ask for directions or maps anymore. “Directions used to be a big thing for gas stations,” Darren says, “but the smartphone era has changed everything.”

“The question is: When do you give up?” he says. “I’m making a decent living, nothing like what my dad made, but the five guys working here have jobs and I can still pay the bills. We are able to keep doing what we do well. My dad always believed good customer service was important, and we deliver that. As long as I can do that, we’ll keep on.”

“My mom has never pumped a drop of gas in her life, and there are still people like that.”

Dallas Diner and Donut

Customers: ‘Change is overrated’

“THERE’S A SAFETY IN THINKING in a diner,” film director David Lynch once said. “You can have your coffee or your milkshake, and you can go off into strange dark areas, and always come back to the safety of the diner.”

There are no strange dark areas inside Dallas Diner and Donut — it’s too tiny for that but there is ‘safety in thinking,’ not to mention sharing, amid the steady clanking of silverware and buzz of familiar voices. It is the sort of place you might drive past a hundred times without noticing. But when you finally walk in, it seems like home, like they’ve been waiting for you all along.

This postcard of a diner hasn’t changed much since the early ’80s, when it was a Dunkin’ Donuts owned by a franchisee named Mohamad Mokhtari, known to customers as Mr. Mo.

In the early 2000s, Mo changed it to Dallas Diner and Donut. Mr. Mo suffered a serious decline in health, retired and moved to California, and was not available for an interview, but the rumor around the diner is that franchising, with its guidelines and restrictions, pained him. Thus, he dumped Dunkin’ and rebranded.

The characters that spell out “Dallas” “Diner” and “Donuts” on an overhang out front are neat and sharp, but the backdrop is dingy and a hint of old lettering peeks through. Inside, colorful doughnuts stand at attention in rows behind a narrow counter lined with a dozen leather swivel stools. If you come in for lunch or afternoon coffee, you’ll likely be treated to a free doughnut, part of an effort to clear the shelves for tomorrow’s fresh crop before closing time — 3 p.m. Menus mounted up high

on brick walls show fading photos of egg-andbacon or burger-and-fry plates. Vintage mugs and other tchotchkes hang from hooks above coffee makers and clusters of condiments.

The regulars talk a lot about how the bar used to be a horseshoe shape. The regulars do not like it when things change. The new owner, Andy Lim, tried to replace the coffee once, with a fancier brand; the regulars would not have it.

“They noticed right away,” Lim says. “I roast my own coffee. I started a small coffee company, which I sell through my dad’s [food supply] company, and it is really good coffee. I tried to sell it here, but they want the Community Coffee. I changed it back to Community Coffee. I try not to make any changes. Sometimes we have to get a different brand of sausage for maybe a day or two because of

supply issues. They notice right away, and they get upset.”

No hard feelings, suggests Lim’s amused grin. “I think the regulars were pretty nervous about me altogether.”

When Mr. Mo fell ill and decided to sell the diner, Lim’s father, John Lim, who owns a food manufacturing and supply operation, bought the property. Andy, who is just 23, was bored by college and itching to get into business, he explains, so his father, who also owns other properties in Dallas suburbs, helped him get started.

Andy Lim says his father’s first business in Dallas was a doughnut shop. “He started it 35 years ago after emigrating here from South Korea,” Andy says. “He climbed the ranks and became one of the most successful in the Southwest with his rice and beansprout supply business.”

Lim started working at Dallas Diner last year as a manager, alongside Mr. Mo, before taking over ownership. He says he “didn’t want to scare off the employees” and wanted to ease his way into the position.

“Everyone loved Mr. Mo,” he says. When they found out he was sick, they came around to support him. It was very touching; these are kindhearted people,” Lim says.

The staff that was in place when Mo departed is still intact — Aida and Eliza up front and Terry in the kitchen. Jenny Lim, Andy’s sister, also works part time. Andy says he expected the staff to be wary of a young new owner; tread lightly, he understood. He did not, however, expect the regulars or the equal parts richness and challenges they add to his daily life.

“It is very interesting to meet these guys and their families,” he says. “It makes my life fun.”

At the east corner of the bar, Tom Garland, Johnny Chamness and Tony Flores gather, drink black coffee and tell war stories — literally and figuratively. Garland is an Army man, a World War II vet with four Bronze Stars. The latter two are Vietnam veterans, Navy and Air Force respectively. They have children who are police officers, lawyers and teachers; they have grandkids in high

school and college. They retired from their professions in the ’70s or ’80s. One of them was an air conditioning repairman who used to come in at midnight and 5 a.m. when the place was a 24-hour joint.

“Guys would be arm wrestling in the corner over here — this bar used to be horseshoe-shaped, you know — but so hung-over and tired that neither of them had any fight left.”

The regulars, a consistent if dwindling cast, have been congregating here — thinking, remembering and sharing in safety — for decades.

“We have a lot of stories,” Flores says. “We had a friend — he was in World War II, in Normandy, and got shot and recovered and went back and stood with Patton. He used to sit there,” he continues, gesturing at an empty barstool, “but he died, and after that I decided to start taking pictures, so now we have the pictures of everybody. We come, sometimes a couple or three times a day. We talk history, politics. Argue. Remember. This is good human stuff here.”

JG’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers

It’s all about the ranch (an exaggeration, but only slightly)

ASK RENE BENITEZ — chef of 23 years at JG’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers — what is the secret to longevity, and he will throw a knowing glance at the restaurant’s owner, Susanne Bagheri, and say, “A good boss.”

They laugh. They pay homage to great customer service, loyal clientele and good Angus beef. But what Benitez really believes in — you can tell from the passion with which he speaks of it — is the ranch dressing.

“We make it from scratch,” he says.

“Secret recipe,” says Bagheri, “You won’t find it anywhere else.”

“Once we ran out and had to serve another ranch, from a bottle, and our customers refused to eat it,” Benitez adds.

If you think they are overenthusiastic, you haven’t tried JG’s ranch — it’s the sort of condiment you want to drink and then lick the ramekin clean. Same with the honey mustard. In fact, the crew makes all of the sauces, dressings, marinades and spices in-house.

Susanne and husband Morris Bagheri bought JG’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers — located in an otherwise unremarkable shopping strip on Upper Greenville near I-635 — in the 1980s from a young guy named John Green. Green, a college kid, had wanted a restaurant, Susanne explains, but probably did not know what he was getting into.

“When we came around, he was burned out — just wanting to get out,” Susanne says. “For someone with so little experience, he really did a good job setting the place up, though. A lot of what is here now was here then.”

The Bagheris have made subtle alterations over the years. JG’s namesake, John Green, is long gone, but they kept the name. “Now we say it stands for ‘Just Good’ or ‘Just Great.’ ”

They expanded, absorbing the suite next door and doubling the diner’s size, and bought a few items to add to the shabbily captivating décor, which includes, to name a few: a retro gas pump, old-timey scales, a barber’s pole and baker’s spade and weathered-

looking farm implements, vintage signage, rusty instruments and a diorama featuring the Budweiser Clydesdales. “Some people say it should be called a hamburger museum,” Susanne quips. Rows of fresh pickles, onions, tomatoes and other accoutrements line a bar underneath a chalkboard showcasing the menu, which, over the decades, has changed but marginally, according to Chef Benitez.

“We were the first to serve the mushroom cheeseburger, back when no one thought of putting that on a burger, and we made the original bleu cheese burger, too,” he says.

Some customers swear by the marinated

chicken breast sandwich, Susanne says, adding that the marinade is another of those topsecret recipes.

Owner Morris Bagheri moved to the United States from Iran in the ’60s. He went to school in Commerce, Texas, while working in kitchens. He earned a master’s degree in geology but found the call of the restaurant industry irresistible. Morris was a partner in and managed various French-Continental restaurants including Le Louvre.

“He’s a food man,” says his wife. “He knows his stuff.”

That’s where they met; they married 30 years ago and bought a house just north of

“We were the first to serve the mushroom cheeseburger, back when no one thought of putting that on a burger, and we made the original bleu cheese burger, too.”

Lake Highlands, all about a year before buying their restaurant.

“When we first started [JG’s], we ran our butts off. I could handle any position on the line,” recalls Susanne, a petite dynamo with a stylish shock of white hair, crimson-stained lips and deep, bright eyes.

“If someone wasn’t doing their job, I would move in, take over,” she says. “We went through a few line cooks in the beginning.”

Today, they have a staff of 11; all but a couple have worked there more than 20 years.

The Bagheris work most shifts — Morris up front and Susanne in the office, for the most part — but they both interact frequently with customers. Their daughter, Shahrzad, works the counter at lunchtime.

Lake Highlands High School and Richland College students and staff, Texas Instruments employees and members of the churches along Greenville make up a large part of JG’s customer base. Websites such as Trip Advisor, where travelers rate restaurants and hotels, have boosted JG’s reputation around the world.

“We have had people come from overseas and thousands of miles away. Some don’t speak English, and they just point at what they want. This actually is a destination restaurant,” Susanne says, hinting that the lackluster retail environment surrounding JG’s certainly isn’t bringing in any new customers.

Both Morris and Susanne say that while a love of food and its industry drives them, it is the people, their patrons, who have kept them happily pursuing their passion all these years.

“I cannot express enough how very grateful I am for every person who walks in that door,” Susanne says.

Even the ones who are grumpy — and there are some. “I tell the staff, ‘You do not know what is going on in their life. They walked in here, they are going to spend their money here. They might be having a bad day, but they are not going to be having a bad day because of us,’ ” she says.

“But my very favorite thing, what I love the most, is seeing people walk away happy.”

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LONG HOURS IN DARK WATERS

For the police officers whose work takes them to the murky depths of Dallas lakes, a successfully completed job usually involves a horrific discovery.

Story by Christina Hughes Babb

Photos by Danny Fulgencio

Above and right: Dallas police dive team members train in a Lewisville pool for real-world situations by wearing masks with blackened lenses.

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When divers are needed — typically for the recovery of a drowning victim, a submerged vehicle or evidence in a crime — Bragg rounds up available team members. Calls can happen as often as three times in one day or as infrequently as three times in as many months.

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Essentially, Underwater Recovery Team members investigate and gather evidence at underwater crime scenes. They wear thick rubber dry suits and about 50 pounds of gear and dive in 20 to 60 minute intervals, depending on conditions. They must be as meticulous and clean as an officer at any other crime scene, even though the environments in which they work are filthy and unforgiving.

“You want to know what it looks like under that water?” asks diver Daniel Hale. “Here you go.” He holds up a “blackout mask.” The lenses have been painted opaque black. “That’s what you see down there.”

Low-to-zero visibility, one of myriad challenges faced by underwater investigators, forces officers to feel for the targeted object.

“When you are down there, it is difficult to tell the difference between a foam seat cushion and a human body,” notes Northwest patrol officer/Senior Dive Officer Scott Harn. And there are a lot of foam seat cushions in White Rock Lake, remarks another officer attending a recent certification class.

For our benefit, Bragg asks the group, which also includes Lewisville divers, how many dead bodies they had touched. “I lost track,” one says. “Too many to count,” another notes.

Logistically, training for public safety diving is formulaic and precise.

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Imagine a job in which getting your hands on a dead body or a body part means success.

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It is a Wednesday morning in August when dive-team members gather at a Lewisville Fire Department scuba pool for class. Lewisville is home to one of the country’s more sophisticated dive teams, due to the proximity of Lake Lewisville, Bragg explains. Dive officers are learning to use new equipment including surface-supply air tanks, which, compared with scuba tanks, will allow longer dives, and a communication box that allows divers to speak with and hear an operator on land. Until now, communication between diver and his colleagues on the boat and shore has been conducted via a coded system of rope pulls — one pull means, “all is well” while three means, “we found the

Officers Ron Carroll, Chris Aagre and Jose De La Rocha learn how to use new dive masks and communication gear.

body,” for example.

Before applying to Dallas’ dive team, an officer must be, at minimum, an International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (IANTD)-certified rescue diver. Police divers-in-training then follow a strict curriculum of schooling and certification that is in line with national standards.

Every dive-team member learns every position.

“Everyone knows every step of every operation,” Bragg says, “and it has to happen the exact same way as it will in the field.”

The team formed less than 10 years ago and operates on a limited budget. “We are not a dedicated unit so we get about $5,000-$7,000 of the SWAT budget and beg for grants and money,” Bragg says. Over the years, usually through grants or donations, they have acquired advanced equipment, but they cannot dive with new gear until they are properly trained and certified to use it. So they continually are brushing up on their skills and learning new practices.

“The dark side of why we have to do all this training is that [police departments nationwide] have killed so many divers,” Bragg says. “The last thing I want to do as a dive team commander is send a live person after an inanimate or lifeless object and lose him. Guys have been hurt. One of our dive captains had a lung embolism that ended his diving career. We do everything we can [to narrow every chance of injury], even though sometimes you can do everything right and still have something go wrong.”

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Dallas police divers practice at Lake Ray Hubbard.

Above: Dallas police diver Daniel Hale enters the water at Lake Ray Hubbard. Below: Dive-team members test out new surface air-supply and communication equipment that allows for more-effective underwater investigations.

came infected in contaminated water.

Team members pride themselves on operating pragmatically even in the most outrageous situations.

In summer 2010 the dive team launched a hunt in a Preston Hollow pond for evidence linked to a 1983 murder.

“In that little pond, we found six or eight motorcycles and motorcycle parts, a safe, and several weapons including assault rifles and a handgun,” Bragg recalls. “None, by the way, were what we were looking for.”

The job demands painstaking levels of patience. It requires a deeply rooted understanding of procedure and the critical thinking skills necessary to apply it to an infinite variety of high-stake situations, Bragg says.

“We are very methodical. We are grandmas when it comes to collecting evidence slow and meticulous. We aren’t going to be the reason some guy gets off because evidence was mishandled.”

The psychological demands of police diving, one could argue, are as grueling as the physical requirements.

Senior diver John Boucher is smoking a cigar. He says he finally quit smoking cigarettes, but he still likes the occasional cigar,

and sometimes a drink or two, to help quiet his mind, especially after a tough underwater search.

“The worst, for me, was the first body I personally found. It was a few years ago at Lake Ray Hubbard. Party Cove. The guy jumped off a boat and never came up. I was the second diver and I found the body. When I touched it, at first I thought it felt like a roll of carpet. Then I realized it was the kid. There was an initial rush of anxiety but then the training kicks in and you go right into action.”

Sometimes, due to the darkness, divers experience what they call “mind monsters” that is, the anxiety and dread that threatens rational thinking, Boucher says. Only a large dose of mental toughness can slay these beasts.

Usually, because of their high levels of skill, experience and training, divers like Boucher are able to launch into action even in the face of horrific circumstance — this Dallas dive team has located a murdered baby, drowned children and a bucket containing a human head, to name a few particularly disturbing cases, and all of these operations were handled perspicaciously and by-the-book, Bragg says.

Sitting at home, alone with his thoughts after long hours in dark waters looking for a body or a murder weapon, however, Boucher sometimes feels haunted.

“I’ll tell you, it messed with my head,” he says recalling the drowned man at Lake Ray Hubbard.

Like war buddies, divers often turn to one another for support.

“There are always two divers that bring up a body,” Boucher says. “That night we texted each other back and forth.” It doesn’t take much, he says, because each under-

Side scan sonar equipment helps divers locate bodies.

Officers Ryan Hales and Ron Carroll, members of the Dallas Police Department’s dive team, learn to use new surface-supply air equipment.

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Captain Jack’s worst day has to be the day, last May, when the dive team got the call about former assistant police chief Greg Holliday.

“Greg was a friend,” Bragg says. “I worked with him for 35 years. That’s about as close as you can get to having to look for your own family.”

Holliday, 63, had been missing for days. Police, in a Critical Missing Person alert stated that Holliday was possibly suicidal.

Bragg’s men, along with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department divers, found Holliday’s body, with a self-inflicted gunshot to his head, in a shallow creek near the Preston Trails Golf Club.

“Of course every guy out here has a different worst day, but I’ve gone through some of our police photos from that day, and you can see the stress on our guys’ faces. That day was hard.”

“The police department has psych [-ological counseling services], but this work is not typical,” Bragg says. “Regular patrol officers, they don’t really understand exactly what our guys go through.”

Several members of the team concur that the bonds they share among themselves are therapeutic.

“We are all friends. They have to be comfortable with and trust the other guys they are down there with,” Bragg says.

“Body recovery is stressful,” Boucher says, “and you get home and try to talk to your girlfriend about it, she doesn’t want to hear it. So you text the guy who was [on the job] with you. That’s sometimes how you get through the night.”

PRIVATE DONATIONS Captain Jack Bragg says he works hard to secure grants and donations and that the team frequently borrows necessary equipment from Dallas Fire-Rescue or from other nearby departments such as Lewisville. The sidescan sonar equipment used to recover Jeremy Daughtry, for example, was borrowed from Dallas Fire-Rescue, Bragg notes. He says private donations — which go directly toward purchasing equipment and training that makes public-safety diving more effective and less dangerous — always are welcome. For more information, email jack.bragg@dpd.ci.dallas.tx.us.

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On Oct. 11, the Fresh Food Day Community of Hope event brings together several of these problem-solving neighborhood charities, businesses and individuals in an effort to raise awareness and to educate families about food, health and fitness. Specifically, attendees will receive pointers on eating healthily, in a way that will prevent obesity and related illnesses, and on how to find and utilize social and charity food programs, explains organizer Dabney Dwyer, who also serves as the external ministries director at Lake Highlands’ Episcopal Church of the Ascension.

“We want people to improve their lives, educate themselves, get jobs and to be good and involved parents and contributing members of our community — but some of these basic tasks and behaviors are tough to carry out when you are hungry or ill. Food, shelter, safety — these needs must be met first. Then we build on them,” Dwyer notes.

While she hopes to increase public consciousness about nutrition and serve Lake Highlands residents in need, Dwyer says she also wants outreach efforts like this

one to bridge the gap between apartment dwellers and homeowners.

“We can make more progress when we work together,” she says.

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PepsiCo, which is embarking on a popup community-market movement around Dallas-Fort Worth, also has signed on to bring one of its pop-up farmers markets to the event, Dwyer says.

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848 Harter Rd., Dallas 75218 / 214.328.9131 / 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.

THE WINSTON SCHOOL

5707 Royal Lane Dallas, Tx 75229 / 214691-6950 / www.winston-school.org If your bright child struggles with things like Attention and Concentration, Executive Functioning and Dyslexia, The Winston School may be able to help. The Winston School has a robust academic program which prepares a student for college while at the same time developing the whole child. We understand bright children who learn differently and recognize their unique gifts and talents. Celebrating and validating these assets with our students enables them to discover who they are, and empowers them to be consistently successful. The Winston School brings hope for today and a road map for tomorrow. Open House: October 16th from 9-11 am.

WHITE ROCK NORTH SCHOOL

9727 White Rock Trail Dallas / 214.348.7410 / WhiteRockNorthSchool.com

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.

YORKTOWN EDUCATION

5170 Village Creek Drive Plano, 75093 972-733-0800 YorktownEd.com Yorktown

Education is an independent, academically challenging private school for grades first -12. With a customized “Do What You Love” curriculum, students are educated with higher standards at earlier ages. Education is based on performance and not on age or grade levels. Yorktown graduates are in the top 1% of the country for SAT & ACT results and have a 100 percent college acceptance rate, with an average of over $100,000 in college credit and scholarships. Enrolling first through 10th grade for the 2014-2015 school year. Parent tours and student visits are available. Please visit Yorktown’s Open House at 6 p.m., October 21 to learn more about Yorktown’s unique and proven educational experience.

ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL

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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214-559-3946

The lowdown on what’s up with neighborhood businesses

Big Mama’s rises from the ashes

No, despite the smell of deep-fried deliciousness wafting through the air, the Texas State Fair did not relocate to Forest-Audelia rather, Big Mama’s Chicken and Waffles reopened. Two years ago, Big Mama’s closed following its second kitchen fire in as many years. They were small fires, but it’s a tiny place; the second fire was devastating, and it put the business out of commission longer than expected. The owners said last summer that they expected to open soon. The grand reopening in September caused traffic backups along Forest Lane and Audelia as diners crowded the double drive-thru.

9810 Forest Lane

214.340.3035

Pop-up farmers market

White Rock Local Market partnered with Vickery Meadow Improvement District and Half Price Books to launch the Vickery Meadows Local Market, which brings healthy foods as well as arts and crafts to Northwest Highway. The market launched Sept. 21 at the northwest corner of Half Price Books’ flagship store on Northwest Highway, and the market will pop up every Sunday from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. through Dec. 14.

If you’re a producer as well as a consumer, Vickery Meadows Local Market is currently seeking vendors for the initial season.

To apply, visit whiterocklocalmarket.org.

No-wait urgent care clinic opens

A freestanding emergency room clinic opened in September at the northeast corner of Walnut Hill and Central. Preston Hollow Emergency is described as offering an “upscale level of service” with no wait. The 24-hour clinic offers X-rays, CT scans, ultrasounds and blood work in-house with doctors and nurses who are trained in emergency room and trauma situations. They promise to have test results back in 10-15

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minutes after evaluating a patient. There also is an onsite pharmacy dispensing antibiotics, blood thinners, pain meds and other common treatments. The same company operates Highland Park Emergency on Lemmon.

8007 Walnut Hill 214.584.6093

New Park Lane fitness center

Elizabeth Lindberg brought her Studio 6 Fitness center to the Shops at Park Lane last month. The 2,700-square-foot studio opened Sept. 15 in the shopping center at 8180 Park Lane, Suite 343, next door to Carter’s. As Advocate reported in May, Lindberg’s PrestonForest location was so successful that she’s launching the second branch to meet the demand. The new studio features 15 Megaformers, private Pilates sessions, offices, and a retail space selling local organic pressed juices as well as apparel and gifts. Classes will run 5 a.m.-7:30 p.m. on weekdays. Studio 6 focuses on Pilates workouts that combine strength and cardio training rooted in the Lagree Fitness Method. The classes are geared toward all fitness types — high school kids, middle-aged men, senior citizens and everyone in between. 469.458.2200

Award-winning businessman

Christopher Sorrow, a Town Creek resident and partner at Lake Highlands-based Probity Advisors, recently was recognized as a Five Star wealth manager. The award program is one of the largest and most widely published in the financial service industry; it is based on specific criteria recognizing service professionals who provide quality service for their clients. Of the 5,000 wealth managers in Dallas considered for the award this year, only 621 were selected.

1 Neighbor’s Casual Kitchen at Audelia and Walnut Hill, which replaced the longstanding Highlands Cafe, opened Sept. 8. 2 White Rock-area resident Chris Hamilton in September opened Leeward Liquor and Cigars on Greenville across the street from Snuffer’s. 3 Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake recently was named winner of the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce’s annual Hensarling Business Award.

ANGLICAN

ALL SAINTS DALLAS / 2733 Oak Lawn / 972.755.3505

Radical Inclusivity, Profound Transformation. Come and See!

9:00 & 11:00 am Sunday Services. www.allsaintschurchdallas.org

BAPTIST

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 / 972.820.5000 / prestonwood.org

WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

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

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

BIBLE CHURCHES

NORTH HIGHLANDS BIBLE CHURCH / www.nhbc.net / 9626 Church Rd.

Sunday: LifeQuest (all ages) 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am

Student Ministry: Wednesday & Sunday 7:00 pm / 214.348.9697

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST

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

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

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

LUTHERAN

CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA / 1000 Easton Road

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

Pastor Rich Pounds / CentralLutheran.org / 214.327.2222

FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH / 6202 E Mockingbird Ln.

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am / Call for class schedule. 214.821.5929 / www.dallaslutheran.org

METHODIST

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

Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School / 10:30 am Coffee

Worship: 8:30 am & 10:50 am Traditional / 10:50 am Contemporary

WHITE ROCK UNITED METHODIST / www.wrumc.org

1450 Oldgate Lane / 214.324.3661

Sunday Worship 10:50 am / Rev. George Fisk

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

LAKE HIGHLANDS CHURCH / 9919 McCree / 214.348.0460

Sundays: Classes 9:30, Coffee 10:25, Assembly 10:45

Home groups meet on weeknights. / lakehighlandschurch.org

PRESBYTERIAN

LAKE HIGHLANDS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 214.348.2133

8525 Audelia Road at NW Hwy. / www.lhpres.org

9:00 am Contemporary, 9:55 am Christian Ed., 11:00 am Traditional

NORTHRIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 6920 Bob-O-Link Dr. 214.827.5521 / www.northridgepc.org / Welcomes you to Worship

Summer Worship: May 25 - Aug. 31 / 10:00am / Childcare provided.

UNITY

UNITY OF DALLAS / A Positive Path For Spiritual Living

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

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

STRONG IN THE BROKEN PLACES

Good religion doesn’t prevent brokenness but restores it

Ernest Hemingway got it right twice about the human predicament in his novel “Farewell to Arms”: “The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places.”

The first part of that sentence breaks all our illusions about gliding through life untouched by pain and suffering. In fact, the Hemmingway-typical unpunctuated sentences that follow that sentence punctuate the point even more: “But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”

That the world will kill us all in the end is proved by the occupancy rate of every cemetery. That the world will break us all is just as sure. The breaking foreshadows the killing.

We know what the killing is, but what constitutes the breaking? Crushed hopes, dashed dreams, lost fortunes, missed opportunities, forsaken vows, unrequited love, failed attempts, lingering guilt, damaged emotions, chronic illness, shocking betrayal — need we go on? All of these take the heart out of us; they leave cracks in us body and soul.

Religion is no prevention for the world’s breaking and killing work. Only bad religion promises that if you pray enough, give enough or serve enough, God will put a bubble of protection around you that keeps you from the effects of the world’s work. That’s what got virgins thrown into volcanoes and it’s what gets TV preachers rich. It’s still a lie, though, no matter how loudly or piously you say it.

What good religion teaches instead is that there is a Power at work in the world that is greater than the power of the world. It’s a power that renews and restores. It heals hurts. It gives life after whatever you have known of life has been taken from you.

There’s a Japanese craft called kintsukuroi that translates “to repair with gold.” It’s the art of repairing pottery with gold or silver lacquer and understanding that the piece is all the more beautiful for having been broken. More precisely, for having been broken and repaired in this costly way. By means of kintsukuroi, the vessel continues to show where it was broken, but now the very scars that reveal its damage show up as the most valuable part of it.

The spiritual life teaches us how to live well through suffering and brokenness. It points us to where wholeness and wellness is found.

Admittedly, it has a preventive side: when the Ten Commandments, for instance, are kept, they go a long way toward keeping you from consequences you bring on yourself. Yet, much of suffering and brokenness is the simple product of the “stuff happens” factor. You may be doing everything right and you are hurt or wounded by someone else. You can only control yourself, and even there, good luck with that. You certainly cannot control other people.

Good religion teaches us to find meaning and purpose in our suffering. It’s not an amulet hung about the neck to ward off evil spirits.

When it does its job well, religion mostly works in the afterward of brokenness. It makes us more compassionate, less bitter and yes, stronger in the broken places — afterward.

Only bad religion promises that God will put a bubble of protection around you. That’s what got virgins thrown into volcanoes and it’s what gets TV preachers rich. It’s still a lie, though, no matter how loudly or piously you say it.

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.

ELECTION DAY IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK

And to change Dallas City Hall, we’ve got to start asking the right questions

COMMENT. Visit lakehighlands.advocatemag.com and search election day to tell us what you think.

In nine months, we’ll enjoy our biennial rite of electing representatives to the esteemed legislature of Dallas City Hall. It might make your head hurt to think we’ll be hearing about city council elections for three-quarters of a year, but don’t worry. The races themselves won’t heat up until the spring, so until then, our lawns won’t be littered with yard signs, and our mailboxes won’t be overflowing with political mailers. We’ve got a few months’ respite.

So if the inundation of political campaigns isn’t imminent, why do we need to start paying attention now? Because early fall represents that narrow window of time when people mulling over the possibility of running for city council typically decide whether to take the plunge into the roughand-tumble world of local politics.

People who have been on the fence about running will either go all in or decide their family and career are more important than a job paying $37,500 a year for the honor of beating their head against a wall

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to 214.823.8866; or email ahunt@advocatemag.com.

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every Wednesday. It is a difficult decision and not one entered into lightly. My hope, my prayer for Dallas, is that we get some exceptional candidates running for Dallas City Council in 2015. Because it’s going to be an important year.

Next May, we have a real opportunity to transform Dallas City Hall. Of the 14 council districts, there will be six open seats, two of which are in East Dallas and Lake Highlands (Districts 9 and 10, currently represented by Councilmembers Sheffie Kadane and Jerry Allen, respectively). Six new councilmembers can turn the tide. They can shake up the Dallas City Council and push city hall toward a more neighborhood-oriented, transparent, accountable way of doing business.

If you’re tired of reading about muck-ups at city hall — from fracking to Uber to horse parks to toll roads — then now is the time to pay attention. Because if we stand any chance of changing the way city hall is run, we’ve got to have the right candidates. And just as importantly, we’ve got to ask them the right questions.

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By way of contrast, here are the wrong questions:

Will you support putting more money toward libraries/parks/my pet project?

Do you agree that 311/animal services/ that lady at the city who won’t return my call needs to be more responsive?

Will you work to fix our streets/street lights/that pothole at the corner of Palo Pinto and Alderson?

Will you hold the line on property taxes/ sales taxes/income taxes?

Not surprisingly, the answers will be yes, yes, yes, and yes, in that order. These aren’t dumb or unimportant questions; they just aren’t the right questions. They won’t tell us a blessed thing about whether a particular candidate is going to be a change agent or just another chair warmer. It’s easy to “fight” for more police, lower taxes and better streets. (Show me the candidate whose slogan is, “Vote Jones for fewer police, higher taxes and more potholes!”) But if we want to get a sense of whether a candidate will really work to transform city hall,

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it’s the controversial issues that tell the tale.

So I propose a single question for city council candidates to separate the wheat from the chaff: Do you support the Trinity Toll Road? It’s not that this is an obsession of mine (it is), it’s that this issue so clearly illuminates a potential councilmember’s values and vision for our city. Either they love the toll road and think everything is going swimmingly at Dallas City Hall, or they see the toll road for the boondoggle that it is and want to take our city in a new direction.

If their answer begins with anything other than “no,” don’t think for a second that they’ll be anything other than yes-men once they get elected, bobbing their heads in unison with the mayor and the Dallas Citizens Council.

But if their answer is an unequivocal “no” (and they get extra points if their response begins with an expletive), then they are worth considering. Just make sure to get their answer in writing, preferably in blood.

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LONESTARDECKS.COM 214-357-3975

Trex Decking & Fencing, trex.com

All Wood Decks, Arbors & Patio Covers

EST. 1991 #1

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214.692.1991

SPECIALIZING IN Wood Fences &Auto Gates

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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

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

DALLAS HARDWOODS 214-724-0936

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

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

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

LONGHORN FLOORS LLC 972-768-4372. www.longhornflooring.com

N-HANCE WOOD RENEWAL. No Dust. No Mess. No Odor. nhance.com. 214-321-3012.

WILLEFORD HARDWOOD FLOORS 214-824-1166 • WillefordHardwoodFloors.com

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FOUNDATION REPAIR

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• Mud Jacking • Drainage

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• Over 20 Years Exp. 972-288-3797

We Answer Our Phones

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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

DOVETAIL CUSTOM SHUTTERS Louis Wiggins 214-342-0889 dovetailshutters.com

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

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

HANDYMAN SERVICES

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

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

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

GROOVY HOUSE Is A Different Handyman Experience! Find Out Why At www.groovyhouse.biz

214-733-2100 • 19 Year Lakewood Resident

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

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

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

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Your Home Repair Specialists

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RAMON’S INT/EXT PAINT

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TONY’S PAINTING SERVICE Quality Work

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

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

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PAINTING & RENOVATIONS LLC

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STONE AGE COUNTER TOPS

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

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

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

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

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

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

AYALA’S LANDSCAPING SERVICE Call the Land Expert Today! Insured. 214-773-4781

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469.774.3147

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

NOVEMBER DEADLINE

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

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

DALLAS K.D.R.SERVICES • 214-349-0914 Lawn Service & Landscape Installation

FOREVERLAWNTEXAS.COM George Berre. Quality Synthetic Grass, Free Est. 214-263-0828

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

HOLMAN IRRIGATION

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

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

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

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

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

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PLUMBING

A2Z PLUMBING 214-727-4040

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

ANDREWS PLUMBING • 214-354-8521

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

Sewers • Drains • Bonded 24 Hours/7 Days

*Joe Faz 214-794-7566 - Se Habla Español*

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

HAYES PLUMBING INC. Repairs. Insured, 214-343-1427 License M13238

JUSTIN’S PLUMBING SERVICE

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

NTX PLUMBING SPEC. LLLP 214-226-0913

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

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

SPECK PLUMBING

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

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

POOLS

ADAIR POOL & SPA SERVICE

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

LEAFCHASERS POOLS

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

LOCK’S POOL SERVICE - 469-235-2072

40 years experience. Pool Electrical TICL #550

ROOFING & GUTTERS

A&B GUTTER 972-530-5699

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

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

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

Allstate Homecraft Roofing

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BERT ROOFING

Family owned and operated for over 40 years

Over 30,000 roofs completed

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SMASH.

ED & LH

This was no ordinary window. The glass was thick and double-paned. The window located in the rear of Sandra Leaverton’s Ridgecrest neighborhood home seemed like a strange target for a vandal.

The Victim: Sandra Leaverton

The Crime: Criminal mischief

Date/Time: Between 12 a.m. Aug. 28 and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 31

Location: 9800 block of Ridgehaven

Leaverton had been out of town attending a wedding in Albuquerque. It was a nice getaway for a couple of days, with great weather compared to the Texas

heat, and nice mountainous views.

The view of her smashed window when she got home was a bit different.

“The hole in this window was about 2 1/2 feet by 2 1/2 feet,” she says. “I was flabbergasted.”

The homeowner is not sure why anyone would smash her window but was at least grateful a burglar did not get into the house.

However, a replacement will cost $1,400 and be quite a hassle.

Officer Josh Cooper of the Northeast Patrol Division says that there has been an increase in juvenile property crime during the summer months and that this might fit in with that type of crime.

“Rocks are typical in a lot of cases,” he says of the smashed windows.

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

ARREST MADE IN CONNECTION WITH MURDER OF 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL

Angel Lizandro Sanches-Zenteno, 17, was arrested in early September in connection with the strangulation death of his 5-year-old cousin Kathrine Alejandra Gonzalez.

Police found the child’s body in an abandoned apartment unit at Sontera Palms on Royal Lane in the Lake Highlands area.

Witnesses saw Sanches-Zenteno walking with the victim before she went missing, police say. The teen denies killing the girl.

Police add that residents of the apartment community went out of their way to assist — first helping officers search for the missing child and later allowing officers to use their homes and supporting the investigation in every way possible. —Christina Hughes Babb

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Did you know that studies indicate you blink 50% less often when staring at a computer. Staring at a computer for hours, or walking and biking around the lake with lots of allergens in the air can lead to Dry Eye! It can be very uncomfortable and the tearing is distracting and annoying.

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COSMETIC AND GENERAL

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Dr. Robinson is a Preferred Invisalign provider in the White Rock Lake/Casa Linda area. Give us a call to see if you are a great candidate for Invisalign.

FAGD - Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry 8940 Garland Rd., Ste. 200, Dallas, TX 75218 214.321.6441

Suspect Angel Lizandro Sanchez-Zenteno: Photo courtesy of Dallas Police Dept.

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