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will consist of American cuisine, a step above bar food, with some healthy options such as flatbread sandwiches and dishes with locally farmed ingredients. Lake House will offer a full bar with 11 beers on tap. Lake House will share one major similarity with Katy Trail Ice House, Schmitz says — capitalizing on the popularity of Dallas’ trails. He expects the Lake House to attract a diverse crowd — family-friendly, but also a good place to have beers with the boys or breakfast with your running or cycling group.

Whiterock Abbey moving into Garland-Peavy shopping strip

Whiterock Abbey is set to open in November at the shopping strip just south of Goodfriend and Good 2 Go Taco at the Garland-Peavy intersection, near Old Lake Highlands. Owner Weylan McAnally, a pharmacist from Red Oak, plans to have 30-40 beers on tap and to offer at least 100 bottled beers. The menu will include gourmet pizza and standard bar fare, he says: pretzels, cheese boards and the like. Inside, they’ll hang about eight televisions, and outside, patrons will be able to drink/dine on the patio/beer garden.

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Lake House 7510 E. Northwest Hwy. Atomic Pie 9660 Audelia Ste 117 214.553.5733

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Big Mama’s Chicken and Waffles 9810 Forest 214.340.3035

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1 Big Mama’s Chicken and Waffles suffered a fire in mid-September. This is the second big fire at the Forest-Audelia soul-food favorite. 2 Adams Paint at Northwest Highway and Abrams closed soon after celebrating its 50th anniversary. 3 The original Chili’s restaurant on Meadow was razed to make way for a 7-Eleven

4 Havana Café is open in Casa Linda Plaza.

The Richardson Council of PTAs has a general council board meeting scheduled for 9:15-11 a.m. Nov. 1 at Lake Highlands High School, 9449 Church. Refreshments will be available at 9 a.m. The council also hosts a used book fair luncheon Nov. 29 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the professional development center, 701 W. Belt Line.

$2,500 National Merit scholarships, while the scores of the others help them obtain merit scholarships from colleges.

The Exchange Club of Lake Highlands recognized four LHHS seniors in September’s youth of the month and character counts awards. Youth of the month Blake Lueder is eighth in the class, captain of the men’s varsity gymnastics team, Bell Boy and senior class treasurer. In his essay to the club, he emphasized, “Happiness does not come through wealth, but through service.”

Dani Austin is the senior service coordinator of National Honor Society (NHS) and the Girls Service League, a member of Mu Alpha Theta and part of the tennis team. She has served at the High Adventure Treks for Dads and Daughters program. In the character counts awards, Emily Barrows is drum major in the band, captain of the Wranglers and a member of NHS. She is described by teachers as always helping others before herself. Jonathan Garza, senior captain of the football team, is noted by teachers as someone who makes people “better for just knowing him.” will win $10,000, additional staff development opportunities, a presidential citation and trip to Washington, D.C. Anderson is in her seventh year teaching in Richardson ISD. Before LHE, she taught six years at Thurgood Marshall Elementary.

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Four students at Lake Highlands High School have been named National Merit Semifinalists this year: Nathan Bucki, Kenton Cozard, Dallas Crotty and Austin Curnutt. Each year more than 1.5 million high school juniors take the PSAT test to help qualify for college entrance and scholarships. And each year, students who achieve the top 16,000 scores among all test-takers are named National Merit Semifinalists. About half of the semifinalists will receive

Lake Highlands Elementary teacher Maggie Anderson is a finalist for a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The recognition is given to teachers whose exceptional and innovative methods make learning more vivid. Anderson is one of only three state finalists in elementary math. This is the highest recognition possible for a math or science teacher in the country. If selected, Anderson

LHHS grad Tori Mellinger was on a September front page of the Aggie newspaper, profiled in a story about her rise to star status on the Texas A&M volleyball team. The article, titled “The Hard Way,” notes that Tori first joined the team as a walk-on. Today, she’s a scholarship player and senior co-captain. After astellar career leading her Wildcats to the 5A regional semifinals, Tori had offers from several schools, but she knew she wanted to play for the Aggies. She took a risk walking on to a team with no scholarship to give her and no guarantee that she’d play. The autumn leaves hadn’t even begun changing color in Aggieland her freshman year before she became a pivotal part of the starting rotation. She’s been a starter ever since, traveling across the country with the team and appearing in nationally televised matches.

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