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Reginald W. Johnson 6333 E Mockingbird,Ste. 275 214-821-4242 reginald.johnson.coqr@statefarm.com

Jennifer Wilcox 10233 E. NW Hwy, Ste. 516 214-348-0480 www.jenniferwilcox.com for bikes, ranging from hardcore mountain bikes to strolling-leisurely-around-the-lake bikes, plus, of course, bike repair bays. Visit dallasbikeworks. com for store hours.

Lake Highlands resident Samantha Phillips is the owner and instructor for My Smart Hands™ (mysmarthandsdfw.com), a company teaching baby/caregiver sign language classes. Phillips and her husband have been Lake Highlands residents for more than 10 years, and started the company last fall. “I started using ASL signs with my oldest daughter Lauren, who was born with Down syndrome. Children with Down syndrome typically have difficulty with muscle control and strength, making speech, walking, writing and many more activities very difficult to learn, therefore teaching Lauren signs became an invaluable communication tool,” Phillips says. She continued to sign with her two younger children and has seen the benefits of signing firsthand. Phillips offers several different types of classes, depending on the child’s age and the caregiver’s availability. Advocate readers can receive 20 percent off their class fees; contact Phillips at samantha@mysmarthands.com or 214.587.7292 for the specifics.

Peanut Feet 3 is the brainchild of Lake Highlands mom Jill Gindy Schuler, who was underwhelmed by the selection of cute socks and such (that actually stay on) for her newborn daughter’s “tiny, peanut feet”. So, about a year ago, “being a creative person and so excited I had a girl that I could ‘play dress-up with’, I got out my craft box and some beads from my son’s art desk and went to work and Peanut Feet grew from there ...”. Schuler’s newest addition is coordinating hair accessories (a presh line of felt hair clippies), which were a huge hit at the recent LHAECPTA Shopping Soiree. Schuler will also customize socks and accessories through her Etsy shop; just let her know what you’re looking for. Visit peanutfeet.etsy.com to check out her goods.

Rob Braun 9601White Rock Trail, Suite 214 214-343-1515 www.robbraun.net

John Hamman, CPCU 8330 Abrams Rd., Suite 104 214-341-3050 john.hamman.lcjs@statefarm.com

For the men out there who hate to get out to shop, retailer J Hilburn 1 (jhilburn.com) came up with the novel idea of bringing the shop to you. Since launching in 2007, J Hilburn has been offering discerning male shoppers custom-made shirts at about half the price of retail by cutting out the overhead of inventory and a storefront. Lake Highlands resident Mavis Stewart is a J Hilburn style advisor. So what’s the process? Stewart meets customers in their homes or offices, takes some measurements, shows some swatches, reviews their preferences, yada, yada, yada, you’ve got polos, dress shirts or sweaters to go. Plus, Advocate readers receive $20 off their first shirt. In the market? Contact Stewart at mavis.stewart@jhilburnpartner.com or 972.898.5408.

Lake Highlands resident Pat Hicks was inspired to start New Life Hardwood Floors after a friend provided reclaimed flooring for his own home. Loving the idea of rescuing pine, oak, walnut, chestnut and other “species” from deconstructed buildings and homes, he knew he was on to something lots of other folks could get behind. The often 60- to 100-year-old lumber that would have otherwise been thrown away is conserved, and from it new tongue and groove hardwood flooring is created. Hicks’ flooring is competitive to new flooring, and has a much cooler story. Visit newlifehardwoodfloors.com or call Hicks at 214.342.3800 for more information.

Jim Collins, CLU 11807 Preston Rd. 214-349-7455 jim.collins.bts5@statefarm.com

Boyd Wallace, owner of Dallas Bike Works, 2 has been racing bikes for more than 14 years, and his bike retail and repair shop has been located off of Skillman and Abrams for more than 20 years. This month Wallace is opening his second store near White Rock Lake in what was formerly PT’s Gentleman’s Club (Lawther Drive). Renovations have been underway for the past several months, and the interior has been reconfigured to include lots of retail space

Erin Moyer is a Lake Highlands entrepreneur (progenyinc.com) and marketing consultant whose monthly :Live Local< column features the latest scoop on neighborhood businesses. Send Moyer ideas and feedback at livelocal@advocatemag.com.

Speaking of trees, if you need some trimmed, Lindsey’s Tree Service 4 (lindseytreeservice.com) is still the go-to biz for many Lake Highlands residents. Tom and Lourie Lindsey have been Lake Highlands residents for more than 30 years. The Lindseys opened their first retail shop at the corner of Plano and Northwest Highway, and then moved it across the street in 2006 to a location about four or five times larger that provides more room for retail space. Recently, they expanded their merchandise to include more specialty cooking woods including pecan, hickory, apple and peach, to name a few. The Lindseys encourage you to pop in and pick some up, and would like to offer $5 off any bag of cooking wood to Advocate readers. Let it be known that the Lindsey’s do their part to reduce, reuse and recycle as well: They make mulch of their clients’ trimmings and make it available free of charge to customers. Just pull up your truck and shovel, and it’s yours for the taking. 1 4 2 3 >

Baptist

FOREST MEADOW / 9150 Church Rd. / Welcoming the mosaic of cultures living in our neighborhoods / www.fmbcdallas.org

Worship 10:50 / Bible Study 9:30 / Tim Ahlen, Pastor / 214.341.9555

GASTON OAKS BAPTIST / Greenville Ave & Royal Lane

Sunday Worship 10:45 am / Bible Study 9:30 am www.gastonoaks.org / 214.348.0958

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 Chur Che S

NORTH HIGHLANDS BIBLE CHURCH / www.nhbc.net

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

Wed: Student Ministry 7:00 pm / 9626 Church Road / 214.348.9697

Chur Ch Of Christ

SKILLMAN CHURCH OF CHRIST / 3014 Skillman St.

Sunday School 9:30 am / Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Grace Café & Bible Study Wed. 6:00 pm / 214.823.2179

Dis Ciple S Of Christ

EAST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street

Sunday School 9:30 am / Worship 8:30 & 10:50 am

214.824.8185 / Rev. Deborah Morgan / www.edcc.org

Epis Copal

CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION / 3966 McKinney Ave / 214.521.5101

Sunday: Traditional 7:30, 9:00, 11:15 am and 5:00 pm

Contemporary 9:00, 11:15 am and 6:00 pm / incarnation.org

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH / 848 Harter Road, 75218

Sunday Worship: 8:00 & 10:30 am / Christian Ed. 9:00 am 214.321.6451 / www.stjohnsepiscopal.org

INTER-DENOMIN ATION AL

GRACEHILL COMMUNIT Y / www.gracehill.cc

10:00 am @ Dallas Children’s Theater / Skillman & NW Hwy.

Awesome Kid’s Ministry / Use Entrance Facing Home Depot

Lutheran

FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH / 6202 E Mockingbird Ln.

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am / Call for class schedule.

214.821.5929 / www.dallaslutheran.org

ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL / 6121 E Lovers Ln.

Sunday: Sunday School 9:15 am, Worship 8:00 am, 10:30 am, & 6:00 pm / 214.363.1639 / www.ziondallas.org

Methodist

LAKE HIGHLANDS UMC / 9015 Plano Rd. (at McCree)

214.348.6600 / www.lhumc.com / Sun. School 9:45 am

Sun. Worship 8:30 & 11:00 Traditional / 11:00 Contemporary

WHITE ROCK UNITED METHODIST / wrumc.org

1450 Oldgate Lane / 214.324.3661

Sunday Worship 10:50 am / Rev. George Fisk

NON-DENOMIN ATION AL

LAKE HIGHLANDS CHURCH / 9919 McCree

Sun. Classes 9:30 am, Assembly 11:00 am / 214.348.0460

Home groups meet on weeknights. / lakehighlandschurch.org

WHITE ROCK COMMUNIT Y CHURCH / 9353 Garland Road

Sun. Bible Study 9:00 am, Worship 10:45 am / 214.320.0043

Wed. Bible Studies 10:00 am & 7:30 pm / www.whiterockchurch.org

Pre Sby Terian

LAKE HIGHLANDS PRESBY TERIAN CHURCH / 214.348.2133

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

Christian Ed. 9:45 am, 9:00 am Contemporary, 11:00 am Traditional

NEW ST. PETER’S PRESBY TERIAN CHURCH / 214.438.0120

Meet at Dallas Children’s Theater – Skillman at NW Hwy

Worship: 9:30 am / www.newstpeters.org

NORTHPARK PRESBY TERIAN CHURCH / 214.363.5457

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

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