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The C. C. Young Tradition

Located on 20 wooded acres overlooking White Rock Lake in Dallas, C.C. Young is a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community. It is affiliated with the North Texas Methodist Conference of the United Methodist Church. For more than 87 years, C.C. Young has graciously delivered a comprehensive array of quality services and provided residences and amenities for people of retirement age.

C.C. Young is a leader in providing senior living services in the Lakewood, Lake Highlands, White Rock Lake and Preston Hollow neighborhoods. Fueled by past success, we started construction in January on The Overlook, a 108-unit apartment expansion overlooking White Rock Lake. The Overlook is scheduled for completion in August 2011.

Vision and Mission

Our Vision is to provide a community where every life and age is valued and enriched. Our Mission is to work with others to transform our complementary service responses to the aged. Through collaboration, we will intensify and broaden our programs and services so that each individual may flourish in body, mind and spirit.

Accommodations, Services and Programs

Outstanding care, services and a variety of accommodations and living options are offered on our campus. Accommodations and available programs include:

Residential Apartments – Asbury and Thomas

Memory Support – The Cove

Rehabilitation – The Center for Wellness and Renewal

Assisted Living – The Blanton Long Term Care – Lawther Point Seasons Hospice – Lawther Point

The Point, Center for Arts and Education Home Health

WHEN DID YOU DECIDE TO GO FULL TIME INTO THE GLUTEN FREE BAKING BUSINESS?

TN: InNovember, I quit my job in litigation consulting AH: And I quit my job in banking in May, and we started giving lots of products away around the holidays, getting feedback, and getting things in order to open up shop, which we did, part time, in May. The original shop in Lake Highlands, where we are only open Tuesdays, is temporary. We are looking for a permanent space, but we know we want to stay in Lake Highlands. The people here have embraced us. It has been wonderful. And we are very excited to have been asked to participate in a national gluten-free forum this summer at the Gaylord Texan resort. We will be the only Dallas business in attendance. We expect to gain a lot of exposure and expand the business in upcoming months.

WHAT’S YOUR SECRET TO MAKING THE GOOD-FOR-YOU STUFF TASTE SO GOOD?

TN: A ton of trial and error. AH: My obsession is making things taste as good as possible, even if that means adding a little extra sugar. Taylor likes things to taste great, but she is also intensely focused on making items as healthy as humanly possible. We make a good brownie, and it’s the healthiest brownie you’ll ever have.

IWOULD IMAGINE A SHOP LIKE YOURS WOULD PUT THE FUN BACK IN FOOD FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN’T HAVE GLUTEN, NO?

AH: We already have some good stories — a lady stood in the store one of the first mornings we were open and watched us for several minutes. She approached us and asked, “So what items are gluten free?” to which Taylor and I simultaneously responded, “All of them”, and her eyes just lit up. It was like a kid in the candy store. Food is such a social part of our lives, when you have to eat different from everyone else, you feel separate in a way. TN: We want our food to be something the whole family will love, regardless of their diet.

—CHRISTINA

What gives?

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

paddle away at the Hoewa Outrigger Club, 320 e lawther. The group will host the first paddle for the Cure event at w hite Rock lake from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on July 17. There will be races for kayaks, canoes, surf skis and other vessels. The $50 registration fee benefits breast cancer awareness and research. More details are available at hoewaa. org or by emailing Nancy Felix at nanekifelix@msn.com.

OR dONaTe peT SupplieS, peT FOOd, OR yOuR TiMe

... to aunt louise’s pet pantry, a new program that is part of the Senior’s pet a ssistance Network (S pa N). lake Highlands resident adelle Taylor founded S pa N to pair people with pets and to help low-income senior citizens take care of their pets. d r. Robert and Becky Bender honored a family member who died in 2008 by providing the initial donation to establish aunt louise’s pet pantry, “aunt louise passed on her love of animals to many of us in the family and i can’t think of a better way to honor her,” says Becky Bender. if you wish to donate to the pet pantry or partner with S pa N, email seniorspets@yahoo.com or log on to seniorspets.org for more information.

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

? As the owner of a dog or cat, what do I need to know about Dallas regul At I ons ?

Common sense and a strong fence will go a long way toward keeping you and your pet out of trouble. But there’s more to it than that. to keep things safe and legal, here’s how it works:

1. register your dog or cat with the City of Dallas Animal services department by mailing up-to-date vaccine information along with a $7 fee for spayed or neutered pets and $30 for unaltered pets. t his is not just a way for the city to make some quick and easy cash. t he process prevents the spread of diseases such as rabies, and helps prevent the forced euthanization (of which there were more than 26,500 last year alone) of unwanted pets. Pet owners who do not wish to spay or neuter their pets can obtain an intact animal permit for an additional fee of $70 per year if they are a member of a purebred dog or cat club, or have completed a responsible pet ownership class.

2. up to four dogs or cats can live in an apartment or condominium, up to six in a single-family home, or up to eight in a home with more than 1/2 an acre of land. t his law became effective in 2008 and includes a grandfather clause for anyone who owned more than the allowed number prior to 2008, as well as a provision for volunteers fostering homeless dogs and pets for approved rescue groups.

3. It is illegal to tether or chain a dog. w hen dogs 6 months and older are confined outdoors, their yards, pens or kennels must be at least 150 square feet, and each dog must have a weatherproof, three-sided shelter.

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4. When dogs or cats are outside their home or yard, keep them on a leash. The only exceptions to this are designated off-leash dog parks or freeroaming feral cats that are part of a trap, neuter, return program. When a cat is spayed or neutered through a T-N-R program, the vet “tips” one ear, so you can easily identify a participating cat in your neighborhood.

5. A dog that barks while protecting his home isn’t a dangerous dog; he’s just doing what dogs do. But one that causes injury could be officially deemed a “dangerous dog”. If a dog is outside its home or yard and causes serious injury to a person or another animal, a resident can request a city hearing to determine whether the dog should be declared dangerous. No fines are involved and no monetary damages are awarded, but if a dog is determined to be dangerous, its owner faces serious consequences. The dog may be euthanized, ordered out of the city, or allowed to return home if the owner complies with a stringent set of rules that includes paying a “dangerous dog” registration fee of $50 per year. Currently, 21 dogs that have been deemed dangerous live in Dallas.

6 Other good rules to know, whether or not you own a pet, is that it’s illegal to place poison where it is accessible to a dog or cat; to sell or give away pets on any property except for pet stores, animal shelters and animal rescue group adoption sites; to offer animals as prizes in auctions, raffles, giveaways or other promotions; to transport a dog in the open bed of a pick-up truck, unless it’s in a carrier; or to fail to pick up after your dog.

—REBECCA

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GOt A m A z E yOu CAN’t f IN d yOu R wAy th ROu Gh? Email howitworks@advocatemag.com with your question.

To viE w A dETAiLEd dALLA s mAp of dangerous dogs, find state rabies statistics, and learn other animal tidbits from Rebecca Poling, visit the Back Talk blog at lakehighlands.advocatemag.com

Heroine Habit

Though it’s just the early show, the floor at Mouth comedy club in Deep Ellum is approaching standing-room-only status. Seconds after the lights dim, five energetic women take the stage to rock music, whoops and hollers. Sure, the audience is composed partly of supportive buddies and family (Lori “Lori-tab” Valle Wright notes that members of her large Hispanic family can be counted on to fill audience gaps), but considering that this is only their second performance as a group, the all-girl improv act known as Heroine Addiction is already gaining a respectable following. The women met while taking classes at Ad Libs school of improv. They landed at Ad Libs for various reasons — Dawn “Dawn Syndrome” Douglass wanted to improve her public speaking skills, for example, while others, such as Catherine “Cathastrophic” Brockette, wanted to build upon previous acting experience. And Jenny “Estro-Jen” Clifton, from Oak Cliff, just wanted to test herself. “It seemed like the most frightening thing possible and I wanted that inner challenge,” she says. The troupe also includes Lynsey “Hale Storm” Hale and Christa “Christa Meth” Haberstock. There’s also the nickname-less sound guy Michael Alger, who says working with the women has been a blast — “but what else is he going to say with all of us here?” Clifton chides. Joking temporarily aside, the women say they have bonded over the experience. Improv requires you to be open and vulnerable. To bear your soul, Brockette notes. “You have to trust those you are working with. And yourself.” Next step? “Letterman,” Clifton says. And we’re pretty sure she’s not joking.

—CHRISTINA HUGHES BABB

CHECK OUT HEROINE ADDICTION at 7 p.m. July 17 at Mouth, 2626 Main Street. Tickets are $10 at the door and $5 if you reserve them early by calling 214.754.7050.

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