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I thank you for the notification of MyChildren’s Clinic opening on Abrams as reported in the September Advocate (“Business Buzz: The lowdown on what’s up with neighborhood businesses”).My granddaughter, Emily, is seriously disabled andis on Medicaid.I have been having a dickens of a time finding a pediatrician who accepts Medicaid anywhere near our home.We have been to the clinic already, and this clinic is perfect for our needs.What’s more, they are connected to the records at Children’s Medical Center, so they knew all about Emily when we got there.

—Melinda O’Neal

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I just wanted to drop you a note and tell you that the article you ran on Wyatt and the 401 Project last spring was a big help. Lots of people read it and talked to us about it and contributed. Because of that we were able to fully fund the three-year study. That means that, combined, all the families have raised over $228,000, and the study will be run to completion. I don’t know who or how much was donated because of the article, but I know there was some amount. It doesn’t matter, though. Every dollar is going directly to the research. Every single family has chipped in on this effort, and we all appreciate the support of everyone more than anyone can understand. I appreciate the nice article and the support of the Advocate and Lake Highlands community.

—Jason,Amy, Max,Wyatt and Jude Moore

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White Rock Boathouse — the big and little of it

While many neighborhood residents are buzzing these days about plans to build a new boathouse near the lake’s north shore, White Rock Boathouse, Inc., in place on the other side of the lake for nine years now, is steadily growing.

The non-profit organization has made rowing accessible for students and adults, and it has changed much of the face of White Rock Lake. Executive director and head rowing coach Mark Wilson and member Thomas Carr, both Lake Highlands residents, gave us a tour of the facilities and filled us in on the following facts about their organization:

The White Rock Boathouse, Inc. facilities include the original White Rock Boathouse at Tee Pee Hill and a large boathouse nearby.

The original small art-deco style boathouse was built on the shore/water in 1930.

In 2004 the White Rock Boathouse group self funded the effort to refurbish the original boathouse, which was suffering from neglect, deterioration and gang-related graffiti. Today it is back in use. Rowers nicknamed it The Boomerang.

In 2007, White Rock Boathouse raised $2.5 million to turn the dilapidated, abandoned, vandalized Water Works building, next to the lake’s Filter Building, into the big boathouse. Rowers nicknamed it Big Boathouse.

The White Rock Boathouse, Inc., in collaboration with the Park Department and Dallas Water Utilities, also renovated the Filter Building at White Rock Lake for use as an entertainment venue that garners funds for boathouse facilities’ maintenance and rowing programs.

The renovation projects received design recognition from American Institute of Architects, Preservation Dallas and the Texas Historic Commission.

The modern era of rowing on White Rock began with the Dallas Rowing Club formation in 1980. It disbanded in 1982.

Dallas Rowing Club rebooted at Bachman in 1983 and occasionally held events at White Rock.