2015 September Lake Highlands

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21 Popular pup

Meet the winner of Advocate’s annual online pet photo contest. 22

Interview with a vampire Well, the Lake Highlands High School alum who plays one, anyway.

25 Brewery boosters

Behind one successful craft beer business is a group of Lake Highlands investors.

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Carnivore delight

Lake Highlands diners flock to this new meat mecca.

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A grand scale

Welcome to the world of Klayton Mai — plumber, mixed martial arts master and brilliant breeder of ball pythons.

AND BELOW: Susan Wehe’s dog, Shorty, by Danny Fulgencio

Ready for the road ahead.

Clay Cooley’s multi-state automotive group began over 19 years ago on a dirt lot. The road to success comes with a few detours, but in partnering with LegacyTexas, Clay was able to adapt. As a result, he now has a company ready for whatever comes next.

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With mammograms, there is no magic age.

When to Get Your Mammogram

There’s a lot of information out there about mammograms, and Texas Health Resources is here to help clear things up. Because when it comes to mammograms, the most important thing to remember is getting one in the first place. And when you should start scheduling them depends on you and factors like family history, physical activity and lifestyle. Know your risks by taking our Breast Cancer Risk Assessment. And if you are at risk, an available comprehensive breast care program offers a full range of services, from screenings to treatment to recovery. Call to schedule your digital mammogram today.

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STAY CLASSY, DALLAS

Pedestrian friendly doesn’t necessarily mean friendly pedestrians

I keep seeing on television that Dallas is becoming an urban mecca, a place where it’s easy and fun to walk everywhere. Well, almost everywhere. OK, maybe between the car and the house, and vice versa, as well as inside NorthPark Center.

Anyway, the point is it’s not all that unusual — or at least it’s no longer out of the question — to see a real, live pedestrian on a Dallas street these days. You know, the type of sophisticated, sleek pedestrian looking to cross the street or walk from one retail location to another just like in all of those TV commercials for new cars.

All of this is pretty typical in large cities. In New York, pedestrians basically have the right of way, and drivers know to beware of people walking everywhere, ignoring street lights and signs at will. The same is true in Chicago, in Boston, in Washington, D.C., in San Francisco — all places with dense urban development and a city environment that favors walking from here to there.

One of these days, we may get there in Dallas, but I’m not thinking that day will occur before I’m fitting myself for a flash-fried resting place in a pine box.

I did, however, encounter a single said pedestrian on a city street the other day. This bearded walker had a backpack and seemed content to be traversing the city afoot, at least in as much as I could tell from my vantage point in the driver’s seat of my car.

It was late in the day, and I had on my wrap-around, cool-a-few-years-ago sunglasses. I was sitting at the stoplight, patiently waiting for the light to turn green.

The street wasn’t crowded. This guy was the only dude around, in fact.

So I was surprised when, as he passed along the crosswalk in front of my generally unremarkable vehicle (a Mini Cooper), he decided to salute me after what he probably assumed had been a hard day for both of us.

Only his idea of a salute was a little risqué for a PG-oriented magazine, and it was lacking a couple of fingers that typically denote an indication of respect.

He was rather blasé about the whole thing as he crossed in front of me, too. He stopped precisely in the center of my car’s hood, turned intentionally toward me, pulled out the digit of respect, and made it clear he wasn’t “pointing” at the car next to me or the one behind me — no, this salute was clearly intended for me.

Then, just as deliberately, he holstered the weapon, turned back in the direction he was headed, and crossed the street in plenty of time to beat the signal change.

I have to admit the whole thing caught me off-guard, and I was glad my reflective sunglasses hid the at-the-moment bulbous whites of my eyes.

I thought about reaching for my opencarry weapon until I remembered I don’t have one, for that exact reason. I considered rolling forward a bit to ensure he knew I wanted to provide a salutation of my own. And I wondered if I should have rolled down the window and given him some directions about the next place he could go.

But by the time all of this had floated through my brain, the light turned green, and the driver behind me also seemed to believe I was in need of a salute, this time of the audible kind.

So I slid through the intersection and continued on my way home, marveling at the wonders of living in what is becoming a truly urban city.

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DIGITAL DIGEST THE DIALOGUE

SURVEY SAYS: WIDE SWATH OF OPINIONS ON LAKE HIGHLANDS TOWN CENTER

“I think these are key, critical answers for people who are clinging to the original concept – the market is simply not drawing young professionals and upscale condo buyers, for any number of reasons. If they were, the Lake Highlands Town Center would have been built years ago. Let’s be flexible on what we can realistically get built out in our neighborhood and not be dogmatic about this.”

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“The money went to the DART station, building the fountain, and the streets and other utility improvements. We chose to invest in those things believing that the developer was going to build a high-density mixed-use development. We would not have chosen to spend the money if we knew that it was going to be an average suburban grocery store-anchored strip center.”

— DallasMay

SLOPPY SERVICE? USPS WORKER CAUGHT ON CAMERA DROPPING PACKAGE

“This same postal worker works our house often. When we leave the flag up for outgoing mail, she never puts the flag down, and get this, she never shuts the mailbox door after putting our mail in there. Lazy woman.”

Fisher Lovelake

“Well, it is 105 degrees. That was hardly something to report. It sounds like someone’s a bit too excited about their front-door camera.”

— Adrianne Thorne Morrow

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Flying furballs

Atop Flag Pole Hill on a Sunday morning, a commanding voice interrupts pleasant picnic-table banter.

“Everyone out of the shade to do Antar patrol,” trainer Melissa Sheehan shouts. “Places!”

Members of the No Big Woof Flyball team, uniformed in fluorescent yellow shirts, rise and form a wide perimeter around a small-scale obstacle course.

Antar the whippet-Labrador mix is something of an “escape artist,” team member Howard Jackson explains.

“She doesn’t mean to run away. She just sort of wants to take a victory lap to celebrate being unleashed. She usually

only does it on the first run.”

At the starting line, Antar’s tail is a frantically ticking metronome, yet the newbie remains razor-focused. At her handler’s command she sprints and clears four hurdles en route to her destination — a box featuring a spring-loaded pad that, when pressed by paw, releases a tennis ball.

In a single motion the dog snatches the spherical prize, pivots and darts back to her expectant owner, Aafke Brouwer, a local artist who joined the team last spring.

Cheers erupt from the outer circle. Treats are awarded.

In actual competition, Antar would be part of a four-dog relay team. Those

who drop balls or miss hurdles have to restart, forfeiting valuable seconds. The fastest foursomes win or move on to the next round.

Antar is fast and driven by an obsession with balls. Whippets are bred for speed.

But this is no elitist flyball organization.

“Melissa allows every dog on the team. There’s a dog with three legs there’s little Bandit.” Brouwer gestures toward a dachshund-mix whose legs are no more than 2-inches long.

Another member calls Bandit a secret weapon, because hurdles are lowered to accommodate a team’s shortest member.

Jackson’s dog Huck isn’t as fast as

Aafke Brouwer’s dog Antar practices flyball at Flag Pole Hill: Photo by Rasy Ran

Antar or team member Angela Miles’ Staffordshire bull terriers, a breed born sturdy and built for swiftness.

But the silky amber-and-white Australian shepherd-mix is diligent and eager to please.

Jackson, a Lake Highlands resident, happened upon the flyball practice three years ago while walking Huck, then a skittish and fearful recent rescue. They returned the next week to the beginner session, which precedes team practice each Sunday.

“Huck wouldn’t even let people pet him before,” Jackson says. “He had no confidence, no ball drive. Melissa had

to find out what motivated him. Turns out treats make him tick, but it took a year.”

Since starting flyball, Huck is a new animal, Jackson says.

“It’s been so rewarding to watch him grow into the dog that he is today through coaching and socializing at practice every week.”

Coach Sheehan started 20 years ago, looking for something to do with her Jack Russell terrier Jake.

She is the dog whisperer, the team members concur.

“Most of the old-timers have been through more than one dog with Melissa,” says Nancy Howse, whose border collie Moss is a veteran flyballer.

With any breed, she can glean success. That doesn’t always mean winning.

No Big Woof has two competition teams: Dogs at Work and Dogs Under Construction.

Sheehan points out that they have the most diverse breed roster in the entire United Flyball League International.

“We are the street team,” Jackson quips.

But this lovable band of misfits is gritty and hardworking enough to steal the show at events.

“People start out watching the fastest teams, but they wind up watching the interesting ones,” Howse says. “We are interesting — the whole place stops just to watch Bandit.”

Still these dogs and owners are serious when it comes to training and competition.

“It is not easy to make a perfect run,” Howse says. “Timing is important. Avoiding collisions and false starts.”

No Big Woof-ers are driven by a rewarding combination of hard work and recreation, she says.

“The neat thing is that we are contenders, but we are having fun. And we win occasionally.” —Christina

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PAWS & CLAWS

American dog

While his humans aren’t exactly sure of his breed, they do know that Russell is an All-American dog that overcame a rough upbringing. He ended up in the Lake Highlands home of Taylor Graetz after he was rescued from the street as a puppy. Now he’s content to spend time with his humans and is always quick to pass out puppy kisses. “Look at that face, how can you not love him?” Graetz says. Readers do love Russell, naming him the winner of the 2015 Advocate Pet Contest out of 614 votes.

Editor’s note: If you submitted a photo of your pet to the online photo contest, keep an eye on our regular Pet Pause section in future issues, where you might see your furry friend and his tale in print.

Bloodbath and beyond

Interview with writer, producer, actor David Park

David Park’s early experiences in Lake Highlands — writing for the high school newspaper, taking Nancy Poynter’s drama classes and working at Premiere Video — helped shape the person he is today, a thriving writer, actor and producer. While not yet a household name, the ‘98 Lake Highlands High School grad is sinking his teeth into Hollywood. Plus, he gets paid to do fun things, which is his personal definition of success. His first feature movie, a humorous horror called “Bloodsucking Bastards” hits theaters and Video On Demand this month. From his car — idling outside a Los Angeles studio where he has a meeting later — Park talks about the new film and discusses his past, passions and plans.

David Park visited Dallas last spring for the 10th annual Texas Frightmare Weekend, where his movie “Bloodsucking Bastards” premiered: Photo by Danny Fulgencio

Let’s start with your most-current venture, “Bloodsucking Bastards.” It feels at first like a typical workplace comedy, but it becomes atypical very quickly. Vampire takeover. All-out bloodbath. “Shaun of the Dead” meets “Office Space.” I belong to a comedy group called Dr. God [they perform all over the country and produce TV/film content] and we co-wrote and acted in the movie. It has a couple of bigger stars, like Fran Kranz, who you might have seen as the goofball in “Cabin in the Woods.” Pedro Pascal, Red Viper on “Game of Thrones,” plays the lead bad guy. It was just awesome to get him on board. He came on the heels of “GOT” [following Red Viper’s brutal fictional demise] and we shot the whole movie in 18 days. There is Joey Kern from “Super Troopers” and “Cabin Fever” and Joel Murray from “Mad Men.” Murray, who [like brother Bill Murray], is droll and hilarious, is also well known in the

improv community. Female lead Emma Fitzpatrick is great and a has a real pedigree in the horror genre. I play Dave, a pushover who gets bullied around the office, a real dork with a troubled cat named Puddles. Without giving too much away, I think people will enjoy seeing a shift happen for my character who gets pushed too far.

You are on a TV show too, right?

Right. The TV show MOCKpocolypse is on AXS TV, the station owned by Mark Cuban. Neil [Garguilo] and I executive produce it, and the whole Dr. God troop is in it. It’s in the same talking-heads genre as VH1’s “Best Week Ever,” but it’s about music. There’s been two seasons and a new cycle starts this month.

Have you met Cuban?

He’s a little busy with “Shark Tank” and the Mavericks and a billion other companies for direct contact, but he is involved in

every aspect of what goes on the channel.

You approach your craft from all angles — writing, producing, acting. What is your favorite of those?

It’s hard to say. Performing live provides such immediate gratification. I spent time sailing with the Second City Tour Company doing live shows for cruise passengers. Second City is where a lot of great comedians got their start [think Bill Murray, Amy Poehler]. I had a hand in the production, and I really enjoy affecting the big picture. When you do something for screen, you work more and wait longer but the payoff of seeing the final product is overwhelmingly awesome. One of my favorite things has been seeing “Bloodsucking Bastards” in a theater full of people — like when it screened here at Frightmare. The hilarity is infectious. This movie is a dish best served shared. I recommend watching it with a crowd. But, yeah, I love doing it all. It helps to see all sides. All of us in the group, we all

wear a lot of hats regarding production and performance.

When did you know you wanted to spend your life entertaining people?

I’ve always been drawn to this. My parents were incredibly supportive and nurtured my creativity. I acted and took classes from the great retired drama teacher Nancy Poynter at LHHS. I worked and interned at the Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas — at the time I did not think about how special it was that managing director [and former LHHS teacher Tim Johnson took such a serious approach to local theater. And working at Premiere Video in East Dallas was a big part of my education. The owner, Sam Wade, turned me on to these wonderful obscure movies. I used to write a segment for the school paper called “Five minutes with a Wildcat” where I would highlight different students and interview them, with a comedic twist. I think I always knew the goal was to get paid for doing these types of things. The Internet age has sort of caused an explosion of improv and comedy and made it easier to find an audience.

Do you miss Lake Highlands?

My mom [Lynne Park] still lives there. She just visited LA. I actually just put her on a plane back home. I miss family, though my sister [Emily Park Dragun] now lives in Kentucky. I hope to come back for the release of the movie Sept. 4 and see it with a neighborhood audience. Can’t wait for ya’ll to see it.

Anything else in the works, either professionally or personally — significant other, kids, etc.?

Dr. God is working on a pilot presentation that I am really excited about but can’t say much about. I’m working on several other movies. I do some hosting on my own. I’m starring in a series of promos for cable TV channels Pivot and WE tv. I’m not married, and no kids yet. Maybe once I slow down a bit on the career. Why, are you asking me out?

—Christina Hughes Babb

Yes, they can

There is the nifty tagline, “RESP3CT TRADITION,” printed across smartly designed cans, the contents of which are universally praised by aficionados who have sipped

them and the 50-plus retailers and restaurateurs who peddle them. A group of investors from Lake Highlands recently provided enough capital to put makers 3 Nations Brewing Co. on the map.

No matter how good the inventory — and 3 Nations microbrew, by all accounts, is the top-tier product of extensive craft brewing expertise — one cannot sell aggressively or produce properly without startup money.

3 Nations Brewing Company investors John Morrow, Brooks Purnell, Steve Stutsman, John Royer and David Solomon with brewmaster Gavin Secchi: Photos by Rasy Ran

THE STORE IN LAKE HIGHLANDS

That’s where Lake Highlands’ John Royer, John Morrow, Brooks Purnell, Steve Stutsman and David Solomon come in. A few of them already co-own a hydroponic farm in Austin that grows lettuce sold in organic grocery stores. Royer likes to say that they “invest in Main Street, not Wall Street.”

The Lake Highlands guys comprise a majority among several new 3 Nations shareholders whose financing, a portion of which went to a marketing and design firm, made the slick packaging and standout online presence possible.

“Candidly, we got involved because this is a fun industry, and because we know the beer is great,” Royer says. “We are a bit north of the typical age of craft beer drinkers, but we’ve all really immersed ourselves in the culture.”

Gavin Secchi, whose parents own Ferrari’s Italian restaurant chain, understood when he founded 3 Nations that it takes more than a unique German American fusion ale with a well-rounded malt profile (which his signature German Pale Ale boasts) to make it in Texas’ flooded craft beer market.

He started out like any other aspiring brew master might. After graduating from Jesuit High School in North Dallas he began homebrewing and tinkering with recipes. He studied at the Siebel Institute of Technology in Chicago and eventually led big companies including Franconia Brewing and Rahr and Sons. But he was thirsty for more. Branding and marketing would make the difference, he knew.

If he wanted to launch his microbrewery company full throttle, he’d need investors.

The investment team and Secchi were fortunate to find one another, says Royer, the principal and most hands-on of the Lake Highlands stakeholders.

“Gavin has never run a business. I have never run a brewery. We are putting together the best of each of our experience to make something special out of Gavin’s idea.”

The corporate guys and the brewer took a few weeks to reach an agreement, but they eventually settled on a business strategy and began brewing. Cans hit store shelves in July.

Secchi has been working 60-80 hour weeks to make the most of the opportu-

nity, Royer says. “He’s been knocking it dead.”

Secchi doesn’t mind the hours. “This is exactly what I wanted.” He adds that he is a little surprised, six weeks in, to see packages outselling draft. “This is another thing that’s different from other brewers. We found a way to do packaging right off the bat and it is working out.”

Royer says it is a thrill to see neighbors and friends enjoying cans of 3 Nations German Pale Ale or Belgium style American Wit.

It’s also fun, he notes, to be partnering with Purnell and Morrow on 3 Nations — the trio have been friends since childhood. They all graduated Lake Highlands High School in 1974. “We have a long history of doing business together and a very long personal friendship.”

As fun as it is, it’s a business and Royer expects that if they “follow the plan” and keep expenses low, they expect to “be financially vibrant within the first year.”

—ChristinaHughesBabb

LEARN MORE about 3 Nations and where to buy it at threenationsbrewing.com

Out & About

September 2015

SEPT. 3

Comedy for a Cure

About 30 neighborhood marathoners are raising $3,000 apiece for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, which supports blood cancer research and cures, by running the Portland Marathon on LLS’s Team In Training. Participant and neighborhood resident Davette Kemp says many of her teammates are White Rock area residents. Fundraising efforts include a night of standup at Hyena’s Comedy Nightclub, from which proceeds go toward the collective $37,000 goal.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Hyena’s at Mockingbird Station, 5307 East Mockingbird, hyenascomedynightclub.com, teamintraining.org, 214.823.5233, $30

SEPT. 5

Myths and folktales

Master storyteller Alfreda Rollins tells the Vietnamese folk tale of how tigers got their stripes. Kids can learn “trust games” and make “courage stripes” to take home in this 3 p.m. event, sponsored by Big Thought.

Lochwood Library, 11221 Lochwood, 214.670.8403, dallaslibrary.org, free

SEPT. 12

Book club

“The Art Forger” by Barbara Shapiro is this month’s selection for the Lochwood Library book club, which meets at 3 p.m. Lochwood Library, 11221 Lochwood, 214.670.8403, dallaslibrary.org, free

Sept. 19-Nov. 25

Autumn at the Arboretum

Fall arrives at the Dallas Arboretum with 75,000 pumpkins, gourds and squash, plus 150,000 fall blooms, including chrysanthemums and impatiens.

Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, dallasarboretum.org, $10-$15

SEPT. 16 AND 20

Harry Potter

Studio Movie Grill screens “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” as part of its “family rewind” series.

Studio Movie Grill, 11170 N. Central, 214.361.2966, studiomoviegrill.com, $3

SEPT. 18-OCT. 25

Fancy Nancy

The girl with impeccable manners, Nancy, is not selected for the lead in the school play. But her best friend is. “Fancy Nancy the Musical” contains fun and heartwarming life lessons for kids and adults.

Dallas Children’s Theater, 5938 Skillman, 214.740.0051, dct.org, $22-$28

Photo courtesy of facebook.com/dallasarboretum

Sept. 30

Six Sisters

Meet the sisters behind the online DIY phenomenon Six Sisters’ Stuff, who will be signing copies of their new cookbook, “Sweets and Treats,” starting at 7 p.m.

Barnes & Noble Lincoln Park, 7700 W. Northwest Highway, 214.739.1124, barnesandnoble.com, free

SEPT. 19

Tour des Fleurs

The 10th-annual Tour des Fleurs raises money for the arboretum and offers 10k and 20k racecourses around White Rock Lake. The races start at 7 a.m., and there are 16 cash prizes for the top runners. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, toursdesfleurs.com, $50-$65

SEPT. 24–OCT. 4

Art competition

On My Own Time, the annual art competition by the Business Council from the Arts, showcases artistic talents of business professionals throughout the Dallas area. Winners get to display their work at NorthPark Center.

NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central Expressway, 214.363.7441, northparkcenter.com, free

SEPT. 25

Muscle Shoals review

Muscle Shoals, Alabama is a blip on the map, but it’s a metropolis in the world of music. Amy Black and Wendy Colonna, two artists with ties to Muscle Shoals, showcase the town’s musical wonders. Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse, 9555 N. Central, 214.363.0044, unclecalvins.org, $15-$18

ONE90

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Meat.

It’s what’s for dinner, always, at One90 Smoked Meats. One90 offers a variety of small-batch craft meats at its recently opened storefront in the shopping center at Northwest Highway and Easton. The business was the brainchild of a group of friends who all attended Bryan Adams High School. It began as a hobby, simply smoking meats together. “We started by doing that for a while, and then we just kind of realized that it was really, really good smoked meat,” says partner Herman Guerra. So they decided to launch One90 and start selling meat online and at local farmers markets. They began with barbecue and eventually added things like smoked duck and lamb. Then they opened a physical location in July. “We’ve only been here a few weeks and it has been a tremendous start,” Guerra says. They’ve been up to their offal in business, and they’re also partnering with local restaurants such as Goodfriend and Greenville Avenue Pizza Company. At the storefront, neighbors can buy smoked meat to-go that is packaged and ready to be heated and consumed. One90 also offers a variety of sandwiches that can be eaten on the premise. Either way, your next meal will be so tender that it just might make you cry like a grown man.

—Brittany Nunn

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Smoked brisket sandwich served with a side of potato salad. One90 Smoked Meats, named after the internal temperature of their meats, opened shop in July on Northwest Highway: Photo by Rasy Ran

BREAKFAST/LUNCH

Another Broken Egg Cafe

It’s our passion to create exceptional dishes for breakfast, brunch and lunch that are “craveably” delicious with an artisanal flair.

Mon-Sun 7:00 -2:00 pm

1152 N. Bucker Blvd. Suite H100 AnotherBrokenEgg.com

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THAI

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Thai Opal

Celebrate Mother’s Day with us and Mom will get to an enjoy a Free Dessert!

• Take out • Lunch Specials

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6300 Skillman #156 thaiopal.com 214.553.5956

• Delivery Available (5 mi. radius)

Circle Grill

Still cookin’ after 60 years

Enjoy home-cooked meals with family, friends & neighbors for breakfast, lunch & dinner

Breakfast & lunch 7 days-a-week Dinner, Fri-Sun

3701 Buckner Blvd. 214.327.4140 www.facebook.com/CircleGrill

SEAFOOD

Palapas Seafood Bar

Come see why Dallas voted us Best Seafood Dallas & Top Ten Best new restaurant 2014. Experience our special flavorings & recipes from Mexico’s seafood capital Sinaloa. Enjoy our Happy Hour 4-7pm on one of our Palapa patios.

1418 Greenville Avenue 214.824.3000 palapasseafoodbar.com

Dugg Burger

Now Open at Casa Linda Plaza! A whole new way to do burgers.

DUGG OUT – We dig out your bun

FILL UP – We fill it with toppings you choose (all one price)

DIGG IN – Enjoy with a local craft beer and bread pudding

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DINER

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast lovers, rejoice! You have an excuse to indulge in the morning meal any time you wish this September, because it’s national Breakfast Month. With so many options for breakfast, the key to my success is easy and satisfying for the whole family. Sour Cream Coffee Cake is an old family classic, baked straight from my “Nanny’s” kitchen. This recipe has a rich buttery flavor, filled with a cinnamon sugar swirl, and will pair well with a soothing cup of tea or coffee to give your day a boost.

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

GROCERY LIST:

CAKE

2 cups granulated sugar

1 cup butter, unsalted

4 eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 cups sour cream

FILLING AND TOPPING

2 teaspoons cinnamon

½ cup granulated sugar

1 cup pecans, chopped

DIRECTIONS:

Cream sugar and butter until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla extract until combined.

Sift dry ingredients together and add to the egg mixture alternating with sour cream. Pour half of the batter into a 9x13 greased pan.

Sprinkle half of the filling mixture to cover the first layer.

Add the remaining batter to the pan and sprinkle the remaining filling mixture over the top of the cake.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.

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.

Best Place for Kids IN LAKE HIGHLANDS

And the winner is … White Rock Skate Center. With its glittering disco balls and funky tunes, the rink offers a modern-day taste of the 1970s, and it’s a draw for families across Lake Highlands. It’s no surprise that Lake Highlands Advocate readers voted it their favorite place for kid-centric entertainment. It’s hard for anyone to not feel like a kid when they slap on a pair of wheels and head to the center of the rink for the “Hokey Pokey.” Keeping that retro vibe is good for nostalgia and business, owner Chuck Connor says. Patrons love rolling in and finding exactly what they remember from childhood. “I see so many parents come in and show their kids around, saying ‘I used to come here,’ and they tell me, ‘I’m so glad you’re still here’.” Then there is the famed money machine, where dollar bills whip around in a frenzied gust of wind as excited birthday boys and girls (and adults) try to capture the cash. Connor’s dad built the rink in 1973. He’s been running the place for some 40 years now. The roller rink is open Thursday through Sunday during the summer, and Friday through Sunday during the school year.

Runner-up: Audelia Road Library

Third place: Lake Highlands Rec Center

NEXT UP:

Look for a roundup of all the ‘Best Of’ winners at lakehighlands.advocatemag.com/ best-of-results

White Rock Skate Center: Photo by Danny Fulgencio

FETCHING PERSONALITIES

People love their pets.

Like doting parents, owners hold forth on the virtues of their domesticated mammals, “… makes my world a better place,” “… changed my life,” “… has the sweetest soul.”

And most Americans back those warm sentiments with cold cash. We will spend some $58 billion pampering our animals this year, according to the American Pet Product Association. Around the White Rock area, we have our pick of posh pet hotels and pooch patios, doggie bakeries (barkeries) and upscale grooming services.

We took a close-up look at a cross section of neighborhood pets to find out what makes them so worth it. If you submitted a photo of your pet to the online photo contest, keep an eye on our regular Pet Pause section in future issues, where you might see your furry friend and his tale in print.

EDITOR’S NOTE:

If George could talk, he might tell us why the man, without any explanation, left him at the Sachse Animal Shelter three years ago. The gentle hound, while skinny for his hulking frame, was housebroken and responded to simple commands.

“Why anyone would leave him is a mystery to me,” says Andie Loftus. “But we got lucky. It is ridiculous how much I love him.”

At the Loftus’ Lake Highlands home, the Great Pyrenees mix expanded to a healthy 150 pounds as he became all things — horse, table, bed — to his new human brother, a preschooler named Brody. “George has this

flat, wide back that you can set things on, and he’ll walk around with whatever it is, and Brody crawls up there, lays on him, rides him.” These days George accompanies Brody on his morning treks to Moss Haven Elementary. In the schoolyard, George is a child magnet. Superficially, George impersonates a guard dog. He delivers the baritone “woof!” of a protective beast. But he would not hurt a gnat. George spends most of the day sleeping at the feet of Russ Loftus, Andie’s husband who works from home. Conference calls sometimes are interrupted by George’s explosive snoring, Russ says.

Massive amounts of fur are of concern during hot summer months, so home haircuts are a happy necessity.

“It takes two hours, but he just lays his head in my lap while I cut and buzz him. When I stop, he paws me. He doesn’t want me to stop.”

He is easily pleased. To throw him an ice cube is to induce the sort of glee most mutts reserve for hambones.

He sleeps between the Loftus parents, snuggling up to Andie, one colossal leg draped over his rescuer.

“Yep,” she laughs. “He likes to cuddle. Ridiculous.”

George — dog, table, brother

Don’t tell Daphne she doesn’t have it all

With one misstep, Daphne was sinking like a stone to the bottom of the Corporons’ swimming pool. Born blind and with vestibular disease, which impairs balance, the dog’s first few years were difficult. But this plunge was especially petrifying. Bill Corporon was right there — heard the splash and caught the last glimpse of cotton-white fur as it disappeared beneath the surface. He dove in after her, performed CPR, rushed her to the emergency clinic and paid the

tab. It wasn’t the first or last of Daphne’s hefty medical expenses, but Corporon and his wife, Kathy, say this “incredible creature” is worth every cent. “She is a friend, a family member and an investment,” says Kathy, a former physical therapist with a soft spot for people and animals with disabilities. “They have always tugged at my heart,” she says.

At an adoption event almost 17 years ago, Daphne stood out in an otherwise healthy litter of mixed-breed spitzes. She clung like a Koala cub to Kathy’s shoulder. For four hours straight, Kathy says, “we didn’t let go of each other.”

Daphne developed glaucoma and needed both eyes surgically removed. The glassy prosthetic replacements, unnoticeable at a glance, serve purely cosmetic purposes. When Daphne was 11, the vet removed her inflamed gall bladder, a $5,000 procedure. A few years ago her hearing began to go; now she’s totally deaf.

But Daphne doesn’t seem to know she has so many ailments. She is perky despite the aches and pains of age; her sense of smell helps her navigate the world and recognize those she loves, Kathy says. “We now refer to her lovingly as our little Helen Keller.”

“She is a friend, a family member and an investment.

[Disabled animals] have always tugged at my heart.”

A dose of Shorty eases anxiety and elevates mood — he’s like Zoloft, without the negative side effects.

If you’ll have him, the caramel-colored Chihuahua will seek your lap without delay. White Rock Valley resident Susan Wehe found him curled up in hers several years ago, after a friend scooped him off a busy road.

“This itty bitty creature was strutting around in traffic like a lion,” recalls Wehe, who then adopted him. Her aging dog Os-

Shortstop “Shorty” is the best medicine

car was dying of congestive heart failure, and her cherished cat had recently absconded.

“It was such a sad time,” Susan says. Her voice cracks a little from remembering it. Shorty’s restorative vibes swaddled her and stretched to Oscar.

“Shorty became Oscar’s hospice dog. I swear he extended Oscar’s life by a year.” The older dog perked up for Shorty and joined him on trips to the park.

“They would ride side-by-side in the car,

both sets of ears flapping in the wind, so happy. Shorty brought our lives hope and love when we needed it.”

When Wehe’s father wound up in a physical rehabilitation center this year, Shorty provided.

“He would sit in my dad’s lap, and then we would walk around and visit the other residents. He would go up to the people in wheelchairs, and if they wanted, I would sit him in their laps. What he does is replace tears with smiles.”

Rustie: Eyes of the tiger

There are few legal things that bring humankind as much joy as watching cats in boxes (just search the term on YouTube if you don’t believe it), and this 12-pound Persian will stuff herself into a square like nobody’s business. “You put down a box of any shape or size and she’s getting in,” Donna Mason says. Rustie can’t talk. She’s a cat. But her eyes will say, “I love you” just as soon as they will “tell you to go to hell,” Mason says with a grin.

“She can burn a hole through you or melt your heart with those beautiful copper eyes.” She’s shaved down for the summer; still those highly praised peepers peek out from a downy mane of amber and white. They belie the fate that was predicted more than a decade ago — Rustie had a heart murmur and would not live long. She paces herself and plays, only when she feels like it, with gusto. For almost 13 years she’s been entertaining Mason, her husband, Wes, and visitors to their Merriman Park/University Manor home. “If someone comes over, she doesn’t hide like other cats, she’s right in the middle of everything,” Mason says. “She is so expressive, so funny and sometimes just nuts.”

“She can burn a hole through you or melt your heart with those beautiful copper eyes.”

A super pastel calico ball python is part of Klayton Mai’s collection.

MR. PYTHON

MMA master, snake breeder and expectant father Klayton Mai squeezes the most out of life

Story by Christina Hughes Babb | Photos by Danny Fulgencio

At a glance, it looks like your grandma’s arts-and-crafts room — tidy with wall-towall tiers of clear plastic drawers, but sans the beads and yarn.

Closer observation might reveal subtle movement inside. That’s the snake.

Klayton Mai is raising more than 50 nonvenomous ball pythons in an intentionally warm room of his Lake Highlands home.

He has steadily grown his snake breeding side-business over the past decade, though he was just a kid when his dad gave him his first.

This is not to say artistry isn’t taking place in this room. It is. As art often does, Mai’s work draws inspiration from nature and biology. His ball python collection is a result of meticulous design and genetic engineering.

“They are like a living painting, a work of art, each one unique,” Klayton says. His largest snake hangs around his neck like a beautifully patterned boa. “This one’s a champion,” he says of the female (typically the larger sex), who, if extended, would be almost as tall as her owner.

A ball python can make a fine pet, Mai says. They are low maintenance — they eat once a week, if that, and defecate infrequently.

But his pythons don’t have names, and he doesn’t consider them pets.

“They do not think like dogs, which think more like we humans do. They have a very different psychology,” says Mai, who also owns two cute canines, BB and Buster; the pups pay little mind to the snakes, though they are obsessed with the mice that the snakes eat.

Snake husbandry to Mai is more com-

parable to gardening than pet ownership.

“Like tending to plants, the work is relaxing and rewarding and you enjoy what you are nurturing and raising.”

There are more than 100 ball python mutations (“morphs,” in industry speak). Breeding for unique traits is a gamble, Mai explains, but understanding an animal’s history, as well as basic genetics, makes it less so.

American Reptile Breeders Convention in Arlington. Mai relishes those events and the opportunity to spend a weekend showcasing and selling his snakes as well as sharing his expertise with attendees.

“All kinds of lifestyles, personalities and incomes attend the shows. I like helping people overcome fear and spreading knowledge about the animals, about breeding, about conservationism,” he says.

“A lot of people fear these snakes might hurt you. But they only bite if you get in the way of their food, or defensively. I’ve been bitten a couple times. It doesn’t hurt. They are constrictors, but they don’t get big enough to harm anything larger than a rodent,” he says.

Some states have enacted laws restricting exotic animals as pets, mostly due to dangerous reptiles absconding and terrorizing the public.

Index cards placed at the base of each drawer contain detailed information such as gender and genealogy as well as breeding, feeding and shedding schedules.

To produce an albino, ivory, piebald or any of the scarcer variations is exciting and potentially lucrative. Take the lavender albino ball python, for example. One sells for upwards of $40,000 today. But with many breeders working to replicate it, the morph eventually will become more common and drop in price — basic supply and demand. A normal, the most basic ball python found in pet stores, runs $40.

Mai and dealers like him sell their inventory through web stores and at herpetology expos such as last month’s North

Mai notes that owners of reptiles, like owners of dogs and cats, can be irresponsible.

His own collection is secure and fastidiously cared for.

Klayton’s wife Hannah Mai, now six months pregnant with the couple’s first child, is circumspect but game when it comes to the snakes. She opens one of the drawers, reaches in, but retreats when the reptile hisses.

“He’s just letting you know that you are disturbing him,” Klayton says.

She replies, “Why don’t you get him.”

Klayton expertly seizes the serpent. It folds itself into a protective orb (that’s why they are called ball pythons, Mai explains).

He places the yellowish lesser in his

“They only bite if you get in the way of their food, or defensively. I’ve been bitten a couple of times. It doesn’t hurt. They are constrictors, but they don’t get big enough to harm anything larger than a rodent.”

wife’s outstretched hands, and she thanks him.

“This one is my favorite,” she says. “I love the eyes.”

Both Klayton and Hannah graduated from Lake Highlands High School, but they didn’t start dating until college at the University of Oklahoma. Back then he had just a few snakes, she recalls.

“But gradually more started to appear,” Hannah says. “Over the past three years, since we moved in this house, it has turned into a full-fledged snake raising business.”

And more snakes meant more snake food: mice.

Pointing to a neatly painted backyard shed, light illuminating its win-

dow, Hannah explains the mouse house, where her husband raises rodents that eventually become the snakes’ meals.

“They have very good conditions out there,” Hannah says. “A person could live in there.”

Buster the Boston terrier patrols the rodent shed, hoping to nab one for himself, she adds.

When it is time to make mice into dinner, typically he humanely kills and freezes them. A few snakes only eat live mice, he says, and mumbles something about the “circle of life.”

Despite his skill and passion for snake breeding, it isn’t Klayton’s full time job. He has worked years for his family’s plumbing business, Mai Plumbing.

He also is a professional, highly ranked mixed martial arts fighter.

The latter — unlike dealing in snakes or dysfunctional toilets — makes Hannah uneasy. Still, she supports him.

“I love this man, maybe to a fault, because when he’s doing what makes him

At top, Klayton Mai’s ball pythons live in clear pull-out drawers in a climate-controlled room. The one at left is poised for a defensive strike. The bottom photo shows a yellow, spotted morph called a banana python.

“I do learn something from watching my snakes. In all of my wins, I’ve had one knockout, and the rest have been takedown by constriction.”

happy, he lights up and I could probably accept anything.”

The hard part is seeing him lose. “It’s crushing, not just seeing him hurt, physically, but he takes it so hard when he puts so much effort into something and he doesn’t win.”

Luckily, he has only lost once. He won seven of eight of his last fights.

His nickname in the ring? The Python, of course.

“I do learn something from watching my snakes,” he says. “In all of my wins, I’ve had one knockout, and the rest have been takedown by constriction.”

Klayton is on the precipice of becoming a member of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) — the world’s largest mixed martial arts promotional company. It would mean more TV appearances and more income from MMA fighting.

Klayton and Hannah, neither yet 30 years old, agree there is nothing wrong with dividing interests for a while.

Klayton “never half-asses anything,” Hannah says. She believes he could make any of his three professions a successful full-time endeavor.

“If he put everything into snake breeding, for example, I am sure we would have a warehouse and that it would be a well-oiled machine of a business.”

Klayton and Hannah Mai, who are expecting their first child this fall, have a snake room in their Lake Highlands home.

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BUSINESS BUZZ

The lowdown on what’s up with neighborhood businesses

Send business news tips to livelocal@advocatemag.com

Good beer to go

The owners of Goodfriend Beer Garden & Burger House on Peavy and the Blind Butcher on Lowest Greenville, Josh Yingling and Matt Tobin, will open a package store in the shopping center across the street from Goodfriend. Located near White Rock Lake on the outskirts of Lake Highlands, the new shop is a deli/convenience concept with togo sandwiches, packaged meat and cheese, other groceries, beer and wine.

Ta-ta, T. Hee

T. Hee Greetings, the go-to neighborhood gift store eight years running, closed at the end of August. Said owners Tony Doles and David Farris in a farewell email to customers: “We are seeing it in other local retailers like Gecko Hardware and Brumley Gardens (which closed its Oak Cliff location only) — it’s just tough to compete in this word of Amazon and Walmart.” The Lake Highlands residents opened the boutique in 2008 at the southwest corner of Walnut Hill and Audelia. They opened a second store in East Dallas in 2010 and a third in Preston Hollow in 2012. Less than three months after opening the Preston Hollow shop and “unable to create enough traffic to make it sustainable,” it closed, followed by the closing of the Hillside Village store last year.

Local ice cream

Lake Highlands Creamery , purveyors of homemade ice cream in a variety of note-

worthy forms and flavors, will open shop soon next door to Atomic Pie in the Lakeridge Shopping Center at Walnut Hill and Audelia.

Something to marvel over

Frontrunner Comics specializing in comic books, collectibles and trading card games — will open soon at the southeast corner of Walnut Hill and Audelia. Co-owner Andrew Johnson used to be a partner at Urban Thrift in the same center. He and business partner Baxley Beckham live in the Highland Oaks neighborhood. “We are hoping to help bring more local business to the area and provide a place that some of the neighborhood junior high and high school students, and their parents, will enjoy frequenting,” Johnson says.

Fuzzy Dream

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop served its last burritos on Abrams Street in July, although the manager says the taco chain plans to open another location in the immediate area within a month or two. The space at the corner of Mockingbird has been leased to Dream Cafe, which plans to remodel to add a play area for children. The goal is to finish with construction and begin serving breakfast, lunch and dinner sometime in November. There are two Dream Cafe locations — one in Uptown and one in Addison. The East Dallas location is owned by White Rock area resident Christine Lott.

Dream Cafe will soon replace Fuzzy’s Taco Shop: Photo by Britanny Nunn

CLAIRE’S CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL

8202 Boedeker Dr., / (214) 368-4047 / clairesdayschool.com At CCDS, we encourage a child’s sense of exploration and discovery in a loving, nurturing, and safe environment. We offer a parent’s day out program with a play-based curriculum fostering socialization, motor skill development, and an introduction to academics for children aged 4mo – 3yrs. Our preschool for children aged 3-5 further develops these skills, along with a more focused approach to pre-math and prereading. At CCDS, we have developed our own science, math, and reading enrichment classes to ensure kindergarten preparedness for every child. We make learning fun!

HIGHLANDER SCHOOL

9120 Plano Rd. Dallas / 214.348.3220 / www.highlanderschool.com Founded in 1966, Highlander offers an enriched curriculum in a positive, Christian-based environment. Limiting class size affords the teachers the opportunity to develop the individual learning styles of each student. Our goal is to insure knowledge and self-confidence in academics, athletics, and the creative and performing arts. Highlander offers a “classic” education which cannot be equaled.

KESSLER SCHOOL

Pre K – 6th Grade / 1215 Turner Ave, Dallas TX 75208 / 214-942-2220 / www. thekesserschool.com The Kessler School offers an innovative academic environment that gives students a solid foundation, confidence, and a love of learning. Located just minutes from downtown Dallas; The Kessler School’s mission is to “educate the whole child,” and provides an individualized approach to teaching – meeting the student where their needs are. Students are educated socially through community time, physically through daily PE, academically through a wellrounded curriculum, and spiritually through a fostering of awareness and individual growth.

LAKEHILL PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Leading to Success. 2720 Hillside Dr., Dallas 75214 / 214.826.2931 / lakehillprep. org Kindergarten through Grade 12 - Lakehill Preparatory School takes the word preparatory in its name very seriously. Throughout a student’s academic career, Lakehill builds an educational program that achieves its goal of enabling graduates to attend the finest, most rigorous universities of choice. Lakehill combines a robust, college-preparatory curriculum with opportunities for personal growth, individual enrichment, and community involvement. From kindergarten through high school, every Lakehill student is encouraged to strive, challenged to succeed, and inspired to excel.

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ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

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.

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.

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.

Parks

The City of Dallas opened a new trail at White Rock Lake The pedestrian path from the base of the Mockingbird Bridge/Boy Scout Hill to the Bath House Cultural Center, is about a mile and is an alternative to the old pedestrian trail east of the lake.

Education

Former Forest Meadow Junior High assistant principal Henry Hall has been named the new principal at Berkner High School. Hall previously taught science at West Junior High before moving to Forest Meadow. “I believe in strong, supported instruction, being an advocate for students, and serving as a liaison with our community,” said Hall in a statement.

People

Recently retired City of Dallas employee Jill Beam this past summer won the title of Ms. Texas Senior America. The pageant, for women age 60 plus, aims to champion healthy aging, wellness, and mental well-being. Beam beat out 22 competitors for the crown. Beam’s mother — the locally renowned actor, humorist, historian, tour guide and public speaker Rosemary Rumbley — was the longtime emcee of the Ms. Senior Texas event. “I attended the pageants all those years, and I always wanted to be a contestant,” Beam says.

Lake Highlands youths Will and Harrison Mina who respectively are elementary and junior high school students — petitioned the Dallas City Council for a school zone on Church at Tory Sound near Merriman Park Elementary. Council members met Will’s podium plea, which took place in the weeks before the fall semester began, with a round of applause. District 10’s Adam McGough promised to “work with the city staff to find a solution.”

Sports

With new athletic director Lonnie Jordon at the helm, the Lake Highlands High School Wildcats football team last month launched seasonticket sales and released the 2015-16 schedule, which can be viewed at lhwildcatclub.org. The first home game was Aug. 21 and Homecoming is set for Oct. 16. LHHS plays rival Richardson ISD team the Berkner Rams Sept. 25.

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A BEAUTIFUL, WASTEFUL CHAPEL

On a recent sabbatical, I saw firsthand the work of a master, considered the motivation of the benefactor, and reflected upon its meaning then and now.

At the beginning of the 14th century, the brilliant Italian painter, Giotto, was commissioned to fresco a new chapel in the city of Padua. A “banker” named Enrico Scrovegni had purchased a plot of land adjacent to his palace that had long ago been the site of a Roman arena. Scrovegni’s father, Reginaldo, also had been in the money lending business and had died without reckoning with his sins of usury. The son had followed in his father’s footsteps, but fear of eternal damnation moved him to build a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary as a sin offering to God in hopes of gaining mercy on his soul.

Giotto’s works are carefully preserved in this small but beautiful chapel. In themes typical of the day, the painter depicted the life of Christ, along with that of Mary and her parents. A scene of the Last Judgment depicts some souls being welcomed into heaven and others being consigned to hell. Scrovegni is pictured on the side of the blessed, rendering his chapel to the Blessed Mother. He hoped that this gift would compensate for the riches he gained by cheating poor people out of money through the charging of interest on loans. (At that time, charging any interest at all on loans to the poor was considered a sin.)

Did it never occur to him that the better way would be to stop oppressing the poor and to give back what he had taken from them? I mean, what good would a chapel do to correct the misery on others of wealth gained unjustly?

The prophet Micah said: “With what shall I come before the Lord? Shall I come with burnt offerings? Will the Lord be pleased

with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?” And then the answer: “He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

When Jesus spotted the crooked tax col-

lector, Zacchaeus, up in the sycamore tree one day in Jericho, the man’s repentance led him to give half his possessions to the poor and to refund four times what he had defrauded anyone. Jesus said in response: “Today salvation has come to this house.”

Today we have predatory lenders (payday and auto title lenders) in our community who charge exorbitant interest (often more than 400 percent) to the most vulnerable people in our society. They are, by any reasonable definition, usurers. Yet some of them, and the politicians who defend their outrageous practices of legalized loansharking, go to church on Sundays, and some even make big charitable donations that curry human praise.

God is no sucker. Ill-gotten gains liberally given to salve one’s conscience never move the heart of God. Only simple acts of right dealing in the first place and repentance that leads to reparations when wrong is done bring God’s favor.

And now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go consider what ways I, too, have been fruitlessly engaged in spiritual bribery.

The moral to the story of an Italian banker’s offering

God is no sucker. Ill-gotten gains liberally given to salve one’s conscience never move the heart of God.

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.

BAPTIST

LAKESIDE BAPTIST / 9150 Garland Rd / 214.324.1425

Sunday School 9:15am & Worship 10:30am

Pastor Jeff Donnell / www.lbcdallas.com

PARK CITIES BAPTIST CHURCH / 3933 Northwest Pky / pcbc.org

Worship & Bible Study 9:15 & 10:45 Traditional, Contemporary, Spanish Speaking / 214.860.1500

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 / Worship 8:30 am - Chapel 10:50 am - Sanctuary / 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. Mitchell Boone

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

8:30 & 11:00 am / Church School 9:35 am / Childcare provided.

UNITY OF DALLAS / A Positive Path for Spiritual Living

6525 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75230 / 972.233.7106 / UnityDallas.org 10:30 am Sunday - Celebration Worship Service

HEALTH + WELLNESS

A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WITHIN REACH

Lake Highlands boasts proximity to scenic White Rock Lake and stellar schools, but did you know that it’s also minutes away from nationally recognized health and wellness facilities?

Whether you’re a 20-something yoga addict, a Baby Boomer recovering from an injury, or a senior working to stay sharp and t, acclaimed doctors, trainers and healthcare professionals are easily accessible and ready to help achieve the personal tness and lifestyle you desire

BAYLOR TOM LANDRY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER

Dallas, the Baylor Tom Landry Health and Wellness Center ene ts st a o t anyone ho al s thro h ts doors

“We offer programs and services for athletes, children, older ad lts and those ith past in ries, says shley aton, Landry mem ership sales and mar eting manager

The Landry Health and Wellness Center rst opened in an ary B t that doesn t mean the facility lac s modern conveniences and technology

“We recently completed a million renovation, aton says

The Health and Wellness Center s loc er rooms re-

Christopher York was not a swimmer two years ago. The best he could do was tread water. Now he swims circles around competitors in triathlons.

For aspiring athletes, or anyone who wants to be faster, stronger and ahead of the game, personalized training is a stroke of genius.

Complimentary one week pass and 50% off the enrollment fee when you join.

Call 214.820.7872 or visit LandryFitness.com

ceived a facelift, and five new family locker rooms were added, among various other improvements.

New staff members have contributed further to the exciting changes at the facility.

“Justin Walters, our new strength and conditioning coach, runs our Baylor Sports Performance Academy for elite athletes. Walters has worked with Olympic medalwinning athletes and served as an assistant coach for the Chicago Cubs,” Eaton says.

At the Landry Health and Wellness Center, the variety of studio-quality group classes is worth the membership alone. Barre, aquatic fitness and reformer classes are just a sample of what’s offered weekly.

TIMELESS HEALTH AT MONTICELLO WEST

Advancing in years is no reason to give up on staying healthy and active.

Since 1970, Monticello West has provided a community for aging adults to stay fit, active and mentally sharp.

“Monticello West staff envisioned that, as baby boomers aged, they would need to provide a place where people felt at home and have access to personalized medical care,” says Nan Mulvaney, Monticello West Director of Community Relations.

The staff provides a foundation for high-quality care, earning Monticello West the industry’s coveted fivestar rating.

Caregivers at Monticello West understand that families work to gain advance knowledge and expertise about care for their loved one.

Two outdoor courtyards provide opportunities for seniors to stay active while strolling amidst nature and beautiful flowers, right in the heart of Highland Park.

Monticello West offers at least five scheduled activities daily, providing numerous opportunities for intellectual stimulation.

“Our goal is to enable our residents to live an active, independent lifestyle while our dedicated team members and licensed nurses provide assistance with medications, transportation and other specific services depending on the needs of our residents,” Mulvaney says.

Music to our beers

Oak Highlands Brewery, which opened its taproom over the summer, promises year-round live music events. The taproom, at 10484 Brockwood, is open 4-8 p.m. Thursday-Friday and noon6 p.m. Saturday. Pictured: Kenny Upton and Charlie Crockett

Local BULLETIN BOARD

CLASSES/TUTORING/ LESSONS

ART: Draw/Paint. Adults All Levels. Lake Highlands N. Rec. Ctr. Days: Mon & Wed. Students bring supplies. Nights: 1xt month workshop, supplies furnished. Jane Cross. 214-534-6829, ARTISTIC GATHERINGS

Casa Linda Plaza. Art Classes & Drop In Pottery Painting For All Ages. 214-821-8383. Tues-Sat 10am-6pm

AWARD WINNING PIANO TEACHER 25 Yrs. Exp. Dr. Kiefer 214-789-6684 kieferpianostudio.com

GET READY, GET SET Get Ahead With Mathnasium. 214-328-MATH (6284) mathnasium.com/dallaslakewood

GUITAR OR PIANO Patient Teacher. Your Home. 12 Yrs Exp. Reasonable rates. UNT Music Grad. Larry 469-358-8784

MAKERS CONNECT Craft Classes & Workshops. Led by & for Local Makers. Check Schedule: makersconnect.org/classes

CHILDCARE

LOVING, CHRIST-CENTERED CARE SINCE 1982

Lake Highlands Christian Child Enrichment Center

Ages 2 mo.-12 yrs. 9919 McCree. 214-348-1123.

EMPLOYMENT

AVIATION GRADS Work with JetBlue, Boeing, Delta and Others. Start Here With Hands On Training For FAA Certification. Financial Aid If Qualified. Aviation Institute Of Maintenance. 866-453-6204

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES 3108 Seeking Bar Staff. Apply In Person. @ 8500 Arturo Dr. 75228 TABC Cert Reqrd. HIRING EXPERIENCED PAINTER Int/Ext. Mon-Fri. jp2532@sbcglobal.net 214-725-6768

PET SITTERS, DOG WALKERS reply to http://www.pcpsi.com/join

SERVICES FOR YOU

AT ODDS WITH YOUR COMPUTER? Easily Learn Essential Skills. Services include Digital Photo Help. Sharon 214-679-9688

CONFUSED? FRUSTRATED? Let A Seasoned Pro Be The Interface Between You & That Pesky Computer. Hardware & Software Installation, Troubleshooting, Training. $60/hr. 1 hr min. Dan 214-660-3733 or stykidan@sbcglobal.net

DISH NETWORK Get More For Less. Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 months) Plus Bundle And Save. (Fast Internet for $15 more/month) 1-800-615-4064

MY OFFICE Offers Mailing, Copying, Shipping, Office & School Supplies. 9660 Audelia Rd. myofficelh.com 214-221-0011

LEGAL SERVICES

A SIMPLE WILL. Name a Guardian for Children. Katherine Rose, Attorney 214-728-4044. Office Dallas Tx.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

ACCOUNTING, TAXES Small Businesses & Individuals. Chris King, CPA 214-824-5313 www.chriskingcpa.com

Local Resources

MIND, BODY & SPIRIT

NEXGEN FITNESS Call Today For Free Session. 972-382-9925 NexGenFitness.com 10759 Preston Rd. 75230

UFC GYM WHITE ROCK Workout Blues? Train Different. Power/ endurance/results. 469-729-9900 ufcgym.com/WhiteRock

PET SERVICES

ADORABLE GROOMS PET SALON New Salon. Grooming, medicated/flea baths. 11111 N. Central Expy 972-629-9554

DEE’S DOGGIE DEN Daycare, Boarding, Grooming, Training. 6444 E. Mockingbird Ln. 214-823-1441 DeesDoggieDen.com

POOP SCOOP PROFESSIONALS Trust The Experts. 214-826-5009. germaine_free@yahoo.com

Look out, Spieth

Recent Lake Highlands High School graduate Blaine Hale won the Dallas Junior Golf Championship. The former Wildcat golf team standout shot 68, 69 and 73 in the summer tournament, for a winning score of 210, and bested his closest competitor by six shots overall. Hale will play for the University of Oklahoma in the fall. Pictured with Hale is former teammate Parker Morgan , who served as his caddy.

Local BULLETIN BOARD

BUY/SELL/TRADE

OLD GUITARS WANTED Gibson, Fender, Gretsch, Martin. 1930s-1980s. Top dollar paid. Toll Free 1-866-433-8277

TEXAS RANGERS AND DALLAS STARS

front row seats. Share prime, front-row Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars tickets (available in sets of 10 games). Prices start at $105 per ticket (sets of 2 or 4 tickets per game available) Seats are behind the plate and next to the dugouts for the Rangers: seats are on the glass and on the Platinum Level for the Stars. Other great seats available starting at $60 per ticket. Entire season available except for opening game; participants randomly draw numbers prior to the season to determine a draft order fair for everyone. Call 214-560-4212 or rwamre@advocatemag.com

TOP CASH FOR CARS Any Car, Truck. Running or Not. Call for Instant Offer. 1-800-454-6951

ESTATE/GARAGE SALES

CLUTTERBLASTERS.COM ESTATE SALES Moving & DownSizing Sales, Storage Units. Organize/De-Clutter Donna 972-679-3100

CABINETRY & FURNITURE

SQUARE NAIL WOODWORKING

Cabinet Refacing, Built-ins, Entertainment/ Computer Centers. Jim. 214-324-7398 www.squarenailwoodworking.com

CARPENTRY & REMODELING

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

FENN CONSTRUCTION Full Service Contractor. www.dallastileman.com Back Splash Specials! 214-343-4645

GREENGO Vinyl Siding,Windows & Doors. 903-802-6957, 25 Yrs Exp.

O’BRIEN GROUP INC. Remodeling Dallas For Over 17 Years www.ObrienGroupInc.com 214-341-1448

RENOVATE DALLAS renovatedallas.com 214-403-7247

Unique Home Construction

- Design, Build, Remodel

- Kitchens & Baths - New Construction or Additions

Many references available - Licensed, Insured, Member of BBB www.uniquehomebuild.com 214.533.0716

CLEANING SERVICES

A MAID FOR YOU Bonded/Insured.Park Cities/ M Streets Refs. Call Us First. Joyce 214-232-9629

AFFORDABLE, PROFESSIONAL CLEANING

A Clean You Can Trust Staff trained by Nationally Certified Cleaning Tech. Chemical-free, Green, or Traditional Cleaning. WindsorMaidServices.com 214-381-MAID (6243)

ALTOGETHER CLEAN

Relax ...We’ll Clean Your House, It Will Be Your Favorite Day! Bonded & Insurance. Free Estimates. 214-929-8413. www. altogetherclean.net

AMAZON CLEANING

Top To Bottom Clean. Fabiana.469-951-2948

CINDY’S HOUSE CLEANING 15 yrs exp. Resd/Com. Refs. Dependable. 214-490-0133

DELTA CLEANING Insd./Bonded. Move In/Out. General Routine Cleaning. Carpet Cleaning. Refs. Reliable. Dependable. 28+yrs. 972-943-9280.

MESS MASTERS Earth friendly housecleaning. 469-235-7272. www.messmasters.com Since ‘91

TWO SISTERS & A MOP 20 Yrs Exp. 214-242-9885

WANTED: HOUSES TO CLEAN Windows, too! Great Prices $$. Family owned. 20 yrs. Reliable. Excellant Refs. Call Sunny @ 214-724-2555

WINDOW MAN WINDOW CLEANING.COM

Residential Specialists. BBB. 214-718-3134

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

ALL COMPUTER PROBLEMS SOLVED

MAC/PC Great Rates! Keith 214-295-6367

BILL’S COMPUTER REPAIR

Virus Removal, Data Recovery. Home/Biz

Network Install. All Upgrades & Repairs. PC Instruction. No Trip Fee. 214-348-2566

IT SOLUTIONS/SUPPORT For Home & Small Business. Parental Controls Speciality. 8 Yrs. Exp. Husband & Wife, Licensed Minister called to His Work. Texas Tech Guru. 214-850-2669

CONCRETE/ MASONRY/PAVING

ALL EPOXY COATINGS, CONCRETE Countertops, Stamping, Staining & Designs, Floor Demo and Overlays Landscape Designs Call 214-916-8368

BRICK & STONE REPAIR

Tuck Pointing / Crack Repair. Mortar Color Matching. Windows And Door Cracks Etc. Call Don 214-704-1722

BRICK, BLOCK, Stone, Concrete, Stucco. Gonzalez Masonry. 214-395-1319

BRICK, STONEWORK, FLAGSTONE PATIOS Mortar Repair. Straighten Brick Mailboxes & Columns. Call Cirilo 214-298-7174

CONCRETE REPAIRS/REPOURS

Demo existing. Stamping and Staining Driveways/Patio/Walkways

Pattern/Color available

Free Estimates 972-672-5359 (32 yrs.)

CONCRETE, Driveway Specialist Repairs, Replacement, Removal, References. Reasonable. Chris 214-770-5001

EDMONDSPAVING.COM Asphalt & Concrete Driveway-Sidewalk-Patio-Repair 214-957-3216

FLAGSTONE PATIOS, Retaining Walls, BBQ’s, Veneer, Flower Bed Edging, All Stone work. Chris 214-770-5001

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

LAKEWOOD ELECTRICAL Local. Insured. Lic. #227509 Call Rylan 214-434-8735

TEXAS ELECTRICAL • 214-289-0639

Prompt, Honest, Quality. TECL 24668

TH ELECTRIC Reasonable Rates. Licensed & Insured. Ted. E257 214-808-3658

WHITE ROCK ELECTRIC All Electrical Services. Lic/Insd. E795. 214-850-4891

EXTERIOR CLEANING

G&G DEMOLITION Tear downs, Haul. Interior/Exterior. 214-808-8925

FENCING

& DECKS

#1 COWBOY FENCE & IRON CO. Est. ‘91. 214-692-1991 www.cowboyfenceandiron.com

4 QUALITY FENCING Call Mike 214-507-9322 Specializing in Wood, New or Repair.

AMBASSADOR FENCE INC. Automatic Gates, Iron & Cedar Fencing, Decks. Since 1996. MC/V 214-621-3217

FENCING & WOOD WORK oldgatefence.com charliehookerswoodwork.com 214-766-6422

HANNAWOODWORKS.COM Decks, Fences, Pergolas, Patio Covers. 214-435-9574

KIRKWOOD FENCE & DECK New & Repair. Free Estimates. Nathan Kirkwood. 214-341-0699

LONESTARDECKS.COM 214-357-3975

Trex Decking & Fencing, trex.com All Wood Decks, Arbors & Patio Covers

EST. 1991 #1

COWBOY

FENCE & IRON CO.

214.692.1991

SPECIALIZING IN Wood Fences &Auto Gates

cowboyfenceandiron.com

Swimming Pool Remodels Patios Stone work • Stamp Concrete 972-727-2727 Deckoart.com

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

ANTHONY’S ELECTRIC Master Electrician. TECL24948 anthonyselectricofdallas.com

Family Owned/Operated. Insd. 214-328-1333

EXPERIENCED LICENSED ELECTRICIAN

Insd. Steve. TECL#27297 214-718-9648

GOVER ELECTRIC Back Up Generators. New and Remodel Work. Commercial & Residential. All Service Work. 469-230-7438. TECL2293

FLOORING & CARPETING

ALL WALKS OF FLOORS 214-616-7641

Carpet, Wood, Tile Sales/Service Free Estimates

DALLAS HARDWOODS 214-724-0936

Installation, Repair, Refinish, Wax, Hand Scrape. Residential, Commercial. Sports Floors. 30 Yrs.

FENN CONSTRUCTION Full Service Contractor. www.dallastileman.com Back Splash Specials! 214-343-4645

THE TEXAN FLOORING SERVICES

Wood, Laminate. Remodel Showers, Bathrooms. thetexanflooringservices.com 214-680-0901

TO ADVERTISE 214.560.4203

FLOORING & CARPETING

CARPET HARDWOODS CERAMIC Quick, Reliable Installation

John: 972.989.3533 john.roemen@redicarpet.com

REDI CARPET

Restoration Flooring

469.774.3147

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

FRAME RIGHT All Honey-Dos/Jobs. Crown mold install $125/rm. Licensed. Matt 469-867-9029

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

WANTED: ODD JOBS & TO DO LISTS

Allen’s Handyman & Home Repair 214-288-4232

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FOUNDATION

972-288-3797

GARAGE SERVICES

DFW GARAGE PRO

Garage Reorg/Org.Painting, Shelving, Cabinets, Storage, Disposal. 303-883-9321

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

LAKE HIGHLANDS GLASS & MIRROR

frameless shower enclosures • store fronts replacement windows • mirrors 214-349-8160

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

HOUSE PAINTING

1 AFFORDABLE HOUSE PAINTING and Home Repair. Quality work.

Inside and Out. Free Ests. Local Refs. Ron 972-816-5634

#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

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 & REMODEL Int./Ext. Sheetrock. Manny 214-334-2160

RAMON’S INT/EXT PAINT Sheetrock, Repairs. 214-679-4513

TEXAS BEST PAINTING • 214-527-4168

Master Painter. High Quality Work. Int/Ext.

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

KITCHEN/BATH/ TILE/GROUT

FENN CONSTRUCTION Full Service Contractor. www.dallastileman.com Back Splash Specials! 214-343-4645

MELROSE TILE James Sr., Installer, Repairs. 40 Yrs. Exp. MelroseTile.com 214-384-6746

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

TK REMODELING 972-533-2872

Complete Full Service Repairs, Remodeling, Restoration. Name It — We do it. Tommy. Insured. dallas.tkremodelingcontractors.com

LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

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

AYALA’S LANDSCAPING SERVICE

Call the Land Expert Today! Insured. 214-773-4781

CHUPIK TREE SERVICE

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

DALLAS K.D.R.SERVICES • 214-349-0914

Lawn Service & Landscape Installation

ENCHANTED LIGHTING BY SEAN MADDEN dallasledlight.com 214-660-3465

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

LIGHT IT UP DALLAS

Your lighting specialists. 972-591-8383

Parties, Weddings, Patios, Landscape.

LSI LAWN SPRINKLERS “Making Water Work” Irrigation system Service & Repair. Specializing In Older Copper Systems. LI #13715. 214-283-4673

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

PERRONE’S • 214-502-2296

Pros at: - Landscapes - Installed - Sodding Weeding - Flower Beds - Fertilization - Lawn Care

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

TRACY’S LAWN CARE • 972-329-4190

Lawn Mowing & Leaf Cleaning

U R LAWN CARE Maintenance. Landscaping. Your Personal Yard Service by Uwe Reisch uwereisch@yahoo.com 214-886-9202

WHITE ROCK TREE WIZARDS Professionals, Experts, Artists. Trim, Rmv, Cable Repair, Cavity-Fill Stump Grind. Emergency Hazards. Insd. Free Est. 972-803-6313

A Better Tree Company

JUST TREES

Your Trees Could Look Like a Work of Art, I Guarantee It. Free Estimates • Work Guaranteed Best Prices on Tree Removal Insured • Commercial & Residentia l Tree & Landscape Lighting • Fence & Deck Call

• Tubs, Tiles or Sinks

• Cultured Marble

• Kitchen Countertops

TOM HOLT TILE 30 Yrs Experience In Tile, Backsplashes & Floors. Refs. Avail. 214-770-3444 WE REFINISH! www.allsurfacerefinishing.com 214-631-8719

DALLASGROUNDSKEEPER.COM

MOVING

AM MOVING COMPANY Specialty Moving & Delivery.469-278-2304 ammovingcompany.com

PEST CONTROL

A BETTER EARTH PEST CONTROL

Keeping the environment, kids, pets in mind. Organic products avail. 972-564-2495

MCDANIEL PEST CONTROL

Prices Start at $85 + Tax For General Treatment.

Average Home-Interior/Exterior & Attached Garage. Quotes For Other Services. 214-328-2847. Lakewood Resident

PLUMBING

A2Z PLUMBING 214-727-4040

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

AC PLUMBING Repairs, Fixtures, Senior Discounts. Gary Campbell. 214-321-5943

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*

ARRIAGA PLUMBING: General Plumbing

Since the 80’s. Insured. Lic# M- 20754 214-321-0589, 214-738-7116, CC’s accepted.

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

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

SPECK PLUMBING

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

ROOFING

GUTTERS

&

A&B GUTTER 972-530-5699 Clean Out, Repair/Replace. Leaf Guard. Free Estimates. Lifetime Warranty

Allstate Homecraft Roofing

• Roofing & Remodel • Additions • Licensed/Insured Over 1,000 Satisfied Customers in the Lakewood, Lake Highlands, Preston Hollow, Park Cities Areas

BERT ROOFING INC.

Family owned and operated for over 40 years

• Residential/Commercial • Over 30,000 roofs completed • Seven NTRCA “Golden Hammer” Awards • Free Estimates www.bertroofing.com 214.321.9341

Jeff Godsey Roofing

Roof Repair Specialist

• Exterior Repair & Re-Roofing

• Insurance Claims

• Custom Chimney Caps

• Licensed & Fully Insured Jeff Godsey 214-502-7287

POOLS

ADAIR POOL & SPA SERVICE

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

Residential • Commercial (214) 503-7663 www.scottexteriors.com

SKYLIGHTS

Installing Since 1995

Glass •Acrylic Solatubes & Sun Tunnels

972-263-6033

www.skylightsolutions.com

Replacement, Repair & New Installation by Daylight Rangers

SHOWCASE YOUR SPACE

972-985-1700

2830 W 15th St. Plano, TX 75075

www.DaylightRangers.com

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THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF ALEJANDRO ARZOLA

On the afternoon of June 20, Alejandro Arzola of Oak Cliff was driving along Northwest Highway toward the Interstate 635 onramp when he crashed and rolled his blue Dodge Ram truck in an apparent single-car accident. Afterward, he called his girlfriend and told her he’d been in an accident. He was OK, he told her, and he asked her to pick him up. According to 32-year-old Arzola’s family, the girlfriend did not have a car and could not reach him. He’d have to find another way home. When Dallas Police officers arrived at the scene, they found the wrecked truck but no Arzola. At first, everyone assumed he’d found another ride, but hours and days went by and no one heard from him. Arzola’s family is still searching for answers.

“It is not like him to disappear, and for over a month, it is just not something he would do,” sister Yadira Arzola says. He has two children, ages 13 and 5, and the eldest is worried to tears some days, she says. “We are trying to stick together and support the kids,” she says, “but it this really hard, and confusing.”

Arzola says her brother drinks alcohol occasionally but has no known history of substance abuse or mental problems. She says she “has no idea” if he was drinking the day he disappeared. She says she thinks he might have been shaken or shocked following the accident. During that last phone call, when his girlfriend asked where he was, he seemed initially confused, Arzola says.

He grew up in Dallas, in Oak Cliff mostly. The close-knit family has always lived around the central and northeast Dallas region, so he should be familiar with the area, she says. Anyone with information is asked to call Dallas police at 214.671.4268.

—Christina Hughes Babb

Armed robberies of pedestrians and cyclists carrying smartphones have taken place in the Lake Highlands vicinity in a span of just a few weeks

5-7 a.m.

Time the majority of the crimes occurred; two others happened at dusk 4

Arrests made in connection with the hold-ups, yet the robberies continue 2

Suspects in the latest gunpoint robbery of a woman walking near Hexter Elementary — described as young black men driving a Cutlass sedan — are still at large

SOURCE Dallas Police Department, Aug. 10, 2015

Alejandro Arzola

NORBUCK PARK

As told to Keri Mitchell by Sally Rodriguez, retired Dallas Park and Recreation Department historian. All photos are courtesy of the Dallas Municipal Archives and curated by Rodriguez. She authored the books “White Rock Lake” and “White Rock Lake Revisited,” available at area bookstores and through arcadiapublishing.com.

Norbuck Park was named for Northwest Highway and Buckner. It is part of the original tracts of White Rock Lake that were acquired in 1909-10, then transferred to the Park and Recreation Department in 1929.

The eastbound lanes of Northwest Highway were added in the 1950s. Here, the photo shows the early development of the park and construction of the ball fields. Where crews are working is actually the old Buckner, which they moved slightly to the west, where it is now. So the parking lot in Norbuck is actually the old Buckner Boulevard. You can see that there are no trees where it went through. Next to it is the old East Lawther, which is now on the other side of Buckner, but used to be part of the lake. In 1932, you could still see water there.

1950s

As you can see from their small size, all of the trees were newly planted. The only houses are new and to the east. You can still see the old well that was at the corner of Buckner and Northwest Highway, where people used to get water during the drought in the 1950s. And look how small Audelia is coming into Northwest Highway, when it was just a twolane road.

1960s

See that little triangle to the west of the houses? The developer gave that to the city. The city’s property line used to angle through where the houses are today. So we swapped land and gave them this land on the other side of the residential street [Classen] for this little triangle of land here. If you look at the aerials, there’s still a tree line marking the triangle.

In the bottom photo from the ‘60s, we’re looking south. You see the ball fields are fully developed and the trees have grown. Even here, you can still see the scarring from the old route of Buckner to the east of where they constructed it in the ’50s. There is Hexter Elementary School near the top left corner, and you can see Audelia is still a little two-lane road. Mockingbird now comes across the creek to meet Buckner — look how white the concrete is. You can tell it’s before they dredged to create Mockingbird Point [where the dog park is now].

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