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MOSS HAVEN FARM CELEBRATED 10 YEARS. In March 2012,

the farm began as a simple patch of grass beside the school’s playground. Today, the farm includes a chicken coop and 23 raised beds growing lettuce, carrots, radishes, herbs and produce of all size and variety. Moss Haven Farm has been recognized as an American Heart Association Teaching Garden and was named a United Way Healthy Zone School. Founder Kim Aman, known as Farmer Kim to the students and parents who love her, has been invited to the White House and recently returned from an all-expenses-paid trip to Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Habitat. Search “Moss Haven Farm” at

lakehighlands.advocatemag.com to read more.

The people are not just customers, they also become our friends. So attention to detail is a must, along with making new friends who later become our family members.

— WALTER ROSALES, OWNER OF MIJAS TAQUERIA Read more on page 22. It’s election season. At the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands forum, RISD candidates shared their thoughts on student discipline, superintendents and property taxes. Here are neighbors’ thoughts.

“Only one has actually worked in education. She gets and understands what teachers need. She has a great relationship with them and knows how hard it is to add an ‘extra’ item in their daily lesson plans. It is proven that it is taking away from learning core subjects like math and reading. This RISD mom of three will be voting for the obvious choice!” —Stephanie Johansen Truly

“She worked in education 30 years ago. She’s not a teacher now and hasn’t been for many, many years. ” —Leigh Ann Banks Brown

CRIME

The Dallas Police Department arrested the mother of a 3-yearold who died recently after being shot in the face.

Lacravivonne Washington, 26, brought her child to the emergency room just before 10 a.m. on March 28, telling staff that the boy had been shot in a roadrage incident, but police found no evidence to back up her story. The child died at the hospital.