2023 June Lake Highlands Advocate

Summer Mode: Activated

You don’t have to be a kid to appreciate this time of year. In addition to no school, there are lighter workloads and traffic, plus longer days and vacations to look forward to. There’s just something about turning the calendar page to June that turns our thoughts to relaxing outdoor spaces we’re proud to call our own.

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LAKE HIGHLANDS ADVOCATE VOL. 30 NO. 6

PROFILE

4 Heather Morris

DINING

22 Ronnie’s Catfish & More

FEATURES

8 Rocky the duck

16 Summer staycation

20 Making a Crocshat hybrid

Eternally Linked offers a variety of charms to customize jewelry. Read more on page 4. Photography by Yuvie Styles.

Forever, Together

Heather Morris is celebrating the memory of her friend through permanent jewelry

Interview by ARIEL WALLACE | Photography by YUVIE STYLES

Heather Morris and Shauna Schultz meant the world to each other. Morris could have never imagined being separated from her “ride-or-die” friend.

So when Schultz, a Lake Highlands mother and teacher, died from nonHodgkin lymphoma in 2022, Morris knew she wanted to do something to keep her spirit and their memories linked in her heart forever.

That’s when she launched her permanent jewlery company, Eternally Linked, to honor her “ray of sunshine” and give others the gift of lasting memories.

WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO CREATE ETERNALLY LINKED?

My good friend Shauna Schultz used to be a teacher at Lake Highlands Elementary. She passed away from cancer last year. When someone passes away, there are always a few months of grieving and after that, it’s like the person gets forgotten.

I went to the Chi Omega Market, and I saw another permanent jewelry business that’s based in Fort Worth. I knew there wasn’t anything like this in Lake Highlands. I was like, “What is this? I've seen it once before.” I

wear jewelry all the time, but being a preschool teacher, it’s kind of hard to keep jewelry on. Kids like to yank and pull. I saw it, and I was like, “Oh, that's a really cute idea.” And then when Shauna passed, I knew that this would be amazing. I wanted to start something to help others create those lasting memories.

Every time I did a bracelet, an anklet or a necklace on somebody, I remember Shauna, a teacher here in Lake Highlands who changed so many lives. I tell her story to all of my customers. I didn't want her to be forgotten.

WHY THE NAME “ETERNALLY LINKED”?

I kind of went back and forth for a while on different names. I knew I wanted to incorporate the infinity sign in it. When you weld the two pieces together, it creates an eternal situation. You become “eternally linked.” I sat on it for a while, and I just kept coming back to it. It was just something that meant forever to me.

THE ETERNALLY LINKED LOGO HAS A SPECIAL MEANING. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU?

If you look at it closely, our logo is broken on both sides. The sides represent the two S's in Shauna’s name. The logo is also purple, which is Shauna’s favorite color. Just being able to connect those pieces of her name and favorite things to remember her forever being in our hearts was kind of how the logo stuck.

WHAT PRODUCTS DO YOU OFFER? WHAT IS THE PROCESS LIKE?

I offer necklaces, anklets, bracelets and even rings. If somebody has a wedding ring, and they want to add a band to it or not wear their big diamond ring all the time, they can wear this one. My products come in gold, sterling silver and stainless steel. I added stainless steel in because I had a gentleman who was like, “I'd love to get one but those are too small for me,” and I was like, “You know what, you're right.” They have been a hit ever since. The process is pretty simple. A customer will pick their chain, and I will size it on them. The longest part of the process is deciding on what chain because we have so many options. People can’t just pick one. They end up getting two or three items by the time I am done sizing them. I weld the two pieces of metal together,

connected by a jump ring, with the smallest spark that comes out of a machine. The customer agrees to the sizing, I place it on them, and a few zaps later, it’s done.

WHAT DO YOU HOPE OTHERS GAIN FROM ETERNALLY LINKED?

Memories. A mom who was turning 40 came to me to celebrate her birthday with some friends. For them, it was about the memories. I saw them a couple of weeks later. She said that they would never forget the conversations they had and picking out matching bracelets and necklaces together. I was able to give them a memory that they'll never forget.

ETERNALLY LINKED, shopeternallylinked.square.site

This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

The Music Man

Neighborhood native Tom Cooper lived his dream

If you missed Tom Cooper, you missed out. The 1971 LHHS grad passed away recently from cancer, just shy of his 70th birthday, leaving family and friends understandably at a loss — and wistfully nostalgic.

But this is no sad obituary. It’s a salute, a tribute to a neighbor who marched to the beat of his own drum, literally, much to the admiration — and maybe a wink of envy — of those in his orbit.

Many of us never find our life’s passion. Tom did. And even better, he found it early: Music.

Tom’s parents, Grace and Bill Cooper, moved the family to our neighborhood from Houston in the 1960s and made music a constant presence in the household.

“Dad built Heathkits, the DIY and portable radio-turn table assemblies on our dining room table,” Tom’s sister Sue McComb says.

“We listened to albums, show tunes and Broadway music all our lives; we knew the words to everything. It explains how my brother got obsessed with music.”

Later, membership in LHHS’s marching band, and instruction from directors Howard Dunn and Eddie Green, fueled Tom’s music drive. His friendship with LHHS bandmates Richard Burdine, Rush Fielden, Dale McFarland and Mark Roberts led the group to form its own band, Esto la Soza and the Dwindlers.

Where did that name come from?

“We were a glorified garage band and big fans of Frank Zappa,” says Mark, adding the group played in the breezeway at his family’s home, at Dale’s house and at Tom’s. No gigs, just fun he says.

“Zappa had fun with doo-wop and Hispanic culture. We thought he was funny, so we named our band ‘This from the Soda’ after his song ‘Sofa.’”

Sue says Esto la Soza and the Dwindlers was really about friendship and what Tom contributed to the community.

“Esto and those guys were a huge part of his love-of-music journey.”

After graduation, Sue says Tom attended UT Arlington for one semester, and that was that. He bought a used yellow Volvo station wagon, she says, and headed for life on the road as a bandmate. No more college, no more working at Blue Cross Blue Shield, and no more Metzger’s delivery-truck driving.

He landed in Las Vegas, and there, while pursuing music, he worked for LVISD and the LVPD Detention Center. Along the way, he met his wife, Vicki, a 911 operator.

“Tom was a sensational tympanist in high school band and orchestra. He followed his musical dream; I sometimes wish I’d gone on and done something like that,” says Mark, a civil engineer today.

Tom’s early idols included Tower of Power and Chicago, and he toured with some powerhouses himself: Cathy O’Shea, C.C. Jones, Silverwing, Jonas and The Good Fellas.

“Tom was always low-key and not overly gregarious,” Sue says.

“I was off in college, being a flower-child hippie, and then there was my brother: onstage in casinos and caberets. It was a sight to see.

“Tom would play at parties and big events. If he and Vicki walked into a restaurant that had a band, he would sit in on the drums. Vicki would volunteer him, and he always accepted,” she says.

LHHS Class of 1971 1953 - 2023

“Tom was a red head; he was 6’2” and looked like a model. With his fair skin, melanoma progressed quickly,” Sue says.

Cancer claimed Tom, but in his memory, Sue urges neighbors to get regular skin checks.

Survivors include Vicki, Tom’s wife of more than 20 years; two daughters, Rita and Elizabeth; sisters Sue McComb and Cathy Hagood, and soccer-enthusiast grandson M.J. Bauer. Tom had a life-long love of dogs and was devoted to his current dogs, Ninja and Samarai.

Memorial contributions can be made to the SPCA of Texas.

Tom Cooper

Top: Tom Coper and bandmates Richard Burdine, Rush Fielden, Dale McFarland and Mark Roberts led from Esto la Soza and the Dwindlers. Above left: Tom Cooper’s LHHS yearbook photo from 1970; Above right: Tom Cooper and bandmates. Left: Tom Cooper models his signature red hair.

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SOMETHING TO QUACK ABOUT

It’s Rocky, the big, yellow duck

Story by RENEE UMSTED | Photography by EMIL LIPPE

He’s 11 feet tall. He weighs about 300 pounds. His top speed might be 15 mph. He’s covered in yellow. Meet Rocky.

ROCKY IS THE SPOKES-DUCK for local nonprofit For the Love of the Lake.

He makes public appearances at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Lower Greenville, the State Fair of Texas, Fourth of July parades, FTLOTL’s Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce-Ups and other fundraisers.

And husband-wife duo Richard and Lis Akin, Rocky’s wranglers, are in charge of transporting the duck from his “lair” to wherever he’s going for the day. It’s a job they’ve held since 2012.

“I was voluntold,” says Richard, an

engineer at the McCommas Bluff Landfill. But back then, Lis — an investigator for Dallas Fire-Rescue — was executive director of the nonprofit, which is dedicated to preserving and enhancing White Rock Lake Park.

She and her family also have a long history of caring for the environment. Her great-grandfather was assistant secretary of the interior under then-President Teddy Roosevelt, who signed the Antiquities Act of 1906, the first federal law to provide legal protection of cultural and natural resources on federal lands. As a kid, a few

of Lis’ favorite things included stickers and merchandise from the Environmental Protection Agency. And she got her scout troop to recycle.

“In the ’70s, it was unheard of in Dallas,” Lis says.

Rocky’s creator, Doug Frazier, who now lives in Florida, made the Rocky of today after being unhappy with the way the first Rocky turned out, the Akins say. They’ve only seen one photo of the first Rocky, built in 2008. By 2010, Frazier had finished a second Rocky.

They’ll tell you that caring for Rocky,

Or, you could say, if you’re crawling out, it’s giving birth.”

Lis and Richard Akin, who live near White Rock Lake, have been Rocky’s “wranglers” for over a decade.

who’s named for White Rock Lake, is not always easy.

The mascot’s body is built on a base that comes from a threewheeled golf cart, circa 1992. So swinging by the local hardware store on the way home just isn’t an option.

Patching up holes on the body is a little simpler and some thing Richard has done count less times. It’s constructed from chicken wire covered in a canvas material that’s been soaked in a combination of water and glue, sort of like papier-mâché.

Rocky looks a lot like a bath toy, but don’t be fooled. It’s the same as many other objects sub merged in White Rock Lake: He can go in the water, but he’ll nev er come out.

It takes about four people to help the duck disembark from the trailer, given his weight. Once he’s on the ground, it’s safe to enter through Rocky’s butt flap.

“So yeah, you get to crawl up the duck’s bum,” Richard says. “Or, you could say, if you’re crawl ing out, it’s giving birth.”

Two adults can fit inside, but it’s tight.

“As you get older, everything doesn’t always bend like it used to,” Lis says.

One person can drive the elec tric duck, and the other can spin his head, all the way around if they want. But it can be hot as Hades in there and not always a smooth ride.

Richard is not just one half of the Rocky wrangling team. He’s also the person who comes up with the FTLOTL-themed messages on the signs at White Rock Lake Park.

One example: “Rocky says, ‘Man made trash. Pick up your trash man.”

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FRESH & FRIED

Ronnie’s

Story by ARIEL WALLACE |

Photography by KATHY TRAN

VERONICA NAVARRO has been cooking for almost her entire life.

Having had her first child at a young age, she always had to make sure there was food on the table.

Navarro loved cooking more and more with each dish she prepared. She learned how to cook from her family.

“My dad cooks a lot of Mexican food, so I learned how to cook Mexican food from him,” Navarro says. “My aunt kind of taught me how to cook soul food. We would talk on the phone, and I would ask questions while I was cooking, and she taught me.”

Navarro is no stranger to seafood cuisine. Before owning her first restaurant, Navarro worked as a cashier and cook for nine years at the South Dallas location of Ronnie’s Catfish before franchising her own.

The first Ronnie’s Catfish that Navarro franchises is located in Mesquite. She knew her second location, which opened in December 2020, had to be in Lake Highlands.

“I always wanted to. I just thought that was the perfect location,” Navarro says. “When I worked at the South Dallas location I used to have a lot of customers come from like Plano,

Fried catfish, fried pork chops, mini pecan and sweet potato pies. Ronnie’s Catfish & More is a take-out and cash-only restaurant.

North Dallas and Frisco area, so I just thought having one there will be a little bit closer to them.”

The food at Ronnie’s Catfish is made to order and served fresh. The catfish is available in bone-in or filets (no bone). All catfish meals start at two pieces and can go up to 20 pieces. Party orders can include up to 100 pieces of catfish.

On top of serving catfish, Ronnie’s Catfish also offers a variety of sandwiches, baskets, tails and desserts. Aside from seafood, customers love the pork chop baskets, cheeseburgers and the Texas burger, which is a three-patty burger placed on Texas toast with lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese and pickles, served with fries.

“I just love customers coming in, and when they place their order, they love the food,” Navarro says. “They love the fact that it’s real catfish. There’s not many places that have real Southern catfish.”

Navarro plans to add daiquiris to the menu sometime this summer, but for now, she wants to enjoy cooking catfish and meeting people in Lake Highlands.

“This Ronnie’s Catfish restaurant was probably the best decision I could have made,” Navarro says. “I just love it.”

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SUN’S OUT FUN’S OUT

Spend summer with your family in Lake Highlands

Story by ARIEL WALLACE | Illustrations by JYNNETTE NEAL

Here are fun, family-friendly and even free ways to enjoy the summer in our neighborhood.

PLAY STREET MUSEUM

7130 Skillman St., 214.414.2819

Play Street Museum is a children’s indoor play area and interactive museum. Created by a former teacher, the play areas are designed to encourage independence, creativity and exploration. The Lake Highlands location has a “downtown” theme that includes a trolley, town hall, restaurants and movie theater.

ADMISSION : $13 for children ages 1-8. No reservation is needed. Signed waivers are required for each minor who visits.

HOURS : 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday

TWO BIT CIRCUS

8030 Park Lane, 469.405.6166, twobitcircus.com

Two Bit Circus opened at The Shops in Park Lane in 2022. The Los Angeles-based micro-amusement park includes an arcade, virtual reality playground, escape rooms and an interactive stage theater.

You can find everything from old-school games such as Ms. Pac-Man to newer arcade games like Killer Queen. There are also original games such as Button Wall, Super Thunder Bloxx and Hexacade. The five virtual reality rooms include a Hyperdeck, which is equipped with a tilting floor and weather effects.

ADMISSION: $35 or $50.

HOURS: 5-10 pm. Thursday, 3 p.m.- 12 a.m. Friday, 1 p.m.12 a.m. Saturday, 1-8 p.m. Sunday

LAKE HIGHLANDS AQUATIC CENTER

9400 Church Road, 214.670.1346

Cool off on hot summer days at the Lake Highlands Aquatic Center, which has been in our neighborhood since 2019. The aquatic center features a children’s area, a six-lane lap pool with a diving board, a climbing wall and a 20-foot slide tower. While concessions are available for purchase, outside food is allowed.

ADMISSION: $4 for kids 11 and under, $12 for ages 12 and up. Season passes are $50.

HOURS: June 4-Aug. 14. 12:30-3:30 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. daily except Thursdays

DALLAS CHILDREN’S THEATER

5938 Skillman St., 214.978.0110, dct. org

Dallas Children’s Theater offers 11 productions per season in the newly renovated Rosewood Center for Family Arts. Summer classes are grouped by grade levels. Prices range from $100-$475 depending on skill level and age. The teen summer musical production for this year will be The Addams Family, Young @ Part. Performances will run July 14-23.

SMART SUMMER READING PROGRAM

The Dallas Public Library is offering free activities for families throughout the summer, including the reading program with Mayor Eric Johnson. Children and teens who read at least 20 minutes a day can earn prizes. After 10 days of reading, a free book is earned. Each time the 10-day mark is reached, prizes are earned, up to five times. Adults can also read to earn prizes by reading for at least one hour a day. At the 20-day mark, adults can earn a free book. Anyone who reads at least 50 days by Aug. 13 will be entered into a drawing to win one of the grand prizes, including a 43-inch Roku TV, a Huffy 12V ATV, Pocket Mod

Electric Scooter, Hoverboard and a PS5. Log reading on the Beanstack app or at dallaslibrary. beanstack.org.

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The Audelia Road Branch Library has free weekly activities for families in June. Enjoy toddler story time at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday. Seniors can participate in a coffee club at 9 a.m. every Thursday. There’s a yoga and meditation class each Friday at noon. Check out the events calendar on the Audelia Road Branch website for more summer activities.

BAHAMA BUCKS

6780 Abrams Road, bahamabucks. com

Looking for somewhere to cool off after a day in the sun? Shaved ice, or Sno, from Bahama Bucks comes in over 100 flavors. For dogs, there’s the Pup Sno, an unflavored SnoBall topped with whipped cream.

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9661 Audelia Road, 469.726.2920, shadysburgers.com

Shady’s has something for the entire family. All burgers are made with certified Angus beef from Texas cattle and freshly baked local bread. Milkshakes come in five flavors, and adults can upgrade to an alcoholinfused milkshake starting at $7.50.

HATS OFF

Chase and Brynn Heckendorn create the first-ever customizable, interchangeable charm hat

Story by ARIEL WALLACE | Photography by YUVIE STYLES

What happens when you mix Crocs with a trucker hat? You get the Swap Top hat.

The idea for Swap Top came to Lake Highlands couple Chase and Brynn Heckendorn one Friday night in January during dinner at Mi Cocina.

They were discussing their three boys and their newest obsessions: Crocs shoes and their charms, Jibbitz. They searched Google during dinner to see if there were any hat apparel companies that incorporated customization with charms. To their surprise, there were no companies to be found.

They knew then that they had found something worth looking into.

“We have three boys who are in elementary school, and they are coming into their appearance. They care about what's trending and what's cool,” Brynn Heckendorn says.

“It is at the forefront of popularity with this age group.”

The next day, the Heckendorns took a trip to Dick’s Sporting Goods. They bought a pair of Crocs and a North Face trucker hat.

By the end of that weekend, the Heckendorns had a prototype for the Swap Top.

“We started cutting the shoes up and putting the hat together,” Chase Heckendorn says. “We just thought the idea of being able to customize a hat with these charms was cool, but we didn't really completely understand the concept on shoes. We thought it would be much cooler on a hat.”

The Heckendorns used prior knowledge from owning other businesses to help launch Swap Top. Before they created Swap Top, they owned a marquee letter rental company called Shout It Dallas.

“That’s how we got started.

We kind of already had that foot in the door because of Shout It. We had worked with outreach, manufacturers and finding people that can take your concept to an actual product,” Brynn Heckendorn says. “We were able to get to work right away messaging people and creating a prototype.”

Despite having experience with creating a product and running a company, the Heckendorns soon realized that Swap Top would have its own difficulties.

“We probably heard about 30 ‘nos’ before we had one person willing to

kind of help us,” Brynn Heckendorn says.

“The hardest thing was reaching out to all the hat manufacturers and getting all these people saying like, ‘No, I'm sorry, we can't help you. It's too different. It's not something that's just straight off the shelf for us,’” Chase Heckendorn says. “They just didn't want to help, and so we kind of had to do that next level of outreach.”

The Heckendorns finally heard a “yes,” and they have been working nonstop ever since. The official

launch for Swap Top was in May. Swap Top has two color options: the Black Top OG and the White Top. Two more products are coming soon: the Cool Cream Swap Top and the Kids 5-7 Swap Top, which will be available in all colors. The Swap Top costs around $35; cost is $28 for the Kids Swap Top.

The hats are designed with seven holes in the front that can be customized with hat charms. You can purchase charm sets from Swap Top that’ll cost about $10 for seven charms.

You can also reuse your Crocs

Swap Top hats can be customized with any Swap Top charms or Crocs Jibbitz.

Jibbitz on Swap Top Hats or purchase different charms from online sellers.

In the future, Swap Top wants to focus on the concept of being a truly personalized gift.

“I don't know if that means that one day, you can go on our website and literally pick seven charms that represent your whoever you're gifting it to, and we'll box it up and ship it or something like that,” Chase Heckendorn says. “But I think we're definitely keeping an open mind to stuff like that.”

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Many colors to choose (flakes optional) Call Nick for bid 214-341-5993 hastingsfloors.com

HARDWOOD INSTALLATIONS Waterproof, hardwood, carpets, tile laminate, & vinyl click. 214-772-9503. Free In Home estimates

FOUNDATION REPAIR

• Slabs • Pier & Beam

• Mud Jacking • Drainage

• Free Estimates

• Over 20 Years Exp.

972-288-3797

We Answer Our Phones

GARAGE SERVICES

UNITED GARAGE DOORS AND GATES Res/Com. Locally Owned. 214-251-5428

GENERAL CONTACTING

A2H GENERAL CONTRACTING,LLC Remodel, Paint, Drywall/Texture, Plumbing. Electrical, Siding, Bathroom/Kitchen Remodels Tilling, Flooring, Fencing. 469-658-9163. Free Est. A2HGeneralContactingLLC@gmail.com

GLASS, WINDOWS & DOORS

LAKE HIGHLANDS GLASS & MIRROR frameless shower enclosures • store fronts replacement windows • mirrors 214-349-8160

PRO WINDOW CLEANING prompt, dependable. Matt 214-766-2183

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

HANDYMAN SERVICES

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

DANHANDY.NET Repairs Done Right For A Fair Price. References 214-991-5692

HANDY DAN The Handyman. ToDo’s Done Right. handy-dan.com 214-252-1628

HANDYMAN SPECIALIST Residential/Commercial. Large, small jobs, repair list, renovations. Refs. 214-489-0635

HANDYMAN WANTS your Painting,Repairs, To Do Lists. Bob. 214-288-4232. Free Est. 25+yrs exp.

HOME REPAIR Doors, Trim, Glass. Int/Ext. Sheetrock, Windows, Kitchen, Bathroom 35 yrs exp. 214-875-1127

HOMETOWN HANDYMAN All phases of construction. No job too small 214-327-4606

ONE CALL WEEKEND SERVICES

Contractor & Handyman. Remodels, Renovations . Paint, Plumbing, Drywall, Electrical. 469-658-9163

Let Us Tackle Your To-Do List!

HOUSE PAINTING

Interior & Exterior Painting

Siding • Gutters

$500 OFF

Over 25 years of experience Free Estimates 214-702-2188 morganexteriorsdfw.com

HECTOR PEREZ PAINTING

Commercial/residential. Intrior/ Exterior. Fair Rates. 214-489-0635

INT / EXT PAINTING, DRYWALL, SIDING And repairs call Eli 469-870-5420

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

TEXAS BEST PAINTING LLC Resd,Interiors 30Yrs. 214-527-4168

TOP COAT 30 Yrs. Exp. Reliable. Quality Repair/Remodel. Phil @ 214-770-2863

VIP PAINTING & DRYWALL Int/Ext. Sheetrock Repair, Resurfacing Tubs, Counters, Tile Repairs. 469-774-7111

KITCHEN/BATH/TILE/GROUT

FENN CONSTRUCTION Full Service Contractor. dallastileman.com 214-343-4645

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

TK REMODELING 972-533-2872

Complete Full Service Repairs, Kitchen & Bath/Remodeling, Restoration. Name It- We Do It. dallas.tkremodelingcontractors.com

JIM 972-992-4660

WE REFINISH!

• Tubs, Tiles or Sinks

• Cultured Marble

• Kitchen Countertops

214-631-8719

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LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

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#1 WHITE ROCK TREE WIZARDS Professionals, Experts, Artists serving Dallas 15 years.Trim, Removals. Tree Health Care services. Insured. Arborwizard.com. Free Est. (972) 803-6313.

LAWNS, GARDENS & TREES

A BETTER TREE MAN Trims, Removals, Insd.

18 Yrs Exp. Roberts Tree Service. 214-808-8925

Lawns, Gardens & Trees

HOLMAN IRRIGATION

Sprinkler & Valve Repair/ Rebuild Older Systems. Lic. #1742. 214-398-8061

MAYA TREE SERVICE Tree Trim/Remove. Lawn Maintenance. Resd/ Commcl.Insd. CC’s Accptd. mayatreeservice.com

214-924-7058 214-770-2435

MONSTER TREE SERVICE DALLAS

Certified Arborists, Fully Insured 469.983.1060

NEW LEAF TREE, LLC

Honest, Modern, Safety Minded. 214-850-1528

PAT TORRES 214-388-1850 Lawn Service & Tree

Care. 28 Yrs. Complete Landscape Renovation. New Fence Install & Brick Repair. Concrete Removal and Gutter Cleaning.

RED SUN LANDSCAPES • 214-935-9779 RedSunLandscapes.com

TAYLOR MADE IRRIGATION Repairs, service, drains. 30+ years exp. Ll 6295 469-853-2326. John

DALLAS KDR SERVICES

• Lawn service

On Staff:

”WE CARE ABOUT YOUR TREES”

PEST CONTROL

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REMODELING

RENOVATE DALLAS

renovatedallas.com 214-403-7247

"Keeping Children & Pets in Mind"

Termite Specialist - Mosquito Mister Systems

Licensed · Insured · Residential · Commercial · Organic 214-350-3595 • Abetterearth.crw@gmail.com abetterearth.com

PLUMBING

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

PLUMBING ISSUES?

We’re the Experts!

30 Years of Excellent Service

• Water Heaters • Water Leaks

• Sewer Backups

• All Plumbing Repairs

ASK ABOUT DISCOUNTS!

POOLS

24/7 On-Call

972-379-4000 staggsplumbing.co

CERULEAN POOL SERVICES Family Owned/ Operated. Weekly maintenance, Chemicals, parts & repairs. CeruleanPro.com 214-557-6996

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

C.A.S. BOOKKEEPING SERVICES

Personal/Small Business. Payroll, Accounting, Organizing, Consult. Cindy 214-577-7450

REAL ESTATE ESTATE HOME NEEDS TO BE SOLD?

Facing forclosure? IG Heron Homes Call Ricardo Garza @ 469-426-7839

GARDEN OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT

Walnut Hill @ CENTRAL.3 Smaller Suites Avail. Flexible Terms 214.915. 8886

OFFICE SUBLEASE In Bishop Arts. Cool, Quiet.

1,179 Sq ft. 4 rooms + kit / bath, parking. $2,950 + NNNs. 713.302-7722.

REMODELING

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214-327-9311

FULLY INSURED Commercial/Residential

PEST CONTROL

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

MOSQUITO SHIELD 972–850-2983

Imagine A Night Outside Without Mosquitoes

NATURE KING PEST MANAGEMENT INC.

Squirrels, Racoons, Skunks, Snakes, Possums, etc.

Pest & Termite. Neighborhood Resident 30+ Yrs.exp. 214-827-0090

Complete Kitchen/Bath Remodels/New Additions Granite, Marble, Tile, Travertine Fully Insured Residential/Commercial 214.870.5420

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

FENN CONSTRUCTION Kitchens And Baths. Call Us For Your Remodeling Needs. 214-343-4645. dallastileman.com

O’BRIEN GROUP INC. Remodeling Dallas For Over 24 Years www.ObrienGroupInc.com

214-341-1448

S&L CONSTRUCTION All Home Services & Repairs. 214-918-8427

SQUARE NAIL CONSTRUCTION

Kitchen/Bath remodeling

Re-facing, Pergolas/Decks. 30Yrs exp. 469.585.1588, 469.585.7756

TK REMODELING 972-533-2872

Complete Full Service Repairs, Kitchen & Bath/Remodeling, Restoration. Name It- We Do It. dallas.tkremodelingcontractors.com

MP ARCHITECTURAL Design & Construction. mattandpaul.com 214-226-1186

ROOFING & GUTTERS

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

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