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the 5-foot-2, 106-pound Danoff, along with 12 other female golfers, founded the Ladies Professional Golf Association.

The Mims family is still in the area and remains owner of the Sunset Golf Club on West Fort Worth Avenue. Danoff’s brother, C. B. Mims, who was a professional golfer in the ’30s and ’40s, designed the course there.

Don January (Sunset ’45) played golf for the Bison before joining the North Texas State team that won four consecutive NCAA Division I titles. January won 10 PGA tour titles, and went on to win the 1967 PGA Championship. He was a member of the U.S. Ryder Cup in ’65 and ’77, and he spent many years as a golf course designer. Later, he won two PGA Senior Championships.

A surprise to most everyone is the highly exclusive and top-rated Dallas National Golf Course nestled behind Mountain View Community College. There’s also the Golf Club of Dallas (formerly Oak Cliff Country Club) and the Stevens Park Golf Course.

So, when thinking of Oak Cliff, think “golf”. Visit one of the courses and drink in some sunshine. Absorb the ambience of the green spaces. Visit the pro shops. Think about Stewart, Danoff, January and even Byron Nelson.

And hey! Don’t forget your clubs.

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T HE PUPPIES WERE gONE .

robert bergeron loves his elmwood neighborhood. He also loves dogs. For years, he owned two Shetland sheepdogs, but had to put the last one to sleep about 10 years ago. It was a heart-breaking loss, and he didn’t own another dog for years.

PEOPLE WERE MURDERED IN OAK CLIFF IN DECEMBER, AND THEIR CASES ARE UNSOLVED 97

YEAR-OLD INEZ SKELTON WAS ROBBED AND KILLED IN HER HOME, PROBABLY BY SOMEONE SHE KNEW

Gayla Brooks Kokel can date her neighborhood heritage back to 1918, when her father was born in what was then called eagle Ford. She was born at Methodist Hospital and graduated from Kimball High School. Kokel is one of three co-authors of the recently published book, “Images of america: Oak Cliff”, and writes a monthly history column for the Oak Cliff advocate. Send her feedback and ideas to gkokel@advocatemag.com.

YEAR-OLD KEE-SUN CHUN WAS ROBBED AND KILLED IN THE DONUT SHOP HE OWNED

SOURCE: DALLAS POLICE

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The Victim: Robert Bergeron

The Crime: Burglary

Date: Thursday, Dec. 3

Time: Between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Location: 1100 block of Elmhurst bergeron says the dogs were a perfect fit, and he fell in love with the precocious black-and-tan pups. but his pet ownership happiness took a bizarre twist recently when burglars broke into the home and took the two dogs.

“I didn’t want to seem like I was replacing them,” he says. Then he “puppy-sat” for his niece’s yorkshire terriers earlier this year, and he began thinking about adopting a puppy. He met with a breeder and found they had only two males from a recent litter. after some consideration, he decided to give both of them a home, naming them Davy and Frankie.

“Two guys broke into the house in the middle of the day through a side window where I had a window unit air conditioner,” he says.

Nothing else was stolen, and bergeron is offering a $1,000 for the animals’ return.

“It’s been very upsetting. I was very attached to the two puppies,” he says. “It was so wonderful to see them growing. It’s been horrendous.”

The yorkies weighed 4.5 pounds and recently had been neutered. The dogs have microchip identification, and bergeron hopes a veterinarian might find them. This was the first time thieves have hit bergeron’s home.

“I never, ever thought someone would break into my house and steal my puppies,” he says. “Just the other day I was saying what a great neighborhood I live in, and no one had been broken into on my street. and now this happens.”

Dallas Police Deputy Chief rick Watson of the Southwest Patrol Division says to prevent similar types of break-ins, he recommends bolting air conditioning units to the inside of window frames. as for pet thefts, he says they are common, but that this type of pet burglary is rare because of the forced entry into the home.

“We have numerous incidents where pets are stolen from the yard,” Watson says.

Most pet thieves are either looking to sell a purebred animal or breed the animal. He says the burglar may have known or seen bergeron’s puppies.

“you’ve got to have some inside knowledge,” he says.

—SEAN CHAFFIN

gRACE PRESBYTERIAN VILLAgE recently appointed Sabrina R. Porter its new executive director. Porter has 30 years of leadership experience in senior services, including 10 years in administration for Grace Presbyterian Village. Porter also serves on the board for Big Brothers Big Sisters, and she is a member of the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce.

THE UP-AND-COMINg COMMERCIAL DISTRICT near Tyler and Davis has a new website. Business owners collaborated on the creation of tylerdavisartdistrict.com. It is part of an effort to brand the area as the Tyler Davis Art District, or “X+” because of how it looks on the map.

THE OAK CLIFF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE recently presented its annual awards. The winners are: Best Oak Cliff Business: Anytime

Fitness; Award for Advocacy: Southern Dallas Task Force member Linda Brown; Chamber Super Volunteer: Cesar Rea; Quality of Life Award: Concord Baptist Church; Best Development in Oak Cliff: Bishop Colorado Retail Plaza; Event having the most impact on Oak Cliff in 2009: Oak Cliff Mardi Gras Parade; Best Oak Cliff Public

Servant: Eddie Bernice Johnson; Chairman’s Award: Mary Suhm; President’s Award: Royce West

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