2011 March Preston Hollow

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THE WAY BACK

STORIES FROM THE BRINK OF DESTRUCTION

Online Photo Contest: White Rock Lake Conservancy www.whiterockdallas.org/photo-contest

Centennial Champions: White Rock Lake Foundation and For the Love of the Lake (214) 367-8700 or (214) 821-2077

Luncheon with Ebby Halliday: Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce (214) 207-0017 or (214) 328-4100

Raise the Woof Pup Rally: White Rock Lake Dog Park

The Comerica White Rock Lake Centennial Celebration is a marathon of events and activities to celebrate the 100th birthday of one of Dallas’ signature parks. Kicking off in March and culminating in a grand finale weekend in June, proceeds from the Comerica White Rock Lake Centennial Celebration will help fund ten capital projects and improvements, including improving hike and bike trails, completely renovating the White Rock Dog Park and restoring the park forests.

Family Fun Nature Weekend: City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department (214) 243-2123

An Intimate Evening with Ebby at the Arboretum: Centennial Host Committee

The Comerica White Rock Centennial Celebration Pave the Way campaign allows families and businesses to forever commemorate their love of the lake on pavestones that will permanently grace the plaza at the spillway. Visit www.whiterockdallas.org to Pave the Way today.

To donate, buy tickets or for more information about the Comerica White Rock Lake Centennial Celebration, visit www.whiterockdallas.org or join us on Facebook at White Rock Dallas.

Centennial Golf Tournament at Tenison Park Golf Club: White Rock Lake Conservancy

Family Fun History Weekend: City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department (214) 243-2123

100 Years Historical Exhibit at NorthPark: Centennial Host Committee

Neiman Marcus Fashion Event at NorthPark: White Rock Lake Conservancy

White Rock Lake Festival: White Rock Lake Foundation (214) 367-8700 or (214) 821-2077

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Five square miles

A story of a life lived within these parameters

My grandmother died a few days ago. She was almost 99 years old, and other than noticeably shrinking in height, even at the end she looked and acted about the same as she had throughout her life.

She was one of 991 females living in Hawley, Minn., where the total population is 1,880 and has been for quite a few years. Hawley is what many of us wish our neighborhood could be: It’s a place so small that people truly know you and everything about you, for better or worse.

She grew up there, went to school there, was married there, gave birth to her three children there, buried her husband there about 25 years ago, and finally died there.

Virtually her entire life took place within an area of about five square miles, give or take a mile or two.

By the time it’s our time, how many of us do you think will be able to say that? And how many will want to?

Although I wasn’t her confidante, I don’t know that spending her entire life in a little town without a stoplight bothered her. She never seemed to worry about what might have been or what should have happened; she generally just played the cards she was dealt without flinching much on the “fold” hands or getting too excited when she drew a flush.

She seemingly had no regrets other than outliving her husband. For years after he died, even though she was surrounded by friends and relatives, she signed the letters she sent to me in Texas “Your Lonesome Grandma”.

She didn’t work what you or I would consider to be a “regular” job, in the sense that she packed her lunch and headed to a business to earn a buck. She and my grandfather were farmers, and although I don’t recall seeing her driving a tractor or handling a pitchfork, I never doubted she could do either of those things.

Instead, she managed the house and fed my grandfather and any number of other farmhands working the fields and barns. During a late summer harvest, it wasn’t uncommon to have eight or 10 hungry guys out in the field during the grain threshing, haying and corn silage-filling operations. When it was break time, my grandmother drove out to the field in

a pickup, dropped the tailgate and produced a seemingly endless buffet of sandwiches, cookies, dessert bars and water or lemonade.

Then she packed up the remains, headed back to the house, and began preparing the next meal.

I never knew her to be sick. Ever. She was the original Energizer Bunny, moving at a constant speed without needing much attention. Even into her 80s, she led a bowling team and had no problem cracking 150.

When the time came, I’m told she talked so softly as to be hard to hear. As her body parts simply wore down, she lived on a diet of soft candy, cookies and water. One day, she simply went to sleep and didn’t wake up.

All in all, not a bad way to live. And not a bad way to die.

Even into her 80s, my grandmother led a bowling team and had no problem cracking 150.

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You may have already seen crews out working on the first stages of the LBJ Express, a multi-billion-dollar project that will transform 17 miles of congested roadway. Neighbors had some questions answered at a recent town-hall meeting, but many details remain to be seen. Advocate columnist Sandy Greyson and I sat down with two of the key players in the project — Andy Rittler with LBJ Infrastructure and Jack Antebi, mobility coordinator for the Texas Transportation Institute — which will affect the daily commutes of neighborhood residents. Greyson wrote about the project two years ago when plans to finally break ground were announced.

In this podcast, you can learn about how we got to this stage—after 20-plus years of planning—how crews are dealing with the harsh winter weather and what neighbors and property owners can expect during the first couple of phases.

And, yes, that includes cutting down some trees. Rittler addressed some of those concerns, citing the many ways to stay informed about the project: through its website, through social media and through a good old-fashioned hotline, 877.525.3979. There, you can find out exactly when your streets will be affected by construction.

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Preston Hollow resident Donovan Cam P bell started writing “Joker o ne: a m arine Platoon’s Story of Courage, l eadership, and b rotherhood” during his second year of Harvard business school. The riveting book enjoyed multiple weeks on the New York Times b est-Seller l ist, despite the fact that its author insists he’s not really a writer and that he has no desire to ever write another book. The Cistercian Prep School and Princeton grad really didn’t even intend to write this one. The manuscript, about Campbell’s combat-heavy tour of duty in Iraq, began as a gift to the men in his platoon. When his professors read the story, however, they convinced him that it was one everyone should read.

It’s

Why did you join the Marines?

There are three reasons: I felt I’d been given a lot of things in my life I didn’t really deserve. I had a wonderful family and a terrific education, and I felt this great obligation to give back. Two, during college I >>

rare, in this era, to hear about someone with your educational credentials joining the military.

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<< started taking my faith seriously, and I felt strongly that I needed to serve. Three, I wanted to develop character and leadership skills within myself. During high school I had a mentor who was a great leader — whom I wanted to emulate. He attributed his strong character to the Marine Corps. It is rare, as you note. Out of my 2,000 or so Princeton classmates, one guy other than me joined the military.

IMUST ASK — DID YOURPARENTS FREAK OUT?

My father was quietly pleased, I think, but my mother was completely horrified. She actually told me she felt they had wasted their money on my education! In reality, she was understandably scared for me. Once she realized I was serious — that I was really doing this — she supported me 100 percent.

DID YOU EVER DOUBT YOURDECISION?

Between my junior and senior year I attended officer school — this is a boot-camp type experience. I hated it. Yes, I had second thoughts, but in the end, this was not something I necessarily wanted to do but something I needed to do.

DID YOU GO STRAIGHTTO WAR?

During my first deployment, I worked as an intelligence officer. As soon as I returned home, I begged to be put on an infantry platoon. That is what I joined for — to lead on the front lines. I had been trained to do it and that’s what I wanted to do. And you know what they say, be careful what you ask for.

ANDTHAT SECONDDEPLOYMENTISTHE STORY BEHIND “JOKER ONE”?

Yes. It is about my Marine platoon, whose men were engaged in one of the war’s most casualty-intense deployments. We fought three-to-four times a week. These men were 18, 19 and 20-year-olds engaged in some of the worst fighting among civilians since [the] Vietnam [war]. Daily, they were asked to make split life and death

decisions — to decide who to kill and who not to kill. In this situation they not only risk killing civilians, but they also risk turning the [Iraqi] population against them if they make the wrong decision. And we asked these men to make these decisions while they were regularly operating on three hours of sleep, in the extreme heat, carrying heavy equipment — when one of them was wounded the first question he would ask would be, “how soon can I get back.” That’s the type of men they are.

DID YOU EXPECTTO MAKEIT HOME ALIVE?

No. I had seen so many injuries and casualties. I had made my peace with not making it back. You think when going in to combat that if you are smart enough and skilled enough you’ll mitigate the evil that is out there. Then you see your friends getting killed and you realize no matter how good or intelligent you are, the enemy is in control. To do our job meant to risk our lives again and again. So I had to resign myself to the idea that I might die.

SO WHENDID YOU DECIDETO WRITE THE BOOK?

You know, I didn’t even realize until I was back in school that we were unique; I assumed everyone was fighting like we were. The first year at Harvard Business I processed what had happened and I learned more and realized that these were truly special Marines. When you return from war, it is very difficult to explain your experiences to your family, friends or anyone who hasn’t been there. The book began as a gift to them, I wanted them to have it so they could share it with their families — so they would understand how magnificent these men were. I just wanted to tell the story. I proposed to professors that I write the story as a class credit, and they agreed to it. When they began reading it, they suggested I publish it. Random House published it, it was well-received and even wound up on the New York Times Best-Seller List, which is unusual for a first time writer. We sold every hard cover that was printed.

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TAKE PHOTOS WITH YOUR PETS ... to raise money for the Dallas Chihuahua Rescue. Take your pups and the family to North Haven Gardens 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, March 26 and have them photographed in the gardens for $10. All proceeds benefit the rescue organization. North Haven Gardens is at 7700 Northaven. For more information, call 214.363.5316 or visit nhg.com.

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They definitely look the part in their Converse All-Star shoes and plaid shirts. But the girls from local rock band We’re Not Dudes can actually play, too. “I think I’ve always been musical, and I’ve always wanted to sing,” says Alex Belland, the band’s 12-year-old lead vocalist and keyboard player, who lives in Preston Hollow and attends St. Rita Catholic School. She started playing classical piano in second grade. After she enrolled at the Dallas School of Rock, she met the rest of the girls who would form We’re Not Dudes: Molly McNulty, 13, on lead guitar; Kaia Brown, 10, on bass; and Mahrly Murphy, 8, on drums. “I just thought it was really cool how we learned songs that we wanted to learn,” Alex says. They all rehearse at School of Rock twice a week and perform shows at Dallas clubs such as The Prophet Bar and Jack’s Backyard. The band recently opened a Fort Worth show for singer-songwriter Sarah Jaffe, a local favorite who has been receiving critical acclaim. “It was so cool,” Alex says. “She was so nice to us.” The girls typically play cover tunes from their favorite bands such as Journey, Jane’s Addiction and The Ting Tings. Molly, who attends Christ the King School, wrote some of the band’s first original song, “Someday You’ll Thank Me for This”. “It’s about an experience that some of us have had,” she says. “In School of Rock, they teach you to write about experiences rather than fairy tales.” The girls plan to take the band as far as possible while still maintaining good grades in school. In addition to her music, Alex also plays lacrosse and volleyball at St. Rita. “I always find time to practice and have fun with Mahrly, Molly and Kaia.” —EMILY TOMAN

From left, Alex Belland, Molly McNulty, Kaia Brown and Mahrly Murphy make up We’re Not Dudes.

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When sparsely populated rural towns couldn’t gather 11 men for a football game, they started their own version of the Texas pastime. Acclaimed Dallas photographer Laura Wilson showcases her collection of black-and-white photographs in a Meadows Museum exhibition chronicling the six-man football tradition. The images are featured in Wilson’s book of the same title. She spent 11 years traveling to small towns across the state, using a 35 or 85 mm lens to capture the spirit of the sport. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, $4 for students, and free for museum members and children under 12. The museum is on the Southern Methodist University campus, 5900 Bishop. For more details, call 214.768.2516 or visit smu.edu/meadowsmuseum. —E MiLy ToMA n

THROUGH 03.19 FRANCeS STARK e XHiBiT FRee Southern Methodist University Division of Art presents an exhibit by Frances Stark, who explores what it’s like to be an artist and a writer. The show is titled “Selections 1: I Went Through My Bin Again (with Open Robe): A Very Short Introduction to Frances Stark”. The gallery is at 3140 Dyer, and hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 1-5 p.m. Saturday. For details, call 214.768.4439.

03.02 UP CLoSe AND CLASSiCAL $65-$100 The Dallas Symphony League presents a concert as part of its Parties of Note series. The event begins with cocktails at 6:30 and a buffet dinner at 7:15 p.m. at a Preston Hollow home and includes an informal chat with conductor Gunter Herbig. For details on tickets and the location, call 214.796.0496 or visit dallassymphonyleague.com.

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HoRSeS FRee The Norwood Flynn Gallery will present an exhibit, One Hundred Horses, featuring drawings and paintings by Melissa Auberty. The show explores horses as an abstraction rather than a literal shape. The gallery is at 3318 Shorecrest. For details, call 214.351.3318 or visit norwoodflynngallery.com.

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3.19-03.20 ECO-FRIENDLY & ORGANIC FESTIVAL FREE North Haven Gardens, 7700 Northaven, presents a weekend of educational workshops. On Saturday, programs include: Spring Vegetable Gardens at 10 a.m., Daylily Photography at 11 a.m. and Drought Tolerant Perennials at 1 p.m. On Sunday, experts will discuss: Vermicomposting 10 a.m.-noon, Bees in the Garden at 1 p.m. and a screening of the film “Vanishing of the Bees” at 2:30 p.m. For details, call 214.363.5316 or visit nhg.com.

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Uncle Calvin’s Coffee Shop at Northpark Presbyterian Church presents acoustic guitarist Brooks Williams at 8 p.m. at 9555 N. Central. Folk duo Robert and Sarah Aberg will open the show. For details and tickets, call 214.363.0044 or visit unclecalvins.org.

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03.26 ARTSPARK FREE NorthPark Center and the Business Council for the Arts will present ARTsPARK noon-6 p.m. at NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central. The event features information and programs on arts and cultural organizations across North Texas. Performances will take place on five different stages in the mall throughout the day. For details, visit northparkcenter.com.

03.26 NO TIE DINNER & DESSERT PARTY

$50 AIDS Services of Dallas will present the sixth annual No Tie Dinner & Dessert Party at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, 6911 Lemmon. Each year, the event serves as an outreach program for students at Jesuit Preparatory School. Admission is a suggested donation of $50, which will benefit ASD, a nonprofit that provides support to those living with AIDS. For details, call 214.941.0523 or visit notiedinner.org.

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Delicious

A guide to dining & drinking in our neighborhood

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NOVICES AND PROS UNITE AT KU SUSHI, a neighborhood restaurant that offers everything from California rolls to more exotic dishes such as sea urchin and squid. “It’s an acquired taste. We have beginners to advanced. We cater to everybody,” owner Steve Chang says. Ku Sushi opened three and a half years ago, almost hidden among other storefronts in Preston Forest Village. News has spread only by word of mouth, drawing small crowds, and Chang says that’s a good thing. “We want to maintain that small restaurant feeling. We know the names of all our regulars.” The restaurant offers about 70 different rolls, including the basic tuna and the Japanese snapper. But if you’re still nervous about raw fish, Chang recommends starting with one of the cooked rolls such as the avocado.

He says that’s something you won’t find in Japan, where restaurants typically offer only a few rolls, mainly serving straight-up raw fish. “Here, especially in Texas, sushi has been Americanized.” Ku offers a diverse menu for purists and fusionists who like cream cheese with their fish. Chang says the secret to good sushi and sashimi is freshness and straightforward recipes. “It’s all about simplicity.” —EMILY TOMAN

Pictured: Wow roll

Three more spots for Asian fare

1 ROYAL CHINA

You can’t beat the consistency of this neighborhood staple, which has been serving up authentic Chinese cuisine since 1972.

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2 ASIAN MINT

Eastern inspiration meets western favorites at this Asian fusion café equipped with an extensive dessert menu, featuring fresh treats like green tea ice cream cake.

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3 BEST THAI

No Thai lover could miss this tiny, family owned spot almost hidden in Preston Royal Village. The restaurant serves up all the favorites, including pad Thai, curries and coconut dishes.

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Texas wine has never been more popular or of better quality. So what’s the Legislature about to do? Eliminate the state’s funding for wine research and marketing as it attempts to solve a $27 billion budget deficit.

The savings? About $3 a Texan a year for the next two years, which won’t make much of dent in the deficit.

It will, however, seriously damage the progress Texas wine has made over the past several decades. Texas wine is not some effete pastime enjoyed by a bunch of outsiders who don’t like to drink Lone Star and eat chicken fried. It’s Big Bidness.

Texas wine sales increased 6 percent in 2010, with consumers buying almost 240,000 cases of Texas wine from grocery and liquor stores, according to the Nielsen survey company. Texas wine outsold Argentine and Chilean wine — combined — in the state in 2010, reported Nielsen, and four Texas wineries were among the top 100 brands in the state.

So buy a bottle of Texas wine, toast the Legislature, and hope it does the right thing:

($15). This is the best-selling viognier in Texas, outselling viogniers from California and France. Which is exactly the point of the $3 a person tax, since it pays for the research necessary to find out if a grape like viognier will make quality wine here. $10).

Yes, I always recommend this wine. And why not? It’s cheap and well-made, and, though pink, manly enough for any member of the Legislature.

($13). Texas chardonnay has always confused me. But if Texas is going to make chardonnay, this is a good start — unoaked, with lots of tropical fruit and balance.

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WITH YOUR WINE

Pot-roasted pork loin

Pork gets short shrift as a roast, which is too bad. It can produce wonderful results. Serve this to celebrate the last cold day of this unending winter, and a Texas wine like the Becker viognier would be a great pairing.

Serves 4-6, takes 3 to 3 1/2 hours

4 lb boneless pork loin

2 onions, sliced

2 Tbsp carraway seeds

3-4 cloves garlic, chopped

6 carrots

1/2 head cabbage, sliced

1 c mixed dried fruit

2-3 Tbsp red wine vinegar

salt, pepper and red pepper to taste

1/4 tsp dried sage

2 bay leaves

1 bottle fruity red wine

Also may need: olive oil, rice or noodles

1. Preheat the oven to 325. Season the loin with salt and pepper, and brown on all sides in a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a large Dutch oven or oven-proof casserole dish. Remove the loin to a plate.

2. Sauté the onions in the Dutch oven until they start to brown. Add the garlic and carraway seeds, and cook for 30 or 40 seconds, until the garlic is fragrant.

3. Slice the carrots lengthwise to produce 3-inch sticks. Add the carrots, cabbage, dried fruit, sage, bay leaves, and salt and pepper, to taste, to the Dutch oven. Add the wine and red wine vinegar, and bring to a boil.

4.Add the loin (with any accumulated juices) to the Dutch oven. Cover and place in the oven for 2 1/2 hours. Check after an hour or so. Flip the roast and add liquid if it seems dry.

5.Remove the loin from the Dutch oven, and cook the liquid down for a few minutes if you want. Thinly slice the pork, and serve in a bowl with rice or noodles, the vegetables and dried fruit, and the liquid.

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Future Visionaries Wanted.

Julie Hersh

As she teetered on the edge of a cliff, Julie Hersh contemplated what might happen if she jumped. She didn’t think about leaving her children motherless or her husband a widower.

“I thought, well, if I jump, I might hit that other rock and survive. Then I’ll just be paralyzed and depressed. That’s how distorted I was.”

Today, most people know Hersh as the Dallas Children’s Theater board president. But for years, she battled severe depression, attempting suicide three times before seeking serious help. She wrote about her experience in the book “Struck By Living”, and she speaks at venues across the country to raise awareness about mental illness. She’s also an active supporter of the suicide and crisis center CONTACT.

Hersh’s story doesn’t begin with a troubled childhood or traumatic event that led to her mental illness. She had a normal life, a loving husband, two beautiful children and no logical reason to abandon it all.

“I think I was depressed long before I knew it,” she says. “I just felt more disconnected from the world. It’s like being inside a glass tube. You can see everything going on outside, but you can’t participate in it. I had a mental deficiency. I was convinced I would never get better.”

That’s what drove Hersh to suicide.

First, she stood outside her home with a knife to her wrist, but her husband found her in time. She checked into rehab, but relapsed and nearly jumped off a cliff during a family hiking vacation. Lastly, Hersh closed the garage door and locked herself in the car with the engine running for 90 minutes. She thought, for sure, that would work.

But the garage was well ventilated, so she survived.

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Thanks To Tabloids and reali Ty TV, we know that people are sometimes prone to self-destruction. Watching it can be morbidly entertaining, but more intriguing than the train wreck is the rare story of one who manages to pull himself out of his pitiful existence — the drug abusing, jailbird celebrity who finds lasting sobriety and subsequent success or “Biggest Losers” who shed hundreds of life-threatening pounds. These are the stories that move us, and you don’t need to turn on the TV to see them. These true tales of redemption are being lived, and touching lives, right here in our neighborhood.

“I had a mental deficiency. I was convinced I would never get better.”

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Hershsoughttreatmentagain this time undergoing electroconvulsive therapy, also known as ECT. Through the procedure, doctors attach probes to the head and send a small pulse of electricity through the body — basically resetting the brain.

The Food and Drug Administration is currently debating the use of ECT, but Hersh says the controversial treatment saved her life.

“When people think of ECT, they think of ‘[One Flew Over the] Cuckoo’s Nest’. Unfortunately, it was abused during the ’40s and ’50s. But today, it has an 80 percent success rate.”

Hersh says it’s like a triple bypass for the brain. Although results differ from person to person, she remembers exactly how she felt after her first treatment.

“Myexperiencewasinstantaneous,” Hersh says. “I can remember … looking at my journal and thinking, ‘Who is this person?’ Something completely changed my brain.”

Hersh believes that people have chemical predispositions for depression just like those with heart disease, diabetes or cancer.

“Everythoughtandeveryfeelingwe havecreatesanelectricandchemical reaction in the body. We are the environment.”

Part of her mission is to help eliminate the stigma attached to mental illness so people won’t feel afraid or embarrassed to seek help.

“You can’t measure it,” she says. “If you break a leg, the doctor takes an X-ray, and you can see it. With mental illness, there’s really nothing to show in a tangible way.”

To maintain her current mental health, Hersh follows a consistent structure that includes what she calls her “top six”. She takes her daily anti-depressant medication; gets plenty of sleep, nutrition and exercise;listenstofamilyandfriends; plans ahead for times of emotional stress; excites her brain with new activities such as attending an art exhibit; and finally, she surrounds herself with friends who have different perspectives on life — older people who are living proof that life gets better.

“Don’t underestimate the power of reaching out to each other. Saying a kind word tosomeone,physicallybeingtherefor someone — I believe that can save a life.”

JULIE HERSH’S BOOK “STRUCKBYLIVING” IS AVAILABLE at Barnes & Noble at Preston and Royal. For more information, visit struckbyliving.com.

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HollyHunter

She had everyone snowed — her parents, teachers, school administrators all thought the private school honor student was a relatively good kid.

Sure,she’dbeenkickedoutofthe Hockaday School for swearing at a staffer, but that was typical teenage angst, no?

And, yeah, she had wrecked the car, but she was trying to avoid a dog that ran into the street — that’s what she told her dad anyway.

“Of course he believed me — he knew how I loved animals,” says Holly Hunter, who today runs a counseling service with an office in our neighborhood.

In truth, at age 16 Hunter was the schooldrugdealer.Sheasksthatwe don’tsharethenameofherprivate Dallas high school (the one she attended after the Hockaday incident) where she was such a good student that she graduated a year early.

Marijuana,alcohol,cocaine she loved drugs, she says. She started selling

“I thought I had it good, but I was living in fear. Constant fear.”

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them not to feed a habit as much as to nourish her ego.

“Ego is when you edge God out,” she says. She points to the book “Alcoholics Anonymous”,whichsitsonherdesk. “That’s where I got that acronym — E-Gsee? I like acronyms.”

Her boyfriend, who was older, cooked drugs, and she sold them. was trapped in the money game,” says. “I could make $1,000 for 20 minutes of work.”

And while that sounded pretty cool to young rebel in Hunter, she knew deep down that something was terribly wrong.

“I thought I had it good, but I was living fear. Constant fear. I no longer had a relationship with my family.”

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Neighborhood attorney Sharon Diaz says she refers her drug-related offenders to Hunter. Diaz says Hunter’s personal experience makes her an effective counselor.

“I send my criminal drug clients to her for evaluation and to get them sober to face their cases,” Diaz says. “She is amazing, and open about her journey.”

Hunter’s office is filled with gifts and cards from clients she has helped (one is from a well-known newscaster who was a heroin user, she confides).

“This is not a zip code problem,” she says. “People from all walks of life are subject to [drug or alcohol abuse problems].”

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“It was covered in dust — that made me feel bad. Then I prayed. I said, ‘God, I wish I had my life back.’ Well, be careful what you wish for. Less than 72 hours later, I was sitting in jail.”

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For example, she mentions a high school student from a “good neighborhood” with whom she’s currently working. He and his friends were smoking marijuana in a garage in his gated community when an off-dutyofficerpatrolingtheneighborhood arrested them. The youngster tried to run from the officer and, in the process, ran into him.

PoliceraidedHunter’splaceand locked her up — that wasn’t her last time in jail, either. She couldn’t shake the addiction, and she ultimately revisited prison multiple times.

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“Let’s just say — all told — about a third of my life was spent in prison.”

It was during that last stint that she committed to getting clean.

Shecouldhavetakendrugs while behind bars. Her cellmates regularly did, she says, but instead she asked for help.

“Ibeganrequestingsubstanceabuse counselingimmediatelywhen I gotto prison [in the 1990s]. It took two years for me to get into classes — Life Skills and Drug Education.”

Afterherlastrelease,sheembarked on an education in chemical dependency treatment that included becoming certified as a licensed chemical dependency counselor,certifiedclinicalsupervisor and certified anger resolution specialist.

Now she runs A Court Class, which specializes in drug counseling and education, especially for those in legal trouble because of drug abuse.

“Now the kid is looking at possession, assault and evading arrest charges. Those charges kept him from going to the college he had already been accepted to. Yes, what he did was very wrong, but he needs help. He needs someone to work on his behalf to make sure legal problems don’t prevent him from becoming a productive member of society.”

Hunter works closely with the courts to help people — some like this teenager, others with even deeper problems — successfully complete court-mandated probation and find sobriety. Each person is different and requires an individualized treatment plan, she says.

In addition to having a successful business that serves people from many Dallas neighborhoods, Hunter says her personal life is back on track and better than she could have ever imagined.

“I have a relationship with my mom. We talk every day. I have true friendships and intimate relationships.”

And maybe most importantly, she is at peace: Hunter says she doesn’t condemn herself today for what happened in the past.

Again, she reads from the literature on herdesk:“Nothing,absolutelynothing happens in God’s world by mistake.” t

MichelleAdams

Her addiction began with alcohol — hard liquor — at 12 years old. Then came cocaine at age 15.

By the time she turned 20, Michelle Adams had become a complete meth addict.

“After that, I never cared about another drink or hit of cocaine. I didn’t look like myself. I didn’t sound like myself.”

Only prison could break the cycle, and her parents made sure she stayed there.

“I knew things were serious, but I had no idea what my family knew.”

Adams only recently discovered that it was her own brother who turned her in to the police, landing her in a jail cell for 13 months.

“He said to the police, ‘You either pick her up, or I’m going to have to bury my sister.’ He felt guilty, but that was the most loving gift that anyone has given me in my life. Now, because of that, other people have had the chance at recovery.”

Adams, a neighborhood resident, not only overcame her addiction, but she established a way to help other women dothesame.InJanuary2008,she foundedRecovery Inn, a nonprofit that operatessixhousingfacilitiesinthe Dallas-Fort Worth area, helping former addicts transition into sobriety.

AtRecovery Inn, women re-learn daily routines such as cooking, shopping and financial budgeting. The houses offer a family-style environment with accountabilityandspiritualguidance,which Adams says you don’t receive at typical rehabilitation centers.

“We are the missing link,” she says.

Adams’Christianfaithplayed a major role in her recovery. She had been a believer for most of her life, but remembers the moment when she finally started following.

After about six months in prison, she was to spend the rest of her sentence at a halfway house along with several other inmates. But while she stood in line,anticipatingherrelease,itwas thwarted for reasons still unknown.

“[The guard] said ‘Adams, go back to your cell.’ I was kicking and screaming and frustrated and crying. I finally said, ‘OK, God. Whatever your plan

“I think that for someone who has been through so much, the faith is that much deeper. Recovery Inn is guided by that.”

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She saved up her own money to buy her first facility in East Plano,andfromthenon,her parents have provided most of the financial support. Last July, Adamsfoundedanothernonprofit,theTexasTransitional LivingCoalition, aiding all recovery homes in the state.

Onlypersonalexperience inspired Adams to start Recovery Inn, but she acquired more specializedskillsafterfinishing a nonprofit leadership program at Southern Methodist University. Adams left her old life behind and is now seven years sober with no cravings for drugs or alcohol.

“I never felt like I existed. With drugs and alcohol, I felt like I existed.Occasionally, the lifestyle screams at me. But my life now is better than anything I could have had. We’re like a family here [at Recovery Inn]. I’m 37 and haven’t had kids, but I have 300 girls.”

THE FRIENDS OFTHEINN will host its annual fundraising gala for Recovery Inn 7-10 p.m. April 2 at Boardwalk Porsche in Plano. For more information, call 972.801.7980 or visit recoveryinn.org.

EDUCATION GUIDE

st. Paul academy

6464 E. Lovers Ln. Dallas / 214.321.1275 / www.StPaulAcademy.com Grades 5-8. This is a rare opportunity to participate in coeducational, non-denominational private school exclusively for middle school students. In order to maintain a small, nurturing community of learners where students can grow and develop their talents and skills, enrollment is limited to 100 students. We offer a balanced and challenging curriculum that prepares students to enter high school with a strong academic foundation and the confidence to be successful, life-ling learners. Contact us at info@StPaulAcademy.com for pre-registration and other information.

white rock north school

9727 White Rock Trail Dallas / 214.348.7410. 2 Years through 5th Grade. 45 years of successful students! 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. www.WhiteRockNorthSchool.com.

Zion lutheran school

6121 E. Lovers Ln. Dallas / 214.363.1630 / www.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.

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T HE LOWDOWN ON WHAT ’S UPWITHNEIgHBORHOOD BUSINESSES

Preston Hollow neighbors Cindy Yared and Amy Steurer recently opened Mom Corps Dallas, a home business that helps moms and dads looking to reenter the corporate world. Steurer, a stay-at-home mom for 18 years, decided to return to work when her oldest daughter entered high school. Yared, a working mom and former CBS Radio and Clear Channel Communications employee, wanted to challenge herself in a different domain. When Steurer proposed the idea of going into business together, Yared says she loved the idea because it spoke to her as an advocate for working moms. “We are fast and furiously getting the word out and accepting résumés from everybody,” Yared says. “We are not a traditional staffing firm. We don’t place clerical or receptionist positions; 85 percent of our database has a four-year degree, and almost 50 percent have a master’s or postgraduate degree.” Yared says the business, despite its name, is for men as well as women — 20 percent of incoming résumés have been from men, she says. Mom Corps has 14 franchises across the United States, and two Texas locations: Dallas and Austin. momcorps.com/franchise/texas-dallas.

Another recent book featuring rise no. 1 emerged from collaboration between restaurant founder and co-owner Hedda Dowd, executive chef and co-owner Cherif Brahmi, and food writer Celine Chick. The bistro recently held a launch party for the book, titled “Rise to the Occasion: A French Food Experience”. “I’ve always wanted to do a book,” Dowd says, “and it was really the next step after Rise for us to share our European backgrounds and thoughts about being green and why we do what we do.” She refers to the book as a “lifestyle book” rather than a cookbook, though it contains 40 recipes from the restaurant and both co-owners’ families. “Rise to the Occasion” can be purchased on the restaurant’s website, in the bistro, or at Amazon or Barnes & Noble. 214.366.9900, risesouffle.com, 5360 W. Lovers.

Picasso’s Pizza on Inwood is now offering online ordering. Laurie Stovall, director of marketing and catering sales, says the restaurant

initially tried delivery via online ordering with its Frankford-Tollway location late last year and discovered it was a major success. “Month after month, the business has increased,” Stovall says, adding that after the Frankford-Tollway success, Picasso’s launched online ordering with its Inwood location. “A lot of times, people are content with just perusing the menu and ordering at their leisure instead of talking to someone on the phone,” Stovall says. Customers can view the entire menu online, and Picasso’s does not add a delivery charge for any order. 972.503.3300, picassospizza.com, 12300 Inwood.

Crème de la Cookie desserts are now available at Molto Formaggio on Preston and Mockingbird. Owner Toni Rivard says the bakery, which has a new location at Preston and Royal, recently began selling some of its most notable pastries and treats as well as several specialty desserts at the cheese shop. The bakery also launches its private dessert tasting classes this month. The classes, which can accommodate up to 10 adults, will teach participants how to plan a dessert menu to accompany a meal or get-together. Participants will be able to sample and pair many of the bakery’s chocolates with beverages such as coffee, tea and wine. 214.363.4766, cremedelacookie.com, 6025 Royal. adrift float spa recently opened off Preston and Northwest Highway. The concept is for customers to float in a private cabin filled with 1,000 pounds of Epsom salt, diluted in 10 inches of water at 93.5 degrees — the average temperature of skin. The salt in the water helps the customer float while keeping skin from pruning. Customers have the option of floating in silence or with color and music therapy. The business touts the hour-long session for its mental, physical and performance benefits such as: more restful sleep; a stronger immune system; and reduced stress, anxiety and depression. Sessions start at $89 for a single float or $139 for a couples float. 214.363.5628, adriftfloatspa.com, 8315 Preston.

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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

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Sunday: Lifequest (all ages) 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am

Wed: Student Ministry 7:00 pm / 9626 Church Road / 214.348.9697

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Sunday School 9:30 am / THE TABLE Worship Gathering 9:30 am

Worship 8:30 & 10:50 am / Rev. Deborah Morgan / www.edcc.org

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ZION lUtHeRaN cHURcH & ScHOOl / 6121 E Lovers Ln.

Sunday: Sunday School 9:15 am, Worship 8:00 am, 10:30 am, & 6:00 pm / 214.363.1639 / www.ziondallas.org

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Sun. Worship 8:30 & 11:00 Traditional / 11:00 Contemporary

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NORtHPaRk PReSByteRIaN cHURcH / 214.363.5457 9555 N. Central Expwy. / www.northparkpres.org

pastor: Rev. Brent Barry / 8:30 & 11:00 am Sunday Services

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WE NEED EACH OTHER TO E xpERIENCE LIFE ’S FULLNESS

As the story goes, it was one of those riproaring tent-meeting revivals out on the high plains of West Texas. Every summer people would come from far and wide, braving the searing heat to hear the traveling evangelist call them down the sawdust trail, Billy Sunday style.

It was back in the days when folks came to revivals like today’s fans come out to hear rock stars; in fact, those old-time preachers were the rock stars of those bygone days.

A fixture at every summer’s camp meeting was old Bill, the town drunk. He spent most of the year in life’s gutters, but when the tent meeting came to town, he was the first to show up. Everybody knew that when the altar call came, Bill would be the first one down the aisle, raising his hands toward heaven and shouting, “Lord fill me! Fill me with your Spirit!”

For a little while, bolstered by a new sobriety, he would be a different man. No longer did he shuffle and stagger. He would walk with a new confidence, head held high, more of the man he used to be.

Then, as summer turned to fall, something happened, and everybody knew it would happen. Gone was the confidence, back came the stagger, and Bill would be back off the wagon. It was an alltoo-familiar pattern, repeated every year.

One summer, when the tent had been erected and the sawdust spread, Bill showed up for his annual stab at a better life. The preacher preached up a storm, and then came the call. Sure enough, Bill was the first one down front. Turning his eyes to heaven, he yelled at the top of his lungs, “Lord, fill me! Fill me with your Spirit!”

Only this summer, there was heard a small voice from the back of the crowd, murmuring, “Don’t bother, Lord — he leaks!”

I love that story, because it contains a lesson about our lives. The fact is that we leak. I know that from my own experience, my own spiritual journey. How many mountaintop experiences have I had, when my soul was filled with the presence of God — when I was convinced that this feeling of exhilaration would never leave me? How many times have I gone to the moun-

taintops of inspiration, only to trudge down the mountain when it was all over, to return to routine and ordinary life?

I leak.

I suppose that’s why we need a community of those who support us on the journey, who help carry the daily provisions that sustain us and refill our sagging spirits. Over the years I have learned that the landscape of faith is not

all mountaintops. There are occasional valleys, and the broad plains that know neither highs nor lows. I’ve learned that the most challenging part of the journey is found in the ordinary days, and that it’s the friends who know me and love me anyway who help replenish my supply of Spirit.

I can’t help but wonder what might have come of Bill if his fellow townspeople had done something more than laugh at the sheer predictability of his fate. What might have happened if someone had really believed that he could change?

Sure, Bill leaked. But don’t we all?

That’s why we need each other.

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We need a community of those who support us on the journey, who help carry the daily provisions that sustain us and refill our sagging spirits.

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E.D. Walker Middle School’s sixth-grade UIL Academic Team placed in several subjects at competition in January, including first place in social studies; third place in maps, graphs and charts; third place in dictionary skills; and fourth place in ready writing. Pictured from left: Zion Lewis, r achel Clinger, taylor Branch and k ris Vasquez Not pictured: Ivane Contreras

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Christian Buechel, e lliott s chermerhorn and Connor d avis recently participated in Jesuit College Prep’s Cultural and Service Immersion Program in Nicaragua. They worked with the “Amigos for Christ” organization to promote rural development in water and sanitation, health care, education, and community.

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ART: Draw or Paint. All Levels. Church Hill Rec. Ctr. on Hillcrest Jane Cross, 214-534-6829. Linda, 214-808-4919.

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Art Classes For All Ages. Casa Linda Plaza. 214-821-8383. www.artisticgatherings.com

LEARN GUITAR OR PIANO Winter Special. Fun/Easy. Your Home. UNT Grad. Larry 469-358-8784

TUTORING ALL SUBJECTS Including Algebra 2/ Chemistry. In Your Home. Jennie. 214-597-6925

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HEALTHY WEIGHT LOSS Motivational, Compassionate & Confidential Sessions Offered To Those Wanting To Lose Weight & Gain A Healthier Lifestyle. Dr. Nicole Mangum, Health Psychologist. 214-692-6666 ext. 311

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214-349-9132

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WORLEY TILE & FLOORING Custom Marble Install. 214-779-3842

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UNITED GARAGE DOORS Repair/Replace. Res./Com. Doors/Gate Openers. 214-826-8096

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ROCK GLASS CO Complete Glass & Window Service since 1985. Replace, repair: windows, mirrors, showers, screens. 214-837-7829

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All Home Repairs, Remodels, Maintenance, To-Dos. 214-699-8093

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HANDY DAN “The Handyman” To Do’s Done Right. www.handy-dan.com 214-252-1628

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

HOME REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

Small/Large Jobs.Steve Brandt. 214-440-7070

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

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ABRAHAM PAINT SERVICE A Women Owned Business 25 Yrs. Int/Ext. Wall Reprs. Discounts

On Whole Interiors and Exteriors 214-682-1541

BENJAMIN’S PAINTING SERVICE Quality Work At Reasonable Prices. 214-725-6768

PHILLIPS PAINTING Interior & Exterior; 14 Years Serving Dallas. Free Estimate and 3-year Warranty. We Do Faux! PhillipsPainting.com 972-867-9792

RAMON’S INT/EXT PAINT

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TOP COAT Professional. Reliable. References. TopCoatOfTexas.com 214-770-2863

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A KITCHEN & BATH Remodeling Company. One Call Does It All! 214-574-9182

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

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TOM HOLT TILE Expert In Tile, Backsplashes & Floors. Refs. Avail. 214-770-3444

MULTI-SURFACE RESTORATION TUBS/TILE/COUNTERTOPS 972.323.8375

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Complete tree services including Tree & Landscape Lighting! Call Mark 214-332-3444

A BETTER TREE MAN Trims, Removals, Insd. 10 Yrs Exp. Roberts Tree Service. 214-808-8925

A&B LANDSCAPING Full Lawn Care, Landscaping, Tree Trimming, Fireplaces & Stonework. 214-221-4421 - 214-534-3816

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Good as the best. Better than the rest.

ALTON MARTIN LANDSCAPING Spectacular

Curbside Appeal! Excellent refs. 214-760-0825

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HOLMAN IRRIGATION

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THE POND MAN Water Gardens

Designed & Installed. Drained & Cleaned. Weekly Service. Jim Tillman 214-769-0324

TREE WIZARDS Trim Surgery Removal. 15 Yrs Exp. Insured. Free Est. 214-680-5885

U R LAWN CARE Maintenance. Landscaping. uwereisch@yahoo.com 214-886-9202

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Best Prices on Tree Removal Insured Commercial & Residential Tree & Landscape Lighting Call Mark Wittlich 214-332-3444

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214 - 343 - 4645

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BILLY JACK SPRINKLER REPAIR & INSTALL

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BLOUNTS TREE SERVICE Trim, Removal. Refs Avail. Free Ests. 44 yrs exp. Insured. 214-275-5727

BUSSEYS LAWN CARE

Weekly Service $30 Most Jobs. 214-725-9678

CASTRO TREE SERVICE Quality Work at Great Rates. Free est. Insured. 214-337-7097

CHUPIK TREE SERVICE

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

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Sodding, Fertilization. Lawn Maintenance & Landscape. Res/Com. 214-546-8846

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A Full-Service Tree Care Company

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MICHAEL’S POOL SERVICE

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Th E E xplos I ons p IERCEd ThE nI gh T.

The couple was sleeping soundly. Pankaj Suboldh and his wife have lived in their Preston hollow home for more than a decade without experiencing crime.

The sound of explosions in the middle of the night heralded that this was about to change.

“We a heard a couple of loud bangs,” Suboldh says. “I didn’t know if it was thunder or gunfire.”

The Victim: pankaj suboldh

The Crime: Criminal mischief/vandalism

date: s aturday, Jan. 15

Time: Between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. location: 5600 block of Ursula

Not thinking it was anything too pressing, the couple went back to sleep.

“We didn’t know what it was until the next day when my wife went out to get the newspaper,” he says.

What she found was a charred mailbox that had exploded. The back of the mailbox had been blown about 20 feet away due to the ignition of a powerful form of firework, according to police.

“It blew out the back and the front,” Suboldh says. “It burned up some mail.”

Several years ago, Suboldh says, some teenagers had been knocking down mail-

boxes and vandalizing mailboxes in the area. as of press time, no one had been arrested for the crime, but Suboldh found the event quite unsettling.

“It made us feel very insecure,” he says. “My wife was very upset.”

The homeowner says he is still in the process of getting a new mailbox.

Dallas Police Lt. Barry Payne of the North central Patrol Division says mailbox vandalism is not uncommon, including blowing them up with fireworks. however, Dallas police have not seen these types of crime in the Preston hollow area recently, he says.

“The neighborhood where this occurred has experienced some teenage pranks,” Payne says. “Most do not include fireworks, but rather ringing doorbells, yelling disturbances and such.”

Payne believes the family was randomly targeted, but police also consider whether a threat beyond the vandalism exists.

“There is no indication of a particular threat to the family in this case,” Payne says. “Most mailbox explosions where some family member is targeted include some use of a triggering device so it will explode when someone opens the box. This apparently occurred during the middle of the night when no one should be around.”

—SEAN CHAFFIN

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ThE noRTh TE xas aMaTEUR BasEBall lEagUE is registering teams for the spring, holding tryouts through March 14 at the W.T. White High School baseball field, 4505 Ridgeside. For information, contact Gerry Mecca at 817.296.8615 or meccag@yahoo.com.

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ERMIas dUgEda and saRah FIshER oF hIllCRE sT hIgh sChool were among the recipients of the Tal Morrison Scholarship, a fund set up through a nonprofit that pays tribute to Tal Morrison of the Dallas Running Club. Recipients are Dallas ISD students who participate in cross-country and also demonstrate academic achievement.

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dEREk RoBERT WIldER oF JEsUIT CollEgE pREpaRaToRy sChool received a nomination to The United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Candidates must undergo a rigorous selection process and be nominated by a member of Congress, the Vice President, or from the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marine Corps. The nominations are determined based on academic performance, college entrance test scores, physical aptitude, medical certification, extracurricular activities and demonstrated leadership potential.

dR paTRICIa MaThE s, a pRoFE ssoR aT soUThERn METhodIsT UnIVERsIT y, received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Baylor Alumni Association. It’s the highest honor the alumni association bestows. Mathes is Texas Instruments Chair of Evidence-Based Education, Professor of Teaching and Learning and Director of the Institute for Evidence Based Education at SMU.

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sUsan kRaMER became the new president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas, based in Preston Hollow. Kramer holds a degree in psychology from Maryland University and a master’s degree in nonprofit management from Regis University. She previously served as the chief development officer of the Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado.

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