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Once Upon A Child

CELEBRATE 4th of July all summer at Once Upon A Child – LH where we buy and sell new & gently used kids’ stuff all day every day!

6300 Skillman St. #150 214.503.6010 onceuponachildlakehighlands.com

Glasshouse

Leaded Glass Panel with Colored Rondels. Showroom: 905 Dragon St. 214.761.1100 glasshouseproducts.com

North Dallas Antique Mall

12,500 sq. ft. of great shopping for antiques, collectibles, vintage, furniture, décor, retro, art, glass, fashion, jewelry, garden and much more. 11722 Marsh Ln. @ Forest Ln. 214.366.2100

Lovetennis

Come shop for your children’s tennis gear apparel, shoes, racquets, tennis bags, gifts and much more. Visit LoveTennisDallas.com for upcoming events. 6708 Snider Plaza 214.691.1540

Hds Clothing

HDS Once A Year Sale – June 22nd -July 9th! Starts at 40% and ends at 70%! Entire stores both Mens, Womens. Closes July 10th, reopens July 23rd!

3014/18 Greenville Ave.

214.821.8900

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The Finer Touch

Start now for younger looking skin this summer! Our 3 favorite sunscreens: pick one for 25% off. 399 W. Campbell Rd., Ste. 412, Medical Plaza II Richardson 972.388.1555 thefinertouch.com

Editor Emily Toman attended a forum to get the latest on plans for the new Preston Royal Library. Neighbors also brought questions and opinions on how the space should be used.

NEIGHBORS VOICE IDEAS, CONCERNS ABOUT NEW PRESTON ROYAL LIBRARY 05.20.11 People love their Preston Royal Library. And after last night’s community meeting about its future home at Forest and Nuestra, neighbors left concerned but optimistic about how one of the system’s most used libraries could one day become even better.

Councilman Ann Margolin hosted a forum to gather residents’ input on the design. The city bought the land with money from the 2006 bond election and demolished the abandoned Korean Young Nak Presbyterian Church. However, there are no funds to actually build the library — not until another bond package passes.

So, don’t expect to see any construction for about two to five years, Margolin says. But here’s what we know so far:

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Preteen boys huddle around computers playing video games, taking a break when Mom brings out the Bagel Bites. The Tera Byte video game creation camp may sound like the perfect summer escape for a gaming geek, but there’s much more to it than that. The boys aren’t just playing video games. They’re building them. “I think that kids love video games, and they don’t really get a chance to create their own,” Zach Galant says. He was in eighth grade at the Greenhill School when he launched Tera Byte in 2004. Now, he’s studying computer science at Stanford University, and his little brother, 13-year-old Jake, has taken over as the camp’s on-site director in his Preston Hollow garage-turned-computer lab. Four Greenhill students work as counselors at the camp, which is open to students in third through eighth grades. During each one-week course, campers use Multimedia Fusion, a program that doesn’t require coding. Their first assignment is to create Pong, one of the simplest and earliest arcade games. Next, they move on to fighting games, building levels and setting specific actions for each character via the program’s storyboard. “A good game should be difficult, addictive and involve strategy,” Jake says. While some consider gaming to be an anti-social activity, the close-knit Tera Byte group proves the opposite. The camp includes several scheduled breaks when the boys play basketball outside or go swimming in the backyard pool. The skills the students learn through Tera Byte extend beyond the computer lab. For a class project on Hercules, Jake and his group opted to create a video game presentation in which the hero must slay the Nemean lion. “The teacher recognized the extra effort we put in. We all got a 100,” he says. “That’s what games can do.” —EMILY TOMAN

TERA BYTE is open to any students in grades 3-8. The next camps run August 8-12 and August 15-19 at 4444 Gloster. The cost is $399. For more details, call Zach Galant at 214.957.3273 or visit terabytegames.com.

What gives?

Small ways that you can make a big difference for neighborhood nonprofits

Donate funDS or gooDS

... to foster Kids Charity, which delivers care packages to foster children as well as homeless, abused or neglected children. Preston Hollow resident Michelle armour created the nonprofit organization after witnessing a fatal car accident that killed two foster children and their foster family. armour has been collecting items, and you can help by donating gently used clothing, school supplies, shoes, toys, books, gift cards and non-perishable foods. Visit fosterkidscharity.org for more information.

Buy a Dog Collar ... and help support naomi’s Village, an orphanage in Kenya, through Popular Paws. Based in Preston Hollow, the online organization aims to redirect the billions of dollars people spend on their pets to help a worthy cause. Purchase a fashionable dog collar from Popular Paws, and all proceeds benefit naomi’s Village. the product is also available at green Pet in oak Cliff. for more information, visit popularpaws.blogspot.com or email popularpaws@gmail.com.

KNoW of Ways that neighbors can spend time, attend an event, or purchase or donate something to benefit a neighborhood nonprofit? Email your suggestion to launch@advocatemag.com.

07.09 NORTHAVEN TRAIL

07.04.11

Hillcrest Forest Parade

FREE

Roughly 200 neighbors are expected to celebrate Independence Day at the annual parade sponsored by the Hillcrest Forest Neighborhood Association and the Kramer Elementary PTA. The streets surrounding the school will fill with patriotic fire trucks, convertibles, bicycles, strollers and costumed pets. The parade begins at 10 a.m. with a salute to the American flag and the singing of the “Star Spangled Banner”, and then proceeds down Midbury between St. Michaels and St. Jude. Stick around after the show for a carnival, including balloon animals, ice pops and giveaways for children. Organizers also will award the best-dressed pet.

7131 Midbury, hillcrestforest.org gROUNDBREAKINg FREE The Friends of the Northaven Trail will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the Northaven Trail at 10:30 a.m. at Dealey Park. When complete, the trail will run from Northaven to Royal and eventually connect to the White Rock Creek Trail. Hillcrest and Royal, northaventrail.org

07.16 PESTO PARTY FREE North Haven Gardens will host a Pesto Party, featuring a recipe contest, a 1 p.m. program on pesto and basil, and store specials. First-, second- and third-place contest winners will receive NHG gift cards. 7700 Northaven, 214.363.5316, nhg.com

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07.17 YMCA KIDS TRIATHLON $35-$100 The Town North YMCA hosts its 11th annual Kids Triathlon at 7 a.m.. For children ages 7-10, the event includes a 100meter swim, 2.5-mile bike and .75-mile run. Ages 11-14 will do a 200-meter swim, 5-mile bike and 1.5-mile run. 4332 Northaven, 214.357.8431, townnorthymca.org

07.29 ED MILLER IN CONCERT $8-$15 Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse at Northpark Presbyterian Church presents folk singer Ed Miller, who has been billed as one of the best singers from the Scottish Folksong Revival. Admission is $8 for youth and $15 for adults. 9555 N. Central, 214.363.0044