2019 December Preston Hollow

THE PRESTON HOLLOW LIFESTYLE

SHOP LOCAL: HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

BRAKE FOR ITALIAN: IL BRACCO

TWISTED: HOW TO HELP AFTER THE TORNADO

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GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY

n BRIAN LEE, a teacher at Claire’s Day School, shared the story of an 82-year-old woman and a 96-year-old veteran named Ray who donated a car-load full of stuffed animals. “One of the stuffed animals was a larger than life, 6-foot teddy bear with whom the kids have absolutely fallen in love,” Lee says. The toy’s name? Ray.

n MICHELLE STAUBACH GRIMES, Ursuline graduate and author of the children’s books “Where is Pidge” and “Pidge Takes the Stage,” went public about her depression and anxiety to remove the stigma of mental illness.

n Someone at the WALNUT HILL RECREATION CENTER has a sense of humor. The sign out front read: “What if soy milk is just regular milk introducing itself in Spanish?” Previous signs included, “Dear math, grow up and solve your own problems” and “Research shows six out of seven dwarves are not happy.”

n ANNÉ HUGHES, director of fine arts at the Shelton School, hosted Broadway star Sandy Duncan. Duncan regaled Shelton theater and choir students with inspiring anecdotes.

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SERVANT LEADERS

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announced Dallas City Council committee appointments for the 20192021 term, and City Council Members

The Texas Medical Board voted to investigate East Texas fertility doctor Kim McMorries for possible “unprofessional and unethical conduct” for using his own sperm to inseminate a woman who selected another donor. Eve Wiley, a Preston Hollow mom born as a result of McMorries’ artificial insemination of her mother, Margo Williams, had traveled to Austin by bus last summer to successfully lobby the Legislature and Gov. Greg Abbott to make fertility fraud a crime. She also appeared on ABC’s “20/20.”

WE CAN’T STOP TALKING ABOUT

DART’S SILVER LINE RAIL TRANSIT. The plan near the Preston Ridge Trail along Meandering Way has some concerned about safety. Groundwork is 30 percent complete. One homeowner would like a tunnel. A DART spokesperson says while the tunnel is too expensive, improvements can ensure safety. He promises to keep working with neighbors until there’s a consensus. The line is scheduled to be completed in 2022.

JENNIFER STAUBACH GATES (District 13) and LEE KLEINMAN (District 11) are playing prominent roles. Gates will continue to lead the Government Performance and Financial Management Committee and Kleinman will chair the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Gates is also on the Environment and Sustainability and Economic Development committees and is vice chair of the Quality of Life, Arts and Culture committee. Kleinman is on the Transportation and Infrastructure, Housing and Homelessness Solutions and the Workforce, Education and Equity committees.

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CELEB ROUNDUP

MARK CUBAN went on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show and gave out his phone number (214.614.6002), encouraging people to text him. Cuban said he tries to respond to 2030 messages a day. Texting that number will result in your phone receiving a link to sign up for something called CommunityAlerts.ie.

Bless you for your years of serving in the Dallas Police Department, Officer Arredondo. Your experiences have stolen innocence from your life, but your passion and your heart are the same as when you were a cheerleader at WTW.

Police Officer Angela Baird Arredondo was profiled in a story about W.T. White High School’s flag football reunion. Arredondo was a cheerleader in 1994 and has been on the police force for 21 years.

“Real Housewives of Dallas” star LEEANNE LOCKEN was accused of racism for calling cast-mate Kary Brittingham a “chirpy Mexican.”

A street Downtown was named for retired Mavs player DIRK NOWITZKI . He also bought a new home. The 11,394-squarefoot mansion at 5906 Deloache Ave. was previously owned by billionaire Charles Wyly and hit the market last year for $8.25 million.

TROY AIKMAN, the Cowboys quarterback who won three Super Bowl rings, is serving as a quarterback coach at the Episcopal School of Dallas, where his kids attend. Aikman’s stepson, Val Mooty, is a wide receiver at ESD.

UP FRONT

THE PEROT’S CEO

Interview by LISA KRESL | Photography by DANNY FULGENCIO

Linda Silver is the Perot Museum of Nature and Science Eugene McDermott chief executive officer. Under her leadership, the Perot Museum has redesigned the museum’s “Being Human Hall,” installed a new paleo lab that provides visitors real-time views of the museum’s field research and discoveries and partnered with the National Geographic explorer-in-residence program to produce a virtual reality tour of one of the most significant human ancestor fossil sites on Earth. Previously, Silver worked for the government of Abu Dhabi, where she served as associate director of the technology development committee. She spent eight years as the president and CEO of Great Lakes Science Center, one of the nation’s leading science and technology centers. Silver has a bachelor’s degree from UCLA, an MBA from Pepperdine University and a doctorate from the University of Southern California.

What is your “third place” in the neighborhood, after home and work?

SoulCycle. It would be Drybar, but I have to go to Uptown or Highland Park for that.

What accomplishment are you most proud of in your career?

Landing my first CEO job at the age of 34.

What is the most challenging thing you’ve overcome in your career?

Being a CEO at 34, moving to the Middle East just months ahead of the Arab Spring in 2011 and convincing friends and family that it was safe and I wasn’t crazy.

What do you look for in employees?

I look for people with a true passion for the mission of the organization and the ability to work well with colleagues. Attitude always trumps experience.

Besides work, what are you proud of?

My children. Caroline, 19, is a sophomore in college, and 16-year-old Brad is a junior at Jesuit College Preparatory School.

What is the best advice you ever received? Spend mone y on experiences rather than things, live abroad at least once in your life, travel a lot.

Who is your greatest influence?

My grandfather. He didn’t go to university, but he became a successful banker who lived and worked on five continents before retiring.

What advice would you give to your younger self?

Relax and live more in the moment.

Have you experienced gender discrimination?

Early on in my career I encountered more age discrimination than gender discrimination, and while there were social events that, as a female, I could not join when I lived and worked in the Persian Gulf, I never experienced gender

discrimination on the job. I’ve been lucky to always have worked in organizations where female leadership was encouraged.

What apps or gadgets do you find to be essential at work?

The Dinaledi Chamber Perot App, which is related to our exhibit, “Origins: Fossils from the Cradle of Humankind.” The exhibition runs through March 20, 2020. I also love GoToMeeting, Skype and Google Hangout for partner meetings — especially those across time zones. ApplePay, which for better or worse, works at our vending machines on late nights.

Is there a neighborhood nonprofit that you support? Family Gateway and Heroes for Children.

How do you achieve work-life balance?

T here isn’t a perfect balance, but things even out over time. That said, this year I promised a friend I’d commit to doing Rachel Hollis’s “Last 90 Days” program with her, so we’ll see.

What is the biggest problem that our community faces?

We can be more focused on civility. Without a commitment to civil discourse, we just become polarized, and conversations become divisive rather than enlightening.

Given $1 million, how would you spend it?

I’d love to support the work we do at the Perot Museum, of course. However, if I had to look to external opportunities, I’d provide micro loans to science teachers to gain real-world lab and field experience. I think one of the problems with the way science is taught at the K-12 level is that we neglect to teach the nature of science, which is key to understanding how science really works. Come to think of it, we might have the basis for a good funding proposal here.

“Attitude always trumps experience.”

MIONE’S MUSE

HOW AN ENGINEER STEPPED INTO THE UNKNOWN AND REINVENTED HERSELF AS AN ARTIST AND ENTREPRENEUR

Interview by LISA KRESL / Photography by DANNY FULGENCIO

MIONE PLANT worked for 10 years as an engineer at Texas Instruments before she unleashed her creative side. She began working at the Shade Store at Kravet in the Design District and donating her paintings to families through Dwell with Dignity. This year, she invited the Dwell with Dignity artists to her home and asked each of them to share a goal. She found herself confiding that she’d like her art to be on an Hermès scarf. Now she has her own business with original paintings, prints, scarves, trays and a coffee table book. For the holidays, she’s launching puzzles (see items in our gift guide on page 22). She lives with her 4-year-old son, Ness, and husband, Kevin.

What’s your inspiration?

Watching my son and seeing the way he plays, and the way he helps me play. For example, last spring, I taught him how to blow a dandelion and watched his excitement over seeing it go everywhere. I wanted to capture that. When we take a breath, we exhale, let go, relax and breathe. It’s about facing fears and stepping into the unknown. For me, that was leaving engineering and going into this new world.

What was that experience like?

I was so proud to have that degree and proud of my role. I had to let go of my identity, my expectations and the expectations I felt that my family had of me. I was standing in my own way. Now I feel so free and open. There are so many possibilities, but it took really understanding what I wanted. A book called “The Artist’s Way” awakened me to the beauty all around. I describe that in my work as well. Open your eyes to a sense of wonder, to magic. You can see it in simple things, but you have to pay attention. I still have that engineering mindset. I’m logical and analytical, and you can see that in my work. There’s a lot of structure and clean lines.

Where did you grow up?

Odessa. Both my parents worked for Texas Instruments. My mom left the company after about eight years to open her own business. She ran a restaurant, Yana 615, there for 22 years. She’s Croatian, and my father is from Iran. Watching her entrepreneurism and how she connected with people, opened hearts and bellies through her food, was inspiring. I’m glad I’m able to mix both parts of my parents.

What do your parents think about what you’re doing now?

They’re excited. There was some fear

Mione Plant’s paintings inspire scarves, prints and puzzles.

“Open your eyes to a sense of wonder, to magic. You can see it in simple things.”

and worry. I was surprised to hear that she had concerns when she started her own business. She knew the downsides of running a business, and she would caution me. She’s happy to see how my business is blossoming.

Where’s your studio?

I have a studio in my home. I love creating my own space — that’s where I recharge. I’m an introvert by nature, so getting to paint in a place that feels sacred, comfortable and energizing is beautiful. The challenge is making sure to turn it off, because now that I’ve found something I love, I want to do it all the time.

Tell me about your work.

The puzzle is based on “The Best Is Yet to Come,” which features a squirrel holding his nut. In the background is a doughnut. The idea is letting go of the familiar. For him, it’s this nut. If he would just shift his gaze, he’ll see that down the road there’s something even better to come. I got this idea from watching my dog chase the squirrels in our backyard and taking my son to eat doughnuts every week. The puzzle is labeled for 6 year olds, but my son can do it.

What’s your latest scarf?

“Into the Dark and Wonderful Unknown” is about facing fears. It features things that thrive in the night — owls, fireflies, moon flowers and the Luna moth. The concept is moving into the darkness even when, of course, it’s scary. Once we do that, we’re met with sources of life and light.

What’s the inspiration for your name?

My mom found it in a book. It means “the delicate,” and the origin appears to be Greek. As a child, I rebelled against that idea because I thought I was tough. When I graduated college, I did a bike ride from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska. Now as I’m embracing my creativity, I realize delicate is a beautiful thing. To create, you have to be vulnerable. Now my married name is Plant, and so I’m a delicate flower.

This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

HIT THE BRAKES FOR IL BRACCO

MEATBALLS, BABY ARTICHOKES, PASTA, FOCACCIA AND MORE

TWO CALIFORNIA GUYS are serving up some of the best Italian food in the neighborhood, and they have plans to expand.

Owner and chef Robert Quick, who attended the Culinary Institute of America in Napa, and Matt Gottlieb, chief operating officer, share a background at Hillstone Restaurant Group. They opened Il Bracco on May 20.

Quick worked at Thomas Keller’s restaurants Ad Hoc and Bouchon but realized that wasn’t his path. After his father died, he worked at Mountain Mike’s Pizza, helping to grow the business from 145 to 200 franchises.

Quick and his wife, a Preston Hollow native, decided to return to Dallas. “I really wanted to get back to this level of dining and this level of hospitality.”

Gottlieb says, “We decided to do our own

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take on Italian and do a lot of classics.”

Popular dishes include chicken piccata with a kale salad doused in citrus champagne vinegar dressing. Spicy gemelli, served with a spicy vodka sauce, reggiano cheese and basil, is the restaurant’s best-selling pasta dish.

Savor the meatballs, which are made of beef, lamb and pork, and the plaza salad, comprised of roasted chicken, beets, pancetta and Marcona almonds. Crispy baby artichokes with a side of olive ailoi are the number one starter. Other dishes include Mediterranean Sea bass, Skuna Bay salmon, roast chicken and center-cut filet.

Pasta is homemade, including five different shapes and five sauces. Bread is baked in house. The restaurant sells seven to 10 trays of focaccia every day.

“We’re built for date night, business lunch,

Story by LISA KRESL | Photography by KATHY TRAN

Pasta is homemade, including five different shapes.

weekends and patio drinks with the gals,” Quick says. “We keep the menu small so that we are buying fewer things and everything is fresh.”

Quick’s wife, an interior designer, guided the décor — five colors of terrazzo tile in a Missoni pattern. Expect dark green chairs, camel leather booths and dark espresso table tops.

Quick and Gottlieb screen employees for hospitality. “We sit down and smile at them,” Quick says. “If they don’t smile back, we don’t get past that.”

Quick, a sommelier, recalls a gentleman who is a regular. The customer asked, “Do you know why I’m here?” Quick was thinking to himself, “Because the meatballs are really good.”

Instead, the customer described how server Rebecca remembers his kids’ names, birthdays and whether their football games went well.

What’s next? Quick and Gottlieb have signed a lease and are building a Mexican restaurant in the old Snuffers. It will be called Maravilla.

“It’s definitely not Tex-Mex with two Southern California boys making it,” Quick says. “It’s a little more Baja, a little more coastal. But you can splurge with queso and brisket tacos or have a protein-based salad and feel like you didn’t cheat.”

Explains Gottlieb: “Homemade pasta here, homemade flour and corn tortillas there.”

The Work of Christmas

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In five months, Il Bracco employees made more than 20,000 meatballs and peeled 30,000 artichokes.

DESIGN

LIVING BEAUTIFULLY IN PRESTON HOLLOW

MAGNIFICENT MINIMALISM

Black kitchen + sleek lines = the simple life

STORY BY LISA KRESL | PHOTOGRAPHY BY DANNY FULGENCIO

Elizabeth Dodson and her husband, Justin Schaffer, moved into their minimalist home in April and were quickly able to highlight it on the 13th annual American Institute of Architects Dallas Tour of Homes in November.

How can a couple move so fast with two sons, William, 4, and Theo, 2, while still building the deck and sandbox for the boys?

Dodson, who graduated from Harvard Law School, seized the moment. Joshua Nimmo, the architect for her house, asked her to participate in the home tour. “I’m a big design and architecture geek,” she says. “I needed an architect who is an artist, but who is not going to frown on me for having a budget.” In fact, Dodson now works with Nimmo after a 12-year career in the nonprofit sector.

Dodson and Schaffer chose their home on Caladium Drive because he works in Plano and she works Downtown. They needed to be near the Dallas North Tollway.

“My kids have always hated the car, and I love to walk,’’ says Dodson, who listens to podcasts about design and architecture. “I spent most of my 20s in New York and Boston. Neighborhood drove our decision to buy in Dallas.”

The couple zeroed in on a 1965 traditional ranch home, but decided they wanted a modern design.

“We gutted it,” Dodson says. “We kept the shell. We kept the roof. We kept the foundation. We kept the walls, but we made them glass.”

The couple pushed the garage forward to provide room behind the kitchen, which is now a play room and a guest room.

The kitchen is very black. Her architect asked, “Are you sure you want a kitchen this dark?”

Dodson likes the simplicity. “I wear black a lot. I prefer the quietness of a limited color palette. It feels more relaxing to come home to.”

During a recent morning, Dodson was overseeing a construction crew building the deck. On a typical morning, the boys wake up between 5:45 and 6:15 a.m., play in their rooms and join their mom in the kitchen for chamomile tea. The boys’ playroom includes a custom-made mini-IKEA kitchen, which can be closed behind cabinets. Dodson is assembling a tent for son William’s room.

The family found vintage Wegner elbow chairs for the dining room at auction. Additional artwork includes a piece by Dodson’s mother-inlaw as well as works from Craigslist, West Elm and textile art from an estate sale.

“I want to spread the gospel,” Dodson says. “This is a way to have a space where you can see something beautiful but understated.”

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WE SHOPPED THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO FIND MEANINGFUL GIFTS FOR THOSE IN THE KNOW

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Deck the hall with succulents

Preston Hollow mom Courtney Goldberg started Urban Spikes out of her home, and Neiman’s took notice. Her business is growing as fast as her family (three boys). Decorating with a succulent arrangement means it will last long after the holidays. This artful arrangement costs $265. Urbanspikes.com

Presents that make a difference

Cheryl Hilgenbrink, mom of two sons, has assembled gifts from artisans around the world. Shop paper bead ornaments from Uganda, unicorn and llama ornaments from India, Vietnamese jewelry made from water buffalo horn, wallets that are vegetable treated instead of chemical treated and more. Host a Noonday Collection soirée or shop online. CherylHilgenbrink.NoondayCollection.com or hilgenbrinkc@gmail.com.

Carded with joy

Entrepreneurial Preston Hollow mom Stephanie

Weibring started Joy Creative Shop to produce colorful stationery that promotes joy and spreads gratitude. Shop for thank you notes, custom stationery, note pads, greeting cards, gift wrap and more. Insider find: thank you notes for kids. All they need to do is fill in the blank. joycreativeshop.com

Artful scarves and puzzles

Mom Mione Plant left an engineering career to paint and turn her art into scarves and puzzles. Her winter scarf, “Into the Dark and Wonderful Unknown,” features creatures of the night. Her puzzle, “The Best is Yet to Come,” highlights a squirrel’s high jinks. See “Better Know a Neighbor” on page 14. Shop at Tootsies or mioneplant.com

Invest in the trail

Support Northaven Trail by donating and honoring your loved one with a brick. Choices include 4-by-8 inches for $100, 8-by-8 inches for $250, 12-by-12 inches for $500, 12-by-24 inches for $1,000, or 24-by-24 inches for $2,500. Northaventrail.org

Can’t get enough of the “Real Housewives of Dallas?” Or maybe had too much of it? Take a knife to this RHOD Texas-shaped cutting board. Even if you don’t like the housewives, the cutting board is cute. $34.95.

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Hostess with the most-est

Preston Hollow mom and floral designer Claire Rathbun created this holiday hostess gift. Prices start at $50. Rathbun is known for asymmetrical designs that highlight the beauty of individual flowers. She seeks out foraged beautyberry and dried, painted cattails.

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Bejewel yourself

This $825 necklace is by Navajo artist Marilyn Platero. The $375 cross is by Navajo artist Darryl Becenti.

Castle Gap is celebrating its 46th anniversary in our neighborhood.

The Plaza at Preston Center, 8300 Preston Road, Castlegap.com

De-lovely dreidel

At nearly 21 inches tall, the Gary Rosenthal Presidential Dreidel combines copper, brass and steel with fused glass. Rosenthal has been sculpting in welded metals since the early 1970s. His work has been presented to Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and celebrities, including Bette Midler and Ben Stein. The price is $475. Judaic Treasures, the gift shop of Temple Emanu-El, was established in 1954 to provide Judaic items for the community and support Temple events and scholarships. Judaic Treasures, 8500 Hillcrest Road, judaictreasures.org

What does Preston Hollow smell like?

White Rock Soap Gallery boasts a wax candle with a touch of beeswax and coconut oil called Preston Hollow ($25), but Preston Hollow mom Jennifer White created the Love Struck Company White creates the candles in her home. Check out Unicorn Fart ($18), which smells like lemons, limes, cherries, grapefruit, berries and vanilla. She also features Boyfriend ($18), which she says “smells like a boyfriend — the good kind, the kind with a job.” Whiterocksoapgallery.com

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Buy experiences instead of stuff

Preston Hollow mom Lilly Neubauer brings art supplies to your home so you can delight in crafts. These events are meant for kids and adults. Her motto is “connect through creativity.” Choose from “tie-dye bandera,” “spell-my name-bracelet,” floral arrangements, embroidery and rock painting. Campcraftyparties.com

Our neighbors are among the best on the best-sellers list:

n Melinda French Gates, 1982 Ursuline valedictorian: “The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World”

n Laura Wilson: “That Day: Pictures in the American West”

n Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush, former Hockaday students: “Sisters First”

n Eric Nadel: “Lim-Eric!: Whimsical Rhymes from the Voice of the Texas Rangers and his Friends” Amazon.com

TWISTED

HOW OUR COMMUNITY IS WEATHERING THE STORM. PLUS: HOW YOU CAN HELP

AFTER THE TORNADO, neighbors helped one another in a way that no insurance company or billionaire could.

Acts of kindness conquered the devastation. Early in the morning on the day after the storm, one man wielded a power saw and cut down branches so people could drive the street. Others housed those who had lost their homes. Central Market rolled out a mobile kitchen, and Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church provided meals to Oncor workers who worked at night and in the rain. U-Haul offered free storage for three months, and WorkSuites welcomed those who needed WiFi and a place to work. We were lucky that no one died. We took care of one another. Here’s a look at the toll:

• T he nine tornadoes resulted in about $2 billion in insured losses, according to the Insurance Council of Texas. This was the costliest weather event in North Texas’ history, according to Camille Garcia, a spokeswoman for the Insurance Council of Texas.

• About 150,000 residents suffered damages.

• T he tornado was on the ground for about 35 minutes.

• In the 12-mile path of the tornado, 905 structures were impacted, some completely destroyed while others sustained minor damage.

• T he estimated debris total was between 250,000 and 300,000 cubic yards, according to City Council’s Jennifer Staubach Gates.

• There were 105 commercial buildings destroyed and another 354 damaged, according to the North Dallas Chamber of

You can see directly inside Sara Miranda’s home on 7827 Midbury Drive because windows and walls are missing. Miranda salvaged her belongings while construction workers did their best to begin clearing debris. She estimates that it will take 12 months to rebuild. In the midst of the devastation, the mailman made his way through the fallen trees and trash to deliver an Amazon package. She had ordered treats for her German Shepherd. It was a much-needed sign of normalcy. She’s spending nights at her neighbor’s house until she figures out next steps.

Commerce. The NDCC building was one of them.

• T he City will have approximately $60 million in uninsured loss, according to Gates. The bulk of this is in City infrastructure — signals, street signage, roadways, personnel overtime, contract crews and emergency procurement.

• Three schools — Thomas Jefferson High School, Cary Middle School and Walnut Hill Elementary — were destroyed. TJ students were moved 9 miles across town into what was once the Edison Middle School campus. Walnut Hill took over the vacant Tom Field Elementary School. Students and staff from Cary were split between Benjamin Franklin and Francisco Medrano middle schools.

• T here are 15,811 street signs in the area impacted by the tornado, according to Gates. Of those, approximately 7,000 were damaged.

Story by LISA KRESL | Photography by DANNY FULGENCIO

HERE’S WHAT NEIGHBORS DID TO HELP:

• T he Gene and Jerry Jones Foundation and NFL Foundation donated $1 million to Thomas Jefferson High School for an athletics complex.

• Mark Cuban donated $100,000 to the Dallas Education Foundation and $1 million to Dallas Independent School District to help schools affected by the tornado.

• The Allstate Foundation awarded a $40,000 grant to DISD to support the affected schools.

• T he Wells Fargo Foundation donated $50,000 to DISD.

• Central Market donated $50,000 to DISD.

• Half Price Books sent more than 2,500 books.

• Richland College offered tuitionfree continuing eduation classes.

HERE’S HOW TO HELP:

• Phillip Potter, principal of Walnut Hill Elementary announced this fundraising opportunity: gofundme.com/f/help-walnuthill-elementary-after-the-tornado.

• The Communities Foundation of Texas established the Dallas Tornado Recovery & Relief Fund. Donations can be made at portal.cftexas.org/2019-october-dallas-tornadoes.

• T he Mass Care Task Force Fund is a collaboration between the American Red Cross North Texas Region, the Salvation Army DFW Metroplex Command, the North Texas Food Bank and VolunteerNow. The collaborative effort was established in 2006 to maximize the disaster-related services provided by the four nonprofit agencies. You can donate at: portal.cftexas. org/mass-care-task-force-donation.

• D ISD is accepting gift cards, preferably in $25–$30 increments. Mail the gift card to 9400 N. Central Expressway, Box 21, Dallas, TX 75231. More info: dallasisd.org/ tornadorelief.

Walnut Hill Elementary School’s history started around 1914 with a school election, according to the school’s website. Three one-room schools — Royal Lane School, Smith Hall School, and the school located at the intersection of roads now known as Valley View and Marsh Lane — combined to become Walnut Hill. The first building had four rooms upstairs and the auditorium downstairs. There was only one teacher, Mrs. Weeks. The 20-25 students from families in the area walked to school or rode horseback each day. Four students who completed the eighth grade in 1916 became the first graduating class at Walnut Hill.

Neighborhood jewel North Haven Gardens was destroyed, but owners plan to rebuild, and customers shared their memories and support on social media. The store launched a “survivor sale” and promised to “bloom again.” North Haven’s Holiday Art & Gift Market is scheduled for Dec. 7 at Northaven United Methodist Church.

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