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Visit Tyler State Park anytime during fall season, and you’ll thank yourself later for doing it. You can enjoy swimming early in the season and hiking at any time. Mid-fall, in early November, Tyler is also a great place for fall foliage.

This fall, take advantage of the cooler weather to explore Colorado Bend State Park and its jaw-dropping Gorman Falls, one of the biggest waterfalls in volume of water and height in the Texas State. You also can tour caves in their natural state (via guided tours).

Caddo Lake near Jeferson, Texas, is the only natural lake in Texas and home to the largest bald cypress tree forest in the world. You can explore Caddo Lake by boat – several companies ofer tours through the swamps.

Because you need cooler weather to truly appreciate a visit to Enchanted Rock (and its primo hiking opportunities), fall is the ideal time for said venture. This is a “must try” experience for Texans. The hike is steep, but not too harsh – and the view is grand.

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The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is one of Oklahoma’s more famous and beautiful nature spots and only a short drive away from Arlington. Like the others, this is best experienced during the fall, when you’ll really appreciate the colorful scenery.

This is beautiful Daingerfeld State Park, one of the better sites in easy driving distance from Arlington for fall foliage and autumn colors. Activities in the Piney Woods regional park include hiking, paddling, fshing and camping.

Known as one of the better places in the Southwest for fall foliage, Talimena National Scenic Byway runs for 54 miles along the crest of Rich Mountain and Winding Stair Mountain in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma.

Turner Falls is the closest waterfall to Arlington – and the largest in Oklahoma. In fall, the crowds slacken considerably, and Turner Falls converts into a nature lover’s oasis, with crystal-clear water and gorgeous autumn colors.

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Snapshots of note from places and events in the Arlington/Mansfeld/Grand Prairie area

The City of Grand Prairie

Photo: City of Grand Prairie Mayor Ron Jensen and GP Pickleball players are ready for Chicken N Pickle, opening 2021.

Cinderella Ball

Mary Nelle Cravens is the 2020 Miss Cinderella.

All of the Miss Cinderella candidates

Miss Cinderella Mary Nelle Cravens and her family

Miss Cinderella candidate Lilly Deane and her family are all smiles at the Ball.

Miss Cinderella candidate Karina Pompa and her escort Clay Fratto pose with her family.

To cap the evening, Miss Cinderella danced with her father, Carl Cravens.

City of Arlington-TX Animal Services

Photos: City of Arlington Partnering with Meals On Wheels, Inc. of Tarrant County, City of Arlington, TX - Animal Services is able to help residents keep their pets safe at home after more than 2,000 pounds of pet food was recently purchased with a $2,500 grant from Best Friends Animal Society.

Mansfield Mission Center

Photo: City of Mansfeld Tom Thumb/Albertsons donated $10,000 to Mansfield Mission Center on North Texas Giving Day. The grand opening The grand opening of The Beacon of The Beacon

Photo: City of Arlington Dignitaries participate in the formal ribbon-cutting ceremony during the grand opening of The Beacon Recreation Center in southeast Arlington.

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Cofee & food for a worthy cause

Newly opened Grounds and Gold is a local café serving gourmet cofee, homemade baked goods and made-from-scratch dishes. Oh, and it also serves the community.

G&C (4130 S. Bowen Road) was built on the foundation of fostering community through providing a warm gathering place, as well as providing community outreach through “Heart of Gold” notes and donations to local charities. Owners Maurice Ahern, Jenifer and Jimmy Kinley are honoring Maurice’s late son Micah, who died of cancer, by donating a portion of every sale to support other heroes just like him fghting cancer. groundsandgold.com

Sharefest-Texas continues to lend a helping hand

Last month, we told how SharefestTexas was at the heart of a project that supplies bicycles to those needing transportation to and from work. Now the organization has a new venture in the works.

Founder John Thielman has implemented the “Right-Size” Initiative, where every other month he gets a truck at a local U-Haul location and picks up any excess items that his Viridian neighbors want to donate to local charities, including Arlington Urban Ministries, Safe Haven and Mission Arlington.

As Sharefest-Texas was founded on engaging youth for the purpose of performing community service, Thielman has used student muscle to grow the project so much that “in one very hot August,” they flled vans and 20-foot truckloads and delivered so much donated material that Arlington Urban Mission’s NU2U store in Pantego had to add temporary facilities to store inventory.

The organization also delivered to Safe Haven’s Berry Good Buys in southeast Fort Worth. And last month the group collected enough items from 20 benevolent Viridian home owners to fully furnish the apartment of a AUM client-family. sharefest-texas.org Here’s your chance to help your community

Looking for a new way to give back to your hometown? Consider volunteering for one of dozens of community service projects identifed across The American Dream City for the upcoming Unite Arlington weekend, Oct. 3-4.

The event is organized by Engage Arlington, a collaboration of churches seeking to create a communitywide movement of working together for the betterment of Arlington. During the Unite Arlington weekend service project, volunteers can participate in eforts such as park clean ups, home repairs for seniors, and school beautifcation. At least 85 indoor and outdoor projects for volunteers of all skill sets have been identifed so far and at least 600 volunteers are sought for the event, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, organizers said.

“We’re living in a time where there is so much division. This is an opportunity for people to come together, meet new people, and unite to help others,” says Art Hooker with Engage Arlington. unitearlingtontx.org

Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington earns Platinum Performance award

Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington was one of fve Texas Health Resources facilities in the region to earn the American College of Cardiology’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) Chest Pain – MI Registry Performance Achievement Award. Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington (joint venture) was presented a Platinum Performance Achievement Award. It achieved eight consecutive quarters performing at the top level of standards for specifc performance measures (the most comprehensive monitoring tool and the highest level of participation for performance improvement and performance achievement). The national award annually recognizes hospitals that provide a high standard of care for patients sufering a heart attack, which is when a blood clot in a coronary artery blocks blood fow to the heart.

East Arlington Library Branch will have new facility soon

The East Arlington Branch (1624 New York Ave.) is closed to the public in preparation for its move into a new facility. This new dual-facility is a collaborative project between the Library and Parks and Recreation departments. This 47,249 square-foot facility is set to open in early November.

During this time, all other library locations will remain open to the public. The closest library location to the East Arlington Branch is the George W. Hawkes Downtown Library, located at 100 S. Center St.

Computers, faxing, and printing will be available at the Downtown Library. Other services will be relocated or temporarily unavailable during the moving process. shorturl.at/iFKUW New Create Arlington supports the ambitions of creators/entrepreneurs

The new Create Arlington is a unique coworking space supporting the ambitions of creators and entrepreneurs.

Located at 306 W. Main St., Create Arlington has been created for visual artists, web designers, photographers, writers, illustrators, sculptors, and streamers who need space to express and market their talents. Member benefts include: • Work spaces to share or claim for yourself • Pitch opportunities for your startup • Collaborative marketing events • Creative and entrepreneur skills training • Remote mailbox (included with monthly rate) • Three easel stations • Drawing/drafting tables • 6-foot art work tables • Free table for the Third Thursday Pop Up Market

In addition, members have access to Create Arlington Angel Investors, who listen to member pitches and can provide business advice and funding for start-up businesses. Create Arlington supports minority and women-owned business enterprises (MBE + WBE). createarlington.com

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UPSCALE

Chamas do Brazil • 4606 S. Cooper St. • 817-618-2986 • chamasdobrazil2.tru-m.com

Cut & Bourbon • 1600 E. Randol Mill • 682-277-4950 • loewshotels.com/live-by-loews-arlington-texas

The Keg • 4001 Arlington Highlands Blvd. • 817-465-3700 • kegsteakhouse.com

Mercury Chophouse • 2221 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 910 • 817-381-1157 • mercurychophouse.com

Piccolo Mondo • 829 Lamar Blvd. E. • 817-265-9174 • piccolomondo.com

restaurant506 at The Sanford House • 506 N. Center St. • 817-801-5541 • restaurant506.com

AMERICAN

Candlelite Inn • 1202 E. Division St. • 817-275-9613 • candleliteinnarlington.com

Dino’s Subs • 2221 S. Collins St. • 817-274-1140

frieddaze • 5005 S. Cooper St., Suite 159 • 817-472-6666 • frieddaze.com

The Grease Monkey • 200 N. Mesquite St. • 817-665-5454 • greasemonkeyburgers.com

J. Gilligan’s Bar & Grill • 400 E. Abram St. • 817-274-8561 • jgilligans.com

Mac’s Bar & Grill • 6077 W. I-20 • 817-572-0541 • macsteak.com

MEXICAN/TEX-MEX

Cartel Taco Bar • 506 E. Division St., Suite 150 • 817-200-6364 • carteltacobar.com

El Arroyo • 5024 S. Cooper St. • 817-468-2557 • elarroyoarlington.com

El Gabacho Tex-Mex Grill • 2408 W. Abram St. • 817-276-8160 • facebook.com/elgabachotexmex

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop • 510 E. Abram St. • 817-265-8226 • 4201 W. Green Oaks Blvd. • 817-516-8226 1601 E. Debbie Lane, Mansfield • 817-453-1682 • fuzzystacoshop.com

ITALIAN/PIZZA

Café Sicilia • 7221 Matlock Road • 817-419-2800 • cafesicilia.com

Gino’s East • 1350 E. Copeland Road • 817-200-6834 • ginoseast.com/arlington

BARBECUE

David’s Barbecue • 2224 W. Park Row Drive, Suite H • 817- 261-9998

INTERNATIONAL

Prince Lebanese Grill • 502 W. Randol Mill • 817-469-1811• princelebanesegrill.com

Piccolo Mondo

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Cowboys will be fun, but will they be good?

The Cowboys should take The Cowboys should take the advice of Zeke Elliott’s the advice of Zeke Elliott’s tattoo and “feed” him the ball. tattoo and “feed” him the ball.

Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

It is one of the more famous phrases during the Dallas Cowboys 25 year “rebuilding” process. At his frst press conference in 2003 new head coach Bill Parcells uttered the successor, Dalton Schultz, promptly led the team in receptions in the Cowboys’ improbable 40-39 win over Atlanta in his frst start of the season. cold hard truth, “you are what you are.” So the problem must be with the defense, right? Well, it

The team had just completed back to back-to-back, 5-11 too sufered a signifcant loss in week one when linebacker seasons. So in truth, it was pretty easy to tell what they were: Leighton Vander Esch broke his collarbone (he is expected They were a bad football team. These days it is not so easy to to miss about half of the season). When Sean Lee started tell. Over the course of the past three years the Cowboys were the season on injured reserve, unfortunately, no one was 27-21. During that span they fnished second in the NFC East surprised. He is a great player and leader when he is healthy. twice, and once they won the division. But this does not feel He is just not healthy often enough. The linebacking corps did like a championship caliber team. get a nice addition in the of season when the Cowboys took a

So a month into the season we wonder, what are these chance on Aldon Smith. His demon-plagued past behind him, Cowboys? Last year they had the NFL’s No. 1 total ofense and Smith has been a pleasant surprise. The secondary has a mix of the No. 2 passing ofense. Then in the of season they used their experience and youth with the addition of Trevon Diggs from frst-round pick to make the ofense Alabama. The defensive line is good, even better when they drafted a not great. diference making wide receiver, This side of the ball may be all about CeeDee Lamb. All of this is to say John Rhadigan coaching. Defensive coordinator Mike they clearly have enough ofense to Nolan is a good man and a career win. And yet last year they fnished coach. He has been on four college 8-8 and did not make the playofs. coaching stafs and 13 NFL teams. He

There is so much to like about this WHEN YOU have a running also served as head coach of the 49ers ofense. Led by Dak Prescott, it can back as good, and as from 2005-08. All but one of his jobs move the ball prolifcally. It can score quickly and it is very well balanced. It hungry, as Zeke, you should have been on the defensive side of the football. boasts Zeke Elliott, the best running let the run set up the pass. The good news about the Cowboys back in the NFL (in my opinion). The and the league is that so many games receiving corps is as deep as any in the league, and the line is are close. As such, most of the Cowboys games this year will be still good enough to open holes for Zeke and keep Dak of his very exciting and fun to watch (see the aforementioned Atlanta back. There is enough talent left for this ofense to pick up where game, during which Dallas rallied from a 20-point defcit to it left of last year. That is if Mike McCarthy and Kellen Moore secure the victory). will read Zeke’s belly. Boldly tattooed across his midsection are The bad news is that the Cowboys have not been great in the words “feed me.” those close games. Last year they had seven one-possession

If the Cowboys are willing to buck the ofensive trend in the games, that is games decided by 8 points or less. Their record NFL and “feed” Zeke the ball, they will have a much better in those seven was 1-6. chance at repeating as the best total ofense in the league. When It has been 17 years since Parcells reminded us that “you you have a running back as good, and as hungry, as Zeke, you are what you are.” But he turned it around in one year. After should let the run set up the pass. It worked for the ‘90s Cowboys. those three straight 5-11 seasons the 2003 Cowboys went 10-6 The ofense did sufer a loss in week one of the season when tight and qualifed for the playofs. Here’s hoping that this coaching end Blake Jarwin was lost for the year with a torn ACL. But his change yields similar results.

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Levitt Pavilion’s Living Room Series You can join the Levitt Pavilion on Facebook Live for fve Living Room Series concerts this month. All of the shows begin at 8 p.m. Featured artists include Micky & the Motorcars on Oct. 2, Legacy 4 on Oct. 9, Abraham Alexander on Oct. 16, Hayes Carll on Oct. 17 and Josh Ward on Oct. 18.

For more: levittpavilionarlington.org.

Concerts at Arlington Music Hall

Thirteen concerts are on tap this month at Arlington Museum Hall (224 N. Center St.). The scheduled lineup includes Infnite Journey (8 p.m. on Oct. 2), Jim Curry’s “A Tribute To The Music of John Denver” (7:30 p.m. on Oct. 3), The Association (at 8 p.m. on Oct. 8), Rich Little (at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 9), Jason Crabb (at 2 p.m. on Oct. 10), Donny Edwards’ “An

Authentic Heart & Soul Tribute to THE KING”

(at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 10), Aaron Tippin (at 8 p.m. on Oct. 16), Michael Winslow (at 8 p.m. on Oct.

Aaron Tippin 17), The Limeliters (at 8 p.m. on Oct. 22), Johnny Rodriguez (at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 23), Curtis Grimes (at 8 p.m. on Oct. 24), Moses Snow (at 2 p.m. on Oct. 25), Lorrie Morgan (at 8 p.m. on Oct. 29) and MJ Live (at 8 p.m. on Oct. 30).

For more: arlingtonmusichall.net.

River Legacy Clay Shoot is set for Oct. 25 River Legacy Foundation’s 11th annual Sporting Clay Shoot will be held on Oct. 25 at the Defender Outdoors Clay Sports Ranch (8270 Aledo Road, Fort Worth). Registration begins at 8 a.m. Tournament highlights include free ammo and lunch, 100 rounds of clays, a signature gift, rafes, beer and an award ceremony. For more: riverlegacy.org.

Dallas Cowboys football Dallas Cowboys football This month, your Dallas Cowboys play host to the Cleveland Browns (at noon on Oct. 4), the New York Giants (at 3:25 p.m. on Oct. 11) and the Arizona Cardinals (at 7:15 p.m. on Oct. 19). For more: dallascowboys.com.

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Knox Martin exhibition Knox Martin exhibition The Arlington Museum of Art will present “Knox Martin: Living Legend” through Oct. 8. Martin is a celebrated painter, sculptor and muralist, whose works have been displayed in museums worldwide. For more: arlingtonmuseum.org.

Image: knoxmartin.com

Are you up for a bike ride? Are you up for a bike ride? Arlington Critical Mass will hold its monthly bicycle ride at 7 a.m. on Oct. 5 at the Levitt Pavilion. The rides are meant to bring together Arlington cyclists of all stripes. For more: facebook.com/ ArlingtonCriticalMass.

Women emerge as Chamber of Commerce leaders

Jacquelyn Minor, Joni Wilson, Kelly Biegler, Kellie Fischer, Jacquelyn Minor, Joni Wilson, Kelly Biegler, Kellie Fischer, Beth Owens, Kim Crawford and Stephanie Willmon

As we conclude this issue celebrating successful women in the business communities our magazine serves, it provides an opportunity to recognize the women who have risen These women are active members of the Chamber and community that were nominated by their peers to champion the Chamber’s mission and core strategies. The Chamber serves an invaluable to signifcant positions of leadership in the Greater Arlington purpose in Greater Arlington as the voice of business in the Chamber of Commerce. community. They all have the ability to make an impact and leave

For only the second time in the 75-year history of the city’s their personal mark.” primary business organization, a woman will serve as chairman It really is no surprise that women have elevated to the top of the of the chamber’s board of directors. The frst female to occupy that organization. It was almost 10 years ago that the Women’s Alliance position was Dr. Judith Carrier in 2005-2006. was created. Over the years, the Alliance has grown in strength,

Kellie Fischer, the Chief Financial Ofcer of The Texas Rangers impact and numbers. Baseball Club, has received the gavel from outgoing Chairman Don The Inspired Women’s Luncheon is a sell-out every year and Duke who, together with President and CEO Michael Jacobson, has is one of the Chamber’s largest events with over 700 attendees. piloted the organization through the only time in the Chamber’s Through the Women’s Alliance $92,500 has been raised and history during a national pandemic. delivered as scholarships to deserving

Kellie will serve with other women women. who are chairing all but one of the The Women’s Alliance now has more Chamber’s major committees. They Richard Greene than 340 members who actively engage appear in the picture you see here. together to support the growth of

Kim Crawford, a partner with Sutton professional women and women-owned Frost Cary, LLP, chairs the Finance businesses. Thanks to the leaders in 2011, Committee; Kelly Biegler, Public “IT’S EXCITING to see this Beth Owens, Letatia Teykl, Sarah Merrill Afairs Manager for Atmos Energy group of business leaders Young and Andrea Proctor, who had the Corporation, heads up the Public Policy heading up our Chamber vision to create an alliance that would Committee; next is Dr. Jacquelyn Minor, foster an environment that would lead to Academic Foundations Department this year.” the level of leadership that exists today. Chair of Tarrant College Southeast This year has challenged every Campus who chairs the Women’s Alliance Advisory Council; Beth business, large and small, to innovate and develop ways to operate Owens, Principal of BrandEra, Inc., became chair of the Marketing and prosper when COVID-19 lockdowns meant there would Committee; Stephanie Willmon, Director of Administration of be no business as usual. A “new normal” would emerge in the Six Flags Over Texas/Hurricane Harbor, heads up the Partners ways people could access their places of employment, if at all, as in Education Advisory Council, and Joni Wilson, Senior Vice everything changed for restaurants, shops, stores and even the President of Afliated Bank, is chair of the Business Development city’s largest company, the General Motors Assembly Plant. Advisory Council. The emerging role of the Chamber was to innovate its service

Jacobson’s enthusiasm for the roles they will fll is unmistakable. delivery system to all its members and become a resource where “The Greater Arlington Chamber enters its new fscal year with a answers and solutions to challenges never faced before could be strong set of leadership,” he says. “It’s exciting to have this group of found. business leaders heading up our Chamber this year. We are reaping That assignment now transitions into the hands of the new the benefts of engaging women across our organization. leadership described here, and all of the Chamber team fully

“All Chamber groups are independently managed and elected. embraces the assignment with confdence of the road forward.