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REMEMBRANCE

Bush had love of service, family, friends and Texas

COMMUNITY NEWS Ticket giveaway back on track Because of an inhouse email issue, the ticket giveaway for The Trains at NorthPark, running through Sunday, Jan. 6 and marking its 20th year at NorthPark Center with more than 750 railcars on a 1,600foot elaborate configuration of tracks and scenes, was partially derailed. The event has helped raise more than $13 million for Ronald McDonald House of RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE Dallas since its original run in 1987. The first four readers of the Katy Trail Weekly will receive four free tickets when responding at david@katytrailweekly.com.

– David Mullen

Scots continue championship run

HPISD

The Highland Park High School Scots took the next step toward a third consecutive 5A state championship by defeating Mansfield Timberview 52-7 on Dec. 1. The Scots will now face Tyler John Tyler at 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8 at The Star in Frisco in the fourth-round game of the UIL 5A Division I playoffs. Advance tickets are on sale now through seatgeek.com. All tickets are general admission and may be purchased online for $12 each.

Tickets will also be sold on game day for $15. – HPISD KERA NEWS

In this Dec. 20, 1989, file photo, President George H.W. Bush addresses the nation on television from the Oval Office in Washington as he explains his decision to deploy American troops to Panama.

By Ross Ramsey The Texas Tribune George Herbert Walker Bush, the patriarch of a storied political family of Texas and the U.S., has died, a family spokesman said on Nov. 30. He was 94. Bush, a Republican, was the nation’s 41st president and served as vice president, director of the CIA, ambassador to the United Nations, U.S. envoy

to China and as a member of Congress after a successful career in the oil business in Texas.

The son of a U.S. senator, Bush and his wife, Barbara, who died April 17, 2018, spawned a family of politicians. His eldest son, George W. Bush, served two terms as the 43rd U.S. president after a termand-a-half as governor of Texas. Another son, Jeb, Bush cont'd on page 7

THEATER

Uptown Players presents ‘A Very Judy Christmas’

By Shari Goldstein Stern stern.shari@gmail.com “A Very Judy Christmas” at Uptown Players (UP) opens on a set of Judy Garland’s “holiday home,” mimicking her 1963 TV Christmas special. Powerhouse Janelle Lutz as Garland does an immediate rendition of “Over the Rainbow” that warms the audience like a cozy fireplace.

The role of Garland isn’t new to Lutz. In 2014, she knocked audiences off their feet with her delivery of Garland UP’s “The Boy from Oz.” After that, she was an obvious choice for UP’s “End of the Rainbow” in 2016. She has also appeared as Liza Minnelli in UP’s “Broadway our Way” and in a soldMIKE MORGAN out concert at Casa Manana in Fort Worth.

Janelle Lutz channels Judy Garland The busy actor has also apin “A Very Judy Christmas” at Uptown peared at WaterTower Theatre, Lyric Players through Sunday, Dec. 16.

Stage, Dallas Children’s Theater, The Firehouse Theatre and others in roles including Carole Lombard in “The Cuban and the Redhead,” Woman #2 in “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” ( a classic at Theatre Too) and as Nellie Forbush in “South Pacific.”

B.J. Cleveland, whose name resonates among Dallas theatergoers, is the director, writer and a cast member in this show. Cleveland explained: “The Uptown Boys [producers Jeff Rane and Craig Lynch] announced the show with Lutz, then asked me to be in it, then slyly asked if I’d stage it, then they must’ve drugged me because I agreed to write it and put it together. The Janelle/Judy pairing is an easy and seductive muse!”

As Ethel Merman, Cleveland belts out his take on “There’s No Judy cont'd on page 9

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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

Please pass the eggnog

By David Mullen

Sinatra, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, “The Godfather” Mr. James Brown, Bing Crosby Sorry, but to me, it is and Dean Martin to not “the most wonderful peddle their products time of the year.” The holthis holiday season? iday season has become so incredibly commerDavid Mullen … No idea that he was so versatile, but Hugh cialized that the spirit of Jackman (and I know he was an holidays is escaping me. I think artist on Broadway) is bringing you should be kind to people all year, not just from Black Friday to “The Man. The Music. The Show.” to the American Airlines Center Tuesday, Dec. 25. SantaCon has on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. ruined it. Big box retailers have Tickets go on sale to the general contributed. Hallmark doesn’t public on Friday, Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. help. I am not Ebenezer Scrooge Can he really fill the AAC without or the Grinch, but it just seems so going totally Wolverine? … I love overdone to me. We kill millions trivia, but this tidbit really threw of trees for a one-month thrill. me for a loop. Only one artist has We waste electricity. People dress number one hits in six consecutheir pets in costumes. Radio tive decades, and the person is stations go 24/7 with Christmas not Sinatra, Presley or even the songs. We go to malls to smell the group The Beatles. Amazingly, Wild Turkey on the breath of fake and they are whooping it up on Santas. I am just souring on the Cedar Springs Road when they whole thing. I like Thanksgiving, read this, it is Cher. In 1965, she the Fourth of July, baseball’s hit the Billboard top spot when, opening day and Arbor Day betwith Sonny Bono, they sang "I ter. That said, please advertise Got You Babe." In the ’70s, she your holiday specials in the Katy had "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves," Trail Weekly next week and pass "Half-Breed" and "Dark Lady." In the eggnog ... Have you noticed the ’80s, she topped the charts that it seems like more commerwith Peter Cetera in "After All" cials recently have been using and then released her solo hit classic songs from iconic artists "If I Could Turn Back Time." like Louis Armstrong, Frank david@katytrailweekly.com

In 1999, “Believe" went to number one and finished as the year’s top single. In the 2000s, she had hits with "A Different Kind of Love Song" and "When the Money's Gone." In 2011, she ran through six decades of number one hits with "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me." That is an amazing stretch. Back in my advertising and pre-cellphone days, I would run to the payphone when getting off of a plane at DFW Airport to check messages. One day, I looked over and saw a skycap removing 17 Louis Vuitton bags of various shapes and sizes coming off the baggage carousel.

Next to the flat bed cart toting the bags to — I assume a limo — was Cher. I found out later that she was going to be in Dallas for one night. When she was informed of her record (pun intended) streak, Cher told Billboard, "How can it be six decades when I'm only four decades?" Like Jack Benny and my mother, Cher will be 39 forever … The Renaissance Dallas Hotel at 2222 North Stemmons Freeway hosts breakfast with Santa on Sunday, Dec. 8. There will be a full breakfast buffet

OPINION

Don’t delay with online shipping

he said, must “make sure our capacity meets the demand.” joe.c.ruzicka@gmail.com More automation, airplanes and package-handling capacity I’m sure by now many of are key investment areas UPS you have seen Christmas lights took to help improve logistical blinking on your block. No, flow for this year. But these inI’m not talking about the flamvestments still may not be enough boyant lights like what Clark Joe Ruzicka to handle the capacity issues Griswold mightily struggled to created by the likes of Amazon put up in the movie “Christmas Prime, Walmart, Apple and othVacation.” After Clark’s Sisyphean struggle, the scene turns to the Griswold family ers. A recent article in the Washington Post noted UPS and Amazon Prime Air outside viewing Clark’s creation. were already in a holiday delay situation “The little lights are not twinkling,” this year due to limited pilot resources deadpans Clark’s dad. “Thanks for noticand increased online shopping. ing, Art” is Griswold’s feigned response.

So what can you do to avoid having a No, the twinkling lights I am referring gift arrive on Wednesday, Dec. 26? to are those of the UPS, FedEx or USPS Order early is the first recommendatrucks with their hazard lights flashing tion. It sounds simple but both the Post at your neighbor’s house (or yours). The Office and FedEx note Wednesday, Dec. online Christmas shopping season puts 20 as the last day for two-day shipping to our three major delivery providers into get your package by Christmas Day. If I overdrive. were giving advice, you should back that In 2017, Atlanta-based UPS handled date up by at least a couple of days. a delivery total of 750 million packages in Ordering online and then picking just 25 days. FedEx, the Memphis-based up in the store is also a great option. competitor, handled a volume of 380 to Walmart, Sears and other large retailers 400 million packages during the 2017 provide this feature which also avoids holidays. And the U.S. Postal Service exshipping costs. For those who shop a lot pects to deliver nearly 200 million packand want insurance against a late package, ages each week from Tuesday, Dec. 11 to websites like LateShipment.com track, Monday, Dec. 24 this year. Folks, that’s notify and audit your shipping orders for a a lot of packages coming down from the fee. The website advertises that late shipNorth Pole. ping claims are worked automatically to However, there were some stumbles help get you a refund. with on-time delivery and customer satisHowever, if you are patiently waitfaction last year. An influx of online puring by the window and don’t see hazard chases created by Cyber Monday, coupled with buyer excitement from a strong econ- lights flashing in front of your house on Christmas Eve, my best advice is to just omy led to logistical issues that put UPS, give cash. Givers and receivers should find the world’s largest delivery company, well no shame in seeing Benjamin Franklin’s behind during the holidays. twinkling face on a $100 bill, particularly “There are a couple of key days that if it’s on time! we have to get right. It’s cyber weekend, Joe Ruzicka is a retired Naval Aviator and those first couple of days,” UPS Chief F-14 Tomcat RIO. He lives in Lakewood and Operating Officer Jim Barber said in an yearns for the days of Nolan Ryan fastballs. interview with the Associated Press. UPS,

By Joe Ruzicka

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CRIME WATCH Nov. 30 – 9:37 a.m.

4400 Block, Travis St. (75205) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect entered the vehicle by unknown means and stole property.

Nov. 30 – 10:05 a.m.

3000 Block, Herschel Ave. (75219) Theft of Bicycle: An unknown suspect cut the lock cable and stole the complainant’s bicycle.

Nov. 30 – 5:34 p.m.

3000 Block, Elm St. (75226) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

Dec. 1 – 11:51 a.m.

8600 Block, Preston Rd. (75225) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect broke into

the complainant’s vehicle and stole property.

Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

Dec. 1 – 3:33 p.m.

100 Block, Turtle Creek Blvd.

(75207) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect broke the complainant’s vehicle window and stole property.

Dec. 2 – 9:49 p.m.

4300 Block, Cabell Dr. (75204) Aggravated Robbery of an Individual: Four unknown suspects stole property from the complainant by force.

Dec. 1 – 8:14 p.m.

4800 Block, Cedar Springs Rd. (75219) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole a package from the complainant’s front door.

Dec. 2 – 2:19 a.m.

3400 Block, Douglas Ave. (75219) Aggravated Robbery of an Individual: An unknown suspect attempted to steal the complainant’s property and shot the complainant.

Dec. 2 – 7:16 p.m.

3100 Block, Douglas Ave. (75219) Unauthorized Use of a Motor

Dec. 3 – 3:23 p.m.

2600 Block, Elm St. (75226) Robbery of an Individual: The suspect forced the complainant to purchase him food and rent a scooter.

Dec. 3 – 11:01 p.m.

2500 Block, Arroyo Ave. (75219) Assault: The unknown suspects assaulted the complainant.

Dec. 3 – 11:25 p.m.

8400 Block, Southwestern Blvd. (75206) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s clothes from the location’s laundry room.

William "Bubba" Flint — Special Contributor

including house-made muffins, scrambled eggs, smoked bacon and pork sausage, assorted cheeses and meats, a waffle station, fresh fruit display and a buildyour-own yogurt parfait topped off by a holiday cocktail. Adults are $28 and children under 12 are $14. Kids 3 and under eat free.

Santa will appear at 10 a.m. Keep Santa away from the Wild Turkey … North Texas philanthropist Sadie Keller is hosting her fourth annual toy drive benefitting childhood cancer fighters. Keller hopes to gather 12,000 toys to be distributed to Children’s Health,

Cook Children’s in Fort Worth and Medical City Children’s. More information at sadiekellerfoundation.org ... On Wednesday, the basketball court at Moody Coliseum was named David B. Miller court. A two-time SMU graduate, Miller earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from Edwin L. Cox School of Business. As an undergraduate, he was a threeyear starter and letterman on the varsity basketball team and a member of the 1971-72 Southwest Conference Co-Championship team.

LIFE ON THE TRAIL

Honor true meaning of holiday season

By Dr. Beth Leermakers bethleermakersphd.com If the rampant commercialism of the holiday season turns you off, find a more satisfying way to celebrate the holidays this year. Honor the true spirit of the holidays — gratitude, generosity and helping others who are less fortunate — by volunteering or donating to your favorite charity. You may receive as much as you give!

Volunteering has health benefits.

According to the Mayo Clinic, volunteering is associated with several physical and mental health benefits: • Decreases the risk of depression, especially in older adults (65 years or older).

• Helps people stay physically and mentally active.

• May decrease stress.

• May help you live longer. According to data from the Longitudinal Study of Aging, people who volunteer live longer than people who don’t, even when controlling for age, sex and physical health.

Philanthropic behavior feels good.

Research has shown that philanthropic behavior benefits the donor as well as the recipient — producing the “helper’s high” and the “giver’s glow.” According to Dr. Stephen Post, who studies the relationship between giving and happiness, health and longevity, the mere thought of helping others by planning to donate makes people happy. According to brain scans, thoughts of philanthropic acts activate the mesolimbic pathway in the brain that’s associated with happiness and the production of dopamine — a neurotransmitter that helps control the brain’s reward and pleasure centers.

According to one study, planning to give away a little money made people just as happy as planning to donate a lot.

Bottom line? You don’t have to donate a small fortune to reap the feelgood benefits.

Enjoy companionship. Alone during the holidays? You don’t have to be! Join other big-hearted volunteers in making the holidays a little brighter for less fortunate individuals and animals in our community.

Here are a few Dallas-area

organizations that welcome volunteers and donations during the holidays and throughout the year: VNA Meals on Wheels. Deliver meals once a week, once a month or occasionally (as substitutes) to homebound Texans. Or donate pet food or items for the holiday gift/toiletry drive.

Visit vnatexas.org to help put a smile on a senior’s face.

Dallas Life. Dallas Life provides food, shelter, clothing, education and recovery programs for homeless men, women and families with children.

Volunteer at the Christmas Meal Service, help set up the “Christmas Store” and/or help parents choose and wrap toys at the Christmas Toy Giveaway on Wednesday, Dec. 19 through Friday, Dec. 21. Visit dallaslife.org to learn more about these and other volunteer opportunities.

DFW-area animal shelters.

Welcome a homeless dog into your home for a few days during the holidays. In past years, the Humane Society of North Texas has placed dogs in foster homes for a few days around Christmas. This program may be offered again this year, although it’s not yet posted on their website, hsnt.org.

The SPCA is seeking foster heroes to care for a dog for a few hours (Borrow A Buddy), a few days or a few weeks.

Visit spca.org/foster for details and to complete the foster application. Email foster@spca.org if you have questions.

Dallas Animal Services also has shortterm foster opportunities (24 hours up to about two weeks) that may be perfect for individuals or families who are home over the holidays. For more information, visit dallascityhall.com or email dasfoster@dallascityhall.com.

Visit volunteermatch.org for more one-time and ongoing volunteer opportunities in the DFW area.

Writing this article has inspired me to shop for a few gift items to donate to these organizations. How will you celebrate this season of giving?

What are you grateful for?

Dr. Beth Leermakers is a clinical psychologist who specializes in stress management and well-being seminars, retreats and coaching. Contact her at 214-923-3766 or bethleerwork@gmail. com.

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AUTOMOBILITY

MULL IT OVER

Cowboys’ season becomes interesting

By David Mullen

GM to close North American plants

By David Boldt

david@katytrailweekly.com After a frustrating opening to the 2018 NFL season for the Dallas Cowboys, who would have thought that two of the most interesting — and often abrasive — personalities in professional football would have gotten together to help immediately improve the Cowboys and make them playoff contenders?

In October, Jerry Jones and Jon Gruden, head coach and apparent self-appointed personnel director of the Oakland Raiders, made a deal paying dividends.

Reports will say that Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie and Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones actually made the trade for former first round wide receiver Amari Cooper, but it is hard to imagine that it wasn’t Gruden and the elder Jones behind the scenes.

McKenzie lost control of the team when owner Mark Davis, who inherited the squad from his deceased father and NFL Hall of Famer Al, named Gruden head coach in January after a nine-year stint as the head NFL color commentator for ESPN. The Cowboys made the play of the year against the Raiders, and it wasn’t on the football field. Gruden has decided to dismantle the team while looking ahead to a 2020 move to Las Vegas, leaving loyal Oakland fans in the lurch. After trading defensive star Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears, instantly turning them into a playoff caliber team and a current division leader, the Raiders later traded Cooper to Dallas for a 2019 first round pick.

While Jerry Jones was questioned about giving up a number one pick for Cooper, the critics were quickly silenced.

Under Jones’ watch, the Cowboys broke camp woefully unmanned in the receiving corp. Cooper’s presence immediately upgraded the team and provided quarterback Dak Prescott with more offensive weapons.

The Cowboys have won four games in a row and became the leaders of the NFC East.

And there is no reason to believe that the momentum will not continue.

Just having Cooper on the field, often shadowed by their opponent’s best defensive back, has opened up more running room for Ezekiel Elliott who seems to embrace his added workload and has given

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NFL

Jason Garrett, head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. other wide receivers more pass-catching opportunities.

The improbable 13-10 win on Nov. 29 against the powerful New Orleans Saints, which entered the game on a 10-game winning streak, proved that the Cowboys can compete with the big boys. Their defense is now feared. They held the Saints to just 176 total yards. And what seems just as incredible, it looks like the Cowboys are rallying behind robotic head coach Jason Garrett who was credited with providing a motivational speech before the Saints game.

And give Jones and staff a gold star (to go with their blue star) for drafting linebacker Leighton Vander Esch in April.

Vander Esch won the NFL Defensive rookie of the Month in November, was credited with 10 tackles against the Saints and plays with incredible energy. He has made Cowboy fans forget about the oft-injured linebacker Sean Lee, although his return may just be a game away.

The Cowboys have a swagger that was sorely missing at the season’s outset, when they opened with a lackluster offensive display in a 16-8 loss to the Carolina Panthers.

Now they are the team that no one wants to play. If the season ended today, the Cowboys would host the Seattle Seahawks in the first playoff round, and then most probably would head to Los Angeles to play the Rams, a team that has already clinched its second consecutive NFC West division title.

So give the Joneses, Garrett and the Cowboys credit. They are now a playoff contender, with an opportunity to win-out the rest of the schedule. They have turned around a season that seemed lost at the beginning, with a little help from the Raiders and Jon Gruden.

According to its website, the Village of Lordstown, Ohio is one of those bedrock American towns, tailor-made for families to raise and educate their kids, participate in the community and — should they need something bigger — is but an hour from either Cleveland or Pittsburgh. And with convenient access to a number of transportation corridors, Lordstown is perfect for an assembly plant or distribution center; until, of course, it isn’t.

With GM’s recent announcement that its Lordstown assembly plant would be among several of the company’s North American facilities scheduled for an eventual shutdown, most industry observers — along with members of Congress on both sides of the aisle — were sucker-punched by that news. Plant closings or temporary shutdowns have a history almost as long as that of the auto industry itself, but those announcements typically take place amidst catastrophe — economic, political or environmental — of an almost seismic nature. Here we have GM announcing a major restructuring with layoffs amidst more profit than you can count and economic indicators that, if not exactly ascendant, are on a seemingly firm financial footing.

The caveat: Lordstown builds cars, and many of GM’s cars aren’t selling.

And while I hate arguing with the GM suits, whose

IQs are higher and paychecks are fatter (way fatter), cars do sell — Honda and Toyota, as well as BMW and Mercedes, have the proof. But for cars to sell they have to be marketable cars, and then (of course) they need to be mar-ket-ed, a small factoid that continues to escape GM’s notice.

GM, of course, has more reasons than slow sales for the disruption to a half-dozen communities in the U.S. and Canada. The General cites new technology (electrification and autonomy) requiring massive investment, without mentioning that its electrified products aren’t selling particularly well (the plug-in hybrid Volt is one of those models going away), and autonomy is so far down the road you need artificial intelligence — as yet undeveloped — to credibly predict its arrival. The better, more honest explanation is that GM’s Board of Directors wants to juice the stock, and what better way of doing that than to get rid of aging plants manned by an aging workforce?

In doing so, they conveniently disregard the government bailout of GM. And while those loans have been repaid, were it not of the American taxpayer (i.e., worker!) GM, its plants and its Board of Directors would all be little more than archives.

I don’t benefit from a business degree, but in paying

at least casual attention to the industry for most of my 60+ years, I remember a General Motors capable of doing advanced research for the future, while profitably selling its cars, trucks and SUVs in the present.

In short, General Motors — corporately — could walk and chew gum at the same time. This slashing of its North American workforce is a blunt reminder that the benchmarks of Wall Street remain vastly different from the park benches in Lordstown.

GM CEO Mary Barra was (appropriately) celebrated for breaking GM's glass ceiling. Who knew that when she broke it, some 14,000 shards of glass would each take out a GM worker? The long-held assumption was that women’s growing prominence in the boardroom would instill more empathy in the workplace. With this GM announcement that specific bit of wisdom is blown utterly to hell.

So, we’re left to ask — again: Without its heart, what’s left of America’s Heartland?

David Boldt brings years of experience in automotive retail sales and public relations to his automotive reporting. More can be found at txGarage. com.

GM

CEO Mary Barra (above) and the 2019 Chevrolet Volt (below).

UPTOWN GIRL

Cars lose luster among carpooling millennials

By Ryann Gordon

is something to be noted in the fact that carpooling is on the rise, even if it is just because we don’t want to pay for two General Motors has announced that it Ubers rather than one. It’s been said that will be ending the production of six cars by shared-riding apps can actually save conthe end of 2019. As the company ends prosumers more money than owning a vehicle duction of six sedans, they are placing more these days; and there’s a lot more to using focus on SUVs, crossovers, hatchbacks and these services than the money. trucks. While consumers continue to pile Lucky for us, Dallas is a massive hub into vehicles as such, GM is adjusting to for shared-riding services. No matter changing customer behavior and making where you are in the city, you are sure to room for planning ahead for the future, as get an Uber or Lyft in a matter of minit transitions to self-driving electric cars. utes to take you to any part of the city.

The automaker said last week that it Then, you don’t have to deal with parking would cut back as many as 14,000 jobs. In (or paying for parking) or remembering addition, it said it would be "optimizing" where your car is and when to move it. its product portfolio by favoring "newer, The best upside to all of this is that rises highly efficient vehicle architectures, espein shared-riding have a direct correlation cially in trucks, crossovers and SUVs." This in the decline of one major issue — drunk means that other models are on the way out driving. and, ideally, more fuel-efficient, Studies conducted in several oversized vehicles to come.

California cities found that where Despite rising concerns on rideshare went up, DUI arrests carbon pollution and fuel econwent down, dropping by about a omy, North American consumthird in San Diego, San Jose and ers continue to prove that cars Sacramento. This goes for cities aren’t a priority on the agenda around the nation as well, with for the next phase of automodrunk driving-related arrests bile manufacturing. What is dropping even more in our Uberon the agenda though? For affirming city. Dallas’ drunk-drivRyann Gordon ing has declined anywhere from 10 that, we’ll have to take it to the millennials. percent to a whopping 55 percent Let’s just say, carpooling has taken new in one year. form in modern society, where shared ridWhile GM's move against cars might ing services like Uber, Lyft and others have seem counterproductive in the eco-friendly become the way of the world. Carpooling world we live in today, we can see the silver itself could be a more optimistic way to lining in all this and only hope it continues look at the continued popularity found in to outshine the rest. If there’s one thing we oversized vehicles, like the ones that GM is can learn from millennials, it’s the power bringing back to the limelight. of a paid DD — ‘cause none of us are volunThe upside to all of this is that there teering ourselves! ryannbgordon@yahoo.com

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Dec. 9

1500 Marilla St. Dallas, 75201 972-499-6624

Dallas City Hall – Sunday’s BMW Dallas Marathon race course will begin and end in Downtown Dallas and will highlight the best areas of the city. Along the way, runners will pass through various popular neighborhoods with exciting cheer stations and on-course entertainment before finishing the race at Dallas City Hall Plaza. 8 a.m. $10-$399

Dec. 9

2200 N. Lamar St. Dallas, 75202 214-978-2583

House of Blues Dallas – Known for great live performances and superb musicianship, the John Butler Trio+ comes to Dallas in support of their forthcoming new album. Every ticket for this show includes a digital download of the new album. 8 p.m. $25

Dec. 16

629 N. Peak St. Dallas, 75246 214-824-8185

East Dallas Christian Church – “Sing We Now of Christmas” is a concert featuring Garland High School Chamber Choir, South Dallas Concert Choir and nine guest soloists. The “Magnificat” is performed by soprano Cerelle Flores. 6:30 p.m. FREE! (Donations appreciated.)

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by Will Henry

On Nov.13, the Educational First Steps (EFS) One Childhood One Chance Luncheon was held with NBA legend Rolando Blackman and Dallas Cowboys play-by-play announcer Brad Sham. EFS' mission is to increase economically disadvantaged children to receive high-quality early childhood education.

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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

Providing breakthroughs, cutting-edge research and patient support in the fight against cancer since 1903.

By Sally Blanton

new treatments. It tells us who is at risk and why. It informs prevention, patient support and advocacy efforts. Since 1946, ACS has invested $4.6 billion in cancer research.

Today, we’re funding 63 grants in Texas alone, totaling more than $40 million.

sallyblanton455@gmail.com Each week, Katy Trail Weekly will feature a charity that is doing remarkable work in Dallas, a city known for philanthropy and generosity.

Q What is your mission or highest

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purpose?

At the American Cancer Society (ACS), we’re on a mission to free the world from cancer. Until we do, we’ll continue to attack cancer from every angle by funding and conducting research breakthroughs, supporting patients, sharing expert information and spreading the word about prevention, just as we have for the last 105 years.

Q How did your career path lead

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you to this position?

I spent the past 30 years in aviation, working for two iconic brands, American Airlines and Delta. Many of my sales and marketing roles included community relations/sponsorships, which exposed me to the power of giving back in the communities we served.

Q Why are you passionate about

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helping this charity?

I lost my mother to breast cancer 20 years ago. She was a warrior, fighting through the surgeries and chemotherapy to dance at my wedding and hold her first grandchild, before passing just a few months later.

Q What is the most important

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thing your nonprofit does for our community?

Research is the cornerstone of our work in the fight against cancer — and the catalyst for hope and continued progress. It helps drive

Q What is difficult about your job?

A It is very emotional. I have cried more

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at work in the last year than in the previous 30 years combined.

Q What is rewarding about your

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job?

Spending time with survivors, knowing our work has helped extend their lives.

Q What are your critical needs

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now, besides money donations?

L ack of transportation is one of the largest barriers many cancer patients face after diagnosis. We always need drivers so we can provide free transportation to appointments.

Q What is the most memorable

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thing that has happened since you began?

Meeting Douglas, a homeless man and cancer survivor, who stops by the office periodically to donate the few dollars he has to spare.

He is an inspiration to us all.

Jeff Fehlis, executive vice president, South Region, answered these questions.

Live music, fireworks, cocktails*, and dancing at historic Arlington Hall Arlington Hall 3333 Turtle Creek Blvd.

Complimentary for Conservancy Members Member’s Guests $50 Each

To RSVP, Join the Conservancy, or Purchase Guest Tickets: Visit https://give.classy.org/holidayparty2018 or Call Adrian Palmer at 214-521-2003 Reservations Required by December 3rd *Two complimentary drink tickets per attendee cash bar available

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DOTTY’S TRUE TEXAS CUISINE

Eat like an owl, not a bird

By Dotty Griffith dotty.griffith@yahoo.com Late night dining is more and more “a thing.”

Night owls need to eat.

Several Dallas restaurants are offering hours and menus for the almost wee hours. Here are several in Uptown, East Dallas, Downtown and Deep Ellum.

MOXIE’S GRILL AND BAR-UPTOWN This sports bar on the Crescent Court with a menu that goes way beyond typical bar fare offers a full menu until midnight Monday-Wednesday.

Thursday through Saturday Dotty Griffith hours extend to 2 a.m. On Sunday, the restaurant stays open until 11 p.m. Known for adventurous dishes, such as Korean Fried Caulif lower, and craft cocktails like Blackberry Mint Bourbon Mule and the Avocado Gimlet, Moxie’s offers lots of big screens for sports watching, a particularly timely amenity this time of year.

r&b

Bacon, Egg & Cheese Mazemen from r&b.

By Dotty Griffith dotty.griffith@yahoo.com This recipe contains a secret ingredient, mushroom soy sauce. You can buy it at specialty stores or online. Or you can make it using the recipe below.

Chefs describe what amounts to mushroom juice as a “umami bomb,” an ingredient that adds richness and depth of f lavor.

The recipe is from Angela Hernandez, executive chef of Fine China and r&b at the recently reopened Statler Hotel downtown. A ramen bowl with bacon, eggs and cheese, the dish is on the late-night menu at the fast-casual r&b restaurant that merges Asian and traditional American f lavors, ingredients and techniques.

Late Night Cookies at Harlowe MXM.

r&b-DOWNTOWN The historic Statler Hotel offers a late-night spot that serves imaginative riffs on ramen and bao dishes from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. This downtown space is hip and cool and totally ready to rock into the morning light.

Dishes like Bacon, Egg and Cheese Mazemen, a ramen bowl, comes with maple syrup-glazed bacon, cheese and a soft egg. Bao, Chinese steamed buns, get a classic American cheeseburger treatment or hot fried chicken. r&b-DOWNTOWN 1914 Commerce St. Dallas, 75201 randbdallas.com 214-752-2020 HARLOWE MXM-DEEP ELLUM Music venue with a rooftop stage, Harlowe MXM has a signature late night offering, Late

BLUE SUSHI SAKE GRILL-UPTOWN Blue’s late-night happy hour on Fridays and Saturdays runs from 10 to 11 p.m. The extensive menu features nearly 50 items from the sushi bar; including nigiri, sashimi and maki, as well as atakai (warm) and tsumetai (cool) dishes. Share plates are also available. Happy Hour drink prices are offered then as well.

BLUE SUSHI SAKE GRILL-UPTOWN 3220 McKinney Ave. Dallas, 75204 bluesushisakegrill.com 469-718-2292 GEMMA-EAST DALLAS On North Henderson Avenue, Gemma is best known for its innovative, chef-driven menu by owner Stephen Rogers. Co-owner Allison Yoder, his wife, runs the front of the house. Gemma’s “Reverse Happy Hour” starts at 10:30 p.m. every evening but Monday when the restaurant is closed.

Friday and Saturday night service goes until 1 a.m.

The rest of the week until midnight. That includes $2 select late night oysters as well as small plates like chicken Milanese and forbidden fried rice with duck confit.

GEMMA-EAST DALLAS 2323 N. Henderson Ave. #109 Dallas, 75206 gemmadallas.com 214-370-9426

Health tips

Traveling during the holidays

By Dr. Sarah E. Laibstain

Ask about the secret sauce

HARLOWE MXM-DEEP ELLUM 2823 Main St. Dallas, 75226 harlowemxm.com 214-624-3310

Harlowe-MXM

Moxie's Fried Korean Cauliflower.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Night Cookies. The “cookies” are Chinese dumplings made by Cookie Popp and delivered daily to the restaurant. The late-night menu is available Tuesday-Thursday 10 p.m.-midnight, FridaySaturday 11 p.m.-1 a.m. and Sunday 8- 10 p.m. Late Night Cookies are available in Pork and Chive, or Veggie. Served in a Chinese take-out box, they are available to eat in or take out while strolling through Deep Ellum.

MOXIE’S 100 Crescent Court Dallas, 75201 469-687-0050 us.moxies.com

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for the drive or flight. Gas stations and airports do not always offer the healthiest of options. Packing The holiday season is one of the most popular a few healthy snacks such as fruit, nuts or protein times to travel, and chances are you and your bars can help you steer away from unhealthy family may be preparing for holiday travel now. decisions.

While vacations are a great way to relax, travel can When you and your family reach your also take a toll on your health. When traveling there destination, continuing to exercise and maintain are many obstacles to making healthy healthy food selections is key. Vacations decisions, but following a few tips and can offer a variety of family fitness recommendations can help your family activities; you just may have to get have a healthy yet fun holiday season. creative. If you are in a cooler climate, Whether you are traveling by plane ice skating can be a great fitness or car, getting enough sleep the night option. If you are in a warmer climate, before is essential to starting off your snorkeling could be a fun and fit option. trip right. Research has proven that The holiday season is a time filled with fatigue can lower the immune system, unhealthy foods, especially when on causing you to be more susceptible to vacation. While indulging in a few of catching a virus. Thus, begin packing your favorite treats during the holiday early so you and your family are well season isn’t detrimental, we recommend Dr. Sarah Laibstain following the 80/20 rule. This “rule” rested for the day of driving or air travel. Since air travel increases the risk allows for 80 percent of your food of catching a cold or flu, we recommend increasing intake to be healthy foods with 20 percent being water consumption to stay hydrated during your everything else. This gives you the flexibility to trip as well as packing bacterial wipes in your still enjoy the foods you love but maintain healthy carry-on luggage. Using a bacterial wipe to clean portions. immediate surrounding objects such as your The holidays are a time for joy and celebrations. headrest, armrest and tray table is a simple way We hope following these tips and recommendations to eliminate germs that can be contracted on an allows you and your family to enjoy a healthy airplane. Also, check with your family physician holiday season. for suggested multivitamins that would be most Dr. Sarah E. Laibstain is a general family beneficial to you. This will ensure you get the best medicine practitioner at Family Medicine vitamins for your specific immune system.

Associates of Texas. She thoroughly enjoys These prevention tips can help decrease the improving the health and lives of individuals chances of your catching a virus, but managing ranging from young children to adulthood. Dr. your food intake is important as well. As you pack Laibstain can be reached at 972-394-8844 or by for your trip, plan to a pack a small meal or snack visiting texasmedicine.com.

BACON, EGG AND CHEESE MAZEMEN 8 ounces thick cut bacon 1/4 cup tamari or soy sauce 1/4 cup maple syrup 2 portions Ramen noodles (instant or fresh) 4 tablespoons bottled or homemade mushroom soy sauce (see recipe below) 2 large eggs 1/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated 3 tablespoons sliced green onion 3 tablespoons biscuit (or other) breadcrumbs In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp. Stir in tamari or soy sauce and maple syrup.

Reduce heat and cook until pan drippings are reduced to a thick glaze and the bacon is evenly coated. Pull off heat and set aside.

In a medium pot over high heat, bring a pot of water to a boil. Stir in noodles and cook 2 to 3 minutes or according to directions on label. Drain the noodles and return to saucepan. Add mushroom soy sauce and stir to coat noodles evenly. Keep warm.

Poach and drain well or soft boil the eggs.

Divide noodles between two warm bowls. Garnish each with equal amounts of soy maple bacon, cheese, green onion, biscuit breadcrumbs and soft-cooked eggs. Mix well and enjoy.

Makes 2 servings.

••• The following recipe first appeared in Saveur magazine in 2015 at saveur.com/article/recipes/mushroomsoy-sauce. Use it to finish pastas or add depth of f lavor to wilted greens. Combine with butter and brush on grilled or roasted fish.

MUSHROOM SOY SAUCE 2 pounds sliced white button mushrooms 1 tablespoon fine sea salt Cheesecloth In a large bowl, toss mushrooms with sea salt. Let sit 1 hour.

Transfer to a cheesecloth-lined colander set over the bowl. Gather edges of cheesecloth and squeeze mushrooms dry and save for another use. The chilled sauce will last for up to 2 weeks.

Makes 3 1/2 cups.

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By Candy Evans candace@candysdirt.com When you get to a certain stage in life, there is really only one thing left to gift your family: a place where the entire clan can enjoy layers of generations under one roof, basking in the tranquility of nature.

In other words, a home on the range where memories can be created between generations, and then passed down to future generations.

For many North Texans, that dream is a ranch, one perhaps offering equestrian experiences and certainly, if its near Colorado, relief from the Texas summer heat as well as a full ski season.

However, let’s face it: real life on a ranch is never anything but hard work. As you hike or ride, you notice the fence that needs repairing, the barn that was bashed during the October storms, and oh yes, the horses that need constant tending. Add that to the rest of the inevitable days’ worth of sun-up to sun-down chores, and despite the romantic allure, you begin to wonder, “is ranch ownership a realistic option for our family?”

Pondering this very question inspired our recent visit west to Alpine Mountain Ranch & Club, located in picturesque Steamboat Springs,

Colorado, which we knew for awesome skiing.

But ranch Candy Evans life?

We’d heard that this property was different, that it was the perfect solution to mountain ranch ownership: a beautiful mountain property in the northwest corner of the state, acres of breathtaking forest and soaring mountain views that lower your blood pressure every time you open your eyes. There is horseback riding, fly-fishing, golf, ski-in/ski-out mountain access to fresh powder, fresh water swims, critters and cattle, and the best gift of all, a luxurious home on the range without the maintenance.

In other words, you own this ranch, it doesn’t own you.

Alpine Mountain Ranch & Club is what’s known as a shared ownership ranch, or “ranchette.”

Simply put, owners get 100 percent of the benefits of ranch ownership without all of the work. Without a fraction of it, actually.

The ranch has managers, wranglers and full-time concierges on staff who take care of those chores.

Trust me: There is such a thing as an on-site ranch Concierge, and it

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Alpine Mountain Ranch & Club

Raw land at Alpine Mountain Ranch & Club starts at about $1.4 million, and homes are available starting at $4.495 million. is wonderful. If only they had them back when Bick brought Leslie Benedict to West Texas.

The Ranch Concierge staff is available 24-7 to ensure your activities are pre-set and hassle-free — dinner reservations, tee times, airport transportation — so you can begin your vacation immediately upon arrival.

The Concierge staff will even pre-stock your fridge and regulate your home temperature.

The vision for Alpine Mountain Ranch & Club began when Bill Butler, a Covington, Kentuckybased real estate developer, and founder of Corporex, a firm that specializes in hospitality, real estate development and management, started his first work in Colorado. He developed hotels and numerous office buildings in the Denver metro area.

Butler, being a huge land lover, cast his eyes wide across the rugged state and started seeking the perfect mountain property.

To him, says Butler, part of the allure of Colorado is the natural

amenities of the mountains, sun, snow and air, as well as the people. He loved Colorado so much, he started looking for a place for his family to return to again and again for generational gathering and memory making. After seeing every mountain community in the state, he settled on Steamboat Springs.

In Steamboat, Butler found the perfect crossroads of authentic cowboy culture mixed with an Olympian skiing tradition and the area’s famed Champagne Powder snow.

The developer in him could envision other families enjoying the same appeal his family had, and thus the seed was planted for his creation of Alpine Mountain Ranch & Club.

A home on the range that is designed, as Butler says, “….to maximize time spent with family and friends, for generations.” He carefully chose property boasting the best views, value and location in Colorado.

A departure from the flashy ski resort communities that dot the heavily-trafficked I-70 corridor,

Steamboat Springs attracts a different clientele than most Colorado resorts and offers a more genuine, family-centered experience.

Alpine Mountain Ranch & Club is a 1,216acre community in Steamboat Springs, Colo., nestled in the famed Yampa Valley. The location makes it one of the most perfect shared ranch communities I have ever seen. Located just outside of Steamboat Springs, the property offers 5-acre luxury home sites abutting Steamboat Ski Resort, National Forest and the area’s most prestigious local golf club — Catamount Ranch & Club. There are 63 home sites, a 900acre wildlife preserve, a swimable fresh water lake perfect for paddleboarding and fishing, a new owners’ lodge with full kitchen, equestrian center, miles and miles of trails for hiking and horseback riding, a backcountry cabin aptly named The Hermitage and access to Steamboat Springs only minutes away.

Raw land prices start at about $1.4 million, and two completed homes are available starting at $4.495 million.

There is even a guest house for prospective buyers or homeowners’ use while their home is under construction.

The community has also used local resources most wisely. Alpine Mountain affiliated with local vendors to offer a rich variety of off-site amenities that enrich ranch life but do not, frankly, jack-up homeowner fees. Alpine

Mountain Ranch & Club associated with the best fly-fishing guide company in Steamboat Springs, Steamboat Flyfisher, and offers exclusive access to 1.5 miles of Gold Medal fishing sites on the famous Yampa River. Golf enthusiasts can tee off and dine at the Catamount Golf Club, so close it can be reached via the golf cart path, which connects the two properties.

Perhaps the best amenity investment is its ownership interest in the Alpine Mountain Summit Club at One Steamboat Place, an exclusive private ski club at the base of Steamboat’s famed ski mountain. The Summit Club offers ski in and out access, heated parking, complete gear storage, food and drink (breakfast and apres ski every single day), day spa and sauna, heated outdoor pools, children’s clubs and activities, and limitless mountain access only steps away from the gondola. And owners at Alpine Mountain Ranch & Club have an exclusive option to join the Summit Club. The Alpine Mountain Summit Club is more like a mountainside country club with vast stretches of white powder instead of putting greens. The Summit Club enhances home ownership at the bustling mountain base while offering the best of both worlds: privacy and immediate access.

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Hammer and Nails

Practice safety during holidays

By Stephan Sardone stephan@sardoneconstruction.com This is the time of year that many people transform their homes into festive areas for entertaining inside and out.

But the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns that more than 14,000 people headed to hospital emergency rooms last November and December because of injuries related to holiday decorating.

Half of the injuries are related to people improperly using a ladder. This is nothing to take for granted. When installing outdoor lights, cleaning gutters, inflating and mounting large outdoor balloons or other holiday decorations, use caution. These should be jobs for two people, with one person supporting the ladder as another one stands on it. They are also projects that are perfect for family participation.

While holiday lights create a festive spirit, when not used properly, they can create safety hazards or cause fires.

Always read the manufacturer’s instructions for installation. According to FirstEnergy, in order to keep your family safe during the holidays, follow these best practices to ensure your holiday lights and decorations are installed correctly: • Double check lights for frayed wires or cracks, and be sure there is a bulb in each socket. Discard and replace damaged strands.

• When decorating outside, keep ladders and decorations away from overhead power lines. Ensure the ladder is securely placed on the ground before climbing.

• Lights should be approved by

Underwriters Laboratory. "UL" will be clearly displayed on the tag, signifying the product has been inspected for potential safety hazards. Red UL marks indicate the lights are safe for indoor/ outdoor use, and green UL marks indicate the lights are only safe for indoor use.

• Do not hammer tacks or nails into the electrical cord when hanging lights.

Instead, use clips to safely attach lights to the house.

• Use heavy-duty extension cords, and only use cords outdoors if they are designated for outdoor use. Avoid overloading extension cords by using no more than three sets of standard lights per cord.

• If possible, outdoor lights and inflatable decorations should be plugged into circuits protected by ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI). GFCIs help prevent electric shock by breaking the circuit when differences in the currents of hot and neutral wires occur.

• Use a timer or turn off lights before going to bed, or if you will be away from home.

• For special ornaments that plug into a bulb receptacle, use no more than two per strand, or check the manufacturer's directions.

• Indoor lights should not touch drapes, furniture or carpeting. Keep lit candles away from flammable items, too.

• Prevent tripping by placing cords and decorations in low-traffic areas where they won’t be walked on. Avoid twisting, kinking or crushing cords.

Additionally, if you have children in your home, use safety caps on all electrical outlets that are not in use to prevent

shock. Keep sharp objects out of reach, as well as items that could be swallowed.

Remember to keep Christmas trees Stephan Sardone watered so they don’t dry out and become a fire hazard. Keep small children and pets away from tree ornaments as they might

be mistaken for toys or candy.

Take the proper precautions both inside and outside of your home and prevent hazards and focus on friends and family during the holidays. Don’t forget to periodically check lights and decorations throughout the season to ensure they continue to operate safely. You can avoid that unexpected trip to the emergency room.

Sardone Design-Build-Remodel is locally owned and operated. Sardone, his wife and two daughters are Lake Highlands residents.

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ACROSS 1. Energetic 6. Outstrip 10. Hair rinse 15. Pinnacles 20. Yvette’s school

21. Nightclub 22. Opera tunes 23. Oven setting 24. “Thinker” sculptor 25. Grouchy Muppet 26. Sheds tears 27. “The Wreck of the

Mary —” 28. Early stages 29. In accord (2 wds.)

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was governor of Florida and sought the GOP nomination for president in 2016, falling short in primary and caucus voting despite overwhelming fundraising success. Jeb’s son, George P. Bush, was elected land commissioner of Texas in 2014.

“Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro and I are saddened to announce that after 94 remarkable years, our dear Dad has died,” former President George W. Bush said in a family announcement. “George H. W. Bush was a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for. The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41’s life and love, for the compassion of those who have cared and prayed for Dad, and for the condolences of our friends and fellow citizens.”

George H.W. Bush was born in Massachusetts in 1924. He was a Navy aviator in World War II, the pilot of a plane shot down during a bombing run in the Pacific. After the war, he and his family moved to Midland and later to Houston, where he worked in the oil business before his interest in politics was sparked in 1964 as chairman of the Harris County Republican Party. He ran for U.S. Senate and lost that year, but he won a seat in Congress two years later and became the first Houston Republican in the U.S. House. He won a second term in 1968 and gave that up for an unsuccessful run for U.S. Senate in 1970; he lost to Democrat Lloyd Bentsen, who went on to hold the seat for 22 years.

Bush ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 1980, representing the GOP’s centrist wing in a primary where conservatives lined up behind Ronald Reagan of California. Bush won in Iowa, but Reagan rebooted and won in New Hampshire and the states that followed. Reagan selected Bush as

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Questions yield answers that are likely to send the curious down unexpected paths. The journey from query to reply can prove quite enjoyable for some, but others may discover that to learn a necessary thing or two requires a willingness to admit they don’t know it all, and that can be difficult!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) You’re in no mood to make “exceptions” this week, but it’s likely you will have to strike at least one compromise, willingly or not.

(Dec. 8-Dec. 21) — An unusual dynamic pushes you in a different direction this week. Take care that heightened emotions don’t result in a spiral that you cannot control.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) You are thinking a bit too much

about accomplishments, when this week just doing your job will be reason enough to celebrate.

(Jan. 7-Jan. 19) — Others will appreciate your ability to deal with the facts this week without injecting too much emotion into the proceedings. You can solve a puzzle.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) You may be caught up in a whirlwind of activity that warrants wholehearted reactions even though you’re not directly affected. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) — Bad news can actually be used to your advantage this week. Control of another who has been a problem for you for quite some time allows you to score a victory.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) Something you’ve avoided in the past may be unavoidable now — but you’ve gathered enough new info to be able to deal with it productively. (March 6-March 20) — You may be upset to find that something you’ve counted on is not going to come to pass. A quick change of gears allows you to progress, however.

ARIES (March 21-April 4) You can do much to prevent a current divide from becoming even wider this week. Others will appreciate your “bipartisan” approach.

(April 5-April 19) — You must resist the temptation this week to talk of an “enemy” of any kind. You can afford to look upon all others

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his running mate at the 1980 Republican National Convention.

Bush won the party’s 1988 presidential nomination after he lost the Iowa caucuses, finishing behind U.S. Senator Bob Dole and Pat Robertson, a television evangelist. He named Dan Quayle, an Indiana senator, as his running mate, and beat Democrat Michael Dukakis in that year’s presidential race.

Bush raised taxes in a deal with Congress designed to reduce the federal deficit, breaking a famous campaign promise: “Read my lips: No new taxes.” He started a volunteer movement — 1,000 Points of Light — that grew into a foundation that continues to promote volunteerism in the country.

He named Clarence Thomas and David Souter to the U.S. Supreme Court. He authorized “Operation Just Cause,” the military invasion that removed Manuel Noriega from power in Panama. And in early 1991, he sent U.S. troops to the Middle East as part of an international coalition that successfully opposed Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. Bush also spearheaded the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, which regulated trade and shrunk tariffs among the United States, Canada and Mexico. That was adopted in 1993, after he left office.

Bush lost his 1992 re-election bid to Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton in a three-way race that also included Dallas billionaire H. Ross Perot. The loss was attributed in part to a soft economy and to conservative unhappiness with Bush’s broken promise on taxes.

George and Barbara Bush retired to Houston.

His presidential library, next to Texas A&M University in College Station, was dedicated in 1997, and the government school there is named the George Bush School of Government and Public Service in his honor.

Your Stars this Week The coming week is likely to usher in a period of heightened activity in virtually all professional venues, but especially those that require an ability to devise strategies that are heretofore unimagined. Those who work tirelessly on projects in positions labeled “middle management” have quite a week in store, as they are likely to find that their risk levels increase — but with the potential of greater rewards. Nothing should be pushed through without careful thought this week, however.

Those who take the careless route may find themselves watching rivals enjoying gains that should have been theirs by rights.

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with more tolerance than is your habit.

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You can enjoy a rather dominant position during the first part of the week, but later on a partner will surprise you with a reversal. (May 6-May 20) — How you influence others is likely to change dramatically this week. This may be as much about style as substance — but this may remain a secret for a time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) You agree that moderation is the key to success — on most occasions. This week, however, you’re likely to give in to overindulgence.

(June 7-June 20) — You have a friend to thank for the new wave of achievement you may enjoy this week. Don’t leave him or her behind as you bask in your newfound success.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) Now is no time for you to sit out and let others call the shots; you’ll want your voice to be heard — and what you say can make a difference. (July 8-July 22) — You like a great deal of the same things as a Leo or Virgo native who will be sharing certain portions of your life this week; focus on “togetherness.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) You can assist in a transfer of information that really makes a

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‘The Favourite’ will be Academy Award favorite

FOX sEARCHLIGHT PICTURES

Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman star alongside Emma Stone (below) in "The Favourite." like that. Yes, you will see a ball attended by Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) suddenly morph into a dance off loaded with modern dance moves. It’s a head tilt moment that lasts a few moments and it’s easily funnier than most entire movies can hope to be.

“The Favourite” isn’t a laugh out loud comedy considering most of it is an uncomfortable power struggle between the Duchess of Marlborough, Sarah (Rachel Weisz), and her young cousin, Abigail (Emma Stone). The two of them plot and scheme against each other while trying to gain the “favour” of the Queen, whose borderline schizophrenia demands constant attention.

When things get dark, they get very dark. Poison, self-harm, overt threats of physical violence and sexuality are weaponized with most of it eliciting uncomfortable

By Chic DiCiccio @chiccywood “The Favourite” is a zany, highly clever period piece that can best be described as a Monty Python movie that was directed by Stanley Kubrick.

It’s directed to technical perfection by Yorgos Lanthimos (and future Best Director Oscar winner) and everything from the costuming to the classical music score is as gorgeous as any “proper” period piece.

But then, out of nowhere, someone drops an impressive F-bomb while doing something wholly inappropriate and “The Favourite” reaches peak satire levels and thusly becomes the best movie of 2018.

Don’t worry. Lanthimos and screenwriters Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara don’t constantly pepper the screen with current pop culture references or anything

laughter. The beauty of it all is that Sarah and Abigail run circles around their male counterparts who are too busy powdering their wigs and moving their beauty marks to

realize they are being played as fools.

This is the true genius of “The Favourite.” Typically, political power struggles in movies are reserved for men with women firmly on the sideline.

The only male character who seems to have anything going on upstairs is Robert Harley (Nicholas Hoult), who leads the political opposition to Sarah. He blackmails Abigail into becoming a spy, which she uses to her advantage even though he casually admits that he could murder her and nobody would bat an eye.

There is little doubt that this film is pushed to greatness by the career-topping performances of Colman, Weisz and Stone. Weisz has her iciness ramped up to nearly unbearable levels and she spews out insults with a smile, only making her that much scarier. It’s her best work yet, but definitely in her comfort zone. Stone is about as far from her “La La Land”

character as she can get and her calculated stabs at power get more intense as she goes.

Colman is a revelation (and future Best Actress Oscar winner). Whether she’s sobbing in her bedroom while wearing her pajamas and eating cake with her hands or screeching crazed orders at the help, Colman dominates the screen and it’s impossible to take your eyes off her. This is a dominant performance filled with sadness, humor and (albeit brief ) moments of heart. Forget Best Actress awards. Colman has put in the best acting performance of the year, regardless of gender.

Even after all this praise, “The Favourite” is not for everyone. It’s seriously cruel and sometimes so uncomfortable that it’s punishing for the viewer. There’s a load of subtext and the thought-provoking ending make it well worth seeing, just not more than once. Okay, twice. Maybe three times.

Uncle barky's bites

What has happened to the Dallas news leader?

By Ed Bark unclebarky@verizon.net What’s up with WFA A-TV (Ch. 8), the onetime home of local newscast superstars Tracy Rowlett, Iola Johnson, Troy Dungan, Gloria Campos and the late Chip Moody?

Stunningly, nothing was up during the recently ended November “sweeps” ratings period.

WFA A went winless for the first time in memory and also was the only station to suffer year-toyear audience decreases in all four major news battlegrounds (10 p.m., 6 a.m., 5 and 6 p.m.).

A year ago, in the 2017 sweeps, WFA A won the marquee matchup at 10 p.m. in both total viewers and with 25-to54-year-olds (the main advertiser target audience for news programming). WFA A also added a 6 p.m. first place finish in total viewers.

This time around, CBS11 rebounded to win at 10 p.m. in total viewers, ending a drought that had stretched to the February 2016 sweeps. Fox4 won that hour among

25-to-54-year-olds.

WFA A, owned by the McLean, Va.-based TEGNA Inc., hemorrhaged 40,279 total viewers from November 2017, according to the official Nielsen ratings results. It was by far the biggest audience downshift among CBS11, Fox4 and NBC5.

WFA A can rightly claim that one of its 6 and 10 p.m. co-anchors, Cynthia Izaguirre, missed the entire sweeps period after taking an adoption leave and also having a hysterectomy (as she publicly disclosed). Longtime WFA A stalwart John McCaa, who has announced he’ll be retiring in March, instead was joined at the anchor desk by incumbent staffer Marie Saavedra.

But CBS11 also had a different look at 10 p.m.

Veteran anchor Doug Dunbar soloed at that hour throughout the sweeps while the station continues its snail-like search for a co-anchor to replace Kaley O’Kelley.

She left CBS11 way back in May and is now an early morning anchor at a Phoenix TV station.

CBS11 benefits from

stronger 10 p.m. newscast lead-ins than its rivals get from their respective networks’ entertainment programming (or in Fox4’s case, its 9 p.m. local newscast). But the disparity isn’t that great, and in the past, WFA A used to routinely overcome such shortfalls.

TEGNA’s corporate directive is for its local newscasts around the country to “differentiate” themselves with longer, distinctive stories (dubbed WFA A “Originals” in this market) while also resorting to on-air social media polls in order to “engage” with viewers. But as one of my unclebarky.com readers noted, perhaps a substantial number of viewers want a more

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CBS11 news anchor Doug Dunbar. direct “rip and read” approach to the news of the day, augmented by longer investigative pieces toward the middle of newscasts. CBS11 is more “traditional” in that respect.

And with Dunbar going it alone at 10 p.m., the station also had DFW’s only single “voice of authority” at the anchor desk.

It would be surprising, if not shocking, if CBS11 at some point doesn’t hire a woman to join Dunbar at the anchor desk. But given the November ratings results, there’s perhaps no need to hurry.

Meanwhile, Fox4’s “Good Day” rules the 6 a.m. ratings (and also from 7 to 10 a.m.) as no DFW station ever has.

The November numbers show Fox4 with the

only year-to-year audience increases from 6 to 7 a.m. in both total viewers and with 25-to-54year-olds. It’s a slaughterhouse in each ratings measurement with Fox4 averaging 132,151 total viewers and 77,601 in the 25-to-54-year-old demographic. In each case, the runner-up station (WFA A) had well less than half as many viewers. And among 25-to-54-year-olds, the combined WFA A/CBS11/ Fox4 total of 54,407 viewers fell more than 20,000 viewers short of Fox4’s aforementioned 77,601.

One more thing. The CBS network and CBS11 newscasts have tended to skew older than Methuselah among younger viewers. But at 5 and 6 p.m., CBS11 showed minimal year-to-year gains in this key demographic, in each case good enough to push WFA A into last place during those hours.

While CBS11 dawdles in naming O’Kelley’s replacement, WFA A has

already announced a successor to McCaa. He’s Chris Lawrence, who will join the station from NBC-owned WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. after earlier working a decade at CNN. A lot is riding on that hire after McCaa declined management’s offer to stay on longer rather than end what will be a 35-year career at WFA A. Will Lawrence, who also is AfricanAmerican, click with both Izaguirre and local viewers? And might WFA A go back to a more nutsand-bolts form of newscast rather than air it out with those lengthy “Originals” and reporter David Ed Bark Schechter’s occasional and often whimsical “Verify” dispatches?

Whatever happens, the future directions will be charted in large part

by TEGNA corporate.

CBS11, Fox4 and NBC5 also are owned and operated by their corporate parents. But the imprints from afar don’t seem as deep or prevalent when it comes to newscast content and on-air graphics.

We’ll see what next November brings. For now, WFA A is at a tipping point with its storied past for the most part no longer operative.

Ed Bark, who runs the TV website unclebarky.com, is a past member of the national Peabody awards board.

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Judy Garland.

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Business Like Show Business” that would make Ethel proud. When Ethel dons a Christmas-y lei and sings “Mele Kalikimaka,” he brings down the house.

Merman’s gift of a fruitcake made a loud “thud” when Garland tossed it into the fireplace.

She quickly dug it out when Merman mentioned it was made with rum. That was only one of many spoofs of Garland’s fixation with alcohol.

And then there was, “Those are Quaalude, not reindeer mints.”

And finally, the moment many fans eagerly awaited, the grand entrance of some major eyelashes, followed by Cleveland’s familiar Minnelli, who brought the usual loud reception for an anticipated over-the-top performance.

In his shiny black pants, black top and signature red, sequined jacket, Cleveland strutted Minnelli’s stuff while he nailed her vocals.

“Janelle, innately, has that ‘it’ factor. Her talents belie her years. [She is] still in her 20s but with the stage maturity of a well-seasoned

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actress,” Cleveland said.

“She has the mannerisms, quirks and vocalizations of Judy down to a science. It’s spooky and fascinating.

“And she is one of the nicest, non-ego driven talents with whom you could ever hope to work. I’m completely lost in her when I’m onstage with her.

We’re going to lose her to New York soon ... but I know she’ll thank me in her Tony speech,” quipped Cleveland, who is teaching artist and administrator at Dallas Children’s Theater. He is an award-winner whose 45-year career has included 400 shows as an actor or director.

He was artistic director of Theatre Arlington for 18 years and appeared on TV for 10 years as host of “Disney Afternoon.”

Grace West does a convincing performance of Marilyn Monroe singing her trademark, “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” dressed in the iconic white dress that blows in the wind.

A younger Minnelli is played by Sarah Elizabeth Price. She also portrayed Minnelli in UP’s “The Boy from Oz” and Marta in “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” Her other credits include Blanche Barrow in WaterTower Theatre’s “Bonnie and Clyde” and Margaret in “Silent Sky” among many others.

Dana Harper’s Pearl Bailey was on point.

She appeared in UP’s “Priscilla Queen of the Desert” as Lead Diva. Harper was one of the Top 20 finalists on NBC’s “The Voice.”

Award-winning costume designer Suzi Cranford, along with designer Jessi Chavez, created the 1963-period wardrobe. Cranford designed and executed Garland’s gown. “It’s my version of [Judy’s] designed around her red brocade dress coat,” she said.

Another award-winning set designer, Kevin Brown created a lovely, functional living room where Judy could welcome her guests as they dropped by. Music direction is by Isaac Leaverton, a voice and music practitioner in the Dallas area.

Also joining Garland’s special guests is Trevor Wright as Tracy Everett. Wright is also the choreographer.

First-time UP patron Alan Brent became a big fan of UP with this show.

He commented, “The performances were exceptional with a five-star award going to Janelle as Judy. Everything she did was not only eye catching but also very well researched and delivered with panache. If ever there was a chance this old ex-Royal Shakespeare Company actor could work with this amazing team, then the icing will be on my cake … and I love cake!”

Don’t mistake the Christmas theme for a family show. It’s not. Get a sitter.

“A Very Judy Christmas” will run through Sunday, Dec. 16 with performances Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. at Kalita Humphreys Theater at 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. between Lemmon Avenue and Blackburn Street. Tickets can be purchased online at uptownplayers.org or by phone at 214-219-2718.

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Casino Night in White Legal Hospice Candle Room

Fund a Cure Luncheon Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Brook Hollow Golf Club

Board Chair James Deets, President Tony Lokash, Chair Kim Gonzalez

Chair Marilyn Weber, Ben Weber, Executive Director Amy Camp

Honored Guests Natalie Stanback, Super Bowl Champion Isaiah Stanback, Nadia Stanback

“Rock the Perot” Night at the Museum Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Mac McFarland, James Wade, Bill Wade

Anthony Chammah, Christina Kelly, Lane Hamilton

Conversation with a Living Legend MD Anderson Cancer Center Benefit Hilton Anatole

Chris Gilker, Robie Vaughn, Heather Gilker, Fallon Vaughn, Linda and Ken Wimberly

Travis Arnold, Jordan Spieth

Jennifer Needham, Marty Leonard, Presenting Sponsor Lyda Hill, Jeff Needham

Women in the World Tina Brown and Toyota recognize powerful women Dallas Museum of Art

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Susan Posnick, Margaret Stafford

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North Texan wins original Terlingua chili cook off

JO ANN HOLT

The “Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cook Off.”

By Jo Ann Holt joannholt@gmail.com Midlothian resident Becky Daniels, a vice president of lending for First State Bank in Waxahachie, won the highly competitive “Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cook Off” for 2018. Daniels was crowned on Nov. 3 as winner of the competition, held each year in the legendary ghost town of Terlingua.

Daniels said, “I’m still in disbelief. I know at least 20 people who competed from our area that I cook against regularly. The ladies that placed sixth and seventh are friends of mine. Ladies dominated this year!”

Her husband, Joe, kept it all in the family by winning the Showmanship Category for his one-man show, Skidmark Chili. “I am very proud of my husband’s first place for his one-man show, he worked so hard but he has so much fun doing it. He had a Cars Theme (Skidmark Chili). Joe is constantly adding to his show and changing things to make it more interactive,” Becky said.

The chili competition was started by celebrated journalist, historian and chili enthusiast Frank X. Tolbert (“A Bowl of Red”) in 1967. His partner in the chili venture was Texas icon, race car designer and entrepreneur Carroll Shelby. Shelby planned to develop property in the remote West Texas area and thought the competition would make a great promotion. Tolbert and New Yorker Wick Fowler were the only two cooks in the original Terlingua chili cook-off 53 years ago.

And then there were two. In 1983, a dispute

resulted in two chili competitions. Both call their event the “original Terlingua chili cook off.” The larger CASI chili contest takes place on Rancho CASI de los Chisos grounds, just a few miles down the road from the other Terlingua group.

“We love the Tolbert’s cook off,” Daniels said.

“Kathleen Ryan (daughter of Frank X. Tolbert and co-owner with husband Paul Ryan of Tolbert’s Chili Parlor in Grapevine) runs a first class cook off and her involvement is so appreciated. The atmosphere is completely different between the two competition sites.

“I think it comes from the attitude of the organizers (Kathleen, Debbie Turner, and others). It’s obvious how hard they work to make it a success, how much this means to them and how personal it is for them.”

Proceeds from the Original Terlingua chili cook off are donated to “Behind the Store,” a charitable organization that supports ALS. Donations also go to Terlingua first responders and schools.

Becky said, “I’ve been cooking since 2015, my husband Joe for a few years longer, but it was mostly in the Waxahachie area. We were invited to participate in a cook off in Glen Rose in 2015. Joe had two recipes and two spice brands he wanted to try out so I reluctantly agreed to cook one pot. I actually placed first and was auto qualified for ‘Behind the Store’ (the Tolbert cook off). That was our first year to go to Terlingua and I placed 15th in Behind the Store. We were hooked!

I placed fourth in Ladies State in 2017 and 10th this year.”

“My good friend of about 20 years, Brenda

Becky Daniels' chili took the top prize.

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Relying on Google Maps while traveling

By Michael Wald wald.world@yahoo.com I just returned from a trip where I led a group. During the trip, we were unconnected to Wi-Fi for most of the time when we were not in the hotel.

I wanted to use my Google Map function to find my way to a grocery store and restaurants, but without Wi-Fi, my GPS could not bring up the map. So I decided to download the map for offline use. This worked well, even when I didn’t have Wi-Fi. I was surprised to learn that the others in my group did not know about this important feature.

They encouraged me to write this column.

I assume you have a smartphone. With it, all you need to do, first, is make sure your phone has Google Maps loaded. If it doesn’t (some Apple phones come with an alternative map program), you need to install Google Maps. You do this by going to the Apple store or the Android Playstore and search for Google Maps. Download this app.

You will need to be in a Wi-Fi zone to download an app or you can use your cellphone service if you are connected to a cell network.

Once the Google Maps app has been downloaded, make sure your GPS is set to on. You do this by turning on location. With GPS on, open the app and type in an address. Google Maps will bring up a map of that place. Then hit “Get Directions.” The app will ask you FROM where and TO where. The address you just searched will automatically be the TO place. The app will automatically know where you are and give you directions from there. You can override this and type in an alternative address.

Now it is time to download the

Johnson, was the 2017 Ladies State Champion and placed sixth in Terlingua. She and her husband, David, and my husband Joe and I go to almost every cook off together. Their sons and their wives also cook. Another couple we see a lot on the chili trail is Larry and Grace Walton. Larry was the 2011 CASI Terlingua champion and Grace placed seventh this year in Behind the Store. David and Kay Lefler also participate in a lot of the cook offs we attend. We have a very comfortable camper we tow when we travel. We actually spend more weekends in the camper than at home, at least that’s how it feels,” Becky said.

Consistency key to winning. Becky said, “We try not to change what we do. If we have a good tasting recipe and our process works, we don’t do a lot of changing. Usually consistency pays off. After winning this year we’ll just keep competing like we have been. I would, of course, be thrilled to win again in the future so we will keep practicing and hope for that someday. I would love for my husband to win next.”

“We have four grown sons between us,” Becky said.

“My two sons love attending the cook offs. My youngest son Bryan has cooked a few times and placed fifth at a cook off in Durant in May. That was the day after Southwest Open cook off, I placed first the day before.

“My husband is the Great Pepper of the CASI NOW Pod. We were lucky enough to organize a cook off last year for the first annual Ellis County Fair. It was held at the Ellis County Youth Expo in Waxahachie to benefit the Youth Expo Center. We felt it was successful and hope to be able to work with the Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce and organize that again in March 2019,” Becky said.

“The thing that keeps us on the chili trail is the motto of ‘Chili, Charity, Fun.’ We love competing and being so excited for the people who have their numbers called (even if it’s not ours!),” she added. “We love being able to donate to charitable organizations, but most of all it’s about the friendship and camaraderie that we have found with our chili friends.”

Jo Ann Holt is a long-time journalist, now writing about cars, entertainment and travel.

With a little planning ahead, offline maps are a convenient way to navigate without Wi-Fi. maps you see for offline use. Hit the three lines at the top left of the app and then hit “Offline Maps.”

Once that page comes up, hit “Select Your Own Map.” This will bring up a default map area. You can expand or shrink it. The larger the map, the more memory of your phone will be used. Then click OK. The map will start to be downloaded. Again, you will need to be in a Wi-Fi area to do this download or you can use your cellphone service. Before downloading, the map will ask you if you want to give the map a particular name. If not, the app will name the map with a generic name.

Once downloaded, the map will only stay on your phone until it expires. The download will give you an expiration date. You can also erase the map you downloaded anytime once you are finished with it to free up phone memory.

You can download several maps and store them on your phone at the same time.

Once the map is downloaded, do a test to determine that it is working. Turn your Wi-Fi off through your settings. You need to leave your GPS (Location) on.

Attempt again to do a map search

and a search for directions. You should be able to do these just as you did originally. The system will use the downloaded map along with your GPS. Note that leaving GPS on uses more battery. So when you do not need it, turning it off will extend the time between charges.

Note that even in places where you do not have access for Wi-Fi signal, leaving the Wi-Fi enabled is supposed to make doing this map function faster. Doing this, however, will also drain your battery faster because the system will constantly be searching for a Wi-Fi signal.

So, you might want to experiment to see how your phone’s battery is affected.

Using the technique outlined above, you should feel less lost in a new place as long as you have your phone. You will be able to map your way to wherever you need to be from wherever you are, but you have to plan ahead.

Michael Wald is a travel specialist with special expertise in Panama adventure travel. He blogs about travel and other musings at www.UntraveledPlaces.com.

Follow him @UntraveledPlace and see where he is off to next.

Holiday appetite control key

By Mark Herrin Ever want to eat the whole buffet? With the rush of the holidays, the sheer sight of luscious and rich foods can be tempting. We promise you can control the appetite Grinch. A number of factors play into our lowered resistance for eating and drinking too much during the holidays. Don’t give up before understanding the full picture. First off, keep the stress hormone cortisol in check since it can increase appetite. Secondly, support the brain neurotransmitters dopamine, GABA and serotonin that make you feel good and relaxed as well as control appetite. Big words, but actually easy to accomplish.

Cortisol increases when your body becomes stressed.

It can be from real danger, too much worry or not enough sleep. The extracts of Ashwagandha or Magnolia have been shown to balance cortisol. Walking can do the same.

Dopamine is the hormone that provides the “life is good, let’s go do something” type of feeling. People do lots of things to get a dopamine boost, including eating sugar. The nutrients in a good Multi with Methyl forms of B vitamins will provide the means necessary to make dopamine along with the amino acid Tyrosine from protein.

Serotonin and GABA on the other hand are the happy, mellow neurotransmitters. Serotonin formation requires the same Multi with Methyl B vitamins and tryptophan from protein. GABA requires protein and is activated by Magnesium and Magnolia. Good news is there are formulas that contain all the molecules in one.

Before you venture to a holiday gathering or start drinking alcohol, nibble on some protein and a handful of nuts. Once you arrive be mindful of what is true hunger vs. impulse. Don’t forget water, being dehydrated will make you feel hungry. If taking benzodiazepine medication avoid duplicating with magnolia.

Appetite and weight control findings. LOWAT was clinically proven in adults to reduce fat stores, induce weight loss and decrease ghrelin, a hormone responsible for diving hunger. HCA, an active ingredient of Garcinia Cambogia, illustrated visceral, subcutaneous and total fat loss, while also assisting with appetite control. Omega-9 Fatty Acids are neutral fats that supply the brain with energy and provide satiety. Try the new Algae Oil, it has a neutral flavor profile and is great for cooking or last minute finishing.

Mark Herrin opened Sundrops Vitamins in 1976.

Under Mark’s leadership, Sundrops has transformed into an award winning vitamin and nutrition consultation business. His emphasis has always been to stay abreast of the current nutrition science and research.

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