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Vol. 3, No. 4
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COMMUNIT Y NEWS
Head to Montana if you can bear it The Dallas Zoo is offering a rare opportunity to explore Montana with Ben Jones, dean of Wild Earth Academy. The trip is from Sept. 10-19 Photo courtesy of DallasZoo.com Never know who you'll run into in Montana. and includes hikes through Glacier and Yellowstone National Park and the Flathead and Blackfoot Rivers. Lodging included (airfare not included). Limited to 20 people. $4,200 per person, double occupancy. See dallaszoo. com for details. — Lydia Jennings
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Pull a Revolver at Stampede 66 On Monday, March 14 at 6:30 p.m., one of the founding fathers of southwestern cuisine, Stephan Pyles, will be hosting a beer dinner with owner/brewmaster Grant Wood from Revolver Brewing, who will pair three of Revolver Brewing’s best beers — Revolver Bock, Sidewinder and Ironhead — with a three-course Texas-themed menu. Tickets are $60 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Stampede 66 is at 1717 McKinney Ave., Suite 100. Call 214-550-6966 for reservations. — Christina Alty
Rare Pollock sculpture on display The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) has acquired one of Jackson Pollock’s only existing sculptures — “Untitled” (1956) — which is one of just six of the artist’s sculptures in existence and was created just weeks before his death. The sculpture is receiving a rare Photo courtesy of Dallas Museum of Art public presentation in the Jackson Pollock “Untitled,” 1956, DMA’s exhibition “Jackson plaster, sand, gauze and wire. Pollock: Blind Spot,” which runs through March 20. The DMA is at 1717 N. Harwood St. — Jill Bernstein
Scramble to help Friends of Katy Trail Katy Trail Ice House is putting on the Second Annual Katy Trail Ice House Invitational at Gleneagles Country Club on Monday, March 21. The money raised will benefit Friends of the Katy Trail, the nonprofit organization responsible for maintaining the hike and bike trail that runs through Uptown and the Park Cities. The Tournament's honorary chairmen are Troy Aikman and Jason Garrett. It is a 1 p.m. shotgun start and the scramble format allows marginal players to have fun and contribute. See ktihinvitational.com or katyicehouse.com for details. — Buddy Cramer In This Issue Of K aty Tr ail Weekly Along the Green Trail........................................................ 5 Candy's Dirt....................................................................... 8 Classifieds......................................................................... 11 Community Calendar ....................................................... 6 Fitness .............................................................................. 5 Hammer and Nails ............................................................ 8 History on the Trail ........................................................... 8 Life on the Trail ................................................................. 4 Notes from the Editor ....................................................... 4 Restaurant Directory ...................................................... 11 Scene Around Town......................................................... 12 Trail to Good Health ......................................................... 7 Travel ............................................................................ 11 Uncle Barky's Bites .......................................................... 10 William "Bubba" Flint....................................................... 4 Find us at facebook.com/KTWeekly
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MULL IT OVER
Former sports anchor Laufenburg has no regrets
By David Mullen
david@katytrailweekly.com Brandon “Babe” Laufenburg has been part of the local football scene for more than 25 years as a backup quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, color analyst on Cowboys radio broadcasts alongside Brad Sham, and — for 17 years — lead sports anchor on CBS affiliate KTVT Channel 11. On Jan. 14, 2015, the screen went dark on the popular Laufenburg, as a new contract could not be worked out with the station. “Seventeen years was a long time to be working nights in this business,” Laufenburg, 56, said. “To each their own, but I have a high school senior and had the opportunity to attend virtually every football and basketball game this year, something that would not have been possible if I were working the late Photo courtesy of Babe Laufenburg Luke Laufenburg, Lee Corso and Babe Laufenburg in recent photo. news.”
Laufenburg, dubbed “Babe” by his brother because he was youngest in the family, also hosted “The Score with Babe Laufenburg” on Sunday nights. “I do miss the creativity of television,” Laufenberg said. “Especially in what we get to do in sports. But I am not one to look back. It was a good move for me at the time, and it looks even better in retrospect. There have been a lot of changes at CBS 11. It was time to go. But I will always be open to returning to television. I enjoy the medium.” An honorable mention All Big Ten quarterback at Indiana University, Laufenburg played for a man that has left his own imprint on television sports as the personality of ESPN’s “College Football GameDay,” the colorful Lee Corso. “I say he is the same guy you see on TV,” Laufenburg see MULL on page 5
CONVENTION CENTER
New cars rev into Dallas for 2016 Auto Show By Marianne Jones The 2016 DFW Auto Show returns to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center from March 16-20, for its 35th anniversary. The event also, 2016 DFW Auto Show Chairman Don Herring said, “has always been the best place in the metroplex for serious car shoppers to look, compare, test drive and dream. With 650,000 square feet of exhibit space and more than 700 new vehicles, the show provides consumers with hours of research possibilities, including conversations with manufacturers’ product specialists.” An impressive lineup of all new or redesigned vehicles for 2016 is scheduled for the DFW Auto Show this year including: Buick Cascada; Cadillac CT6; Chevrolet Camaro, Malibu and Silverado; GMC Sierra; Hyundai Tucson; Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Night and Renegade 75th Anniversary Edition; Lexus RX; Mercedes-Benz C450AMG Sport, GLC and GLE; MINI Clubman and Convertible; Mitsubishi Outlander and
Lancer Final Edition; Nissan Altima, Sentra and Titan XD; the Texas debut of the Toyota 4Runner TForce Special Edition; and Volvo XC90. The spotlight also will be on a variety of 2017 models, including two Texas debuts — Acura NSX and Mazda CX-9. Additional 2017s include: Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio; Buick LaCrosse; Cadillac XT5; Chrysler Pacifica; Fiat 214 Spider; Ford Escape, F-150 Photo courtesy of DFW Auto Show Raptor, Focus RS, Fusion and Super The Chevy Volt will be one of 700 cars on display. Duty F-250; GMC Acadia; Hyundai Elantra, Santa Fe and Santa Fe Hours of the show are from 4-10 Sport; Infiniti QX30; Jaguar F-Pace and p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, March XE; Lincoln Continental and MKZ; 16 and 17; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Mercedes-Benz C300 Coupe and GLS 550; Saturday, March 18 and 19; and 10 a.m.Mitsubishi Mirage; and the Porsche 911. 7 p.m. Sunday, March 20. Tickets are Visitors also can dream in the high- $12 for adults, $5 for senior citizens end area where Pagani, Aston Martin, 65 and older and children ages 6-12, Bentley, McLaren, Maserati and Rolls and children 5 and under are admitRoyce will showcase their $100,000 ted free. $1 discount coupons are availplus vehicles. The Rezvani Beast X, a able at participating franchised new car $300,000 plus supercar, will be spotlight- dealerships. For more information visit ed as well. DFWAutoShow.com.
DALLAS TRADITION
Greenville Avenue St. Patrick’s Parade set for March 19 By Carey Marin The Dallas Mavericks present the Dallas Mavs St. Patrick’s Parade & Festival at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 19. The parade has grown to be one of the largest St. Patrick's Parades in the country, with more than 125,000 attendees and more than 100 parade entries. The Dallas Mavericks are once again the presenting sponsor and will have a huge presence in the parade with two floats, the Mavs Express bus, Mavs Dancers, Mascots and ManiAACs.
The Mavs Corner exhibits, activities; will be located at the Brew Fest; and a VIP CVS corner of Lovers Bleacher section, Lane and Greenville curb side to the paAvenue and will fearade route. All event ture food trucks, exspaces are open from hibitors and Mavericks 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. entertainers. Proceeds benThe parade route efit the GAABA starts on Greenville Scholarship Funds Photo courtesy of facebook.com/DallasStPatricksParade Avenue at Blackwell benefiting Dallas ISD Mavs Dancers throw beads to raucous crowd. Street and ends at Seniors. More than SMU Boulevard. $72,500 in scholarStations. Parade-goers are encouraged ships have been awarded. Event spaces this year to ride DART as parking is More information can be include The Family Place limited. Parade route recfound at dallasstpatrickFamily Zone, located in the ommended stations include sparade.com, on Twitter @ Meadows Building parking Mockingbird Station, Lovers DallasStPats or Facebook at lot, featuring food trucks, Lane Station and Park Lane DallasStPatricksParade. exhibitor booths, sponsor
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