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COMMU NITY NEWS As if you didn’t know …

On Saturday, March 17 at 11 a.m. the Dallas Mavs St. Patrick’s Parade & Festival will begin its 39th year of over-the-top frolicking and fun. Burton Gilliam of “Blazing Saddles” fame will serve as this year’s grand marshal. The parade route starts on Greenville Avenue at Blackwell Street and ends at SMU Boulevard at Central Expressway. Parade-goers are encouraged to ride DART as parking is extremely limited. — Christine Finnegan

‘Riverdance’ steps into town The AT&T Performing Arts Center Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House in the Dallas Arts District presents “Riverdance — The 20th Anniversary World Tour” from Tuesday, March 20 through Sunday, March 25. The international Irish dance phenomenon, composed by Bill Whelan, produced by Moya Doherty and directed by John McColgan, comes directly to North America from a sold-out run across Europe and Asia. More information and tickets at attpac.org. — Cindy Evans ROB MCDOGALL

Estate owner to give a tour On Thursday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m., the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture at 2719 Routh St. invites patrons to take a tour of the 17th century castle and gardens that inspired the design of the Palace of Versailles. Author and Estate Owner Alexandre de Vogüé will guide a virtual tour of the estate, share its history and relate his personal experiences with his book A Day at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte. The event is $20 and includes a pre-event reception.

Reservations can be made through dallasinstitute.org or by phone at DALLAS INSTITUTE 214-871-2440. — Rachel Savant

Slide in for sliders Mix and match sliders are available now through Monday, April 30 at Snuffer’s Restaurant & Bar. Customers can choose two or three of Snuffer’s Signature Burgers sized as a slider.

Options include bacon cheeseburger, bacon guacamole burger, hickory BBQ burger, mushroom Swiss burger, classic cheeseburger and bleu cheese bacon burger. Two are $6.99 or three are $8.99. For more information, visit snuffers.com.

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Notes from the Editor Bubba Flint Along the Green Trail Opinion Automobility

Community Calendar Charity Spotlight Dotty Griffith Recipe of the Week

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FAR NORTHWEST DALLAS

Emails show gas company knew about leaks

By Jill Ament / Texas Standard

shut down the pipeline,” Aspinwall said. “It raises questions about should they A gas explosion in Dallas have done more? Should they killed a 12-year-old girl last have notified the people in month and prompted the the area? Why didn’t they evacuation of a northwest seem as concerned about neighborhood of close to these two leaks as the neigh3,000 people. bors did? Because a lot of Dallas Morning News neighbors had told us and investigative reporter Cary had said at public meetings Aspinwall has obtained that they called and they emails from the Texas could smell gas. They knew LOREN KERNS something was wrong.”

Railroad Commission indicating that crews from The fires mentioned in Approximately 75 percent of homes south of Walnut Hill Lane Atmos Energy, the natuthe email happened on Feb. remain without gas service as new lines are being installed. ral gas supplier in the area, 21 and Feb. 22, in homes were repairing multiple gas located on the street directleaks very close to the home that exploded, but the company ly behind the house that exploded on Feb. 23. The houses didn’t shut down the pipelines or evacuate the neighborhood shared an alley, Aspinwall says. One man interviewed by the immediately. reporter told her that the first incident felt like an explosion, One of the emails dated 12 hours before the explosion not like a kitchen fire. describes how Atmos employees were investigating two leaks Atmos Energy blamed the explosion on the weather, apparently related to previous kitchen fires in the area, but shifting clay soil and aging steel pipes. The Texas Railroad without any sense of urgency or recommendation for further Commission confirmed that the pipelines in the affected preventive action.

GAS cont'd on page 6 “They didn’t evacuate the neighborhood. They didn’t

CINEMA

‘Bomb City’ actor keeps punk rock alive

By David Mullen

david@katytrailweekly.com “Bomb City,” a firsttime feature film by Jameson Brooks, is the classic story of “us” versus “them” with a modern twist. It is “jocks” versus “punkers” based in Texas.

The full-length feature is based on the true story of the 1999 death of punk rocker Brain Deneke, who was run over and killed in Amarillo by a member of the Tascosa High School football team, 17-yearold Dustin Camp. In a highly publicized trial, Camp was found guilty of voluntary vehicular manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years probation.

Actor and musician Eddie Hassell stars in the film

as Oles, based on Deneke’s real life friend Chris Oles.

Growing up in Texas and identifying with the “punk” movement, Hassell’s role and story really hit home for him. Hassell was born in Corsicana, but raised in Gun Barrel City.

After the screening at the Texas Theater located at 231 W. Jefferson Blvd. on March 9 (which would have been Deneke’s 40th birthday), Hassell joined CJ Ramone and Total Chaos to give a live punk rock performance to the large crowd of punkers. “I am a guitarist and fiddle around with the bass,” Hassell said.

“But tonight, I am singing. I kind of got thrown into it.”

Hassell began his acting career as a child. “I moved

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Corsicana native Eddie Hassell stars in "Bomb City." to Southern California when I was about 10 and lived all over down there,” Hassell said.

“It was the gypsy life.” He now lives in Playa del Rey, Calif.

“It’s crazy, man. As far as I can remember, I wanted to act,” Hassell said. “I can PUNK cont'd on page 5

THEATER

LBJ back in spotlight with ‘The Great Society’

By Shari Goldstein Stern

weathered the storm, albeit getting wet over time and attracting mildew.

Brandon Potter’s convincWith credit to Broken Chord’s ing portrayal of Lyndon Baines original music and sound design Johnson (LBJ) in Dallas Theater and Aaron Meicht as associate Center’s (DTC) current production sound designer, the pre-recorded of “The Great Society” is reminisscore plays continuously, setting cent of his abrasive, in-your-face up a befitting, sullen aura. While performance as LBJ in DTC’s “All subtle, the music is also hauntthe Way” in 2014. ing. Innovative lighting design by Pulitzer Prize-winning Texas Clifton Taylor and projection deKAREN ALMOND sign by Ian McClain support the native, University of Texas alum and playwright Robert Schenkkan, Tony Award-winning Beowulf Boritt’s set with mar- bitter atmosphere. who wrote the Tony Awardble-looking columns showcases the cast.

The crisp set, created by Tony winning “All the Way,” also penned Award-winning Beowulf Boritt “The Great Society,” set during the the Voting Rights Act, Medicare and with its believably marble, white maescalation of the Vietnam War. Medicaid, Head Start, food stamps, jestic columns creates the feeling of a In sharp contrast to today’s dysimmigration reform and the Public stately Oval Office. Characters awaitfunctional White House, in which Broadcasting System. ing their entrances amidst the columns top leadership purports to be a geWhile the chaotic drama plays out is an interesting way to surround the nius dealmaker with a high IQ, a few in today’s D.C., patrons can at least rest President. of Johnson’s noteworthy deals while assured the White House has had other LBJ cont'd on page 9 in office were the Civil Rights Act, moments of dysfunction and somehow

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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

Fracking at the local Starbucks?

By David Mullen

Two North Texas cities made the top 10. Plano is fifth.

Residents must be thrilled to have every chain restaurant Tuesday, March 20 known to man. Believe it or is International Day of not, Grand Prairie ranked Happiness. These days, 10th. Really? Over Madison, it is difficult to be happy about anything. Why David Mullen Wis. (ranked 11), San Francisco (13) and Scottsdale does International Day of Happiness fall right in the middle of tax , Ariz. (14)? What makes Grand Prairie such a happy place? The Palace of Wax? season? Maybe it is because IRS agents Lone Star Park? The great dive bar on are happy this time of year, which Avenue E, the Little Indian Athletic would skew the sample. Our friends Club (actually barely an Arlington at WalletHub have determined the address)? This statistic has me stumped.

“Happiest Cities in America” and the By the way, El Paso has the lowest rate results are surprising, if not stunning. of depression in the U.S. This statistic One hundred eighty of the largest U.S. also has me stumped ... Dallas Farmers cities were gauged on factors from deMarket presents The Boho Market on pression rate to income-growth rate to Saturday, March 17 and Sunday, March average leisure time. According to the 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in The Shed survey, Fremont, Calif. is the happiest at 920 S. Harwood St. This is a chance city in America. Wait, what? Fremont? to peruse some of the wares of the area’s Its biggest claim to fame is it is the small businesses and artisans. Great city you drive through rapidly from chance to “Shop local” … Pothole of Oakland to San Jose on Interstate 880 the week actually goes off the street and (aka The Nimitz Freeway). Growing into a parking lot in front of Starbucks up, we always made fun of Fremont because it was the name of Mr. Wilson’s on Lemmon Avenue and Knight Street.

It looks like the parking lot owner has dog in the TV version of “Dennis been fracking. The hole was so deep the Menace.” It is a city of more than that I thought I found Baby Jessica in it.

230,000 and has the largest populaThe hole was so deep that I stood at one tion of Afghan Americans in the U.S. david@katytrailweekly.com

end of the cavern, ordered a Venti coffee and they brought me two.

Breaking news: I went by Monday and the gaping hole is now filled with cardboard and broken sheet rock.

That is not going to prevent someone from running over it and breaking an axle or stepping in it and breaking an ankle … Flu season is now transitioning into allergy season.

Any sufferer like me in Dallas rues this time of year. In search of some sort of remedy, the same old wives tale keeps surfacing. Take a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar. I don’t know what castor oil tasted like, but they must be related. Apple cider vinegar is nasty. But people swore that it helps with allergies, as well as weight loss, heartburn relief and digestion.

Technically, it reduces mucous production and cleans the lymph nodes. It is recommended to take a teaspoon three times a day, mixed in a glass of water ...

After her car was hit from behind by a driver who was texting, SMU student Neha Husein decided to take action.

She has developed a smartphone app called “Just Drive,” that awards points redeemable for food and merchandise to drivers who lock their phones while driving. She was scheduled to show

ALONG THE GREEN TRAIL

OPINION

By Naïma Jeannette

By Joe Ruzicka

Sustainable energy still profitable

local farmers. Instead of food going to a landfill to emit methane (powerful @naimajeannette greenhouse gas) into the atmosphere, This week, I have another envithe immense amount of waste can be ronmental news wrap-up for you. turned into useful nutrition. This also Let’s start with the crazy, yet saves restaurants money on their trash predictable. Exxon is expanding its disposal! oil refineries in Texas. Beaumont Which brings me to locally here could have the largest crude oil in Dallas. Did you know Recycle Naïma Jeannette Revolution has a composting program processing plant in the U.S. after the expansion is done. Exxon is for businesses? Get your restaurant, considering investing $50 billion into their U.S. office or school involved, and a recent Facebook operations over the next five years. Imagine if post by them suggests they are trying to revive they invested that in sustainable energy? They their home compost pickup program. They need could begin to the lead the world in alternative to know you’re interested! Email them at info@ energy sources beyond oil and natural gas. Why recyclerevolutiondallas.com to let them know not shoot for bigger and more long-term sources you want to reduce your trash and start comthan oil?! posting without all the backyard hassle.

Why? Because the short term is still exI must mention a conservation legend comtremely profitable for them. The oil market in the ing to the DFW area. I already got my tickets, U.S. is still on the rise. Oil and natural gas from so I’m not worried about them selling out and shale production is expected to double the nasitting at home depressed. Jane Goodall, one of tion’s oil output my conservation from 5.6 million heroes, is coming bpd in 2011 to 11 to UNT for their million bpd by the distinguished end of this year. lecture series. You Apparently, we may know her must dig it all up, from her work now. with chimpanNearby in zees, but she’s Houston, they gone on to do so are seeing a surge of electric cars and are planmuch more like books, lectures, activism and ning on installing 1,700 charging stations over really becoming a face of hope for combating the next decade. Texans want sustainable energy climate change in today’s world. See you there on sources to charge our electric vehicles. Some of Saturday, April 7. us are still waiting to be gifted an electric vehicle, Have you found your local farmer’s market “cough, cough.” yet? Many are opening this week around the South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin metroplex. Or you can sign up for a Community is about to wrap up. If you haven’t caught the Supported Agriculture program. Get your vegmemo, it’s more than music. This year, a few new gies directly from the farmers on a weekly or companies pitched radically awesome sustainbiweekly basis. Many deliver straight to your able ideas. The most impressive is a 3D printed door or to a nearby drop-off location. I’m giving house. Yes, you read that right. The 600-800 jbgorganic.com a try for the next four weeks. square-foot home can be printed in less than 24 There are plenty to choose from in the area! Find hours and designs start at $4,000! The first one one that suits your fancy and support our farmis now up and on display in Austin. Browsing ers directly. their website, I saw a familiar face in one of their Exciting environmentalism happenings are co-founders. Remember TreeHouse, the aweall over Dallas, Texas, the U.S. and the world. some new sustainable home improvement store You can be part of it with every decision you in Dallas? Their founder, Jason Ballard, is part of make. What will you do this week? the Icon team making 3D printed homes.

Another company out of SXSW that caught Naïma Jeannette is a freelance writer, teacher my eye was GrubTubs. They are turning restauand conservationist. Email her at naimajeanrant food waste into nutrient rich animal feed for nette@gmail.com or Tweet her @naimajeannette.

Oil and natural gas from shale production is expected to double the nation's output...

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CRIME WATCH March 8 – 12:38 a.m.

4200 Block, Maple Ave. (75219) Aggravated Robbery of an Individual: An unknown suspect pointed a handgun at the complainant and demanded money.

March 8 – 4 a.m.

9600 Block, N. Central Expy.

(75225) Burglary of a Building: An unknown suspect entered the location and stole property.

March 9 – 6:18 a.m.

2100 Block, N. Stemmons Fwy. (75207) Criminal Mischief: The suspect used an unknown object to break the complainant’s vehicle window.

March 9 – 9:51 a.m.

1500 Block, W. Mockingbird Ln. (75235) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect forced open the complainant’s rear back vehicle

window and stole property.

March 10 – 12:45 a.m.

4300 Block, Roseland Ave. (75204) Criminal Mischief: The unknown suspects shot bullets into the floor and walls, causing damage.

March 10 – 1:47 p.m.

4300 Block, Cedar Springs Rd. (75219) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

March 10 – 11:21 p.m.

5600 Block, Sears St. (75206) Aggravated Assault: Two suspects assaulted and knocked the complainant unconscious.

March 11 – 4:21 a.m.

2700 Block, McKinnon St. (75201) Theft of Property: The suspect stole a laptop from the complainant’s apartment.

March 11 – 12:21 p.m.

2500 Block, Worthington St. (75204) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: The

WILLIAM "BUBBA" FLINT — SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR

her invention at Austin's South by Southwest Interactive Festival ... From the “You have to be kidding me department,” apparently on Sunday, Jack Nicholson had to show his ticket for his front row seat at the Los Angeles Lakers versus Cleveland Cavaliers game. No superstar actor has been on television more from his front row seat at a Lakers game than Nicholson. A tweet from gifdsports read “Usher at the Lakers game really asked Jack Nicholson to show him his ticket. Damn Millenials.”

Hilarious … Item two from the “You

have to be kidding me department.”

Apparently, Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain has won nearly $10 million from horse racing over the past 30 years. While she should have been resting or having a spot of tea, Her Royal Highness has won 452 races over the last 30 years and boasts a winning percentage of nearly 16 percent. In 2016, she earned more than $775,000. In 2017, she won nearly 20 percent of the races she bet for more than $625,000.

I can’t wait for her “Queenie the Brit” 1-800 tout line to surface.

Settle in at the Settles Hotel in Big Spring around a 3,000-square-foot mezzanine balcony complete with a large chandelier hanging from the vaulted ceiling. The interior is decorated in a western motif with large oil paintHave you ever been on ings depicting the Texas landscape. There are a family vacation and stumnumerous meeting rooms for reservation inbled onto a gem? Some place cluding a Grand Ballroom and a room known you had no idea existed and as the Judges Chamber — which doubles as a were pleasantly surprised to have wandered upon? Our Joe Ruzicka poker room/cigar smoking area.

The hotel has a fantastic restaurant on family just finished spring the bottom floor called the Settles Grill. The break 2018 in Arizona for Texas Rangers spring training and we stumbled upon the Hotel Settles original Settles Grill was frequented by numerous famous guests such as Elvis Presley, in Big Spring.

Lawrence Welk and President Herbert Hoover.

Hotel Settles is worth a stop for any weary While you probably won’t run into any of those traveler because it is something completely diffolks during your stay, I recommend running ferent from your average modern hotel you will straight into the chicken fried steak with a full find on Interstate 20. In fact, it was designated to be on the National Register of Historic Places appetite or you might not make it through the meal. Other family dinner favorites of ours by the Department of the Interior in 2013.

As with most “modern” things in West Tex- included the beef tenderloin and some fried as, Hotel Settles is a product of the the oil boom. pickles for a starter.

After dinner, individuals can retire to the It opened on Oct. 1, 1930, and was built by Will Pharmacy Bar — the hotel used to have an actuR. and Lillian Settles, following the discovery al pharmacy — for an after dinner cocktail and of oil on their ranch. While most of West Texas conversation by the fireplace. The Pharmacy Bar is flat with not much change in topography, the is in remembrance of the former pharmacy and 15-story, 150-room Hotel Settles stands out on the flat landscape. Our family happened to drive has a great intimate feel and a pretty decent beer selection. up on it at night and the large red letters on top As far as the actual hotel goes, we stayed spelling out HOTEL SETTLES can be seen from in a tower room on the seventh floor. The view a couple of miles out. When it was built, Settles was the largest building between El Paso and Ft. was great and the rooms are well appointed with great beds. The weather was a little too cool for Worth. the pool during our stay but there is a hot tub But the beaming sign of the hotel has not and if you make a trip during the summer, the always been glowing. With the energy crisis of the 1970s, West Texas suffered from a very large hotel has cabanas for rent.

So if you are somewhere between Abilene oil bust and Settles Hotel closed its doors in and Midland and want to stay at something 1982. During the 1980s and 1990s, the dorother than the Holiday Inn Express, or if you mant property fell into further decline. It was are thinking of a weekend getaway place that not until 2006, when G. Brint Ryan who grew is not too far from Dallas, you’ve got to try the up in Big Spring, purchased the hotel. Under Hotel Settles. I think you will be as pleasantly his direction and to the tune of $30 million, surprised as we were about this West Texas gem.

Ryan revitalized the aging landmark. Today, the building looks like a modern version of its Joe Ruzicka is a retired Naval Aviator and former self.

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suspect entered an unlocked vehicle and stole property.

March 12 – 7:45 a.m.

2400 Block, Victory Ave. (75201) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole the tires/rims off the complainant’s vehicle.

March 12 – 8:30 a.m.

4300 Block, N. Central Expy.

(75205) Burglary of a Building: Two unknown suspects pried open the back door, entered and stole property.

March 12 – 11:01 a.m.

100 Block, Turtle Creek Blvd.

(75207) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

March 13 – 2:27 a.m.

5700 Block, Arlington Park Dr. (75235) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s vehicle and stole property.

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MULL IT OVER

AUTOMOBILITY

By David Mullen

By David Boldt

Pure madness prevails in NCAA Tournament

david@katytrailweekly.com March Madness, starting this week, is unlike any other time of year. Not only do businesses kick into low, as productivity slows down measurably, but this year a political statement has come to the forefront.

This isn’t about the powers of the NCAA making hundreds of millions of dollars while players providing the product are shut-out from any enumerations.

This has to do with the state of California leveraging a recent law toward publically-funded San Diego State University.

In 2017, California legislators decided that they will not allocate any tax money for travel to Kansas, a state targeted as discriminating toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Of the eight cities hosting first and second round NCAA tournament games, the 11th seeded Aztecs were selected to play in a first round match against the Houston Cougars in Wichita, which is in Kansas. The NCAA could have put San Diego State in Dallas or Detroit where other 11th seeds are playing, but instead challenged the university to self-fund their tournament game.

So California will provide no state money to give one of their state university teams a trip to March Madness. But odds are the California legislature will be one of the entities participating in some March Madness bracket pool.

The American Gaming Association estimates that $10 billion will be bet on the NCAA Tournament in 2018. Only $300 million will be legally bet through Nevada sports books. That means $9.7 billion will be bet illegally, going unregulated and untaxed. Bookies and offshore websites will flourish.

According to the NCAA, its partners’ websites will provide 12 live-feed platforms, including desktops and mobile devices, to watch the tournament games this year. In 2017, the services generated more than 80 million video streams and nearly 18 million hours of video consumption.

Three billion dollars alone will be bet in office pools. But that is not the only effect that March Madness has on the office. With live streaming so prevalent and bracket checking a rite of passage, Chicago-based outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. estimates that 51 million people will participate in office pools. More than 70 million brackets will be entered. Employers will lose about $3.9 billion in pay for distracted employees during the first week of the tournament. And that does not count the California state legislature.

The chance of filling out a flawless NCAA Tournament bracket is 1:9.2 quintillion (one followed by 18 zeros). But people still try to do the impossible.

Some will bet by nicknames. Unfortunately, two of

KY FORWARD

Tom Izzo is OK with the Spartans winning the NCAA. the best nicknames — the Shockers of Wichita State and the Marshall Thundering Herd — play in the first round and one team has to lose. If you believe in coaching legends, Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), John Calipari (Kentucky), Bill Self (Kansas), Bob Huggins (West Virginia), Tom Izzo (Michigan State), Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) and Roy Williams (North Carolina) all made the tournament. Krzyzewski is making his 34th tournament appearance and Boeheim is making his 33rd.

And so you don’t have to look it up, first round participants Iona is based in New Rochelle, N.Y., Butler is in Indianapolis, Murray State is in Murray, Ky., Marshall is in Huntington, W. Va., Bucknell is in Lewisburg, Pa., Creighton is in Omaha, Davidson is in Davidson, N.C., Wright State is in Dayton, Ohio and Lipscomb is in Nashville. Stephen F. Austin is in Nacogdoches, but you already knew that.

There are probably 20 teams that can win this tournament. There is no dominant team. As far as long shots go, I like New Mexico State and Texas Tech to make the Sweet Sixteen. Tech plays their first two games in Dallas. The Midwest Region is brutal, with Kansas, Duke and Michigan State competing in the same sectional. I think Izzo and the Spartans will prevail.

In the South Region, number one ranked Virginia has an easy road to the Final Four in San Antonio.

Number one seed Xavier will fall to Gonzaga in the West region, then the Zags get beat by North Carolina, who will move on to the Final Four again. Villanova should win the East Region. They don’t have to travel further than 300 miles for any of their games. If Cal State Fullerton shocked the world and made it to the Sweet Sixteen, they would have to travel nearly 3,000 miles to play in Boston.

I see Michigan State beating Villanova and Virginia beating North Carolina in what should be a highly entertaining Final Four. The third seeded Michigan State Spartans will win their third NCAA National Championship with an upset victory over Virginia in the Alamo City. And if I am wrong, just lump me in with the other 9.2 quintillion.

Plug-in to Kia’s new Niro Hybrid

at the Dallas Auto Show in February, a manager at a North Texas Kia dealerdjboldt@sbcglobal.net ship had no idea — repeat, NO IDEA — I’ve just completed a brief test, when the Niro Plug-in will arrive at his totaling four days, of Kia’s store. And if he doesn’t know, Niro plug-in hybrid. This Anne most certainly doesn’t is one year removed from know. our first drive of the thenBette, in replacing her new Niro, at that time a Leaf, is impressed with the hybrid absent the plug-in.

Leaf’s new redesign, less imIn that first drive, we perpressed by the lack of incenceived the Niro to be that tives from Nissan to lease it. great ‘one car’ if electing to And with the lack of incenDavid Boldt tives, she’s casting around for own just one car. With the intro of a plug-in hybrid, alternatives. I suggested the supplying 40+ miles per gallon with the Niro plug-in as a viable way to enjoy the engine running and roughly 50 miles of minimal carbon footprint of a true EV, all-electric capability with that engine while having — obviously — no range off, the Niro’s win/win becomes a win anxiety. But in actually driving the that is — if we were inclined to chanNiro, Bette came away liking the packnel Donald J. Trump — “HUGE!” age while not loving its drivability.

As I jumped to my own concluAccustomed to the immediacy of sions, I was also receiving feedback her Leaf (admittedly, she didn’t drive from a longtime friend we’ll call Anne, the Niro in its EV mode, as at that point and a longtime family member we’ll call I didn’t have a convenient way of reBette. Anne owns a Mazda CX-7, while charging it), she didn’t find that immeBette is at the end of her lease period diacy when the Niro was running on its with Nissan’s all-electric Leaf. And their 1.6 liter, gasoline power train. impressions are, I think, insightful.

Like most things in the evaluation Anne lives in Dallas, using the process, becoming accustomed to a car’s CX-7 for both around-town errand attributes (or lack of same) takes more running and regular trips to a weekend than the first 15 minutes of a demo home in East Texas. The CX-7 occupies drive. We like the Niro’s nimble footabout the same footprint as Mazda’s print and feel, but also like the immeCX-5, so it’s both higher and heavier diacy of instant torque available from than the Niro. And, of course, it doesn’t most EVs. achieve the same efficiency as today’s Our test Niro plug-in, delivered hybrid. to us in EX Premium trim, came with From reading the online info and, as many bells and whistles as you’d more recently, seeing one at the Dallas expect for its under $40K price point.

Auto Show, Anne is intrigued by both The leather-covered seating is perfectly the Niro’s footprint and its promise. packaged for four adults — even real She likes the idea of errand running adults — and its almost 20 cubic feet of in Dallas with little or no carbon footluggage capacity with the rear seat up print, while having the ability to drive should meet most needs, whether runto the Longview area without worryning to Target or Telluride. And while ing about a full charge or — later — its lack of available all-wheel drive may charging stations. And while unsure as give pause to a Colorado customer (or to whether the Niro’s hatch will fully visitor), a good set of winter treads will swallow her road bike, she’s reasonably prove effective in areas where all-wheel confident it will swallow virtually anydrive — without winter rubber — just thing else, including friends and pets. spins.

The kicker, for Anne or anyone Finally, of course, is the cost. At a else contemplating the purchase of a window — with all of the ‘Premium’ Niro PHEV, is the wait for it to arrive goodness, carpeted mats and destinain showrooms. Despite its announcetion — of just under $36K, Kia’s Niro ment months ago, and its appearance seems somewhat dear. But consider the Federal tax credit of $4,500 and you have a 45 mile-per-gallon plug-in for just over $30K. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is a deal. Of course, while we know it’s a deal … it’s still unclear whether Kia dealers know. Or — for that matter — want to know.

DAVID BOLDT

The new Kia Niro plug-in hybrid.

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

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One of the largest half marathons in the state of Texas, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon and 5K race will welcome more than 13,000 participants to the streets of downtown Dallas the weekend of Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25.

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series has announced Toyota as the title partner of the 2018 Rock ‘n’ Roll Dallas Half Marathon.

“Toyota is proud to serve as the title sponsor of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Dallas Half Marathon, an event that is especially meaningful now that the Toyota Motor North America team calls Texas home,” said Tyler McBride, engagement marketing manager, Toyota Motor North America. “Over 200 Team Toyota participants will compete in the 5K and half marathon and many others will cheer on runners at the Toyota Cheer Station between mile seven and eight. We look forward to supporting a partnership that’s not only important to Toyota but to the thousands that participate in the race weekend experience.”

As part of the finish festival at The Lawn at Reunion Tower, taking place on Sunday, March 25 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., guests can have the half marathon route screen printed on a Prius custom race cinch bag.

Guests can also take photos and share who they are running for in support of the #ToyotaGiving program. Additionally, Toyota owners will enjoy a special gift at both the expo and the Finish Fest by showing their Toyota key to a representative at the Toyota booth.

The musically themed Toyota Rock ‘n’ Roll Dallas Half Marathon starts on Young

Street and Lamar Street (near the Omni Dallas Hotel) and takes runners on a tour of downtown including the spectacular sights of Deep Ellum, Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, The Bishop Arts District and Houston Street Bridge. Participants are treated to epic views of the downtown Dallas skyline before crossing the finish line at The Lawn at Reunion.

The event will once again feature two days of running with the Toyota Rock ‘n’ Roll 5K presented by Brooks on Saturday at 7:45 a.m. in Fair Park. Participants can take the “Remix Challenge” by running both Saturday and Sunday and earn the coveted Remix Challenge medal in addition to each race’s finisher medals.

Race weekend kicks off with a free Health & Fitness Expo, where runners can find the latest running technologies, fitness apparel, health and nutrition information and interactive displays. The Expo takes place at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on Friday, March 23 from noon to 6:00 pm and Saturday, March 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Expo is free and open to the public. Information and registration is available online at RunRocknRoll.com/ Dallas.

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March 16

2001 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-242-5100

Nasher Sculpture Center — ’Til Midnight at the Nasher presents live music and film screenings in the outdoor Nasher Garden. This month’s event features concerts from ritual pop singer Francine Thirteen and psychedelic rock band Psychic Ills, followed by a screening of the 1975 coming-of-age comedy "Cooley High." 7-9 p.m. FREE!

March 16-17

1515 S. Harwood St. Dallas, 75215 214-421-5141

Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park — It’s a day in the life — could you survive on a 19th century farm? Pass a penmanship test, beat a rug or send a coded message? 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $5-$9.

March 17

1925 Elm St. Dallas, 75201 214-670-3687

Majestic Theatre — Women of the World Poetry Slam is a four day poetry festival, in which 96 of the best female-identified poets in slam will compete against each other in order to crown the champion on March 17. $32.50-$57.50.

March 19

1902 Main St. Dallas, 75201 214-744-1720

Main Street Garden — Grab a spot on the lawn and catch a screening of “Office Space” as the latest in the Discover Downtown Dallas Movie Series. 7:30 p.m. FREE!

March 20

3699 McKinney Ave. Suite 100 Dallas, 75204 214-520-0394

Magnolia Cinema — See movie classics on the big screen all month. This week’s screening is the made-in-Texas “Paris, Texas,” about a drifter trying to reconnect with his family. 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. $11.

March 21

8525 Garland Road Dallas, 75218 214-515-6500

Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens — At Rosine Hall, Alexandre de Vogüé will speak about his family’s 17th century chateau Vaux-le-Vicomte, particularly the pioneering efforts of André Le Nôtre in designing its famous gardens located just outside Paris. 11 a.m. FREE! to paid garden guests.

March 22-25

2301 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-880-0202

Meyerson Symphony Center — The music of Nat King Cole is brought to life by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, as led by conductor Jeff Tyzik. 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $24-$162.

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3/20 PROPOSAL DAY

3/17 CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE DAY

David and Susan Rosenburg (right) are honorary chairs as Ronald McDonald House of Dallas hosts the “Under the Moonlight” Gala at The Pavilion at the Belo Mansion on Saturday, April 7 from 6:30 p.m. to midnight.

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3/16 INCREDIBLE KID DAY

Charity

Sp tlight EQUEST

Children, adults and veterans with diverse disabilities are greatly helped through equine therapies and activities.

By Sally Blanton

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.

QW hat is your mission or highest purpose?

A The mission is to enhance the quality of life

for those with diverse needs using horses to bring hope and healing through equine-assisted activities and therapies. Two equestrians, Evelyn Zembrod and Susan Schwartz, founded Equest in 1981.

Q H ow did your career path lead you to this

position? What were a few of your prior jobs?

I’m convinced I was born “horsey,” and with the support of my parents, I pursued that passion throughout college and into adulthood. I served on the faculty of the University of Minnesota-Waseca in their Horse Management Department. Life events brought me to Texas and the subsequent hiring by Equest as their Program Director in 1987. After 20 years, I left Equest and served as the director at ManeGait in McKinney and the executive director at SIRE in Houston. In 2015, I returned to Equest and assumed the CEO position.

A

QW hy are you passionate about helping

these people?

Combining my love of horses while changing people’s lives daily is a glorious thing.

A

QW hat is difficult about your job?

A Human resource duties can often be time zappers.

QW hat is rewarding about your job?

A Witnessing the transformations of our

clients as they reach goals that were sometimes deemed unachievable by other professionals. We have had first words spoken from the back of a horse, and first steps taken because of equine therapy and many other milestones achieved.

Q A bout how many people are served each year?

A Each week over 196 children and adults

are in our “traditional” programs, and for 2018 we are on target for reaching over 300 veterans and their family members in our “Hooves for Heroes” program, and over 2,000 children in our Community Education and Outreach program.

QW hat percentage amount reaches those in need?

A Eighty cents on the dollar goes directly to our programs.

QW hat are your critical needs now, besides money donations?

A A counseling house for our Veteran

Counseling program, windscreens for the arena and rubber coating for our isle ways in the barn.

QW hat upcoming fundraisers are on the calendar?

A “Equest After Dark Gala” at the Bomb

Factory on Friday, April 20. Individual tickets are $225. Entertainment is Emerald City and Texas Gypsies.

QW hat sort of volunteer jobs are available?

A Over 400 volunteers assist with our pro-

grams and we always need more. They help with grooming and tacking of the horses, supporting the clients when in class, helping with special events and upkeep of the facilities.

Lili Kellogg (below), Equest CEO, answered this week’s questions.

3/19 POULTRY DAY

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DOTTY’S TRUE TEXAS CUISINE

Once a snack, fish dish now gourmet

By Dotty Griffith

and your order so next time, all you must do is dotty.griffith@yahoo.com look at the tablet. Your Poke (PO-kay) is the order history is there. new gourmet burger. OK. Notes Alexis, So that’s an exaggeration.

“Millennials want to Fact is, however, what do it themselves. They was once a fisherman’s want to customize and snack in Hawaii has Dotty Griffith choose what goes into swept the country, and their bowls.” Certainly, Dallas, like a tsunami. diners at Malibu Poke Bowls of diced raw fish over can select from one of the beausushi rice with lots of veggies are tifully designed and assembled the juggernaut of fast-casual in the bowls on the menu or build your food industry. None are riding the own, like pizza. wave any better than Malibu Poke, The process goes fast, and a concept designed to multiply. It Alexis estimates most diners opened last fall. spend no longer than a minute Located in Turtle Creek ordering. Take a pager and pick up Village, Malibu Poke is the spawn your bowl when it goes off. Don’t of Jon Alexis (TJ’s Seafood) and get too comfortable in your seat. entrepreneur brothers Ben and Orders come fast.

Eric Kusin, "Shark Tank"-featured Matt McCallister created venture capitalists with roots in eight compositions like Spicy both Dallas and Los Angeles.

Chile Tuna, with marinated cuChef Matt McCallister, one of the cumbers, serrano, red onion, new generation of Dallas culinary micro radish, chile oil, red chile stars, consults. thread and crispy shallot. Menu The whole experience is so options include “classic” poke millennial. Order at the counter bowls or bolder flavors with the using touch tablets. If you need addition of smoked bonito aioli, some help, there’s a Poke Pro yellow curry, Japanese sancho nearby to explain how things pepper, Asian pea and daikon. work. If you’re millennial enough Premium toppings for add-ins to understand instead of fearing it, include amazingly delicious marithe system includes facial recogni- nated shiitake mushrooms for adtion software that remembers you ditional meaty texture and flavor

depth, also a seaweed blend that imparts another kind of chewy quality and light brine taste.

Bowls come in large and small sizes. The small is big enough for most of us. There’s even one for “Po-kids.”

When ordering your poke bowl, select a base. Choose from sushi rice, massaged kale, half cauliflower and half sushi rice. I found the cauliflower-sushi rice half-and-half combo to be a wonderful blend of righteous and delicious.

The Malibu Poke interior is as streamlined as the menu and ordering process. It has a beachy West Coast feel but no fish nets, striped umbrellas or palm trees, a kitsch-free environment.

On the wet side, adult beverages, craft beers, wine on tap and sake are available. So are non-alcoholic options such as kombucha, teas and fresh juices. The star is a slushy, the Frose, like a frozen margarita but made with rose wine. It is fun, refreshing and inviting. Just like the bowls.

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RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Poke around the kitchen

By Dotty Griffith

dotty.griffith@yahoo.com Poke has become as mainstream as other “bowls” in the lexicon of modern eating.

This version from Malibu Poke’s big kahuna, Jon Alexis, goes the low carb route, substituting cauliflower “rice” for sushi rice.

If you are making your own cauliflower rice, place florets into work bowl of food processor and pulse until finely chopped. It should look like rice grains. Steam the cauliflower for 5 to 8 minutes or until tender. Drain and cool to room temperature. Pat dry if necessary.

Alternately, supermarkets offer cauliflower “rice” in the produce and frozen food sections, conveniently short-cutting the process.

When making poke at home, be sure your fish is top quality and absolutely fresh. A fish monger, such as Alexis-owned TJ’s Seafood Market, will select and dice your tuna if you like.

Alexis offers these serving suggestions.

For a party, omit the cauliflower and combine other ingredients in a large bowl with taro or plantain chips for dipping. To serve as an appetizer, use four martini glasses instead of an individual serving bowl.

1 tablespoon cooked edamame 2 tablespoons coarsely shredded jicama 2 teaspoons chopped fresh mint 1 radish, sliced thin 2 tablespoons diced avocado 1 tablespoon thinly sliced serrano pepper, seeded 1 tablespoon chopped green onion 2 tablespoons crushed macadamia nuts Place cauliflower “rice” into bottom of individual serving bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper, mixing well.

In another small bowl, combine sesame oil and soy sauce. Add tuna, edamame, jicama and mint. Toss to evenly coat ingredients. Mound on top of "rice" in individual bowl.

On top of tuna mixture, arrange avocado, serrano, onion and macadamia nuts.

Makes 1 entrée or 4 appetizer servings.

MALIBU POKE LOW CARB AHI TUNA BOWL

KELSEY WILSON

Jon Alexis (left) and Chef Matt McCallister and the Classic Soy Tuna bowl (right).

6 ounces (3/4 cup) cooked cauliflower "rice," drained and cooled to room temperature Salt and pepper to taste 2 tablespoons sesame oil 2 tablespoons soy sauce KELSEY WILSON 4 ounces fresh ahi tuna, cut into 1/2-inch cubes Malibu Poke low carb ahi tuna bowl.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY

Food and drink events this weekend

By Brooke Johnston

bjohnston@championmgt.com From now through Saturday, March 17, Ross & Hall at 3300 Ross Ave. will be serving up $6 Irish Carbombs with Guinness and Paddy’s Irish Whiskey, $12 Corned Beef and Cabbage with a honey mustard glaze and colcannon potatoes, and $16 Shepherd’s Pie all day. In addition, $2 Smirnoff Lime Jell-O shots and $4 Guinness drafts will be available on St. Patrick’s Day. Through St. Patrick’s Day, Velvet Taco at 3012 N. Henderson Ave. is featuring a Reuben WTF! — flour tortilla, velvet sauce, grilled corned beef, melted Swiss cheese, homemade sauerkraut and pickles.

The Rustic at 3656 Howell St. will be breaking out the whiskey, eating good food and listening to great tunes all day long on Saturday, March 17. The Rustic will start its first-rate Jam & Toast Brunch in the PUNK cont'd from page 1 remember watching kids my age as a child growing up thinking how much fun they were having. And I said I can do this. I was a kid that would start something and never finish it. But I started nagging my mom every freaking day.

She would say ‘You’re stupid. We live in Texas.’”

After picking up some local print and commercial work in the Dallas area, he convinced his parents to move to California and pursue his career, not the other way around.

Once in LA, Hassell got his first break.

He was a feature on the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” show as a child, and appeared with his mother. Known today more for his theatrical work, Hassell appeared in the television series “Surface” and the 2009 film “2012.” He is probably best identified with the 2010 Academy Award-nominated film “The Kids Are All Right,” where he played the rebellious Clay opposite Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Annette Bening.

His family returned to the area when he was 18, which suited him just right. “I look for any excuse I can to get back to Texas,” Hassell said.

morning. Things will ramp up at 4 p.m. with a free concert performed by Cody Jasper.

On Sunday, March 18, State & Allen at 2400 Allen St. will be offering hangover cocktail specials for the day after St. Patrick’s Day. VIP IV (traveling IV van) will also be stationed at State & Allen offering IV treatments (ranging from $129$229) to help calm even the most brutal St. Patrick’s Day hangovers. They will be offering 10 types of revitalizing IV treatments as well as B12 shots ($25), Slim Shots ($25) and Glutathion Shots ($40).

The $8 build-your-own Ketel One Bloody Mary bar will also be available without an appointment.

Beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, the Truck Yard at 5624 Sears St. is hosting Shamrock Fest. Already dog friendly, there will be green beer in the beer garden, face painting, bagpipes and a food truck.

The bands Triston Coomes and The Restless Kind will perform.

Once he read the script for “Bomb City,” Hassell said “I wanted the part really bad. I connected with it so much. Growing up here in Texas, I started getting into punk rock in the fourth grade. I went to school one day with liberty spikes and got expelled.” He considers his role in “Bomb City” his greatest accomplishment to date. “I have worked with some great people. But I am so passionate about this music, I feel blessed to be a part of this.”

As he gets older, Hassell, a youthful looking 27, will have to start auditioning for roles requiring a man, not a teenager. “It’s so weird, man, it’s really tough,” Hassell said. “You don’t have any actor problems as a teenager. You have such a wild imagination that you can just do anything. But once you reach puberty, your human problems and acting problems go handin-hand. As an adult, you have to trick your mind and emotions to make it believable. It is so much more difficult and the competition is fierce.

“Now I am starting to get some dad roles, like I just had a kid,” the single Hassell said.

“But I am going to try to milk the young parts for as long as I can.” Or those that require spiked hair.

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HAMMER AND NAILS

Voice control is the wave of future

By Stephan Sardone

stephan@sardoneconstruction.com

By Candy Evans

candace@candysdirt.com When you feature luxurious multi-million-dollar homes each week over the course of several years, you get a little jaded. Like, that bookend marble is kind of Candace Evans worn. I prefer onyx.

But then a property you have covered before returns to the market, all re-done and gussied up like a rich divorcee with a new husband. It happens, and we live for that on CandysDirt.com. This house is one such instance. This Italian Renaissance Revival has only had three owners, and it's a perfect home in a perfect location.

The one-of-a-kind property at 3821 Beverly Drive was listed only a few days ago by Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Realtor Caroline Summers for $10.95 million, and it's worth every penny.

This stunning property has long been considered one of the loveliest homes in Dallas. Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Realtor Ralph Randall sold the land on Beverly Drive to Lyn and John Muse in 1990. They hired architect Larry E. Boerder to create this Italian Renaissance Revival masterpiece.

The 10,057-square-foot home was completed two years later with seven bedrooms, six bathrooms, two powder baths and a backyard that makes you feel as if you are in the Tuscan countryside.

After the Muse family left for their Preston Road estate, Trevor Fetter, former CEO of Tenent Healthcare, purchased the property in 2005. I wrote a post about it when they put it up for sale in 2013. It was beautiful then, decorated in a truly traditional style and perfect for the early part of the decade.

If you have ever wondered what a difference an interior designer can make, then go to CandysDirt.com and do a quick before-and-after comparison. Wow! The present owners hired the hotter-than-hot design team at Ten Plus Three to transform the interiors of this Italian Renaissance Revival. Their fresh, elegant and unique design style is absolutely on the mark for a sophisticated buyer. The kitchen has had a complete makeover, and the family room has a dramatic update.

The Poggenpohl gourmet chef ’s kitchen is an architectural stunner, with a sleek white marble waterfall island and beautiful nut tree teak custom cabinetry.

“This house is perfect for someone moving to town who does not have the time to wait for an interior designer,” Summers said.

That’s right, this is a turnkey property. The sellers are offering this magnificent home, completely furnished. This may be the deal of the century!

It’s timeless Highland Park estate,” Summers said.

“The house stands out against all of the transitional product on the market because it manages to blend GAS cont'd from page 1 neighborhood were made of steel, which can be more vulnerable to leaks. However, the gas company hasn’t agreed to release maps of other neighborhoods with steel pipes that may be at risk.

“Pretty much after the 1970s they started using plastic PVC for pipes because it’s more flexible. There have been cases nationally in other states and cities where the steel pipes bend to pressure, or leak, or corrode in spots,” Aspinwall said. “A lot of people have questions about their pipes in their neighborhoods, and we have tried to find out and get a map of where are the steel pipes in Dallas neighborhoods.”

The company won’t release the maps, though.

“They claim that there’s a security risk,” Aspinwall said. “I think these security provisions came up after 9/11, as many things did. I guess they were at the time used to concerns about terrorism, to make the records less public and less available to people. And that information became harder to get.”

After finding at least 28 leaks in pipes in a twoday period, Atmos Energy evacuated the entire neighborhood. The company started replacing the

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This home at 3821 Beverly Drive is listed by Caroline Summers for $10.95 million. traditional and modern styles so successfully.”

This Italian Renaissance Revival also has the big three. Stately architecture, hot interior design and location — it’s three houses away from the Dallas Country Club. We'll see how fast this Italian Renaissance Revival gets snapped up! What's your bet?

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oven, and you will be notified in the rare occurrence of an oven fire. And Whirlpool now offers a voice programmable microwave oven.

You can change the thermostat in any room in your house to a desired temperature. You can say “Alexa, make coffee,” and the coffee maker starts brewing. You can control lighting in any room and monitor your home security system.

If you desire, you can be updated on what appliances are running in the house when you are away from home.

You can check on your often ignored electric water heater. And LG offers a robot vacuum cleaner that can be programmed remotely.

You can control your garage door by voice. Don’t want to drive? Alexa can call an Uber or Lyft for you. And you don’t have to tip her.

Of course, today most people have found out the incredible benefits of using your Artificial Intelligence device to control home entertainment equipment. Older systems may need an addon unit to interface with AI, but it is so convenient when listening to music and viewing television and movies.

Simply ask, and it will play. Plus, you can program to a specific room. Most experts find that the Amazon products are winning out with superior sound.

Since the technology is still in its early stages, it may test your patience at times. Some of the programming can cause frustration. But who else can you ask to give you the serial number of your oven, refrigerator or dishwasher?

And remember, Big Brother is listening. Everything you say gets recorded and kept. Some information even gets sent back to Amazon or Apple. If you are concerned about privacy, this technology may not be for you, although you may want to get familiar with the device’s mute button.

And while you are at it, you may want to delete that Facebook account you check 10 times a day as well.

In general, and in the very near future, you will become dependent on your new dependant, although you won’t be able to claim Alexa on your tax return.

I remember how excited my parents were when our family got our first VCR. Now we could watch our favorite TV shows whenever Stephan Sardone we wanted, if someone could figure out how to program the recorder. And don’t trip over the wire that connected the remote.

We could pop a cassette into our Sony Walkman and go for a jog. It was great. Halfway through the run, just flip the tape over and listen to more music.

If the weather was not conducive to exercising outside, it was no problem. We could stay inside and play our favorite video games like Pong and Tetris.

As Bob Dylan once wrote, “The Times They Are a-Changin'.”

Today, many households have another member of the family. Her name is either Alexa or Siri. Amazon’s is a little more mature at this point than Apple’s HomePod Siri, but both add value to the modern home experience. And you have not seen anything yet. Within just a few years, the entire house may revolve around a voice connected to a person that you will never see.

According to market analyst Christine Edwards of Gap Intelligence, the smart appliance craze is under way and in just two years almost all major appliance providers will have a full line of smart appliances. At the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, LG introduced a complete line-up of smart appliances. Samsung is nearly there.

So what does that really mean?

Well, how about starting your washing machine from anywhere by phone. You can even check on how much time is left on a particular cycle, or pause your washer or dryer during peak energy consumption times. Alexa will anticipate when you may be low on laundry detergent and invite you to go to Amazon to buy more suds.

Sardone Design-Build-Remodel is Same with your dishwasher. You locally owned and operated. Sardone, can start your cycle by phone. You can his wife and two daughters are Lake call Alexa to have her preheat your Highlands residents.

steel distribution pipes in the neighborhood and the service lines to the individual homes. Many residents went to hotels, but others are still living in their houses without gas service.

“They don’t have hot water. They can’t use the washer and dryer sometimes,” Aspinwall said. “The company has set up service stations and they are trying to help with stipends and housing, but the neighbors are really frustrated. Some people say that this doesn’t cover all their expenses.”

Aspinwall said that the Texas Railroad Commission and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the explosions.

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22 Courtyards 23 Saigon’s foe 24 Comes out on top?

25 Meant to be heard 26 NCAA Huskies 27 In a huff

28 J.R.’s mama 29 Man in a mask 30 Author of scary stories?

32 Fly the coop 34 Shorten or lengthen

36 KLM datum 37 Dock 40 Apply a jimmy 41 Inc. cousin 42 Creepy-story teller 44 Ore hauler 48 — — tree falls ...

49 Fictional collie 50 — the Red 53 Vaulted 55 Non-creepy creeper 56 Chutney fruit 58 Not know from — 59 Make sense 61 Hot to trot 63 Hatchlings 64 Pablo’s girl 65 Practically forever 66 Gourd-shaped rattle 67 Shake 69 Tortoise rival 70 Blind as — — 71 Gusto 74 Rear, to Popeye 75 Pouring water on 78 In large supply 81 Pamplona shout 82 Japanese soup 83 Ending for depart 84 Masculine principle 86 Just barely beat 87 Shoelace hole 89 Kind of sugar 93 Cobbler 94 Guitarist — Hendrix 95 Way 96 San — Capistrano 97 Hieroglyphics stone 100 Ashen 102 They captured Captain Picard 103 Galileo taught there 104 Fishing vessel 108 From Bangkok 109 Sprain locale 110 Watch winder 111 Putter with

112 Road map no.

113 Square columns 115 Life stories, for short 116 Travel choice 117 Day before 118 Picard predecessor 120 MacGraw of films 121 Gunk 123 RN forte 124 Lingerie buy 125 It’s south of Eur. 127 — Kane of “Taxi” 129 She’s a Dahl 131 Fit (3 wds.)

136 Nudge 138 Maestro — Previn 142 Locomotive need 143 Iris center 144 Sports locale 145 Tennis great — Hart 146 Longish dresses 147 Parsons’ expletives 148 Awkward 149 Standing tall 150 Coeur d’— 151 Papyrus is one 152 Royal address 153 Milkmaid Krishna loved DOWN 1 Goddess of spring 2 Paperless exam 3 Ex-NFL coach Chuck — 4 Swirled around 5 Thumbs-up votes 6 Crate 7 Light incense to 8 “— Cheatin’ Heart” 9 Ewoks’ moon 10 Zero

SMU MEADOWS

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The SMU Meadows 2018 Spring Dance Concert will honor award-winning jazz dance faculty artist Danny Buraczeski, who retires in May after 13 years of teaching at SMU, with a retrospective of seven of his works.

Featured will be dances created over the past 30 years for professional companies and for SMU students, ranging from 1989’s “Merry Go Round to In the City,” which premiered in 2013 at SMU’s “Meadows at the Winspear” concert. Performers will include current students, alumni Albert Drake and Adrián Aguirre, and the Zenon Dance Company from Minneapolis, long-time collaborators of Buraczeski’s who performed his critically acclaimed “Ezekiel’s Wheel” in 2016 in Cuba.

The concert will be presented in two alternating programs, Wednesday, April 4 to Sunday, April 8 in the Bob Hope Theatre at SMU. On Tuesday, April 3 the Division of Dance also will host a panel discussion about Buraczeski’s choreography from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Bob Hope Theatre. The panel will include dance artists who worked with Buraczeski in his professional companies and participated in creating some of his seminal works.

“Danny Buraczeski has for years been one of the country’s leading jazz dance choreographers,” said Samuel Holland, Algur H. Meadows Dean of the Meadows School. “His artistry, passion and dedication to jazz music and dance have inspired both students and professional dancers for four decades. We will miss him greatly, but our dance department will continue to perform his exciting and inventive works and carry on his legacy for future generations of SMU dancers.”

“Danny is one of the most prolific and significant voices in the world of jazz dance,” said SMU Dance Chair Patty Delaney.

by Stella Wilder

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) You can make an impression on someone this week, even from afar. What you do may cause a chain reaction of surprising proportions. (March 6-March 20) — A request comes to you as the week opens that has you working in a different way than you had planned. Such changes abound at

this time.

ARIES (March 21-April 4) You may be surprised to learn just how much is in store for you this week — and that's not the whole story! Be ready for anything. (April 5-April 19) — You're likely to find yourself exploring an unusual skillset this week; what you are able to do will surprise you — and impress those in charge, as well.

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You may feel farther from home than you have in a while, whether or not you have traveled any distance at all. This week is a challenge. (May 6-May 20) — You will want to make a connection with someone who has more than one lesson to teach you this week. So much depends on your willingness to learn!

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) Nothing attracts you like novelty — but take care that you're not abandoning something dear to you for the sake of something new! (June 7-June 20) — It's a good week for shaking off the dust and getting back into something you haven't done in quite a while.

Friends and enemies both will be impressed.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) Your week may unfold in an unexpected way, in part because someone else doesn't pull his or her weight, and you must do the

80 Prefix for cure 82 Saudi city 85 Town near Honolulu 88 Kinks’ hit tune 90 “It’s — —, son” 91 Biceps exercise 92 Muse of poetry 94 Door post 98 Keats’ works 99 Former ruler 100 Picnic spot 101 — spumante 102 — B’rith 103 Air-pump meas.

105 First shepherd 106 156, to Cato 107 Salt away 109 Maj. ocean 111 Chop fine 114 Ancient ointment 115 Opposite of cheer 116 Dead wrong (2 wds.)

119 White clay 121 Slack-jawed 122 Do it — —!

123 Road company 124 Lady from Toledo 126 “Cabaret” director 127 Dressed like Dracula 128 Jeans 129 Daisy Mae’s man 130 2008 also-ran 131 “— La Douce” 132 Hammer’s target 133 Famed existentialist 134 Sauna sites 135 Cronyn of “Cocoon” 137 Ms. Riefenstahl 139 — Scott decision 140 Fertile, as soil 141 Is, to Pedro

“This retrospective allows us to experience his seminal works live and, through discussion with those who worked with him during their creation, we have the opportunity to fully appreciate the artistic contributions Danny has made to the field of dance.

The SMU Dance Division is exceptionally fortunate to have had Danny on our faculty for 13 years.”

Buraczeski joined the SMU faculty in 2005 and rose to the rank of full professor. At SMU he taught classic jazz dance technique, composition and choreography and launched a national, biannual Teaching Jazz Dance Symposium, drawing educators, choreographers and dancers from around the country to SMU. He also served as artistic director for the Dance Division’s Brown Bag Concerts.

He was named Dance Educator of the Year by the Dance Council of North Texas in 2010 and Meadows Foundation Distinguished Teaching Professor in 2017. He retires as Professor Emeritus of Dance.

For more information, go to mcs.smu.

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A scene from "Ezekiel's Wheel."

YOUR STARS THIS WEEK The coming week is likely to present more than one learning opportunity, and yet for those born under each sign that opportunity is likely to be quite different.

It is almost as if the stars were giving a test that each individual is required to take this week — a test that can determine if one is truly making the most of his or her opportunities, whether planned for or utterly unexpected.

Whether one passes or fails this week depends in large part upon a willingness to learn; he or she who welcomes the opportunity to broaden consciousness and take in new information is sure to have a distinct advantage this week — but there are plenty of others who are uninterested in anything outside their immediate experience. Ignorance, whether willful or incidental, can become a serious liability this week.

It is likely that the greatest challenges this week will come from other individuals. Everyone knows someone who is smarter or simply more intelligent; this week, relationships between such individuals will be highlighted — but, surprisingly, it is the smarter of the pair who has the most to learn!

11 Drew on glass 12 Motorcycle sound 13 Half of zwei 14 Bombast 15 Unisex garment 16 Noose 17 Premed course 18 Make mention of 19 Ticket info 21 Peril 31 Exude moisture 33 Tax pros 35 Wapiti 37 Nesting place 38 Worship from — 39 Prefix for second 42 Delts’ neighbors 43 Hard wood 45 Pasta choice 46 With, to Henri 47 “— Breckinridge” 49 City near Stockton 50 Revise 51 Went ballistic 52 “— — Believer” 53 Flax product 54 Pekoe pouch (2 wds.)

57 Cit.’s concern 58 Powerful explosive 59 Knocks off 60 Petty or Loughlin 62 Shrinking Asian sea 64 Yips 66 Lodestone 68 Like fishers’ hooks 69 A Great Lake 71 Actress — Saldana 72 1960s TV Tarzan 73 More proper 76 Power failure 77 Drywall component 79 Basketball hoop

OFF THE MARK

Retrospective of works honors retiring faculty artist

By Victoria Winkelman

job. (July 8-July 22) — You're waiting for more information to come your way, and you suspect that an opportunity waits for you right around the corner. Prepare yourself fully!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) You may not be aware that you are treading very close to someone else's personal boundaries at this time. Look for unspoken warnings!

(Aug. 8-Aug. 22) — What you are facing this week is more complicated than you might have anticipated — but you can sort it out with the help of a friend and mentor.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You'll be getting updates throughout the week, and as you work you'll be able to formulate a plan that serves everyone very well.

(Sept. 8-Sept. 22) — The first part of the week may be less hectic than expected; you'll have time to get ahead of the game in preparation for some busy days to come.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) A message comes to you very late, but you may still be able to put the info it contains to good use.

You're quite mobile and flexible this week. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) — You must be able to discern the difference between "seeming" and "being" this week; you don't want to be fooled by that which is just an illusion.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7)

Copyright 2018 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. You'll feel an unusual pull from an unlikely direction this week. When you identify the source, you'll know just how to react — and when.

(Nov. 8-Nov. 21) — It's time to get yourself in the game and put what you know and your expertise on the line. Others are waiting to see how they rate compared to you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) You must be willing to take orders from another, at least on a few key occasions this week. This will in no way threaten your autonomy. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) — You may find it necessary this week to do something that everyone has to do now and then — even you. It's a good week to manage your expectations.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) Where others go you are not yet willing to follow, even though your desires point in that direction. You will be ready when you are ready.

(Jan. 7-Jan. 19) — Any attempt to rush things this week can only end in disaster. You must allow all situations to develop organically, without forcing any of the issues.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) You don't like being reminded of a poor decision you made some time ago — but this week, such reminders are likely to be everywhere. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) — It's time to make a long-awaited and much needed change. Focus on doing those things that make you feel as though you are contributing something of value.

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UNCLE BARKY'S BITES

Vikander makes “Tomb Raider” plausible

By Chic DiCiccio @chiccywood

There really isn’t a more perfect choice to play an adventure-seeking video game heroine than Alicia Vikander. Like Angelina Jolie before her, Vikander has the athleticism and screen presence to make an outrageous premise like that in “Tomb Raider” seem plausible.

It’s a shame that this reboot is an overcooked assault on the senses that is a huge knockoff of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Mission: Impossible.”

Vikander is Lara Croft, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist (Dominic West) who went missing when she was in her late teens. Seven years pass and Lara spends her time in London delivering food via bicycle while dabbling in some mixed martial arts training. If her time in the ring isn’t enough foreshadowing for you, a dizzying and motion sickness inducing bicycle race firmly solidifies that Lara is a tough girl who is extremely aerobically fit.

After being pressured to sign off on her father’s death by his business partner Ana (Kristin Scott Thomas), Lara discovers that her pops was actually a world traveling adventurer tasked with stopping a shadowy organization called Trinity from world domination. Trinity’s current goal is to find the body of a mythical Japanese queen named Himiko who allegedly carried mystical powers.

Lara is led to her dad’s notes on Himiko and she comes to believe that he is still alive.

Using the notes, she tracks him to Hong Kong, where she hires Lu Ren (Daniel Wu) to sail her to the believed final resting place of Himiko, the island of Yamatai.

Along the way, “Tomb Raider” lazily shows all the coincidental training that Lara has had that’s going to help her on her journey.

Random bow and arrow sitting around on an uninhabited island? Why, we learned in a cutesy flashback that Lara happened to be an aspiring archer. This blatant foreshadowing, along

with the sappy father-daughter back story, do not help an already razor thin plot.

Also, it may be nitpicking … but suspension of disbelief can only go so far when Lara should have been killed countless times. There is one sequence that reaches such preposterous levels that it may not have been attempted in a Roger Moore Bond flick.

Norwegian director Roar Uthaug has succeeded in making “Tomb Raider” a popcorn flick with heavy doses of action and fun, but he’s failed at making a movie intended on kick starting a franchise. There’s an open ended feel to the movie, but there’s nothing about “Tomb Raider” that makes you want to spend more time in this world.

Uthaug does get two great performances, which makes sense as they are from Vikander and Walton Goggins. Goggins isn’t exactly new to being villainous, but he plays against type and this measured, low key bad guy makes him less of a cartoon and much more hateable. He rarely raises his voice, and the ease in which he dispenses evil doing almost grounds “Tomb Raider” in reality.

Reality was clearly a desired theme and Vikander excels while striving for it. The better moments of “Tomb Raider” all surround her being freaked out, scared and almost bursting into tears over the events occurring around her. She’s a fish out of water in a world where people are getting killed left and right, and Vikander’s reactions to it are inspired choices in both acting and direction. She also takes a beating for approximately 90 minutes and her physicality makes it almost believable that she could survive it. Again … almost.

Vikander does make for a great action star, but “Tomb Raider” is saddled with typical action movie issues. The choppy editing makes it impossible to follow along and the CGI is, at times, quite poor. These problems cancel out Vikander’s unique performance and make “Tomb Raider” another mediocre, high priced movie of its kind.

MGM

Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander) manages to find a bow and arrow set on a deserted island.

UPTOWN GIRL

Sea of green returns to Greenville Avenue

By Ryann Gordon

ryannbgordon@yahoo.com In Dallas, we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day as if we’re all Irish. (Don’t we do this for every holiday?) Some of the wildest partygoers in DFW roll Ryann Gordon out their green beards, shamrock beads and leprechaun costumes to march, dash and cheer down Greenville Avenue for the St. Patrick’s Parade & Festival. And this Saturday, March 17, our favorite Celtic celebration is back, ready to encourage more pointless drinking than ever before.

Beginning bright and early Saturday morning at 8 a.m., a sea of green will flood Greenville Avenue as the 23rd annual St. Paddy’s Day Dash sets off the Celtic celebration. Benefitting the North Texas Food Bank, this 24-year running event will be accompanied by lots of family fun — timed and untimed races, live music, beer, food and cash prizes.

Following the dash, at Greenville Avenue and Blackwell Street, the largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the southwest will take over the area for miles. And I mean it, with over 125,000 attendees, more than 90 floats and nearly 2,000 participators, green will be the only color seen for miles.

And, as if the people of Dallas needed even more reason to chug their brews, along the parade route there will a BrewFest location set up in the parking lot of Office Depot on Greenville Avenue. At the start of the parade you will find the Mavs Corner, the parade’s biggest sponsor, with food truck and live entertainment. Then, there’s the block party, where you can find all the green beer chugging, whiskey slamming good time that is St. Patty’s Day in Dallas.

And we can’t forget about the final event planned for the afternoon. The one that brings thousands of people from around DFW to the end of the parade every year.

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It’ll have you switching from Guinness to Jameson in no time, and get you step dancing your way into the night for sure. Get your clogs ready and step back into the 90s for the day as you jam out to a U2 cover band while slamming Irish car bombs. The event takes place immediately after the parade Saturday at the Skellig on Henderson Avenue and guests must be 21+ to attend.

Although the Lower Greenville parade is the most notable event to attend this weekend, the entire city will be bustling with good old-fashioned Irish fun. Some other places to celebrate your holiday alongside others include The Old Monk, where they will have live music and themed food and drinks; Sandaga 813, which will host the second largest block party that day; Idle Rich Pub, the most obvious choice for those who want to really get in the Celtic spirit, which can also be done at Trinity Hall Irish Pub, only after the parade.

So, now that it’s finally here, prepare your liver — because there will be no Irish goodbyes this Saturday in Dallas. As long as you’ve got a bag of gold and the luck of the Irish, you’ll make it through the day (and live to pay Sunday).

RYANN GORDON

The author (left) celebrates with Haylee Palacios.

NBC hopes for ratings ‘Rise’ with new show

By Ed Bark

unclebarky@verizon.net Avowed musical theater lover Bob Greenblatt has the power to indulge himself as chairman of NBC Entertainment.

He’s regularly done Ed Bark so with live holiday season productions (“The Sound of Music,” “Peter Pan,” “The Wiz,” “Hairspray”) and the Broadway-set series “Smash,” which ran for two seasons and wound up on the wrong side of reviews after initial critical praise.

Now here comes “Rise,” a 10-episode series in which a frustrated high school English teacher attempts to walk on the wild side by directing an adaptation of “Spring Awakening,” a Tony Award-winning musical exploration of teen angst and sexuality inspired by an 1891 German play. It premiered Tuesday and will run weekly on that day.

NBC made the entire first season available for review. Mission accomplished, with both pleasure and frustration.

On the plus side, “Rise” has the power to uplift, inspire and open tear ducts. But it’s also marred by too much utterly predictable conflict escalation/resolution and an over-abundance of sappy-soft mood music that seems to be at war with the vibrant, full-blooded numbers from “Spring Awakening.”

Principal executive producer Jason Katims was also the driving force behind NBC’s exemplary “Friday Night Lights.” The series turned Texas stereotypes upside down by injecting sensibilities — rather than yahoos — into its collection of small-town high school students.

“Rise” also has a football storyline, with sensitive star quarterback Robbie Thorne (Damon J. Gillespie) struggling to time-share after being talked into playing the co-lead in “Spring Awakening.”

Katims, who helmed NBC’s “Parenthood” between “FNL” and “Rise,” seems to have found a growing comfort level with unabashed sentimentality. He can still be very good at this, sustaining rooting interests throughout “Rise” while also investing it with just about every hot button social issue imaginable — except in this instance, gun control.

The marquee protagonist is veteran teacher Lou Mazzuchelli (Josh Radnor from “How I Met Your Mother”), who’s modeled after the real-life Lou Volpe from the 2013 book “Drama High.” The setting has been shifted from Levittown to Stanton, Pa. (shortened from New Stanton), where Lou is fed up with his listless students’ inattention. Tom Joad? Snore.

Badly in need of a booster shot, Lou impulsively volunteers to head the school’s underfunded theater department, even though dedicated Tracey Wolfe (Rosie Perez) already is in the midst of putting on another production of “Grease.” That’s the problem, in Lou’s view. Theater should be daring and kids need to be challenged. So let’s rock this straitlaced burg to the core with an explicit production that includes same-sex kissing, parental abuse, spanking with a switch and raw language (which is more implied than heard because NBC censors still forbid f-bombs).

A sprawling cast of teens eventually warms to the task, making “Glee” seem kind of under-populated.

Lilette Suarez (Auli'i Cravalho), whose “slutty” waitress mom, Vanessa (Shirley Rumierk), has been sleeping with football coach Doug Strickland (Joe Tippett), is a previously untapped talent who gets the co-lead role opposite Robbie. While they fall in love,

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Rosie Perez stars as Tracey Wolfe in "Rise." prima donna Gwen Strickland (Amy Forsyth) festers about being passed over. As does her costume-designing mom, Denise (Jennifer Ferrin).

Another musical star player, sexually conflicted Simon Saunders (Ted Sutherland), likewise is vexed about getting a smaller, supporting part that includes a boy-on-boy kissing scene with the openly gay Jeremy (Sean Grandillo). Simon’s deeply religious parents, Robert and Patricia (Stephen Plunkett, Stephanie J. Block), have no intention of letting him proceed and want to kill the play altogether. But Dad turns out to have a secret of his own as part of “Rise’s” most ham-handed sub-plot.

Other members of the “Spring Awakening” troupe include transgender Michael/Margaret Hallowell (Ellie Desautels); plus-sized Annabelle (Shannon Purser); promiscuous Sasha (Erin Kommor) and lighting director Maashous Evers (Rarmian Newton), a bounced-around foster kid who ends up being “Rise’s” most appealing student character.

Back home, Lou and his wife, Gail (Marley Shelton), aren’t sure what to do anymore with their hard-drinking, insolent son, Gordy (Casey Johnson). Lou also faces increased opposition at school from the football coach and rock-ribbed principal Even Ward (solid work

by Stanley Wayne Mathis). Meanwhile, Lilette’s mom continues to endure unwanted sexual touching by Anton (Nikolai Tsankov), coarse owner of Sparky’s Diner.

The strongest performance among the adults is from Perez, whose feisty Tracey otherwise leads a cloistered, sexless life. Trying to help — when he’s not clashing with her — Lou persuades goodly biology teacher Andy Kranepool (Diallo Riddle) to ask Tracey out. This doesn’t go well, before it does. But “Rise” then drops this whole storyline without explanation.

“Rise” no doubt will offend conservatives who view it as another force-feeding of Hollywood liberalism. But its main offense may be a complete lack of “never saw that coming” surprises. Instead you’re going to see just about everything coming, including a denouement that nonetheless is rousing because of the sheer power of the kids’ performances and commitment.

“Rise” doesn’t elevate to the heights of “Friday Night Lights” with either its storytelling or performances. But it’s heartfelt from start to finish while also offering an overall feel-good respite from television’s ongoing obsessions with “true crime” and all things Trump. Wishing it would have been better is by no means a deal breaker. There are enough high notes to ensure that.

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

ARTS DISTRICT

AT&T PAC announces upcoming Broadway Series

By Cindy Evans

cindy.evans@attpac.org The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center announced this week the 2018/19 season of its Broadway Series, featuring The Dallas Theater Center production of “Hairspray” and productions from Broadway of “A Bronx Tale,” “The Play That Goes Wrong,” “Bat Out of Hell” and “Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”

All performances will take place at the Winspear Opera House at 2403 Flora St. in the downtown Dallas Arts District.

Season subscribers will have the option to add “A Christmas Story,” “Chicago” and “Beautiful - The Carole King Musical” to their season subscription.

This lineup represents 19 Tony Awards including Best Musical, two Grammys (one of which is for the longest-running American

Musical in Broadway history), and two Olivier Awards.

Subscriptions are available now.

“This season is our biggest yet,” said Doug Curtis, president and CEO of AT&T Performing Arts Center.

“It’s interesting, diverse and combines Broadway favorites, unexpected new shows, and an exciting collaboration — all in the stunning Winspear Opera House.

There’s no better place to see Broadway!”

Broadway Series subscribers enjoy free ticket replacement, discounted pre-paid parking and the Center’s inter-show ticket exchange, which provides the flexibility to exchange tickets for one show to another in the season (limit one exchange per season).

Center Circle members enjoy Broadway better than anyone else with a wide range of exclusive benefits.

Member benefits include priority access to the best

available seats, access to the PNC Members Lounge for complimentary beverages at each performance and access to the Platinum Circle orchestra seating for Platinum Circle members.

Membership donations not only help the nonprofit Center bring the very best in performing arts to North Texas, but also support the Center’s community and education programs, including Community Partners, which provides free tickets to those who would otherwise not have access. To join Center Circle with a membership donation, visit attpac.org/ support or call Membership Services at 214-978-2888.

Six-show subscription packages range from $149 to $546, with the option to order “A Christmas Story” for $27 to $85, “Chicago” for $27 to $96 and “Beautiful The Carole King Musical” for $27 to $96.

Information is available at attpac.org/broadway.

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WINDING ROADS Hitching up for a weekend at the Stagecoach Inn

TRAVEL

By Jo Ann Holt

By Michael Wald

joannholt@gmail.com For years, a favorite family weekend trip was driving to Salado to stay at the Stagecoach Inn. Not only was this historic hotel the oldest in Texas, there were lots of fun things to do in Salado. Main Street was packed with clothing boutiques, antique stores and other fun-to-browse places. Plus the Stagecoach Inn restaurant served delicious southern-style food, boarding house style.

Stagecoach Inn opened in 1861 as the Shady Villa Hotel on the banks of Salado Creek.

It was the oldest, continuously operating hotel in Texas, hosting guests like Sam Houston, Robert E. Lee, George Custer, Shanghai Pierce, Sam Bass and Jesse James.

Dion and Ruth Van Bibber opened the Stagecoach Inn restaurant in 1943 in the former Shady Villa Hotel fronting on Main Street.

For many years the Stagecoach Inn was one of the most renowned highway restaurants in the country.

Sadly, lengthy construction on Interstate 35S made it nearly impossible to reach the city for several years. During that time the Stagecoach Inn shut its doors, and while the restaurant lingered a little longer, eventually it was also forced to shut down.

Encouraged when construction crews finally left Salado’s stretch of I-35 so you can actually exit the freeway there, I decided to spend a recent Saturday there with my son and his wife. First stop: lunch at the recently re-opened Stagecoach Inn restaurant.

I was thrilled to find the restaurant still looks the same, but disheartened to find we were there at the wrong time to experience the family-style meals we’d anticipated. Saturday lunch is a brunch affair, with everything on the menu à la carte. While we were disappointed in not having our anticipated meal at the Stagecoach Inn, the pimento cheese sandwiches

we ordered were delicious.

The Stagecoach Inn’s new owners, La Corsha Hospitality, (who operated the Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas) are preparing for Phase Two of their project, but the date hasn’t been announced yet. They will renovate and expand the hotel to 120 rooms and 10,000 square feet of meeting space. They also plan to move the hotel entrance and reception area to Main Street and heavily landscape along Interstate 35 to provide a buffer for the highway noise. They are also planning to add outdoor event spaces and a new mineral pool and spa. They also plan to connect Stagecoach with the landmark Salado Creek and trails.

We visited a number of charming stores and art galleries scattered along and around Main Street. We spent hours browsing the Springhill Gallery, Springhouse Emporium, OoLaLa, The Nest, Watermill Market, The Mustard Seed Butik, Howling Wolff and the Shoppes on Main (5,000 square feet of shopping with 25 separate shops in one location).

We found a cool coffee shop called Strawberry Patch there.

It’s great to see that Salado still celebrates artists and craftsmen, with more events and galleries planned. Royal Street Art Walk showcases galleries along with live music Friday, March 23. Salado Sip N’ Shop on Main Street is also Friday, March 23. Texas Wine & Rogue Art Fest will be Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25 at the Salado Winery Co. on Main Street.

Wildflower Art Show, sponsored by the chamber (visitsalado.com), is also Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25. Gary Whitaker and four other story-tellers perform at Tablerock’s Goodnight Amphitheater.

While Salado is not yet back to those good old days I remember so fondly, it is definitely headed in the right direction.

Jo Ann Holt is a longtime journalist, now writing about cars, entertainment and travel.

JO ANN HOLT

The Stagecoach Inn in Salado.

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Staging of marches, protests and a backdrop of Arlington Cemetery isn’t only brilliant, but may trigger a deep, visceral reaction. Shawn Hamilton is engaging as Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., as is Jay Sullivan as Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Costume designer Jen Caprio’s attention to detail in battle fatigues isn’t lost.

Dialect coach Pamela Prather had her work cut out for her, and she succeeded. All the dialects work, although Jay Sullivan’s speeches as Bostonian Bobby Kennedy might have been a little over-the-top Boston. On occasion, Potter’s Texas drawl became difficult to understand while he was spewing anger.

Of course, the requisite foul language KAREN ALMOND is there. It’s the deplorable, repeated use of the “n-bomb” that, while cerBrandon Potter stars as Lyndon Baines Johnson. tainly accurate for the period, is nonetheless disturbing.

An African American patron commented that the word’s use didn’t bother him because it’s history. “If the term was used in a current, 2018 show, I might be offended,” he said.

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Monkey around in Panama this year

wald.world@yahoo.com The Katy Trail Weekly is starting its fifth year. To celebrate, we’re putting together a fantastic insider’s trip to Panama so readers who want to see the highlights beyond the typical tour group can join. If all goes well, I’ll see you on an exciting readers’ trip to Panama. Don’t miss it! Sign up now.

Subject to demand, we’re MICHAEL WALD planning on a trip before A capuchin monkey awaits your visit to his neighborhood.

Thanksgiving. If you are interested, drop me an email. Here’s Leaving the thrill of the jungle, the next what you can expect.

We’ll arrive in Panama City’s International stop will be Panama City, the super modern capital. You can swim in the hotel pool, but Airport and immediately be transported to my favorite jungle-based hotel on Lake Gatun, we’ll board a ship early in the morning and spend the day on nearly secluded Tobago the man-made lake that powers the Panama Island. No cars here. Wander its narrow streets.

Canal. I love being immersed in the jungle Dine at one of its quaint hillside restaurants. sounds of exotic birds and insects while being Out hotel is walking distance to a fantassurrounded by luxury. tic museum that explains the bio-diversity of From one side of the hotel you can look Panama, Biomuseo. After visiting the museum, over the lake as you dine in one of the restauwalk to the popular artisan market, also nearrants. From this hotel, there are several possiby, for your souvenir shopping. Don’t forget to ble excursions. On the first day as you adjust, bargain! pick an excursion that speaks to you or just Hop a bus or take a taxi down the street rest on the hammock outside your room and to the ever-popular Amador Island shopping get used to the humid climate. Visit a butterfly district. Here, duty-free shops cater to cruise habitat, kayak on the Panama Canal alongside the massive vessels, take a trip to the top of the ships which dock at the port. Enjoy a delicious dinner at one the great restaurants nearby, jungle canopy to observe unique foliage up close, hike or go to see capuchin moneys in the overlooking the beautiful night skyline of the city. wild. The offerings do change now and then, On your final day in Panama we’ll visit and weather can be a factor, so exact possibilithe old city, Casco Viejo. Here, the rich live ties are a surprise. side by side with starving artists. Every other The next day we’ll get an early start, pack storefront seems to be an artist gallery or fancy a lunch and picnic, and explore the canal by restaurant. This area is known for its colonial motor boat. Bring your camera with a good lens to make distant pictures look closer. You’ll architecture. Tucked among the storefronts are some very interesting sites. We’ll cap off our also need sunscreen, a hat and sunglasses. trip with a farewell dinner under the moonRemember, we’re in the tropics, very close to light before heading back to the hotel for a the equator, where the Earth is hottest. good night’s rest before departing in the mornWe’ll step back in time and visit an auing for home. thentic indigenous community which mainSound nice? Want to be included? Let tains its historical way of life, even the loin us know by dropping an email to me at cloths. They’ll teach us about their language mwald999@gmail.com. See you in Panama! and dances. You’ll want to help support them by buying some of their beautiful handiworks.

Michael Wald is a travel specialist with speBefore we leave Lake Gatun, we visit the cial expertise in Panama adventure travel. He incredible Panama Canal museum nearby.

Watch the large ships so close you feel like you blogs about travel and other musings at untrodcan touch them and get a full understanding of denla.com. Follow him @Adventourist and see where he is off to next. how this marvel of engineering works.

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By Sally Blanton

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SCENE AROUND TOWN

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Society Editor

Dallas Can Academies “Care for Kids” Luncheon Belo Mansion

James Ponce, Honorees Larry and Janelle Friedman, Richard Marquez

Emcee Gloria Campos, Shelley Nunley

Honorary Chairs Carol and Steve Aaron

Yvette Feiger, Haylee Gibson

Tocqueville Society United Way Rosewood Mansion

Clarice Tinsley, Stephen Giles

Lisa Cooley, Ciara Cooley, Bela Cooley, Baga Pjetrovic

Scott Murray, Kit Sawyers

Mother Daughter Tea Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Home of Jennifer Houghton

President Mari Epperson, Ball Chair Lori Routh, Jennifer Houghton, Cynthia Looney

Mike Doocy, Darren Woodson

Fourth Anniversary Katy Trail Weekly Celebration St. Pete’s Dancing Marlin

Madison Stuart, Kim Stuart

Fearless Leaders David Mullen and Rex Cumming

Yellow Rose Gala Upcoming Benefit for Multiple Sclerosis

Andrea Alcorn, June Parker

SHOP THE TRAIL

COMMUNITY COUNTS. KEEP IT LOCAL.

To be featured in this section, call: 214-27-TRAIL or email: info@katytrailweekly.com

SERGIO’S JEWELRY

Sergio’s is a full service neighborhood jewelry store.

Aquamarine is the birthstone for March.

By her who is this month was born No gem save Aquamarines shall be worn; They will ensure her constancy, True friendship and fidelity.

We appraise jewelry and coins. Custom designing is our specialty. We use CAD software and 3-D wax printing.

We replace batteries and repair watches.

All jewelry repair is done on site.

While-you-wait repair service is available.

We also re-string pearls and beads.

Tue-Fri: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

170 Casa Linda Plaza SW corner of Buckner Blvd. at Garland Rd. 75218 info@sergiosjewelry.com Call ... 214-320-2007, Text ... 469-999-3338

JOE O’S DRY CLEAN SUPER CENTER

Family Owned and Operated.

Great services and great prices!

The true environmentally friendly dry cleaners. Tailoring services available.

Serving Dallas since 1986.

3220 N. Fitzhugh Ave. Hours: Mon. - Fri. 6:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Sat. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed Sunday Same day service and drive-thru service everyday.

COBBLESTONE SHOE HOSPITAL

Serving Dallas and the White Rock area for more than 25 years!

Across from Mockingbird Station near SMU SHOE AND BOOT REPAIR! We repair belts, purses and luggage, too!

Hours Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

5340 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX 75206 214-824-7463

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Our Favorite Restaur ants AMERICAN – HOMESTYLE Beck’s Prime 5931 Forest Ln. 972-661-8681 Bubba’s Cooks Country 6617 Hillcrest 214-373-6527 Mama’s Daughters’ Diner 2014 Irving Blvd.

214-742-8646 Riverside Grill 940 Riverfront Blvd.

214-748-2700 ASIAN – JAPANESE – SUSHI Blue Sushi Sake Grill 7859 Walnut Hill, #100 972-677-7887 Sushi House 5619 W. Lovers Ln. 214-350-2100 Sushi Kyoto II 6429 Hillcrest Ave. 214-520-9991 Ten Ramen 1818 Sylvan Ave. 972-803-4400 WaiWai Kitchen – Sushi, Noodles 4315 Lemmon Ave. 214-520-8868 BAKERY – DESSERTS – ICE CREAM Celebrity Café & Bakery 10720 Preston Rd,#1016 214-373-0783 Crème de la Cookie 6025 Royal Ln. 214-363-4766 6706 Snider Plaza 214-265-5572 Einstein Bros. Bagels 3827 Lemmon Ave. 214-526-5221 6011 Royal Ln. 214-265-1435 6109 Berkshire Ln, #A 214-691-2445 Gigi’s Cupcakes 5450 W. Lovers, #130 214-352-2253 Highland Park Soda Fountain 3229 Knox St. 214-521-2126 Marble Slab Creamery 3001 Knox St., #103 214-219-0300 6130 Berkshire Ln. 214-369-5566

Mojo Donuts 6522 Lemmon Ave. Mustang Donuts 6601 Hillcrest Ave. The Original Cupcakery 2222 McKinney, #230 Paciugo 3699 McKinney Ave. Pokey O’s 3034 Mockingbird Top Pot Doughnuts 8611 Hillcrest, #195 Yummy Donuts 4355 Lovers Ln.

214-357-5154 214-363-4878 214-855-0003 214-219-2665 214-987-1200 469-232-9911 214-520-7680

BAR-B-Q Aloha Hawaiian Barbecue 5601 Lemmon, A-1 214-521-8868 Big Al’s Smokehouse Barbecue 3125 Inwood Rd. 214-350-9445 Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 2324 McKinney Ave. 469-248-3149 Katy Trail Ice House 3127 Routh St. 214-468-0600 Peggy Sue Bar-B-Q 6600 Snider Plaza 214-987-9188 Smokey John’s Bar-B-Que 1820 W. Mockingbird 214-352-2752 BARS, PUBS & TAVERNS 6th Street Bar / Uptown 3005 Routh St. 214-965-0962 Big Al’s McKinney Ave. Tavern 2907 McKinney Ave. 214-969-1984 British Beverage Co. 2800 Routh St., #115 214-922-8220 The Corner Bar & Grill 4830 McKinney 214-219-8002

The Ginger Man - Uptown 2718 Boll St. 214-754-8771 The Idle Rich Pub 2614 McKinney Ave. 214-965-9926 Nickel and Rye 2523 McKinney Ave. 214-389-2120 The Quarter Bar 3301 McKinney Ave. 214-754-0106 Time Out Tavern 5101 W. Lovers Ln. 214-956-9522 Uptown Pub & Grill 3605 McKinney 214-522-5100 Windmill Lounge 5320 Maple Ave. 214-443-7818 BREAKFAST AND/OR LUNCH Bailey’s Cafe 2525 Inwood Rd., #123 214-350-9445 Original Pancake House 2900 Lemmon Ave. 214-528-7215 4343 W. NW Hwy,#375 214-351-2012 Two Sisters 3111-C Monticello 214-526-1118 BURGERS, DELI & SANDWICHES Blues Burgers 1820 W. Mockingbird 214-750-9100 BGR – The Burger Joint 3001 Knox St., #108 469-941-4471 Burger House 6913 Hillcrest 214-361-0370 Chip’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers 4530 W. Lovers Ln. 214-691-2447 East Hampton Sandwich Co. 6912 Snider Plaza 214-363-2888 Gazeebo Burgers 5950 Royal Ln. 214-368-3344 Goff’s Hamburgers 6401 Hillcrest 214-520-9133

This is half of Our Favorite Restaurants.

See the full list at our website: KatyTrailWeekly.com

Great American Hero 4001 Lemmon Ave. 214-521-2070 Hunky’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers 3930 Cedar Springs 214-522-1212 Jake’s Hamburgers 2702 McKinney, #101 214-754-8001 Jersey Mike’s Subs 3001 Knox St. 214-520-7827 5301 W. Lovers Ln. 214-350-7611 8411 Preston Rd., #118 214-691-7827 Mooyah Burger 6713 W. N.W. Hwy. 214-987-2666 Potbelly Sandwich Shop 5921 Forest Ln., #100 972-392-7771 Smashburger 4235 W. NW Hwy, #100 972-220-1222 Snuffer’s 8411 Preston Rd, #112 214-265-9911 Subway – SMU area 6935 Hillcrest 214-444-9068 Village Burger – West Village 3699 McKinney 214-443-9998 Wild About Harry’s – Katy Trail Serving up Harry’s mother's recipe of creamy frozen custard in many flavors made daily, award-winning hot dogs & a friendly atmosphere, Harry's has become the place to eat and relax for everyone.

Open: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., 7 days a week. www.wildaboutharrys.com 3113 Knox St. 214-520-3113 CHINESE Howard Wang’s China Grill 3223 Lemmon Ave. 214-954-9558 4343 N.W. Hwy, #345 214-366-1606 Royal China

6025 Royal Ln., #201 Wang’s Chinese Café 6033 Luther Ln.

214-361-1771 214-265-1688

COFFEE & SPECIALTIES Drip Coffee Co. 4343 W. Lovers Ln. 214-599-7800 Oak Lawn Coffee 2720 Oak Lawn 214-219-5511 Sip Stir Cafe 3800 McKinney, #180 214-443-9100 Starbucks 2801 Allen St., #180 214-965-9696 3216 Knox St. 214-520-2273 4343 W. NW Hwy. 214-654-0704 Union Coffee Shop 5622 Dyer St. 214-242-9725 ECLECTIC Angela’s Cafe 7979 Inwood Rd. 214-904-8122 Black-Eyed Pea 3857 Cedar Springs 214-521-4580 Bread Winners Café & Bakery 3301 McKinney Ave. 214-754-4940 5560 W. Lovers, #260 214-351-3339 Buzzbrews 4334 Lemmon Ave. 972-521-4334 Café Brazil 3847 Cedar Springs.

214-461-8762 Café Express 5600 W. Lovers, #109 214-352-2211 Denny’s 2030 Market Ctr. Blvd. 214-749-6215 Dick’s Last Resort 2211 N. Lamar, #100 214-747-0001 Eden Rest. & Pastries

4416 W. Lovers Ln. Henry’s Majestic 4900 McKinney Ave. Lucky’s Cafe 3531 Oak Lawn The Rustic 3656 Howell St. Stoneleigh P 2926 Maple Ave.

972-267-3336 469-893-9400 214-522-3500 214-730-0596 214-871-2346

ETHIOPIAN Dallul 2515 Inwood Rd, #117 214-353-0805 FRENCH Rise No 1 Salon de Souffle 5360 W. Lovers, #220 214-366-9900 Toulouse Café & Bar 3314 Knox St. 214-520-8999 Whisk Crepes Café 1888 Sylvan Ave. 469-353-9718 GERMAN Kuby’s Sausage House 6601 Snider Plaza 214-363-2231 GREEK Greek Isles 5934 Royal Ln. Little Greek 9665 N. Central Exwy.

214-234-7662 214-696-1234

Do you have a favorite area restaurant or bar you want to see listed in this Directory? If so, please call:

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SENIOR LIVING

Rewriting the lost art of cursive penmanship

By Lauren Witt

lwitt@thepointgroup.com During this school year, 19 seniors living at Presbyterian Village North (PVN) are serving as an inspiration to third-grade students in Karen Gunter’s class at Good Shepherd Episcopal School.

Each senior is paired up with a student, and the pair is writing letters back and forth as part of a unique pen pal partnership.

Excitement fills the air when the students and seniors receive a letter, and both groups cannot wait for the next letter writing surprise to arrive. The exercise helps students learn and practice cursive, and it provides a tremendous emotional benefit for both the kids and older adults. Gunter came up with the pen pal idea after worrying that the lack of exposure to cursive, since it isn’t normally part of the curriculum, would prevent her students from reading historical documents in cursive like the Declaration of Independence.

Gunter collaborated with Tim Mallad, father of a student in Gunter’s class and CEO of Presbyterian Communities and Services (PC&S), to set up a pen pal partnership between her class and residents of the nearby PC&S senior living community Presbyterian Village North.

“Tim and I began discussing the lost art of cursive at the open house held at the beginning of the school year,” Gunter said. “He agreed with me and believes that it is important for children to learn how to read and write cursive. He worked quickly to start a partnership and put me in touch with Lisa Englander, life enrichment manager for PVN. We matched 19 students with 19 seniors and they are exchanging letters at least once a month. Lisa said the interest was so high they had a waiting list going. We wrote our first letter in mid-November and dropped them off right before Thanksgiving. In their first letter, I suggested that my students share a little bit of information about themselves and write about their ‘Classroom of the Earth’ experience.”

The Classroom of the Earth program is an annual outdoor learning experience which begins for students in Pre-K and concludes in eighth grade with a backpacking trip to Colorado. Students complete many outdoor tasks and lessons, like setting up a tent, white water rafting, rock climbing and more. In third grade, they spend their first

PVN

Residents communicate with pen pals in cursive writing. night away from home in a screened cabin at a lake house.

During this trip, they go on night hikes and many learn how to fish for the first time.

Gunter recommended that they write about the experience and share how school is different than it was when the seniors went to school.

“In other letters, I am encouraging them to write about unique lessons and activities

Shepherd Episcopal School is letting her incorporate cursive into her lesson plans, as it is not required curriculum.

Handwriting provides several mental, physical and emotional benefits. Cursive writing helps with brain development, assists with fine motor skills and enhances the ability to perform small tasks. Writing gives students a chance to be still, and the act of putting thoughts onto paper makes them more focused. It creates room for peace. If children are exposed to constant activity it impairs their ability to sit quietly. UCLA and Princeton published research which shows that students retain information better if they take notes by hand rather than using a laptop.

Meanwhile, neuroscientists at the University of Washington have done studies which show that writing in cursive stimulates the brain in ways printing and typing do not.

“As several of our residents will agree, handwriting is a vintage art that is both practical and aesthetically pleasing.

Handwriting is personal because it comes from a human and not from a machine,” Englander said. “Forming letters by hand not only helps children learn how to read, it solidifies knowledge and connects the dots when combining certain shapes and sounds.

It also helps people develop their signature, which is like a person’s brand or trademark if you will. Cursive might be becoming obsolete in many classrooms, but we are excited to be a part of a pen pal program that makes it enjoyable for children to learn and practice cursive. The residents are learning about the children and are sharing information about themselves. It will be an insightful and heartwarming bond to watch develop.”

Neuroscientists at the University of Washington have done studies which show that writing in stimulates the brain in ways printing and typing do not.

cursive

they are currently doing at school,” Gunter said. “Many kids have never written a letter or a thank-you note in their life. Some may have typed a thank you via an email, but handwriting isn’t practiced much anymore. I feel that writing letters helps them work on print and cursive. I love that my students and PVN residents will learn from each other throughout this pen pal partnership, as well. They are expected to write more than a mere two or three sentences, and I review them for spelling and grammar. They write a draft, and after the review process complete a final copy.

Eventually, we plan to coordinate an event for the residents of PVN to meet my class. If they wish to write more than once a month or continue writing letters after the school year is over, they are welcome to do so.”

Gunter was eager to bring this concept back to her classroom, and she is thrilled that area seniors share her passion and endeavor. She is also thankful that Good

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