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Market comes to Oak Lawn
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Farmer's Market now open.
Oak Lawn United Methodist Church (OLUMC) announced its third annual Farmers Market every Saturday morning, rain or shine, from 8 a.m. to noon through Aug. 29. OLUMC Farmers Market will offer locally grown fresh produce, and is held in the parking lot of OLUMC, on the corner of Oak Lawn Avenue and Cedar Springs Road. — Byron-Gabriel Proutt
Children get in the swing KidSwing gives children a chance to play golf while learning important lessons about philanthropy. Participants, ages five to 18, have raised $1.8 million to benefit Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Upcoming events include KidSwing McKinney at Stonebridge Ranch Country Club on June 16, KidSwing Trophy Club at Trophy Photo by Sarah Lassen Club Country Club on July KidSwing promotes golf and giving. 13 and the Scottish Rite Shootout at Topgolf Dallas on July 21. Registration is now open at KidSwing.org. There is no entry fee, but players are asked to raise at least $100 from sponsors. — Manny Mendoza
Timeless tunes at Arboretum "Cool Thursdays" at the Dallas Arboretum, sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank, began Thursday with 4 Way Street, a Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young tribute band. The concert series Photo courtesy of Le Freak continues every Thursday through "Freak Out" to disco next Thursday. July 2 and again in the fall. Gates open at 6 p.m., and the spring concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Single tickets start at $10-$27 and include parking. Upcoming concerts include Le Freak: The Greatest Disco Band in the World on June 18, The Buddy Holly Revue: A Tribute to Buddy Holly on June 25, and The Dallas Winds: A Patriotic Tribute to America on July 20. More information at dallasarboretum.org or by calling 214-515-6500. — Juliette Coulter
In This Issue
Ackles' Angle ............................................................ 5 Along the Green Trail .............................................. 4 Charity Spotlight ...................................................... 6 Classifieds.................................................................11 Community Calendar .............................................. 6 Dotty Griffith ........................................................... 9 Fitness ...................................................................... 5 Hammer and Nails ................................................... 8 Live Music Guide ...................................................... 9 Notes from the Editor .............................................. 4 Restaurant Directory ..............................................11 Scene Around Town.................................................10 Shop the Trail ..........................................................10 Trail to Good Health ................................................ 4 Wagging the Trail ..................................................... 7 Find us at facebook.com/KTWeekly
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North delivers talk on heroism, militarism
By David Mullen
a correspondent with FOX News Channel primarily covering the conflict in the Lieutenant Colonel Middle East and hosting Oliver North, 71, looked “War Stories” — an awardhealthy, fit and almost winning military documenpresidential as he spent tary series. “FOX gave me Wednesday, June 3 at the option of being here with Edgemere senior living you or being in Kazakhstan. community on Northwest I would rather be here in my Highway and Thackery Street birth state.” North was born bordering Preston Hollow in San Antonio. giving a speech and signA Naval Academy graduing his new book American ate, North served in Vietnam Heroes on the Homefront. as a platoon commander Photo by Gittings Photography “I may be the only conduring the Vietnam War, Oliver North swapped war stories with locals at Edgemere. fessed republican — standand was awarded the Silver ing before you — that is not Star, Bronze Star Medal, and cannot protect me from her.” running for president,” North said. two Purple Heart medals while serving These days however, without politi“Somebody asked me the other day ‘why cal aspirations, North is reporting news 22 years as a U.S. Marine officer. From won’t you run for president?’ In the front rather than making it, and giving strong 1983-1986, he served as the U.S. governof every one of my books is a dedication ment’s counter-terrorism coordinator as opinions in support of U.S. soldiers to the same woman [wife Betsy]. I maroverseas. see NORTH on page 8 ried her 48 years ago. The Secret Service “I am grateful,” North said, now
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DALLAS SUMMER MUSICALS
Modern ‘Cinderella’ takes on social change By Shari Goldstein Stern shari@katytrailweekly.com
Unlike the Cinderella of days gone by, who was naïve, innocent and at the mercy of those around her, this Cinderella is no shrinking violet. She’s both powerful and empowering in this fresh take on the 1957 classic film, “Cinderella,” which was written for television and starred Julie Andrews. Paige Faure makes the Cinderella character her own in Dallas Summer Photos by Carol Rosegg Musicals’ “Rodgers & Cinderella’s step-family is far from the traditional. Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” Jean-Michel, who works in consider it a sacrilege to dewhich opened Tuesday at that soup kitchen, while seekviate from the words that the Music Hall at Fair Park ing social change and trying were written for “Cinderella” and runs through June 21. to court Gabrielle, the other so long ago, you’re in If it’s strict tradition step-sister played with quirky for a jolt. The 2013 Tony you’re looking for, you charm by Kaitlyn Davidson. won’t find it in this clever, If you’re a purist and upbeat version of the besee CINDERELLA on page 10 loved story, but you’re in for a refreshing change. Yes, there’s still a fairy godmother, (a pumpkinturned-carriage) and “the By Shari Goldstein Stern prince is having a ball.” But shari@katytrailweekly.com there is also an apparently While patrons donned bipolar stepmother and their glass slippers for this Cinderella’s two passive-ag- Andy Jones and Paige Faure week’s opening of “Cinderella,” gressive and ADHD stepsis- aren’t your run-of-the-mill Dallas Summer Musical’s (DSM) own Prince Charming, ters, one of whom connects Cinderella and handsome Michael Jenkins, made the much anticipated announcewith Cinderella, when they prince at the Dallas Summer ment Friday, June 5 of the 2015-2016 season — which also become friends exchanging Musicals through June 21. marks the group’s 75th anniversary — line-up. secrets. The hills will be alive with “The Sound of Music,” as Glover steals every scene with There are no perky the classic climbs every mountain to the celebratory seaher over-the-top performance mice and no “Bibbidison at Music Hall at Fair Park Nov. 3 through 22. On this and brilliant comedic timing. Bobbidi-Boo.” They’ve been 50th anniversary of the Academy Award-winning film, Aimee Garcia is priceless replaced by furry animal it remains the most successful movie musical in history. as wicked stepsister Charlotte, puppets and a soup kitchen. On stage and in film, “The Sound of Music” has garnered whose loud, enormous presBack to tradition, there multiple Tony and Grammy awards, including Best Score. ence matches her huge, powerare worrisome glass slippers “ELF: the Musical” promises a modern day ful vocals. She has too many and a handsome prince, who Christmas classic, which will run Dec. 8 through 20. priceless one-liners to catch is seeking the perfect young Santa’s bag of toys, an orphan at the North Pole and New them all. The word that best lady to call his princess, while York at Christmastime combine for a fun tale, which has trying to hold off the crazies in describes Charlotte is obbeen called “Happy enough for families, savvy enough for noxious. Her remarks and his world and hers. Regarding city kids and plenty smart for adults!” those slippers, pay attention to delivery lend well to the more current script. the details and keep up. see SEASON on page 10 David Andino brings a A wicked stepmother new character to the mix. He’s has never been funnier. Beth
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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR
TRAIL TO GOOD HEALTH
Boost your metabolism with food By Megan Lyons
reaching your goals. You may have heard the term “starvation mode,” which occurs when an individual When some people embark on a weight restricts his or her calorie intake significantly loss journey or begin exercising to improve over an extended period of time. Basically, their health, they may feel so committed that the body thinks there is a famine, and they want to be “perfect” when it adapts to operate on fewer calories. comes to their health. They exercise Unfortunately, this means that over religiously, rarely missing a schedtime, you are able to eat less and less uled workout. They increase their food while maintaining your body water intake, thinking (rightfully) weight. If, instead, you choose healthy that this will help them lose weight foods — and eat plenty of them — and feel better. They may even inyou’ll feel more satisfied, your metabcrease their sleep and cut back olism will run more efficiently, and on their TV watching. Then, they you’ll still look and feel great! Megan Lyons start browsing through magazines Here are a few signs you’re not that encourage readers to “shed giving your body enough fuel for pounds quickly on 800 calories per day!” or your activity level: “save calories by skipping breakfast … and • Energy level during workouts: If you dinner!,” and their efforts may come to a begin to notice your max weight or max reps screeching halt. I frequently see people take decreasing instead of increasing, or your mile the concept of reducing calorie intake too far, time get slower and slower, there’s a good and they wind up eating far too little to fuel chance your body is telling you to slow down their bodies and keep their metabolism runbecause you don’t have enough fuel on board. ning healthily. • Daily fatigue: we all have days when Finding a food intake that will help you we’d rather stay in bed for an extra hour or lose weight (if that is your goal) while still when lying on the couch seems slightly more keeping your metabolism revving is difficult appealing than hitting the gym. But if you to do — it’s a delicate balance. It’s impossible begin to feel that you’re never well rested for me to come up with one calorie numand are constantly dreaming of more sleep, ber or meal plan that will work for everyone you’re likely either under fueling or have been reading this, because the optimal intake deskimping on sleep. pends on a person’s activity level, age, gender, • True stomach hunger: From a combiheight, current weight, unique metabolism, nation of nutrient-poor, sugary foods, overand much more. eating, and emotional eating, many of us have However, it’s safe to say that by improvforgotten what it feels like to truly be hungry. ing the quality of food consumed, most peoTrue hunger is felt in the stomach (you may ple can improve their health (and optimize even hear some rumbling) and is different body weight) without dramatically restrictthan the mental urge to snack, or a craving ing the quantity of food consumed. I always that only chocolate will satisfy. If you notice advocate eating when you are hungry, but if true hunger, then by all means, eat! Choose you choose a large salad with several types something healthy and satiating, of course, of vegetables, a healthy portion of protein, but don’t ignore true hunger, which is your and some healthy fats, you can be full just body’s way of telling you that it needs more as easily as if you consume an entire sleeve fuel to operate smoothly. of Pringles. The first meal, though, provides Over time, you’ll learn the best balance your body with the nutrients it needs and for your own body! sends messages to your brain that your needs Megan Lyons is a Harvard graduate, are met, while the Pringles leave you craving Certified Holistic Health Coach, and Running more, since your nutrient stores haven’t been Coach at The Lyons’ Share Wellness. To learn replenished. In this way, choosing healthier how you can improve your own health, contact foods — and eating large enough quantities her at 214-803-1298, or visit her website, thelyof them — allows you to eat more while still onsshare.org/health-coaching.
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Let's try to bag litterbugs By David Mullen
Colonel Sanders commercials from KFC? … Cleaning out my desk drawer, I was I see that TxDOT has a wondering what I should sense of humor. They posted do with that Radio Shack new “Speed Limit 70” signs gift card … The huge storm on North Central Expressway that hit downtown Dallas on through downtown and north Tuesday afternoon that was Dallas recently. There won’t somehow overlooked by the be much driving at local weather 70 during the busiprognosticaness week in that tors reminded part of town … By me of a story the way, a reminder that WFAA 8 to drivers on 1-75. Sports Director The solid white line Dale Hansen means no crossing. relayed about The dotted white a discussion line means you can David Mullen with Channel 8 signal and safely meteorologist move to the next Pete Delkus. lane, as long as the person be- The gruff Hansen said hind you doesn’t step on the “Delkus, can you ever get gas pedal and cross the solid the weather forecast right?” white line to block your way, Without hesitation, Delkus which is a daily occurrence fired back “Yes, and why don’t for me on North Central you tell me the final score of Expressway … In wake of the the Rangers game three days uproar and eventual repeal of from now?” … Of all of the the plastic bag law in Dallas, I worthless catalogs I get in had to laugh after purchasing the mail throughout the year, products at CVS Pharmacy. my favorite worthless catalog No bag, thank you, but they has to be the one I get from proceeded to give me a regisHammacher Schlemmer. They ter tape as tall as a California claim to be “America’s longest redwood tree. What a waste of running catalog, offering the paper … If litter is the biggest best, the only and the unexconcern about plastic shoppected for 167 years.” I guess ping bags — it seems to be the first catalogs were delivmore talked at the city council ered by Pony Express. Among meetings than environmental this year’s featured items are a issues — why can’t we start “superior headache relieving toughening up litter laws and wrap” ($59.95), which uses gel focusing better on enforcing packs that stay cool 200 perthe existing laws? Nothing cent longer than typical modworse than seeing someone els. What typical models? The throwing an empty Popeye’s guy in the picture looks like Chicken box out the winhe has a Velcro tourniquet. dow of a speeding car. Even Plus, cold causes headaches. tossed cigarette butts out of Just gulp down a 7-Eleven vehicles irk me … Speaking Slurpee and see what I mean. of fast food chicken, is anyone There is a “high definition else creeped out by the new camera drone” ($299.95) david@katytrailweekly.com
that can stay in the air for 15 minutes and takes pictures or records video. Perfect for your next visit to the White House. Don’t forget the “spring loaded walking shoes” ($139.95) that return 96 percent of the energy to your foot that is otherwise lost to the ground. They feature the “Darth Vader toaster” ($49.95), which browns the “Star Wars” logo into your morning toast. And no trip to the lake is complete without the “transparent canoe-kayak” ($2,500), a hybrid that provides an “underwater vista.” Imaging seeing that thing row by after a few beers on the dock … Travel & Leisure magazine is hell-bent on rattling Dallas’ cage. They picked Dallas the seventh best city in America for barbecue. One through six: Kansas City, Memphis, Austin, Houston, Nashville and Oklahoma City. OKC? What have I missed? … Of course, you won’t want to barbecue without the “grill cleaning robot” ($119.95) from Hammacher Schlemmer, which cleans a grill in 30 minutes that takes the average human about two … “I believe in Stephen Vogt. I believe in Stephen Vogt.” If you know what that means, then you get it. If you don’t, vote online for the MLB All-Star team because you can’t vote anywhere else. I loved the little ballots that they would hand out at the ballgame or the ones you could get at the Gillette point of sale stand at the drug store. No more little ballots at the ballpark or at Walgreens. Voting is online only, and I suggest a vote for Stephen Vogt … Taco Bueno on Lemmon Avenue at Throckmorton Street has closed. Just another building destined for the wrecking ball.
ALONG THE GREEN TRAIL
Walking down aisle can cause eternal trash pile
By Naima Montacer @naimajeannette
It’s pretty safe to say that you’re gearing up to attend, plan your own or help a friend organize their dream wedding this year. Weddings are a big part of what we do in the spring and summer, evidenced by the more than 45,000 weddings that took place in the DFW area in 2013. Weddings cost a lot of money (the average cost of a 2013 wedding in the DFW area was $27,665), take large amounts of time and effort to plan and can create
a ton of unnecessary waste (each wedding creates an estimated 400600 pounds of waste). Make this fresh start for your loved ones a fresh start for the environment as well. Miranda Moore is the founder of earthlingevents. com that specializes in eco-friendly weddings and events located in the DFW area. One of the first questions Moore asks her clients is, “What is the most important aspect to them?” It’s extremely difficult to create a wedding with zero impact on the environment, so it’s important to decide
TCA names Shultz president By Becky Mayad Turtle Creek Association (TCA), known for its efforts to preserve Turtle Creek’s aesthetic beauty and promote strategic business growth in the surrounding corridor, has tapped Jennifer Shultz as its new president. Shultz assumes her duties immediately. “Jennifer delivers a powerful combination of skills and talents to Turtle Creek Association. Photo courtesy of TCA Her fundraising and management capabilities, Jennifer Shultz. along with strong communication and organizational skills, will be a tremendous asset to Turtle Creek Association,” said TCA chair Kim Askew. “We look to her expertise as we develop the Turtle Creek area to its fullest potential and elevate the exposure this crown jewel so greatly deserves.”
what aspects you can trim or change opportunity to interact with you and to decrease the resources used on everyone else attending. If you were your big day. With more sent a paper version, most than 2.5 million wedweddings now also have dings per year in the a website you can RSVP U.S., doing any little bit on — save the stamp and will help. transportation, and RSVP Whether you are online. the bride, attendee or • When you’re setting somewhere in between, up your registry or chooshere are some tips to ing what to buy on somemake this wedding one else’s, choose items season environmentally Naima Montacer that are energy efficient, friendly. useful, made from recycled • Before the wedding even materials and if you can, from a starts you can make some simple local source. It’s impossible to meet decisions to lessen your impact on every standard but making a few the environment such as choosdecisions on specific items adds up. ing responsible rings. Vintage is all Check out the shop at greenbridethe rage; make it a real vintage ring guide.com to put together your own by upcycling. Mining for metals, eco-friendly registry. such as gold, causes environmental • Your reception can be beaudevastation and is associated with tiful and green at the same time. human welfare issues. Take a look Choose a location wisely; thinking at the breathtaking rings available about the efforts they already have on brilliantearth.com to find some in place to decrease energy use. Is classy ethical rings that go beyond the building LEED energy certified? conflict free. Do they have recycling and compost • Break out of the traditional containers on site ready to go? mode by losing the paper invita• Decorate with creativity. tions and sending your guests a high Pinterest has provided us with a vast quality, full color, engaging video or collection of do-it-yourself ideas to online flyer to invite them to your create crafty, stylish and recycled day. Online can be more of a condecor for your wedding. Start browsversation as well, giving guests an ing the pictures and collecting the
supplies you need from your friends and family. • Online photography is faster and more environmentally efficient than the days of print. You can even create a shared album on an iPhone that everyone at your wedding can access and add pictures to. It’s an instantaneous way to get the best personal candid picture memories to treasure from the day. If you’re bride hasn’t done this by wedding day, it’s a great surprise to start getting everyone at the party involved! • Getting to the wedding is the easiest way to conserve resources. Carpool and group together to book a stay at a vacation rental. Sites like vrbo.com offer vacation rentals that are apartments or houses many with eco-friendly building materials and options. Vacation rentals give you the opportunity to cook your own food, adjust the thermostat or open windows, recycle in house, and some offer compost facilities, bikes and sustainably sourced linens. Whatever your colors are for the big day, make sure to include a little green. Naima Montacer is a freelance writer and conservationist. View more at her website EnviroAdventures.com.
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ACKLES’ ANGLE
Getting a Charge out of game Rangers’ May decides season? By David Mullen
david@katytrailweekly.com It was like any other professional sporting event in Dallas/Fort Worth. Well, sort of. Arriving at the stadium, I was given a free promotional item (plastic lei for Hawaiian night), bought a program, was encouraged to buy a t-shirt or hat and was greeted by the team mascot. The PA announcer introduced the teams. Thirteen year old Emma Young of Sanger belted out the national anthem. A local celebrity threw out the first pitch — a pregnant Megan Denny White of Crowley — that starred at the University of Texas at Austin. There was plenty of music and a dot race in the outfield, although the costumes looked slightly homemade. Welcome to Dallas’ new professional sports team: the Dallas Charge of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league. Women’s pro fastpitch softball has come to the metroplex. “The league is comprised of many of the best players on the planet,” general manager of the Charge Kevin Shelton said. “It is a family friendly-environment and a family-friendly game. It is a fast game. It is a fun game. Those are the pieces we are trying to leverage. We are a new company. We have been in business 23 weeks.” Although their home park is Dallas Charge Field at The Ballfields at Craig Ranch in McKinney, Friday’s game was one of two home games played at the new Allan Saxe Field at the University of Texas at Arlington. The Charge faced the (Washington) PA Rebellion. In addition to the Charge and the western Pennsylvania team, the league is comprised of the Akron Racers, Chicago Bandits and USSSA (Orlando, Fla.) Pride. “The league has been around for 20 plus years in a couple different incarnations,” Shelton said. “The latest incarnation
was 2007. [There are] five teams — it has gone up and down a few times — but I think it is on real solid footing now. We are on TV [CBSSN televised Sunday’s Charge
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Spark, the Charge mascot. game], close to a TV deal, and there is a high likelihood that we will add two teams next year … maybe more.” The athletic-looking Shelton has managed and coached the Texas Glory amateur fast pitch team, also based in McKinney. Otherwise, his path to GM of the Charge was rather unique. “I have an undergraduate degree in nuclear engineering from Texas A&M and a master degree in computer science,” Shelton said. “I spent eight years in the Navy submarine service, two years in the marketing department at Proctor and Gamble, 10 years in sales, marketing and purchasing at Frito Lay and have been part of an entrepreneurial team in a small company doing all of those things since 2007.” I assume navigating submarines is no longer part of the responsibilities. Currently, there is no women’s softball in the Olympics, so the best players have turned to the NPF. The team is comprised of athletes from big name
schools like Florida, Houston, Cal Berkeley, Alabama, UT, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Purdue, Arizona State and Baylor. The Charge drafted Florida Collegiate Player of the Year Lauren Haeger. They were shut down by former Olympic star Cat Osterman on Sunday. The team is owned “by a man out of Houston,” Shelton said, but would give no other details about his anonymous boss. The team plays a 12-week season and operates under a $150,000 salary cap. “Very few make enough to make a living off of it,” Shelton said. “Most players have another job. Though they are pros, they need another job.” The Charge leases both of their home facilities. “We fly [to road games], but it is challenging,” Shelton said. “Every club spends about the same amount of money, but your base revenue is different. We really don’t have a solid home with a special stadium that is ours. We don’t have concessions. Chicago has a stadium that is dedicated to them so they can run tournaments there and they have an operation around it. The way to make this work in its current carnation — without a TV deal — is have an operation around it so you can probably get to the black.” The game is fast and fun. The teams are hyper-active, high-fiving each other constantly and meeting as a team after every half inning. An inning can go by as quickly as a single David Ortiz at bat. Spark — the team mascot — keeps fans entertained. Families make up the fan base because tickets are affordable and the players are approachable. There is a “good, clean fun” feel about the game, but the Charge and the league are comprised of the best professional players available. This is a pro sporting event, even if the dot race could use some work.
FITNESS
Drinking your way to thin By Turner Cavender
slowly add solid foods back into your diet, starting with soup and juice and gradually adding fruits, vegetables, and small amounts of meat and dairy. Get the facts about the lemonade diet. Also The product. Does the lemonade diet live called the Master Cleanse, the lemonade diet up to its promises? Any diet that severely restricts has gained spotlight attention from celebrities calories will lead to weight loss. As far as a cleanse like Beyoncé and Jared Leto. The goes, your body already naturally diet claims to detox your system, cleanses itself everyday through the improve health, curb cravings, and work of the liver and kidneys. So, a shed pounds over the span of 10 liquid diet isn’t needed to remove toxdays, but does it work? On a diet in ins from your body and blood. Will which solid foods aren’t allowed and your health improve and your energy all you can drink is water and a bevlevel rise? With such little nourisherage similar to lemonade, will your ment, it seems impossible. body get the calories and nutrition it The problem. Diets like the needs to function? Master Cleanse always come with Turner Cavender Before you try a fad diet like risks. When a person consumes so the Master Cleanse, know what few calories while taking a laxative, you’re getting into. Let me help you be in the the weight that is lost will come largely from know about one of the newest fad diets. muscles, bone, and water rather than fat. And The promise. Proponents of the lemonade while watching the scale go in the right direcdiet believe that by drinking the lemonade mixture tion is encouraging, you don’t want to lose offered in the diet plan, you’ll cleanse your liver, your precious muscle and bone. colon, and body of toxins; balance your body’s pH Fad diets that lead to quick weight loss don’t levels; reduce inflammation; improve skin and provide lasting weight loss. After all, a person can’t hair; provide nourishment for better health; and survive more than a few weeks on a diet of lemsafely lose 20 pounds in a meager 10 days. onade, and once you start eating normally again, Support groups and online coaching are you’ll regain all the weight you lost in no time. available for a small monthly fee. Otherwise, Additionally, yo-yo dieting places stress on the diet costs only as much as the lemonade your heart, weakens your immune system, and beverage ingredients. can cause kidney problems. A lack of nutrients According to the website, the diet only leads to fatigue, pain, irritability, hunger, nauworks if you adhere strictly to the guidelines. sea and vomiting. On the lemonade diet, your Also, you can expect symptoms of detox when body won’t come close to getting the recomon the lemonade diet. These include headmended daily amount of calories, protein, fiber, aches, cravings, and tiredness. potassium, calcium, vitamin B-12 or vitamin The premise. Wonder what’s in the lemon- D needed for health and wellness. But you will ade drink besides fresh lemon juice? The recipe get too many carbs and way too much sodium. also calls for maple syrup, cayenne pepper, Is fast weight loss worth a growling stomand pure alkaline water. Besides the lemonade, ach, numerous bathroom breaks, and comproyou should also drink plenty of pure salt water mised health? No! Especially since the weight throughout the day — as much as two times returns as quickly as it goes. the amount of lemonade you consume. Water “I’ve done juice cleanses in the past and — proponents of the diet claim — will assist in my 20s. I did the Master Cleanse, which left the cleanse, prevent headaches, and reduce me hallucinating after 10 days. Beware: a juice hunger pains. Before bed, you’re to drink an detox can crash your metabolism and lead to herbal-based tea that contains a laxative. In all, future weight gain.”— Gwyneth Paltrow your daily calories will come to about 650. Turner Cavender is a certified and licensed While on the diet, exercise isn’t needed (or personal trainer and owner of Dallas Fit Body recommended). After surviving on water, lemonBoot Camp. “Remember, just a matter of doing ade, and herbal tea for 10 days, you’re allowed to it” #JAMODI. Turner@dallasfbbc.com
By Chris Ackels
Ch.ackels@gmail.com The last time we talked about the Texas Rangers in this paper, the team was in last place in the division and had just concluded its worst April in franchise history. Maybe we should rag on them more. Since the article was published, the team is 24-13, and has catapulted itself into second place in the AL West. How did it happen? It’s a little hard to explain. Despite injuries to Adrian Beltre and Josh Hamilton, the team is hitting. Despite still not having top two pitchers Yu Darvish and Derek Holland, the pitching Photo by nbcdfw.com has been superb. The Rangers completely Prince Fielder. turned it around with mostly the same players, and got a boost from young third baseman Joey Gallo and a multitude of for the AL West? young arms on the mound. Healthy pitching is an absolute must. For The explanation begins with new manthe second year in a row, the Rangers disager Jeff Banister. His first month in a Texas abled list has the firepower to win the division uniform looked horrible on the field: the ofand then some. Right now, the DL includes fense wasn’t hitting, the rotation was getting Darvish, Holland, Martin Perez, and Matt hurt, and the bullpen couldn’t hold a lead. But Harrison, quite possibly the Rangers four best the new manager didn’t roll over and certainly and most proven arms. Darvish is lost for the didn’t sit pat with the results. season, but Texas needs two of the other three Banister used the opening month to to come back after the All-Star break. figure out what he was working with. He Young pitching studs Nick Martinez and tweaked the lineup almost daily: in 21 games Alexander “Chi Chi” Gonzalez have held the in April, the Rangers used 20 different startteam up so far this year, but those kinds of ing lineups. He eliminated bullpen roles: no numbers aren’t sustainable for rookie arms. The more “closer” or “set up man”, we’ll just use Rangers need long-term help on the hill, and the hot hand and the right guy for the situawould prefer to get it from healthy veterans. If tion. He, and veteran players like Beltre and not, a June or July trade may be in the works. Prince Fielder, called one fateful team meeting The team also must perform better against at the end of the month to change the locker division opponents. Texas is 10-15 against felroom vibe. low AL West squads, but 21-12 against the rest Mostly the same personnel was on the of baseball. Division games will make or break field, but all of a sudden, that personnel was a title run, especially since 27 of the season’s earning wins. And it’s hard to explain because final 30 games are against AL West teams. it came from the little things. Moving Delino If Fielder can keep up this kind of pace, DeShields Jr. to the top of the lineup — Texas is and if Beltre can return to his high level of play, 23-6 when it scores first, and DeShields works the offense should be more than fine. While with Shin-Soo Choo to make that happen. the Rangers could certainly use a bullpen arm, Moving to “bullpen-by-committee” rather than a return of healthy starters means more bullassigned roles — Shawn Tolleson is 8-for-8 in pen arms by default, so those two problems go save changes, but nobody’s calling him a closer. hand in hand. Thanks to those little things, this season Few expected Texas to be in this position has life. At press time, Texas is now two games mid-June, especially after where they were latebehind Houston for the division lead. Ranger April. But the question now is where they will be fans are starting to come to grips with the fact in mid-September, and how can they set themthat this team could be a contender. So the selves up to be in the hunt at that point? If the question now becomes even harder to answer: last month has taught us anything, it’s this: whatWhat do the Rangers need to do to contend ever the answers are, we don’t know them yet.
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Contact us at info@katytrailweekly.com with your Community Calendar Event. June 13
6100 Hillcrest Ave. Dallas, 75205 214-220-7487
SMU Owen Arts Center – Bar None Productions Presents: “XXX Obscenely Funny.” Bar None is an annual musical variety show sponsored by the Dallas Bar Association and Dallas Bar Foundation, and supported by local attorneys and law firms. Bar None features hilarious skits, songs and dance numbers for our audiences. Performance hosted Greer Garson Theatre. $30.
June 13
3715 Parry Ave. Dallas, 75226 214-952-4109
The Reading Room – Opening Reception for “Aaron Krach/Will You Come Back?” An exhibition of laser cut woodblock prints and an eight-page newspaper by New York City artist Aaron Krach. The images are based on a painting by Paul Gauguin, which was recently sold to a collector in Qatar. Krach pays homage and raises questions of value and accessibility in the art market. 6 p.m. FREE!
June 13 – 14
2520 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-671-1450
Dallas City Performance Hall – Turtle Creek Chorale presents “Turtle-ly 80s.” The performance celebrates the Chorale’s founding period with teased hair and baggy pants. The audience can sing along with the Chorale’s classics. 7:30 p.m.; 2:30 p.m. June 14. $25-$50.
June 13 – 17
1533 Dragon St. Dallas, 75207 214-760-1775
Christopher Martin Gallery – “Controlled Spill.” Local Dallas artist Christopher H. Martin is celebrating his 20th year painting. His gallery, located in the Dallas Design District. FREE!
June 19
2010 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-979-6430
Crow Collection of Asian Art – Learn about the arts of calligraphy, printmaking, and marbling, in celebration of our exhibition “At Home and at Court: Chinese and Japanese Paintings from the Crow Collection.” In preparation of the Dalai Lama’s visit in July, the Crow Collection will be offering meditation, documentary screening and community prayer flags to celebrate his arrival. 6 p.m.
June 19
2001 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-242-5100
Nasher Sculpture Center – ‘til Midnight at the Nasher – Quiet Company, “A Fish Called Wanda.” Guests have the opportunity to engage in social media scavenger hunts, progressive tours and to view the permanent collection and special exhibitions. Nasher Cafe by Wolfgang Puck offers special reserve-ahead picnic dining for two and grab & go food items the night of the event. 6 p.m. FREE!
June 20
500 Marilla St. Dallas, 75201 214-670-3111
Dallas City Hall Plaza – MetroPCS is hosting an event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. The family friendly festival will include live music, a DJ mix off, comedy acts, bounce houses, face painting and more. Tickets are available at DFW MetroPCS locations; limited to two tickets per person while supplies last. Noon to 6 p.m. FREE! Fri 6/12
Picture of the Week
George H. W. Bush, b. 1924 Anne Frank, b. 1929 Jim Nabors, b. 1930 Timothy Busfield, b. 1957 1897 – Carl Elsener patented penknife later known as “Swiss army knife.”
Univision Dallas Cup 2015 will be held on June 13 and 14 at RE Goode Soccer Complex at McInnish Park in Carrollton. Send us a photo on Facebook and it may be featured here!
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Sat 6/13
“Red” Grange, b. 1903 Ben Johnson, b. 1918 Tim Allen, b. 1953 Ally Sheedy, b. 1962 Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen, b. 1986 1866 – 14th Amendment to U.S. Constitution passed Congress.
Sun 6/14
Flag Day Margaret Bourke-White, b. 1906 Dorothy McGuire, b. 1916 Eric Heiden, b. 1958 Steffi Graf, b. 1969 Kevin McHale, b. 1988 1775 – The “Stars and Stripes” adopted as U.S. nat’l flag.
Donors and volunteers
Mon 6/15
Waylon Jennings, b. 1937 Helen Hunt, b. 1963 Courtney Cox, b. 1964 Leah Remini, b. 1970 Neil Patrick Harris, b. 1973 1215 – King John signed the Magna Carta at Runnymede.
Tue 6/16
Katherine Graham, b. 1917 Joyce Carol Oates, b. 1938 Laurie Metcalf, b. 1955 Rex Cumming, b. 1963 Phil Mickelson, b. 1970 Tupac Shakur, b. 1971 1903 – Ford Motor Co. was incorporated.
Wed 6/17
John Wesley, b. 1703 Igor Stravinsky, b. 1882 Barry Manilow, b. 1946 Greg Kinnear, b. 1964 Venus Williams, b. 1980 1885 – The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, arrived in New York.
Thu 6/18
M. C. Escher, b. 1898 Sylvia Porter, b. 1913 Paul McCartney, b. 1942 Roger Ebert, b. 1942 Carol Kane, b. 1952 1812 – War of 1812 between U.S. and England began.
show love and care in Dallas
OPERATION KINDNESS
A humane no-kill shelter, which is dedicated to matching homeless cats and dogs to their “forever home.”
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 of Operation
Kindness is to care for homeless cats and dogs in a no-kill environment until each is adopted into responsible homes, and to advocate humane values and behavior.
Q H ow many clients are
served each year? Last year 4,387 dogs and cats were adopted into new forever homes. Given the immense benefits they reap, you could also say more than 4,387 humans were also served.
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QW hat percentage amount actually reaches those in need? Operation Kindness has a Four-Star Charity Navigator rating and 73 perfect of all funds are spent directly on programs and services that benefit our animals.
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WORSHIP D I R E C T O RY LifeDallas Church
Inwood Theater, 75209……………………214-733-4131 Worship Service: Sundays at 10am - Grant Myers, Pastor, “Less Ritual--More Meaning” www.lifedallas.org
Oak Lawn United Methodist Church
3014 Oak Lawn Ave., 75219 ……………… 214-521-5197 Sunday Worship: 9 and 11 am; 10 am Discipleship Hour; Noon each Wed. Brown Bag Communion Dr. Anna Hosemann-Butler, Senior Pastor www.olumc.org
Park Cities Presbyterian Church (PCA)
4124 Oak Lawn, 75219……………………214-224-2500 Sunday Worship and Classes: 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 am Wednesday Vespers with Communion: 5:30 pm www.pcpc.org
QW hat are your critical
needs now, besides money donations? Foster parents are needed to help us nurture kittens and puppies until they’re old/big enough for adoption; and fosters who are willing to take an adult dog/cat and help them get adopted.
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QW hat upcoming fun-
draisers are on the calendar? June 15-26 is Kamp Kindness for children ages six to 11. Through direct, frequent contact with Operation Kindness’ homeless pets, “kampers” are taught the importance of humane animal treatment. The day includes animal encounters, education, plus plenty of fun arts and crafts. June 27 Adopt-a-Thon turns the longest day of the year into the best day of the year for our homeless animals. All adoption fees reduced by $25! The event features a Food Truck Rally in the parking lot, vendor mall and hourly door prizes. Oct. 3, Canines, Cats & Cabernet is Operation Kindness' most elegant and exciting fundraising event! Check our website for more information.
A
QW hat is your facility
like? It is a very happy, welcoming place that features a five-acre wooded dog park with walking trails, a memorial garden, play yards and plenty of colorful flowers and plants. The shelter is often brimming with happy animals communing with humans along the trails or the indoor/outdoor “Catio.”
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Q What sort of volunteer
jobs are available? From dog walking and kitten socialization to adoption counselor, event coordination, fundraising, foster parenting puppies and kittens, and fostering older animals and helping them get adopted.
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Q T ell us the name of a volunteer who always goes beyond the call of duty? Laura Gorecki is a volunteer extraordinaire! She fosters animals, works on fundraising event committees, hosts special “jump start” trainings to help new volunteers get confident about volunteering at the shelter, and she’s always willing to do whatever is needed to help our animals.
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QW hat do you think is
the most important thing you do for the community? By providing critical medical services, food/ shelter, and socialization and behavior training, Operation Kindness is helping more animals find new homes and enabling DFW to be a more humane place.
A
QW hat is difficult about
your job? Seeing the inhumane treatment of precious lives.
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QW hat is rewarding
about your job? Seeing those precious lives redeemed and
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given a second chance at life and happiness.
Q P lease tell how a specific animal was helped. Roo, a 10-month-old retriever/hound mix was heard crying from a seven-foot darkened storm drain by Dallas firefighters. Being thrown into the drain was a horrendous act of abuse that resulted in two broken elbows. Roo, so named by her firefighter rescuer because she looked like a wounded kangaroo, was brought to Operation Kindness where her legs were surgically reset and she received four months of specialized medical care in our on-site hospital. Stephanie Dickenson, a professional physical therapist at Parkland Memorial Hospital and volunteer at Operation Kindness worked several months with Roo, helping her to relearn how to walk on the bottoms of her paws. It was a long, slow recovery, but Roo is fully recovered and enjoying long walks with her handsome firefighter Ryan Hunewill who returned to adopt her … and renamed her Harley.
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Natalie Buxton, development coordinator, answered our questions this week.
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS 1. Scrooge's nephew 5. Well-behaved 11. Large fleet 17. Zip 21. Clothier – Strauss
22. Fine violins 23. Frightened a gnat 24. Imitated 25. Home of Iowa State 26. Scold
27. Gherkin 28. Ducks' haunt 29. Offhand 31. Perfect scores 32. Slips by 34. Gray-green
shrubs 35. Osso – (veal dish) 36. Video game pioneer 37. EMT technique 40. Parcel of land
41. Not together 43. Vexation 44. Legislate 48. Mount Hood site 50. Pile of papers 51. It starts in Apr. 52. Ms. Lansbury 53. Fashions 54. Actress Verdon et al. 55. Singer – Etheridge 57. Skip stones 58. – dixit 59. Just washed 60. 2-deck card game 61. Hoarfrost 62. Fair grade 63. Loaf 64. Appoints, officially 65. Heroic quality 66. Captured insect (2 wds.) 68. Corn crib 69. Billboards 70. Mulled quaffs 71. Sea eagles 72. Buddy 73. Unser and Gore 74. Mr. Moto's reply (2 wds.) 75. Kind of benefit 78. Opposite of ruddy 79. MD assistants 80. Education 84. Wears well 85. Shackles 87. Circle the Earth 88. SSW or NE 89. Nigerian people (var.) 90. Spats 91. Abbot's underling 92. "Bhagavad- –" 93. Subside
PAGE 7 94. Dawdles 95. Consumer advocate Ralph – 96. Full-size 97. Lariats 99. Store info 100. Antler prongs 101. Roaches and mice 102. Thong 103. Matter, in law 104. Pie pro 105. Big clock 106. Dirty place 107. Yielded territory 109. Dice 110. Obama daughter 112. Cockpit figure 115. Where tigers pace 116. Superman had it (2 wds.) 121. Jeer 122. Tedious account 124. Darwin's ship 125. Specify 126. Organic compound 127. Popsicle flavor 128. Walking (2 wds.) 129. Major Hoople's word 130. Suspicious 131. Go over again 132. Croc relatives 133. Silver and Howard DOWN 1. Custard dessert 2. San – (Riviera resort) 3. Fifty-fifty 4. Deejay's platters 5. Model 6. Brunch favorite 7. Volcanic outputs 8. Take – – stride
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9. Pinball no-no 10. Language suffix 11. Mien 12. Horned animal 13. Soft shoes 14. Hunky-dory (hyph.) 15. Erase 16. Ms. Rogers St. Johns 17. Shocking 18. Poetic storytelling 19. Russo or Magritte 20. Betting factor 30. Moon rings 31. Surf partner 33. Coliseum 35. Meadow plaints 36. Klee and Monet 37. Stand-up performers 38. Launch 39. Suez Canal end (2 wds.) 41. In the lead 42. Quaker colonist 43. Cays 45. Roman magistrate 46. Din 47. Narrows down 49. Slangy thousand 50. Blood, – and tears 51. Refusals 52. White – – ghost 54. Secluded valleys 55. Premier – Zedong 56. Ave. crossers 59. Load lifter 60. Anderson Cooper's channel 61. Toxic gas 63. Ice floes 64. Call in sick 65. Short stay 67. Air ducts 68. Jokes around 70. Place to sit 72. Sounds like rain
73. Ques. response 74. Trellis 75. Circulars 76. – ears (antenna) 77. Weather map line 78. Tipped the scales 79. Amtrak et al. 80. Takes a bite, maybe 81. Common phrases 82. Blockhead 83. A favorite relative 85. Season-ticket holder 86. Hesitant sounds 87. Command 90. KP workers 91. Square of glass 92. Terrier threat 94. Jacket part 95. Goddess of joggers? 96. Wish granters 98. Without words 100. Boxtop pieces 101. Plush fabrics 103. Stop working 104. Kept afloat 105. Waco university 108. Grief 109. Latin American dance 110. Nearsighted Mr. 111. "Lou Grant" lead 112. Nibble 113. Actress – Chaplin 114. Inferior 115. Grey of Westerns 116. Lucy Lawless role 117. Huck Finn's craft 118. Shakespeare villain 119. Qatar neighbor 120. Jarrett and Sparks 123. Mammoth entrapper 124. Quagmire
OFF THE MARK
Confined dogs prone to bad behavior
By Susan Strough
for his energy. Many dogs break out of their confinement because they are bored and unfulfilled. It’s not right to A client recently sent me an email leave a dog in a backyard or house all his to say she and her small dog had been atlife taking him out for a walk once in a tacked for the second time by a Siberian blue moon when you decide it’s a pretty Husky that had escaped his yard during day to walk the dog. I make a point her morning run. This past weekend every day to exercise my dog twice. In at a charity event, a woman told me summer weather I work him out in the Photo by Susan Strough her Rottweiler keeps getting out of the early morning for 30 minutes and in the Photo of loose dog taken from a vehicle in an backyard and finding himself in conlate evening for 30 minutes to ensure that east Dallas neighborhood. frontations with other stray dogs. My I’ve met his needs for exercise and novel Does he have the abilneighbor’s Cocker Spaniel gets out of the environment. ity and will to climb front door periodically. He is sometimes Lastly, and I believe most imyour fence? If that’s seen chasing his dog into the street. It portantly, train your dog. If your dog is the case, you’ll need to trained, you won’t mind leaving him inseems as though the residents of Dallas never leave him unathave a hard time keeping their animals doors where he is safest. If he’s trained, he tended. A backyard in confinement. won’t try to bolt out the front door every is not a babysitter. If When keeping your dog contime you come home from work. And if he the thermometer read tained, there are a few things to consider. does follow his instinct out the front door 72 degrees, and there The first is the breed of your dog. For to catch the squirrel that got just a little Susan Strough wasn’t a cloud in the example, do you have a hunting dog? If too close, you can easily call him back. No sky and a cool breeze you aren’t hunting or simulating some harm, no foul. was blowing, I still aspects of hunting, your dog is not living Every day, dogs on the loose are in the purpose of his life and an aspect of that would not under any circumstance leave danger of the elements, traffic, other dogs purpose is to run and cover a lot of ground my dog in the backyard for an amount and unkind people. One of my saddest of time beyond what is needed to relieve in a short amount of time. Many of our memories was learning that a foster dog I himself while I watch through the kitchen favorite breeds were not meant to be kept had placed was hit by a car after his adopwindow. If I want him to enjoy the beautiin confinement. The list of dogs that are tive owners carelessly left the backyard gate ful day, he does so with my supervision. content with confinement is much shorter. open. Please don’t put your dog in danger It doesn’t take an intelligent dog long to Regardless of your breed, you need by not providing it proper containment, figure out how to open an unlocked gate or supervision, and an outlet for his energy to secure your borders. I frequently do a for a service person to enter the yard on the and training. perimeter check of my backyard, looking for compromised areas and checking locks wrong day. Susan Strough is an owner at RAW You have to give your dog an outlet on gates. You also have to know your dog. by Canines First and a dog trainer. info@rawbycaninesfirst.com
By Stella Wilder
The coming week will see a certain type of individual forced to face issues that have been tucked away for quite some time -- and why? Because they are in some way fearful of them or otherwise unwilling to face what those issues imply. This is a good week for such people to realize that everyone, at some point or other, must do what they are being called upon to do: to think the unthinkable, do the undoable and learn the unknowable. Indeed, there is something for everyone to learn, but those who have been hiding from such lessons will have the hardest time of it. At the same time, they can make the most pronounced progress because of it. Personal issues may become heated. Honest talk with family members about hot topics may be difficult to get started, and once it does, it may be difficult for everyone to keep the emotional current from running too swiftly or too high. It is essential that everyone participate in a manner that is rational and receptive. GEMINI (May 21-June 6) You may have enjoyed some downtime recently, but you'll soon be required to get your motor running at top speed. (June 7-June 20) – You'll have to be in constant communication with someone who is nominally in charge. Make changes as required.
CANCER (June 21-July 7) You may have to disrupt your routine on at least two occasions. One involves a family member who is in need of assistance. (July 8-July 22) – Your ability to hide your feelings away can work for you and against you simultaneously. Know when to speak openly. LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) You'll want to research a certain issue quite carefully, following the trail wherever it leads until you have your answers. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – The promise of something much brighter keeps you going when everything around you seems to be plunged into a kind of unexpected darkness. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) The battle between the head and the heart heats up considerably, and you may find it difficult to make even the simplest decisions. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) – The lessons you learn will come to you with such clarity that you may wonder how you avoided learning them in the past! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) Perhaps you've already done the most important things, but even those little tasks that are left over can carry enormous weight. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – It's time for
you to come clean. Your honesty is sure to be met with understanding and even a willingness to help. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) You're not as eager as a loved one to delve into certain subjects, but progress depends upon your ability to work together. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – You may be wondering why things don't add up just now. In fact, it's your own perspective that is skewing things the wrong way. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) You may be frustrated by another's seeming reluctance to join the 21st century and work at your accustomed pace. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – You have the answers, but you must wait until you are asked the questions before sharing any pertinent info. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) You may feel as though you are unable to escape certain traps — traps that you have, indeed, set up for yourself. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – Give another the chance to shine, and you'll feel just as good as you would if you had taken the opportunity yourself. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) You are eager to see things progress at a faster pace, but that
Copyright 2015 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. depends in large part upon another's attitude. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – You may disagree with someone about how to accomplish a certain task, but you agree that it must get done somehow. Don't quibble! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) You will have a chance to shine in a completely new forum if you accept an invitation that comes to you from out of the blue. (March 6-March 20) – You are likely to impress someone who has been watching you grow and develop for quite some time. He or she offers something new. ARIES (March 21-April 4) You are nearing a danger zone of sorts, yet you don't see a way of avoiding it completely. You must be prepared to weather the storm. (April 5-April 19) – An experiment goes awry, perhaps, but you are in a position to keep things from coming to a complete standstill. TAURUS (April 20-May 5) Pay attention to the signs as you pass them; they'll tell you more than you are used to getting from such routine indicators. (May 6-May 20) – Now is not the time to say "no." Indeed, the more you say "yes," the more you'll realize that a bright future awaits.
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By Candy Evans
Dallas property agent Lisa Besserer with Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty, Well, what the said. Besserer is H-E-double hockey marketing a $20 sticks is going on in million house McKinney, Texas, on Strait Lane in once or thrice North Dallas. named the Best That we have Place to Live in five homes priced America by several more than $20 magazines, includmillion is uning MONEY? Seems Candace Evans precedented for like it’s the worst Dallas. We are the place to live or crash land of affordable a pool party. But before we go housing. But we have some off sounding like crazy old par- high power entrepreneurs ents who have battled a teen here who have made it big and party or two, please know there want to enjoy their success are a LOT of mega homes on with property. Those homes the market in “Big D.” Our bud would be: Steve Brown says they are sell— Walnut Place, the Hicks ing like “haute-cakes.” Ha ha estate on Walnut Hill Lane ha. But in reality, the $3 to $4 priced at $100 million. (27,092 million plus market is probably square feet on 25 acres.) Walnut the slowest market segment in Place has only been in MLS Dallas, unless you are talking since March 23, though it was tear downs. listed for about a year and a And when it comes to half with Douglas Newby who $20 million plus, I mean, how had it as an off-market listing many buyers are out there? at $130 million. It's now listed Most people would prefer with Allie Beth Allman and a nice $2 million home and David Nichols for $100 million. a vacation home. Which is — The Crow estate on precisely why you should Preston Road, priced at $59.4 be reading CandysDirt.com million and said to be a tearevery day! We tell you impordown. (9,522 square feet on tant things like the five Dallas- 6.1 acres.) It was listed with area homes now listed for sale Allie Beth on Jan. 14. at $20 million or more — the — Lisa (Baron) Blue's largest number of such elite home on Deloache Avenue, properties to hit this market. originally priced at $37 million, “You don’t see this now $33 million. (15,254 square many at once, and all of feet on 8.9 acres.) The stunning these houses are incredible,” Robert A.M. Stern masterpiece
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10210 Strait Lane is on the market for $27.5 million, while this Deloache Avenue home (right), has been lowered to $33 million. with indoor and outdoor pools, solariums and even a petting zoo for the children in the yard, was listed last May with Erin Mathews of Allie Beth Allman. The price was recently lowered to $33 million. — The Philip Johnson home masterpiece at 10210 Strait Lane at $27.5 million (11,387 square feet on 6.4 acres) was listed with David Nichols on Sept. 24. — 10620 Strait Lane listed for a cool $20 million (12,984 square feet on 3.9 acres.) Besserer's listing, the Plancke estate, was listed in MLS on April 9, but Lisa had the home as a hip pocket prior to this time. Another home, 4939 Manson Court (29,196 square feet on 2.875 acres) had been on the market since January of 2013, never lowered the $29,950,000 asking price. The listing has been cancelled. By the way, please note that four of the five are Allie Bath Allman listings. Besserer is with Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Real Estate. Who is looking at these homes? David Nichols told Brown that “Middle Eastern buyers have looked at both the Hicks property and the historic Beck estate on Strait Lane.” I know the tip-top Toyota CEOs are also looking, but one has
apparently bought in Vaquero. It really takes a multi-millionaire at the very least to pull off one of these purchases. A hedge fund guy could sell an Atheron house for $60 million and buy one, yes, if they were moving. “The people who buy these kinds of properties are very select buyers and may not be local buyers,” Nichols said. “At the very high end of the market, there are now several houses out there to choose from.” That's why they are NOT moving like haute cakes. Now let's talk million dollar homes, which the media likes to play up as upscale. He says the number of houses sold in North Texas priced at $1 million and higher has jumped by more than 50 percent and last year, local agents sold more than 1,000 million dollar homes, according to the MLS. Many more — about 30 percent — were sold as offmarket listings and transactions. More than any other seller, the owners and buyers of million dollar plus homes want to keep the sales price as far away from the folks at the Dallas County Appraisal District as they can. According to Coldwell Banker, Dallas is one of the top 15 U.S. markets for million-dollar home purchases, and “million dollar home sales
HAMMER AND NAILS
Four easy DIY design tips to spruce up your backyard
By Stephan Sardone
Stephan@sardoneconstruction.com After weeks of rain that we thought would never end, we all have a newfound appreciation for the sun. Like northeasterners in the middle of a blizzard, you likely started dreaming of what sitting in your backyard under the clear night sky would even feel like — especially on DRY seats. As we all welcome the return of being given the choice — inside or outside for dinner tonight — here are four easy DIY tips for sprucing up your backyard. 1. Add seating. Purchase inexpensive seating from Craigslist, buy a $5 bottle of spray paint and spray the chairs any color you want. If the cushions are unsightly, have them reupholstered with your favorite fabrics. Considering what kind of seating you need and the best way to arrange it is the best thing you can do for yourself and your guests. Create an environment for comfort and conversation — good seating allows for this to happen. 2. Add light. So simple but such a game changer. Available at any big box retailer, adding light strands creates an ambience that will put your guests at ease. Depending on how many strands you
cement, for example. Consider spray-painting your pots different colors and grouping them together throughout the seating area. Pots of all sizes and colors with plants and blooms in them can add a much needed lift to your backyard. 4. Add fire. Contained fire, that is. Dig a square hole and line it with stones from the bottom, up the sides and slightly over the edge. Place fire wood in the Photo by Nancy Sowards center and enjoy the warmth. Or Seating and planters can enhance a backyard. purchase a fire pit at your local Home Depot or Lowe’s and surpurchase, draping round it with chairs. SAFETY TIP: Don’t lights from side to side throughout the put it near anything flammable and be sure to follow safety procedures for starting and whole yard or simputting out fires. ply a few over the Start working on any or all of these top of your seating area can bring a ca- tips this weekend and you are sure to be proudly hosting your neighborhood BBQ sual, warm feeling Stephan Sardone for minimal cost next week. But if you don’t really want the neighbors coming over, lock your fence and effort. doors because they’re going to want to! 3. Add pots and plants. Not only do Stephan Sardone is a Texas native bright blooms or flowing greenery help and has been helping people improve their add life to the backyard, they can play a life by remodeling their home around critical role in hiding unsightly things: their life. your A/C unit, pipes or heavily-cracked
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are about 10 percent higher so far this year in the DallasFort Worth area, following a 14 percent rise in 2014, according to the latest data from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University and the North Texas Real Estate Information Systems.” It's only June. We could see a 20 percent rise. Add in off-market sales, the increase could be even higher. Steve said median home sales prices in the Park Cities are now just below $1.2 million. North Dallas median prices now top $800,000, and there are many $3.5 to $12 million dollar spec homes going up, including one down in my hood on Belmead Drive. In fact, there are six homes under construction on Belmead Drive. The street is so full of construction trucks and dirt clods that we avoid driving on it. There are 1,100 houses listed for sale at $1 million or more in North Texas at the end of April. “In Preston Hollow, we had a tour of homes about two weeks ago, and there were four or five really nice homes between $10 million and $20 million,” agent Joan Eleazer said, who’s marketing a $19.5 million house on Strait Lane in North Dallas. A recent story in D Magazine indicated that the
problem with multi-million dollar properties is they are hard sells to other buyers, especially those with the means to buy. Multi-millionaires didn't get where they are by not asking for the impossible. Buyers with the means to buy a $30 million house — unlimited resources, more or less — can also afford to build something new, completely customized. Finally, in the small local community of the ultra-wealthy, there’s some concern about moving into a house that has already hosted big social events — a home that might be associated with fundraisers for President Obama, for example. As one agent put it, “Nobody wants to buy someone else’s ex-wife.” While I agree these homes are hard sells and blow the marketing budgets, and I know agents negotiate lower commission percentages, how wonderful is it to be an agent with the keys to the $20 million castle? And these castles have something you just cannot buy: the very best locations in Dallas. Actually, you CAN buy it, but first, show me $20 million. CandysDirt.com is the only blog in Dallas for the truly Real-Estate obsessed! Named by National Association of Real Estate Editors as the BEST Real Estate Blog in the country, we celebrate Real Estate every single day! Sign up at CandysDirt.com.
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at Walter Reed Army Hospital with a bunch of hurt heroes from this war.” North then delivered some educated opinions and staggering statistics about the military. “I would like to give you some encouragement that things are not as bad as they might seem when you turn on the television at night or pick up the newspaper in the morning,” North said. “The average age of a combat soldier is 20 and one-half years. All of them are high school graduates. Most of them come into the service with 13 and one-half years of education, which means they barely have post high school. They are taught physics, chemistry, biology, avionics, electronics, ballistics, and they can operate and maintain the most sophisticated weapons and equipment ever designed by the human mind and man.” Father of four and grandfather of 16, North is optimistic for future generations. “There has never been a military force in the history of the world as competent and as combat experienced as the one we have. It is the best educated military in history. Today, they have had more commitments around the globe than any military force that’s ever been. These guys go to work wearing a 45-pound flak jacket, eightpound helmet, and they have 50 to 75 pounds on their back, and they are carrying and operating the most sophisticated weapons and equipment you have ever seen. They can use their weapons as part of their body and they can use their body as a weapon. They can take a life or save one with it because they are so remarkably well trained and so well equipped. And get this. For the first time since the American Revolution, every one of them is a volunteer. “I look at these youngsters and I’ve got to be encouraged about the future of our country,” North said. And he should know. No one — soldier or journalist — has spent more time embedded with the military than Oliver North.
part of the National Security Council staff in the Ronald Reagan administration managing missions including the search for those responsible for the Beirut attacks in 1983 and helping plan the 1986 bombing of Libya. Today, Lt. Col. North, who has been in 120 countries, clearly has an underlying theme: heroism, patriotism and why the military is as important today as ever before. “I have the best beat at FOX News. I cover heroes,” North said. “What is the definition of a hero? It is not someone that catches a pass at a Friday night football game. A hero is someone that puts themselves at risk for the benefit of others. That is the classical definition of a hero.” Growing up in an extended family that all served in the military, North said, “You learn a lot about the world by the company you get to keep. I’ve got to meet heroes from the day I was born through yesterday when I was
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DOTTY'S TRUE TEXAS CUISINE
Kitchen features lots of Seoul By Dotty Griffith
dottykgriffith@gmail.com Love Asian and Texas flavors? Y’all git ohn ov’r tuh bbbop Seoul Kitchen on Lower Greenville Avenue. Check out the spicy chicken and dumplings, kalbi (short ribs) or fried chicken. You will totally understand the beautiful marriage of Korean dishes with familiar Texas flavors going on at this fast casual restaurant. Bbbop Photo by Mario Zie dishes are Korean comfort food Old School Bop. with an American twist and fachoice of spicy or soy ginger sauce, miliar Texas flavors. comes with a side of radish kimchi Bbbop Seoul Kitchen is the and another banchan of your choice. dream work of Steve Shin, his Go Texan and choose the jalapeños. sister Sandy, a private chef for 10 A small plate like Gangnam years, and brother-in-law Greg (remember the South Korean hit of Bussey, most recently executive YouTube fame?) kimchi fries offers chef at The Joule Hotel and Victor an amazing amalgam of ingredients: Tangos. Sandy is the one you’ll curry, fries topped with meat, kimlikely find behind the counter. Dotty Griffith chi, cilantro, pickled jalapeños, spicy The name derives from bi bim sauce … and an over easy egg! Yew bop, Korean-style rice bowls. You kiddin’ me? No way, Jose! can build your own with a protein, carb, choice This location (there’s another farther north of three veggies, toppings such as a fried egg on Greenville Avenue) serves Asian beer, soju and sauce selections; very interactive. Or you (a distilled rice liquor), makkoli (milky white, can go with menu combinations such as tradialcohol sweet rice drink) and bek se ju, a fertional Old School Bop: steak or chicken with mented, ginseng-flavored alcohol rice beverpickled carrots and cabbage, spinach, zucchini age). Soju is used in cocktails such as green tea and Seoul Fire Sauce. Spicy, just like it sounds. mint lemonade and hibiscus limeade. Entrees (hanshik) and small plates (anju) The inspiration for the restaurant design offer similarly enticing combinations, such as was a Korean peasant kitchen. It is a modern heavenly kalbi, a trio of beautifully medium rustic design with several different types of rare short ribs with rice and two banchans, wood and textures, repurposed iron pipes, Korean-style condiments. Kimchi, or pickled cabbage, is the most familiar. Bbbop banchans industrial lighting made of stone bowls and kimchi jars, metal, concrete and more. The are made from locally sourced vegetables and wood tables were handcrafted by Martin change with the seasons. Hironaga, a friend of the owners — no two Crispy fried chicken, glazed with your tables are alike. Order at the counter, take a pager to your table; pick up your dish when the pager vibrates. And expect your palate to vibrate with flavor, as well.
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Tomato-Ricotta Salad This summer salad is an update on the classic combination of tomatoes and basil with fresh mozzarella. 1 pound grape or cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters, or halves if small Juice and zest from 2 lemons 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (plus more as needed) 1 cup fresh ricotta 10 mint leaves, torn Salt and pepper In a bowl, whisk together the lemon juice and olive oil, adding more oil if needed, to make a vinaigrette. Add the tomatoes, season with salt and pepper, and toss to mix. Transfer to a serving plate. Spoon the ricotta around the tomatoes, then sprinkle with the zest and mint leaves. Recipe by Sara Newberry
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Cory Morrow, Singer-songwriter, comedian Fri, June 12, 8 pm… $18 - $29 Granada Theater ............................. 3524 Greenville Ave. 214-824-9933 ................................ granadatheater.com Turtle Creek Chorale – Turtle-ly ‘80’s Fri - Sat, June 12-13, 7:30 pm, Sun, June 14, 2:30 pm, $25 - $50 Dallas City Performance Hall .................... 2520 Flora St. TCC: 214-526-3214 .................. turtlecreekchorale.com Uncle Lucius, Roots rock – Sat, June 13, 7 pm, $18 - $26 The Kessler Theater ........................... 1230 W. Davis St. 214-272-8346 .......................................... thekessler.org Marcus Miller, Jazz – Sat, June 13, 9 pm… $32 - $51 Granada Theater ............................. 3524 Greenville Ave. 214-824-9933 ................................ granadatheater.com The Weepies, Indie rock – Mon, June 15, 8 pm… $24 - $39 Granada Theater ............................. 3524 Greenville Ave. 214-824-9933 ................................ granadatheater.com Rahim Quazi, Wesley Geiger, Neo Camerata, Folk, pop, classical – Wed, June 17, 7 pm, $15 - $20 The Kessler Theater ........................... 1230 W. Davis St. 214-272-8346 .......................................... thekessler.org Neon Trees, Alex Winston, Yes You Are, Rock Thu, June 18, 8 pm, $25 Granada Theater ............................. 3524 Greenville Ave. 214-824-9933 ................................ granadatheater.com Shinyribs w/ Shotgun Friday, Americana, country soul – Thu, June 18, 7:30 pm, $22 - $34 The Kessler Theater ........................... 1230 W. Davis St. 214-272-8346 .......................................... thekessler.org
_________________ JUNE uly ________________ Darius Rucker, Brett Eldredge, Brothers Osborne & A Thousand Horses, Rock - Fri, June 19, 7 pm, $34+ Gexa Energy Pavilion ................................ 1818 1st Ave. 214-421-1111 .......................... gexaenergypavilion.net Delta Rae w/ special guest Liz Longley, Rock – Sat, June 20, 7 pm, $24 The Kessler Theater ........................... 1230 W. Davis St. 214-272-8346 ......................................... thekessler.org Music of John Williams & Hollywood’s Great Composers Classical - Sat, June 20, 7:30 pm, $78 - $184… Sun, June 21, 6:30 pm, $9 - $184 Meyerson Symphony Center .................... 2301 Flora St. 214-670-3600dallasculture.org/meyersonsymphonycenter Best Coast, Pop – Wed, June 24, 8 pm… $24 Granada Theater ............................. 3524 Greenville Ave. 214-824-9933 ................................ granadatheater.com Puddles Pity Party, Sad pop – Thu, June 25, 7:30 pm, $20 The Kessler Theater ........................... 1230 W. Davis St. 214-272-8346 .......................................... thekessler.org Kings of the MIC: LL Cool J, Bone Thugs N Harmony & Doug E. Fresh, Rap - Fri, June 26, 5 pm, $45+ Gexa Energy Pavilion ................................ 1818 1st Ave. 214-421-1111 .......................... gexaenergypavilion.net Seryn, Folk – Fri, June 26, 7:30 pm, $22 - $36 The Kessler Theater ........................... 1230 W. Davis St. 214-272-8346 .......................................... thekessler.org Vans Warped Tour, Alt, punk, rock- Sat, June 27, 11 am, $73+ Gexa Energy Pavilion ................................ 1818 1st Ave. 214-421-1111 .......................... gexaenergypavilion.net _________________ JULY ________________ August The Singapore Slingers Celebrate America, Jazz, ragtime, Pre-swing, marches .. Sat, July 4, 7:30 pm, $20 - $27.50 The Kessler Theater ........................... 1230 W. Davis St. 214-272-8346 thekessler.org Mana, Latin Rock … Sun, July 5, 7 pm…$50 - $281 American Airlines Center .................... 2500 Victory Ave. 214-222-3687 .................... americanairlinescenter.com Flyleaf, Big Story, Rock – Wed, July 8, 8 pm… $18 - $21 Granada Theater ............................. 3524 Greenville Ave. 214-824-9933 ................................ granadatheater.com Hal Ketchum, Folk, blues – Thu, July 9, 7:30 pm, $20 - $30 The Kessler Theater ........................... 1230 W. Davis St. 214-272-8346 .......................................... thekessler.org Bob Schneider, Graham Wilkinson, Wesley Geiger, Rock, folk – Sat, July 11, 8 pm… $25 Granada Theater ............................. 3524 Greenville Ave. 214-824-9933 ................................ granadatheater.com Tedeschi Trucks Band, Blues, rock Sat, July 11, 7 pm, $29.50 - $99.50 Gexa Energy Pavilion ................................ 1818 1st Ave. 214-421-1111 .......................... gexaenergypavilion.net The Smashing Pumpkins & Marilyn Manson Alternative rock - Wed, July 15, 7 pm, $25 - $79.50 Gexa Energy Pavilion ................................ 1818 1st Ave. 214-421-1111 .......................... gexaenergypavilion.net Imagine Dragons, Rock – Fri, July 17, 7:30 pm…$30 - $70 American Airlines Center .................... 2500 Victory Ave. 214-222-3687 .................... americanairlinescenter.com James McMurtry w/ guest Jonny Burke, Rock, folk – Fri, July 17, 7:30 pm, $22 - $34 The Kessler Theater ........................... 1230 W. Davis St. 214-272-8346 .......................................... thekessler.org Steely Dan w/ guests Elvis Costello and The Imposters Jazz rock - Sun, July 19, 7 pm, $29.50 - $139.50 Gexa Energy Pavilion ................................ 1818 1st Ave. 214-421-1111 .......................... gexaenergypavilion.net Wreckless Eric & Salim Nourallah, Rock – Sun, July 19, 7 pm, $18 - $24 The Kessler Theater ........................... 1230 W. Davis St. 214-272-8346 ......................................... thekessler.org Kid Rock, Rap, singer-songwriter- Thu, July 23, 6:45pm, $20 Gexa Energy Pavilion ................................ 1818 1st Ave. 214-421-1111 .......................... gexaenergypavilion.net Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire, Rock Fri, July 24, 7 pm, $25 - $120.50 Gexa Energy Pavilion ................................ 1818 1st Ave. 214-421-1111 .......................... gexaenergypavilion.net Le Cure, The Cure tribute and Panic, The Smiths tribute – Sat, July 25, 9 pm… $11 - $20 Granada Theater ............................. 3524 Greenville Ave. 214-824-9933 ............................... granadatheater.com
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Scene Around Town
By Sally Blanton
sallyblanton455@gmail.com
Society Editor
Night at the Karaoke Lounge
Frontiers of Flight
Turtle Creek Recovery Center Edison’s
Honorary Chair Amy Turner, Emcee Steve Kemble, Maggie Cook Kipp
Fantasy Football Kickoff
Annual Gala Frontiers of Flight Museum
US. Representative Sam Johnson, CEO/President Cheryl Sutterfield-Jones, U.S. Representative Pete Sessions
Warren Center Benefit Hotel Zaza
Keynote Speaker Amelia Rose Earhart
Randy White, Jeanie and Charlie Jones, Ron Taylor, Straton Horres
Walk for NEDA
National Eating Disorders Association Children’s Medical Center at Legacy
Robert and Lauralee Gunby, Caroline and Andy Fung
SHOP THE TRAIL
Co-Chairs Ellen and Caroline Cook, Kimberly Martinez
Olivia Martinez, Jordan Irvin, Hayley Briscoe and Kimberly Martinez
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In “Jurassic World,” a character mentions that kids these days see a dinosaur much like they see an elephant. It bores them, and they need to see something bigger, faster, scarier and with more teeth. Luckily, director Colin Trevorrow and the four credited screenwriters (usually a spelling disaster) take heed with their own dialogue. Once the dinosaurs show up and inevitable havoc strikes, this movie is a pressure cooker loaded with intense, nervewracking scenes. The moments when dinosaurs aren’t savagely mutilating humans leave a bit to be desired. All the characters are one note, and it takes far too long to get going, but “Jurassic World” usually sticks with what works: dinosaurs doing dinosaur stuff. The stereotypes start with Gray and Zach (Ty Simpkins and Nick Robinson), two brothers that are sent off to Jurassic World to visit their aunt, Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard). Claire is a busy businesswoman doing business and doesn’t have time for family so she assigns her assistant to babysit them, much to the chagrin of her sister, Karen (Judy Greer). After dealing with potential corporate sponsors (which there are aplenty) and her aloof, uber-rich boss,
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