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New image building at Parkland

By Annie Tamez

Photo courtesy of Frontiers of Flight Museum

In cooperation with the National Space Society of North Texas, the Frontiers of Flight Museum at 6911 Lemmon Ave. celebrates space exploration with “Moon Day” from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday, July 19. Experience a full day of family-oriented activities, demonstrations, and programs, marking the 45th anniversary of the first manned moon landing (the actual landing was on July 20).

The first 250 children to arrive will receive a free “Lunar Sample Bag” courtesy of Moonlite Printing & Graphics of Carrollton, full of magazines, stickers, activity books, posters and other materials of interest to space flight enthusiasts of all ages.

More than 25 exhibitors will offer fascinating displays and activities such as a close-up look at a meteorite, robotics demonstrations, space art, re-creating moon craters, and a safe look directly at the sun through specially-equipped telescopes.

Three portable planetariums will be featured this year, all with different programs, to give visitors a glimpse of the night

see MOON on page 3

KidSwing drive assists TSRHC

Photo by Sarah Lassen

KidSwing Junior Committee members (from left to right) Lauren Campagna, Adriana Guerra, Matthew McLeroy and Colin Ashlock.

The 2014 KidSwing Golf Tournaments raised more than $90,000 for the patients of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC). This year proceeds will benefit TSRHC’s Movement Science Laboratory, where patients’ walking and movement patterns are evaluated using 3D motion capture technology. — Taylor Pass

In This Issue Along the Green Trail ....................................... 2 Classified ...........................................................11 Community Calendar ....................................... 4 Fitness on the Trail ............................................ 3 Letter from the Editor........................................ 2 Movie Trailer ....................................................11 Restaurant Directory ......................................... 9 Scene Around Town......................................... 10 Shop the Trail .................................................. 10 Trail Mix ............................................................ 3 Trail to Good Health.......................................... 7 Urban Trail ........................................................ 6 Yappy Talk ......................................................... 7 Find us at facebook.com/KTWeekly

former CEO of Parkland, repeated the sentiment in interviews.

If you suffered an accident The design and construcand needed emergency care, tion of the hospital incorpowould you ask to be taken to rated many ideas that promote Parkland Hospital? patient-centered care, natural Don’t answer that — until healing, medical technology and you learn a bit more about security, hospital officials said. the new Parkland Hospital, The $1.3 billion construcwhich will have an emergency tion of the new Parkland room four times the size of old will be finished in August, as Parkland. If you’re flown there planned. Patient care in the

by Care Flight, you’ll land on one Photo courtesy of Parkland Health & Hospital System state-of-the-art building will of the hospital’s two oversized start in May 2015. The hosThe new Parkland Hospital is scheduled to open in August. rooftops where there are two pital was built mostly with oversized helipads, big enough is equipped with a CAT scan. bond money approved by votto allow caregivers space to begin treatLou Saksen, Parkland’s senior vice ers in 1998 and with funds raised by the ment after you are taken out of the air president for construction, said in a CBS I Stand for Parkland Foundation and ambulance. If it happens to be snowing, interview that the new Parkland was careother charitable groups. the helipads have been built with de-icing fully planned. He'd like it to be transMeanwhile, excitement among the features. Before long, you’d be rushed into formed from one with a reputation as hospital’s staff grows regularly as news a giant elevator then would be at the trauthe “hospital of last resort” to being the ma unit in about 16 seconds. There the ER see PARKLAND on page 3 hospital of choice. Dr. Ron Anderson, the

THEATER

Three and Too celebrate differences with a different twist

By Shari Goldstein Stern stern.shari@gmail.com

A stripper blabs secrets at a funeral? Good ol’ Texas boys compete for a pickup under the scorching sun? Christmas carols on a Civil War battlefield? It’s all that and more at Theatre Three, where you know you can count on “different” and often quirky for the 2014-2015 season. Jac Alder hasn’t let us down in 53 years.

Alder promises a season celebrating differences and those making a difference.

If the name “Candy Barr” is familiar, you may have been an adult in Dallas during the 1940s and ’50s and recall the notorious stripper by that name. She was known to entertain some of the city’s best-known names — community, political, business and celebrities — while being both adored and scandalizing.

In Ronnie Claire Edwards’ (best known for her television role in “The Waltons”) world premiere comedy, Theatre Three will present “Candy Barr’s Last Dance” Aug. 7-31. It seems that three colleagues

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show up at Ms. Barr’s funeral services, each with a lot to say about the celebrity — unfiltered.

We asked Theatre Three’s founder and producer/director, Alder, why we should see “Candy Barr’s Last Dance,” and here’s what he told us in his inimitable style: “I moved to Dallas immediately after being discharged from my military service abroad. At that time in life and in those circumstances my libido was raging, so in 1959 when I moved to Dallas my awareness of all things erotic was legitimately at some sort of peak,” he said.

“So of course I learned right away who Candy Barr was, since her pulchritude, (readers, we had to look it up, too) the true raciness of her ‘career’ and the innuendo of her flirtations with city fathers (ahem!) was titillating to this recently mustered-out but at-attention soldier.

So why should we see it? Why it’s nothing less than history! Also, it’s a very funny play by a wonderfully

see TWIST on page 5

Photo courtesy of Theatre Three

Theatre Too audiences have been mad over “Shear Madness.” Seen here is the mad cast, top to bottom: Matthew Clark, Bradley Campbell, Sherry Hopkins, David Meglino, Gene Raye Price and B.J. Cleveland.

Heavy metal artist has other designs

By Shari Goldstein Stern stern.shari@gmail.com

You may be tempted to ask Izabela Wojcik about her background in hammering out heavy metal, but you would be barking up the wrong lamp post.

The artisan gained eight years of invaluable experience designing for Potter Art Metal Studios, a Dallas family’s 100-year-old Design District business.

Richard Potter, the third-generation owner, was a mentor to Wojcik as she honed her craft, designing high-end, ornamental ironwork and lighting.

“Even though I have an intuitive aptitude for fine art as well as functional art, being the only designer [at Potter] Photo courtesy of University Park provided me with priceless experience in every possible arena of business and The City of University Park commissioned Izabela Wojcik to create this solid design, including fluency in all styles brass chandelier, which hangs in the UP of design,” she said. “We are like family. I’m so grateful to Richard for the courthouse.

opportunities.”

This year she followed her dream to strike out on her own. The designer scratched “get a showroom” off her bucket list fast, when she realized that meeting clients at their convenience would be more practical. Typically that’s the job site at which the art will be installed. She does her welding back in her office.

Wojcik said that when you spot interesting metalwork and lighting around town, “It just might be my design of someone’s dream.” Potter’s grandfather installed many ironworks in town, which the business has maintained for generations.

Wojcik said, “A lot of clients have a hard time picturing what the finished product will look like. I design the pieces to scale using a 3-D computer program, and I am able to superimpose them right

see DESIGNS on page 9

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

ALONG THE GREEN TRAIL

Bike share program hits brakes

By Naima Montacer

get moved from one location to another by users trucks need to even out the supply at all docking stations. The other three cities in If you haven’t heard already, a few weeks the study found a reduction of vehicle usage ago, Dallas changed the bike helmet law to decreased even in addition to the resupply apply only to children under 18 vehicles. The difference was more years old. I’m excited. It’s not that people in other cities were trading I don’t care about safety and also in their cars to ride a bike, while in think we should all wear helmets London only 2 percent of bike share when riding, especially on Dallas users were trading in their car to for treacherous roads, it’s what this a bike. opens the door for. The city can In order for bike share pronow move forward with a bike grams to optimize usage, the proshare program. Without the helgram should focus on encouraging met law commuters and tourists people who currently use their car, Naima Montacer to try a bike. Make docking stations can swipe a credit card, pick up a bike in one part of the city and easy access to their home and work. unload at another. But after readWhat about utilizing our very own Katy ing a published study on the impacts of bike Trail as the trial run for a bike share spot? shares in four major cities (Melbourne, DC, Encourage some of the thousands of people Brisbane, Minnesota and London) on car use, who live around the trail to give bike comI think we have a few things to think about. muting a try. Allow tourists the opportunity to bike to downtown and drop off the bike at 1. The location. The unveiling of the another location like Reunion Tower or the Dallas bike share at Fair Park was supposed to Arts District. be ready in May, according to an article in The It seems perfect; surely it’s been tried Dallas Morning News, in April. No news since. before. In 2005, the Friends of Katy Trail tried But why Fair Park? Bike shares in other cities their own version of a bike share, for their are used to promote bike commuting to lessen members. The Dasani blue bike program took vehicle traffic and crowded public transporta10 months for the bikes to all be stolen and tion. If the bikes are only set up in Fair Park, I the project ended. The blue containers can don’t see many people living and commuting still be found at the end of the Katy Trail near to their jobs also in Fair Park.

Mockingbird Lane.

It’s been nine years since the Dasani blue 2. The fleet. More than 400 cities around bike program and one year since Fort Worth the world have a bike share program. In 2013 established their bike share program. Dallas New York City launched their bike share with would benefit from a successful bike share 6,000 bikes with plans to increase to 10,000 program, but if another one fails, it’s going to and Paris, launched with over 20,000 bikes be very hard to convince anyone to try again. in 2007. The Dallas bike share program is Let’s take the time to make sure the Big D proposing $125,000 to start with 15-20 bikes makes the right decisions to make this bike located in Fair Park. share program successful from the start.

@naimajeannette

3. The resupply vehicles. The study found in London that vehicle use actually increased due to the bike share resupply trucks. As bikes

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Naima Montacer is a freelance writer and conservationist. To view more on her, visit her at website EnviroAdventures.com.

Not travelling abroad?

The world awaits in Dallas

By David Mullen

Theater on Greenville Avenue next month. Aziz Ansari, star david@katytrailweekly.com of “Parks and Recreation,” will be bringing his comedy Time flies when you are act to the American Airlines not having fun. Somehow, Center (AAC) in September. a quick glance at the calenAnsari was dar shows we are born to a already approachMuslim faming the end of July. ily from Tamil What happened to Nadu, India. the big summer vaAnd toward cation plans? Why the end of the do I feel like I have year, Sir Paul missed out? Maybe McCartney it is a World Cup hangover.

David Mullen comes to the AAC and In all honesty, Celtic Thunder there is not time for comes roaring into Verizon a vacation this year anyway.

Theater in Grand Prairie.

So, I am committed to relying The Dallas Arts District on Dallas and the outlying features world-renowned areas to provide me with a museums including the Crow world of experiences.

Collection of Asian Art. Dallas One of the advantages World Aquarium has fish disof living here is that you can plays from the Seven Seas. The sample the world without Perot Museum of Nature and having to grab your passport, go to Dallas Fort Worth Sciences is featuring the film “Pandas: The Journey Home” International Airport and filmed in China. jump on a plane. This Friday, Dallas Farmers Market I will be taking a short jaunt will come alive in September up Interstate 35 to WinStar with “BREWFEST” featurWorld Casino. No long plane ing more than 300 beers from flight, yet within an hour I Europe, Asia and the Americas. will be in the second largThere are already a number est casino in the world amid of taverns in Dallas that feathe themed casino plazas of ture an excellent sampling Paris, Rome, Madrid, Cairo, of the world’s brews. Have a London, Beijing and Vienna Boddingtons Draught and a all covered in bright lights plate of Fish and Chips at the with bells blaring.

British Brewing Company on England’s John Mayall Routh Street and you will feel performs at the Granada

like you are in England. Have a Guinness at the Dubliner on Lower Greenville Avenue and you can channel the small pubs in Ireland.

Shop at Jimmy’s Food Store on Bryan Street and Fitzhugh Avenue and explore the Italian delicacies and reasonably priced wine selection. Go to La Michoacana Meat Market on W. Jefferson Boulevard for true fajita meat. Some of the best cheeses in town can be found at Mozzarella Company on Elm Street in Deep Ellum. And count on Kuby’s in Snider Plaza for the wonderful German staples like sausages and warm potato salad.

The internationally known State Fair of Texas will be welcoming millions of visitors in September, featuring the African-American Museum and a Car Show with automobiles from many countries.

Want to experience what traffic is like in Mexico City or Shanghai? That’s easy.

Simply get on Interstate 635 westbound from Central Expressway to Marsh Lane on a Monday morning and you will feel like you are in a foreign country.

So who says you have to get on a plane to cover the world? We have it all right here in DFW. I just want to know where in the world all of the time has gone this summer?

I’d better start exploring.

POLITICS

President Obama tells Gov. Perry about crisis: 'This isn't theater'

By Forrest Millburn Along with Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and other local officials, President Barack Obama met at a roundtable in Dallas with Governor Rick Perry this past Wednesday, July 9 to discuss solutions to the continuing child migrant surge at the Texas border. After Gov. Perry wrote a letter to President Obama stressing the importance of the growing crisis, an aide to Gov. Perry confirmed the meeting on Tuesday.

In addition to the governor’s letter, numerous elected officials have criticized the president for not taking the sufficient steps needed to halt the surge of unaccompanied child migrants at the border, even from those in his own political party.

“Are folks more interested in politics or are they more interested in solving the problem,” President Obama said he told Gov. Perry. “If they are interested in solving the problem then this can be solved.

If the preference is for politics then it won’t be solved.”

Since October, more than 50,000 young immigrants have been caught crossing into the country illegally, many from Central America.

After the meeting with Gov. Perry and other local officials, President Obama said that it was “constructive,” and Gov. Perry said he asked the president to send a clear message to Central American families.

“While we intend to do the right thing by these children, their parents need to know this is a dangerous situation,” President Obama said.

“It is unlikely that their children will be able to stay.”

According to a White House statement, the president was in Dallas on Wednesday for an event with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, raising money for this year's upcoming midterm elections. He then traveled to Austin for an event with the Democratic National Committee that evening. Gov.

Photo courtesy of The New York Times/Jacquelyn Martin/AP

President Obama, right, next to Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings attended a border and immigration meeting with Texas Gov. Rick Perry and other local officials last Wednesday.

Perry and other leaders in both parties had criticized the president for taking a twoday fundraising trip to Texas without visiting the border or any border facility.

“At any point while you are here, I am available to sit down privately so we can talk and you may directly gain my state's perspective on the effects of an unsecured border and what is necessary to make it secure,” Perry wrote in his letter to the president on Monday.

Following the meeting, Gov. Perry called for an additional 1,000 National Guard troops to be deployed to the border, and Obama said he

would consider the governor’s demand. In addition, despite President Obama calling the meeting “constructive,” Gov. Perry still called for the president to make a trip to the border.

“As I was discussing with him, I did a lot of listening, he let me know what the feeling is about these things, what the fixes were, I [interjected] where I could,” Gov. Perry said on Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News. “The fact is, I don't know whether he heard what I said. Because a leader acts, and what I haven't seen out of this president are actions that make me think he understands what's going on.

It's one of the reasons I want him to come to the border.”

In a news conference after the meeting, President Obama dismissed the governor’s demands to visit the border, saying that he is getting plenty of information from top advisers who are visiting the area.

“This isn’t theater. This is a problem,” the president said. “I'm not interested in photo ops. I’m interested in solving a problem.”

In one of the most aggressive steps yet taken to solve the border crisis, President Obama asked Congress for $3.7 billion to go toward seating more immigration judges, increasing detention facilities, helping care for the children and paying for programs in Central America to keep them from coming to the U.S. At the Dallas meeting, President Obama asked Gov. Perry to use his influence to get the Texas delegation in Congress to support his funding request.

“The only question at this point is why wouldn't the Texas delegation or any of the other Republicans who are concerned about

this not want to put this on a fast track and get this on my desk so I can sign it and we can start getting to work?”

President Obama said.

In his own statement after the meeting, Gov. Perry made no promises to gain support for the president's budget request, saying that the border crisis was the result of the president's “bad public policy” on immigration.

While his funding request to Congress received wary support and some backlash from top Republicans, President Obama doubledowned on the idea that if Republicans wanted to fix the border crisis, then they would support his request and stop a pattern of “obstructionism” and “partisan politics.”

“These days in Washington everybody is always concerned about

everything falling victim to partisan politics,” President Obama said. “If I sponsored a bill declaring apple pie American, it might fall victim.”

While criticizing the president earlier last week, Gov. Perry made a comparison between President Obama’s response to the child migrant crisis at the border and former President Bush’s response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. President Bush’s failure to visit New Orleans and witness the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina led to many people viewing the former president as “uncaring” or “insensitive.”

“I think about the criticism that George W. Bush received when he didn’t go to New Orleans [during] Katrina,” Gov. Perry said.

“This is no different.”

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MULL IT OVER

The voice of the Rangers enters the Hall of Fame

By David Mullen

david@katytrailweekly.com The Texas Rangers have only one player recognized in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Pitcher Nolan Ryan, despite playing longer with the Houston Astros and the California Angels after beginning his career with the New York Mets, was inducted as a Ranger in 1999. After 36 years of consecutive service and now tied to a lifetime contract, on July 26, the Rangers will be able to claim another inductee.

“I was surprised but especially flattered,” Rangers lead play-by-play man Eric Nadel said about the announcement that he would be inducted into Cooperstown after winning the 2014 Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting. “I am blown away to be in the company of Mel Allen, Red Barber, Vin Scully, Ernie Harwell and Jon Miller.” Other Frick Award winners include Curt Gowdy, Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Harry Kalas and Bob Uecker.

Nadel grew up in Brooklyn, attending his first game as a child seeing the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was too young to pattern himself after the legendary Scully because the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958.

“I loved [Yankees announcer] Mel Allen. But I really appreciated the Mets broadcasts,” Nadel said. The Mets began in New York in 1962.

“The Mets were awful,” Nadel said. “But listening to Bob Murphy and Lindsey Nelson (both Frick Award winners) broadcast a game taught me a lot. They would talk about the planes flying overhead (Shea Stadium was in the flight pattern of New York’s LaGuardia Airport) and the cumulous clouds above.” With this year’s Rangers team languishing at the bottom of the AL West, Nadel will have to be as creative as his Mets mentors. “For the last four years, I would have worked for free.

This season, I will earn my money,” Nadel said, currently in his 20th season as lead radio play-by-play man.

After graduating from Brown University in 1972 where he did football and hockey broadcasts, the 63year-old Nadel toiled in the

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Tr a il M i x

By Brent Bergner @BergnerBrent

Monday, July 21, 2014 is National Junk Food Day. Trail Mix asked people around Uptown the snacks they were most likely to revel in when they’re not looking for nutrition.

Shea Goodwin

Snack of choice: Classic Cheetos.

Paired with: Dr Pepper Best time to indulge: late at night

Photo courtesy of Texas Rangers

David Botelho

Texas Rangers announcer Eric Nadel joins the broadcast wing at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on July 26. minor leagues of broadcasting doing hockey play-by-play in Muskegon, Mich., Oklahoma City and Dallas and was the voice of the Dallas Diamonds in the Women’s Professional Basketball League. In 1979, he signed on to be a Rangers television and radio announcer and in 1982 teamed with the late Mark Holtz for 13 seasons. And the rest, to paraphrase Nadel‘s signature home run call, “is history.”

Nadel said his biggest influence in broadcasting was New York Knicks basketball play-by-play legend Marv Albert. “You can’t appreciate the influence Marv Albert had on every kid growing up in New York,” Nadel said.

“Local kids loved him. On the basketball court, when you would make a shot you would yell ‘Yes!’ (Albert’s famous call). But more importantly, he taught me to do your homework. Nobody did his homework better than Albert.”

Certainly 36 years of outstanding play-by-play work with one team – only Kansas City Royals announcer Denny Matthews has worked longer for one team in the American League – help solidify his Hall of Fame credentials. But one broadcasting feat puts Nadel over the top. He broadcasts games in Spanish.

“I took French in school,” the Ivy-Leaguer Nadel said.

“Because the teachers said I would have a better chance at getting into a better school if I took French. Then during the 1990 work stoppage, I decided to learn Spanish. I started taking one-on-one lessons every day.” Part of the inspiration was the influx of Latin players into the Rangers organization like Ruben Sierra, Juan Gonzalez and Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez.

He would listen to tapes but went into action in the mid-90s. “In 1994, I went to the Dominican Republic to study. Then I went to Venezuela for two weeks, studying eight hours a day,” Nadel said. “I would go back to the hotel, and my head would explode. Then I would get up and do it again the next day.” Nadel has broadcast many baseball games in Spanish and said that he tries to email someone in Spanish every day.

Last Saturday, Nadel was honored at Globe Life Park in Arlington with his own bobblehead night and was on the field for a pregame ceremony.

After more than three and one-half decades, life on the road must be grueling. “I have spent a year of my life in Seattle, a year of my life in the Bay Area and a year of my life in Anaheim,” Nadel said. ”I have my favorite places and have made a lot of friends.

But the biggest challenge is sleep,” Nadel said. “The noise and the maids at 8 a.m.! If I hear one more knock on the door with a maid yelling “Housekeeping! ....”

Nadel will be inducted into the Hall of Fame along with players Greg Maddox, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas and managers Bobby Cox, Joe Torre and Tony La Russa. Both Nadel and La Russa are big pet advocates, and Nadel was one of the founders of the leash-free dog park at White Rock Lake.

“Being inducted with Tony [La Russa] is pretty cool. I am a big admirer and have known him for a long time.

But he killed me when we lost [to the St. Louis Cardinals, managed by La Russa, in the World Series in 2011] to him.”

While never a homer on the broadcast, like Chicago

Snack of choice: Caramello bar Paired with: chocolate milk Best time to indulge: anytime

Dana Terhune

Snack of choice: Reese’s or Reese’s Pieces Paired with: milk Best time to indulge: mid-morning

Carlos Garcia

Snack of choice: Domino’s thin crust pizza Paired with: beer Best time to indulge: after a long week

Ashlynn Finger

Snack of choice: M&M’s Paired with: Diet Dr Pepper Best time to indulge: when feeling sassy

Have a question you want asked on the Katy Trail?

Send it to info@katytrailweekly.com White Sox announcer Ken Harrelson or the late Chicago Cubs announcer Caray, Nadel is a Ranger through and through. “The highlight of my career is when we won the pennant in 2010,” Nadel said. It was the first time that the Texas Rangers franchise had ever made it to the World Series. I didn’t have to bring up the lowlight of his career.

“You know what it is,” Nadel said. Think Nelson Cruz, fly ball to right, two outs in the bottom of the ninth, 1-2 count to David Freese in Game Six of the 2011 World Series.

FITNESS ON THE TRAIL

Squats are the new facelift

By Rob Lord I own a personal training studio in Highland Park. I have seen it all when it comes to women who want to look younger. I have clients who have tried various forms of plastic surgery, full-body blood cleanses, laser treatments, injections, creams and gurus of all kinds. The brutally honest result of having lots of “work” done, is you end up looking like a woman who has had lots of “work” done. Now I am not arguing that all plastic surgery and treatments are a waste. In fact, there is a way to turn the surgeon’s work into a masterpiece. Simply eating less is not the answer. If you truly want to look young and healthy, you must build a youthful and strong physique.

The problem with surgical treatments is not that they don’t work; it’s that having the face of a 30-year-old on the body of a 60- year old is bizarre looking. Up to the age of 30, we humans have a tendency to gain muscle. As we age past 30, we all start to lose muscle; as much as 5 percent per decade. Only when a serious muscle building training and nutrition program is combined

with the other surgical work can women achieve the goal of truly looking younger. As you read this, you may be thinking to yourself, “of course this is true, everyone needs to be in shape to look good.” But the key most people overlook is coming up with a tangible definition of what is means “to be in shape.”

Hint: it doesn’t mean Rob Lord wearing $100 stretch pants and doing a trendy fitness class with your friends twice per week.

Let’s analyze a specific exercise for a great illustration of what being “in shape” can mean, with easy to understand numbers. The squat has been called the king of exercises. This is because it works more muscles, in a productive manner, than any other exercise in the gym. Most women age 18-24 can squat around 100 lbs. for reps starting out at my gym. Most women age 45-50 can squat around 55 lbs. starting out. Now this may sound like a gross oversimplification, but it is true: for the average 50-year-old to have the lower body of the average 20-year-old, she needs to build her squat up to 100 lbs. No amount of

pilates or yoga can add that kind of muscle.

If you don’t know where to start, hire a trainer. This doesn’t have to be a long-term financial commitment. Find someone who is willing to teach you how to properly perform the following: barbell back squat, barbell bench press, assisted chin-ups, dumbbell lunges and dumbbell rows. It should only take a couple of workouts to understand what safe form is. Once you can perform the exercises safely, it’s time to start training hard. Start by performing all the exercises twice per week. In general, try to keep the reps between five and 12 and do no more than four sets of each movement, following a thorough warm-up. Record in a notebook how many reps you can complete and the weight used. Each time you workout, try to make a small improvement to either the number of reps or weight used.

Building a measurable amount of muscle is not easy, but it is simple.

Your friends will be dying to know your secret after a couple of months of consistent improvements in the weight room. Just tell them: “Squats are the new facelift.”

Rob Lord is the owner and head trainer at The AlphaProject.org. He can be reached at 214-557-1588.

On Saturday, July 26 in a ceremony in Cooperstown, Nadel will get his place in the broadcasting wing. Roger Angell will receive the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for writing excellence, and Joe Garagiola will get the Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award. He will do a walkon at the player’s ceremony Sunday, July 27. “I wrote my speech a couple of weeks ago,” Nadel said. “Then I wrote the crap out of it again. Then I tried to plow through it again, and I called a Hollywood screenwriter friend of mine

PARKLAND cont'd from page 1 is reported locally and nationally about the new building. New Parkland is touted as the country’s largest hospital construction project.

Parkland treats about half of Dallas County’s 2.3 million residents each year, and those numbers are expected to grow.

The new hospital has 862 private rooms for patients. Each has a queen-sized sofa sleeper so patients families can stay nearby as they recover. There are also 27 operating rooms, a 120-bed emergency department and 96 rooms in the neonatal and intensive care units.

The hospital is built so that nurses can check on patients by viewing them from a screen outside of the room without having to wake them by entering. If they did enter, they would not be filling out a chart, because the hospital will keep electronic records.

Patients and their families

MOON cont'd from page 1 sky throughout the day.

Younger visitors can attend a model rocket-building class courtesy of the Dallas Area Rocket Society from 1:30-3:15 p.m. A $25.00 fee includes all materials including a beginner’s level model

and he said ‘Stop it!’”

“I think players today may have higher skills,” Nadel said about the biggest changes he has seen in baseball while spending more than half his life behind the microphone calling Rangers games. “But they are not better baseball players. Today, kids are being rushed into the big leagues.”

After the last weekend in July, Nadel will become that 38th baseball announcer to be inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame. “I have been lucky and blessed,” Nadel said. So have local baseball fans.

and guests can walk down corridors filled with art and natural light. The natural light that shines in from the outdoors is a common feature in every patient room to encourage healing.

Employees pushing laundry carts, food trays or medical equipment will use separate hallways at the hospital. The idea is to decrease noise levels and stress for patients.

The patients’ hallway would have natural light and an atmosphere that promotes healing.

For Margie Roche, a project management analyst, the Parkland staff already carries out their work with great compassion.

“The new hospital means that not only will we be providing care that is unequalled by others — we will have an environment in which patients, visitors, families, providers and the many others who contribute to the patients’ care at home can collaborate, and that is more conducive to achieving the best outcomes possible,” Roche said. rocket and engine, a one-year membership to the Dallas Area Rocket Society, and an opportunity to launch the model rocket at a supervised Dallas Area Rocket Society launch event. Students can enroll in advance or sign up at the door. Call 214-350-4215 for details. — Frontiers of Flight Museum

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July 18

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

Nasher Sculpture Center — Join us for “’Til Midnight at the Nasher,” presenting live outdoor concerts and artistic film screenings in the Garden. This week, see Foxtrot Uniform live at 7 p.m. and the film “Bringing Up Baby” at 9 p.m. FREE!

July 18

2010 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-979-6430

Crow Collection of Asian Art — Escape the heat and enjoy the shade and serenity of the Sculpture Garden. On this Indonesian-themed night, create your own traditional Indonesian puppet, learn about Indonesian textiles and relax the night away by watching the popular Indonesian film “Garuda di Dadaku.” 6 p.m. FREE!

July 19

5624 Sears St. Dallas, 75206 972-802-3885

Truck Yard — The Trash Bash Music Stash invites you to a 1.5 hour litter walk, which rewards volunteers with a free multiband concert and a $15 gift card to the truck yard. Only the first 75 volunteers will receive a giftcard.

Sign up at trashbashmusicstash.com. 10 a.m. FREE!

July 19

5014 McKinney Ave. Dallas, 75205 214-564-7772

Karmany Yoga — Join us for our event “The Dance of Intimacy: Learning To Stay Connected Through Dance Improvisation.” Class will be taught by Jessica Tartaro, Ph.D., a dancing psychologist. Visit karmanyyoga.com to register. 1 to 4:30 p.m. Registration $75.

July 22

8525 Garland Road Dallas, 75218 214-515-6500

Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden — Bring your child to “Designing with Flowers, Sticks and Stones.”

Elementary and Middle school students will learn tricks of design for fun, whimsical, beautiful arrangements in this arts and crafts activity. To register, visit dallasarboretum.org/visit/seasonal-festivals-events/yearofcg. 10 a.m. FREE!

July 24

11221 Lochwood Blvd.

Dallas, 75218 214-670-8403

Lochwood Branch Library — Professor Eric Bing, author of “Pharmacy on a Bicycle: Innovative Solutions for Global Health and Poverty,” will talk about his proposed solution to get health care out to remote communities.

Bing is the director of Global Health at the George W. Bush Institute and a professor of Global Health at Southern Methodist University. 1:30 p.m. FREE!

July 25

2001 N. Lamar St., Suite 500 Dallas, 75202 214-272-2450

White Space — Come to an opening reception for our newest exhibit “BLACK,” featuring the artwork of Laura Drapac and Michael Christopher Matson. Through their individual uses of non-existent space, bold lines or contrasting colors to create definition, “BLACK” becomes the common denominator between their works and styles; and inspires the title for this exhibit. 7 to 9 p.m. Call to register. FREE!

Picture of the Week An Eric Nadel bobblehead sighting at Milo's late Saturday night.

Photo by David Mullen

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Fri 7/18

Nelson Mandela, b. 1918 John Glenn, b. 1921 Hunter S. Thompson, b. 1939 Martha Reeves, b. 1941 1743 – “N.Y. Weekly Journal” published 1st ever half-page newspaper ad.

Sat 7/19

Samuel Colt, b. 1814 George McGovern, b. 1922 Vikki Carr, b. 1941 Campbell Scott, b. 1961 Anthony Edwards, b. 1962 1799 – The “Rosetta Stone” found in Egypt.

Sun 7/20

Sir Edmund Hillary, b. 1919 Natalie Wood, b. 1938 Carlos Santana, b. 1947 Josh Holloway, b. 1969 1969 – 1st humans walked on the moon: Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong & Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin.

Mon 7/21

Ernest Hemingway, b. 1899 Don Knotts, b. 1924 Robin Williams, b. 1952 Brandi Chastain, b. 1968 Josh Hartnett, b. 1978 1930 – The Veterans’ Admin. was set up.

Tue 7/22

Louise Fletcher, b. 1934 Alex Trebek, b. 1940 Don Henley, b. 1947 S. E. Hinton, b. 1948 David Spade, b. 1964 1893 – Katharine Lee Bates wrote “America the Beautiful” lyrics.

Wed 7/23

Raymond Chandler, b. 1888 Don Drysdale, b. 1936 Woody Harrelson, b. 1961 Alison Krauss, b. 1971 Daniel Radcliffe, b. 1989 1827 – 1st swimming school in U.S. opened in Boston.

Thu 7/24

Amelia Earhart, b. 1897 Pat Oliphant, b. 1935 Kristin Chenoweth, b. 1968 Jennifer Lopez, b. 1969 1965 – Bob Dylan released “Like a Rolling Stone.”

FAIR PARK

State Fair of Texas announces musical lineup

By Karissa Schuler One of the cornerstones of the State Fair of Texas is live entertainment, and with approximately 85 performances throughout the course of 24 days, fairgoers can enjoy a variety of concerts on the Chevy Main Stage.

The State Fair of Texas is proud to announce the initial list of confirmed headliners scheduled to appear on the Chevy Main Stage in this year’s free concert series, included with admission to the annual exposition.

The Swon Brothers, finalists of NBC’s “The Voice” will kick off the concert series on opening night of the State Fair of Texas, Friday, September 26 at 8:30 p.m. It seems that in this duo’s case, music really does run in the family; the brothers developed a passion for singing and songwriting at a young age, as they spent their childhood traveling with their parents’ southern gospel group. The brothers, Zach and Colton, were recently honored with the Rising Star Award by the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, and are currently writing and securing songs for their major-label debut album, coming later this year.

American Idol winner, Grammy Award winner, and eighttime Grammy nominee, Fantasia, will take the stage at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 27. Since her 2004 American Idol success, the R&B singer has released four albums, landed a role in the Broadway musical “The Color Purple,” published a memoir, and starred in her own reality show. Fantasia’s fourth studio album, “Side Effects of You,” was released in April 2013.

Opening weekend will wrap up on Sunday, September 28, with a 3 p.m. concert from country music artist, Lucy Hale. Hale recently released her debut album, “Road Between,” is a four-time Teen Choice Award winner and recipient of the prestigious Gracie Allen Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Rising Star, and has an acting resume a mile long, including her current role as Aria

Photo by Can Turkyilmaz

The State Fair of Texas opens on Friday, September 26.

Montgomery in ABC Family’s hit show “Pretty Little Liars.”

On Saturday, October 3, fairgoers will be treated to an energetic evening with Kool & the Gang, starting at 8:30 p.m. After 50 years of performing together, Kool & the Gang continue to wow audiences with their legendary sound, a unique blend of jazz, soul, and funk. Thanks to hit songs like “Celebration,” “Cherish,” “Jungle Boogie,” “Summer Madness,” and “Open Sesame,” they have earned two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, 25 Top Ten R&B hits, nine Top Ten Pop hits and 31 gold and platinum albums.

The second weekend of the State Fair of Texas will conclude with an evening performance by Siggno — Sunday, October 5 at 5:30 p.m.

Since forming in 2000, the all-male singing group has recorded six albums and established their presence headlining shows in major venues across the U.S. and Mexico. Siggno’s

most recent album’s first single, “Yo Queria,” has recently been one of the most downloaded songs on the iTunes’ Latin store.

Fairgoers are in for a special treat on Saturday, October 11, when the inaugural “Red River MusicFest” makes its debut, starring red dirt country artists Deryl Dodd (2:30 p.m.), Cody Canada & The Departed (4:15 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.), Jason Boland & The Stragglers (6:30 p.m.), and the Casey Donahew Band (8:30 p.m.).

The “Red River MusicFest” is presented by “The Texas Music Scene.”

Hosted by the voice and leader of nine-time Grammy winners Asleep at the Wheel, Ray Benson, “The Texas Music Scene” is a television series that features both the young artists and the legends that have come to define this unique and amazing music scene. It celebrates the distinctive music created in the Lone Star State with a focus on country, Americana, folk and blues artists. This year’s “Red River MusicFest” will follow

one of the largest rivalries in college football, the University of Texas Longhorns against the University of Oklahoma Sooners in the Red River Showdown. More details will be announced in the coming months.

Back by popular demand, the fun will continue on Sunday, October 12 with Le Freak, “The Greatest Disco Band in the World.” Le Freak will take the Chevy Main Stage by storm at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. They will bring their intensely unique, high-energy, high-quality, danceable entertainment to the State Fair of Texas.

Recently off her tour with Austin Mahone and before she hits the road, opening for select dates of Katy Perry’s “Prismatic” tour, Cover Girl and artist Becky G will take the stage on Columbus Day, Monday, October 13 at 5:30 p.m., to perform an array of songs like her hit single, “Play It Again.”

Saturday, October 18 at 8:30 p.m., platinum-selling rock band Collective Soul will take the stage to sing favorites and new hits from

their 9th studio album, “See What You Started By Continuing.” This year marks the 20th anniversary of Collective Soul. The band released “Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid” in 1994 as their first studio album that included the rock anthem “Shine” that shot to international recognition and doubleplatinum status. Twenty years later the band has released seven #1 radio hits and sold more than 10 million albums across the world.

The Fair will conclude on Sunday, October 19 at 3 p.m., with a headlining performance by La Maquinaria Norteña. Their latest album, “Vive en Mi,” released in late 2013 and was their highest charting set to date, entering the regional Mexican chart in the Top Ten. The quintet, based in Roswell, New Mexico, is known for its raw sound which combines vocals with accordion, bass, drums, and electric guitar.

The Chevy Main Stage is an outdoor venue with a huge, festival-type stage and experience. “Chevrolet is a longstanding partner of the State Fair of Texas, and is thrilled to present this year’s selection of performers, an array of talented musicians who will provide a wide variety of entertainment, at no additional cost for the fairgoer,” says Dave Nottoli, Director for Chevrolet.

Glenn Smith Presents, Incorporated (“GSPI”) will produce this year’s show, having produced the Fair’s live concert series for 26 consecutive seasons. In past years, GSPI has booked a wide range of notable headliners for the State Fair’s main stage event, including Destiny’s Child, Tim McGraw, Selena, Alan Jackson, Willie Nelson, the Jonas Brothers and Garth Brooks.

Regional acts for the State Fair of Texas Chevy Main Stage, from throughout our great state of Texas and surrounding states, will be announced in August.

Concerts are free with State Fair of Texas admission. No extra ticket is required. An ADA-compliant area will be provided for guests needing special assistance.

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friend 21. Betel nut source 22. Farewell 24. Like a caterpillar 25. Image, in combos 26. Shy

TWIST cont'd from page 1 interesting actress/author right here in Dallas — and it’s about us, or at least the way we were,” he added.

Meanwhile, downstairs at Theatre Too a standard is back — and another says, “Goodbye.”

To those fans that share the “Shear Madness” madness, the extraordinary cast, led by B.J. Cleveland, put down their scissors and turned off the hair dryers July 20 — or, at least they were “scheduled” to. Where have we heard that before?

“Back by popular demand” is such a cliché, but it doesn’t scratch the surface of patrons’ excitement about the return of, “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” or wait … did it ever leave? The Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts’ musical follows courtship and marriage through comedy sketch artists, whose stories are familiar to those courting, marrying or know people, who are. Scheduled performances are Jan. 8-Feb. 15, 2015, and it always sells out for Valentine’s Day. Now, I don’t know about you, but I never tire of Theatre Too’s production of

27. La Scala city 28. Up and about 29. Piece of pasta 31. Nobelist from Egypt 33. Technical word

“Avenue Q,” so maybe we’ll have to picket for more of Trekkie Monster, Christmas Eve, Lucy the Slut and Kate Monster this season.

Back upstairs in Dallas’ five minutes of fall, “Hands on a Hardbody” will capture attention from Sept. 25-Oct. 19, 2014. This one’s a musical in which Theatre Three and Terry Dobson will more than likely excel. Doug Wright, Amanda Green and Trey Anastasio wrote about these good ol’ Texas boys going through a rough time and wanting it to end. They compete in one of those be-thelast-to-keep-one-hand-onthe-truck-and-win-the-truck contests, and each is prepared to win regardless of the hours under the scorching Texas sun. The audience gets in on the fun, wondering in unison how they go to the bathroom.

“Civil War Christmas,” a musical by Paula Vogel will kick off the holiday season as if Halloween didn’t already. This one, running from Nov. 20-Dec. 14 takes us from the White House to the freezing cold battlefields along the Potomac in 1864, revealing the intertwined lives of friends and enemies.

34. Ditto (2 wds.)

35. Woodpeckers 37. Raised cattle 39. Miners dig it 41. Almost-grads 42. Lax

The holiday musical brings Christmas carols and folk music to the portrayal of a piece of American history.

If you’re a “Greater Tuna” groupie, here’s a chance to see Jaston Williams as yet another character, this time a one-man performance. See the irony there? “Tru” is Jay Presson Allen’s show about a lonely Truman Capote, who finds his comfort in pills, vodka, cocaine and chocolate truffles as he muses about his checkered life and career. “Tru” runs Jan. 8-Feb. 8, 2015.

March 12-April 5, 2015 brings “Hot Mikado” to Theatre Three, a musical adapted from Gilbert & Sullivan by David H. Bell and Rob Bowman. “Hot Mikado” is a hilarious tale, we are told, in which, despite the life-ordeath stakes, characters still find time to tap their toes and do their fair share of scatting.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) You may have to put something on hold early in the week as you tend to another's urgent business. (July 8-July 22) – You'll realize that you have a great deal in common with those who share public spaces with you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) An unintentional game of hideand-seek will result from your attempts to gain the advantage over one who has been outmaneuvering you. (Sept. 8-Sept.

22) – The stories you share with others this week will be more than fun or funny, but can actually prove instructive.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) You may feel overwhelmed by the scope of what you are trying to accomplish, but you can get it done if your priorities are in order. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – You'll have to set your own work aside for a time in order to assist someone who is facing a more pressing deadline.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) You may want to give others a wide berth as you are not feeling overly social – or all that cooperative. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – You're making assumptions

The setting is in a land filled with outlandish laws that sentence people to death for almost any indiscretion, including flirting, and where jazz, the blues and gospel are the common language.

Look forward to the mystery of what will fill the May 7-31, 2015 spot.

“The Liar,” a classic comedy will appear June 25-July 19, 2015. It’s Paris in 1643, and Dorante is a charming young man, with a single flaw; he cannot tell the truth. Through a series of relationships he finds himself in one lie after another, one with a manservant, who cannot tell a lie.

Mistaken identities, secrets and love triangles ensue in what sounds like hanging on to every word will be required.

David Ives adapted this comedy writing by Pierre Corneille.

For more information and ticket sales, call 214-871-3300.

78. Edge a doily 79. Speed inhibitors 80. Cartoonist -- Goldberg 81. Tea biscuits 82. Conger catchers 83. More beloved 85. Nuisances 86. Alan or Cheryl 88. Love, to Claudius 89. NCAA Bruins 90. Cameron -- of films 91. 20 percent 92. "Adam --" 93. Witticism 94. Waikiki setting 96. Off-balance 97. Fidel's country 98. Cosmetic buys 100. Less than many 101. Albright or Montez 102. Semester ender 103. Trumpeter Al -106. Snowy mo.

107. Flitting about 110. Discharges 111. Stay hidden (2 wds.)

112. Emceed 113. Barely adequate 114. Snapshot 115. In judge's garb 116. Maine campus town 118. Location 119. Danish islands 120. Fossil rock 121. Conserves 122. Build 123. De-ices the roads 125. Moose or elk 127. Used a hatchet 129. Per person 133. Experiment with 135. SVane dir.

OFF THE MARK

“Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own experience.”

— Paul Newman

By Stella Wilder

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) You'll have a sense that the gravitational pull that stretches between you and another is increasing. It's time to settle accounts. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – Your survival instincts may swing into high gear as a result of news received from afar – but not too far!

DOWN 1. Special effort 2. Aluminum company 3. Single-masted boat 4. Harts' mates 5. Wind god 6. Posed for an artist 7. Cut in thirds 8. Comment

9. Metal eaters 10. 1920s art form 11. Sweet potato 12. Polished, as text 13. Felt under par 14. "-- Window" 15. Oxford's river 16. Leisure 17. Hands, slangily 18. Abbot's underling 19. Novices 23. Adrift 30. Cream puff 32. Juicy steak (hyph.)

36. Green Hornet's aide 38. Toupee, slangily 40. Wished undone 43. "Holy cow!"

44. Embankments 45. Where to find Port.

46. Fruity cocktail (2 wds.)

47. Invisible, maybe 48. Ulysses' home 49. Campus mil. gp.

51. Bantu people 52. Eats fast 54. Diatribe 55. Reduced in calories 56. Disentangle 58. "Not a chance!"

59. Lavish affection on 60. Bond return 63. Positive 64. Chicago airport 67. Hebrew T's 68. -- and desist 69. Good-natured 70. Help-wanted abbr.

71. Really big tees 73. Cookie sheets 74. Tillers 75. First-magnitude star 77. T'ai -- ch'uan

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK

YOUR STARS THIS WEEK The coming week is likely to require a more universal, all-encompassing awareness not only of one's place in the scheme of things, but of how one affects others directly and indirectly. There will be a great deal of commonality to celebrate and enjoy throughout the week, as even strangers realize that they are not, after all, all that unknown to each other.

There may, however, also be some adversity to rise above, as those who know each other well do their best to keep opposing intentions and desires from transforming into outright conflict. This week, those who know what is going on all around them will fare best.

Some social rules may be changing subtly, but significantly. Those who take action based on assumptions will find themselves in awkward positions almost immediately. It's important for everyone to remain up to date with prevailing attitudes throughout a week marked by social flux.

99. Canute's foe 101. Attics 102. Elmer -- of toons 103. "Hello!" (2 wds.)

104. Demolish 105. Makes a choice 106. Be in harmony 107. Huge racket 108. Ex-superpower 109. Cardiff natives 111. "Smallville" girl 112. Bevy of wives 114. Ski lodge instructor 117. Moo goo -- pan 118. -- colada 119. Castles 124. Crowd 126. Hill's opposite 128. Minimum 130. Bedouin's domain 131. Woodwinds 132. Glorify 134. Big-band name 136. Mallet 137. Doctrine 138. Interior design 139. Filmmakers Joel and Ethan 140. Go to the polls 141. Some bouquets 142. Fresh 143. Equivocate 144. Hits the hammock

that can prove dangerous to you in the long run. You may be battling certain negative trends.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) You are committed to doing things in a certain way, but you may want to regroup and rethink your approach when you are done. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – You'll be acting upon the recommendations of others, but you must be sure to engage your own critical faculties.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) You are expecting to receive guidance, but only after you get started. You're going to have to take a few solo steps.

(Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – You may not feel prepared, but you can surely acquit yourself well merely by following your own best advice!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) You are in a position that allows you to call the shots, but take care that you're not simply lording it over those beneath you.

(Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – You'll be facing dangers that are subtle, but significant. A Scorpio native helps you navigate.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) You can make anyplace a

Copyright 2014 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. suitable workspace; you have all your tools with you, and you know what you're trying to accomplish. (March 6-March 20) – You may have to retrace your steps throughout the week in order to recover something you didn't know you had lost.

ARIES (March 21-April 4) Your moodiness will affect you throughout the week, especially as you try to hide it from others, which takes special effort. (April 5-April 19) – You may be overreacting to what another has recently done, which in turn causes you to make faulty decisions.

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You are likely to recover well from a recent setback. You may actually find yourself ahead of the game in only a few days.

(May 6-May 20) – You may be trying to do too much with too little. It's time to rethink your immediate goals.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) You may be called upon to do much that does not usually fall under your control or jurisdiction. Still, it's an opportunity. (June 7-June 20) – Your knowledge of that which has gone before is comprehensive and valuable to those who are eager to share your point of view.

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contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating.

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outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners.

● Freebies: Fill in single-box cages

with the number in the top-left corner.

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ACROSS 1. Ottoman VIP 6. Prized instr.

11. Wine label info 15. Entice 20. Kate's sitcom

43. "-- be surprised!"

44. Quench 46. California's -Woods 50. ABA member 51. Whining noise 52. Telegram 53. Pakistan language 57. Mr. Vivaldi 59. Cat's-paw 60. Hitched, as oxen 61. Drought ender 62. Babylonian goddess of love 63. Type of survivor 64. Fixed a squeak 65. Beatty of films 66. Coach 67. "Nutcracker" wear 68. Upscale cooks 69. Verging on (2 wds.)

72. Early U-235 regulator 73. Container weight 74. Emulates Galen 75. Fat fiddle, briefly 76. Dormant 79. Disguise item 80. Took a break 84. Film composer -Zimmer 85. Nurse's concern 86. Sleek sled 87. Passing grade 88. Checks for fraud 91. -- fatale 92. -- au rhum 93. Dough 95. 1101, in old Rome 96. Speech problems 97. Grant 98. Temporary wheels

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it was the previous owners who named it such. It was, in fact, a bit of a head-scratcher Last week because the origiwhen President nal house was red Obama was in brick!

Dallas, he should In 2001, have toured the the Oats, who Dallas White House bought the home on Strait Lane at from Charles and Royal Lane and Jane Hanson on made an offer.

January 24, 2001, The home is listed embarked on so Candace Evans much renovation with Joan Eleazer of Briggs Freeman the home was Sotheby’s International Realty, practically rebuilt. For three the asking price a mere years we all saw the construc$19,500,000. After all, he will tion. From the limestone be out of the Washington finish stucco exterior to the White House in two years reworking of the interior floor (not that I’m counting), and plan, which includes antique this place totally upstarts fireplaces imported from the Bush compound over on France, absolutely no expense Daria Lane. The President was spared in design or buildwas fundraising in Dallas last ing prowess. week at the home of Marc The home is a total of Robert and Wendy Stanley at 16,041 square feet with only 7403 Midbury Drive in Jan four super-sized bedrooms, Mar (Neighborhood). I love five full baths (they are all Jan Mar, but Strait Lane is so enormous) and five half baths. much more presidential! And Like Lisa Blue’s home on it’s already, I believe, in the DeLoache Avenue, The Dallas no-fly zone!

White House was clearly built The Dallas White House as an entertainment venue, is the home of Cathy and and the guest flow is impecRalph Oats, who started cable. There is a grand foyer, Wellness International flanked by a library and forNetwork. Where to begin? mals, a center of the house This elegant, totally gated wine grotto that is accessible estate is sited on 3.3 beautiful- from nearly every room, a ly landscaped acres that have beautiful home theater with been exquisitely manicured more seating than Champ by that landscape genius d’Or, a koi pond that is loaded Harold Leidner. This is one of with huge koi, a series of conLeidner’s crowning landscape nected swimming pools that glories! It is at the southcould qualify as a tasteful lazy west corner of Strait Lane river, tennis court and paviland Royal Lane. If you are a ion, a guest house, an outdoor veteran of the area, you may kitchen, several porticos, a recall the home was not alsix car plus garage spaced to ways this gracious and a near hold two limos, many foyWhite House replica, though ers, galleries and anterooms

Candace@CandysDirt.com

Photos courtesy of Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty

The Dallas White House at 10777 Strait Lane is listed for $19,500,000.

and elegance, elegance everywhere.

From the moment you drive into those huge gates and over the circuitous green gravel drives, a hush takes over and you know you are in high cotton! You begin by walking up the steps, through double walnut doors leading to a spacious entry foyer with custom French limestone flooring and a gorgeous staircase that was patterned after one in a Paris museum. The foyer leads to an elegant formal living room and then a warm family room, with two galleries on each side of the residence: north and south.

The living room has tall windows viewing the manicured and lush front lawn and gardens, and features an 18th century Louis XV marble fireplace. The living room leads to a lovely library with a 17th century Louis XIII fireplace in limestone and custom walnut cabinets that are beautiful furniture pieces in themselves, and stay with the home. The library and living room are adjacent to the south gallery,

which has very rare, imported Garbled Marble flooring and beautiful chandeliers, which leads to the large bar and outside loggia. The custom bar has exquisite cabinetry and walnut walls, a custom burled walnut ceiling, and a 17th century fireplace in limestone. The bar opens to both the back and side terraces, which are wonderful outdoor living areas and can be screened off at the touch of a button as well as BOTH heated and cooled. No worries about 100 degree plus weather in this house, or West Nile!

Then there is the spacious, antique brick wine cellar with groin vault ceiling.

It is situated next to the heart of the home, the family room, almost dead center. It has a Renaissance-style fireplace in limestone, custom drapery, and walnut coffered ceiling.

There is enough room for several seating areas and though you get the impression of being in a cellar, you are still high enough to view the rear grounds.

The breakfast room and kitchen are jaw-dropping. A 15th century carved gothic fireplace in granite anchors the kitchen and surrounds a Viking 6 burner range with gas grill, that sits beside a center island with pure limestone

countertops, 2 Asko dishwashers and a double Subzero refrigerator. Adjacent to the kitchen is a large breakfast room. Both the kitchen and the breakfast room feature triple groin vault ceilings and Louis XIV Italian chandeliers.

There is a butler’s pantry with storage and a lined silver closet next to the breakfast area.

Then there is the north gallery, which leads to the expansive dining room, with gorgeous windows viewing the front grounds. The gallery has limestone flooring, four Mizner chandeliers, and a French wall mural that can be viewed from the dining room.

This gallery leads to the elevator hall as well as a downstairs bedroom suite. The dining room boasts a rare Italian chandelier, an 18th century Louis XIV fireplace, and custom draperies along with two antique carved cornices. The downstairs bedroom, presumably a guest suite, also views the front lawn through soaring windows. It has beautiful lighting, antique cornices, and an extravagant bath with double sinks and onyx counter.

Also located on the first level: a full catering kitchen and laundry area, office with separate security system for staff, and incredible storage, including a walk-in refrigerator. (A walk-in fridge will SO spoil you!) This area leads to the attached six car garage, which has two stalls long enough for limos.

Back to the foyer, we are

going upstairs. Ascending the graceful staircase with its period design iron railing, one is led to the second floor landing that leads to the master suite and additional bedrooms.

You enter the master suite through a lovely gallery dripping with Italian chandeliers and sconces, antique cornices, and mirrored wall tables. The bedroom, which is enormous at 25 by 20, has exquisite paneled walls, a late 18th century mock fireplace beautifully carved in oak, and an adjacent sitting room. Her master bath is one of the most opulent I have seen: antique marble fireplace and mirror, custom cabinets with onyx countertops, double, and I do mean double Jacuzzi tub, separate shower, and custom marble floor. The commode and bidet each get their own little closet separate room. Her wardrobe closet is a custom mahogany walk-in room with a lighted shoe closet that is mammoth.

Mammoth!

His bath and closet are on the other side of the bedroom, and are no less lavish.

He has a double shower and marble flooring designed after a pattern found in Versailles, a custom mahogany shoe closet, a sauna, and a marble topped island in the double tiered closet. I think he has an exercise room in here, too, somewhere.

It’s showtime! There is a theater in the center of the

see CANDY'S on page 9

URBAN TRAIL

The appraisal: quick sale or quicksand?

By Mike Ai and Phillip Murrell You have multiple offers in hand — at or above your asking price. You are in paradise.

But there is one last hurdle: the appraisal.

Start out on the right foot: Price your home right. Many Dallasites and their real

estate agents are calling the appraiser before they list their home. You might wonder why they are willing to spend anywhere from $300 - $500 to do this. The answer is simple: pricing your home right is very important. If your home is underpriced, you risk losing out on top dollar for your home. If your home is over-priced, you discourage buyers and rack up days on market.

Real Estate

In the majority of very good chance there are new developments contracts, even if you go in your area. For example, prices in Lower under contract for your Greenville have climbed significantly due to listed price, all bets are the addition of Trader Joe’s. If your appraiser off if the appraisal comes is from Frisco, he or she may not know about back lower than that price. this development and the impact it has had on No one wants to start over the marketability of your home. after their home has been 3. Provide your own comparable properunder contract for 10+ ties.

Most of your appraisal is simply a comPhillip Murrell days. parison to other homes that are perceived to Quick tip: Consider be similar to yours. Obviously the comparable hiring an appraiser to come measure your properties should shed the best light on your house. Especially in older homes, the square own home, but they should also be reasonable. footage in the tax appraisal can be incorrect.

Factors such as location, size and age should Appraisers rely on square footage to assess your be considered when compiling research for the home, and every foot counts. The average cost of appraisal. measurements is about $100 depending on the 4. List out the most valuable features of your size of home. home. Have you added new features to your Prepare for the home? Remodeled the kitchen, added wood appraisal ambush: floors? New roof? Make a list of all the valueMake sure your real added projects you’ve done to your home. estate agent is armed Estimated pricing for these projects along with and ready. before-and-after pictures can also do you a ser1. Your real estate vice when optimizing your homes value. agent should be presAlways remember, executing a contract on ent at appraisal. Not your home is just the beginning of the process all real estate agents Mike Ai to closing. Appraisals are not an exact science, show up to appraisals, but considering these tips will only help you sell but they should — especially in a seller’s maryour home for the best bottom-line results and ket. Make sure your real estate agent is there to avoid the quicksand of a low appraisal. establish rapport and position your home in the Mike Ai and Phillip Murrell are Real Estate most appealing way possible.

Professionals with Keller Williams Urban Dallas.

2. Your real estate agent must know your Mike Ai can be contacted at MikeAiRealEstate@ neighborhood. New developments in the area gmail.com/469-249-2407 and Phillip Murrell are a great way to justify a higher price per can be contacted at Phillip@philliprealestate. square foot. And if you live in Dallas, there is a com/989-859-2275.

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TRAIL TO GOOD HEALTH

Fitting movement into long car trips

By Megan Lyons

energy levels, health and alertness on the road will all benefit.

For many people summer brings 1. Exercise before you leave. It long family road can seem difficult to wake up early trips, and the hours to fit in a workout when you’ll be spent in the car make spending a long, tiring day at the it difficult to avoid wheel. However, it will give you extended periods more energy to complete your of sitting. I recently drive safely, not to mention imdrove 30 hours solo prove your health. Just get it in! on a trip to Colorado 2. Move around (safely) while and found a few ways Megan Lyons driving. A simple Google search for to sneak in just a bit “road-trip stretches” will yield several of movement throughout my days. I ways to stretch the most commonly encourage you to squeeze in a few of tensed areas of your body while drivthese on your next road trip — your ing. Try placing your hands at three

and nine o’clock and gently pull the back of one shoulder down and toward the center of your back. Alternate shoulders for a few rounds. Or, gently tuck your tailbone forward a bit to loosen up your back. At the very least, remember to shift around in your seat every once in a while, to increase circulation as much as possible.

3. At stoplights, take the opportunity to (quickly) put the car in park, lift your foot up and roll your ankle, roll your neck and other things you may not be able to do while driving.

4. Each time you stop for gas, food or to use the restroom, make a few

laps around the parking lot or do 100 jumping jacks. You will be pleasantly surprised at how quickly these add up!

5. Each time you stop; take a few minutes to stretch! Our hip flexors tend to get especially tight while driving, so make sure to stretch them when you stand up from the car.

6. Drink a lot of water! This will make frequent stops more necessary, and (although mildly annoying), will help you fit in number four and number five more frequently!

7. Right before each meal, do a mini boot camp. Of course, you don’t want to be dripping sweat for

the rest of your ride, but a quick five minutes of jumping jacks, squats, lunges and walking, will deliver the benefits of a bit of movement without feeling worn-out.

Be safe and enjoy fitting in some movement on your next road trip!

Megan Lyons is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist and Health Coach in Uptown. She provides one-on-one health coaching, helping individuals achieve their ultimate health and happiness. For a free initial consultation, contact her at 214-8031298, or visit her website, thelyonsshare.org.

YAPPY TALK

'Katrina Dogs' display courage and compassion

By Mary Spencer

in a spacious aircraft with gracious flight attendants serving treats and As Baby catering to the lucky Boomers reach rerescued Katrina tirement age, many pups. Bernie is hapdream of spendpily reading the ing the second act newspaper while of their lives in a Booger chomps beautiful peaceful down on multiple environment: a rural cookies with big community with a smiles covering both Mary Spencer faces, understandmuch slower pace than the big city, ing they are headed filled with creative, artsy and to safety. welcoming folks. Over the last The idea for a children’s few years, upon my excursions book about the animals from to my own Utopia (or actually Hurricane Katrina, told from Petopia — my rustic cottage their point of view, came to on Lake Cypress Springs), I Donna in 2005 after its dehave met some of the most struction of New Orleans. For unique and interesting people; several years, the devastation those who began as friends of Hurricane Katrina haunted and quickly became “family.”

Donna, giving her the idea The kind of people who open to explain the catastrophe to their hearts to new friends children through a beautifulalmost as quickly as they open ly illustrated story of two restheir doors. cued dogs who experienced I met my latest friend/ the storm — AND lived to treasure through Al and share their story.

Georgia Moore, two In the aftermath of this Winnsboro-ites, who upon deadly storm, after virtually our meeting several years ago, all the humans were either quickly fell into the slot of rescued or evacuated, pictures “family.” Both talented artof family pets began apists, Georgia and Al married pearing on national TV and later in life and share their through the internet. News mutual love of community, stories portrayed images of art, good friends and helping sad hungry dogs stranded on others. Helping others also rooftops, balconies or staring includes connecting others, out of windows, dazed, conwhom they feel share a comfused and frightened. During mon bond or passion. this time, Donna thought Al and Georgia defiup the idea, leading to a stonitely pegged it right when rybook filled with colorful, they introduced me to Donna detailed illustrations and an Page; an artist, writer and enlightening story. lover of animals. A woman Thus the conception, the who, along with her husband Paul, decided that as empty nesters, they would live their dreams — sell their home in East Dallas and reside permanently in East Texas.

After living in Dallas throughout their lives (Donna working for twenty years as an architectural illustrator and Paul a general contractor), the couple decided to make their picturesque Bob Sandlin lakehome their only home, where Donna now spends her time teaching, writing and painting and Paul runs a successful contracting business in Dallas from East Texas. Finally, after completing her master-of-arts degree and beginning a teaching career at Northeast Texas Community College, Donna is enjoying her long-time dream to write and illustrate children’s books.

Stemming from her great love of animals, Donna’s first publication, “Katrina Dogs” is a fiction story based on actual events, around the catastrophic disaster — Hurricane Katrina. The stars of the book, two mix-breed mutts, Bernie and Booger, rescued from the flooding development and the birth of waters, decide to educate a beautiful, heart-warming (firsthand) young audiences emotional and educational everywhere about the imporbook that should be in every tance of helping and adopting child’s library. rescued animals.

When I first read the The book will immedibook, relishing in Donna’s ately catch your attention, colorful, carefully designed ilwith a bright colorful cover lustrations, I realized this was painted by Donna, featuring not merely a children’s book happy dogs riding first class about a disastrous storm that mary@petopia4paws.com

Photos courtesy of Mary Spencer

Donna Page is about to release a children's book "Katrina Dogs." changed the lives of thousands of people and animals.

To me, “Katrina” could be any disastrous event in an animal’s life: the countless number of animals that have experienced a traumatic experience and survived the horrors of abuse, hunger or abandonment.

Although Donna’s Bugger and Boomer did not experience the actual

Katrina, they lived their own “Katrina.” Unplanned and unwanted pups born to an un-neutered country mom and an owner who provided little care or food and announced that his intentions were to dispose of the furry balls of fur as soon as possible. The seven siblings spent puppyhood thinking a busy

road was their playground while they avoided the dangerous country coyotes that often roamed the area in anticipation of a tasty feast of puppies. When Donna heard about the potential fate of the litter, she drove all the way to Weatherford to help — adopting Bernie and Booger and finding loving homes for the other five. Although Bernie and Booger did not actually fly first class in an airplane like the Katrina pups, the ride to their forever home in Donna’s SUV was everybit as special.

As my lake weekend visit extended into the following week, Donna and I met for lunch at one of my favorite spots in downtown Winnsboro - a charming little restaurant with décor much like a European bistro. We ate on the patio so that Bernie could join us, allowing me to meet one of the infamous stars of Donna’s story. (Sadly, Booger lost his battle against a rare disease several years ago, leaving Bernie to share his home with four felines, Doris Day, Russ, Mr. Big and Scooter.)

Over a glass of wine and a salad on the breezy patio of Liefie Restaurant, while an extremely well-mannered Bernie sat politely at Donna’s feet, we discussed why Donna chose to share the Katrina story from the viewpoint of dogs.

“I felt that if my young readers could experience this adventure from the dogs’ point of view, they could put themselves in the actual realistic predicament of the animals who needed out of a bad situation and a chance at a good home. My intention is to create awareness and promote animal rescue,” Donna shared.

Donna and I discussed how dogs (and cats) everywhere have experienced their own “Katrinas” — whether it means living a terrible life in a puppy mill or chained up in a

backyard with no shade, food or water. Or tossed away on a country road like discarded trash, waiting fruitlessly for his/her owner to return.

Writing and illustrating children’s in a beautiful small town and teaching in the nearby college, Donna is truly one of the lucky ones who found how to live her dream AND help our furry

friends in need, while teaching children the importance of adopting a family member. Although not in stores yet, “Katrina Dogs” can be ordered from Donna at Cuddlemuffinbooks.com. At only $10 a book, order several.

They make great gifts for all the young readers in your life!

A percentage of the sale goes to help the animals.

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DOTTY ON THE TRAIL

A very sharp business for 70 years

By Dotty Griffith

dottykgriffith@gmail.com

Mrs. West emphasizes. No electric sharpeners allowed because there’s more likelihood that the blade will get scratched, nicked or “kinked,” meaning bent.

A longtime employee, trained by her father, still does the sharpening on a large stone at the shop.

West suggests customers maintain the edges of newly sharpened knives with a sharpening steel. “As a knife dulls, the edge rounds and thickens. A steel is used to reshape the edge, touch it up and keep the sharp v-shaped edge” She’ll happily show you the proper technique for using a steel or a stone so as not to damage the knife edge.

Theresa West and her mother, Teresa, are both retired teachers. They continue the business out of tradition and to honor Manuel Viega’s memory. “He never expected us to continue,” West said. “In his mind, it was going to end with him.” But they maintain the edge on the Veiga knife legacy.

Chefs and butchers rely on Veiga. So should anyone with a cherished knife. Veiga Knife Sales and Sharpening, just west of Baylor University Medical Center on Gaston Ave., is where to get knife blades sharpened the oldfashioned way, by hand on a whetstone.

Veiga has been in business since the 1940s when Manuel Veiga, an immigrant from Spain, drove around Dallas with his sharpening stone, stopping at neighborhood groceries, meat markets and restaurants to put the edge back on butcher and chef knives. He opened his first small storefront in the 50s, now a parking lot for the hospital. The present location is just a block or so toward Photos by Dotty Griffith downtown.

Since Mr. Veiga (as his Theresa Veiga West and mother Teresa Veiga keeps their many devoted customers knife sales and sharpening store open as a labor of love. knew him) passed away in 2006, his wife, Teresa, and In addition to daughter have kept the store open “as knife sharpening, a labor of love” and respect for her fathe store sells top ther’s work ethic, Theresa Veiga West quality knives used said, “This little shop was his life, his by home cooks, passion.” chefs, butchers For 70 years, Dallas chefs and food and hunters. Mrs. professionals have trusted their knives West said they to Veiga. “We’ve been taking our knives specialize in “trathere for 25 years,” Paula Lambert, of ditional knives,” The Mozzarella Co., another Old East such as Victorinox, Dallas legend, said. She’s been makMessermeister, ing her award-winning cheeses in Deep Wusthof and Ellum since 1982.

Henckels, all Lambert relies on Veiga to sharpen European brands. the knives the Mozzarella Co. cheese Veiga Knife Sales and Sharpening is They also stock American-made Case makers use to cut the curds before they located at 2929 Gaston Ave. in Dallas. pocket and buck knives, another classic “string” the mozzarella. “Because we are brand name.

Their phone number is 214-821-3240. using stainless steel knives on a stainless

A tiny store that looks much like it steel surface, we need to get them sharp- did when it opened at the present locaEditor’s note: Longtime local culiened with some regularity. They’re so nary expert Dotty Griffith, former Food tion in the mid-60s, Veiga Knife Sales nice at Veiga. I heard about them from and Sharpening has long been the choice Editor of The Dallas Morning News, has Rudolph’s meat market (also on Elm joined Katy Trail Weekly as an occafor folks who treasure their knives, Steet) and from chefs around town,” she sional contributor of stories related to the whether they’re for work, sport or coladded. restaurant industry and food in general. lecting. “We do our knives by hand,”

Texas finishes in second place for plates

By Krystina Martinez KERA News

If the states were ranked by food and drink, Texas would be in second place. And it is, at least, according to “Thrillist.”

The list was compiled based on four key Photo courtesy of KERA News factors: what each state produced; iconic food Agave brined pork chops with items they were known caramel vinegar from Live Oak for; beer, wine, and Barbecue in Austin. spirit production; and the local food and drink scene.

As expected, the Lone Star state was praised for its barbecue, although “Thrillist” was not impressed with North Texas’ take on our most revered delicacy. Tex-Mex, Texas chili, ballpark nachos and beer production also contributed to the high ranking.

First place went to California, which boasts an “innovative” food truck culture, fish tacos and an impressive craft beer, wine and restaurant scene. We suppose producing half of the nation’s fruit, vegetables and nuts would put California high on the list as well.

Recipe of the Week

Kalbi (Korean-Style Short Ribs)

Serve these sweet and savory ribs with steamed rice and a salad with an Asian-inspired dressing.

1/2 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup pear juice (not pear nectar) 3 tablespoons sesame oil 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar 3 teaspoons minced ginger 1 teaspoon sriracha (Asian hot sauce), or to taste, optional 3 garlic cloves, minced 3 scallions, chopped, plus more for garnish 2 pounds flanken-style short ribs (about 8 ribs) Ground black pepper Sesame seeds, for garnish In a pan or dish large enough to hold the ribs, mix the first 8 ingredients until combined. Season generously with pepper, then add the ribs, turning to coat both sides. Let marinate at least 30 minutes and up to 1 day.

Heat a grill to high. Remove the ribs from the marinade and grill over high heat, about 4 minutes per side for medium rare. Transfer to a serving platter and let stand for 5 minutes.

Sprinkle with scallions and sesame seeds and serve.

Recipe by Sara Newberry

ODDS AND ENDS

Dates worth knowing for the coming week July 18 - National Caviar Day July 19 - National Raspberry Cake Day July 20 - National Lollipop Day July 20 - Moon Day July 20 - Ugly Truck Day July 21 - National Junk Food Day July 22 - Hammock Day July 22 - Ratcatcher's Day July 23 - National Hot Dog Day July 23 - Vanilla Ice Cream Day July 24 - Amelia Earhart Day July 24 - Cousins Day

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CANDY's cont'd from page 6 second floor that looks like a 19th century French Opera House with custom velvet seating for 24, which is easily accessible from both the elevator and front staircase, or any bedroom. It features top of the line Paul Labute equipment, a full bar with cabinets, ice machine and refrigerated drawers. The theater bath is in keeping with the 19th century theme, and includes a specially designed French sink.

There are two additional bedroom suites on the second level, each with a wonderful bath. The front guest bedroom views the front grounds and includes a large marble shower, built-in jetted tub, and separate potty room. The back bedroom overlooking the rear grounds has a custom bath that includes a vanity and tub deck created from a 20th century Renaissance cabinet.

This room is equipped with twin queen beds and designed for the grandchildren.

Of course, there is an upstairs laundry. And the back staircase that short-cuts down to the kitchen area has a custom hand-painted mural.

The outside living and dining areas are wonderful extensions of the home. As we mentioned, the pool loggia is both heated and cooled and may be enclosed with the remote operated electric screens. It overlooks that gorgeous double pool with water features and the lushly manicured surrounding grounds.

Tennis, anyone? The Oats are extremely health and fitness conscious, hence the

outdoor tennis court and adjacent pavilion offer a wonderful opportunity for singles or doubles, and also a perfect entertaining area with outdoor bar and bath. Then there is the barbecue loggia with fireplace, built-in grill, and oodles of seating. It overlooks the koi pond and views the gazebo, just another wonderful entertaining area. It occurred to me while touring this home that you could have five or six parties going on here simultaneously, and the groups might never even meet!

The estate is enclosed by eight privacy walls and has two large gates on Strait Lane.

A separate entrance on Royal Lane is great for deliveries and vendors and tucks in additional parking for eight or more cars, with access to the main driveway. Security system — state of the art.

As one walks the acreage, the perfectly manicured gardens and statuary, the multiple water features, the lawns and tennis court, you have no earthly idea you are in the heart of Dallas with the jewels of Preston Royal and fabulous private schools so nearby.

Perhaps that is why the property was first christened The Dallas White House: it’s so close to the people, the glitterati of Strait Lane, and yet so far.

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DESIGNS cont'd from page 1 into the client’s plans or photographs. This is a spectacular way to put their minds at ease.”

A piece of Wojcik’s work, a Williamsburg style, solid-brass chandelier hangs 11 feet from the ceiling in the University Park courthouse chambers. “I studied Richard’s grandfather’s old drawings before I put the chandelier design together,” she said. Each separate piece weighs 23 pounds. She added, “The electrician on the job said, ‘Here. You do it!’”

The creation she considers her most unique is an Art Nouveau fireplace mantle she crafted for Dallas real estate tycoon, Trammel Crow’s Park Cities home. The piece is about four feet tall and weighs 600 pounds.

She said her most intricate project was an 11 feet tall, 20 feet wide gate for a family living on a ranch. “They wanted to bring in some of the significant parts of their lives.” She incorporated a large oak tree into a design including the family crest on a Texas star; a sunset; iron cotton balls coming out of scrolls reminiscent of the cotton fields that occupied the land before horses.

“The finished product was amazing,” she said.

When asked about her largest project, the designer quickly recalled the family, who said they were living amongst nature and wanted to bring that feel into their home. Wojcik created a three-dimensional stair railing that looks like pine bark, adorned with pine needles and pine cones.

Wojcik was humble when asked about her work for the

SOLUTION TO THIS WEEK’S PUZZLE

Ritz-Carlton Regency Row Homes. The Uptown homes are adjacent to the high-rise hotel, each with an ornate archway and awning she was commissioned to create.

The artisan said she never gets tired of the fluidity of her work. “I love doing this. Who gets to do things like this? It’s always something new, never stagnant. Sometimes it’s Gothic, another time it’s Mediterranean. It’s never the same. It’s a fun thing to do.”

Wojcik’s family moved to Greece from their native Poland.

Shortly after the move, her Dad was killed in an auto accident, and then the family’s home was robbed. She came to the United States with her Mom and two younger sisters in 1989.

She was held back a grade in elementary school until she spoke English. She made up for it by skipping a grade in high school, and then earned an associate degree in liberal arts with emphasis on visual art from Richland College.

While in school, a painting of hers hung in the Dallas Museum of Art. “I was painfully shy, but my teachers would enter me into competitions. I owe everything I’ve accomplished to my teachers,” she said.

For additional information, visit IzabelaWojcik.com.

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Scene Around Town

By Society Editor Sally Blanton “The Event”

Habitat for Humanity

Our Friends Place Benefit Gleneagles Country Club

“Building Hope” Celebration Dinner Home of Micki and Mayor Mike Rawlings

Co-Chairs Allan and Lynn McBee, Hosts Micki Rawlings, Mayor Mike Rawlings

Chris and Christine Cook, Janice and Gary Cary

Honorary Chairs Karen and Stephen Jones

Kristana Kane, Heather Bennett, Angela Maverick

VIP Grand Opening Speedflex Facility Preston Center

Steven Meisel, Alex Higens, Jessica Knopick

Adam Sumrall, Haden Knopick

Brooke Foley, Sam Silliman

BrightER Capital Campaign

Callier Cares Luncheon

Methodist Health System Foundation Cloud Nine in Reunion Tower

President/CEO April Box Chamberlain, “Superman,” Campaign Chair Chris Kleiner

Nancy Ann Hunt, Heather Hunt, Ashlee Kleinert

JaneHaden Winnett, Hostess Olive Coe, PresTownes, Zach Silliman ident Alyce Heinrich

Callier Center for Communication Disorders Benefit Dallas Country Club

Co-Chair Betsy Cullum, Honoree Sara Marineau, Dr. Thomas Campbell, Co-Chair Sissy Cullum

SHOP THE TRAIL COMMUNITY COUNTS. KEEP IT LOCAL.

LUCAS STREET ANTIQUES AND ART GALLERY

Dallas’ newest antiques and art gallery invites you to stop by and browse over 60 booths of Mid-Century Modern, Urban Contemporary, Industrial, Primitive, Shabby Chic furniture and a great selection of original art, photographs and sculpture.

Check out the wonderful selection of rugs, lamps and a large number of African and American large game head mounts.

Located at the end of Market Center Blvd. at Harry Hines, directly behind the Holiday Inn Hotel. www.LucasStreetAntiques.com 2023 Lucas Dr. Dallas, TX 75219 214-559-9806 Mon-Fri: 10-6 Saturday 11-5 Sunday 12-5

RALPH AUSTIN JEWELERS We cordially invite you to come and see our remodeled store.

We provide jewelry and watch repair as well as do custom designs for that someone special.

We also replace batteries, restring beads and do written appraisals upon request.

We buy your old gold. We look forward to seeing you and hope you enjoy our new remodeled store.

Ralph Austin Jewelers Hours: M - F 9 AM - 5 PM, Sat. 9 AM - 12 PM 1905 Skillman St. Dallas, TX. 75206 ralphaustinjewelers@yahoo.com • 214-827-3371

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All profits go to help the poor and homeless through The Lord’s Hands & Hearts Ministries, Inc. 3927 Main St. … 75226 Open Mon., Tues – Fri: 10 – 6, Sat: 10 – 5 l Closed Sun. www.UrbanRelicsResale.com l 214-827-3927 We accept donations of very cool, gently used or vintage furniture and clothing, collectibles and antiques.

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MOVIE TRAILER

‘The Purge: Anarchy’ is a violent, sadistic, boring waste of time

By Chic DiCiccio @Chiccywood

“The Purge” was a $3 million movie which ended up earning $64 million in the United States. That may make it the most profitable, yet hated movie of all time. Ask anyone who has seen it and they’ll tell you didn’t like it.

But when a home invasion horror genre movie makes that kind of money, there’s little doubt that there will be a ham-fisted sequel, which is exactly what “The Purge: Anarchy” is.

“The Purge: Anarchy” takes place in 2022, one year after the Purge Day in the first movie. The United States is now being governed by the New Founding Fathers of America, which is either a foolish shot at the people who wrote the Bill of Rights or a new wrestling faction on WWE Smackdown.

Of course, in this completely illogical “Utopia,” crime and unemployment are at all time lows. The reason believed for this is the yearly 12 hour period from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. in which all crime is legal and people take to the streets to pretty much only murder each other.

The brain dead, one note characters are introduced so poorly that you can pinpoint who will and won’t survive to see the end credits. The nameless anti-hero (Frank Grillo) is loading a small arsenal, slowly putting on his bullet proof vest, and staring at a picture of him and his family. It’s pretty simple to figure out why he is about to go out to join in the … fun?

We then meet Eva (Carmen Ejogo), a waitress at a diner who picks that night, of all nights, to stay late and ask her boss for a raise.

Her daughter, Cali (Zoë Soul), is the stereotypical super-smart teenager,

Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures

"The Purge: Anarchy" should be purged from anyone's summer movie viewing list. but she’s poor so there’s clearly no way she’ll make it in this world. Eva needs the raise because she can’t afford her father’s (John Beasley) medicine.

The two other characters that get to join in on this “Ten Little Indians” recreation are Shane (Zach Gilford) and Liz (Kiele Sanchez). In a movie filled with stupidity, these two rise above all others. Not only do they casually go get groceries about an hour before Purge Day starts, they take the long way home and avoid highways.

Naturally, they reluctantly find themselves out on Purge Night.

Director and screenwriter James DeMonaco abandons all subtlety when force feeding the agenda of “The Purge: Anarchy” down your throat. If only he had taken off the governor when it came to staging action scenes. For all the complaints

about being stuck in a house in the first movie, DeMonaco sure didn’t take advantage of having free reign on the streets of Los Angeles.

There isn’t one action moment of note. Everything is a complete snooze and there are TV shows with better production value and direction. There is a chase scene in an empty subway tunnel that should be nerve wracking due to the sudden tight space. Instead, it’s nothing more than an excuse to show random insane people violently murder homeless people, while the previously terrified Shane and Liz pick up their machine guns and suddenly become urban “Rambos.”

That is just a taste of how preposterous “The Purge: Anarchy” truly is. Even the message that the rich are behind all of society’s ills is contradicted over and over again.

The wealthy hire the poor to go out

on Purge Night and capture people that are then auctioned off to be hunted. But what does this say about the people that agree to be paid for such a heinous and inhumane service? Aren’t they just as morally bankrupt?

DeMonaco’s screenplay also conveniently forgets that most of the sick and repugnant acts being committed in this hypothetical future are being committed by regular folks. It’s as if all of those disgusting things are okay, simply because the rich and the government are the root cause of it all.

It’s apparent that DeMonaco’s real evil mastermind behind it all is money. The government uses Purge Night to rid the country of the poor and the weak minded in an effort to thin out the herd. Oddly enough, DeMonaco’s screenplay is so naive that during The Purge, none of

those taking part in it attempt to rob banks or steal for monetary gain.

If anything, the real enemies here are people, rich and poor.

Shouldn’t everyone see just how morally wrong the entire Purge Night is and just not participate in it?

If “The Purge: Anarchy” was interested in provoking thought, it would have smartly presented itself showing necessary evils or the good things that all people, regardless of their situation, can do. If you want to see a movie that oozes that kind of intelligence, go see “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.”

Or you can go see “The Purge: Anarchy.” There is no doubt that the creative team behind it practices the hatred of money that it preaches, considering every dollar used to make this film was wasted.

Magnolia Theater smells ‘Sweet’ next Tuesday The 1957 Classic film, “Sweet Smell of Success,” will make its return this Tuesday, July 22 at the Magnolia Theatre at 3699 McKinney Ave. in the West Village in Uptown as part of the “Big Movie” series.

Show times are at 7:30 and 10 p.m.

Starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis, this film details the lengths a newspaper columnist (Lancaster) will go to prevent his sister (Susan Harrison) from a relationship with jazz musician (Curtis). Billy Wilder directed this film of bad people behaving badly to good people, with a major supporting role going to the New York cityscape of 1957. The good, the bad and the ugly of this metropolis give this film a grittiness and class, which would not have been realized on sound stages.

The remaining films in the new “Big Movie” series are “Pillow Talk,” “Sorcerer,” “All About Eve,” “Valley of the Dolls,” “An Affair to Remember,” “Alien,” “Doctor Zhivago” and

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“Thoroughly Modern Millie” through Sept. 16.

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In May, local firefighter Jeffrey Patterson suffered burns over more that 35 percent of his body. The Dallas Firefighters Association became involved. The Truck Yard off Lower Greenville Avenue held fundraisers. Now Studio Movie Grill Dallas at 11170 N. Central Expressway will be holding a special event.

On Saturday, July 19 at 11 a.m., a private screening of the new Disney film “Planes: Fire and Rescue” will benefit the Patterson family. General admission is $15 and VIP reserved tickets are available for $50. Call 214-673-9395 or e-mail PattersonFundraiser@gmail.com for more information. — By David Mullen

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