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University Park Fire Captain Robert “Bob” Poynter, 47, died of a gunshot wound to the head Sept. 9 in Hunt County. His wife, Chacey Tyler Poynter, 29, was charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Her boyfriend, Michael Glen Garza, 27, was charged with murder. According to documents released by the Royse City Police Department, Chacey told investigators Robert had been abusive to her both physically and emotionally. She stated that her husband recently filed for a divorce, and had threatened to demand full custody of their daughter. Chacey admitted to police that she was having an affair with Garza before the divorce was filed. She told investigators she did not want Garza to kill Robert, only hurt him, “the way he made her hurt.” However, at another point she told investigators that she and Garza agreed on a plan to kill her husband. Around 10:40 p.m. Sept. 9, Royse City police received a call regarding a woman attempting to stop vehicles near the intersection of FM 35 and Hunt County Road 2595. When officers arrived on the scene, they found Chacey, who told them her husband had been shot. Investigators found Robert dead in a vehicle a short time later.

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A B O V E : Chacey Poynter and Michael Garza are accused of devising a plan to kill her husband, UP Fire Captain Robert Poynter. L E F T : A small memorial was erected near the site where the Captain Poynter was reportedly shot and killed.

According to a release from Royce City PD, Chacey gave the officers suspicious and conflicting information. This led police to believe that another person may have been involved. The arrest affidavit details a plan to lure Robert into an isolated area to ambush him. Chacey called him feigning car trouble. When he arrived, according to their plan, Garza was waiting in ambush. Chacey was booked into the Rockwall County Detention Center at 1:19 p.m. Sept. 10. A warrant was issued for Garza’s arrest the same day, based on Chacey’s affidavit. In response to Robert’s death, the University Park Police Department released the fol-

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Questioning the Unquestionable This month, our cover story involves a murder. This may be common in some publications, but it’s not a topic we delve into often. I suppose we should be thankful for that. Most of the challenges we face are of a less violent variety. The thing that struck me about this murder was the fact that it wasn’t just some drunken argument that got tragically out of hand. If the allegations are true, this was a pre-planned ambush. In my mind, it’s hard to imagine anyone being capable of something so cold and brutal. I want to know what the killer was thinking. At what point in the decision-making process did he or she evaluate all of the options and determine homicide was the best one? We may eventually learn the motives, but no matter what they are, I doubt I will truly understand. Luckily, there were also good things for us to write about this month. School is back in session, along with all the sports and extracurriculars that accompany the classes. The fun part of our job is meeting you. There are so many extraordinary people in our community, and so many interesting stories to tell. Meeting Annette Leslie a few weeks ago was particularly memorable for me. Her son, Carson, was an amazing young man who died way too young. I wish I could have met him. I challenge anyone to read his book Carry Me and not come away loving the guy. I think he could have had fun with anybody. Despite living through something no mother should have to endure, Annette has managed to channel her pain into action through the work of the Carson Leslie Foundation. Not only does she work to raise money and lobby elected offi-

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Crime Report: Aug. 15 - Sept. 17 H I G H L A N D PA R K Aug. 17 At 1:45 a.m., Lisa Maria Richardson, 39, of Highland Park, was arrested in the 4400 block of Westway Avenue on a charge of assault causing bodily injury to a family member. Aug. 18 At 2:15 p.m., an armed robber stole a $50 silver money clip, $540 in cash, and a $300 iPhone 5S from a victim and $674 from TitleMax in the 4800 block of Lemmon Avenue. Aug. 19 At 10:46 a.m., a resident of the 3300 block of St. Johns Drive reported a lawbreaker stole three Chanel purses, each valued between $5,000 and $8,000 between January 2015 and June 20. Aug. 21 At 1:26 a.m., Douglas Wayne Dill, 46, of Dallas, was arrested on Oak Lawn and Wycliff Avenue on a charge of driving while intoxicated. Aug. 22 At 10:56 a.m., a black GMC Yukon hit a stop sign at Airline Road and St. Johns Drive. Aug. 29 At 11:39 a.m., a thief stole a $5,000 pink 2010 Vespa Piaggo from the 4700 block of Abbott Avenue. Sept. 2 At noon, Brandon Denard Greer, 25, of Dallas, was arrested in the 4500 block of Abbott Avenue on charges of possession of a controlled substance, and burglary of a vehicle. Sept. 3 At 12:22 p.m., a victim reported a scoundrel trespassed in a house under construction in the 3200 block of Princeton Avenue between midnight May 28 and 8 a.m. June 29. Sept. 5 Between 8 p.m. Sept. 4 and 8 a.m. Sept. 5, a thief entered a garage in the 3200 block of Princeton Avenue and stole a ratchet set, two black wetsuits, and a pair of sailing gloves.

Sept. 8 At 12:30 a.m., Braiden Kelly McGehee-Chancellor, 19, of Rowlett, was arrested in the 4500 block of Bowser Avenue on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance.

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Sept. 12 Between 3 p.m. Sept. 9 and 9 a.m. Sept. 12, a thief entered a house in the 3700 block of Euclid Avenue, damaged a $2,000 wood and glass cabinet and stole a $300 piece of costume jewelery, a $1,000 subwoofer speaker, a $1,600 sound bar, a $3,000 flat screen TV, a $5,950 diamond necklace, and a $7,000 flat screen TV. At 11:16 p.m., Jamie Lynne Wiseman, 31, of Plano, was arrested in the 5200 block of Auburndale on a charge of driving while intoxicated. Sept. 13 At 6:51 a.m., a truck struck a tree in the 4900 block of Highland Avenue and knocked down a limb. Between 8:30 p.m. Sept. 12 and 7:15 a.m. Sept. 13, a burglar broke into and stole a white 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe from the 3300 block of Dartmouth Avenue. Sept. 14 At 7:15 p.m., Bobby Brice Horn, 28, of Marryville, Missouri, was arrested in the 4300 block of Prescott Avenue.

Aug. 15 Between 6 p.m. Aug. 13 and 6:30 a.m. Aug. 15, a burglar broke into a construction site in the 3200 block of Purdue Street and stole $20,583.73 in miscellaneous appliances. Aug. 18 At 2:43 a.m., a shoplifter stole $105 in merchandise from CVS in the 3000 block of Mockingbird Lane.

Sept. 9 Between 4 and 5 p.m., a thief entered a black 2015 Mercedes ML350 in the 4500 block of Fairway Avenue and stole a checkbook. Between 8:45 and 9:30 p.m., a scoundrel stole an $8,000 Birkin purse containing a set of keys, a $600 black iPhone 6S, a $6,000 gold sapphire ring with diamonds, and a $20,000 gold tennis bracelet from a victim at Bistro 31 in Highland Park Village.

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At 11:46 p.m. Sept. 13, two scoundrels broke into Royal Blue Grocery at Highland Park Village and stole 10 pounds of flank steak, packaged hotdogs, and two large peanut cans.

$15,263.40 The amount wired to a scammer from a victim in the 4300 block of Edmondson Avenue between noon Aug. 15 and 2 p.m. Aug. 23.

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Aug 22 At 9:15 a.m., Peter T. Kikis, 22, of University Park, was arrested in the 3400 block of Normandy Avenue on a charge of possession of a controlled substance. At 4:30 p.m., Sheri Lynn Deterling, 51, of University Park was arrested in the 2800 block of Amherst Street on a charge of resisting an arrest search or transport. Aug. 26 Between 7 p.m. Aug. 25 and 8 a.m. Aug. 26, a scoundrel stole a $600 hoverboard from a house in the 3500 block of Marquette Street. Aug. 29 Between 9:30 and 10:19 a.m., a burglar broke into a white 2015 Kia, a tan 2012 Honda Odyssey, and a tan 2012 GMC Yukon at Germany Park and stole a $30 purse, $40 in cash, $50 in make up, $50 reading glasses, an $80 Dooney & Bourke backpack, and $80 Brighton wallet, a $100 wallet, and a $700 Tory Burch purse. At 4:05 p.m., a burglar broke into a black 2012 Jeep at Highland Park High School and stole a Dell laptop, an HP Passport, and $3,000 golf clubs. Aug. 30 Between 6 p.m. Aug. 28 and 4:24 p.m. Aug. 30, a thief stole $38,000 from Teacup and Toy Pets Boutique in the 6700 block of Hillcrest Avenue.

Sept. 1 At 10:49 p.m., a black 2015 Jeep Wrangler drove through and broke a security chain in a parking garage in the 6700 block of Westchester Drive. Sept. 3 Between 4 p.m. Sept. 2 and 9 a.m. Sept. 3, a scoundrel stole a $1,600 AR-15 rifle from a black 2015 Chevrolet Silverado in the 3700 block of Caruth Boulevard. Sept. 4 Between midnight Aug. 31 and 7:01 p.m. Aug. 4, a rapscallion stole a $200 necklace, $300 in miscellaneous jewelry, 35 pairs of earrings valued at $600, and a $1,000 necklace from a house in the 7300 block of Turtle Creek Boulevard. Sept. 5 Between noon Sept. 4 and 9 a.m. Sept. 5, a thief entered a gray 2004 Nissan in the 2900 block of Rosedale Avenue and stole $470 in miscellaneous property, $500 in cash, and a $500 Movado watch. Sept. 10 Between noon Sept. 1 and 12:30 p.m. Sept. 10, a burglar broke into a home under construction in the 4400 block of Larchmont Avenue and stole $12,655.49 in kitchen appliances. Sept. 17 Between 11:45 p.m. Sept. 16 and 8 a.m. Sept. 17, a thief entered a gray 2012 Honda in the 3800 block of Purdue Street and stole a $1,200 Apple laptop and a $5,800 Miyazawa flute. At 9:50 p.m., John Joseph Veatch, 70, of Highland Park, was arrested in the 6000 block of Douglas Avenue on a charge of driving while intoxicated. At 10:45 p.m., a student at Highland Park High School from University Park was arrested on a charge of assault of a public servant when the student pushed a principal in an attempt to get away from him.

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GOOD CITIZENS BOTH ON AND OFFLINE By Joshua Baethge

People Newspapers Students at Hyer Elementary School saw a new face when they returned to school in August. Posters of “Norma Jean,” an animated girl who helps students learn how to be good citizens online, now adorn most classrooms. “It’s a tangible way to teach digital citizenship,” Principal Jeremy Gilbert said. “We felt we needed to be a little more intentional.” The posters highlight the five tenets of using electronic devices responsibly: how to protect private information, respect yourself and others, stay safe online, stand up to cyber bullying, and balance your time. Classes receive a badge to put on their poster when they master each of these five lessons. Gilbert also plans to recognize a Hyer digital citizen of the month to honor a deserving student. Texas Academic Code requires all public schools to teach digital citizenship, but local districts are given autonomy to develop lessons that best meet their students’ needs. These initiatives are part of Highland Park ISD’s approach to helping kids make good decisions about what they share online and whom they share it with. At the beginning of the school year, Hyer campus instructional technologist Norma Olson gave students a 30-minute lesson on

Students of all ages at Hyer Elementary are taught to be conscious about their digital footprints. C O U R T E SY H P I S D

how to navigate proper conduct online, focusing on an age-appropriate topic for each grade. Kindergarteners learned about taking care of their devices and protecting their personal information. Older students learned more about safety and appropriate online conduct. Students of all ages are also taught to be conscious about their digital footprint. “We really want these kids to have a great foundation on these skills when they leave Hyer,” Olson said. Teachers are responsible for incorporating digital citizenship lessons into their classes throughout the semester. All faculty members were trained this summer on the most effective way to present the lessons. “The landscape in the class-

room has changed dramatically,” Gilbert said. “The way the classrooms are equipped now versus where they were even five years ago are completely different, so we’ve got to continue to train our teachers and shape our expectations.” Hyer students have access to an assortment of iPads and Chromebooks in each classroom. Gilbert said they are valuable tools in the classroom if used correctly. The challenge is to en-

sure rules are in place to avoid overuse. For example, students are not allowed to use devices during rainy day recess or when substitutes are filling in for regular teachers. Hyer also has a vetting process in place to ensure the iPad apps used are instructionally appropriate for K-4 students. “The kids come in knowing how to use these devices,” HPISD Director of Instructional Technology Lisa Ham said. “It’s

the appropriate use of the device in the classroom that we want to be sure they understand.” According to Gilbert, initial parent response to the initiatives have been overwhelmingly positive. Students’ progress will be posted on report cards for parents to monitor. Links to online resources will also be available for parents to continue the lesson at home. “It’s a partnership between us and the parents,” Gilbert said.

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Alumni Artists Come Home to ESD By Joshua Baethge

People Newspapers A large crowd converged on the Episcopal School of Dallas Sept. 6 for a celebration of the arts when the school’s first Alumni Art Show featuring works from about 70 former students opened to the public. “We have this rep of being an athletics school, but we are just as much an art school,” said head of school Meredyth Cole. “I’m very proud of this.”

“WE HAVE THIS REP OF BEING AN ATHLETICS SCHOOL, BUT WE ARE JUST AS MUCH AN ART SCHOOL.” M ER EDY T H C O L E The show, which runs through Dec. 3, features both amateur and professional artists’ work in a range of different media. It was the brainchild of middle school studio art teacher Vikki Martin, who thought the school’s Susan M. Frank Center for Arts and Humanities would be the perfect setting to showcase alumni work in a professional manner. Martin suggested the idea to the alumni association 18 months ago.

Carlyn Ray, a class of 2000 ESD graduate, is a professional glass artist. She displayed her work at ESD’s Alumni Art Show Sept. 6. J O S H U A B A E T H G E “It’s nice to see the students who have gone on professionally, but I really wanted it to be an opportunity for the students here now to learn that while art is something you can do professionally, it can also be something you do for enjoyment,” Martin said. “It doesn’t have to be art on a wall — it can be other things. Professional glass artist Carlyn Ray, who graduated ESD in 2000, has a piece from her glass weaving series on display. Ray studied under Martin, and credits the

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school with helping her develop her passion. She hopes her work will help current students see that art can contribute to a career and a successful business. “I’m really taken by the art that’s come out of this school and how supportive this school is of creative learning,” Ray said. “I’m proud to be a part of this family here.” Class of 2006 graduate Amy Zamora Kennedy has her wedding dress on display. She made the dress from dupioni silk and metallic embroidery thread. She has been

making her own clothes since her ESD days. “This is a really special place to me,” Kennedy said. Professional photographer Allison Smith, who graduated ESD in 1988, also has fond memories of the school. Smith’s work has been published in numerous media outlets across the country, including the Dallas Morning News and The New York Times. Smith credits her high school teacher Kathleen Raymond for coming into her life at the right time and helping her find her calling. “We had this small darkroom with nerdy kids who loved photography,” she said. “That’s why I’m here because I really wouldn’t be doing this without that.” Alumni Association president Chris Elliston hopes the show will help get more former students engaged with the school. He said it’s pretty impressive that both the professionals and amateurs in the show at some point felt inspired by the ESD art department. “We’ve always had this kind of sleepy art community that’s been undiscovered,” Elliston said. Eddie Eason has worked at ESD in various capacities since 1982. Every artist in the show crossed paths with him at some point. Seeing all of these students showcasing their talents makes him proud. “That was the beauty of the ESD education they received. It was such a liberal arts experience,” Eason said. “I’m just really happy that they continue to do it.”

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Hockaday Unveils New Arts Center By Hannah Kirkpatrick & Selby Lopez Special Contributors

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The Hockaday School opened the doors to its newest building, the Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Center for the Arts, on Aug. 24. The arts building, named after the co-owners of NorthPark Center, will feature 10 private-lesson teaching studios, a new set-design area, and a black-box theatre. “We have brand new facilities for an entire litany of activities,” Dean of the Upper School Ed Long said. “There is quite a bit to the new facility.” In order to create the ideal space for the curriculum and the students, the school involved faculty members closely in the design of the arts center. “It was really about supporting the curriculum,” Susan Sanders-Rosenberg, Hockaday’s visual arts chair, said. “We now have a facility that meets the minds of our girls.”

Students are now attending classes in the arts center, after being relegated to portable classrooms since construction began in February 2015. The first time the community can see the new facility in action will be at a community open house from 3-5 p.m. Oct. 16, which will feature student performers, classes, and a DJ. Sanders-Rosenberg said the reception will allow the community to see how students use the new facility on a daily basis. “It’s really a community space and people have been contributing to it for many years,” Sanders-Rosenberg said. “We wanted to open it up and invite everybody to come and experience it.” She said faculty members are thankful for those who donated money for the construction of the new facility. “We’re very excited. It’s a great gift that the donors and our supporters have given the school and the children,” Sanders-Rosenberg said. “It’s a game changer for us, it’s a really wonderful thing.”

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St. Mark’s Poet Gets National Stage

St Mark’s senior Gopal Roman had a chance to read his poem about Hurricane Katrina to Michelle Obama in the White House on Sept. 8. C O U R T E SY R A L LY M E D I A

By Joshua Baethge

People Newspapers St. Mark’s senior Gopal Raman took center stage Sept. 8 in a place normally reserved for heads of state and honored dignitaries. He and four other high schoolers were recognized in the White House state dining room as this year’s National Student Poets. Raman read his poem “Aug. 23, 2005,” to First Lady Michelle Obama. The work was inspired by Hurricane Katrina, and begins with a quote from a newspaper’s reporting of the storm’s arrival. “I never seriously thought I could win,” Raman said. “It was so affirming.” The journey to Washington began last fall when Raman submitted four poems for consideration and won the Gold Key award at the regional competition of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. After earning a gold medal at the national level, he joined a group of 34 semifinalists who each submitted additional poems. In July, Raman learned that he was one of the five winners of the National Student Poets Program, the country’s highest honor for young poets. Raman credits his seventh grade English teacher, Bob Rozelle, with helping him develop a passion for poetry. “He pushed us to do good writing in a different way,” Raman said. “He showed me poetry and how I could create something really meaningful.”

Fantasy books such as Lord of the Rings influenced Raman’s early work. As he grew as a writer, he began to explore other topics. These days he is most inspired by nature, where he finds meaning in many of the things he observes. “Part of every poem stays with me forever,” Raman said. The National Student Poets Program, open to tenth- and eleventh-graders, is part of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. The first lady has overseen the program since it started five years ago. “You could see the impact it left on Mrs. Obama,” Raman said. “She’s been really important getting the program off the ground.” Along with meeting the first lady, Raman said he also enjoyed bonding with other writers with similar interests. Raman is debating whether to study creative writing in college or something in math or science, but he plans to continue writing as much as possible. National Student Poets are required to complete a year of service working to promote poetry and creative expression. Raman tutors at Gooch Elementary School and hopes he can inspire others to appreciate the power of the written word. “I want to engage younger kids and show them it is not all about weird words and structure,” Raman said. “It’s more about connecting with readers in an intimate and personal way. Poetry can be about anything you want it to be.”

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Young Sports Fan’s Legacy Lives on Through Cancer Reasearch By Joshua Baethge People Newspapers

Though nearly seven years have passed since Preston Hollow resident and Covenant School student Carson Leslie died of brain cancer at the age of 17, his selfless spirit and courageous attitude live on through the work of the Car-

son Leslie Foundation. On Aug. 19, the foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to children’s cancer research, coordinated with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to host 10 young cancer patients in a private suite for a preseason game against the Miami Dolphins. Before the game, team pres-

ident Stephen Jones insisted that the Children’s Health VIPs, or “very important patients”, walk the field during warm-ups. It was an evening inspired by Carson’s dreams of helping other teens fighting cancer. Carson’s mother, Annette Leslie, can recall Christmas Eve in 2009, when they learned he only had a matter of days to live. In the early hours of Christmas day, Carson quietly told her, “I thought I was going to make it.” “I can never un-hear that,” Annette said. Carson said he wanted doctors to study his brain tumors so other kids might not have to go through what he did. He died three weeks later. Six days before his death, Carson fulfilled a longtime dream when he signed a copy of his own published book Carry Me, a collection of journal entries in which he describes his life with cancer.

The Carson Leslie Foundation coordinated with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to host 10 young cancer patients at a game against the Miami Dolphins Aug. 19. C O U R T E SY A N N E T T E L E S L I E Carson dedicated the book to children and teenagers combatting cancer who never got to tell their stories or voice their dreams. “That’s just how Carson was,” Annette said. “He cared so much about those around him and always wanted to help others.” The book is now part of

the Library of Congress collection. Rep. Michael McCall, chairman of Homeland Security, received a copy of the book from a mutual friend. After reading it, he called Annette and asked to be a part of the first bipartisan congressional childhood cancer caucus. Despite the fact that she had little public speaking experience, she had no trouble speaking in front of a delegation of Republican and Democratic congressmen in Washington D.C. “I was prepared for that absolutely,” Annette said. “To tell my boy’s story, it was very healing to me.” Annette returned to Washington this September to speak to the group again, and thank McCall for his work. “Nothing is bipartisan any-

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CONTINUED FROM 16 more, which makes this even more special,” Annette said. Sports were a big part of Carson’s life. His football coach at Covenant, Brice Helton, said he was a “stud athlete” before he got sick. After his diagnosis, Carson still attended games and practices as much as his health would allow. Helton, who now coaches at Live Oak Classical School in Waco, thinks of Carson every year when he’s preparing for a new season. His goal is to build a team with an attitude like Carson’s.

"HE CARED SO MUCH ABOUT THOSE AROUND HIM AND ALWAYS WANTED TO HELP OTHERS." BR I C E H E LTO N

“He’s a reminder of what we’re trying to teach, his perseverance, and how much of a fighter he was,” Helton said. “I miss having him around.” The Jones family was also inspired by Carson’s courageous can-do attitude in the face of dire circumstances. Carson first met Stephen through a mutual family friend. Jerry later signed him to an official Cowboys contract. In the forward to Carry Me, Jerry called Carson an inspiration, and said he would remain a Dallas Cowboy forever. Stephen called him a true friend with a courageous attitude towards life. Before he died, the Covenant School asked Carson for permission to name their new gym in his honor. Annette joked that he “humbly named it the Carson Leslie Center.” This is the second time the Carson Leslie Foundation has brought kids to a Cowboys game. Annette remembers how much Carson enjoyed meeting the Cowboys, and wants other sick kids to experience the same joy. She said the kids enjoy going out in a social situation with others who are going through the same thing. “They love it,” Annette said. “They laugh and they talk and they flirt a little bit because they’re all in the same boat.”

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FROM SNIPER TO SALESMAN Ex-HP Receiver Launches Firearm Firm By Todd Jorgenson

Morgan Hudnall spent seven years in special ops overseas and was a sniper team leader in an Army Ranger battalion. So he knows about guns.

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While many of his teammates on Highland Park’s 2005 state championship football team might have been dreaming of the NFL or chasing corporate goals, Morgan Hudnall’s mind was elsewhere. As a teenager, the former HP receiver was almost obsessive in his admiration of the military, such as Navy SEALS or Army Delta Force rescue units. He earned a scholarship to SMU and played for two seasons there, but his heart wasn’t in it. Instead, he joined the Army, spending seven years in special

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ops forces overseas. He was a sniper team leader in an Army Ranger battalion until suffering what was classified as a traumatic brain injury that left him unable to parachute or perform

demolitions. “It was awesome,” Hudnall said of the military experience. “I was surrounded by the best of the best.” More recently, Hudnall left

Dallas on Sept. 11 to spend a year as a private military contractor in Iraq. It’s his fifth tour of duty in the Middle East in the past decade. Such a background has led

to a natural affinity for military weapons, which he hopes to parlay into a career with Unscathed Arms, a local company he co-founded with Jay Liske, another former Army Ranger from Carrollton. Hudnall and Liske both work for a small risk-management firm in Dallas whose client roster includes several high-end

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Back to Backer: Gahm Shines in Familiar Spot By Todd Jorgenson Sports Editor

Three days before the 2015 season opener, Matt Gahm was a backup linebacker for Highland Park. A week later, he was one of the Scots’ top defensive linemen. Gahm was suddenly thrust into the starting lineup because of injuries, and wound up playing well enough to earn all-district honors, despite playing out of position. That success under pressure wasn’t a surprise to HP teammates and coaches, however, who have always known his versatility was perhaps his greatest asset. Still, Gahm is thriving this season while moving back to his comfort zone as outside linebacker. “I had never even tried out for D-line before last year,” Gahm said. “It definitely made me a better linebacker. It was a little bit of a transition, but a lot of things transfer over from playing linebacker to playing D-line.”

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He wound up recording double-digit tackles in his first varsity game at a new position, when HP topped Frisco Centennial to open last season. He played almost every snap. “We could see his hustle and his ability to get off blocks and make plays,” said HP head coach Randy Allen. “He’s big and tall and fast. He’s got a high motor.” Over the summer, Gahm worked on his speed by playing 7-on-7, knowing that he would transition back to linebacker this fall, and that expectations would be higher. At 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, he has been one of the top pass rushers this season for the Scots, and even recorded his first interception against Waxahachie. Last year, his play caught the attention of several major college programs. One of them was Virginia, whose recruiter watched Gahm during the Scots’ spring scrimmage in May.

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Net Differential: New Court, Same Results Youngest Stainback finds niche in new sport By Todd Jorgenson Sports Editor

Every year for more than a decade, someone named Stainback has been hitting a ball over a net for Highland Park. Now, however, the action has shifted indoors thanks to K.B. Stainback, the youngest of five siblings and the first to forego tennis in favor of volleyball. The senior has played tennis, of course, and has watched much more of it — thanks to the success of her two brothers and two sisters, each of whom won multiple state titles for the Scots. But after years of sitting under

the family’s pop-up tent at tournaments around the country, she realized tennis wasn’t for her, after all. “I went to more tournaments than I could count, but I just got sick of it,” Stainback said. “I tried a couple of other sports, but none of them were as fun as volleyball.” K.B. isn’t the first Stainback sibling to try a sport other than tennis — her brother Ford was best known as a baseball standout who went to Rice and spent two years in the Houston Astros organization — but she’s the first one who hasn’t played tennis for the Scots. For K.B., that’s a good thing. “It makes me feel different from them,” she said. “Now they love watching [volleyball], my parents and my siblings.” Involvement in a separate sport might alleviate some of the pressure that comes with following in your family’s footsteps, but K.B. has found benefits that cross over as part of an athletic family. For example, she didn’t make the varsity team last year as a junior, but accepted a spot on the junior varsity squad in part because

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of encouragement and a work ethic she credits to those close to her. She also embraced a position change from hitter to defensive specialist. “I think it’s gone very well,” said HP head coach Michael Dearman, who taught all four of K.B.’s siblings in Spanish class. “We wanted to hang on to her as a hitter, but we were trying to find the best fit for her, and we thought that was going to be the best opportunity for her and for us going forward.” K.B.’s father, Kent, played golf at Baylor and her mother played soccer and ran cross country when she was younger. Her sister Abby was the most decorated of the siblings, with four individual gold medals at the Class 4A state tennis tournament. Now that she’s the only one left competing in sports at any level, K.B. and Dearman each hope there’s still some of that family magic left. “She obviously comes from a great pedigree,” Dearman said. “Having a Stainback in our program could be good luck for us.”

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Stanzel, an outside hitter, has emerged as a valuable left-handed player at the net this season, helping to lead the Lady Scots to a strong start.

In his first varsity start at quarterback, Jones completed 18 of 22 passes for 327 yards and four touchdowns during a victory over Rockwall.

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CONTINUED FROM 18 gun enthusiasts, such as some of Hudnall’s old contacts in the Park Cities. The duo was asked frequently by curious clients for expert feedback — whether on rifles for hog hunting and target shooting, or handguns for self-defense — so Unscathed Arms became a natural exten-

sion of that. “The military background is huge,” Hudnall said. “Would you rather buy from someone who works at a gun store or an ex-Ranger?” The company uses military-grade optics in its designs of special ops-style assault rifles and other firearms. Hudnall and Liske outsource the manufacturing

but eventually hope to move all custom assembly in-house. “We guide them through the building process so they know their weapon inside and out,” said Liske, who was a Ranger in Afghanistan and completed a tour at the notorious Restrepo outpost in the Korengal Valley. “It’s a high-performance machine that’s almost like a status symbol. A lot of people will get a cheap rifle and put expensive parts on it, but you get what you pay for.” The company is finishing up its licensing and concept this fall in hopes of launching before the end of the year. Hudnall and Liske hope to find an upscale niche that separates them from traditional gun dealers and targets those who want suppressors and other highend amenities. Unscathed Arms also offers training for clients who purchase new weapons, both indoors at the company’s headquarters and at an outdoor range near Waxahachie. Their sessions go well beyond fundamental CHL requirements — something both men are passionate about. “The biggest problem is the lack of training. Just because you’re a responsible person doesn’t mean you’re a responsible gun owner,” Liske said. “If you’re going to buy an expensive weapon like this, you need to know how to use it.”

CONTINUED FROM 18 Gahm attended a camp on the UVA campus in June and gave a verbal commitment later in the summer. He chose Virginia over New Mexico, Texas State, and Air Force, among others. Even if Gahm’s path to varsity football took a slight detour, Allen isn’t surprised that Gahm will wind up playing on Saturdays. “Matt has a lot of undeveloped potential, where he can get a lot better,” Allen said. “He’s got the right attitude and he’s a hard worker.” When he joins the Cavaliers in 2017, he will be teammates with quarterback Lindell Stone, a fellow Park Cities native who currently is a senior at Woodberry Forest, a boarding school in Virginia. Neither talked to the other before committing. “We thought it was cool that we both wound up at the same school under different circumstances,” Gahm said. “I knew Virginia was the right place for me.” -Email sports@ peoplenewspapers.com

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Jorge Rodriguez Freshman, Cross Country Rodriguez paced HP with a time of 17 minutes, 6 seconds at the Marcus Invitational, leading the Scots to 25th place in the varsity elite division.

Madison McBride Junior, Tennis McBride earned wins in girls singles and girls doubles (with partner Devon Turnbull) as HP scored a team win over 6A power Southlake Carroll.

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FROM FOOD CART TO FRANCHISE New York City flavor hits Lemmon Ave. with street corner cult favorite Halal Guys By Rebecca Flannery Special Contributor

The Dallas foodie scene gained New York food cart legend The Halal Guys in July via franchisee Danny Bui. It’s not set in one of the typical up-and-coming neighborhoods often occupied by new restaurants, and Bui said that’s exactly why he and his partners chose the western Lemmon Avenue location. “One of the directional questions we asked ourselves was, ‘How can we have that cart feel in a brick-and-mortar location,’” Bui said. “We purposefully picked a more urban setting, not in a strip center, to maintain the free-standing aspect of the New York cart environment.” Bui said he fell in love with the cart from his sporadic trips to New York. Then, when he left his job as a critical care

ICU nurse at Baylor University Medical Center in 2015, he learned The Halal Guys was just embarking on becoming a franchise. “I thought that it was a no-brainer to want to bring this to Dallas,” Bui said. “There was no better time to me to give my entrepreneurial spirit a try.” The Halal Guys started on the streets of New York City in 1990. Since the beginning, their menu has been simple: chicken and gyro meat seasoned with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern spices, falafel, rice, lettuce, tomato, and pita combined in a platter or sandwich – a menu that adheres to the Halal tradition of clean and humane meals permissible in the Islamic faith. The real kickers are the white and red sauces used to

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Allowance App Saves You Time and Nagging Reward system lets you check off kids’ chores using tech instead of talking By Meredith Carey Special Contributor

Last spring, Laramie Mergerson was having a parenting dilemma many can relate to. He didn’t know if his son Tre, who lives in University Park, was doing his school-assigned reading. The solution he came up with was an app that allowed him to track Tre’s homework and chores remotely and reward him for completing tasks. “I called it Dangle and made the logo a carrot. My mom raised me, pretty successfully, on a sort of rewards system.

It’s all about rewards with kids and with the app I could stay engaged and watch him succeed, with achieving his rewards and in school,” Mergerson said. What started as a personal solution for Mergerson and his son has grown into a modern day allowance system for a tech-obsessed, want-it-now generation: a fully launched and operational app that allows parents to keep track of their kids’ time management and chores with the push of a button. “It creates a collaborative

environment,” Mergerson said. “You’re deciding on goals together and assigning points to make them achievable. My advice? Make that first reward achievable in a week or two, so they can see themselves as successful. From there, you can see what works for your family.” Dangle offers a dual interface that both parents and kids can access from accounts on iPhones or iPads, with an Android app in the works. Mergerson suggests parents using Dangle sit down with their children to decide on the tasks and how many points will be assigned to each task. Then, as kids complete their chores (think: make their bed, do their reading, take out the trash), they can check off their task on the app. “This was our most produc-

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Dangle allows parents to track kids’ chores.

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douse the meal, a process that is done to the customer’s exacting preference. The white sauce, The Halal Guys’ specialty and secret recipe, offers plates a tangy, creamy, crisp flavor that balances out the smokiness of the meat. The food is exactly what you might expect out of a food cart in the middle of New York, food in a silver aluminum platter that hits the spot after a day of touring the streets. As demand for the simple fare grew, the food cart became five carts, and then then expanded to two restaurants in New York City, serving millions of customers. Now, through franchise developer Fransmart, it’s going worldwide. “We had to go up to New York and meet with the founders and those involved from Fransmart about one year before our shop opened here,” Bui said. “The rest is history.” At the single Dallas location, the fast-casual restaurant pays homage to The Halal Guys’ roots as a redone fast food restaurant where a majority of the orders are made to go at the register. There’s also plenty of inside and patio seating, maintaining the urban eating vibe. Plans to expand continue, as a second North Texas location is set to open in November in Richardson.

tive summer ever because of Dangle,” said University Park mom Carol Piering. “It rewards them in ways they like, giving them guidelines and structure, but at the same time autonomy within those guidelines. Dangle gives them a reward that they can pace themselves to earn and allows them to do it on electronics.” The app allows kids to attach photos or video to their task, so parents don’t have to check that a bed is in fact made or that homework has been completed. For Mergerson, an SMU MBA graduate, the app was a way to stay connected to his son through the school year and prevent a summer slide. But for Tre, it’s turned into much more. “The app has been habit forming,” Mergerson said. “He’s taken on more responsibilities on tasks that aren’t even assigned in the app and he’s taking initiative without even being asked.” The app also saves time that would have been spent arguing

or protesting against chores. Piering says in her family, her fifth grader and third grader don’t have to listen to any motherly nagging and the two are encouraged to take initiative with their chores. “We tried the chore chart and a bulletin board, but Dangle has worked the longest. They don’t have to keep hearing Mom say, ‘Did you do this, did you do that?’ Now, they just go running when they get a notification from the app because they know they needed to get their points up,” Piering said. While Mergerson’s son hit his goal this summer for a hoverboard, Piering’s two children agreed upon a more traditional cash allowance for their reward. Each time they reached the assigned amount of points, they earned the agreed upon allowance. “It’s been a really great conversation starter with our kids about a rewards system: you have to do work before you earn something,” Piering said. “My daughter opened her first savings account this summer and saved every penny she earned from Dangle.”

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LEARNING TO LEARN THE SMART WAY By Rebecca Flannery

Special Contributor A child’s early education shapes his or her learning strategies; but many students require a more specified way to learn than they have experienced in their schooling, and consequently struggle through passing to the next grade with lower test scores and depleted confidence. The University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for Brain Health created a program designed to intercept this issue at the adolescent stage. Dr. Jacquelyn Gamino, co-creator of Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Training (SMART), said students who have been trained through the program have made significant strides in their learning development. “We have a lot of students here living in poverty,” Gamino said. “A lot of people tend to think that if there’s no intervention when they’re very young, that there’s really nothing we can do for them. [But] what we’ve found is that we can intervene in middle school and make a difference.” SMART, at its simplest, teaches stu-

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dents how to learn instead of what to learn. According to the Center for Brain Health website, the program helps students learn to think critically by introducing them to reasoning skills that enhance and improve brain efficiency through organization, synthesis, abstraction, and interpretation of meaning. “I think kids are overwhelmed by information, there’s just so much out there,” Gamino said. “So we teach them to be very

selective, how to select what’s most important and how to think deeply and understand the meaning of the information.” SMART, which originated as a program to help students with ADHD, proved to be successful for those who struggled academically, Gamino said. When Dallas ISD heard of the program, they asked if SMART could be integrated into their schools on a broader scope in 2009 to see if the program could help students outside of the ADHD spectrum as well. “We started out with a control group in 2009 that learned information through the SMART program and one that learned through basic memorization,” Gamino said. “We had some significant results for [the SMART] students, not only in our testing, but in standardized testing as well. They kind of blew it out of the water.” From there, SMART was able to get funding and integrate into schools of varying incomes in Dallas, Plano, Wylie, Coppell, and Richardson ISDs, as well as in many more districts across Texas and the U.S. Initially, a training team went into the schools to implement the program. Now, teachers

are taught to take the reins. “The program has been designed for students, so it’s in student-friendly terms,” Gamino said. “It’s implemented so that students have an understanding of what they’re doing. It’s done without a lot of explanation, but a lot of experience doing the thinking, doing the reasoning. We’re really focused on getting them to practice those reasoning skills.” Rather than stretch out the program over an entire school year, students learn procedure over 10 sessions in a period of one month. The brain is very adaptable and can change very quickly when any kind of intervention is in place, Gamino said. Fifty thousand students have participated in the program since its start. A majority of those students have seen an increase in reasoning and thinking skills, often as much as 50 to 80 percent higher than at baseline. “I think schools in general want to make a difference in their students,” Gamino said. “They want to increase their chances of graduating and to become contributing citizens and I think that’s really the impetus behind it all.”

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Breaking Habits to Find New Paths

STEPHANIE CASEY Writing my column last month about dropping alcohol really got me thinking about habits. We all get into routines which become comforts. In some parts of my life, I like to disrupt comforts for creativity, invigoration, or stimulation. In other areas, routine makes things easier and I relish the familiarity. There is definitely something comforting about knowing a probable result. And that is valuable. But maybe relying too much on habitual practices can make us bored, stagnant, and unable to share what makes us special

with others. When we are forced off our rails, we always get back on them or build new ones or find someone else’s to hop on for a while. On a movie I was working on in Pennsylvania, our chef had been training to be a Navy Seal when an injury derailed his plans. He struggled through depression, loss, and confusion until he started cooking. He said he was so glad it all happened because he loves being a chef more than he could have imagined. He never would have chased that path if not for his unplanned shift in life which plopped him right into M. Night Shyamalan’s private kitchen. Maybe we all need to force break our own habits sometimes to see what new roads appear. After the alcohol change I dropped coffee, too (it had been causing a few negative things in my body but that’s another column). It felt like a morning habit void but only briefly. Whenever I feel a reluctance to

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hit yoga, I swap schedules or studios and the fire is relit (namaste). If I’m bored creatively, I try, make, or investigate something new. Just a thought for your fall. If you aren’t feeling fulfilled or stimulated or purposeful — it’s up to you to make a change. Switch up one, or many, of your routines and see what happens. Have you ever heard the William Shatner ( yes, that Shatner) song, “You’ll Have Time?” He actually worked on this one with Ben Folds. It’s a somewhat comic take on the sentiment that we should all live our lives as fully as we can because, at the end, “You’ll have time to think ... Why did I waste it? Why didn’t I taste it?!” Stephanie is a habitual habit-breaker. Her current “habit breaking encouraged” projects include her consulting company Lovage Inc., her band Pool Lights, and her food community Real Fine Food.

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M O L LY N O L A N You may have had to switch up your exfoliating routine this year, since microbeads have been banned. I have three products that I love and use regularly that use more sophisticated methods to get that desired youthful glow. Exfoliating is vital to making all your products soak into the skin better. When you exfoliate, rather than just layering products on dead skin, you’re applying on new fresh skin, which helps even tone. Laura Mercier’s Face Polish is an exfoliator you can use almost daily. I usually use it in the morning in the shower, which makes my skin look a bit brighter for the day and my makeup go on better. I love the way it smells, the skin-softening emollients, and the purifying microbes that give it a very fine granular texture. Recently a friend, knowing I was writing this column, said during lunch, “I have found a life changer in fighting aging skin.” When she told me it was Kate Sommerville ExfoliKate, Intensive Exfoliating Treat-

ment, I laughed and told her I had it and loved it. I use it once a week. I usually use it at night. It can cause some redness, and makes my skin a little itchy; as the name says, it’s intensive, so it’s better to use when you don’t have anywhere to go. It looks the color of seaweed and has an interesting, natural scent. That’s because it is made with papaya, pineapple, and pumpkin enzymes that are formulated to naturally exfoliate dead skin cells without over-drying. It also has lactic acid, which is a natural AHA skin exfoliator, as well as rosewood and cinnamon extracts to stimulate circulation, honey and vitamin E to smooth and soften skin, and aloe vera to help soothe. The vitamin A in it has antioxidant benefits. Scrubbing exfoliants are designed to deep clean, while fruit enzymes clarify and renew, balancing hydration for smoother, brighter skin. GlamGlow Youthmud Tinglexfoliate Treatment is great too. It was originally used backstage in Hollywood as the 10-minute ‘facial in a jar.’ It is more of a mask since you leave it on longer than the other two, but can be used twice a week or as often as desired. In 10 minutes you will feel camera ready even if you’re just going to have coffee. Exfoliating is a must, no matter what you use. Your other products will work more efficiently and it will change the appearance of your skin to be brighter, smoother, softer, and more youthful!

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Salesmanship Club of Dallas Names Alan Friedman President The Salesmanship Club of Dallas announced Park Cities resident Alan D. Friedman the 97th president of their board of directors for the year 2016-17 on Sept. 8. Friedman, also president of Trisept, Inc., has been a member of the Salesmanship Club, a nonprofit that owns and operates Momentous Institute and the AT&T Byron Nelson, since 1991. He has previously served on the Club’s board of directors as chair of the Momentous Institute board and as first vice president, along with a wide variety of other leadership positions for the Club, Momentous Institute, and the AT&T Byron Nelson during his 25-year tenure. “The Salesmanship Club is here to transform kids’ lives. That was the goal from day one in 1920 and that’s what continues to drive us today,” Friedman said. “It’s an honor to work alongside my fellow Club members as we work

toward that common goal and I am humbled and grateful for this opportunity.”

New Trustees Join Southwestern Medical Foundation Board Southwestern Medical Foundation (SWMF) elected 13 new trustees at the board’s annual meeting. The new Ttustees are Lucy Billingsley, Linda P. Evans, Holland P. Gary, Nancy Cain Marcus, Charles W. Matthews, Alfreda B. Norman, Lydia H. Novakov, Rena M. Pederson, Jeanne L. Phillips, Daniel G. Routman, Bonnie B. Smith, Marvin J. Stone, and Kip Tindell. “We thank our extraordinarily talented Board of Trustees for their willingness to further our mission and spend valuable time and talent to assure the Foundation’s strategic and lasting impact,” President and CEO of SWMF Kathleen Gibson said. — Staff Reports

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GIVING CANCER THE BOOT By Britt E. Stafford People Newspapers

Texans don’t need an excuse for a chance to put on their best cowboy hats and pairs of boots and take a turn around the dance floor, but residents across Dallas and the Park Cities will have one for the 43rd annual Cattle Baron’s Ball at Gilley’s Dallas on Oct. 15. As part of its mission to “give cancer the boot,” the annual fundraising event has raised more than $65 million for cancer research through the American Cancer Society since Patti Hunt and Jacque Wynne began the tradition in 1974. For 2016 Cattle Baron’s Ball co-chairs Cara French and Andrea Weber, the event is a way to help makes strides in research of a disease that has touched loved ones. “My mother has survived cancer twice (a 25-year survivor), and that really scared our family,” Weber said. “I want to eliminate that sickness and fear of cancer for others and my best effort is to help fundraise for a cure.” Along with Weber, French, who lost her grandfather to lung cancer, hopes to raise more than $4 million from this year’s event. Last year Cattle Baron’s raised more than $4.2 million for cancer research.

A B OV E : 2 0 1 6 C a tt l e B a ro n ’s B a l l C o m m i tt e e R I G H T: C o - c h a i rs C a ra Fre n c h a n d A n d re a We b e r

S AV E T H E D AT E WHEN: 7 p.m., Oct. 15 WHERE: Gilley’s Dallas WHO: American Cancer Association WHAT: An evening of fun, food, auctions, raffles, and musical entertainment. Along with raising funds, the evening is known for providing A-list country artist entertainment for attendees, and this year doesn’t look to disappoint with not one, but two musical guests: Toby Keith and Dwight Yoakum. Both chairs acknowledged the

event’s fundraising efforts couldn’t be accomplished without the generosity of the community. “Our community has invested in our mission to fight cancer and the Cattle Baron’s Ball is full of gratitude for the generosity of

our donors and contributors for helping [this] be the largest single-night fundraiser for the American Cancer Society,” French said.

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Shop A Little, Help A Lot By Britt Stafford

People Newspapers Partner’s Card has been encouraging women to shop with a purpose for the past 23 years. This year, the organization is empowering cardholders to “Shop like a Hero” from Oct. 28 to Nov. 7. “As always, we want everyone to get excited about Partners Card and shopping with a fabulous discount, but we also want to remind people that they really are helping someone impacted by domestic violence,” co-chair Elizabeth Dacus said. “Every card purchased is helping to shelter a victim and raise awareness about domestic violence. Our Partners Card shoppers really are heroes.”

Above: A rendering of the Ann Moody Place, which broke ground i n a n u n d i s c l o s e d l o c a t i o n i n M ay. Le f t : T h e 2 0 1 6 Pa r t n e rs C a rd C o Chairs Elizabeth Dacus, Samantha Wo r t l ey, a n d J a n e R o z e l l e

"PARTN ERS CA RD IS S O I MPO RTAN T TO WHAT WE D O. I T D O E SN’ T WORK W I TH O UT THE PEOPL E IN TH E C O MMUNIT Y WHO A RE O U T S HOPPING W I TH TH E CA RD." M ELI S SA S H E R R ILL Partner’s Card, the signature fundraiser for the Family Place, has raised more than $16 million to help put an end to family violence in the community. “I personally view my home as my ‘safe place,’” co-chair Samantha Wortley said.

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“I certainly can not imagine not only feeling unsafe in my home, but even worse, feeling threatened by those who are supposed to love and protect me the most. I don’t feel that any woman, man, or children should have to feel that fear, and if they do, I want to try to help them escape that life.” The Family Place, which started in

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1978, is a family violence service provider that offers services such as counseling, shelter to men, women, and children, and youth programs through the Be Project. In May, the Family Place broke ground on Ann Moody Place, its new Central Dallas Counseling Center, which is expected to open spring 2017. The facility, which is located in an undisclosed location for the

In 2015, the Family Place provided 10,729 clients with 141,317 hours of service. All programs are offered in Spanish and English. CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 170 children served; 82% showed at least 25% increase in their age-appropriate development skills

Keeping children safe and helping them regain developmental delays 47 children served

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safety of Family Place clients, will include 13 emergency shelter bedrooms that can house up to 30 victims, a hotline and call center, play therapy rooms, a medical and dental clinic, private and group counseling rooms, and an on-site kennel for family pets. According to Melissa Sherrill with the Family Place, the money garnered from Partners Card goes toward operating costs. She considered the fundraising effort a way to educate people about the organization and show them how they can be involved. While Partners Card sold around 16,000 cards last year, Sherrill would like to see that number bumped up to 20,000. All three co-chairs are hoping the event will exceed its goal of $1.2 million. For cochair Jane Roselle, “[The] sky’s the limit!” “[Partners Card] helps us in so many ways,” Sherrill said. “It’s so important to what we do. It doesn’t work without the people in the community who are out with the card, shopping with the card.”

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Suit Up to Shop Shopping like a hero takes proper planning. What better way to make your battle plan than with a sneak peak at the many retailrs supporting the Family Place through Partners Card? Abi Ferrin Flagship

Brookstone

Accents

Brumley Gardens

Accessory Concierge

BuDhaGirl

Adeline

Bungalow 5

Agent Provocateur

Busy Body

A-K-R-I-S-

Cabana

alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet

Dr. Calaway-Batky

All Vac

Calypso St. Barth

Allen Dean Home

Camille’s Creations

Allen Edmonds

Canal Clothing

Allie-Coosh

Canali

American Eyewear

CANARY

Ana’s Papeterie

Capel Rugs and Home

animal crackers

Carlyn Galerie

ANN MASHBURN

Carolina Herrera

Anteks Home Furnishings

CASA de LINO

Anthropologie

Castle Gap Jewelry

Antique Row

Cebolla Fine Flowers

Apex by Sunglass Hut

CH Carolina Herrera

Apples to Zinnias, The Gifted Florist

Chocolate Secrets

Arhaus

Christy Drew Designs, Inc.

Art of Old India

Christy M Boutique

Arteriors

Circa 2000 Fine Apparel

Arteriors Too Outlet

Clarks

Avalon Salon and Spa

Coco & Dash

Aveda Experience Center

Cole Haan

Avior Jewelry

Collectors Covey

babybliss

The Container Store

Bachendorf’s

The Coop at Cooper Fitness Center

BAG n’ BAGGAGE

Cooper Spa Dallas

Ballard & Blakely

Copper Lamp Fine Silver & China

bareMinerals

Cotton Hearts

Barklee LTD.

Cotton Island

Bask Boutique

The Cozy Cottage Children’s Boutique

Beading Dreams

Crate and Barrel

Beaucoup

Creative Stitches and Gifts

Beautystudio Blo Bar

Culinary Connection

Bella & Chloe/Brethren

Culwell & Son

Bella MD Laser Vein & Aesthetic

Curated by Kristin Mullen

Center

Cynthia Elliot Boutique

Bellacures

Dallas Arboretum

Beretta Gallery Dallas

Dallas Fine Wine & Spirits Shoppe

Bernadette Schaeffler

Dallas Yoga Center

Betty Lou Boutique

David Yurman

Betty Reiter

dear hannah,

Beyond Baroque

Del Frisco’s Grille

BEYOND Pilates

Diamond Luxury Healthcare

BEYOND500

diptyque

Big Mango Trading Co.

DLM Supply

Billy Reid

Doodle & Stinker Children’s Boutique

Bittano

Double R

Black Optical

Dougherty’s Pharmacy

Blue Mesa Grill

Dr Delphinium Designs + Events

Blue Print

Dr Delphinium Flower + Orchid House

the blues JEAN BAR

Drapes Decor Antiques & More

Blush Aesthetics and Wellness

Drybar

BoConcept

E. Leigh’s Boutique

Bodacious Boutqiue

Eileen Fisher

bodybar fitness

Elaine Turner

Bonobos

Elements

Bookshop of Saint Michael

Elie Tahari

BOSS

Ellis Hill

Bottega Veneta

The Enchanted Galleries

Bradbury Lane

Enlighten MD

Brahmin

Epic Apparel

Brighton Collectibles

Ermenegildo Zegna

Brooklyn + West

The Exercise Coach

Brooks Brothers

Fabricadabra

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J. Douglas Design

The Loveliest

Opportunity Market

Facets

J. Hilburn

Lovers Lane Antique Market

Orvis Company

The Family Place Boutique

J. McLaughlin

LoveTennis

Osgood O’neil Salon

The Family Place Resale Shop

Jackson Home & Garden

lucky dog barkery

Pamillonia Jewelers

FastFrame

Jalin Jewelers

lucy activewear

Paper Affair

Field of Dreams

James Antony Home

Luke’s Locker

Pappagallo Classiques

Filson

James Perse

LUX | a tanning spa

Papyrus

Fishin’ World

JELL Salon & Lounge

Luxury on Lovers

Paradise Pen Company

Fitness HQ

Jimmy Choo

LYNC Cycling

Park Cities Postal Center

The Fitting Room, Inc.

Dr. John Burns, Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon

The Maddox Shop

Peacock Alley Design Studio

Flirt Boutique

Johnston & Murphy

MADISON

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FLOR

Jonathan Adler

MADRE

Peeper’s

For Heaven’s Sake

Joni’s Boutique

Maggiano’s NorthPark

Phelan’s

Forestwood Antique Mall

Julep Boutique

Malouf’s

Pickles and Ice Cream Maternity

Formula Wellness Center

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Mann’s Art & Frame

Apparel

Frame Masters

Kendra Scott

MARKET Highland Park

Pieces Clothing Boutique

fresh

Kenny’s Smoke House

Marmi Shoes

Pilates Connection

Froggie’s 5 & 10

Ken’s Man’s Shop

Martin Lawrence Galleries

Pilates Methodology

Furs by Martin

Kessler Baking Studio

Mary Cates and Co.

The Pilates Barre

Gameday Connexion

KidBiz

MaryBeth

PIN Salon

Gary E. Alhadef, DDS

Kiehl’s Since 1851

Matthew Trent Jewelry Design Studio

Pinto Ranch

Gemma Collection

LA Connection

Mattress Firm

planet bardot

Gigi’s Cupcakes

La Vignette

McCartney’s University Spirit

Planet Blue

Gleneagles Country Club Tennis Shop

LACOSTE

Mecox

Pockets Menswear

Goo Goo Eyes

Lane Florist

Mel crews

Posh Nail Spa

GR Home Furnishings

Lauren James

Melissa Benge Collection

The Posh Petunia

Grange Hall

Layette

Men’s Shak at Stanley Korshak

Pottery Barn

Great American Cookies

Le Creuset Signature Boutiques

The Mews

Pottery Barn Kids

Green House Market

Learning Express

Michael Kors

Practically Perfect Aesthetics

The Gypsy Wagon

The Leather Sofa Co.

Mill No. 3

Pratesi Linens

Hadleigh’s

Leff Optical

mine. a boutique.

PREP Cosmetics

H.D.’s Men’s

Leggiadro

MiniLuxe

Preston Road Pharmacy

H.D.’s Women’s

LEKKA

miniME

Promenade Optical

Hemline Boutique

Lela Rose

Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams

Pure Barre

Hiatus Spa + Retreat

LGS

Molto Formaggio

Q Clothier

Hip! Hip! Hooray! Children’s Boutique

Lights Fantastic

moreau

Ralph Lauren

Holiday Warehouse

Lily Rain

Mrs. Fields Cookies

RAW by Canines First

Holidaze & Gifts

Linen Boutique

Needle in a Haystack, Inc.

Read Between the LInes

Holy Ravioli

Lion & Witch

Needlepoint This!

Reading Glasses To Go

House ~ chic easy living

Lisa Bennett Salon Little Lam Baby Boutique

Neha’s China & Crystal

Relax The Back

IBB Design Fine Furnishings

little orange fish

New Balance

Renee Rouleau Skin Care Spa

Image Eyewear

The Little Things

Nicholson-Hardie Nursery

Restoration Hardware

The Impeccable Pig

The Local Oak

Nicole Kwon Concept Store

Reunion Tower Geo-Deck

indigo 1745

L’Occitane en Provence

Nikki’s Popcorn Company

Reveal

Innovations Medical

Logos Bookstore

Not Just Soccer

Rich Hippie

Insight Complete Eye Care

L’Optique of Dallas

Nothing Bundt Cakes

Risi Optique

Into The Garden

Lorna Jane

Now See Here

Robert Graham

Isabelle guillen Portraiture

The Lotus Shop/Crow Collection of Asian Art

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Robert Talbott

The Ivy House

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vineyard vines

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Sam Edelman

Walton’s Garden Center

SampleHouse & Candle Shop

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Scardello Artisan Cheese

Wild Birds Unlimited

Scout Design Studio

Williams-Sonoma

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Yves Delorme Paris

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St. Croix Shop St. John STAG Provisions for Men Stanley Korshak Starpower Stella McCartney Steven Alan The Store in Lake Highlands Stride Rite Stuart Weitzman Studio 6 Fitness Studio Movie Grill Studio Sebastian Suburban Optical of Dallas Sun & Ski Sundrops Vitamins & Nutrition Sunglass Hut Sunnyland Furniture

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Meredith Marceau and Rachel Roberts

Partners Card held its Seller Soiree event Sept. 14 at NorthPark Center. With the help from diptyque and Longchamp stores, this event honored sponsors, sellers, and retailers benefiting the Paige Flink and Eric White

organization.

Sur La Table Susan Saffron Jewelry Boutique Suzanne Roberts SWAG Swoozie’s Szor Collections The T Shop Tailwaters Fly Fishing Co Talulah & HESS TENOVERSIX Terry Costa TheBIz Thomasville of Dallas Tinsley Radix A Tiny Hiney Baby Boutique Title Nine TJ’s Seafood Market & Grill TOD’S Tommy Bahama Tootsies Tory Burch The Toy Maven Toys Unique! Traffic Los Angeles The TreadBarre Trina Turk Trinity Haymarket LLC TUMI

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SOIRÉE FOR STUDENTS

Max Megee, Emily Bush, Annalee Aston Wofford, and Nick Wofford PHOTOS BY DANA DRIENSKY

Ben and Dr. Judith Allen-Bazemore

Clay and Brenda Cockerell

Nancy Gopez, Lisa Loy Laughlin, Maggie Cooke Kipp, and Quitman Stephens

Katherine Helms and James Landen

Key and Katherine Coker

Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region (CISDR) celebrated its 30th school year at Texas Discovery Gardens for the Soirée for Students Aug. 31. The soirée was chaired by Maggie Cooke Kipp, with honorary chairs Katherine and Key Coker.

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TEN BEST DRESSED PATRON DINNER

Suzy Rhodes, Tom Rhodes, and Cindy Felt PHOTOS BY LAURA BUCKMAN

Toni Munoz-Hunt

Mark Porter and Anne Davidson

Marybeth & Kevin Conlon

D’Andra Simmons and Kathie King

Toni Munoz-Hunt

The Crystal Charity Ball committee hosted a dinner for the Platinum Circle patrons of the Ten Best Dressed Luncheon and Fashion Show Sept. 8 at the Dallas Country Club to honor their top donors. The Platinum Circle Patron Party was held Sept. 15.

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TEN BEST DRESSED

(front row) Katherine Coker, Anita Arnold, Hall of fame honoree Betsy Sowell, Pat Harloe, and Heather Esping (back row) Julie Hawes, Janie Condon, Piper Wyatt, Margaret Hancock, Mary Clare Finney, and Tucker Enthoven P H O T O S B Y M E L I S S A M A C AT E E

Crystal Charity Ball Best Dressed Chair Pam Perella

Stacey McCord, Libby Hegi, Lisa Cooley, and Alison Malone

DeeDee Lee, Niven Morgan, and Lynn McBee

Crystal Charity Ball committee celebrated their 43rd Ten Best Dressed Fashion Show and Luncheon at Neiman Marcus downtown Sept. 16. The show featured the Carolina Herrera Resort 2016 Collection. Beth Thoele and Michelle Lockhart

Karen Katz, Neiman Marcus CEO Lydia Novakov, and Isabelle Novakov

Annie Bergeron with Elizabeth and Gail Fischer

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LA FIESTA CHECK PRESENTATION

Shelby Bush and Sam Dalton

Missy Rothwell, Eloise Meachum, Jan Peterson, Dr. Tom Trigg, Kelly Walker, Sam Dalton, and Lori Martin PHOTOS BY LAURA BUCKMAN

Mary Lee Miller and Mary Van Armistead

La Fiesta co-chairs Missy Rothwell and Eloise Meachum announce final donation amounts

Janet Salazar, Suzy Williams, JoAnn Ryan, and Sarah Oliai

Gena Gardiner and John Reniger

Elizabeth Gambrell, Melissa Sherrill, and Anne Bessar

La Fiesta de las Seis Banderas co-chairs Eloise Meachum and Missy Rothwell presented a $226,945 check to the Highland Park Education Foundation Sept. 1 at the Mockingbird Room in HP Village. In total, La Fiesta donated more than $458,000 to community organizations at the event.

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AMERICAN RED CROSS RECEPTION

Tiffany Circle Members of Dallas and Fort Worth P H O T O S C O U R T E SY O F A M E R I C A N R E D C R O S S

Suzy Bashore, Margo Keyes, Billie Leigh Rippey, Linda Evans, and Paige Locke

Jim and Margo Keyes hosted an American Red Cross reception April 26. The organization has offered mental health resources to victims of the New Orleans and Dallas shooting and continues to engage youth through preparedness programs and blood drives.

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JLD 95TH KICKOFF

Brittany Lyons and Kirtha Charavda

Megan Pharis, Tracy Steiner, Jodi McShan, Natalie Lesikar, Bonner Allen, Emily Sommerville Cabrera, Melissa Boler Wickham, and Elizabeth Allen P H O T O S B Y M E L I S S A M A C AT E E

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Junior League of Dallas (JLD) kicked off its 95th anniversary at the General Membership Meeting Sept. 12 at JLD headquarters. Mayor Mike Rawlings honored JLD’s contributions to Dallas and recognized the organization’s effective action and leadership within the community. A reception with celebratory sweets from Susie Cakes followed the meeting.

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WEDDINGS ENGAGEMENT

ENGAGEMENT

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COLTON - LABADIE

s. Rebecca Ann Timmons and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Joseph Timmons of Lexington, KY. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Brenna Timmons, to Christopher Robert Bruner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bradley Bruner of Charlotte, N.C. The bride is a graduate of Henry Clay High School in Lexington. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Alabama, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in political science and American studies and Cum Laude from Wake Forest University School of Law, where she received a Juris Doctor. Lauren is an attorney, spe-

cializing in labor and employment law, and an associate at the law firm of Littler, Mendelson, PC. The groom is a graduate of Highland Park High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts in business administration and history from Furman University and a Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law. Robert is an attorney, specializing in investment funds and private equity law, and an associate at the law firm of Haynes & Boone, LLP. The couple will exchange vows October 22 at First United Methodist Church in Lexington, Ky.

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illiam and Deborah Colton of Highland Park are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Anne Colton, to William Charles Labadie, son of Paul and Nancy Labadie, also of Dallas. The bride is a 2011 graduate of Highland Park High School. She received a Bachelor of Science in education from the University of North Texas in 2015. Elizabeth is a middle school

ENGAGEMENT

SMITH - POWELL

r. and Mrs. William Mason Smith of Richardson, Texas are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Felicia Smith to Gideon Oakley Powell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Walter Powell Jr. of Highland Park. The bride is a graduate of San Antonio Christian High School. She received a BBA in economics from Baylor University in

Waco, Texas. Felicia is a member of the Board of Trustees for Brother Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Helping Hand. The groom is a graduate of Highland Park High School. He received a BBA in finance from Baylor University in Waco. Gideon is employed by Cholla Petroleum. The couple plan an October 29, 2016 wedding in Austin, Texas.

math teacher for the Houston Independent School District. The groom is a 2011 graduate of Highland Park High School. He received a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of North Texas in 2015. Will is working towards his PhD in economics at the University of Houston. The couple plans to marry October 29 at Dallas Heritage Village.

ENGAGEMENT

MOLSEN-DAVID CALEB C. POWELL, PHOTOGRAPHER.

r. and Mrs. Whitfield H. Clark of Dallas and the late Mr. Heinz H. Molsen, Jr. announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Christina Molsen of Princeton, N.J. to Adrian David, also of Princeton, son of Mrs. Natalia David and the late Mr. Ioan David, of Bistrita, Romania. Both Elizabeth, a graduate of Duke University, and Adrian, a graduate of New York University, hold senior positions in healthcare-related organizations with global reach. The couple will exchange

wedding vows in Portugal in the fall of 2017.

ENGAGEMENT

TALLEY - SMITH

atricia Ann Talley of University Park and Jimmy Lee Talley of Dallas are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Katherine Talley, to Nathan Craig Smith, son of Craig Busey Smith and Kathryn Jo Smith and the late Julie Anne Perry of Dallas. The couple will exchange vows at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Austin on June 24, 2017 with a reception following at the Headliners Club.

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SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS: HOMES By Annie Wiles

People Newspapers CitySquare ceremonially unlocked the doors on Sept. 8 to the Cottages at Hickory Crossing, a housing project more than 10 years in the making that will get 50 of the most chronically homeless people in Dallas off the streets. The Cottages, a complex of 50 fully outfitted, 400-square-foot houses, will not only provide permanent homes to their new residents, but also, CitySquare hopes, provide a roadmap to developing a Housing First approach to homelessness across Texas. The model that “the solution to homelessness is homes,” a line echoed by both Mayor Mike Rawlings and County Judge Clay Jenkins at the unlocking ceremony, sounds simple – but getting people into homes is anything but. Rawlings, who created the Dallas Commission on Homelessness after Dallas shut down Tent City in May, is pushing for the city to find a long-term solution to Dallas’ homelessness crisis, which he has called a humanitarian issue. “The growth of Dallas has created a growth in homelessness,” he said. “If we’re economically growing, shouldn’t everyone be okay?” But because the poverty gap is growing too, this isn’t the case. Larry James, CEO of CitySquare, which operates 500 homes across Dallas, called building projects like the Cottages “a slow solution.” “It takes time to design, it takes time to fundraise, you get opposition in neighborhoods,” he said. “We’re looking for landlords and homeowners who will allow us

It is far more expensive to leave people on the streets than to give them homes. ANNIE WILES

to rent.” Out of the hundreds living homeless in Dallas with a serious mental illness (at least 600, according to a census in January 2016), the new residents at Hickory Crossing were chosen based on a list of 300 using data from Dallas County, Parkland Hospital, and the county jail identifying the residents of Dallas who use the most public services. The 50 selected from this list after an interview process are, therefore, not only the most needy but also the most expensive people in Dallas. Jenkins estimated they have cost taxpayers on average $40,000 a year per person just by spending time in

jail, or in the hospital, or needing emergency services – which means it is far more expensive to leave people on the streets than to give them homes. “It’s very utilitarian,” James said. “We’re going to save the county $25,000 per person annually by housing them in the project.” The Cottages were designed and financed through a public-private partnership between Dallas County Criminal Justice Department, UT Southwestern, Metrocare Services, Central Dallas Community Development Corporation (CDC), and several community donors and churches including Highland Park United Methodist Church (HPUMC) and Preston Hollow

Presbyterian Church Foundation (PHPCF). HPUMC donated $100,000 through their outreach budget, paying for two of the houses to be built; later, they fundraised within their congregation to outfit 33 of the 50 cottages. PHPCF also financed the building of one house. James, who has been with CitySquare since 1994, says the state could make more impact in alleviating poverty and homelessness by increasing the budget for housing and for mental health. In an interview on Channel 8 on May 1 after the closing of Tent City, he also advocated regulating payday lending, expanding Medicaid, and working on prison reform and the release of prisoners. Every resident of the cottages has a mental health diagnosis and many have served jail time. “These are some of the most vulnerable and weakest people in the county,” James said. John Greenan, executive director of Central Dallas CDC, said having a permanent home gives people control over their futures. “They lose that on the street and they need to regain it in order to regain their lives.” Metrocare Services will be available on campus every day to provide mental health assessments and counseling. The Cottages are conveniently located across the street from CitySquare’s Opportunity Center, which offers job training, and a bus stop that connects to downtown in 10 minutes. While plenty of support is available, the most important thing the Cottages give residents is autonomy. “They are free to build their lives,” Greenan said. “However they want.”

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Scott Griggs Tells Humann: “Move to Dallas” By Annie Wiles

People Newspapers During the debate over Fair Park’s future, questions have been raised at Dallas City Hall over how involved someone from the Park Cities should be in Dallas city affairs. During a city council briefing Aug. 29, Scott Griggs, representative of District 1, challenged University Park resident Walt Humann to move to Dallas within one year if he wants to run Fair Park. Humann, who founded the Fair Park Texas Foundation, will serve as chairman of a nine-person board that will manage Fair Park through a public-private partnership with the city if council approves his plan. But Griggs said he “would like to see all Dallas residents on the board.” His stipulation was not far out of line with concerns raised by other councilmembers over transparency, representation of Fair Park’s neighboring communities, and a private outfit’s lack of accountability to South Dallas constituencies. But Humann shrugged off Griggs’ challenge as “just politics downtown.” Humann, who is a former Hunt Oil ex-

Humann has volunteered in South Dallas for 40 years. ecutive, argues that his decades of civic engagement in South Dallas should matter more than where he lives. “I’ve been volunteering for 35 to 40 years in Dallas,” Humann said, citing his contributions to desegregating education in Dallas by starting DISD’s magnet schools, creating DART, and revitalizing Jubilee Park. “No

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one has ever raised any question,” he said, about where he is from. In fact, he is from Oak Cliff. He says he only moved to Highland Park because he “went to law school at SMU and only had one car.” Laying down an ultimatum the way Griggs did “sends a chilling effect to peo-

ple like myself,” Humann said. “And it is disrespectful of people in the Park Cities that have contributed to Dallas.” But the contributions of the Park Cities philanthropic community to South Dallas have not always been viewed as well directed. The Dallas Morning News published an editorial in August by Ellen Williams, a trustee of the Foundation for Community Empowerment, who argued that “Humann’s plan enables a handful of elites to subjugate this Dallas treasure for another 30 years.” Her criticism stems from the documented history of Dallas’ white ruling elite pushing poor black communities south of Fair Park. However, these are the very things Humann criticizes about the management of Fair Park. He says racial discrimination and the use of eminent domain are evidence that the city has not served South Dallas well, and maintains that the only way to save Fair Park is through private donorship. “Overt racism and discrimination has taken place,” he said. “We’ve neglected [Fair Park]’s surrounding communities. When we

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Telling the Story of Reagan’s Shooter One school friend has maintained the line “he was normal” for 35 years

John Hinckley Jr. was president of his and Kirk Dooley’s seventhgrade class. C O U R T E SY K I R K

By Annie Wiles

DOOLEY

People Newspapers When John Hinckley Jr. shot President Ronald Reagan in the chest on March 30, 1981, his school friend Kirk Dooley was driving down to Austin for a business meeting. He almost had a wreck when the news came in over the radio. “It was shocking,” Dooley said. “You couldn’t put two and two together.” By the time Dooley got to Austin and sat down in his meeting, “a guy sits down next to me and says, ‘Are you Kirk Dooley? I’m from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: can you tell me about John Hinckley.” It was not the last time Dooley would be asked to tell the story of Reagan’s shooter. Hinckley was released Sept. 10 from the psychiatric hospital where he has lived under close surveillance since courts found him not guilty by reason of insanity 35 years ago. Under terms of his release, he will live with his mother in Virginia with restricted access to media and a tracking device when he leaves the house. After Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated John F. Kennedy in 1963, cult followings sprang up around a multitude of conspiracy theories. Oswald was a Russian spy. A communist. A patsy. He was working for the CIA, the KGB, the Mafia, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Aliens. Hinckley was different. As he later testified in court, he shot Reagan to impress Jodie Foster, with whom he had become obsessed after watching the movie Taxi Driver. But this answer, at once so far-fetched and so simple, was not satisfactory. Media descended on Hinckley’s hometown, trying to dig through his

past and find an explanation, to understand what led a kid from Highland Park to a McDonald’s in Washington D.C. one day where he decided to go out, load his gun, and assassinate the president. The stories that ran in the following months painted a picture of an increasingly abnormal youth. The Dallas Morning News ran headlines like, “Hinckley’s hidden side emerges,” “John Hinckley’s long, dark journey,” or “Hinckley never measured up to pressure.”

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“The guy they were describing and the guy I knew didn’t match up,” Dooley said. “He was a normal guy. People liked him.” Hinckley was the president of their seventh-grade class in junior high. In high school, when Dooley was captain of the basketball team, Hinckley was the manager, and they got along well. “He was sort of quiet,” Dooley said, “but that’s not unusual.” A few nights after the shooting, their close friends got together. “There was a lot of media pressure,” Dooley said. “For people who weren’t used to being interviewed, it was really intimidating. They were stressed out about how many people were showing up at their house, calling them. We all had the same thing to say – that he was normal. And that his upbringing, and his family, and his school, and his community, we didn’t think had anything to do with what he did.” Dooley was in the media at the time. “My friend said, we don’t like being interviewed. … Would you do the talking for

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us? So I spoke for the class,” Dooley said. “I did a lot of interviews.” He did 66. Dooley said he took on this mantle out of a journalist’s responsibility: he didn’t think the right story was being told. In the national consciousness, Hinckley was a specter of the junior high golden boy gone wrong. But to Dooley, Hinckley’s mental illness was something that “could happen to anybody.” It was something “that happened after.” “Don’t blame Dallas, don’t blame the high school,” Dooley said. “I don’t think our collective experience was a part of what happened.” Dooley — adamant that whatever changed in Hinckley had been a result of his time in California, his time after he had moved a way from Dallas – was fiercely protective of his friends, and of their shared past. “The one thing that still kind of leaves a bad taste in my mouth is how John’s family suffered for what he did. The parents, and his brother and sister. To be related to a presidential assassin changes your life.” But there’s no bitterness when he

talks about Hinckley. “All these years I’ve just been hoping that he can get through the mental illness,” he says. He even plans to make contact with

" I G U E S S I F I HAV E A R E G R ET, T HE R E G R ET I S TO L ET A FR I E N D D I SA P P E A R L I K E T HAT. " K I R K D O O LE Y Hinckley at some point, though he’s in no hurry. “I think there will be a time when I can help reconnect his past.” Dooley, who also founded Park Cities People, wrote for the Dallas Morning News, and has authored six books, is now involved with a Metrocare Services clinic that provides free mental health services to veterans. “In a way it’s odd being friend of an assassin,” Dooley says. “But, he’s a friend, and I think there’s a side to the story that needs to be told. And that’s that he grew up normal. When I knew him, there was no sign.”

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with the events of the weekend, and following news reports just like everyone else,” Howell said. Howell remembered Poynter as a man who loved to travel and spend time with his family, especially his three daughters. The chief recalled when Poynter served on a taskforce with three others during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Originally tasked with training officers and helping residents receive federal aid, Poynter ended up searching for bodies and cataloging the dead. Poynter also worked the recent fire at Goff ’s Hamburgers, one of the largest in UP history. “Bob was a much respected firefighter and leader in our department,” Howell said. “He served his community with distinction.”

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UP Artist Threads Rainbow at Amon Carter By Claire Kelley

Gabriel Dawe’s installation at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth will run through Sept. 2, 2018.

Special Contributor An impossibly large beam of colorful light bounces off sterile surfaces in the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, creating an ethereal indoor rainbow. Gabriel Dawe, whose installation opened Aug. 16 and will run for two years through Sept. 2, 2018, created the illusion of light using eighty miles of sewing threads in every color of the spectrum. Dawe, a University Parkbased artist, experiments with all kinds of textiles, but sewing thread is where his focus currently lies. He was born in Mexico City, and raised there by a middle-class family with conservative values. “As a child, [textiles were] forbidden to me because I was a boy. Boys don’t embroider. That’s why, in my late twenties, I started experimenting with that childhood frustration as a way of challenging those notions of gender identity that dictate what a boy can and cannot do,” Dawe said. The artist studied graphic

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design during his undergraduate career in Puebla, Mexico, then moved to Montreal, Canada to pursue a career in that field. “I had a big burnout, so that’s when I decided to quit my job and become an artist. Naïvely, I thought that I was going to be able to make it right away. That didn’t turn out to be true,” Dawe said. In 2008, he moved to Dallas to study for his M.F.A. at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he spent his last two years in the program as an artist in residence at CentralTrak in Fair Park. Now he

works mainly out of his home office in UP, since his installations vary with venue. “I come into a space and have a sort of dialogue with the space to see what it is asking of me,” he said. “Then I come up with a way to create this volume of thread that’s suspended and threshed within the space.” Dawe, whose work has been shown in galleries in the UK, Canada, and Belgium, is represented by Dallas’ Conduit Gallery. The gallery’s owner and director, Nancy Whitenack, is quick to brag about his creations. She came

across Dawe’s work during his time at UTD and was immediately impressed by his threadwork, as well as his drawings and embroidery. “I was really excited by what I saw,” she said. “The sort of detail really is astounding. He’s a magician with color.” During the six years the gallery has represented him, she’s taken note of the pur-

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pose with which he works. “His work ethic is remarkable and he uses his time really well,” she said. “He’s involved in each installation. He’s physically involved in it. They all require a lot of effort.” Dawe hopes to deepen his experimentation with materials in the future, but for now, textiles are his concentration. “I’m sure it ’s going to evolve at some point into other materials, but so far it hasn’t. It’s not for a lack of interest. It’s where the work has taken me, so I’m just following the work,” he said.

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KEITH PAUL YOUNG JR.

OUNG, Jr., KEITH PAUL – Keith was born February 18, 1958, in Dallas, Texas to Jere Snider Young and Keith Young, Sr. He died unexpectedly in an accident on September 9, 2016. Keith attended Highland Park schools, St. Mark’s School of Texas, and Stanford University, where he graduated with honors in 1980. At Stanford, he earned the James Birdsall Weter Prize for Outstanding History Honors Thesis. He returned to Dallas and married the love of his life, Mary McEntire. Together, they raised their two extraordinary and beloved children, Martha McEntire Young and Keith Paul Young, III. Keith founded Apartment Protection Services and later sold the company to Centex. He returned to the family car business, becoming the dealer for Young Chevrolet, and later founding Young Hyundai of Rockwall. Awarded the Chevrolet Dealer of the Year

award by General Motors, he truly appreciated and was dedicated to his wonderful employees. Keith also was active in the community, co-chairing a capital campaign for the Shelton School and serving on the board of Educational Opportunities, Inc. A founding member of the Dallas Rowing Club, he took great pleasure in boats of all kinds, from windsurfers (one of which he built in his garage as a teenager), to sailboats, to wooden motorboats, to racing shells. He loved to listen to classical music while taking an early-morning row on Bachman Lake. Not surprisingly, he also loved cars – from the 1936 Ford that he drove to high school to amateur racing cars that he later drove in competitions throughout the country. He also earned his pilot’s license and enjoyed the thrill of flying a tail-dragger. One of his greatest adventures was completing the Peking to Paris road rally in 2013 with his then-83-year-old father. In their 1940 Suburban, Keith drove 7,600 miles across Asia and Europe, even camping out in sandstorms in the Gobi Desert. Exceedingly well read, he was also an enthusiast of all kinds of music, from folk to Bossa Nova to opera. He loved to travel with his family, and he treasured any time he could spend with them: sharing Sunday-night Mexican-food dinners, going to SMU football games with his son, teaching his daughter to

sail, and taking long winter walks on the beautiful beaches of Cape Cod with his best friend, his devoted wife. But these activities do not convey the breadth and depth of Keith Young. To his family and friends, he was an anchor – someone steady, solid, and utterly trustworthy. He was the person whom you could always rely on for calm and wise counsel and assistance. He also was a lot of fun. There was no gap between who Keith appeared to be and who he was: a gentleman and a gentle man. He was a treasure – a dear, handsome, funny, smart, generous, thoughtful, and kind man who was deeply loved by so many people. Words cannot begin to express the unbelievable pain of his loss. Keith was preceded in death by his mother, Jere Young, and his sister, Kathe Griggs. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and children, Martha and Keith; his father and stepmother, Keith and Anne Young; sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and Joe Dorociak; sister-in-law, Lynn Vogt; brotherin-law, Bart McEntire and wife, Paddy; brother-in-law, Sawnie McEntire and wife, Debbie; and countless nieces and nephews, cousins, and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, or Scottish Rite Hospital.

Becky Anderson Bailey of Plano; Sharon Anderson of Dallas; nephews Bobby Anderson of Breckenridge, Texas; and Charlie Anderson of Dallas. She treasured her grandchildren Joshua Lucke of Dallas, Tristen Lucke of Arizona; Madison and Hannah Bearden of Plano; and three great grandchildren, Marcus, Leeloo and Kalel Lucke. She is preceded in death by her parents Earle K. Anderson and Helen Emrie Anderson of University Park; her brother Robert “Bob” Anderson of Breckenridge, Texas; and William “Bill” Bearden of Dallas. She was born in Chicago, moved to and grew up in University Park and graduated from Highland Park High School and Southern Methodist University, where she was a Tri-Delta. She loved helping others and worked into her late 80s in medical offices in Dallas at the old Medical Arts Hospital and Baylor Dallas with

Dr. David Young. Her favorite times involved being with friends and family at the lake, cheering on her Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, Texas Rangers, and SMU Mustangs, and singing as an Alto in the choir at White Rock United Methodist Church. She has been a member of the church choir since 1968 upon moving back to Dallas after living a few years in Colorado and California. She cherished being a member of Wilshire Baptist’s 100-voice New Song community choir, which has members from 15 churches. Funeral services were held Sept. 3 at White Rock United Methodist Church, with a reception following. Pastor Mitchell Boone officiated the ceremony. A scholarship fund for Children’s Chorus students has been established in her name to give the gift of music and donations can be made to the Children’s Chorus of Collin County, 7801 Alma Dr. STE 105-166, Plano TX 75025.

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HELEN BEARDEN

ong-time White Rock United Methodist choir member Helen Jean Bearden, 88, passed away Saturday, Aug. 27, in Dallas, near her home at White Rock Lake. Helen is survived by her brother Karl and his wife Betty Anderson of Highland Park; daughter Cynthia Ann Bearden Lucke of Arizona; and son Brian Bearden of Plano, Texas; along with nieces Cathy Anderson Taylor of Plano,

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amuel Wilson Marshall III (Sam), 81, a resident of White Stone, Va., was born in Dallas to Samuel Wilson Marshall Jr. and Frances McClellan Marshall on September 8, 1934 and died on August 7, 2016 in Richmond, Va. Sam is succeeded by his devoted wife Virginia; his brother, The Honorable John McClellan Marshall of Dallas; daughter Anne Marshall and her husband Bruce Mobarry of Moscow, Idaho; daughter Frances Marshall and her husband David Prawdzik of Estes Park, Colo.; and son James Marshall of Berkeley, Calif. In addition, there are Frances’s four children Timothy Marshall (Kandice), Amy (Marshall) Crawford (Nate), Nathan Marshall, and Kevin Marshall. Sam grew up in Dallas and, after graduation from Highland Park High School, followed in his grandfather’s and father’s footsteps to Virginia Military Institute, majoring in physics. On June 9, 1956, he married Virginia Cox Bruns of New Orleans. He served as an Air Force pilot, flight instructor, and aviation physiologist, retiring after 20 years of active and

reserve duty. He received MS and PhD degrees in physics at Tulane University. He had a long and fruitful career as a physics professor and research physicist, focusing on underwater acoustics. He was a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and an active member of the Society of the Cincinnati. He and Virginia retired to White Stone, where Sam enjoyed sailboat racing. They also wintered in St. Francisville, La., for many years. A burial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on November 12, 2016 at Grace Church in St. Francisville, La.

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The Ebby Blog offers much more than the latest housing news. You’re probably aware that the award-winning ebby.com offers state-of-the-art features for buying or selling a home, but did you know it’s also one of the area’s best sources for information well beyond homes and housing? “The redesigned Ebby Blog isn’t just informative, it’s plain fun,” says Randall Graham, vice president and director of marketing for Ebby Halliday Realtors. The Ebby Blog (ebby.com/blog) is visually vibrant and updated frequently with fresh content so it’s always relevant – whether you’re interested in the latest housing market reports, what’s happening this weekend, or helpful hints to get your kitchen organized. The Ebby Blog offers such categories as DFW Daily, profiling events in the area; Fabulous Finds, highlighting great homes available in North Texas; and Helpful Hints, offering everything from insight on the latest paint colors to apps that help around the house. In addition, you’ll enjoy Luxury Living, featuring everything from million-dollar listings to the newest luxury trends; and Market Matters, where you can easily get the pulse of the housing market in your neighborhood and beyond. To discover the Ebby Blog, visit ebby.com/blog To learn more about Ebby Halliday Realtors or to start your home search today, visit the award-winning ebby.com.

A Fresh Look for Fall

Whether you’re selling or staying, never underestimate the importance of consistent home maintenance. Consider these seasonal tips for fall to help ensure your home gives off the best impression all year long: Highlight the Front Door The front door of a home is one of the first things that potential buyers notice – regardless of the season. During the fall months, try a simple wreath or fall foliage to add a welcoming touch. Add Outdoor Lighting As the days get shorter, it becomes increasingly important to provide potential homebuyers with a safe path to your front door. Use decorative lights to illuminate walkways, and install flood lights or lanterns to brighten up entrance areas. Keep it Simple Be careful to not go overboard with fall décor. Keep it subtle with a wreath or a seasonal arrangement of gourds; things that will enhance the curb appeal of your home rather than serve as a distraction. President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. For more information see briggsfreeman.com.

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Fabulous First Impressions

6514 Forestshire Drive invites guests in with sophisticated finishes and natural light. Listed by Lisa Besserer for $1,299,000. Never underestimate the importance of making an entrance. Whether you prefer the grand welcome of a sweeping staircase and a glimmering chandelier, or the warm invitation of fresh flowers and beautifully showcased artwork, what’s just on the other side of the front door can speak volumes about the personality of your home and the way you want guests to feel from the minute they step inside. 4328 Druid Lane | University Park With five upstairs bedrooms and an open kitchen, den and breakfast area that lead to a covered porch, there is plenty of room in this home. Each bedroom has its own private bath and walk-in closet. Listed by Lindy Mahoney and Martin Stevenson for $1,595,000. 6514 Forestshire Drive | Preston Hollow Fabulous family home located near private schools, shopping and Downtown Dallas. Sophisticated, transitional finishes exist throughout expansive rooms, with vaulted ceilings and lots of natural light. Listed by Lisa Besserer for $1,299,000. President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. For more information see briggsfreeman.com.

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New Contemporary Custom Home

Location, luxury and function! This new custom home by LM2Group’s Ken Ellefson has it all and will be completed just in time for fall holiday entertaining. Greeting friends and family with contemporary elegance from a prime lot in Dallas’ Crest Haven Place, the modern home boasts a superior floor plan that puts quality, style and design at the forefront for today’s lifestyle. Over 4,500 square feet of light and bright living space is accentuated by clean-lined interior finishes with Level 5 wall finishes. A versatile design includes four bedrooms and four and one-half baths, with the master suite privately located downstairs. There’s also a game room, exercise room, study and “mom’s office”. The fun will easily move outdoors to the loggia with a grill, and a fabulous kitchen is fully equipped for entertaining with high-end Energy Star appliances including a commercial-grade range and double ovens. Conservation is also encouraged with a 16+ SEER AC, insulated doors, Low E windows and more. 8418 Lakemont is Offered at $1,250,000. Contact Stevie Chaddick, schaddick@virginiacook.com or 214533-1234. Virginia Cook, Realtors® is a locally owned, independent real estate broker and a member of Leading Real Estate Companies® of the World, the most active broker-to-broker referral network in the world.

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Sunday Night Lights

The home theater at 4441 S. Versailles Avenue is complete with a state-of-the-art sound system, big screen and gaming consoles. Listed by Joan Eleazer for $9,750,000. Make the Sunday night experience complete in your very own home theater. With amenities like built-in wet bars, refrigerators, and the latest in sound and media technology, the media rooms below are definitely winners. See more at briggsfreeman.com. 4441 S. Versailles Avenue | Highland Park Sited on a beautiful corner lot in a one-of-a-kind location overlooking Versailles Park, this French Regency-style home is authentic in design and unsurpassed in quality. The home theater is complete with a state-of-the-art sound system, big screen and gaming consoles. Listed by Joan Eleazer for $9,750,000 6822 Chevy Chase Avenue | Preston Hills This captivating French-country inspired home boasts four oversized bedrooms and 5,368 square feet of luxury living space. A large game room, separate bonus room, and sophisticated home theater with an expansive big screen and wet bar offer ample space to entertain. Listed by Amy Detwiler for $1,498,000. President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. For more information see briggsfreeman.com.

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Architect Clay Nelson and Gage Custom Homes collaborated on this French-inspired home blocks from the new Park Cities YMCA and Bradfield Elementary. Offered for $1,899,000 by Gayl Braymer and Jonathan Thayer of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate, 4116 Stanhope Street (4116stanhope.daveperrymiller. com) includes five bedrooms, five full baths, two half baths, formals, family room, gourmet kitchen, media/playroom, and two-car garage. Beyond the scrolled iron door is the bright entry. Adjacent arches open to both the living and dining rooms. The family room has a grand fireplace and bookcases, with French doors opening to the brick loggia and backyard. The gourmet kitchen features a large center island, breakfast bar, granite countertops, custom cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and butler’s pantry. The master suite has a spacious bath with dual vanities, soaking tub and large closet. The second floor has a game room and three en suite bedrooms, and on the third, another en suite bedroom. For more information, contact Gayl at (214)906-2170/ gayl@ daveperrymiller.com, or Jonathan at (214)215-3426/ jonathan@ daveperrymiller.com. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (daveperrymiller.com) is a division of Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc. with five locations specializing in marketing the key areas of Park Cities, Preston Hollow, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, and Kessler Park.

This updated jewel is set on a 70x160’ fairway lot by Caruth Park. Offered for $1,775,000 by Jane Gordon with Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate, 3425 Southwestern Blvd. (3425southwestern.daveperrymiller.com) boasts a main house with four bedrooms (or three with study) plus a 1,350sf, twostory guest house. Throughout the open-concept main house, a palette of soothing whites and grays, designer lighting and wood floors create a stylish backdrop. French doors and windows across the back offer natural light and pool views. The chef-worthy kitchen boasts white cabinetry, black stone countertops, white marble backsplash, farmhouse sink, and high-end stainless appliances. Upstairs, the master suite has three closets and a white marble bathroom, plus there are two more bedrooms and a full bath. The back house, connected by breezeway, is perfect for college students, nanny, or in-laws, with its two living areas, two kitchenettes, guest suite, and full and half bath. Covered outdoor living areas (with mosquito misting system) overlook a pool and fountain. For more information, contact Jane Gordon at (214)478-7099 or janegordon@daveperrymiller.com. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (daveperrymiller.com) is a division of Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc., with five locations specializing in Park Cities, Preston Hollow, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, and Kessler Park.

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CONTINUED FROM 52 get this thing opened up and revitalized, we’ve got to get rid of the bottleneck in Jubilee Park, Dolphin Heights, Mill City.” He says his first priority for Fair Park is to create an eight-acre park on Cullum Boulevard, which is currently taken over by parking lots. City council agrees that the neglect of Fair Park has gone on too long, but several councilmembers insisted the surrounding areas deserve greater representation on Humann’s board. (As it stands, the board has one of nine seats allotted to a member of the Fair Park community.)

LEN BOURLAND Lying (oops, I mean Brian) Williams doing a Lochte interview, while nodding sympathetically. Thank heavens U.S. Olympic runner Abbey D’Agostino redeemed everything when she stopped after tripping in her event to help up the New Zealand runner who also tripped, Nikki Hamblen, as they limped in last arm in arm at the finish line to wild cheers. When a clear act of honesty and decency and selflessness happens in this day and age, it is truly headline news. We give out medals. Once upon a time there was a certain sense of right and wrong, good and bad, integrity and ethics, that was pretty basically understood by most people in American society and was the foundation of our country. Now in accommodating everything, we’re inconclusive about our values. Blurring those lines has created a whole new set of speech that further obscures what is being communicated. Perhaps taking the sting out of pejoratives is meant to show tolerance. But instead it creates mush out of strong convictions. No wonder we have breakdowns in communication. What is everybody saying with this verbal mumbo jumbo? Free speech is clear speech backed by reason. We’re becoming prisoners of our own psychobabble. So go get your mask for Halloween. This year you can get away with saying just about anything with your disguise. I’m not exaggerating. Everybody’s masquerading. Mayor Mike Rawlings has pushed for city officials to get on board with Humann’s plan. “If this doesn’t happen, this doesn’t happen for the next 20 years. It just won’t. It’s taken too much work, we’re too close,” he said in his closing remarks at the Aug. 29 briefing. “People are going to look back and say this was a critical point in Dallas’ life.” Council is under the clock now to at least gesture towards approval of Humann’s plan by the end of September by fitting Humann’s requested expenditure for Fair Park ($11.5 million for the first year) into their budget for the fiscal year. At press time, the budget had not been set.

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women with limited means will be the ones who suffer the most.” Planned Parenthood offers low or no-cost health services based on income, for patients who are uninsured but don’t qualify for state or federal programs. At a private doctor or at a hospital, those same services – breast exams, cervical cancer screenings, fertility tests, sexual health tests, and long-acting reversible contraception – come with a huge cost burden, which often means low-income women will simply not have access to them. Without insurance, an intrauterine device (one method of long-acting reversible contraception) can cost $1,000. That’s where private funding can fill gaps, “while we wait for the drug community to come up with less expensive options,” Boone said. The grant was inspired by Colorado’s statewide private grant that, since 2009, has offered women free access to long-acting reversible contraception; the state has since seen the number of unwanted teen pregnancies and abortions drop by nearly half. Boone says long-acting reversible contraception is a “solution for those who believe in the sanctity of childbirth,” since it helps prevent abortions. But while donations can be a lifeline to get through public policy, she says they cannot replace it. “There is not enough private philanthropy to make excellent healthcare available to every woman in Texas,” Betsy Healy, grants director at the Harold Simmons Foundation, said. “The problem is too big.” During the HB2 years, Texas was a fountainhead for the battle against abortion in the U.S. and created a precedent for several other states to make abortion as good as illegal, by taking a series of stringent measures that caused more than half the Planned Parenthood clinics in Texas to close. Despite the law’s overturn, which Planned Parenthood leadership sees as a hopeful sign, public policy in Texas is still written by politicians who are for the most part opposed to abortion, which is one of the services Planned Parenthood provides. Since 2013, when HB2 was instated, the state has also cut Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program and dissolved a twenty-year partnership with the state health department through which Planned Parenthood provided breast and cervical cancer screenings. Healy said it’s important that philanthropy carry a message. “We’re hoping to be part of generating a larger conversation about public health care access for women,” she said. “We want the community to see that you make a positive impact when you do this.” It’s a message the donors are hoping lawmakers hear.

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The Power of Pink

Bold raspberry walls are both fresh and timeless in the entry of 4005 Gillon Avenue. Listed by David Unassuming, captivating, authoritative, sophisticated, refreshing: pink has many sides and a lot more power than its frilly reputation suggests. Designers are giving the color the closer look it deserves and harnessing

its complexity to bring depth and energy to spaces in a way that feels bright and perfect for right now. Put on your rose-colored glasses and enjoy the pops of pink in the homes listed below. See more at briggsfreeman.com. 4005 Gillon Avenue | Highland Park This Greek Revival masterpiece with Georgian Colonial influences is a piece of Dallas history. Like Dallas itself, it is uniquely southern while undeniably cosmopolitan. Four large columns framing the façade open to a grand entry with raspberry walls that feel both fresh and timeless. Listed by David Sparling for $5,250,000. 4005 Marquette Street | University Park This classic University Park home has been totally remodeled and is minutes from Preston Center. A spacious family room with dramatic vaulted and beamed ceilings opens to the luscious backyard, complete with a pool and outdoor kitchen. Listed by Michelle Wood for $1,950,000. President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. For more information see briggsfreeman.com.