Park Cities People December 2017

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FAKE GRASS ON FRONT LAWNS

FAMILY TRADITION ON BASKETBALL COURT

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Highland Park Town Council will look to community for feedback on synthetic landscaping rules.

Granddaughter of man who started school’s hoops program is playing a bigger role with Lady Scots.

Dallas retailer’s interest in all things avian began in childhood and inspired his business plan nearly 25 years ago.

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Contents

Crime ............................. 4 News ............................... 8 Community .................. 14 Schools ......................... 18 Sports ........................... 20 Business ........................ 24 Crystal Charity.............. 32 Weddings ...................... 38 Traditions...................... 39 Society .......................... 42 Living Well.................... 51 Obituary........................ 53 Classifieds ..................... 55

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Crime

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S KU L D U G G E RY of the MONTH

BARTERING WITH PIZZA AT THE YMCA

A Highland Park mom discovered 13 charges to Domino’s Pizza in the 6000 block of Sherry Lane and went to police on Oct. 16 to report credit card fraud and harassment.

The $301.24 worth of pizza apparently was purchased by a former co-worker of the cardholder’s daughter and used to bribe other Moody Family YMCA staff to cover his shift.

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CRIME REPORT OCT. 9 - NOV. 5 OCT. 9 Stolen around 2:30 p.m.: an envelope with $2,441 in cash from a pickup parked at a worksite in the 4200 block of Armstrong Parkway.

A side window was smashed.

outside at 2 p.m. and the bike was gone. With it a small bag, her driver’s license, keys, and $20. At the scene, another woman told police her black and green Trek bicycle was stolen six weeks ago.

OCT. 11 Lost: a wallet with $165 of cash inside. Around 2 p.m. Wednesday, a 64-year-old man was trying on clothing at a retail store in the 4000 block of Northwest Highway. He told police officers he thought his wallet was stolen.

OCT. 16 Left open overnight: a detached garage in the 3500 block of Princeton Avenue. Three Trek bicycles and a salmon pink specialized hybrid bike [$3,000 total value for the bikes] were all reported missing at 7:52 a.m. The homeowner also told police a child’s bicycle was stolen out of her front yard about a week earlier.

OCT. 12 Wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, a woman in her late 30s or early 40s walked out of BlueMercury at Highland Park Village with about $1,280 worth of unpaid merchandise in her purse. An employee told police the woman had come into the store to return items she’d purchased from the Plano location before walking out with the stolen merchandise.

A locked trailer at an Ed Jarrett Company worksite in the 4300 block of Bordeaux Avenue was pried open overnight and thousands of dollars in tools and machinery were stolen. Among the items; a $1,100 blue Bosch hammer drill and a $1,200 orange Stihl cut off saw.

OCT. 13 Just before midnight, the back windows of two separate vehicles were smashed at Cafe Brazil in the 6400 block of North Central Expressway. Property was stolen from both vehicles, including a purse and $200 worth of cosmetics.

OCT. 15 About a half hour after parking her white Trek bicycle in the driveway of a home in the 4300 block of Livingston Avenue, a 49-year-old woman said she went

OCT. 17 Around 3:15 p.m., the boyfriend of a 21-year-old woman came to her place of employment in the 6600 block of Hillcrest Avenue and threatened to shoot her.

OCT. 18 Stolen before 1:26 a.m.: the third-row seats of a 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe parked overnight in the 3200 block of St. Johns Drive.

OCT. 20 A $650 boy’s bicycle was taken from the back of a home in the 3600 block of Granada Avenue, sometime between noon Oct. 17 and 11:56 a.m. Oct. 20.

Stolen: two weed eaters and a leaf blower around 6:10 p.m. from the back of a landscaping truck in the 3600 block of Colgate Avenue.

OCT. 21 Stolen before 5:19 p.m.: a black Razor Bistro electric scooter from the sidewalk in front of a home in the 4300 block of Livingston Avenue.

After catching an Uber around 3 a.m. in the 3100 block of Daniel

Avenue, a 22-year-old woman said the driver grabbed her leg and then destroyed her $1,500 Chanel purse and iPhone 7 while taking her home.

OCT. 23 An allergy-suffering burglar may still be sneezing after leaving a leather pouch containing four Benadryl, a Zyrtec pill, and about $4 in cash in a black 2015 Land Rover broken into between 7:30 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. in the 3700 block of Normandy Avenue.

More than $16,000 in jewelry was stolen between 8:15 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. from an unlocked home in the 4400 block of Mockingbird Lane. Among the list of valuables; a 1940s antique charm bracelet valued at $3,500.

OCT. 24 The third-row seats, valued at $2,000, were stolen sometime between 10 p.m. Oct. 18 and 5 p.m.

Oct. 24 from a 2007 GMC Yukon parked in the driveway of a home in the 3200 block of Beverly Drive.

OCT. 25 The ignition of a 2013 black Ford F250 in the 4200 block of Normandy Avenue was damaged sometime overnight before 7:45 a.m.

Damage estimate: $500.

OCT. 28 A 43-year-old male homeowner reported that around 11:30 p.m. an unknown youth stole a $300 hoverboard from his house in the 6900 block of Vassar Avenue.

OCT. 29 A $200 purse stuffed with a $4,000 necklace and $60 in cash was stolen sometime between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. from a 2016 gray BMW XI parked in the 7700 block of Hillcrest Avenue.

OCT. 30 Stolen before midnight: A $1,600 Goyard tote from inside a 2013 white Cadillac SRX parked overnight in the 4200 block of San Carlos Drive.

OCT. 31 As if stealing an iPhone, Garmin GPS, and two pairs of sunglasses [$820 total value] from an unlocked 2011 Volkswagen Passat in the 4500 block of Lorraine Avenue wasn’t rude enough, the burglar also left the driver with a dead battery at 8:30 a.m. by leaving an interior light on.

Shot: a cat with a pellet gun around midnight in the 3200 block of Bryn Mawr Drive.

NOV. 1 Damaged before 8 a.m.: 220 feet of freshly poured concrete in the 3700 block of Dartmouth Avenue when someone walked down the wet concrete with a four-legged friend and drew genitals on the pavement.

Damage was estimated at $1,000.

NOV. 2 Stolen: two Lockett Petite bags, valued at $4,445, were stolen around 4:15 p.m. from the Jimmy Choo store at Highland Park Village by two women in their mid-20s NOV. 3 The thief who stole a package around 7:14 p.m. Nov. 3 from the front porch of home in the 4100 block of University Boulevard may get a jump start on the oh-so-famous New Year’s resolution to lose weight.

The stolen package had a nearly $65 bathroom scale in it.

NOV. 5 Stolen: a 2014 red GMC and a $20 household thermometer sometime between 1 and 5:30 a.m. from outside a home in the 3500 block of Southwestern Boulevard.

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NOT IN MY NEIGHBOR’S FRONT YARD

HP Town Council to seek input next year on synthetic turf rules

By William Taylor

People Newspapers Synthetic turf has come a long way since the Brady Bunch and the Astrodome, but not improved enough to satisfy Highland Park town council member Margo Goodwin.

“I don’t want artificial turf next to me,” she said. “To me plastic is plastic and not natural looking like Highland Park.”

Nevertheless, town staff and council members have been discussing since June the possibility of removing a 2012 prohibition on artificial turf in front yards and other places visible from town streets, sidewalks, or alleys.

They plan to ask residents for feedback during a meeting early next year, likely in January, town administrator Bill Lindley said.

“This could help those who can’t grow anything in the front yard,” Mayor Joel Williams said.

Many residents are tired of resodding shaded areas where grass won’t grow and don’t like groundcover because of the potential for mosquito infestation, the mayor said.

The discussions began after Denny Carreker spent $32,000 to have SynLawn install 3,000-square-feet of synthetic turf in what he considered his backyard.

Town staff notified him of a violation. Because his home is on a double fronting lot

The 3,000-square-feet of synthetic turf installed at 4321 Overhill Drive costs $32,000. created in 2006 by merging 4328 St. Johns Drive into 4321 Overhill Drive, it legally has two front yards.

Rather than removing and replacing the synthetic turf near St. Johns Drive at a cost of $14,000, Carreker sought a variance – something not allowed under the existing ordinance. He also made council members aware of illegally installed synthetic turf in the front yard of a home in the 3500 block of Crescent Avenue.

Town officials have delayed enforcement actions against the two properties while staff and council consider potential ordinance changes.

At least 10 other property owners have inquired with the town this year about using artificial turf in their front yards, according to a town memo.

In October, staff raised the possibility of including artificial turf in the impervious surfaces such as driveways and sidewalks allowed

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in front yards. Town regulations limit such surfaces to 50 percent of a front yard.

But council members said they wanted public input before making any changes to the rules.

“I’m not interested in two houses,” council member Eric Gambrell said. “I’m interested in a whole community.”

Goodwin said, “I don’t think we’ve heard from the people who are very opposed to plastic.”

UP Considers Mile-Per-Year Program Change

Bringing the work in-house could save $200,000 annually

By Bianca R. Montes People Newspapers

A not-so-popular joke around the office at University Park City Hall is that the mile-per-year program has shifted to the metric system.

“It’s now a kilometer per year,” said Jacob Speer, the city’s solid waste director, half-heartedly laughing about a dwindling effort to replace one mile of water and sewer lines each year.

Rapid growth across Dallas-Fort Worth has allowed contractors to become less competitive, and smaller programs, like UP’s mile-per-year program, are seeing unprecedented increases in bids for the work, Speer explained.

The fickle market has made budgeting harder to predict, he said. “It almost forces you to plan for the worst.”

City leaders end up with no good options. They can budget for the most significant increase they can forecast — straining the

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University Park Public Works Department crews work on a utility line replacement project.

budget elsewhere — or, they can draw back on that mile, which is exactly what they’ve done.

“What we found was happening was when the budget was tight, it was a lot easier to reduce the scope of the project than [to] find more money,” Speer said.

But he thinks he has a solution.

Speer has suggested bringing the work in-house by phasing in three six person crews over a three-year period.

Data pulled from a pilot program the city funded last year shows some savings, the need for a $1.8 million capital investment for equipment, and a strong likelihood that the new city crew would be able to handle the mile-per-year program. The cost to move the program in-house would be about $3.1 million annually — that would cover salary, benefits, equipment, materials, and a “generous” 15 percent contingency.

It costs about $3.3 million to contract the same work, city leaders said.

Council members made few comments on the proposed change during a presentation in October, but did wonder how unexpected inflation in material costs or bad weather would impact the projected numbers should the city bring the program in-house.

The contractor currently takes on those risks when the city outsources the work, Speer responded. He added later that the impact of inflation and weather would be far easier to predict than the “volatile construction industry in Texas.”

Council members are expected to decide whether they want to bring the program in-house early next year.

“Bringing our mile-per-year projects in-house has real potential and could result in substantial savings for us in the coming years,” Mayor Olin Lane said. “I applaud Public Works for their careful review of all aspects of the pilot project and for committee examination of what has taken place [up] to this point.”

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HPDPS To Double Motorcycle Patrol

Second officer could join force in December

By Taylor Crisler

People Newspapers Highland Park is doubling the size of its motorcycle division this December — by hiring one more officer.

Adding a second motor officer will allow for improved response times, as the officers could split their coverage of the town between the east and west sides, said Officer Peter Gardner.

“Also, I’m still in the military reserve, so if I’m gone for a week doing military, I need to have somebody here on that doing what I was doing,” he said.

The division in its current form has existed since Highland Park Assistant Chief of Police Paul Sandman contacted Gardner in 2015.

Gardner was a motor officer in Lewisville from 2001 until 2008, when officer Victor Lozada-Tirado, 49, died after hitting a curb during a security motorcade for Hillary Clinton in Dallas.

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Officer Peter Gardner investigates vehicle collisions for the Highland Park Department of Public Safety.

“Our chief [in Lewisville] said: ‘You know what, they’re dangerous.

I don’t want to bury one of you guys.

Park ‘em,’” Gardner said.

Before Gardner’s arrival to the force, the Highland Park Department of Public Safety had to outsource investigations of traffic-related fatalities to either University Park

officers or DPS state troopers. This is due to Highland Park’s unique division of labor, where other police officers also split time between roles in EMS and fire safety.

Fatality investigations involve a variety of tools for measuring speed, either from skid marks, the vault of a car jumping off the roadway, or the

amount of intrusion into a car after a crash.

According to HPDPS Lieutenant Lance Koppa, adding a motor officer dedicated to traffic violations has shortened response times by 30 seconds (HPDPS’ average is two minutes, 37 seconds), and that over a three-year period, traffic accidents are down by 8 percent.

The motorcycle, a Honda S21300, cost around $48,000 with Garner’s improvements, which include high-visibility lights, an integrated braking system, moving radar, and front and rear cameras.

The most important aspect in choosing the bike was its water-cooled engine.

“So even when we had the Goff ’s fire a year ago,” Gardner said, recalling the fire at former University Park staple Goff ’s Hamburgers, which Gardner assisted UPPD on, “It was 107 degrees. That bike’s running with all its lights on for three hours. Never overheated.

“Try that with a Harley: It’s air

cooled, it’s overheating, it’s dying.

Now you’re stuck with just a big 800-pound obstruction in the roadway.”

Aside from the benefits to speed and efficiency, Gardner said, motorcycles have had an unintended impact on the department.

“They are the best customer relations platform you’re ever going to get,” Gardner said. “If I park this thing at any store driving through the Village, people stop, talk to me. Kids run up to it. If I drive up in a squad car nobody’s gonna come up to me, because nobody wants to talk to me through a car. I am totally accessible [to] the public.”

UP’S RIDERS In December 2016, University Park City Council approved the purchase of two 2017 Harley Davidson Road King motorcycles for its police.

The price tag for the two bikes was $48,982.

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ASTRONAUT LANDS AT SMU

Scott Kelly discusses his record-setting stay in space

By Joshua Baethge

“I was absolutely inspired after spending a year in space.”

Scott Kelly

Special Contributor

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he 2017 Authors LIVE! season ended on a high note as an overflow crowd of more than 1,200 people packed Highland Park United Methodist Church to hear astronaut Scott Kelly discuss his new book Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery.

“We try to choose what our community is interested in,” Authors LIVE! agent Janet McLeod said.

The partnership between Highland Park UMC, Friends of the SMU Libraries, and Friends of the Highland Park Library hosts approximately 15–20 authors a year. Kelly’s talk attracted one of its largest crowds.

Only two other Americans have spent more cumulative days in space than Scott Kelly, who has logged 520 days in orbit during his career. In 2016, he established a new American record for longest spaceflight when he returned to Earth after 340 days on the International Space Station.

The trip was notable for a study involving his twin brother, Mark, who

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Astronaut Scott Kelly answers audience questions during an appearance at Highland Park United Methodist Church. also is an astronaut. Since twins have almost identical DNA, scientists were presented with a unique opportunity to measure the effects of long-term space travel by comparing Kelly to his brother back on Earth.

Kelly said he was not a great student growing up. When he was 18, he stumbled upon Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff, a book about the fight-

er pilots involved in America’s earliest attempts at space exploration. As Kelly read the book, he said, he identified with many of its characters — with one exception. He did not study or do his homework like they did.

“I thought to myself, ‘If I could solve that one problem, maybe I could be just like them,’” Kelly said.

That motivation led to a career as

a Navy pilot, where he attained the rank of captain before retiring from active duty in 2012. Kelly said landing a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier is, in many ways, scarier than coming in for a landing from outer space.

He also discussed the difficulties of living in space, including feeling helpless when tragedies strike. Kelly was in space when a gunman shot his

sister-in-law, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

He added that it was difficult to be away from family for so long, to essentially be at work all of the time, and to be stuck inside a relatively small space without the ability to go outdoors.

“All these things are hard, but that’s what also makes it so great, because it’s hard,” he said. “If I would have said ‘that was easy,’ I don’t think I would’ve had that same sense of achievement and satisfaction.”

During audience questions, Kelly shared his thoughts on aliens, which he said are likely, but not on Earth.

He talked about space food, saying a granola breakfast concoction with milk and water is the only meal he’d consider at home. And, as far as whether he brought a fidget spinner to space; the answer is no.

Kelly ended by saying the international cooperation required to build a space station should remind people that great things are possible.

“I was absolutely inspired after spending a year in space,” he said. “If we can dream it, we can do it.”

‘Future Rotarians’ Learn To Serve at Hillcrest High School Park Cities club provides mentors, teaches values

By Maria Adolphs

Special Contributor The Rotary Club of Park Cities adopted Hillcrest High School in 2007 to help create the leaders of tomorrow.

“Having kids understand the values and attributes it takes to positively impact this world is so critical,” said Tracy Gomes, immediate past president of the club. “It’s what Rotary stands for.”

Rotary is a nondenominational, nonpolitical community service organization, with 1.3 million members in more than 133 countries. The people of the Park Cities chapter — which has 173 members — are very dedicated, Gomes said.

At Hillcrest, about 130 students take part in several youth services offered. Among them is the mentoring program, where first-generation college students get assistance transitioning from high school to college.

A mentor devotes two and a half years — from a student’s junior year in high school through their freshman year in college — not

only helping a teen navigate college applications and student loans, but by being a friend who “walks along with the student” each step of the way, Gomes said.

Students in the mentoring program may also take part in the Interact program, focusing on such community service projects as cleaning up the Trinity River with the National Audubon Society, visiting Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, and helping the homeless at OurCalling.

Interact members also work internationally, collecting mobility devices for Crutches 4 Africa and traveling to Nicaragua to a school for the blind.

Rohama Bekele, a senior at Hillcrest and current vice president of the Interact Club, said she fell in love with volunteering after her first event.

Her favorite annual programs include assembling red bag kits for the Salvation Army Angel Tree Program and helping out at the North Texas Food Bank.

“I was able to learn so much about leadership and what service is about,” Bekele said.

The programs sponsored by the rotary are “a demonstration of what we stand for,” she said: “service above self.”

The Rotary Club also sponsors an Ethic’s Faire, “using art as a medium to express key Rotary values,” Gomes said. The club also provides scholarships for college expenses and to attend RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership

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Interact Club members, like Park Cities Rotarians, pledge to the U.S. flag at their meetings.

Awards), a summer camp that teaches leadership skills.

Gomes said the programs not only teach the values and attributes to better the world but also give students a sense of empowerment.

“Everybody has something to contribute, and by working together in a positive way, we can have a demonstrable and measurable impact in improving our communities,” he said.

Kevin Burgess is the faculty sponsor of the Interact Club at Hillcrest.

“The Rotary Club has had a tremendous influence on campus, helping shape the next generation of global leaders and instilling a creed of service above self,” Burgess said. “It has challenged students to think about the issues facing their community, both local, national, and global, and take positive steps to remedying them.”

Gomes said the emphasis on the programs at Hillcrest is to prepare the next generation of Rotarians. “Rotarians are not necessarily born; they have to be instilled and inculcated with that understanding and values.”

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Supporting UP’s Library

Friends’ donations reach $1.5 million

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FROM LEFT: Volunteers chair Amy Wesner recognizes Diane Galloway Volunteer of the Year honoree Irene “Tink” Moir.

Donations to University Park from the Friends of the University Park Public Library have reached $1.5 million since the library opened in January 2013 in its permanent location in The Plaza at Preston Center.

The most recent gift: $300,000 presented this fall at the Friends’ annual meeting.

The purpose of the gifts is to help the library provide high-quality services and materials to its patrons, leaders of the nonprofit said.

The Friends organization’s volunteers also promote the library and assist library staff.

The nonprofit recently honored Irene “Tink” Moir with the Diane Galloway Volunteer of the Year award for her outstanding volunteer efforts over many years. Visit universityparklibrary.wildapricot.org to see a list of previous honorees and learn more about the organization.

Melissa Rieman will continue to serve as president of the Friends of the University Park Public Library while Renne Lokey will serve as president-elect for 2017–18.

With January marking the fifth anniversary of the library opening at The Plaza at Preston Center, library and Friends leaders expect to schedule special events and programming during 2018.

The UP Public Library is free to all residents in University Park and the Highland Park Independent School District.

— Staff report

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Novelist Returns to Scene of the Drive

Author found his voice in Dallas

Brooke Kull

People Newspaper s More than 20 years ago, Bradley Spinelli got his professional writing start publishing articles for People Newspaers while working as the delivery driver for Uptown People.

In November, he returned to Dallas for a reading of his most recent novel, The Painted Gun. “Dallas is the first city that was truly ‘mine,’” Spinelli said. “Writing-wise, my first two novels were set in Dallas. That’s where I found my voice. ” In his 1990s, San Francisco-based thriller, David “Itchy” Crane is hired to crack the case of a missing girl. The only clue: a portrait of Crane himself painted by the missing girl, whom he never recalls meeting.

“The characters are all made up, with perhaps one minor exception,” Spinelli said.

“But the location is deeply relevant.

“My family is from south San Francisco,” he said. “That’s the whole cloth of that book. The stitching is invented, but the fabric is real.”

Bradley Spinelli

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Spinelli, who has two other soon-to-be published novels and a screenplay in the works, explained that becoming a writer was more of an evolution than a decision.

“I was an actor, but I wanted to be more involved,” he said. “My directing professor at SMU, Lou Salerni, taught an acting class for seniors, and I wrote and performed a 30-minute monologue — that was my first serious piece. Then I read Tropic of Cancer and decided to write a book.”

Spinelli said only to pursue writing as a career if it’s a die-hard passion.

“It’s extremely difficult to make a living as a writer — in journalism, fiction, screenwriting, etc.,” he said. “So only go for it if you literally can’t not do it.”

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Chilly Morning No Match for Pink

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Komen participants bundled up for the race. See more at parkcitiespeople.com.

Dallas’ 35th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure drew thousands of enthusiastic runners, walkers, and booth operators to NorthPark Center on the unseasonably cold day.

A pre-dawn low just a little above freezing brought out coats and gloves to go with pink boas, hats, wigs, and tutus.

The race raises significant dollars for breast cancer research and services while cre-

ating awareness for the disease and efforts to fight it.

It also celebrates breast cancer survivors, and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease.

Funds raised from this year’s race – still coming in through mid-November – had already surpassed $774,000 toward a $1 million goal, according to komen.org.

— Staff report

The Perfect Christmas Gift?

How about a hiatus from ‘Gotcha’

LEN BOURLAND December is really late fall in our fair city, so we’ll still be blowing leaves out of the yards while stringing whatever kind of lights you want to call them in the land of political correctness.

Whether it’s Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, or Christmas, or some secular gathering, gifts will be exchanged: food, clothes, electronics, books, appliances, jewelry … something, depending on budgets and traditions.

What I’d really, really love for Christmas doesn’t involve shopping. It’s a hiatus. That’s that wonderful vocabulary word on the SAT meaning a pause, a break. I’d like a break from our national news pastime of “Gotcha.”

It’s not that we don’t have fundamental problems — from bullying, to racism by all colors, to harassment by those in power positions of the less powerful, be it children, women, employees, or the marginalized. We do.

It’s just that once examples are aired and the debriding of the festering wound begins,

it seems there is a constant barrage of similar exposes that just overwhelm the senses.

Victims come out of the woodwork for the television cameras, which is fine up to a point. But after a while, we get it. I don’t need every unknown actress avowing having her derriere patted or boarding passenger snubbed by airport personnel or famous wife who shoved her famous husband, or sniveling college student who felt “unsafe” by a political discussion in a classroom making it on the airways.

The big jaw-dropping story, sure. The tidal wave of follow-ups just dilutes the cause at some point.

Move on to cancer breakthroughs and new planets and the next weather event. Sometimes I think we need to teach self-advocacy so that all grievances don’t end up on the news or in the courts.

I’m kinda tired of the incessant whining.

It’s like when a kid comes in crying to mama that his sibling hit him. Mama punishes truculent kid. Then he/she hazes the tattletale sibling who loudly yells back while the baby starts crying in the mix.

The frustrated parent finally commands all kids to go outside with orders to quit hitting, tattling, and annoying each other and mama.

So everybody just stop hitting, tattling, and annoying each other for the holidays and go outside and play. Come January, the kids are all sure to come back inside and fight.

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Schools

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HPHS Bid Less Than Budgeted $6M available for other projects

By Bianca R. Montes People Newspapers

The Highlander Band impresses with a wedding-inspired show.

WANT A TRIP TO STATE? ‘I DO’

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Highlander Band scores top 10 ranking

T

he Highlander Band returned from its first trip to the UIL State Marching Band contest with a top 10 ranking after advancing to the finals during competition in November at the San Antonio Alamodome.

The band finished the season ranked 10th out of 250 5A bands in the state, Highland Park ISD officials announced.

The 140-member Highlander Band was one of the smallest to compete in the state contest and was by far the smallest band to

advance to finals competition, school officials said.

“This band has far exceeded anything we could have dreamed of at the beginning of the season,” said Reagan Brumley, director of instrumental music for HPISD and director of the Highlander Band.

The band’s wedding -themed marching show, “I Do,” was inspired by the 30-plusyear marriage of the parents of Corey Parks, an assistant director of bands for Highland Park High School.

Brumley collaborated with James LaBrecque, an assistant director of bands and director of percussion for the Highlander Band, and Danny Martinez, color guard director for both HPHS and Highland Park Middle School, to design the show.

“As I had the opportunity to witness the Highlander Band’s performance at state this year, I was humbly proud of what the students, directors, and parents were able to accomplish,” HPHS Principal Walter Kelly said.

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Plant a Tree, Learn a Lesson

Hyer students shovel dirt on Arbor Day

By Bianca R. Montes People Newspapers

With golden shovels in hand, Hyer Elementary School third-graders helped plant a new tree in University Park.

City Manager Robbie Corder told the students they’d be able to look out their classroom window for years to come and watch the live oak they planted at Smith Park continue to grow.

Since creating the Trees for Town program in 1982, more than 3900 trees have been planted across the city, University Park Mayor Olin Lane said.

“Thank you for coming out, and I know you’re going to get dirty,” he told the students, who didn’t seem to mind as they eagerly took turns shoveling piles of fresh dirt.

The city has partnered with area schools for the past seven or eight years to plant a tree on Arbor Day, community information officer Steve Mace said.

“Arbor Day gives the city the opportunity to engage with students in an interactive and fun way,” he said. “It’s a meaningful experience for the kids on two levels. The event underscores why trees are so beneficial, and for years to come they can proudly say, I helped plant that.”

BIANCA R. MONTES Hyer Elementary School third-graders plant a new tree at Smith Park to celebrate Arbor Day.

When spending $360 million-plus to overhaul Highland Park Independent School District, it’s expected that some projects will go over budget while others — hopefully — will cost less than anticipated.

An overestimate on the projected budget for the northwest addition at Highland Park High School has resulted in a savings of $6 million, district leaders said.

What that means is that those dollars will be shifted to a contingency fund and either used to pick up the slack for projects that go over budget or for enhancing other projects, said HPISD communications director Jon Dahlander.

“The new elementary school came in a little over budget (more than $3 million), so we’ll be able to apply some of the savings back towards that project,” Dahlander said. “We’ll see how things shake out as we continue to progress in these various projects, and maybe we can apply savings elsewhere, too.”

Early project estimates forecast that building a storm shelter under the addition would cost about as much as adding a parking garage, Dahlander said.

Once the project was bid, he said the numbers proved to be much lower.

Dahlander also said the programming for the northwest addition is less expensive than regular classrooms, so savings also were realized there.

The adjustments knocked the price tag down to about $22.2 million.

As of press time, construction on the northwest addition was anticipated to begin in November.

The addition will expand band, orchestra, and choir halls, and add 30 classrooms, four labs, two resource rooms, and two flex spaces to the high school.

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Scouts Look Forward to New Home

Troop 70, UP Elementary partnership spans nearly nine decades

By Joshua Baethge

Special Contributor When the rebuilt University Park Elementary School opens next year, it will include space for a familiar long-time guest.

Highland Park ISD made sure to allocate space in the new facility for Boy Scouts of America Troop 70, continuing a relationship that spans more than 87 years. “[The district administrators] were very accommodative of us, and we are really appreciative of that,” Charles Moore said.

Moore has been involved with the troop in various roles since he first became a Boy Scout in 1962.

While a number of Boy Scout troops call the Park Cities home, Troop 70 is the only one still affiliated with a public school.

Its charter was issued in 1930, only two decades after the Scouting movement began in the United Sates.

During the late 1940s, rooms were added to the north wall of the boys’ gym at the old UP Elementary campus.

The upstairs part of this room, known as “Topside,” was used by the troop. Scouts held meetings and stored equipment there.

They could even access the room from an outside fire staircase.

SARAH MYERS Pictures of Troop 70’s Eagle Scouts adorned the walls of “Topside,” the troop’s meeting space in the old UP Elementary School building.

That arrangement continued until 1993, when the school reclaimed a large part of Topside for storage, leaving a much smaller space for the Scouts. The space was still large enough to display a picture of nearly every Eagle Scout in the troop’s history, a number that has grown to 487.

When district officials began making plans for the new school, Holmes and other troop officials met with them in hopes of continuing the relationship with UP Elementary at its new campus.

“We invited them to the facilities, showed them the photos and some of prominent folks, and told the troop story,” Holmes said. “They came back and said, ‘We’d like to keep this,

and we’d like to work with you as best we can.’”

Over the years, Troop 70 came to be known as the “Jamboree Troop” because of its goal to send youths to every national Scout Jamboree, an event that occurs every four years.

The troop pays half the cost for each Scout to go with money raised through annual Christmas greenery sales.

“It’s an experience where you can take young boys out in an environment that they are not familiar with and teach them how to do all of these things,” Holmes said.

Holmes now has the Eagle photos in storage, but he is looking forward to unpacking them in their new home.

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Sports

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HIGHLAND PARK HARDWOOD HERITAGE For Turner, Scots basketball is a family tradition

By Todd Jorgenson

of her perimeter shots, she hopes to draw bigger defenders away from the basket.

“Even though she’s on the smaller size, as far as post play, she’s got a good mid-range jumper and her ball-handling is improving,” said HP head coach Nicole Fleming. “I’m looking forward to her adding to her game and watching her develop.”

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shley Turner was practically born to play basketball at Highland Park.

After all, one of her grandfathers was David Turner, the man credited with starting the school’s girls basketball program. Her other grandfather, Bo Snowden, was a longtime boys coach and athletic director at HPHS. That legacy has been passed down to Ashley, a senior who expects to become one of the top post players for the Lady Scots this season. Since she was 6 years old, she’s played basketball, from church leagues to the YMCA to middle school.

“It’s always been a big part of my life,” said Ashley, whose three younger siblings also are aspiring hoopsters. “It’s definitely in my blood.”

Ashley worked to diversify her skills during the offseason, including her shooting range. By hitting a higher percentage

“I definitely feel honored to represent the Snowdens and the Turners.”

Ashley Turner

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Ashley Turner and the Lady Scots have high expectations for this season.

Fleming recalls last season’s Garland ISD tournament in early December, when Ashley was called upon to fill the starting spot of an injured teammate. She played well, and the Lady Scots went on a winning streak in the consolation bracket.

“Even though the pressure is on, she rises to the challenge. That’s the motiva-

tion for her,” Fleming said. “She leads by example, with her actions but also with her voice. She brings a positive atmosphere to every practice.”

This season, Ashley is one of several players with limited varsity experience who will be counted upon to play bigger roles as the Lady Scots hope to return to postseason play.

“It’s a very different dynamic than we had last year,” she said. “It’s caused me to step up, on and off the court. We’re learning how to work with each other. We’ve already come a long way.”

While she’s proud of her extended family’s unique basketball pedigree, Ashley wants to create her own legacy, as well.

“I definitely feel honored to represent the Snowdens and the Turners, but I also want to do it for myself,” she said.

“I would like to make a name for myself, someone who has good character and can be respected.”

Speedy Freshman Duo Stands Out by Fitting In Scots Cross Country races to 7th place state finish

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers It would be easy to look at times and race results and assume that two freshmen are carrying the Highland Park girls cross country team.

But they don’t see it that way.

Although Sophia Oliai and Cameron Fawcett have crossed the finish line in front of their older teammates for much of this season, they stress that they’re only doing their part to help the team.

Such is the philosophy that has perpetuated a legacy of success that spans more than four decades. In fact, when HP ran at this year’s Class 5A state meet in Round Rock, it marked the 43rd consecutive year in which the Lady Scots sent at least one runner to state.

After finishing 10th in the team standings a year ago, HP improved to seventh this time, despite having just one senior and one junior as part of the seven-person squad.

“They were young. They really didn’t understand what it was all about at the beginning,” said HP head coach Susan Bailey. “Some of the older kids tried to teach them about what the team was about — how to race as a team and not as an individual. We knew that they had potential. We just didn’t know if they believed in themselves.”

Jordyn Kaplan, who advanced to state as an individual in 2015 before returning this year as the team’s lone senior, said the team-oriented mindset makes a big difference.

“It was a lot more fun to teach them how important it was to be going as a team,” Kaplan said. “It was a lot more enjoyable when you have a group that you’re racing with instead of racing alone.”

Oliai and Fawcett each made promising debuts at state by finishing in the top 15 individually.

They were followed by a trio of sophomores who returned as

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FROM LEFT: Gracyn Applegate, Jordyn Kaplan, Annemarie Whalen, Maddy Stephens, Cameron Fawcett, Sophia Oliai, and Grace O’Keefe. seasoned veterans.

“Adjusting to running on the varsity team wasn’t that hard because I had a lot of older runners that I could ask about the tradition and about practices,” said Oliai, who won a race in Rowlett in September.

“The tradition is really important,” said sophomore Gracyn Applegate. “You’re trying to run for the other people in past years, and

you don’t want to let them down even though they’re not on the team anymore.”

The Lady Scots consistently have more than 100 runners in the program at the JV and varsity levels, which provides opportunities to run in packs, as most successful programs do.

“Having competition within the team and running with people you know definitely moti-

vates you and helps you get better times,” Fawcett said.

The youth on this year’s team was unusual, yet signaled enough promise that the future of the program continues to look bright.

“It’s fun to look and see what we could have in the future. Everyone just has to stay on the same page and stay focused in on a goal,” Bailey said.

“They’re going to have to hang together. Great things are ahead.”

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Lacrosse Shines With Seven Scots at Fall Signing Ceremony Three volleyball players also ink letters of intent

By Joshua Baethge

Special Contributor Seven lacrosse players were among the 10 Highland Park High School athletes who signed national letters of intent during the school’s fall signing ceremony.

The event, which is normally held on the cafeteria stage, had to be moved to the back of the room to accommodate them all.

Boys lacrosse coach Rich Moses said he was especially excited to see HP send players to several new destinations – universities the school hasn’t sent athletes to before.

“We’re growing, and we’re getting better,” Moses said. “Hopefully next year we will continue that trend.”

This is Moses’ first year as the Division I lacrosse coach.

He has been with the program for nine years, and has known most

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FRONT ROW, FROM LEFT: Finn Jent, KK Callaghan, Zoe Durham, EC Stanzel, and Paxton Alexander.

BACK ROW: Cameron Reeves, Grant Kipp, Cade Saustad, Cooper Kneese, and Berkley Hays. of the players since they were in sixth grade.

Seeing them ready to move on “is a little bittersweet, but it’s more sweet than bitter,” he said. “I’m excited for them.”

Leading the lacrosse contingent was Cade Saustad, a star receiver on the football team who could have played either sport in college.

“I always just felt like lacrosse was my sport,” he said. “When I got to high school, I started to excel at it and I got recruited, so I just embraced it.

Saustad will be attending the University of Virginia, which he chose because he liked its “southern feel” that felt like home to him.

Flint Jent and Cameron Reeves

will continue to be lacrosse teammates at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida near Orlando. The long-time best friends thought it would be fun to go to the same school, but did not initially think it was a realistic possibility.

Reeves said coaches would talk with both of them at tournaments.

Jent committed to university first

this past January.

“As we started talking, I was like, ‘This could actually happen,’” Reeves said. “And it actually happened. It’s awesome.”

Girls team standout Zoe Durham, a two-time team captain whom coach Lellie Swords called the “heart and soul of the team,” will be headed to Yale next fall.

“I wanted to play lacrosse in college, but I also wanted to use lacrosse to get into the best academic college that I could,” Durham said.

“I’m super excited.”

She will be joined at Yale by baseball pitcher Grant Kipp. He struck out 58 batters and compiled a 0.91 Earn Run Average during his junior year when he was named to the Dallas Morning News’ All-Area second team.

Other athletes who signed letters of intent were lacrosse players Paxton Alexander (Michigan), Cooper Kneese (Utah), and KK Callaghan (Butler University), as well as volleyball stars Berkley Hayes (Colorado State-Pueblo) and EC Stanzel (UT- Dallas).

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Business

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LONGTIME RETAILER SPREADS LOVE OF WILD BIRDS

David Hurt’s passion seeded business, nearby nature preserve

By Barbara Kevles

Special Contributor

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ild Birds Unlimited owner David Hurt slid back the tall security gate with a custom cutout bird design, brought out two Adirondack chairs, screwed in a traffic-attracting pinwheel, and went inside to check the placement of merchandise, fill the till for customer change, and open for business.

“I like everything laid out neatly,” Hurt said.

“I can talk about birds, feeders and squirrels, and nature all day.”

David Hurt Texas’ oldest store for bird supplies is nestled near the Dallas North Tollway on West Lovers Lane, the “Miracle Mile” of specialty boutiques.

One of more than 300 Wild Birds Unlimited stores in the nation, his Park Cities franchise, now in its fifth location, will celebrate its 25th anniversary next April.

Hurt expects to mark the occasion with bird walks, seminars, and exhibits of live, native Texas birds.

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“I can talk about birds, feeders and squirrels, and nature all day,” he said.

David Hurt’s passion for birds developed in childhood.

When his mom came home f rom teaching third graders in Belton, she encouraged him to “go out and play.”

He also devoured his dad’s worn college ornithology textbook. On family road trips, he and his dad competed to spot the most hawks.

“I can identify birds at high speed by their silhouette,” David Hurt said.

At the University of Texas at Austin, his favorite class involved the study of birds. After graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, his business plan secured him a Wild Birds Unlimited franchise at age 24.

To escape the relentless retail pace, Hurt bought land for a home 20 miles from Dallas in Cedar Hill. But his discovery of pristine Dogwood groves far from their East Texas habitat changed his plans. He wanted the community to have the land.

He approached Audubon Dallas about the rare birds and plants he had sighted along the scenic hill country-like trails. A member responded, “If you donate, we’ll match every acre.” So Hurt contributed half his net worth — 35 acres worth roughly $750,000 today.

“I was young and thought I could still grow my estate.”

Fueled by a campaign to expand U.S. Audubon centers, Anne Brown then Audubon Texas deputy director, raised money from Dallas donors, foundations, and a $250,000 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant for land acquisition.

None were for sale. Jeff Francell, then National Audubon real estate director, found landowners through tax records and negotiated to purchase eight tracts on Farm-To-Market Road 1382 to stop development.

Hurt not only helped persuade reluctant landowners, but also gave fund-raising tours — his record — 100 in six months.

In 2008, the city of Cedar Hill donated 50 acres and $500,000 for marketing.

“The reason,” said city manager Greg Porter, “was economic and preservation.”

Mayor Rob Franke added, “The Audubon-branded center made us a destination.”

The 220-acre Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center attracts 13,000 visitors and more than 7,000 school children a year.

Bruce Ballengee, CEO of Pariveda Solutions Inc., said, “But we still have to raise a $600,000 budget yearly to keep it alive.”

Working Mom Shares Success Behnke makes Top Wealth Advisor List

By Sarah Bays

Special Contributor Juggling a small business and life as a wife and mother hasn’t stopped Sallie Behnke from excelling at both.

The financial planner f rom University Park recently became Texas’ only Morgan Stanley adviser named to Working Mother Magazine’s Top Wealth Adviser List for 2017. She ranked 104 out of 200. She works with clients with a typical net worth of $7 million to $15 million.

Behnke credits the award to her teamwork with colleague Christine Ashmore, who offices with her in the Plaza at Preston Center.

“One of the things I know for myself that has helped my suc-

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Sallie Behnke and Christine Ashmore look to empower other moms. cess along the way is that I’m not afraid to ask for help,” Behnke said.

Behnke, a senior vice president at Morgan Stanley, is the mother of Will, 8, and Wynn, 6.

She met her Texas-native husband, Jared, in New York City

and they moved to Dallas about six years ago. A few years ago, Behnke was named to Dallas Business Journal’s “40 Under 40.”

Behnke grew up in St. Louis, attended college in Columbia, Missouri, and earned a master’s degree in accounting.

“I am very good with numbers,” she said. “I think I liked the structure, [and] I think math was always my best subject.”

After school, Ernst and Young came calling, followed by Merrill Lynch in New York City, where she lived for 11 years.

Christopher Barton, who oversees Behnke and Ashmore’s division at Morgan Stanley, described Behnke as “highly successful” and “an inspiration to other hardworking moms.”

Behnke met Ashmore, herself a working mom, through Texas Wall Street Women, which works to empower women in the often male-dominated finance industry.

“We’re definitely passionate about women in businesses and so educating young women is naturally just a part of that, because we want to make sure that the girls coming up have the support that they need to be a woman in finance and have a really successful career,” Ashmore said.

Behnke added, “ We feel

strongly that women can have wonderful families and a wonderful career.”

Benhke and Ashmore, who has two boys of her own, said a big factor in balancing work and family life is having supportive husbands, who are willing to participate in carpools, play dates, and caring for their youngsters.

“We all grew up as women and watched our moms try to do it all,” Ashmore said. “I think it’s really important to find a firm or a partnership that allows you to be flexible.”

Still, there are drawbacks.

“On Friday, my boys were off school, but I still had to be to work at 11,” Behnke said. “I was driving to the nanny’s house for her to babysit them and not feeling like the best mom because I can’t take off work when they’re not in school.”

Behnke said her youngest suggested she retire, then the elder son spoke up and said, “No, she loves what she does, and we want her to be happy.”

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Dallas Hilton Park Cities To Get $6 Million Renovation

New owners hope to make property a neighborhood destination

By Joshua Baethge

Special Contributor Woodbine Development Corporation plans to invest an additional $6 million into the Hilton Dallas Park Cities hotel.

The 224-room facility on Luther Lane just east of the Dallas North Tollway was built in 2001 and most recently remodeled in 2013. The latest renovations are slated to begin early next year, with an expected completion near the end of 2018.

In June, the hotel became the first property purchased by Woodbine Legacy Investments, a Dallas-based investment firm started by Woodbine Development to buy hotels across the country.

“We really felt like that asset in that location had long-term potential to it,” Woodbine Development managing partner and chief investment officer Dupree Scovell said.

Scovell said the hotel was well maintained by the previous owners, and he considers it the best Hilton property in the Dallas area.

Most of the guestrooms have already been updated and modernized. The latest round of renovations will focus on the restaurant, bar, and meeting spaces. Bathrooms in the guest rooms also will be replaced.

A new culinary team has been installed and the menu has been updated to include healthy options. The goal is to create a destination for professionals to eat lunch or grab a quick cocktail after work.

“We are surrounded by a lot of people who are walking across the street and going to Preston Center,” Scovell said. “We really wanted to change that dynamic by creating a menu and a dining experience that’s easy in-and-out, and tailored for more comfortable and quiet business lunches than those fast-casual options you have in Preston Center.”

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The new owners of the hotel plan to remodel the restaurant, bar, and meeting spaces next year.

Improvements in the meeting rooms and other public areas are intended to attract more local and regional groups like churches, travel clubs, small business conferences, and weddings.

And while new hotels are being built at a record pace in downtown Dallas and the northern suburbs, the area near Preston Center does not have many hotel options, or the space to build more. That provides the Hilton Dallas Park Cities an opportunity to provide a service that most of its neighbors can’t.

The challenge, as Scovell sees it, will be getting the word out and building more awareness.

“This is one of these places that has historically been known as a best-kept secret or a hidden gem, and we don’t really want it to be hidden,” he said.

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Business

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Avant Garden The Shops at Highland Park Popular florist Avant Garden by Todd has relocated to a new 3,000-square-foot storefront. The move from Highland Park Village comes with expanded offerings including luxury home goods, unique antiques,

House-made pasta and Neapolitan pizza are highlights on a menu of neoclassical Italian cuisine with global influences.

Opened in November by Italian chef Giuliano Matarese and his business partner Brian Ellard, Mille Lire is open for lunch and dinner and serves an Italian brunch, complete with a prosecco bar, on weekends.

The menu will rotate seasonally and incorporate Italian-sourced ingredients like olive oils and cheeses, as well as local produce and meats.

Smoothie King 5235 West Lovers Lane Park Cities residents don’t have to drive east of U.S. 75 anymore to satisfy their smoothie cravings. Smoothie King is now blending on Lovers Lane.

Urban Taco Mockingbird Station

After closing the doors to its former Mockingbird Station location back in August, Urban Taco has unveiled a bigger space near the Angelika Theatre. The menu will largely stay the same, with favorites like the taco al pastor a la tuma, and churros and ice cream.

ocado, cucumber, carrot, Thai peanut sauce, cashews, Thai basil, cilantro, mint, and red onion salad.

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Roam, Kittsona, Sur La Table Preston Royal Village Three new stores opened in November in the shopping center at 6025 Royal Lane. Roam is a new concept store from the award-winning Gypsy Wagon boutique. Kittsona boasts fashionable apparel and home décor at affordable prices. Sur La Table sells cooking and dining supplies and offers cooking classes.

Blue Sushi Sake Grill 3220 McKinney Ave. This new sushi bar at the M-Line Tower in Uptown offers traditional maki, nigiri, and sashimi, along with specialty vegetarian COURTESY PHOTO and vegan sushi rolls such as the Thai Hip- The Blue Indulgent lunch from Blue Sushi pie — a vegan tofu tempura roll with av- Sake Grill.

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By Lorelei Day

People Newspapers As December rolls around, everything begins to revolve around the season of giving. But the minds of the Crystal Charity Ball women are fixated on philanthropy all year.

For the past 65 years, Crystal Charity Ball has been an ambitious advocate for children’s welfare. It has raised more than $130 million for upwards of 140

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carefully chosen organizations that provide educational, medical, and social services for children in Dallas County.

This year’s chair, Pam Perella, has led the 100-member committee to what has been another successful year.

Under her reign, committee members have been diligently working to achieve their $5.8 million fundraising goal for eight charities: the Autism Treatment Center Inc., Big Brothers Big Sis-

ters Lone Star, Children’s Medical Center Foundation, the Dallas Holocaust Museum, Hunger Busters, Presbyterian Communities and Services Foundation, Rainbow Days, and Santa Clara of Assisi Catholic Academy.

“There are some that may not realize this is a 9 to 5 job, five days a week, or more,” Perella said. “All the members work very hard. Crystal Charity is a wonderful organization filled with women with a passion for help-

ing others.”

Each fundraising season closes with an exclusive black-tie gala featuring cocktails, games, a silent auction, dinner, and dancing – all set to a theme. The soiree celebrates all patrons who contributed to the annual fundraising goal.

More than 1,500 guests will enjoy a wintery “Evening in the Alps” on Dec. 2 in the Chantilly Ballroom at the Hilton Anatole.

Perella described the upcom-

ing event – which is designed by Dallas icon Tom Addis – in three words: unique, beautiful, and clever.

Between the ball’s esteemed track record and the Carolina Herrera gown Perella plans on wearing, that description puts it modestly.

Underwriters who give $5,000 or more receive tickets to the ball.

For more information, visit crystalcharityball.org.

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Crystal Charity COMMITTEES

SILENT AUCTION/SPECIAL GIFTS:

UNDERWRITING:

CHILDREN’S BOOK:

Silent Auction Chair: Cheryl Joyne Special Gifts Chair: Anne Besser Co-Chairmen: Janie Condon, Tucker Enthoven, Pat Harloe, Ruth Kupchynsky and Alison Malone, (not pictured) Delilah Boyd, Nancy Carlson, Katherine Coker, and Roz Colombo.

Special Active Advisor: Anne Besser Special Inactive Advisor: Carol Seay

Chair: Leslie Diers Co-Chairmen: Libby Allred, Lisa Cooley, Laura Downing, Tanya Foster, Suzy Gekiere, Amy Hegi, Alison Malone, Mary Martha Pickens, Beth Thoele, Piper Wyatt and Emilynn Wilson, (not pictured) Heather Esping, Lynn McBee, Shelle Sills, and Stacey Walker.

Chair: Elizabeth Gambrell Co-Chairmen: April Abney-Lambert, Carole Lou Bruton, Tricia George, Libby Hegi, Alison Malone, Peggy Meyer, and Beth Thoele.

KICKOFF:

FOUNDATIONS:

Kickoff Chairmen: Melissa Macatee, Paige Locke, Vinnie Reuben

Chair: Kristina Whitcomb Inactive Advisor: Sarah Losinger Committee: Bunny Cotten, Marie Dean, Jennifer Dix, Susan Farris, Patti Flowers, Kimber Hartmann, Leigh Anne Haugh, Susan McSherry, Mary Meier-Evans, Amy Prestidge, Vinnie Reuben, Linda Secrest, Paige Slates, and Alicia Wood.

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Crystal Charity

Beneficiaries in the Dallas Independent School District. In 2017, HungerBusters will provide 350,000 meals to 11 DISD schools. In April, HungerBusters received the WalMart Community Players award.

Brooke Kull

People Newspapers

AUTISM TREATMENT CENTER

A private, nonprofit organization established in 1976, its mission is to assist those with autism and related disorders through residential, educational, and therapeutic services and research. In 2004, it received the Center for Nonprofit Management Innovation award.

PRESBYTERIAN COMMUNITIES AND SERVICES FOUNDATION

Established in 2008, the nonprofit, faithbased organization’s mission is to provide resources and quality care to residents, patients and families in need. The program will serve more than 1,000 children through therapy and support services.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS LONE STAR

Funded in 1927, the largest Big Brothers Big Sisters agency in the world focuses on building one-on-one relationships between a child and a role model empowering them to succeed. In 2015, it was awarded the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Quality Award for their dedication to serving children in the community.

CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION

It provides grants for Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Children’s Medical Center Plano, eight specialty centers, 20 Children’s Health Pediatric Group primary care practices, nine Our Children’s

RAINBOW DAYS

House rehabilitation facilities, home health, physician services and the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern.

recognized for it’s creative programming, internationally recognized exhibits, and outstanding speakers.

DALLAS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

The nonprofit organization was founded in 2000 with a mission to end childhood hunger. Meals are provided for children through their signature “Feed the Need” after school programs

Founded in 1984 and dedicated to teaching the history of the Holocaust as well as advancing human rights to end hatred and prejudice in the community, the museum is

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The nonprofit organization focuses on providing children in high-risk situations with skills and support to create positive futures. Founded in 1982, Rainbow Days has now implemented support groups in schools, shelters and other community areas in Dallas serving nearly 180,000 children.

SANTA CLARA OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACADEMY

The academy focuses on empowering the future and has been awarded the TCCED accreditation and Member of NCEA.

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Weddings

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WEDDING

ENGAGEMENT

JULIE HARDING & BRIAN WOIDNECK

MACATEE - ODEN

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ulia “Julie” Elizabeth Harding and Brian Scott Woidneck were married at six o’clock in the evening on June 17, 2017 at the Roaring Fork Club in Basalt, Colorado. The couple was married in an outdoor ceremony officiated by Dr. Bryan Healy Dunagan, Senior Pastor of Highland Park Presbyterian Church. A tented reception followed, including a seated dinner and dancing to the Denver band, Tunisia.

The couple’s first dance together was to Michael Buble’s version of the James Taylor original, “How Sweet It Is.” Bluebird Productions of Aspen, Colorado, coordinated the details of the wedding and reception. Laura Murray Photography was the photographer and Elysium Productions was the videographer. Brightly colored florals in magenta and coral were designed by Bare Root Flora. The four-tier golden velvet cake, layered with fresh strawberries and decorated with flowers, was provided by d’Elissious.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Joseph Harding Jr. of Dallas. Julie is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lloyd Tippett and the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Joseph Harding. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Dean Woidneck of Brea, California. Brian is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Peter Zelko and the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frederick Woidneck.

The bride was given in marriage by her parents and escorted down the aisle by her father. For her wedding, Julie wore a strapless blush Ramona Kaveza gown with white ribbon lace from Warren Barrón.

She carried a lush and overflowing bouquet of magenta, blush, coral and greenery. Julie’s hair was done

by Meghan Fisher and her makeup was done by Vanessa Vieni.

Assisting Julie as her matron of honor was her sister, Jennifer Hard-

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L A U R A M U R R AY P H O T O G R A P H Y

ing Cardwell, and as bridesmaids, were the groom’s sister, Katie Rose Woidneck and the groom’s sister-in-law, Rachel Leanna Woidneck. Julie’s house party was made up of longtime friends Melissa Humphrey Allaire, Megan Hunt Carter, Meredith Kathryn Dolan, Corneil Kimberly Fretty, Riley Alynn Greer, Brittany Dunlap Hunt, Elizabeth Graham Cocklin, Lauren Shuford Laughry, Taylor Cody Shaver, Elizabeth Wilson Smith, Ashley Howie Tallichet, and Whitney Hough Ward.

Assisting the groom as his best man was his brother, Robert William Woidneck, and as groomsmen, his brother, Gregory Michael Woidneck and Julie’s brotherin-law, Craig Graham Cardwell. Brian’s ushers were his longtime friends Collin Wade Ashton, Dustin James Ballard, Ronald Alan Benigno, Christopher Mark Benz, Michael James Davern, Michael Patrick Harvey, Matthew Evan Kaufold, Christopher Todd Likert,

Zachary Scott Sherwood, Stephen Gunnar Stromsborg, Patrick William Wade, and Clayton Howard Wright. The flower girls were Julie and Brian’s nieces, Elizabeth Lane Cardwell and Dakota Lynn Woidneck. The ring bearers were Julie and Brian’s nephews, Graham Robert Cardwell and Graham William Woidneck.

The bride is a graduate of Highland Park High School. She received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from Baylor University. Julie is an executive director in the Commercial Bank at JPMorgan Chase Bank in Dallas.

The groom is a graduate of Brea Olinda High School in Brea, California. He received a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of Southern California. Brian is a co-founder and principal of StoneHawk Capital Partners.

Following their honeymoon trip to southern Italy, the couple have made their home in Dallas.

r. and Mrs. George P. Macatee IV of Dallas are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, McBride Elizabeth Macatee, to Madison Lee Oden II, son of Mr. Madison Lee Oden of Dallas and Ms. Carey Middlebrooks Oden.

The bride is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. George P. Macatee III of Dallas, and Mr. and Mrs. John T. Stuart III, also of Dallas. The groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Payne of Dallas, the late Mr. Jerry Dean Oden, Mrs. Mary Tom Middlebrooks of Chapel Hill, Texas and the late Mr. Phillip P. Middlebrooks.

The bride is a graduate of Highland Park High School. She received a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology from the University of Texas where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She works for the National Football Foundation.

The groom is a graduate of High-

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land Park High School. He pursued a business degree at the University of Alabama where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He works for Allied Solutions.

The couple will exchange vows April 21, 2018 at Highland Park Presbyterian Church followed by a reception at Brook Hollow Golf Club.

ENGAGEMENT

HUFF - WILSON

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atelyn Pauline Huff and Robert Martin Wilson III are engaged to be married mid-December in New Orleans. Catelyn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Huff of Dallas and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Huff Sr., also of Dallas, and the late Dr. and Mrs. John B. Kirkley of Memphis, Tenn. and Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Williams of Dallas.

Cate holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and English/journalism with a concentration in French from the University of Arkansas and is currently a legal assistant with Fuqua Campbell, P.A. Robert is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Harvey and the late Mr. Robert M. Wilson Jr., all of Little Rock, Ark. He is the grandson of Mrs. Jane Wilson and the late Mr. Robert M. Wilson of Lit-

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tle Rock and Mrs. Jill Watkins and the late Mr. Jerry W. Watkins of El Dorado, Ark. Robert holds a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science with a minor in philosophy from Tulane University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law. He is a litigation associate with Wilson & Associates.

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Traditions CHRISTMAS STROLL DOWN MEMORY LANE

ARTIST REMEMBERS FAMILY, FRIENDS WITH DECORATIONS

JACKIE TORRES

By Bianca R. Montes People Newspapers

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“

ou can put anything on a tree,” artist Lyn McAden Roberts said, her slender fingers rustling an old handwritten note.

Written in blue, large and curled letters, the card turned Christmas ornament began, ‘Dear Ant [sic] Lyn …’

Other than a couple of clumsy signatures, there wasn’t anything else written on the folded piece of paper, but for Lyn it brings

back memories of when her now grown niece and nephew were “just little.”

“If you have things like that, you keep them,” she said.

From a lone star hanging from the ceiling in her kitchen to the thousands of ornaments and holiday-themed decorations that charmingly freckle her Preston Hollow home, Christmas is like a walk down memory lane in the Roberts’ house.

There’s the hand-painted glass Christopher Radko ornaments her friend Sherry Doran gave before dying from brain can-

cer; the entire silver ball collection her late friends Bud Knight and Chet Flake gifted her; the felt stocking her mother stitched and decorated with keepsakes like Lyn’s baby bracelet and Girl Scout badges; and, of course, the dark-haired boy angel that still reminds her that being the oldest child isn’t always fair.

“It used to have two blonde little girls with it,” she said, “but my mom gave those to my younger sisters and told me to get over it because I was the oldest.”

She laughs, now.

And while it’s hard for Lyn to pick her favorite decoration, at the top of the list is somewhat of a stick figure tree adorned with hollowed eggs draped in luxe fabrics – all one-of-a-kind and decorated by her second cousin while living in New York City.

Well that and a bed dressed for the holidays.

“Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night,” she crooned while reading the words a friend hand-stamped across the fringe of the top sheet.

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Traditions

DON’T MISS OUT ON THESE SEASONAL EVENTS For many, Christmastime brings small pleasures such as peppermint-flavored coffee creamer and the earthy smell of pine from freshly cut trees now decorated with blinking lights and ornaments.

But, it’s also a time to celebrate unique Dallas events that arrive this time of year.

From a White House holiday exhibit to carriage rides to tree lightings to shows, there’s plenty to put on your calendars.

THE TRAINS AT NORTHPARK

When: Through Jan. 7 Where: NorthPark Center Description: The exhibit, featuring more than 750 railcars on a 1,600-foot track full of elaborate scenes and notable American landmarks, benefits the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas has been a Dallas tradition since 1987. thetrainsatnorthpark.com

HOLIDAYS AT THE BUSH CENTER

The Trains at NorthPark exhibit attracts more than 70,000 visitors each year.

COURTESY PHOTO

When: Through Jan. 7 Where: George W. Bush Presidential Center, SMU Boulevard Description: Enjoy the excitement of a White House holiday. The event includes the George W. Bush Presidential Library

and Museum’s permanent exhibit about the life and career of George W. Bush, and an all-new, special exhibit showcasing flowers, Mrs. Bush’s holiday dress, and the 18-foot Blue Room Christmas tree. bushcenter.org/holidays

GINGERBREAD STROLL

When: Through Dec. 1 Where: Highland Park Village Description: Stroll among shops to admire and silently bid on ornately decorated gingerbread houses, crafted by 12 Dallas pastry chefs. Proceeds will benefit Clayton Dabney Foundation for Kids with Cancer. gingerbreadstroll.com

ACTIVITIES AT NORTHPARK

When: Nov. 24 through Dec. 24 Where: NorthPark Center Description: The mall offers visits and portraits with Santa, story times with Santa, and two puppet theaters, Santa’s Toy Shop and Scrooge. Community groups will perform in the mall throughout the season. The SPCA of Texas’ will operate a “Home for the Holidays” Pet Adoption Center through Dec. 23. There’s a Reindeer Park and Festival on Nov. 24. northparkcenter.com

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Traditions

MACY’S GRAND TREE LIGHTING

‘ROCKEFELLER CHRISTMAS ‘

‘WHITE CHRISTMAS’ MUSICAL

HIGHLAND PARK TREE LIGHTING

When: 6 p.m. Dec. 2, Dec. 9, and Dec. 16 Where: Galleria Dallas Description: The lighting of the country’s tallest indoor Christmas tree is followed by live performances from world-class skaters and Missile Toes, Galleria’s ice-skating, and a back-flipping Santa Claus. galleriadallas.com/events/list/

When: 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Dec. 3 Where: Majestic Theater, 1925 Elm St. Description: The 10th annual Radio Citystyle spectacular includes jazz and tap dancing, singing, and ballet. The show also presents Act II of The Nutcracker with live gingerbread children and on-stage snowfall. parkcitiesdance.com

When: Dec. 5 through Dec. 10 Where: Music Hall at Fair Park, 909 First Ave. Description: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas musical features dancing, singing, and some of the most popular Christmas songs. dallassummermusicals.org

When: 6 p.m. Dec. 7 Where: The “Big Pecan Tree” at Armstrong Parkway and Preston Road Description: Celebrate with live reindeer, face painting, and a photobus before the town turns on 5,000 Christmas lights at 7 p.m. The Highland Park High School Lads and Lassies will sing Christmas carols and Santa Claus will arrive on a fire truck. The lights will be on each night through New Year’s Day.

HOLIDAY NIGHT LOCAL AND COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

When: 5 p.m. Dec. 13 Where: Highland Park Village Description: Celebrate the holiday season with carriage rides, face painting, live music, and photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Shop favorite stores and local vendors at the seasonal neighborhood market while enjoying the Village lights. hpvillage.com/local

‘A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS’

COURTESY PHOTOS

ABOVE: White Christmas runs Dec. 5-10 at Fair Park. BELOW: Community groups will perform at NorthPark Center through most of December.

When: Nov. 17 through Dec. 23 Where: Dallas Children’s Theater – Rosewood Center for Family Arts Description: This production includes a live combo band and the Peanuts Gang out on the ice. The show will also feature Kathy Burks’ “Frosty and Friends.” dct.org

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Society

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FIRST SIGHT / FIRST NIGHT

Frank Needham, Don and Ellen Winspear, and Karen Needham

Ciara, Lisa, and Bela Cooley

Sarah Losinger, Lynn McBee, Judy Gibbs, and Kaki Hopkins Mark and Dianne LaRoe

Michael and Kathryn Joseph, Presley and Lynn Mock, and Ed Burger with Cindy and Charlie Feld

Donna and Herb Weitzman

Carol and Don Glendenning

Scott and Elizabeth Kimple

Emmanuel Villaume, Nancy Nasher, and David Haemisegger PHOTOS BY JASON KINDIG

Peter Townsend, Martha Allday,

Opera costume from Rigoletto

Peter Townsend, Martha Allday, Nicole Paiement, and Joanna Townsend Nicole Paiement, and Joanna Townsend

Steve and Betty Suellentrop

The Dallas Opera’s season opened with the annual First Sight Fashion Show & Luncheon on Oct. 19 at the Winspear Opera House.

Runway looks included 10 costumes by The Dallas Opera, as well as Salvatore Ferragamo’s Fall/Winter line. The First Night Preperformance Dinner & After Party was held the following night with an extravagant dinner, production of Samson & Dalila, and an after party with food, music, dancing, and plenty of socializing.

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Society

CATTLE BARON’S BALL

Reed Haynsworth and Vivian Ashton

Anne Stodghill and Sunie Solomon

Nikki and Crayton Webb

Lee McDonald, Emily Billingsley, Lauren Hill, and Lauren Snyder

Katie Layton, Meghann O’Leary, Paige Westhoff, Andrea Nayfa, Pat Green, Diana Hamilton, Terra Najork, Katy Bock, Nancy Gopez, and Nina Sachse

Cary Deuber and Angela Choquette

Christi Houser and Laura Jorgeson

Andrea Weber, Mary Humphreys Gill Parker, and Olivia Kearney

Aaron and Tiffany Hendra

Jonika Nix, Tia Wynne, Terra Najork, Dawn Greiner, and Merrick Hucckin H AY N S W O R T H P H O T O G R A P H Y

Wendy and Boyd Messman

Steve Stodghill, Ronnie Dunn, Anne Stodghill, Sunie Solomon, Kix Brooks, and Steve Solomon

2014 Co-chairs Cindy Stager and Jill Tananbaum

Cowboy boots and hats, Wranglers, and country music filled Gilley’s Dallas on Oct. 21 for the 44th annual Cattle Baron’s Ball. Live and silent auctions, casino games, performances by Brooks & Dunn and Pat Green made for a lively evening of fundraising for the American Cancer Society. This year’s theme was Shooting for the Stars: A Dream as Big as Texas.

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Society

FLORA AWARD GALA

Lyda Hill, Caroline Rose Hunt, Barbara Hunt Crow, and BobbieSue Williams

Marilyn Waisanen, Bettye Slaven, Janet Smith, Kathryn Febbroriello, Amelia Valz, and Angela Shank

Tom and Suzy Rhodes

Amy Bishop and Sabra Girard

Cindy Kerr, Michael Smith, and Audrey Kerr

Dick and Libba Davis

David and Waverly Smith

Angela Shank and Ann Dyer P H O T O S B Y J A M E S E D WA R D

Kristy and Patrick Sands

Flora Awards designed by de Boulle

Steve Bayless Orchestra

The 34th annual Flora Award Gala, benefiting the Texas Discovery Gardens and Butterfly House in Fair Park, was held Oct. 26 at Texas Discovery Gardens’ Grand Hall. This year’s award recipients were Bettye Slaven, Janet Smith, and Marilyn Waisanen. The black-tie affair also featured performances by pianist Eva Brandys and the Steve Bayless Orchestra.

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Society

FOLSOM LEADERSHIP AWARD DINNER

Robert and Diane Frank, Don and Debbie Jarma, and Sharon and Steve Folsom

David Miller and his grandchildren

Ananya Majumder, Carolyn Miller, and John Hasley

Ed and Leslie Wilson with Mark and Peggy Griege P H O T O S B Y TA M Y T H A C A M E R O N

Pete and Pat Schenkel with Riley Roberts and Ford Clemons

Linda and Mitch Hart

Bobby and Lottye Lyle, Ray and Nancy Ann Hunt, Gail and Gerald Turner, Jeanne Phillips, Carolyn and David Miller

John and Nita Ford

The SMU Mustang Band played the school’s fight song alongside SMU cheerleaders as David B. Miller received the Robert S. Folsom Leadership Award from the Methodist Health System Foundation on Oct. 25 at the Hilton Anatole. Each year, the award is given to an outstanding leader in the community. Just shy of 1,000 guests were there to celebrate Miller – including President George W. Bush and Dirk Nowitzki via video.

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Society

DWF ANNUAL LUNCHEON

Roslyn Dawson Thompson, Dr. Hope Jahren, and Lynn McBee with YWPN Students

Dr. Laura Freeman and Billie Bryant Schultz

Jan Hart Black, Connie Beck, and Rena Pederson

Laran O’Neill, Sally Dutter, and Holly Hassmann

Shawna Wilson and Laura Baldwin

Hannah Fagadau, Sarah Miller, Stephanie Bernal, Joyce Goss, and Lindsay Billingsley PHOTOS BY STEVE FOXALL

Evan, Ryan, Shonn, Lily, and Clarence Brown

The Dallas Women’s Foundation held its 32nd Annual Luncheon Oct. 20 at the Hilton Anatole.

Award-winning scientist Dr. Hope Jahren’s keynote speech, which was streamed to more than 20 Texas schools, addressed leadership equity for women in STEM fields. The luncheon raised $1.2 million for the DWF.

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Society

A GALA GARDEN PARTY

Marina and Roger Gault, Michelle Miller and Gary Burns, Sherwood Wagner, and Bill Aicklen

Ruthie Pack and Nancy Rutchik

Nick Even with Barbara and Don Daseke

Diane Brierley, Kathy Messina, and Karol Omlor

Micki Rawlings with Alan and Joan Walne

Jim and Robin Carreker

Ken and Karen Travis

Chef Dean Fearing and Wanda Gierhart

Hal Brierley with Kathy and Richard Holt

Darin and Alesia Turner Paige Lane and Julie Hawes KRISTINA BOWMAN PHOTOGRAPHY

Barbara Bigham and P. Allen Smith

Cynthia Perry, Carol Kelley, and Pam Pendleton

Dan Patterson and Mary McDermott Cook

On Oct. 15, the Dallas Arboretum celebrated the opening of its 3.5-acre edible garden, A Tasteful Place.

With perfect weather and the sun about to set, close to 400 guests dressed in “garden gorgeous” attire sipped cocktails before enjoying a four-course meal prepared and served by Chef Sharon Van Meter. The evening closed with a champagne toast and delectable desserts.

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SYMBOL OF THE SEASON: HEARTS

CHRISTY ROST

HOME + KITCHEN

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s Christmas draws near, precious memories come flooding back: Randy’s and my first Christmas in Houston the year we married; Christmas in Paris gathered with our tiny sons around a tree that was already dropping needles when we purchased it in an outdoor market; all the magical Christmas mornings in our University Park home; and our first Christmas at Swan’s Nest, when we hauled breakfast and gifts from our tiny Colorado mountain condo to our 1898 historic

PAIN D’EPICES HEARTS

CHRISTY ROST

house that was undergoing massive restoration, and sat on porch chairs in the living room, wearing heavy jackets, boots, hats, and gloves, with four propane heaters going full-blast.

It was minus 17 degrees outside, and not much warmer in the house.

No matter where we’ve celebrated Christmas over the years, the spirit of love for family and friends has

INGREDIENTS • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour • 1 1/4 cups dark rye flour • 1 teaspoon cinnamon • 1 teaspoon ginger • 3/4 teaspoon allspice • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves • 1/2 teaspoon freshly-grated nutmeg • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar • 1 egg • 1/4 cup honey • 1 teaspoon vanilla • 1 5-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter

always been at the forefront. Perhaps that’s why I associate hearts with this beautiful holiday.

On a recent Rhine River cruise to Strasbourg and a follow-up Alsace wine country tour by car, I discovered the heart is a prominent decorative theme. In cities, towns, and tiny French villages, hearts were hung on doors and in windows, and nearly

DIRECTIONS Early in the day, stir together the flours, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl.

In the large bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until the mixture is light. Add egg, honey, and vanilla, and beat until well mixed.

Gradually stir the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture with a large spoon to form a stiff dough. Transfer the dough to a bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and chill 6 hours or overnight to allow the flavors to develop.

Preheat oven to 350 F with oven rack adjusted to the center position. On a floured pastry cloth or countertop, roll half the cookie dough

every gift shop and patisserie featured displays of heart-shaped goods.

The experience made me completely rethink this year’s Christmas decorating theme, for if there were ever a year to focus on love and the heart, this is it.

Rather than decorating our front door with fir and pine garland festooned with white lights, and large, red-and-white candy canes, this year our door will be surrounded with fragrant boughs intertwined with lights and hearts. A tablecloth embellished with heart appliques that Randy purchased for me in Alsace will grace our breakfast-room table throughout the Christmas season, and as I write this column, I’m on the hunt for heart-shaped ornaments for the tree.

One of the photographs I most love from our trip through this charming French region, renown for its vineyards and centuries-old half-timbered houses, is of a large, heart-shaped cookie displayed in

to ¼-inch thickness. Cut with a large heartshaped cookie cutter and transfer them to lightly-greased cookie sheets. Repeat with the remaining cookie dough, gather and chill scraps, and re-roll. Bake 13 to 15 minutes until the cookies are done, but before the edges brown. Remove them from the oven, cool 1 minute, and, using a large metal spatula, carefully transfer them to wire racks to cool completely. Garnish with Decorator Frosting.

“If there were ever a year to focus on love and the heart, this is it.”

the window of a Kaysersberg patisserie. It’s made of pain d’epices, a dense, spicy cake bread typical of the region, and decorated along the edge with flourishes of white frosting. In its center is the word Alsace. That simple cookie inspired me to create my own recipe for pain d’epices heart cookies. Using an oversized heart-shaped cookie cutter purchased in a Dallas kitchen shop, I’ll tuck these traditional Alsatian spice cookies into clear cellophane bags, tie them with red ribbon, and share them with family and friends. It’s a sweet gift from the heart. Merry Christmas with love!

Christy Rost is a lifestyle authority, author of three cookbooks, public television chef on PBS stations nationwide, and longtime resident of the Park Cities and Preston Hollow. For additional recipes and entertaining tips, please visit her website at christy@christyrost.com or follow her on Facebook and Twitter @ChristyRost.

DECORATOR FROSTING

INGREDIENTS • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened • 3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted • 2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons milk • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla DIRECTIONS In the large bowl of an electric mixer, gradually cream the butter with the confectioners’ sugar, adding milk a little at a time. Stir in vanilla. Transfer the frosting to a decorator bag fitted with a Wilton No. 18 star tube. Starting at the top of the hearts, pipe the edges with shell-shaped flourishes. Change to a Wilton No. 5 round tube to write Christmas, Noel, or other messages in the center of cookies.

YIELD: 16 5-inch hearts

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Living Well

Make It a Season for Sustainability

STEPHANIE CASEY

Try these ideas for achieving greener celebrations

Bells ringing, cookies baking, ribbons tying. The merriment is joyous, but behind it is much excess and waste — which you can be a part of changing. Here are some areas to contribute to sustainability and make your holidays a little greener this year.

LESS PLASTIC

Almost everything comes packaged already, and sometimes double or triple packaged — an item inside a plastic sleeve inside a box, the box wrapped in plastic, then that

item put into a plastic bag. Sheesh! Anywhere you can stop a layer helps stop the madness.

Bring bags, ask for paper, carry the thing with your beautiful, strong arms. I notice baggers at grocery stores sometimes putting a few items inside two plastic bags and people walking out with armfuls of the plastic. For, you know, 10 items. If you must get plastic, ask checkers to fit items in as few bags as possible. And if you must get plastic, why? I’ve eliminated the need for single-use plastic bags at my home. I use my sweat towel to carry out sweaty gear from the yoga studio, Bio Bags for pet waste, and reusable containers for carrying any food items. Be creative.

COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE

I know, it’s the best. But did

you know — paper coffee cups are not recyclable because they are lined with ... plastic. If you are a frequent consumer, buy some of your own reusable containers for the shop to fill. If you do get a disposable to-go cup, only grab a plastic top if you are traveling with the cup.

WTO-GO GROCERY CONTAINERS

Lots of last-minute gatherings lead to relying on grab-and-go. Even alternative places like Whole Foods automatically put the prepared food in a heavy plastic container. But they may also have the compostable containers behind the counter. Ask for those, instead.

CLOTH NAPKINS

Come on, it ’s classier, anyway! Paper napkins and towels are not the worst offenders, but washing cloth is more

eco-friendly and feels nicer on the face and hands. Use rags instead of paper towels to clean, or cut any beat-up cotton (T-shirts, towels, sheets, stained dishcloths, etc.) into rag-sized pieces with fabric scissors.

“An eco look is minimal and chic. Work it.”

GIFT WRAPPING

Inside packaging (especially shipped items!), there is sometimes innovative, protective, paper-based cushioning. Sometimes it’s so beautiful, I can’t bear to toss it. So, I got the bright idea to use the stuff to wrap presents. You can also buy thick, plain shipping paper (hello, office supply store!), which will easily biodegrade, rather than shiny papers. Go with the classic “brown paper packages tied up with string.” Twine or cotton string will return to the earth, eventually. And reuse ribbons and other decorative items that are not so eco-friendly. Get creative with name tags; what can be repurposed that will be unique and special? An eco look is minimal and chic. Work it.

Charcoal in Your Stocking?

No one wants coal in their stocking at Christmas, but, what about charcoal? For that, I may want to be bad enough to get coal!

I first heard about the properties of activated charcoal years ago, at Whole Foods, where I was showed capsules supposed to help rid your body of toxins.

Activated charcoal has been used for years to treat venomous snake bites, upset stomachs, and mercury and alcohol poisoning.

Lately, charcoal-based products have become hot in the beauty world.

When dirt, oil, and pollutants in your pores come in contact with the carbon in charcoal, they stick like

M O L LY N O L A N a magnet, washing away when you rinse.

Boscia has a full line of charcoal-based products, from cleansers and cleansing cloths to primers and makeup setting spray. The primer works to reduce the appearance

of pores, while the fine mist setting spray minimizes pores, mattifying and setting makeup while keeping skin hydrated. A cleansing sponge infused with bamboo charcoal cleans and exfoliates.

A charcoal-based gel cleanser ensures super-clean skin with daily use, while the mineral-rich Luminizing Black Mask, wonderful for all skin types, peels off to deliver powerful detoxifying, purifying, and brightening effects, giving skin an amazing healthy glow. It feels like putting tar on your face, but I loved the way it left my skin feeling ultra-soft.

Lush, also, has several charcoal-based products, including

cleansers for both face and body.

My favorite, a tooth cleanser called Boom! Toothy Tabs, is made from charcoal, gunpowder tea, and other natural ingredients to whiten. It’s surreal to see gray foam when you brush your teeth, but the cola flavor is surprisingly OK and it has taken away the yellow in a short time. The products are sold in minimal packaging to help the environment and are completely vegan.

The charcoal product I found most unusual is a Lavanila’s Healthy Underarm Detox Mask. This all-natural mask is formulated to rid the underarm glands of buildup.

The lymph nodes in our armpits

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are responsible for filtering toxins.

Antiperspirants prevent sweating and releasing toxins properly.

These sweat-preventing formulas can build up and leave residue that can lead to lumps, bumps, and irritation. Perhaps it makes sense to use a detox mask every once in a while to remove those impurities. Schmidt’s, Boscia, and Lush have charcoal-based natural deodorants that help neutralize odor and absorb wetness. Boscia’s deodorant is a light powder spray that doesn’t leave any visible residue.

Whether you are on the naughty or nice list, you won’t mind finding any of these products in your stocking!

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Obituary

MAGGIE BURKE DAUGHERTY

J A N 7, 1 9 8 7 – N O V 3 , 2 0 1 7

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aggie Burke Daugherty passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loving family on Friday, the 3rd of November 2017. She is a light in our lives that will never be diminished. Maggie will live forever, both in the loving arms of her Lord and in the memories of all who knew her.

She was a treasure on this earth and will remain so in the hearts and minds of all who loved her.

Maggie was born in Houston, Texas on January 7, 1987 to Ann Williams Burke and William Walker Burke. She graduated from Dallas Highland Park High School in 2005, and was a 2009 graduate of Louisiana State University where she earned a

B.S. degree in Psychology and was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority.

Maggie had many gifts which made people gravitate to her. She was caring and thoughtful, and she had an uncanny ability to instantaneously see a person’s soul and make an emotional connection with them. Maggie would find the most vulnerable person in the room, and within ten minutes they would share their life story with her. She was beautiful, charming, witty and fully engaged with each person that she met. She was a good listener and a loyal friend, and as a result she understood a person’s struggles, hopes and fears. She valued relationships more than anything else in life and she focused on bringing happiness to her husband, her family and her friends.

Maggie loved being an Aunt to her nephew Walker. He called her “Aunt Sass” for her sassy attitude. She adored him, and their time together brought her such joy and happiness. Maggie had a rebellious attitude and hated rules and authority, but somehow, she could express it in a way that was actually endearing. It was another aspect of what made Maggie so fascinating. Maggie quickly recognized, and cleverly commented on all of life’s ironies. She was highly intelligent, and her observations on a wide range of topics were humorous and insightful.

Maggie never wanted to be the center of attention. She was uncomfortable when she sensed the focus was on her. This cre-

ated some funny moments and hilarious memories, particularly at her wedding, where, as a radiant, beautiful bride it was impossible for her to avoid being the center of attention. Maggie was highly creative, and her artistic talent was exceptional. Her drawings and paintings were remarkable, and her photographs were always meaningful and, in some cases, breathtaking. During college, she traveled to Tanzania to teach impoverished children. Both her mission and the natural beauty of the country moved her, and her letters and photographs are among many of the treasures that we will enjoy in the months and years to come.

Maggie was and is loved, cherished, treasured and adored. We are so proud of our precious daughter. She brought us countless moments of laughter and joy, and countless memories that will continue to comfort us, make us smile, and keep her present in our lives each day. Her soul was uniquely beautiful. It captured and filled our hearts from the moment of her birth to her last moments on this earth.

Maggie was a blessing in our lives, and in the lives of her husband, his family and her many friends. We are grateful for every single moment that God shared her with us. Our hearts, while overwhelmed with the sadness of her passing, are warmed by knowing that we will see her again and spend eternity with her in His kingdom.

Maggie leaves behind many friends

and a family that will miss her dearly.

She is survived by her husband of three years, William Jonathan Daugherty, Jr.; her parents, Ann and William Walker Burke; sister Amanda Burke Bailey and her husband, Geoff; sister Abigail Burke Henderson and her husband, Logan; and nephew William Walker Bailey. She is also survived by her maternal and paternal grandmothers, Shirley Warren Williams and Patricia Hughs Burke; mother and father-in-law, Kay and William Jonathan Daugherty; brother-in-law Charles Ashton Daugherty; grandmother-in-law Alta Simmons Daugherty; and many loving aunts, uncles and cousins.

The memorial service was conducted at one o’clock in the afternoon on Thursday, the 9th of November, at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 3201 Windsor Road, Austin, Texas 78703, where The Rev. Morgan S. Allen, Rector, served as officiant.

In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requested that memorial contributions be directed toward The Nick Finnegan Counseling Center, 2714 Joanel St., Houston, Texas 77027; Teen and Family Services, 4214 N. Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, Texas 78746; or to the charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements by Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home (512) 452-8811. For those desiring, you may also access the online guest registry and obituary at wcfish.com.

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Scott Jackson lists renovated two-story

3409 Dartmouth Avenue, listed by Caroline Thompson and Ralph Randall The luxury experts of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty know North Texas and its every neighborhood — including Preston Hollow and the Park Cities — selling luxurious estates, sleek high-rise homes, elegant mansions, historic houses, beautiful Texas ranches and weekend getaways. In 2016, its agents achieved $3.2 billion in sales volume, a record in the firm’s almost 60-year history.

Here, just two of the firm’s newest listings.

6466 Tulip Lane, Preston Hollow: Many improvements — dark hardwoods, sparkling chandeliers, a white and bright kitchen with marble countertops and much more — make this five-bedroom home, complete with craft/workout room and game room, ideal for modern-day living. It is listed by Shelley Koeijmans for $2,320,000.

3409 Dartmouth Avenue, Highland Park: This custom-built home near Armstrong Elementary School offers formal living spaces, a library, gourmet kitchen, butler’s pantry, a spacious family room that opens to a covered terrace and a third-floor game room (or fifth bedroom) with bath. It is listed by Caroline Thompson and Ralph Randall for $2,295,000.

To see all the luxury homes, ranches and land offered by Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty — in North Texas and around the world — go to briggsfreeman.com.

Scott Jackson of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate is offering this French Colonial at 4429 Glenwick Lane (4429glenwick. daveperrymiller.com) for $1,369,000.

“The red-and-white Texas antique brick contrasts nicely with the inviting sage green door and matching shutters,” Jackson says. “It’s easy to imagine yourself enjoying coffee with neighbors on the 31-foot front porch, or spending time tending the colorful flower gardens.”

The home was rebuilt from the foundation up in 2009, adding almost 1,100 square feet for a total of 3,333 square feet (per appraiser).

The high ceilings, wide center hall and abundance of windows all around create an instant sense of spaciousness as you step into the foyer -- everyday life and entertaining are done well here.

The four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bath home has three living areas and a detached two-car garage, with a studio and full bath that can be used as guest quarters, a hobby room or teen space.

For more information or to schedule a private showing, contact Scott at 214-827-2400 or scott@daveperrymiller. com.

Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (daveperrymiller.com) is a division of Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc., with five locations that specialize in Park Cities, Preston Hollow, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, Kessler Park and Farm & Ranch properties.

Grand Vie Showcases Luxury Living

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Visit grandviemagazine.com to view the fall/ winter 2017 edition of Grand Vie: Luxury in Living.

In addition to featuring some of Dallas-Fort Worth’s premier luxury properties, the 24th edition of Grand Vie offers a plethora of interesting editorial content, including “Holiday Entertaining,” offering tips from the experts at Fearing’s to make the most of your holidays; “Hot Art,” an interview with artist Michael Aram; “Media Rooms,” highlighting wired and inspired design with partner and designer of IBB Design Fine Furnishings Shay Geyer; “Houses of Art,” showcasing some of the area’s top cultural events of the season; a special section for farm & ranch properties; and LuxeTrends, showcasing a collection of the latest luxury lifestyle must-haves. Also in the fall/ winter edition: Real estate insider Candy Evans’ take on the distinctly Southwestern city of Santa Fe. Grand Vie is the luxury-home publication of Ebby Halliday Realtors.

“Not only has our magazine’s distribution grown significantly across Dallas-Fort Worth, it also includes some of the very best luxury real estate companies outside of our local market, in such locations as Beverly Hills/LA, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami, Palm Beach, Newport Beach, Santa Barbara and Vail,” says Randall Graham, vice president and director of marketing for Ebby Halliday Realtors.

To view the digital version of Grand Vie, visit grandviemagazine.com.

If you enjoy fabulous restaurants, world-class stores and great entertainment, you should live in the Park Cities.

Highland Park and University Park have easy access to downtown and other major employment centers. Being independent cities with their own government, they also have some of the Dallas-area’s best schools and athletic programs.

Homes in the Park Cities are among the most soughtafter in the region with classic architecture and welllandscaped yards. Allie Beth Allman & Associates is the leading firm in both sales and listings in the Park Cities.

Homebuilder Wren Browning created an extraordinary Tuscan Mediterranean villa at 3407 Drexel Drive. On a gorgeous lot, the home large rooms with 12-foot ceilings, a covered veranda and a lagoon-style pool.

A spectacular Mediterranean-style home has five bedrooms, three living areas, a media room, study, exercise room and playroom. The home at 3644 McFarlin Blvd. has a well-equipped kitchen has two large islands.

Blocks away from Highland Park Village is a fivebedroom Tudor-style home with a downstairs master suite.

The home at 4333 Edmondson Ave. has an open floor plan with large, well-maintained rooms and an updated kitchen.

To see all of the firm’s listings, visit www.alliebeth.com.

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Elliott & Elliott market UP Elegant Living in villa with Southern charm Preston Hollow

Rare combination of well-designed & constructed country-estate home with close-in multi acre location is listed for $4,995,000.

Set on an elevated and expansive 3+ acre lot, this exceptional David Stocker designed home offers Santa Barbara or Italian countryside living in the city. Upon entry, the sense of inviting, open and light-filled spaces is immediately accomplished through the white wall colors, 14’ ceilings with light colored wood paneling, generous room proportions, and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the grounds. A chef’s kitchen with Viking appliances, a large island, and beautiful

3809 Caruth Boulevard, listed by Lynne Lowder The National Association of Realtors® has confirmed a national trend in a recent monthly Confidence Index survey of more than 50,000 Realtors: Buyer demand outweighs

French Terra Cotta tile floors which open on to a large breakfast area with expansive views of the front grounds.

house supply almost everywhere. Texas continues to have a

Upstairs is dedicated as a master retreat with views overlooking the rear grounds and is complete with a study, his and her separate master baths and walk-in closets. Above the

International Realty always has exceptional listings. Here, just

master level is a bonus room that offers a great exercise area.

An outdoor living area with fireplace and grilling area

elegant Georgian-style house with a sweeping staircase, five

overlooks a large pool and cabana. The cabana has large steel and glass doors that stack to open this space completely to the pool area. Through pocket doors a bedroom is attached

suite with fireplace and sitting area. Outdoor luxuries include a

strong, stable housing market and Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s two of the firm’s luxury properties with new prices.

3809 Caruth Boulevard, University Park: Come home to an fireplaces, a temperature-controlled wine room and a master pergola with fireplace and a sparkling pool. It is listed by Lynne Lowder for $3,399,000.

with access to a full. A separate studio with loft space offers a second retreat, and a turn of the century barn with fenced-in area that once housed the family’s horse.

this home is in gated Bretton Woods, an exclusive community

Please contact Ryan Streiff (ryan@daveperrymiller.com) for more information or visit DPMFineHomes.com.

open kitchen, beautiful formals, library, den, study or fitness

7 Bretton Woods Way, Bluffview: Rare and sophisticated,

fireplace. It is listed by Lee Hatcher for $1,795,000.

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French Flair at the Edge of Highland Park

This impeccable, clean-lined home at 2713 Westminster Ave. (2713westminster.daveperrymiller.com) is located in the heart of University Park. Paige and Curt Elliott of the Elliott & Elliott Group with Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate, have the 5,752-square-foot (per appraiser) HPISD home listed at $1,975,000.

“Any fans of A. Hays Town,” says Curt Elliott, “will appreciate that his influence is all over in signature details like the patios, central courtyard, walk-around balcony and abundance of French doors.”

No detail has been overlooked throughout the five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, two half bathrooms, and six living areas. A two-story entry opens to a large living area with wet bar and a chef’s kitchen with double islands overlooking a New Orleans-style courtyard. The home also features a rare, attached three-car garage and a private guest suite complete with full bath and kitchenette.

To schedule a private showing, contact Curt at 214-6758353/curtelliott@daveperrymiller.com or Paige at 214-4789544/paigeelliott@daveperrymiller.com.

Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (daveperrymiller.com) is a division of Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc., with five locations that specialize in Park Cities, Preston Hollow, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, Kessler Park and Farm & Ranch properties.

Preston Hollow, just six miles north of downtown, is the epitome of elegant living with its wide boulevards, open spaces and lush greenbelts. It is home to many of the city’s celebrities including a former President, nationally recognized business executives and professional athletes.

In the heart of Dallas’ most affluent neighborhoods, Preston Hollow attracts many, who enjoy world-class shopping and dining in restaurants owned by renowned chefs.

Houses in Preston Hollow come in all shapes and sizes.

Allie Beth Allman & Associates is the leading firm in both sales and listings in Preston Hollow neighborhoods.

In old Preston Hollow is a six-bedroom Mediterranean masterpiece. Newly constructed, the estate is perfect for entertaining. The home at 5830 Falls Road features a pool and loggia with 24-foot ceilings, and a master suite with a sitting room.

A new, contemporary-style home at 4308 Alta Vista Drive offers a stylish home with five bedrooms, including a downstairs master suite.

In the convenient neighborhood of Russwood Acres a one-story ranch-style home has four bedrooms. On a large corner lot with mature trees, the home at 5020 Tanbark Road has parquet hardwood and travertine flooring. The master suite opens to a private patio.

To see all of the firm’s listings, visit www.alliebeth.com.

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with only 18 homes and a 5-acre private park. It features an room, three bedrooms and an outdoor living area with

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Dan Rhodes lists stunning home in University Park 3710 Armstrong Avenue, listed by Susan Baldwin

3901 Turtle Creek Boulevard #3, listed by Michelle Wood There is nothing like Place des Vosges. The 16-home enclave along Turtle Creek Boulevard, at the winding road’s transition from Turtle Creek to Highland Park, is wrapped by an eight-foot-high wall of limestone and inspired by Place Dauphine, a 1600s public square in Paris. The exclusive homes within Place des Vosges offer the lifestyle of an elegant mansion without the upkeep and maintenance.

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty is pleased

Coming in at a spacious 7,015 square feet (per tax rolls), the six-bedroom, eight-and-a-half bath home at 3224 Hanover Ave. (3224hanover.daveperrymiller.com) was built in 2008

by Barringer Custom Homes. Dan Rhodes with The Rhodes Group of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate is marketing the threestory residence for $2,950,000.

“From the study nooks and ‘home operations’ center, to the electric car charger in the garage, solar panels on the roof, and

3901 Turtle Creek Boulevard #3: This sumptuous home

turf backyard,” Rhodes says, “the quality and details of this home speak to life in the 21st century.”

The large foyer opens to a center hall floor plan with pretty

features an elevator, a gourmet kitchen with separate

formals, a comfortable den with built-ins, and a chef’s kitchen

butler’s pantry, a master suite with separate living area and

with adjoining keeping room and fireplace.

Upstairs, there is a game room, large utility room, and five bedroom suites, including the master with dual baths and

to offer two exclusive opportunities:

two baths and a private courtyard with a soothing fountain.

It is listed for $3,750,000 by Michelle Wood.

3901 Turtle Creek Boulevard #9: This home offers luxuries galore: architectural iron staircase, gold-leafed dome, carved millwork, rose-marble fireplace, media room, library and two guest suites. It is listed for $3,450,000 by Bryan Crawford and Amanda Crawford.

To see all the luxury homes offered by Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty — in the Park Cities, across North Texas and around the world — go to briggsfreeman. com.

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closets, and an adjacent sitting room/office. The third floor has a living room and a sixth bedroom suite.

For more information, contact Rhodes at 214-415-4642 or

A top educational resource for real-estate professionals, Keeping Current Matters, recently reported that it is less expensive to own a home in Texas than to rent. One of the main reasons?

Interest rates remain at or near historic lows. There are many benefits to buying — and the expert agents of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty can help maximize them for you. In summary: Homeownership can help you build equity over time. The Federal Reserve now reports that a homeowner’s net worth is 36 times greater than that of a renter’s: $195,400 compared to $5,400.

Your monthly payments will remain stable. When you purchase a home with a fixed-rate mortgage, the majority of the payment — principal and interest — remains constant. Conversely, rents continue to rise.

You may have tax benefits, including potential deductions for mortgage interest and property tax.

The bottom line? There are many benefits to homeownership.

“That is why,” says Keeping Current Matters, “it is still a critical piece of the American Dream.”

To see all the luxury homes, ranches and land offered by Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty — across North Texas and around the world — go to briggsfreeman.com.

Space. Style. Serenity. Majestic trees tower over an acre of green space and an estate that marks entry to the Town of Highland Park, found only at 4009 Armstrong Avenue. For the first time in over a century, this coveted setting next to legendary Turtle Creek is offered on the residential market.

Traditional in appeal, the 8,331 square foot home hallmark is the custom wrought iron balustrade. This landmark is linked to the founding of Highland Park.

In 1906, Judge Nelson Phillips moved to Dallas from Hillsboro and lived on this site until appointment to the Texas Supreme Court. In 1913, the Phillips couple sold the property to W.O. Connor, the first elected Mayor of Highland Park. In 1940, Connor’s widow conveyed the property to her daughter, Dorothy Connor Austin and son Brevard Connor. In 1941, they conveyed the west 1.07 acres to Frank and Helen Austin. Around this time, the original home was replaced by the current structure. In 1943, the remaining east .56 acre was conveyed to the Austins.

Then in 2000, Helen Austin conveyed the property to Judy Austin Neuhoff and Thomas H. Neuhoff. The Neuhoff family is a part of Dallas’ industrial and civic history. The magnificent home was renovated and enlarged in 2005.

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Presents New Highland Park Home Timeless tradition outside, new-age transitional inside! Brand new home in coveted Highland Park School district with elegant formals, study, 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, superb attention to detail. Exquisite marble and granite, wood floors, serene patio with

email dan@daveperrymiller.com.

Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (daveperrymiller.com) is a division of Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc., with five locations

fireplace, perfect for relaxing on cool evenings!

that specialize in marketing key areas of Park Cities, Preston Hollow, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, and Kessler Park.

sound-proofing and LED lighting.

With a constant eye toward energy-efficiency you’ll find foamed attic and walls, commercial grade windows, 4572 Arcady is offered at $1,725,000. Contact Frank Hayward, 214.682.9157 or fhayward@virginiacook.com.

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Clarke Landry Moves to Allman Firm

5325 Kelsey Road offers over 12,000 sq. ft. of incredible design, integrating natural light and stunning contemporary elements with architecturally-significant treasures, including Mennonite beamed ceilings and old barn timbers from upstate New York. The Gourmet Kitchen is anchored by a 100 sq. ft. black granite island and features custom cabinetry and stainless steel appliances, including a Miele electric oven, Wolf gas range and double ovens with chrome vent hood and a double SubZero refrigerator/freezer.

Adjoining the Kitchen is a spacious Den area with fireplace from a French Chateau near Provence. The downstairs Master Bedroom incorporates modern design with a Portugese flair. There are two large guest bedrooms downstairs and two additional guest rooms upstairs, all oversized with high ceilings and each with an en-suite bath. For more information or to schedule a private tour, please contact Kyle Crews (214) 538-1310 or Juli Harrison (214) 207-1001 or visit www. urbanteamdallas.com.

It may have been inevitable that Clarke Landry would join Allie Beth Allman & Associates. For one of the area’s top producing agents, making a move to the top firm in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow “was an easy decision.”

Clarke traces the root of that decision to the first real estate transactions Allman herself made. As the story goes, Allman’s close friend Alicia Landry, the wife of Dallas Cowboys Coach Tom Landry, asked her to sell their home. Allman did so quickly, which made for a powerful launch of Allman’s stellar career.

“Allie Beth is the top of luxury and always gets the job done,” said Clarke, whose three children call Alicia Landry, their grandmother, “Honey.”

Allman said, “We are very excited to have someone as diligent in serving her clients as Clarke. She is a great talent.”

Landry knows her decision to join Allman is a reflection of her luxury clientele and the Allman cutting edge marketing and social media tools that go hand in hand.

Her diligence and attention to details have established her reputation for selling homes before they are even listed. Last month, she sold a million dollar home in seven days, before it went on MLS.

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