Park Cities People October 2018

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OCTOBER 2018 VOLUME 38 NO. 10

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KICKIN’ IT TO CANCER Cattle Baron’s Ball co-chairs Jonika Nix and Katy Bock are ready for the American Cancer Society’s biggest single-night fundraiser of the year. PAGE 42

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EPISCOPAL CHURCH PLANS MULTI-USE LUXURY PROJECT

HIGHLAND PARK RECEIVES ALL A’S FROM STATE GRADERS

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Saint Michael and All Angels has announced a development that will have eight levels of office space and 12 levels of residential space.

In the first year of Texas districts receiving letter grades from the state, each Highland Park ISD campus scored a 90 or better.

The first part of the “Outside their Walls” series looks at congregation’s efforts to begin a starter church in East Dallas.

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ART AND HOPE FOR THE HOMELESS

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y recent visit to the Stewpot left me filled with hope, hope for people that are homeless and hope for families that are struggling to avoid becoming homeless.

I started with a walk down a hallway adorned with photography that stopped me in my tracks. Mary Ellen Mark’s photographs document the journey of “Tiny,” a young woman whose life on the streets started at age 13. The exhibit was captivating, powerful, and moving. Note: The photos have been taken down for renovation, but you can see and learn more as they are a part of a bigger exhibit from the Museum of Street Culture. Visit museumofstreetculture.org.

Next, I learned about the extensive services offered at the Stewpot. The agency is the sole meal provider at The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center, serving 1,000 to 2,000 meals per day, seven days per week. The Stewpot provides casework assistance and enrichment programs to individuals and families that are experiencing homelessness, as well as programs for at-risk children and their families.

My visit ended with a trip to the art studio, passed halls covered with drawings and paintings. Many of them were very good.

I was introduced to several artists who were eager to share their work with me. I

was especially impressed with the work by Leon Pollard, whom you’ll read more about on page 14. I also met anPAT M A R T I N other man, who though no longer homeless, returns to the Stewpot to work on his art. This is by design, said Betty Heckman, art program director. The studio gives individuals a familiar place to go, a sense of community, “a beautiful community of artists,” she said.

When people are housed, many become isolated and lonely and having them come back fits with the mission of continued services for those experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Also, having the successfully-housed clients come back is an inspiration to others. Creating the art gives participants a sense of pride and self-worth.

The writer, theologian, mystic, poet, and monk Thomas Merton wrote, “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” I think this applies to those creating art and those experiencing art as well.

Pat Martin, Publisher pat.martin@peoplenewspapers.com

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

THAT’S A STEAL!

CRIME REPORT AUG. 13 - SEPT. 9 AUG. 13 Reported at 10:40 a.m.: A homeowner in the 4400 block of Emerson Ave. returned home from a five-day vacation, Aug. 8 to 12, to find about $21,400 of jewelry missing.

AUG. 15 A Graco spray painter, valued at $1,000, was stolen sometime between 2 and 4:45 p.m. from a home in the 3400 block of McFarlin Blvd.

Police are on the lookout for a 300-pound man who won’t stop stealing at Highland Park Village. The shoplifter, sometimes accompanied by a woman with multicolored dreadlocks, has been spotted in several stores using a similar strategy: He requests items in the back, then steals while associates are distracted, sometimes fleeing in a silver Hyundai.

Thefts include $750 sneakers and a $520 monster eyes shirt on Aug. 28 at Fendi; $1,390 sandals Sept. 3 from Tom Ford, a $1,450 Gucci Marmont Velvet bag on Sept.

6. Village security began watching him because of how “sloppy” he looked. Too bad it wasn’t while he was actually stealing.

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AUG. 16 Around 1:25 p.m., a $50 shirt from Adaline’s in the 4400 block of Lovers Lane was stolen.

AUG. 17 A brown Cole Hahn briefcase and a $1,500 Lenovo laptop were stolen from an unlocked white Lexus LX570 parked overnight in the circular driveway of a home in the 4300 block of Westway Ave. Stolen before 8 a.m.: an unlocked 2018 white Jaguar E-Pace, valued at $45,000, from a home in the 4500 block of Glenwick Lane.

AUG. 18 Items were stolen from three vehicles in the 4400 block of Larchmont Ave.: A $3,000 wallet was stolen from the console of a 2015 white GMC Yukon LL; a $600 pistol from a 2014 white Chevrolet Tahoe; and $300 worth of unnamed items from a 2013 gold Infiniti Qx5.

AUG. 19 A homeowner in the 4300 block of Bourdeaux Ave. isn’t sure who stole his wife’s diamond earrings, but an AC repairman the couple had used was mentioned in a police report. The single stud, 5-carat diamond earrings mounted in a platinum setting, valued at $150,000 and not covered by insurance, was last seen in a jewelry dish in the master bathroom, and noticed missing the evening of Aug. 18. The husband said “the handyman is a regular employee of a close friend” and not suspected.

AUG. 20 Reported stolen at 1:51 p.m.: a Honda motorcycle valued at

$6,000. The bike was taken from the 3400 block of Haynie Ave. between June 1 and Aug. 10 while the owner was at home in California for summer break.

AUG. 21 Breaking and entering was apparently too ambitious a crime for whoever shattered a rear window of a 2013 Dodge Ram in the 3400 block of Potomac Ave. The damage was discovered around 8:30 a.m.

At 5:21 p.m., a witness saw a 2016 silver Ferrari flee the scene after crashing into a 2006 Pontiac Vibe in the 3900 block of Caruth Boulevard.

AUG. 22 Shoplifted around 5:15 p.m.: a purple Gucci Marmont mini purse valued at $1,590 from Forty Five Ten at Highland Park Village.

AUG. 26 A 2003 Acura parked overnight in the 4400 block of Lomo Alto while its owner worked nearby was struck before 11:08 a.m. The culprit did not leave a note.

Stolen between 6:40 and 8:10 p.m.: a $300 Kate Spade purse with $1,000 in cash from a Plano woman’s 2015 Toyota in the 7900 block of Pickwick Lane.

AUG. 27 An unknown person exposed himself to a juvenile around 7:30 a.m. at a convenience store in the 6700 block of Preston Road. Police say the man was driving a gold sedan.

A homeowner in the 3400 block of Ashbury Ave. reported to police around 3:15 p.m. that a package of wood, valued at nearly $300, was stolen from his front porch sometime between Aug. 13 and 27.

AUG. 28 Around 11:20 a.m., a resident in the 5000 block of Airline Road returned to her 2012 silver Mercedes GL 550 to find the center console and glove box in disarray and a pair of $350 Ca-

valli glasses stolen.

AUG. 29 Four packages containing items such as a Maz-Tek night light and a bottle of Motherlove bath spray, collectively valued at about $50, were stolen around 9:25 p.m. from the front porch of a home in the 4500 block of South Versailles Ave.

SEPT. 4 A potential “customer” attempted to cash a fraudulent check around 11:30 a.m. at a bank in the 6500 block of Hillcrest Ave. Clothing was stolen around 2:45 p.m. from a specialty store in the 8300 block of Preston Road by way of fraudulent credit cards.

AUG. 30 Stolen before 6 a.m.: the tailgate, valued at $3,100, from a 2016 white Ford F-350 parked overnight in the 2700 block of Hanover Street.

SEPT. 5 The gas stove, valued at $12,000, was stolen sometime overnight before 5:08 a.m. from a home in the 3600 block of Bryn Mawr Drive.

A Diamondback bicycle, valued at $200, was stolen overnight before 8 a.m. from a driveway in the 3300 block of Lovers Lane.

Stolen before 6:35 a.m.: a flat screen television and computer equipment valued at $1,792, from a home in the 4200 block of Lovers Lane.

AUG. 31 Stolen before 4:30 a.m.: a purse left on the front passenger side of an unlocked 2016 white Chevrolet Tahoe parked overnight in the 4500 block of Rheims Plaza.

The purse, minus a bright orange Target wallet, was found the next morning by the resident’s husband on his morning run.

SEPT. 2 A window AC unit, valued at $400, and a pair of Ray-Ban glasses, valued at $150, were stolen overnight before 7 a.m. from an unlocked 2004 tan Chevrolet Tahoe parked in the 4300 block of Hyer Ave. SEPT. 3 Stolen before 7 a.m.: 30 DVDs, valued at $450, and two pairs of Maui Jim sunglasses, valued at $400, from a 2017 white Cadillac Escalade parked overnight in the 4600 block of Belclaire Ave.

SEPT. 6 Several pieces of jewelry, valued at $15,000, were stolen sometime between 8 a.m. Sept. 4 and 10 a.m.

Sept. 6 from a home in the 3900 block of Lovers Lane.

Offensive words were scratched into a 2017 brown Ford F-150 sometime between noon and 1 p.m. while parked in the 4400 block of Emerson Ave. A 2013 black Lexus LL in the 4300 block of Hyer Ave. also reported their vehicle had been keyed during the same time frame.

SEPT. 7 About $95 worth of merchandise was stolen around 11 p.m. from a CVS in the 3000 block of Mockingbird Lane.

Around 9 a.m., a couple walking their dog in the 3300 block of St. Johns Drive found a set of keys laying on the sidewalk.

SEPT. 8 A woman who “didn’t want to drive any longer” decided to leave her 2013 white BMW 328 in the driveway of a home in the 4100 block of St. John Drive. When she returned to retrieve her vehicle, police had already been called and chose to tow the vehicle.

Between 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m., a Coach purse and contents valued at $970 was stolen from a 2016 white Infiniti QX70 parked in the 6000 block of Preston Road.

SEPT. 9 Around 4 a.m., a 2012 black Mercedes CL550 was stolen by way of a tow truck from his driveway in the 4400 block of Westway Drive.

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News

ALLRED VS. SESSIONS: A CONGRESSIONAL RACE TO WATCH

District 32 election seen as pivotal for control of U.S. House

By Bill Miller

Special Contributor

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n a classic ideological showdown over who will represent a swath of the North Dallas area, the race for Texas’ 32nd Congressional District is stirring national attention.

The Nov. 6 midterm contest pits incumbent Pete Sessions, a high-ranking House Republican and long-time free-market defender, against Democrat Colin Allred, a civil rights lawyer and former NFL linebacker who wants to bring new leadership to his hometown.

District 32 covers a portion of Collin County, but mostly eastern and northern Dallas County.

Sessions, 63, chairs the powerful House Rules Committee and has won every contest for the seat since 2004. But some observers say shifting demographics and a surge of energy among Democrats make this race a key battle in their quest to retake the House majority.

Therefore, observers say this contest could be the toughest yet for the incumbent (Find more analysis online).

Sessions said he fights for the conservative principles that brought the new companies and renewed prosperity to North Texas and the U.S., like cutting taxes and government regulation.

“Dallas, Texas is the entrepreneurial capital,” Sessions said. “Many companies have sought refuge in North Texas because of things like tax cuts.

“That is why I run as a Ronald Reagan Republican; I stand for a private-public partnership.”

The candidates’ views on health care aptly illustrate how they differ.

Sessions’ health care plan wouldn’t abolish the Patient Protection and Afford-

able Care Act of 2010 (aka Obamacare), but instead, create an option for people to join group policies and receive tax credits to apply toward health care costs.

Sessions claimed Democrats, including Allred, favor larger government and more taxes to pay for it.

“The facts of the case are real simple,” he said. “It’s the Party of Nancy Pelosi vs. a free economy. Their agenda is to stop capitalism, and my opponent has sold the same message, and that is how he won the primary.”

Allred, 35, said he’s no enemy to capitalism. He applauds prosperity, while also demanding legislation to ensure equal pay for equal work.

“I believe our system created a middle class like the world has never seen,” he said. “My story is only possible in a country like that.”

Allred, a standout athlete at Hillcrest High School and Baylor University, was a Tennessee Titans linebacker from 20062010. He became a lawyer and worked for the Department of Housing and Urban Administration during the Obama presidency.

Allred said he understands economics.

“I support infrastructure improvement and job training — all things Donald Trump said he wanted to do,” Allred said.

“That’s a pretty bipartisan view.”

But he opposes trade wars and Trump’s “tinkering with NAFTA.” “Pete Sessions has done nothing to stop this, and that’s been nothing but bad business for our community,” Allred said.

Allred said he’d fight to defend and even expand the ACA. “I think a lot of lives have been saved because of the Affordable Care Act,” he said, “and it’s really a big mistake to repeal it.”

U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions

Colin Allred

On The Issues JOBS Sessions: Secure energy independence; build educational opportunities; foster technological innovation; cut government red tape; expand markets, and eliminate government waste.

Allred: End wage discrimination; enact $15 minimum wage; get paid family leave; more job training; improve infrastructure; and extend tax breaks to small businesses.

IMMIGRATION / BORDER SECURITY Sessions: Create a fair and effective “guest worker program;” encourage citizenship through the current naturalization process, but with no “blanket amnesty;” expand “interior enforcement” and aggressively prosecute and deport criminal aliens; and abolish “sanctuary cities.”

Allred: Protect “Dreamers” by supporting the “Dream Act;” hold employers accountable for “knowingly hiring and exploiting undocumented workers;” pursue a reasonable pathway to citizenship; and provide more training and tools for law enforcement.

GUN VIOLENCE Sessions: Prevent erosion of Second Amendment rights; vigorously enforce current gun laws; and support legal concealed carry of firearms across state lines.

Allred: Expand background checks to all gun purchases; support “Red Flag” laws to help identify potential mass shooters; and restore the “Assault Weapons Ban.”

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Episcopal Church Plans Mixed-Use Luxury Project at Preston Center

Saint Michael and All Angels project includes restaurants, retail

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By Bianca R. Montes People Newspapers

Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church has announced plans for a mixed-use development on its property along Douglas Avenue in the southwest part of Preston Center.

The plans include a mid-rise office building on Douglas Avenue and a residential building on the western side of the site. The project will feature a full-service restaurant with a patio and other groundfloor retail that open onto public green space along Douglas Avenue.

Parking for the project will be a mix of self-parking and valet.

A key component of this project is expanded off-street parking for the church, said the Rev. Chris Girata, rector of Saint Michael and All Angels.

“By reducing our surface parking and investing heavily in underground parking, we not only solve our long-term parking needs, but we can create a more inviting campus with expanded green and open spaces and improve traffic flows for the benefit of the neighborhood and the church,” Girata said.

The new plan, he said starts to bring to

life the vision his congregation has had for what their campus can be.

Saint Michael and development partner Lincoln Property Company considered a project on the same piece of land in 2015 but put plans on hold pending recommendations of the Northwest Highway and Preston Road Area Task Force led by Dallas city council member Jennifer Gates.

“Just like the task force, our parishioners want wide sidewalks, plazas, and green spaces,” Girata said. “Not only was it the right thing to do to wait on the task force recommendations, but we believe that we now have a far better plan than we had in 2015 – better for us and better for the neighbors.”

John Walter, executive vice president with Lincoln Property Company, said the goal is to build a development designed to meet both the guidelines of the Preston Center Task Force and needs of the church and its surrounding neighborhood.

“It has taken a significant commitment of time and money to accommodate the task force recommendations, but we believe the new result will be worth it,” he said.

Peter Kline, a leader of the Northwest Highway and Preston Road Area Taskforce, agreed.

“Based on my review of the preliminary plans for the proposed Saint Michael mixed-use development, I believe this

project could be a role model for future developments in the Preston Center area,” he said. “They have gone to great lengths to address the concerns and the priorities of the area plan.”

P R O J E C T D E TA I L S • The plan calls for an office building of eight levels plus the ground lobby and a residential building of 12 levels plus the ground lobby.

• Both buildings will be within residential proximity slope limits from the west side of the Tollway and from Colgate Avenue and have been located to be respectful of current neighbors’ view corridors.

• The project will be inviting to the neighborhood with wide sidewalks, open areas, and green space.

• The plan provides a home for the popular Saint Michael and All Angels Farmers Market.

• Project plans meet the guidelines supported by the Preston Center Task Force.

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Goodbye to the Dewey Decimal System?

TAYLOR CRISLER & LANCE KOPPA

Librarian Kortney Nelson speaks to residents during a town hall meeting on the library master plan.

By William Taylor

People Newspapers Patrons of the Highland Park Harvey R. “Bum” Bright Library could soon find it open in the evenings and during holiday weekends.

That’s one of the early action items in a master plan that has been in the works for nearly a year.

At the heart of the plan is the library’s mission as a center for lifelong learning, a role that’s difficult to fulfill when it closes soon after students get out of school and adults get off work, Mayor Margo Goodwin noted.

Library hours now are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, but it typically is closed on Saturdays that fall during three-day weekends.

Because of recent retirements on the library staff, the town can afford to adjust schedules and add the manpower needed to extend hours without a budget increase, librarian Kortney Nelson said.

In the fall of 2017, the town hired The Ivy Group to help develop a master plan.

The process included meetings and a survey to get residents’ input, conversations with other libraries, a trip to Colorado, and an evaluation of the town’s existing library resources and services.

The plan sets long-range goals as well as

first steps to pursue during the next three years. Among those first steps are an improved website, expanded programs for students and adults, and moving away from the traditional Dewey Decimal system layout to more of a bookstore model.

“I don’t know,” Mayor Pro Tem John McKnight said. “I’m really kind of a Dewey Decimal man myself.”

Nelson explained that changes wouldn’t involve removing Dewey Decimal numbers and labels from the books. Instead, signage would change to help visitors used to shopping bookstores find the resources they are seeking.

It’s about creating “an easier way to browse,” she said.

Mayor Margo Goodwin agreed. “That’s how all of us have been trained. We have been trained in the Barnes and Nobel way of finding it.”

Nelson said she also envisions closer partnerships with Highland Park ISD librarians and SMU. Extended hours will provide opportunities to expand programming beyond the library’s footprint into other town hall spaces, which are not in use after hours, she said.

Library staff also will focus more on promoting services, she said. “We feel if people don’t know what you offer, they aren’t going to know to use it.”

HP Bans Electric Scooters

By William Taylor

People Newspapers Better keep those electric scooters out of Highland Park.

A newly amended town ordinance bans them.

The ban applies to both the rental scooters that have entered the Dallas market in recent months and individually-owned ones if any.

Town leaders cited safety concerns.

The rental scooters are ridden standing up and can approach speeds of 15 miles per hour.

“They are a danger on the sidewalk,” council member Eric Gambrell said. “They are a danger on the street.”

Gambrell also objected to a business model that relies on using public property as a staging area without permission and reimbursement.

To warn operators and their customers about the prohibition, town staff plans to install signs at town entry points near the Dallas city limits.

The scooter ban was added to the ordinance governing dockless rental bikes. The bike-sharing ordinance prohibits placement of bikes for rent in the town and provides for impoundment and fines for those left by a vendor or its customers.

“To date, the operators of the bicycles have not been too ambitious about recovering them [from impoundment],” town attorney Matthew Boyle said.

The amended ordinance extends the prohibitions on rental bikes to cover electric-powered bicycles, which town leaders predict will be entering the market soon.

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Community HOMELESS FIND FOOD FOR THE SOUL THROUGH ART

The Stewpot assists with classes, supplies, trips, and exhibitions

By William Legrone

even Zales 5th Avenue showcases. But this program brought me back to my first love, which is art.”

Of all that the program has done for him, Pollards said that visiting and learning from museums is his favorite part.

“I call it continuing education,” Heckman said. “We go on field trips to museums that are guided. We sit in the stools for 30 minutes in front of one painting and learn about not just the color schemes, but the history of the painting, what the artist is trying to convey, how this makes them feel, and we sketch. It’s really very lovely.”

Heckman explained that for those in and around the program, the work done at the Stewpot is about more than just addressing immediate needs.

It’s about opening the door for deeper conversations, building relationships, and ultimately creating a space where everyone can feel at home, she said.

Pollard describes it as a community.

“The caseworkers and the people that work over here are really cool,” Pollard said. “You get to know people. We talk about everything.”

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he Stewpot, established by the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas in 1975, began with a focus on serving food to homeless neighbors.

But through the decades, the ministry has expanded to include a range of social services, including art classes.

“One of the things I love the most about Stewpot is taking care of all the needs of those who are experiencing homelessness,” Betty Heckman said. “As well as feeding their bellies, we feed the soul here with the art program.”

“The Stewpot gives you a new beginning. A new home, a new life, and a perspective.”

Leon Pollard Heckman, the art program’s director, said that providing a safe space for the homeless to create is as important to their recovery as food and shelter.

The Stewpot’s art program includes classes throughout the week, art supplies for those in the program, trips to museums, and exhibitions where the artists can display and turn a profit for their work.

More than eight years ago, Leon Pollard was with the program when Cynthia Brannum was the art director.

In those days, Pollard participated in the Pillar Park homeless project, where he

HOW TO HELP At the Stewpot, Leon Pollard taps into his love for painting. painted the mural of Stevie Ray Vaughan that can be seen near Deep Ellum.

“The Stewpot gives you a new beginning,” Pollard said. “A new hope, a new life, and a perspective. I’ll be 65 this year, and I sit and wonder and ponder, but I try to give back to what society has given me.”

From The Park Cities, to Maine, to Nashville

Siblings continue musical journey with family-inspired Five Islands band

By Jordan Kiefer

Special Contributor Siblings Daisy and Chap Bernet, who grew up surrounded by rhythm and song from both sides of the family, are building on that musical legacy with their Americana folk band.

“There’s no greater feeling than taking what you did as a child – a fun, loud, joyful jam session with your family – to a stage,” Daisy Bernet said.

The Highland Park High School graduates named their band Five Islands for the small Maine village where they would visit their maternal grandmother, who taught them classical music and hymns.

“Making music is a whole lot

more fun when you get to make it with people you love,” Chap Bernet said.

He learned to play guitar from their father and would jam with their paternal uncle and grandfather, Ed Bernet, a touring musician with the Levee Singers.

Daisy Bernet, listening to them play and sing, always wanted to be a part, so she joined in, too.

In the 1960s, Ed Bernet owned The Levee, a Dixieland and jazz nightclub on Mockingbird Lane, where Campisi’s Italian restaurant is located now, said Elizabeth Adams, the band’s manager and Chap Bernet’s fiancé.

Daisy Bernet and Adams performed with the Highland Belles in high school, and Daisy Bernet often sang the National Anthem

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Pollard sees his time with the art program as a respite between being on the streets and working a job.

“I’ve been doing art since I can remember in high school, but I got away from it and was doing carpentry work,” Pollard said. “I made pool tables, Benihana sushi bars, and

The Stewpot art program needs acrylic paints, stretched canvases, drawing pads, brushes, and jewelry making supplies as well as 16-by20-inch and 18-by-24-inch frames.

Email Betty Heckman at bettyh@ thestewpot.org or call 214-382-5912 to volunteer.

“Making music is a whole lot more fun when you get to make it with people you love.”

Chap Bernet

Chap and Daisy Bernet perform folk music. at games and other events.

Her brother gave guitar lessons and performed around Dallas to raise money for his senior trip to Europe.

“Chap and I are a lot alike and, like any siblings, we definitely disagree and have our fair share of arguments, but they make us better,” Daisy Bernet said.

Throughout their musical journey, family, friends, and fans in Dallas and elsewhere have been

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encouraging and supporting Five Islands as the siblings pursue their Nashville dreams.

“They’re why we’re doing this and they’re the reason we keep moving forward,” Chap Bernet said.

Their debut single, “No More Dancing,” is available on platforms such as Spotify and iTunes and has already gotten more than 80,000 streams.

“We’ve got some pretty great

people around us,” Daisy Bernet said.

The siblings’ advice to others thinking about a music career: Have patience and drive.

Launching a music career doesn’t happen overnight, and musicians have to be willing to dedicate 100 percent of their free time.

“When we’re not working our 9-5 jobs, we are performing wherever we can, when we aren’t performing, we are practicing, and if we’re not practicing, we are having meetings to talk about our next move,” she said.

It’s also essential to have a good manager like Adams, Daisy Bernet said.

“She is our rock, and we owe a lot of this recent success to her.”

For the brother-sister duo, showing people what they’ve been working on and seeing and hearing fans sing the words to their songs is a feeling that will never get old, they said.

“I think it’s always fun to hear the songs come to life on stage,” Chap said. “It sounds corny, but it’s true.”

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Best Month of the Year

Best month of the year?

Clearly October.

It’s a great month weathLEN BOURLAND er-wise for traveling abroad, to the country, the lake, or for most of us, finally just sitting outside in the backyard.

What could be better than fall foliage, sports competitions, and entertainment in all the arts?

Dallasites kick off the month with Texas/OU weekend bringing traffic to an even slower crawl while the revelers pour into town. The mostly friendly football fans result in clusters of aging jocks, neighbors’ barbequing, even the oldsters playing bridge arguing, boasting, wagering, and joining in the rivalry. Such rivalries extend to local and pro teams as well. Who doesn’t love good competition?

Then the month ends with many kids of all ages’ favorite holiday, Halloween. Dressing up, parading about, playing tricks, giving out candy.

Despite the glory that is October, already the fall has been dimmed with the steady drumbeat of that most unsportsmanlike competition: politics.

The unending barrage from newscasters, late-night comedians, and social media posts is numbing.

This year for the first time (at least for me) text messages from campaigns ping my phone. Is that even legal?

Team rivalries survive until another season, but can our country endure another election slugfest?

If there was one takeaway from September’s funeral for John McCain, it is that America yearns for a hero, a man who tries to work with all people. The man’s patriotism, dedication to service, and desire to extend hands across the aisle was unassailable. Even though he was a maverick and had political differences with many, he was an honorable opponent, never personally demeaning. No junkets, cash in his freezer, string of affairs, nor conduct unbecoming for this gentleman. He left his first wife brokenhearted, faulted his own immaturity, later became friends, and took care of all his children. He had decency. Courage. Integrity. Gratitude. His tough mother and his distinguished military family tempered his mischievous, roguish nature. So did someone else.

Less noticed in the funeral was this hero’s hero, Chuck Larson, McCain’s old roommate and four-star admiral by whom he requested to be buried at the Naval Academy. Google Larson. Every student, teacher, voter, citizen, and particularly, politician should strive to emulate him. John McCain did and was elevated in the process.

That would make a great month even better.

Len Bourland can be reached at lenbourland@gmail.com

18 October 2018 | parkcitiespeople.com

A Farm to Table Experience

McCallister champions Dallas chefs, locally produced food

Doggie Splash Day

2018 LINEUP FEARING’S FALL HARVEST BACKYARD FEST WHEN: 7-10 p.m. Nov. 2 WHERE: Fearing’s Restaurant, Ritz-Carlton Dallas COST: $175 STREET FOOD NIGHT MARKET WHEN: 7-10 p.m. Nov. 3 WHERE: Victory Park COST: $75 (general admission), $95 (VIP) THE MAIN EVENT WHEN: 2:30-6 p.m. Nov. 4 WHERE: Dallas Heritage Village COST: $99 (general admission), $150 (VIP) Guests set up picnic stations at Oak Lawn Park for Chefs for Farmers.

By Bianca R. Montes People Newspapers

When Park Cities resident Iris McCallister set out to create a long-table dinner where local chefs and farmers would have a chance to network, she never imagined it would grow into anything more.

“It was intended to be only one time for the dinner,” she said.

However, word quickly spread about the intimate dining experience and soon everyone wanted McCallister and her then-husband and James Beard-nominated chef Matt McCallister to curate for them that same unique experience.

A couple of years later, that farm-to-table al fresco dinner morphed into a threeday culinary blowout where chefs, artisans, and foodie influencers meet up to support local and regional farmers.

Chefs for Farmers returns this year with

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a family-style dinner featuring a series of noted chefs at the Ritz-Carlton, Dallas, continues the next evening with a celebration of street food, and culminates Nov. 4 with the main event at Oak Lawn Park.

We sat down with McCallister to discuss the event.

Q: Why is it important for you to highlight local cuisine?

A: I feel like we are really an underrated food city. We have so many talented chefs here, Iris McCallister and I don’t think they get recognized enough. We want people to know these chefs care about how you eat, and it is quality food, and it is great restaurants.

Q: Do you think events like yours are

changing the way Dallasites view food?

A: I think so. I think it is definitely unique, and I think it is important that the chefs are showing off what they do out there and showcasing the farmer’s hard work.

Q: Why do you think the event is so popular?

A: I think because the chefs are very supportive of it. And, I think excitement can be contagious. When the chefs are excited, people can be excited. It’s also the vibe: A lot of people have referred to our event as “Aspen Food & Wine meets Coachella.”

Q: Besides the food, what is unique about the event?

A: Our charitable component is Youth With Faces (a program that gives youth in the juvenile justice system a second chance to be more than a faceless statistic), and we are raising money for the greenhouse they are trying to build.

PHOTOS BY CHRIS MCGATHEY

It was canine heaven as the Holmes Aquatic Center closed out its season with the sixth annual Doggie Splash Day. See more photos at parkcitiespeople.com

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Schools

Straight A’s T HPISD receives exemplary grades from TEA system

By Tim Glaze

People Newspapers

he A through F letter system has long been a staple of grading student work.

Now, the same format will be applied to individual Texas school districts - and soon, individual Texas schools.

In conjunction with the Texas Education Agency, the state recently released a list of letter grades for each school district on the heels of two legislative sessions focused on retooling the education-rating system.

By 2017, three rating categories had been decided on: school progress, student achievement, and “closing the gap,” which focuses on the development of students with special needs or where English is a second language.

Highland Park ISD received exceptional grades, earning A’s in all three categories as well as an overall grade of A. “Highland Park ISD appreciates the significant effort that the Texas Education Agency has undertaken to develop and improve its rating system,” said Tom Trigg, HPISD superintendent. “At the same

time, because there are so many variables between schools in a state as large as Texas, we are continuing to work with other districts to develop a more comprehensive accountability model that takes into consideration achievement, growth, quality of instruction, and other factors.”

The state is expected to release letter grades of individual Texas schools in August 2019.

Until then, numeric scores for schools can be found at txschools.org.

Highland Park High School received a 94 out of 100, and Highland Park Middle School scored a 96 out of 100. At the elementary level, Bradfield scored a 91 out of 100, Armstrong and Hyer both received a 96 out of 100, and University Park scored a 97 out of 100.

Texas Schools rated HPISD as “exemplary” in postsecondary readiness and reported a score of 98 out of 100 in the success-after-high-school categories. The district reported a 95 percent graduation-rate score in 2018, and a score of 90 out of 100 in student growth in

reading and math.

The district also achieved 100 percent of its goals in grade level performance, academic growth, and English language proficiency.

State testing results are also key in determining grades.

The student achievement section, according to officials, reflects on how the district’s students scored on state standardized tests and whether those students are ready for college and careers following graduation. The school progress assessment focuses on student improvement on state tests from the previous year.

According to the TEA, 70 percent of the overall grade is based on the school progress and student achievement categories. The “closing the gap” category makes up the other 30 percent.

Officials said transparency is important to the TEA when discussing the grades, which is why parents and students will be able to access the data online eventually. There will also be data and other notes explaining the grade.

MORE DISTRICT GRADES Allen ISD Arlington ISD Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Dallas ISD

A (95) C (78) B (87) B (81)

Denton ISD Frisco ISD Garland ISD

B (86) A (96) B (81) Source: Texas Education Agency

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Size of New UP Elementary Doesn’t Scare Students

Principal: Three-story building’s design promotes ‘Close-Knit’ feel

By Tim Glaze

People Newspapers The new and much-discussed University Park Elementary School building opened its doors for the 2018-19 school year, and the reviews are in from teachers, students, and administrators alike: Awe. Amenities of the second of the new Highland Park ISD elementary school buildings to be completed as part of the district’s bond program were shown off and fawned over.

The new building includes three stories, shared spaces for each grade level called ‘learning pods,’ a gymnasium that opens to an enormous playground, two acoustically-sealed music rooms, a science lab, an art room with more than 10 workstations, and a store where students can purchase University Park spirit gear.

The sheer size of the school is quickly noticed, but learning pods are proving instrumental in helping the space feel cozy and comfortable, teachers and administrators said.

“Our special sections and our staircases keep us all close together,” principal Candace Judd said. “So even though it’s a big school, we still feel connected. We’ve achieved a close-knit feel, even with three stories. We see each other all the time, and this place is so centrally located, it really still feels small.”

Each grade level has its own corner of a floor, with three to four classrooms per grade all surrounding the shared-space learning

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Claire Nunley and principal Candace Judd pod. During free-work times, students are allowed to go out into the pod and complete their assignments, while being in perfect view of any of the four teachers. This promotes interaction within the classrooms, Judd said.

Tables, chairs, and an electronic activity board are also being put into each pod for interactive lessons between all classes.

“The new school is actually super cozy,”

“We see each other all the time, and this place is so centrally-located, it really still feels small.”

Candace Judd, UP principal said Lauren Williams, University Park fourth-grade teacher. “Students have told me they feel like this is more of a home. At the old building, we had smaller classrooms and smaller hallways. But here, even though it’s big, we have a safe environment.”

Several students in Kenley Larkin’s thirdgrade class mentioned being excited about the new school year to start, because of the new

building. Those students also mentioned “having fun” climbing the stairs, the size of the new playground, and the ease of which they see other students every day despite the school’s size.

“It’s been really easy for everyone to get comfortable here,” Larkin said. “The students have really made themselves at home in the new building, and that makes our job easier as instructors.”

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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS: SIX TO CELEBRATE

3Together

1Honored

We Ball

with Top Cheer COURTESY HPISD

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Highland Park High School cheerleaders, led by captains (from left) Alexandra Yeager, Aerin Roberts, and Lauren Bailey, competed in the National Cheerleaders Association Summer Camp in Rockwall, where the varsity squad earned all superior ribbons, a spirit stick and Top Cheer in its division. The junior varsity and freshman squads also claimed several awards.

Bradfield Elementary School student Madison Low (left), using the website gofundme.com, raised enough money this summer to deliver boxes of toys to children in China, where her father works with a number of hospitals. Included with the deliveries to children in two hospitals and an orphanage, were drawings created during the 2017-18 school year by Madison’s classmates in Kaye Smith’s kindergarten class.

2Toys For All

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FROM LEFT: Townes Ballard, Ella Patterson, and Lake Needleman represented Highland Park High School during the fourth annual Together We Ball High School Exhibition Game, one of the annual community events sponsored by nonprofit Year of Unity to heal race relationships between law enforcement and Dallas residents.

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5Community Service Officers Named

COURTESY COURTNEY WILES COURTESY DAVID CARY

With support from many in the Park Cities, the 11th annual ReplaySports drive filled a U-Haul truck, three pickups, and two SUVs with overflowing boxes of new and used sports equipment to be donated to athletes in need. This year’s student officers included (from left) Charlie Wilson, Worthey Wiles, Rhodes Crow, Ben Holsomback, and James Wilson. Not pictured: Cannon Thornhill, Ben Smith, Jack Sitzer, and Gabe Galbraith.

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Overflows with Success

Boy Scouts and adult leaders from Troops 68, 80, and 518 canoed and portaged 75 miles through pristine wilderness in northern Minnesota, where they saw bald eagles, beavers, muskrats, and ancient Indian pictographs. FROM LEFT: Caleb Fournet, David Cary, Evan Schedler, Dmitri Cary, Robert McTaggart, Grayson McTaggart, Barry Bell, and Andrew Bell.

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HPHS Community Service Council, which leads campuswide service projects and tracks student service hours, has named its 2018-19 officers.

FRONT ROW, FROM LEFT: Jean Ye, tech chair assistant; Shaye McKinney, MADD co-chairs; Anna Chung, president; Miya Malouf, vice president; Lizzy Brimmage, tech chair; Gracie Tucker, meeting chair assistant; and Emily Mahmalji, drives co-chair.

BACK ROW: Anjali Patel, senior

hours co-chair; William Jackman II, drives chair assistant; Patrick Shearer, public relations; Sarah Dalton, MADD co-chair; and Jessica Boyer, senior hours co-chair. NOT SHOWN: Kylie Benak, senior hours co-chair; Chris Read, meeting chair; Anna Garrett, drives co-chair; and Leon Khakpour, MADD chairs assistant.

6Troops

In the Wilderness

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HPISD Teachers Receive Pay Raise d’ ‘Robin Hoo ds ce e payment ex $100 million

By Tim Glaze

People Newspapers Highland Park ISD teachers and staff get 1 percent salary increases and one-time payments in the approved district budget for 2018-19, as property tax bills rise nearly 8 percent and the district’s recapture bill to the state skyrockets.

Trustees approved an overall budget of $194.8 million, including $28.3 million for debt service and a payment to the state of $103.7 million for recapture — money shifted from property-rich districts under the state’s “Robin Hood” school finance plan to help fund property-poor ones.

With this year’s nine-figure recapture payment, HPISD will have sent approximately $1.5 billion back to the state since 1991 – the third largest amount from any district in the state. HPISD sent $76 million to the state in 2016, $82 million in 2017, and $97 million in 2018.

After the payment, HPISD will have an operating budget of approximately $62.7 million, said Mike White, assistant superintendent of business services for the district.

This year’s overall tax rate of $1.2355 per $100 of property valuation is slightly more than a year ago because debt service payments have increased from about $23.2 million in

the prior fiscal year.

Officials said $1.04 per $100 of the tax rate — the same as the prior year — will go towards the district’s general fund. The portion of the tax rate going to debt is $0.1955, up from $0.1632.

Property valuations have increased. The average home in the district has $1.51 million of taxable value, up from $1.44 million a year ago. Property taxes on the average home will be $18,701.12, an increase of $1,362.48.

“Our administration and staff have done an excellent job making the necessary adjustments to this budget,” said Jim Hitzelberger, board president. “It is, once again, supplemented by the extraordinary amount of time and donations that the community contributes to our schools.”

In addition to the 1 percent raise, a onetime payment of $1,000 will go to all certified teachers and professional staff members.

Hourly employees will receive a $500 onetime payment.

Hitzelberger said he’s hopeful that state representatives will address recapture more in the future.

“We are hopeful that our Texas lawmakers will significantly and adequately address school finance for all districts this coming session,” he said. “More districts than ever are being forced to pay recapture.”

Hamburgers and Homecoming

Dinner benefits Cheerleaders, Scotsmen

FROM LEFT: Meg Lochausen, Meg Ruk, and Caroline Massey.

Support those who promote school spirit during the Highland Park High School Cheerleaders/Scotsmen annual Hamburger Supper on Oct. 19.

The event features food from Jack’s Burger House and J.D.’s cookies.

The event also includes a disc jockey and raffles before the Homecoming game against the Samuell High School Spartans

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at Highlander Stadium.

Tickets are $10 for dine in or take out and are available at the door.

The dinner will be held from 5 to 7 pm in the HPHS cafeteria.

Takeout will available from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and can be picked up in front of the school on Emerson Avenue.

— Staff report

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Wesley Prep Celebrates Half-Century of Learning

Ministers’ wives founded school

What began as a preschool has grown to extend through sixth-grade.

By Fallon Lineberger

Special Contributor Dallas’ Wesley Prep, a ministry of the Lovers Lane United Methodist Church, will celebrate its 50th anniversary in October.

The school, founded in 1968 by the wives of two ministers, began as Mother’s Day Out, preschool, and kindergarten programs, and under the directorship of Linda Altick, expanded into elementary grades in 1998. It now serves children from 6 months old through sixth-grade.

“Our default is always what is right and best for children.”

Linda Altick With a curriculum that incorporates Christian faith, Wesley Prep at 9200 Inwood Road strives to cultivate creative thinking, good character, and intellectual growth, while maintaining an affordable tuition rate.

“Our teachers are incredibly knowledgeable about child development and what children need to learn and when do they need to learn it,” said Altick, now executive director.

She said small class sizes create a family-oriented environment and allow for a

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special focus on each students’ needs.

In recent years, the school has garnered media coverage from People Newspapers and WFAA TV for involvement with the Austin Street Center, where students have taken food to the homeless and shared in poetry writing and reading.

Wesley Prep touts the “sixth-grade advantage” its oldest students gain by not being in a middle school environment.

Instead, Wesley six-graders are not influenced by older teenagers and are encouraged to be the leaders of the school.

The school’s website, wesleyprep.org, cites research showing that elementary school sixth-graders have higher test scores and better behavior than middle school sixth-graders.

But expanding again is a possibility with opportunities through the eightgrade in high demand by many families, she said.

“Our default is always what is right and best for children,” Altick said.

In the past 50 years, pressures for families and students have grown exponentially, and family dynamics vary greatly, she said.

However, families have always cared and wanted the best for their children, and Wesley Prep is honored to play a part in the educational journey, she said. “We have strong academics with realistic expectations and exceptional specials for all levels of students, from babies to our sixth-graders.”

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Business

FAREWELL HP SODA FOUNTAIN Owner unsure whether business will return after tower construction

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At Gather Kitchen, Soraya Spencer offers a bowl-based menu with options for meat eaters and vegans.

Algerian Chef Opens Gather Kitchen in Preston Center

By William Legrone

People Newspapers

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROB WYTHE GITTINGS

Residents who attended the Highland Park Soda Fountain’s final hurrah on Sept. 4 were treated to a free grilled cheese sandwich and milkshake. Owner Gretchen Minyard Williams, bottom right, is unsure if the business will return following reconstruction of the Weir’s building.

By Tim Glaze

People Newspapers

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long with the smell of freshly made grilled cheese sandwiches and the whirl of homemade milkshakes, nostalgia filled Highland Park Soda Fountain a few days before its closing.

“The only thing that’s constant is constant change.”

Gretchen Williams The decades-old establishment held a final farewell hurrah before shutting down in advance of major redevelopment of the block it shares at Travis and Knox streets with Weir’s Furniture.

Plans for a 12-story retail and office tower with 800 spots of underground parking show the façade of the historic pharmacy building remaining, but soda foundation owner Gretchen Minyard Williams said she’s “not sure” if she

will reopen when the $150-million-plus project is completed.

Demolition and groundbreaking are scheduled for 2019 with construction expected to take 18 to 24 months. Weir’s plans to be back with its new front facing Travis.

The soda fountain has been a part of the Weir’s lease for some time now, and while Williams said her business has “been invited back,” she doesn’t want to commit to something that is still at least two years away.

“The only thing that’s constant is constant change,” she said.

“Who knows what will be going on at that time?”

The soda foundation turned 100 in 2012, but the food remained the same – a classic grilled cheese sandwich, served with pickle slices, and a hand-spun milkshake, among other fan favorites.

When Williams and her husband, Sonny, bought it in 2006, they made sure the menu remained the same from what it was when they were children.

Many residents who visited the soda fountain on the evening

of Sept. 4 were appreciative of the food, among other things, that reminded them of the very same place they visited in their formative years.

Jolie and Bart Humphrey said they would bring all three of their children on a regular basis until they were old enough to walk to it themselves.

“I’m really upset that it’s closing,” Jolie Humphrey said. “There just aren’t many places like this left. It reminds all of us of a simpler time.”

“It’s a shame that places like this keep getting remodeled or torn down,” added Bart Humphrey. “You’ve got places in Europe that have been around for centuries, let alone decades.”

Highland Park Soda Fountain will have a booth at the State Fair of Texas, Williams said. Residents will be able to enjoy all the same food at the booth during the fair, which runs through Oct. 21.

“Just seeing all of these people here, it reinforces what a great thing this place is to the community,” Williams said.

Soraya Spencer, an Algerian native and restaurateur with years of experience abroad, has opened her second Dallas restaurant in less than a year.

She opened her first Gather Kitchen in Thanksgiving Tower nearly 10 months ago and decided Preston Center, with its proximity to SMU, Preston Hollow, and the Park Cities, was the best spot for her second location.

Spencer grew up in what she calls a “restaurant family.” Her dad owned restaurants in North Africa and put her to work at an early age.

“I was put up on the stepping stool at 9 washing dishes, and by 17 I was running the restaurant for [my dad],” Spencer said.

To escape the terrorism still prevalent in Algeria and Northern Africa, Spencer left to study pharmacy abroad but found that she couldn’t shake her love for food. She decided to study at a culinary school in Lyon, France created by renowned French chef Paul Bocuse.

After school, Spencer went to Hong Kong where she helped open and operate five fine-dining restaurants and eventually met her husband.

When he got a job offer in Texas, Spencer and her husband decided to move to Dallas four years ago.

“The first year was so boring to me,” Spencer said. “I went from someone who knows everyone and does everything and is in charge of five restaurants to doing absolutely nothing.”

Disappointed with the “never quick” and “pretty boring” healthy eating options she found in the area, she decided to start a business out of her own kitchen selling paleo baked goods and desserts.

“I went from one juice and coffee shop to another, knocking on doors and saying, ‘Please try me out and allow me to sell my baked good in your store,” she said.

Soon larger orders for parties and catering came, and Spencer decided to open a restaurant.

“I was surprised how people and communities in Dallas just welcomed me,” she said. “Bloggers, magazines, and TV people all helped without me asking them. I really felt like Dallas has this feel of helping the other.

Helping your fellow human. I really love that.”

Her business philosophy is multi-faceted with an overall goal of empowering people.

She builds relationships with farmers that locally source her food; strives to unify meat-eaters, vegans, and everyone else under the roof of Gather Kitchen; and seeks to help those with a history of drug abuse and criminal convictions by providing them jobs and teaching them new skills.

“These people are the most loyal people if you give them a second chance,” Spencer said.

“They need that. I feel like I would rather spend a little more time with someone that lost all hope in life and give them that hope, shine that light in them again, than just go to someone that is completely entitled and not as hard-working.”

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Comings and Goings Giant Preston Hollow 3850 W. Northwest Highway, Suite 1170 If you ever wanted a giant bicycle, there’s now a place for that. Opening late September by Preston Hollow resident Jason Henry, the storefront also services all brand of bikes.

MidiCi Preston Hollow Village

Texas Pride Athletics.

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COMING SOON

Pearl Cup Coffee Preston Hollow Village and 6715 Hillcrest Avenue

Conveniently located at the corner of Mockingbird and Maple, SMU head cheer coach Tiffany Fettinger said her new cheerleading and tumbling gym will focus on skill and confidence development. A grand opening party is slated for from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 5.

The living room-inspired coffee house is returning to Dallas with its mission to serve coffee in a welcoming environment to both Preston Hollow and the Park Cities. Both locations are set to open sometime this fall.

Texas Pride Athletics 6334 Maple Ave., Suite 350

A Los Angeles eatery will soon be slinging Neapolitan pizzas in Preston Hollow.

Known for its thin crusts and laid-back atmosphere, the restaurant offers pizzas covered in eggs and bacon; chicken pesto, truffles and prosciutto, and other flavor combinations. Appetizers, or small bites, include house-made meatballs with fresh mozzarella, burrata with melon and prosciutto, and house meat and cheese plates. A signature Nutella calzone is the star of the restaurant’s dessert menu.

chandise tailored to the area, groceries will feature fresh produce and grab-and-go items, snacks, and meal solutions. The store also will stock smaller selections of home décor, beauty, apparel, and accessories.

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Target Preston Center About one-third the size of a Super Target, the small-format version (54,700 square-feet) is expected to have a grand opening Oct. 21 at its location on the west side of Preston Center at Westchester Drive and Berkshire Lane. In addition to mer-

MidiCi Neapolitan pizza.

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Real Estate

HOUSE OF THE MONTH 3525 Saint Johns Drive

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Sports

PREPARATION DRIVES CLARK TO SECONDARY SUCCESS

Scots cornerback tasked with facing opponents’ best receivers

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers

HP cornerback Hudson Clark has thrived despite often being matched up against the opponent’s top receiver.

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“I try to push myself to be the hardest worker on the team.

I just love a challenge.”

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ighlander Stadium is only a few football fields away from Hudson Clark’s house, so when he sees the lights on for an evening event, the senior has been known to walk over for a workout or impromptu conditioning session.

When you’re a cornerback for the Scots, often locked up in man-to-man coverage against an elite receiver, you must be prepared. Clark doesn’t want to miss a chance to refine his game.

“I try to push myself to be the hardest worker on the team,” Clark said. “I just love a challenge.”

Clark has thrived in one of the most challenging, and sometimes thankless, roles on the team. It helps that he’s one of HP’s top athletes — with the speed of a sprinter and the leaping ability of a basketball player — but he knows that alone can’t neutralize the physical skills of Texas High’s Tevailance Hunt (now at TCU), Manvel’s Jalen Preston (now at Texas A&M), or others.

It helps to have a short memory to recover from mistakes. Clark tallied two interceptions in the first half of the season opener against Rockwall, while matched up mostly against Yellowjackets receiv-

er Jaxon Smith. Although Smith amassed 232 receiving yards and two touchdowns against the Scots, Clark’s two big plays helped HP win the game.

“He is our shutdown corner. We put him on their best receiver,” Allen said.

“He’s been around the game of football his whole life. He knows what it takes to make big plays.”

Clark’s grandfather, Ronnie, is a legendary high school football coach in Arkansas. his summer, Ronnie Clark Field was dedicated in the Ozark mountain town of Berryville, where he coached for almost 30 years and is the school’s all-time leader in wins.

Hudson Clark said that his grandfather, though still living in Arkansas, plans to attend at least one HP game later this season.

“Whenever he visits, he loves to come to my games,” Hudson Clark said. “He said it’s my turn to make a name for myself.”

Clark is doing that. His leadership skills have helped galvanize an aggressive defense that returns only a few starters from last year’s Class 5A Division I state championship squad.

“I like to be a leader through my actions,” he said. “I had to be more vocal.”

Versatile Volleyball Standout Rotates All Over The Court For The Scots Reaugh, a tall junior, has verbally committed to play for Alabama

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Since making her varsity debut two years ago as a freshman, Kendyl Reaugh has been a standout at the net.

So Highland Park opponents might be lured into taking a deep breath when they see the lanky junior lined up in the back row instead of her customary spot on the left side. That’s a big mistake.

“The opposing team would see this tall player in the back and serve right to her,” said HP head coach Michael Dearman. “All of her passes are right on target. It’s been a real thrill to watch her mature.”

Reaugh remembers being challenged during her freshman year to become a true six-rotation player, even though tall hitters don’t typically play defense. Since then, she’s managed to diversify her skill set

without sacrificing her powerful swing.

“I just wanted to hit the ball,” Reaugh said. “Now I’ve really grown to like defense.”

Reaugh picked up volleyball at an early age. Her mother, Kristin, played collegiately at Nebraska and coached a club team. Her older sister, Falyn, is a former HP standout who now attends Oklahoma on a track and field scholarship.

“I got to tag along to all the practices,” said Kendyl, whose father is longtime Dallas Stars television commentator Daryl Reaugh.

“She threw me into some of their drills, or I would hit the ball against the wall.”

When she’s not playing for the Lady Scots, Reaugh is a standout for Skyline Juniors, an elite Dallas-based club team that has qualified for nationals in each of the past four years.

Dearman said Reaugh has improved her consistency and versatility, supplementing her power game with finesse and floor vision. Last fall, she verbally committed to Alabama, where she plans to enroll after graduating from HP in 2020.

Reaugh was the only freshman on the HP varsity squad in 2016. Now she’s one of the more experienced players on the team and has become a mentor of sorts to the current group of freshmen, including Presley Wright and Emily Hellmuth.

“She truly has a passion for the game. I saw it at a young age,” Dearman said. “She came in and was a starter right off the bat. She quickly got the respect of everyone. Now everyone looks to her for leadership.”

Kendyl Reaugh, a three-year starter, has proven effective playing multiple positions.

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HP Field Hockey Club Steadily Gains Popularity, Experience

Coach played in Germany for 13 years

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FROM LEFT: Highland Park’s field hockey team captains Kathryn Walton, Racquel Pacewicz, Claire Kemble, and Maddie Ewers.

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers With so many elite athletic programs and diverse extracurricular activities from which students can choose, sometimes it’s difficult to find a niche at Highland Park High School.

Yet a decade into its existence, the school’s field hockey club continues to grow — even though it gets a fraction of the support of fellow fall sports football or volleyball, and still doesn’t have a regulation field for home games or even practices.

However, that’s fine with HP head coach Nici Bremer, who is happy to teach a game that she played competitively for 13 years in her native Germany.

“We’ll just play with what we’ve got,” said Bremer, whose squad works out daily on a grassy space also used for Highlander Band practices, even though the game is played on turf.

The Scots have about 40 girls in the program at the varsity and junior varsity levels. As the only public-school program in the Dallas area, they take on more experienced private-school teams with feeder programs and more robust budgets. This fall, the team will travel to Austin for the first time.

Many of HP’s players have never picked up a curved stick when they join.

Some don’t know the rules. That doesn’t matter to Bremer.

“Most of them don’t have experience.

I don’t care,” she said. “Once they play, they kind of stick. Most of the girls want to continue.”

HP’s four team captains, for example, each migrated to field hockey after another sport wasn’t the right fit.

“Everyone starts at the same level, so it doesn’t matter if you’ve never played,” said senior Claire Kemble. “It’s really become more popular. A lot more people know we have a team.”

Bremer, who has lived in the Park Cities since 1999, was a founding member of the club as a parent before taking over as the coach a few years ago.

“I just love the sport and wanted to stay with it,” Bremer said. “It’s fun to see the development of the players. Our level of play is definitely going up.”

The highlight of HP’s schedule is its annual “Pink Out” game at Parish Episcopal, which raises money for breast cancer research. This year’s game is slated for Oct. 23.

SOME BASICS ABOUT FIELD HOCKEY • Teams consist of 11 players per side, including the goalkeeper.

• The ball must be passed or dribbled down the field with the flat side of the stick.

• A goal is scored when an attacker strikes the ball into the goal from within the striking circle.

• Players may not shield the ball using their body or stick. All players must have an equal chance to play the ball.

• If an infraction is committed by a defender within the shooting circle, the attacking team is awarded a penalty corner.

SOURCE: MomsTeam.com

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Cattle Baron’s Ball

A SPARKLING 45TH ANNIVERSARY

Co-chairs Nix, Bock bring years of experience to Cattle Baron’s Ball

By Bianca R. Montes People Newspapers

S

ince 1974, Dallasites have been dusting off their cowboy boots to help raise more than $77 million for cancer research, and this October the world’s largest single-night fundraiser for the American Cancer Society will celebrate its 45th anniversary with sapphires and spurs.

Co-chairs Jonika Nix and Katy Bock said this year’s ball comes after a sharp reminder of the importance of such fundraisers.

“Sadly, we just lost a Cattle Baron’s member to cancer a few weeks ago,” Nix said. “Julie Clancy, who was a member for 15 years, died, and we are dedicated to keeping her memory alive as we strive to help the American Cancer Society eradicate cancer.”

In addition to raising money for cancer research in North Texas, the Cattle Baron’s Ball also will solicit donations to promote awareness and resources for veterans dealing with cancer and being helped by the American Cancer Society.

“I have been very fortunate to not have lost any close family members to cancer, so I see my work on the ball as my way of counting my blessings,” Nix said.

Over the years, both Nix and Bock have touched many aspects of the Cattle Baron’s Ball; Nix has served as an underwriting chairman, auction chairman, live auction chairman, and sat on the underwriting com-

mittee; while Bock has chaired the silent auction, membership, Junior Cattle Baron’s, and served as co-chair of the underwriting and production committees.

“Having been a member of the organizations since 2009, I have seen so many dedicated women join forces for the causes, and I am honored to serve as chairman,” Bock said.

Seeing attendees have a good time and watching a year of hard work and dedication that will result in a memorable evening for donors and the committee – with much money raised for a great cause – are what both ladies say they look forward to the month.

This year’s theme, “Sapphires & Spurs” Kickin’ it to Cancer for 45 Years truly sums up the Cattle Baron’s Ball and its mission to end cancer. The event has earned a reputation for bringing in the big bucks with a western-themed night of top-tier entertainment, fantastic auction items, and a growing guest list.

Beginning in 1974 with a Johnny Cash performance at the ranch of Toddie Lee Wynne (famed oil investor, real-estate developer, and Dallas Cowboys minority owner), the ball continues to be one of the biggest social fundraisers in Dallas.

This year, three-time Grammy-winning artist Zac Brown Band will headline the event with the impressive Hall-of-Famer Charlie Daniels opening the performance.

C AT T L E BARON’S BALL WHEN: Oct. 20 WHERE: Gilley’s Dallas THEME: Sapphires & Spurs Jonika Nix and Katy Bock

TAMYTHA CAMERON

MORE INFO: cattlebaronsball.com

- About the American Cancer Society -

• Provided more than 40,000 services to cancer patients in North Texas and

Since its’ inception in 1974, the Cattle Baron’s Ball has raised more than $77 million for the American Cancer Society (ACS). To date, the funds have supported ACS in a variety of ways:

• • • •

connected patients with more than 64,000 different treatment options Gave 10,238 rides to and from treatment

Provided funding to 47 Nobel Prize-winning scientists

Volunteers visited more than 1,000 breast cancer patients Aided in enacting state and local smoke-free laws

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MUSIC LEGENDS TO ROCK CATTLE BARON’S BALL

FROM LEFT: The Zac Brown Band and the Charlie Daniels Band will perform at the 45th annual Cattle Baron’s Ball this October at Gilley’s Dallas.

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he Zac Brown Band will have Dallasites’ sapphires sparkling and spurs clanking at Gilley’s this October for the 45th annual Cattle Baron’s Ball.

The three-time Grammy winners will headline the western-themed night of top-tier entertainment.

American multi-instrumentalist Charlie Daniels will warm up the crowds with number-one hits such as “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.”

With more than 9 million albums sold, Zac Brown Band has been dubbed one

of the most dynamic live acts, marked by strong musicianship that defies genre.

The band’s endless stream of hit songs, from “Chicken Fried,” a song that bleeds patriotism and honor, to the hauntingly sad “Cold Weather,” has helped win the hearts of unsuspecting fans.

Since 2009, the band has landed accolades such as Rock Song of the Year in 2016 for “Heavy is the Head” at the iHeartRadio music awards, Vocal Group of the Year in 2012 at the ACM awards, and Grammy’s for Best New Artist

(2010), Best Country Collaboration with Vocals (2011), and Best Country Album (2013).

With 60-plus years in the music business, Charlie Daniels also has an impressive resume including a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame.

While his unique voice and an extensive list of award-winning hits have cemented Daniels’ place in the county music industry with a multi-platinum career, his diverse live shows and discography reflect the artist’s love of multiple genres.

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In addition to a range of hits that cross country, jazz, rock, and bluegrass, Daniels has released music in the children’s and Christian categories.

His 1994 Christian album, The Door, received a Dove award with the Gospel Music Association and “Two Out of Three” was named the video of the year by the Christian Music Association.

However, if you asked him, Daniels would merely call his music American.

– Staff report

The Fall market is But there’s still time to enjoy the pool...

Paige & Curt Elliott

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To The Highest Bidder: Sampling of This Year’s CBB Auction items NorthPark Center Fashion and Italian Fashion

Napa with Dallas’ Finest Chefs Benefitting for wine drinkers and foodies alike, this exclusive for you and seven guests will take you to the Stelzner Vineyards for a private multi-course dinner and have you dining al fresco in the heard of legendary Stags Leap District. You’ll sleep like a king during the three-night, four-day stay in a six-bedroom, 5.5 baths Blue Oaks Estate sitting on 15 acres. The trip includes 320,000 miles provided by American Airlines and ground transportation to and from DFW Airport.

Step into the world of Italian luxury with Salvatore Ferragamo and gain exclusive access for you and one guest to attend the Autumn/ Winter 2019 ready-to-wear presentation in Italy (trip includes 440,000 miles provided

by American Airlines) and a private tour of the Museo Salvatore Ferragamo in Florence.

Return to Dallas, inspired and ready to shop, with $10,000 in Northpark Gold to be used towards purchases at Salvatore Ferragamo in NorthPark Center.

An Indy 500 Experience

Hold Em’ With the Dallas Cowboys

Experience a once-in-a-lifetime weekend for two at the 2019 running of the Indianapolis 500. The package includes a special edition of Tag Heuer’s most iconic chronograph, The Monaco Gulf Special Edition, as well as business-class round-trip airfare tickets to the event, ground transportation to and from local airports, a twonight stay in a premium hotel, two private dinners, and on race day, a police escort to and from the Indy 500 track with exclusive access to the TAG Heuer VIP lounge.

Join football legends Troy Aikman, Tony Casillas, Charles Haley, Daryl Johnston, Drew Pearson, and Darren Woodson for the ultimate guys’ night.

You and 11 of your luckiest friends will enjoy delicious fare and libations followed by a game of No Limit Texas Hold’em.

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Luck of the Draw: Cattle Baron’s 2018 Raffle Items Park Place Luxury Vehicle

Highland Park Village Shopping Experience

Value: 58,000*

Value: $10,000

$100 each or six for $500

$25 each or five for $100

*Approximate MSRP. The car shown is not the actual prize vehicle

PlainsCapital Bank $10,000 Debit Card

Eiseman Jewels and Rolex

Value: $10,000

Value: $10,300

$25 each or five for $100

$25 each or five for $100

Bachendorf’s Diamond Earrings

Eatzi’s Market & Bakery Gift Card

Value: $11,500

Value: $5,000

$25 each or five for $100

$25 each or five for $100

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Society

THE FAMILY PLACE TOASTS TO SELLERS & RETAILERS

Leigh Danley, Elizabeth Dacus, Heather Baker, and Melissa Sherrill

Hayley Jenkins and Frances Malik

Karen White and Philip Silvestri

Lauren Lamp and Jane Rozelle Humphrey

Grace Dewar, Margot Aliffi, and Emily Roberts

Anne Stockstill and Maijia Benincasa

Elizabeth Dacus and Tierney Kaufman Hutchins Corey Tate and Alexa Wilder PHOTOS BY GEORGE FIALA

Mary Catherine Benavides and McKenna Gannon

Marjori Schussel, Erica Herbert, Victoria Snee, and Julie Rosener

Eric White and Bob White

Paula Payne and Cheryl Allen

John and Pshyara Thompson

Julian Leaver and Francisco Diaz

The Family Place toasted participating sponsors, sellers, and retailers of the 2018 Partners Card on Sept. 6. The nonprofit, which hit it’s 40th-anniversary milestone this year, celebrated with a sparkling soirée at luxury lifestyle boutique Frontgate at Legacy West. Sipping on craft cocktails and relishing on the scrumptious fare, the crowd buzzed about the showroom, poring through the sumptuous assortment of books, throws, paintings, and fabulous furnishings. Partners Card is a 10-day shopping event that will run from Oct. 26 to Nov. 4.

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SPIRIT OF TAOS KICK-OFF PARTY

Buddy Love and Grayson DiFonzo

Meridith and Jeremy Zidell

Kelley McMahon and Caitlin Hyatt

PHOTOS BY JENIFER MCNEIL BAKER

Anne Reeder and Alanna Sarabia

Melanie Myers, Cindy Weed, and Nancy Montgomery

Lizzy Chesnut with City Boots

Kathy Koons and John Ammons

Buddy Love hosted the KickOff Party for the Friends of Wilkinson Center’s fifth Annual Spirit of Taos.

Attendees enjoyed shopping from the delightful selection of western chic wear designed by owner Grayson DiFonzo.

Buddy Love donated a portion of the evening’s sales back to Wilkinson Center.

The Spirit of Taos takes place Sept. 29 at Scout at The Statler Hotel.

DIFFA CELEBRATES ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SEASON

Lee Borchert and Densil Adams PHOTOS BY JOSEPH BREWSTER

Steve Weir speaks to the audience

Lee Borchert, Julie Lloyd, and John Beller

Steve Weir and Tori Hobbs

Patrick Gibson and Robert Lee

Neil Patel, Ken Harden, and Francois-Yves Auger-Takada

On Aug. 16, DIFFA/Dallas celebrated another successful season by hosting a party at Resource Center Borrick Auditorium, where funds raised from the 2017-2018 season were granted to 18 deserving North Texas HIV/AIDS service organizations (ASO’s). DIFFA/ Dallas donated more than $500,000 in the fight against HIV/AIDS, to local AIDs Service Organizations, and the DIFFA national fund. Guests sipped on cocktails and bites, including treats from a popcorn bar, as they listened to remarks by board chairs Steve Weir and Lee Borchert.

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Faith

BRIDGING THE COMMUNITY

Highland Park Presbyterian opens starter church in East Dallas SERIES: Outside Their Walls This is the first in a series of articles we’ll produce that explore how local churches serve outside their communities. Future stories in the series will touch on topics ranging from missionary work to efforts to help refugees.

By Bianca R. Montes People Newspapers

I

t’s been said that life dramatically changes when people stop worrying about what a good Christian would say and start doing what a good Christian would do.

For many Park Cities and Preston Hollow congregations, this means stepping out of comfort zones and following where the Lord leads – even into more impoverished areas of Dallas.

Most recently, one of the Park Cities oldest churches opened its first starter church in the heart of Old East Dallas, a neighborhood peppered with vacant lots juxtaposed with old, quaint homes and new, modern cube-shaped ones.

The Rev. Cameron Beaty said it became apparent to Highland Park Presbyterian Church that the area just shy of downtown is on a path for progress and help.

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The Rev. Cameron Beaty welcomes members to HP Presbyterian’s starter church, Peak Street, in Old East Dallas.

“There is the disenfranchised but also the young professionals and culture makers,” Beaty said.

“We thought this was a great place to put out a stake and establish an outpost.”

Late September, Beaty with a robust HPPC presence opened the doors of Peak Street Church in a loft-like space with dangling lights and floor-to-ceiling windows. Instead of a pipe organ, an acoustic guitar and violin help lead worship.

East Dallas and the Park Cities are very different, so what works on University Boulevard doesn’t at the corner of North Peak and Bryan Streets, pastor Beaty said.

So why when there is such a difference in culture do such churches as HPPC, Saint Michaels and All Angels Episcopal, Park Cities Baptist, and Lovers Lane United Methodist look to implant themselves in other communities?

Their collective answer: There are still many people that don’t know the hope of Christ.

Park Cities and Preston Hollow churches have also ventured out to open churches for the homeless and in areas such as Vickery Meadows. One of the more obvious examples of such efforts came

more than 20 years ago when Saint Michael and All Angels celebrated its 50th anniversary, it’s Jubilee, by embedding itself and $50,000 in one of Dallas’ most dangerous neighborhoods.

The Jubilee Project, as it came to be called, settled into 62-blocks of Southeast Dallas – bordered by Interstate 30, the East Grand Avenue corridor, and Fair Park – because it seemed like the hardest case in town.

At the time, trash collectors would not come to the area in fear of being shot, CEO Ben Leal said.

Alleyways turned into landfills, dime bags and syringes littered gutters and sidewalks, and gang members had residents afraid to leave their homes.

Through decades of establishing trust with an education-based program, the Jubilee Project has helped instill a sense of pride in the neighborhood, combat gentrification with affordable housing, and bring the crime rate down 74 percent.

“When we came into this neighborhood we didn’t want to be a religion all in your face,” Leal said. “We are not playing God here at all, what we are doing is assisting people.”

Great Haul of Pumpkins

Royal Lane Baptist plans sale, fall festival

Hundreds of pumpkins set up at Royal Lane Baptist church.

A tradition that began with the simple question – ‘Why can’t we sell pumpkins like the church down the street?’ – will celebrate its 12th anniversary this fall with two tractor-trailers delivering hundreds of plump gourds at the steps of Royal Lane Baptist Church.

The Sept. 29 delivery will commence the church’s annual Pumpkin Patch and Fall Festival. A second delivery will arrive Oct. 14.

The Pumpkin Patch runs from Sept. 29 to Oct. 31.

The event was inspired by a want to serve the community at the church’s Royal Lane location, member Cathy Webb said.

The Pumpkin Patch advances the church’s annual Fall Festival from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 28.

The free festival, which caters to all ages, brings out hundreds of community members from in and around the church.

The event includes food, pony rides, bounce houses, and a haunted house in the basement.

- Staff report

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Thompson Honored for Donations to Holy Land Charity

Catholic radio stations owner takes 19-member family to Jerusalem

By Tim Glaze

People Newspapers Preston Hollow resident Jodie Thompson has been a supporter of Christians in the Middle East his entire life, making numerous financial donations to the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land.

The enormity of his charity hit home, though, when he visited Jerusalem many years ago.

“That’s where Jesus was born, where he died, where he walked, and where all of his disciples were.”

Jodie Thompson The trip was such a special moment for him, he took his entire family – 19 people – back to the Holy Land in December.

“We all went for about 10 days, and it was spectacular,” he said. “It’s not really a vacation. It’s a pilgrimage. It’s serious stuff. But it kind of brings everything home. That’s where Jesus was born, where he died, where he walked, and where all of his disciples were. It’s a very powerful and unique place.”

For his donations, and efforts within the Christian community at home

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FROM LEFT: Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land leaders Susan Stanzel, the Rev. Peter F. Vasko, and Denise M. Scalzo, honor Jodie Thompson Jr. and abroad, Thompson was awarded the Guardian of the Holy Land Award on Sept. 8 at the Dallas Country Club. The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated “extraordinary commitment” to “supporting and preserving the presence of Christians in the Holy Land,”

according to the foundation.

The FFHL works to keep Christians financially comfortable in the Middle East through school scholarship grants. Grant recipients can also receive music scholarships and money to attend trade schools.

It has also created social programs in

the Middle East like boys’ homes and family centers.

Thompson was honored at the event

by Archbishop Bernadito Auza, observer to the United Nations, and Dallas Bishop Edward Burns.

“It’s a really wonderful award,” Thompson said. “The FFHL is something I have supported for a long time, ever since I went [to Jerusalem] in 1996.”

Thompson has lived in Preston Hollow for 30 years, but he was originally from Highland Park. Before returning to Dallas, he lived in New York City, Mexico City, and Puerto Rico. But, he and his wife always considered Dallas home.

“We knew we wanted to end up back here someday,” he said.

Thompson’s foundation, the Chatham Hill Foundation, runs two Catholic radio stations: an English-speaking station on 910 AM, and a Spanish-speaking station on 850 AM. Both stations have enjoyed tremondous success, he said.

“When we bought those two stations, we bought them as a package and they became the two largest Catholic stations in the nation,” he said. “There are a lot of smaller Catholic stations around the country, but we’ve been very successful. It’s been a real pleasure to own those stations.”

For more information on Christians in the Holy Land, or to donate visit www. ffhl.org.

O B I T UA RY

MARTHA LOU MONTGOMERY HOWARD

M

artha Lou Montgomery Howard, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died on Friday August 3, 2018 at home in the parsonage of Park Cities Baptist Church, which she designed and built in 1950.

Adored by her four children, ten grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren and literally thousands of Sunday School children from sixty-five years of teaching five-year-olds. Martha leaves a legacy of a life centered on family, home, and giving. At age ninety-nine, she was vibrant, productive, charming and still at home “at the rise of the hill.”

Martha was born in Paint Lick, Kentucky, on Easter Sunday, April 21, 1919, in the heart of the Bluegrass. Her parents were Elizabeth Bryant and Dr. Bradley Bennett Montgomery. Maternal grandparents were Martha Welch and John William Bryant, an early pioneer family from Virginia whose ancestors founded Bryantsville, Kentucky.

Paternal grandparents were Lucretia Martin and Dr. Woodson Clayton Montgomery, early settlers in Cartersville, Kentucky.

Martha married Herbert R. Howard Jr. of Troy, Alabama, at The First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, Kentucky, on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 1941.

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Dr. Howard served as Senior Minister of Park Cities Baptist Church for twenty-eight years (1948-1976).

Martha graduated in 1937 f rom the Lancaster public schools as the “Most Outstanding Senior,” a member of the National Honor Society and the Starmes Literary Society. She entered Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky and graduated in 1941 with honors. Martha was the “Most Outstanding Senior in the School of Education,” founder and President of the Association of Women Students, a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Who’s Who, Honor Council by the WCA Board, Pampas Women’s Honorary Society of Scholarship and Leadership, and a loyal member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Martha was crowned “Miss Transylvania” of 1941.

Martha attended graduate school at The University of Kentucky in 1941. She taught twelfth grade at Lancaster High School 1941-1942 and was later employed by the Federal Land Bank of Louisville while her husband completed his doctoral work at Southern Seminary also in Louisville.

Martha came to Dallas in 1948 with her husband to serve the original Park City Baptist Church which was meeting in the Highland Park High School Administration Building on Lovers Lane. In 1950 the church moved to an empty city block on Northwest Highway, and a parsonage was built for the Howards. Martha’s active ministry to Park Cities endured for seventy years. She taught Sunday School for over sixty-five years and was a vital, engaged member of everything at Park Cities and beyond.

Her hospitality is renowned.

Her wit is to be forever appreciated. Her labors of love will always be cherished.

Martha thrived as a helpmate and devoted wife of a minister, a dedicated mother who emphasized family and education and home, and she was also active in her world outside of these callings. Martha was President of the Ministers’ Wives of the

Southern Baptist Convention, President of The Mentor Club of Dallas, Board Member of the Dallas Tri-Delta Alumni Charter Group, a member of the Garrard County, Dallas and Texas Historical Societies, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Mary K. Craig Class, and a Kentucky Colonel in good standing! Martha founded the Widows’ Supper Club of Dallas in 1999, one of her favorite ministries.

Martha will be forever loved by her children, Laura Bryant Howard Denham (Rev. W. E. Denham III) of Houston, Martha Elizabeth Howard Moore (Dr. Alan T. Moore) of Austin, Herbert Buchanan Howard (1954-2015)(Katharine Glover Howard) of Dallas, and Carolyn Montgomery Howard of Marshall, Texas. Martha will always be remembered by her grandchildren, William E. Denham IV (Elizabeth), Martha Elizabeth Denham Campbell (Whitney), James Howard Denham (LeeAnn), Martha Montgomery Moore Farrell (Scott), Bradley Alan Moore, Elizabeth Reagan Moore, Andrew Wells Howard (Anna), Clark Blakeman Stowe (Megan), William James Stowe (Rebekah), and Katharine Anne Stowe.

Her great-grandchildren will continue to hear her name.

These are Russell James Denham, Elizabeth LeeAnn Denham, James Howard Denham Jr., William Whitney Campbell, Bryant Buchanan Campbell, Martha Elizabeth Farrell, Beckett Scott Farrell, Montgomery Louise Farrell, David Andrew Howard, Kate Montgomer y Howard, and Whitney Katharine Stowe. Martha adored the children of her only sister, Carolyn. They are Woodie Gordon Leavell, Betty Carol Leavell Jordan (Galen), and William Joseph Leavell (Lita).

Martha is preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Howard, and their only son, Herbert Buchanan Howard, by her brother, Woodson Bryant Montgomery, and her sister, Carolyn Montgomery Leavell.

An evening vespers service in celebration of Martha’s life was held at Park Cities Baptist Church on Sunday, August 12, at 5 o’clock in the afternoon.

Memorials may be made to The Park Cities Baptist Church Sanctuary Restoration Fund, 3933 W. Northwest Hwy., Dallas, TX 75225, The Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn, Dallas, TX 75219, or the charity of your choice.

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Living Well

STATE FAIR BRINGS DEEP-FRIED FLAVORS Have black-eyed peas ever tasted so good?

FROM LEFT: Arroz con Leche, Deep Fried Shepherd’s Pie, Cotton Candy Taco, Deep Fried Skillet Potato Melt in a Boat, and Fernie’s Orange You Glad We Fried It?!

By William Taylor

fair overindulging.

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HERE ARE OUR ASSESSMENTS: The Winners Fernie’s Hoppin’ John Cake won for “Best Taste-Savory.”

We had to agree, though I’m not usually a fan of black-eyed peas and my wife doesn’t eat them at all. Somehow adding rice, sausage, onions, and secret spices produced a deep-fried “cake” so good, we wish we could serve it for New Year’s.

Arroz con Leche (Sweet Crispy Rice) won for “Best TasteSweet.” Rice puddings don’t usually impress me, but this deepfried one, served with ice cream and caramel sauce, scores with rice crispy cereal shell surrounding a creamy sweet interior.

Cotton Candy Taco won for “Most Creative” and left us saying, “Wow.” Wow, because it tastes so much like s’mores. And

People Newspapers n the way to the Big Tex Choice Awards, unexpected flavors made it into the celebrated recipes.

Peas, carrots, green beans, okra, tomatoes, and black-eyed peas play significant roles in this year’s savory finalists.

But don’t fret about so many ingredients from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “vegetables” food group. The State Fair of Texas hasn’t gone on a health food kick.

The best tools for impressing Big Tex Choice Award judges remain the deep fryer and a creative mind.

After the judges did their work, my young bride and I got to try all of the finalists –an experience that sent us home feeling like we had spent all day at the

wow, because it’s so sweet you have to wonder whether anyone older than 12 could eat more than a bite or two.

Other Favorites Deep Fried Skillet Potato Melt In A Boat puts a deep-fried ball of potato, cheese, and sausage on top of a potato skin. My wife suggested it might be too much potato. Too much potato? Is that even possible?

Deep Fried Shepherd’s Pie. I like shepherd’s pie with its meat, mashed potatoes, and mixed vegetables. Deep fry it so I can eat it as finger food? Yes, please.

State Fair Fun-L Cake Ice Cream comes from Tom Landis and his team of special needs workers at the Howdy Homemade Ice Cream shop on Lovers Lane. He ranks this flavor – a pleasing mix of funnel cake pieces, powdered sugar, and ice cream – as one of the team’s “first

two masterpieces” along with its signature Dr. Pepper Chocolate Chip.

Fernie’s Orange You Glad We Fried It?! If you want something sweet, but not nearly as sweet as the other choices, this deep fried orange cake is a super tasty option.

Just Skip Them Texas Fried Hill Country. I didn’t hate this version of fried green tomatoes, but I wouldn’t try it again, either.

Texas Twang-Kie. This mix of cornbread and chicken white bean chili tasted good but tended to fall apart. Better eat it with a fork.

Sweet Bakin’ Bacon should have had us with the word, “bacon!” Instead, this donut-like treat had us turning back to the other sweets.

See you at the fair. Look for us in line for a Fletcher’s corn dog.

JASON HAYS

BIG TEX CHOICE FINALISTS SAVORY Fernie’s Hoppin’ John Cake with Jackpot Sauce Deep Fried Skillet Potato Melt In A Boat Deep Fried Shepherd’s Pie Texas Fried Hill Country Texas Twang-Kie SWEET Arroz con Leche (Sweet Crispy Rice) Cotton Candy Taco Fernie’s Orange You Glad We Fried It?!

State Fair Fun-L Cake Ice Cream Sweet Bakin’ Bacon STATE FAIR DATES: Sept. 28-Oct. 21

Park Cities Moms Open Spa, Tout Benefits of Ozone Therapy

New clinic’s treatments aim to aid blood flow, reduce inflammation

By Bianca R. Montes People Newspapers

When Jennifer Dillon’s now 11-year-old son began kindergarten, it became apparent something was wrong.

The boy was riddled with frequent illness paired with hallucinations or delusions, and Dillon and her husband painfully watched their son’s condition worsened over the next two years.

After visiting a neurologist and being introduced to ozone steam therapy, the couple saw a complete turnaround in their son’s condition.

At that point, Dillon said, “I have to learn everything about it.”

Dillon and her long-time friend Laura Harbison, both Park

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FROM LEFT: Laura Harbison and Jennifer Dillon sit in the lobby of their new Ozone spa therapy clinic in Highland Park.

Cities residents, are now looking to share the numerous benefits of the therapy with Dallasites at their new spa, OhZone Clinics.

Ozone is a colorless gas made up of three oxygen atoms and is used to aid blood flow, increase white blood cell count, and pro-

duce anti-inflammatory effects.

Studies have shown ozone therapy, which has been used for more than 150 years, to treat a host of illnesses such as cancerous tumors, asthma, and rheumatoid arthritis.

With only a few locations for the therapy peppered around Dallas, Dillon and Harbison say they’ve seen growing interest from clients walking into the MacArthur Avenue location for myriad reasons ranging from detoxing to tackling persistent candida and molds.

As with many treatments, medical or naturopathic, there have been noted adverse effects of ozone therapy when administering the ozones intravenously, a Medical News Today article reported.

With ozone sauna therapy, the activated oxygens are instead in-

troduced into a special steam sauna where it is then absorbed across the skin.

Harbison, who for more than 20 years worked in the pharmaceutical and medical industry, said she’d found the holistic approach to treating health issues to be the most effective way to get to the root cause of disease and illness and heal the body.

Anna Moss, who’s visited the clinic about three times a week since it opened in April, said she’s specifically seen an improvement in her energy.

“I felt like the more I came, the better I was sleeping, the more energy I had,” she said. “It clearly has a list of all the things it helps, and I’m sure it’s doing more for me than I even realize.”

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French Patisseries, A Feast For The Senses Living in France was a life-changing experience. I had CHRISTY ROST started bakHOME + KITCHEN ing when I was 12 years old, and entertaining came naturally after years of kitchen duty with sisters during our parents’ many gatherings, but when Randy and I moved to Paris with our sons, I learned the French have an inspiring flair for entertaining.

Gatherings my husband Randy and I attended were imbued with casual elegance. A mix of heirloom china and unpretentious crockery on the same table was common, and I vividly recall a formal dinner in a young couple’s Paris apartment where a basket of bread ended up on a chair because there was no room for it on the table. No one blinked an eye.

Patisseries – whether in Paris or in small country villages – were always a feast for the senses. Their windows beckoned with enticing displays of tarts, cookies, cakes, and breads, and the home baker in me studied each one.

Stepping inside, the intoxicating aromas of buttery croissants and pastries, fresh-baked yeast

breads, spicy cakes, gorgeous fruit tarts, and the ever-present baguettes assailed me. It was impossible to exit without making a purchase.

Last autumn’s trip to France’s Alsace wine region brought back those long-held memories. Our overnight stay in the charming village of Colmar yielded two patisserie visits – one upon our arrival, and again the following morning for fruit-filled breakfast pastries drizzled with icing. I was particularly enthralled with the patisseries in Kaysersberg. Featuring an impressive 13th-century castle, narrow cobble-stone streets, and timber-framed houses, the culinary influence of nearby Germany is evident in the architecture and the pain d’epices and gingerbread found in every patisserie window. But, if I had to choose one dessert common to nearly every French patisserie, it’s the apple tart. Fashioned from thin slices of apple artfully arranged in a buttery crust, this classic autumn tart is easy to make, designed to impress, and leads to appreciative oo’s and ah’s every time.

For more tips and recipes from public television chef Christy Rost, Visit christyrost.com

Rinse, peel, core, and thinly slice apples lengthwise. Transfer them to a large bowl, sprinkle with lemon juice, and toss gently to mix. In a small bowl, stir together remaining sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Pour the mixture over the apples and toss gently until they’re well coated.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and position the rack in the center of the oven. On a floured pastry cloth or counter, roll pastry into a 12-inch circle, fold it in half, and transfer it to the tart pan. Unfold the pastry, fit it into the pan, and trim excess pastry by running a rolling pin over the top of the pan.

CHRISTY ROST

FRENCH APPLE TART Ingredients

1 3/4 cups flour 1 tablespoon sugar 3/4 teaspoon salt 10 tablespoons cold unsalted butter 2 pounds Gala, Fuji or other crisp apple (7 medium) 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon Saigon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon fresh-grated nutmeg 4-5 tablespoons ice water 10-inch tart pan with removable bottom

Directions

Place flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, and salt into the bowl of a food processor and pulse several times to mix. Slice the butter into small cubes, add to processor, and pulse until butter is pea-size. Add 4 tablespoons ice water and process at low speed until the pastry is crumbly.

If the mixture appears dry, add the remaining ice water and process just until the pastry begins to form a ball. Remove the pastry, wrap it in plastic wrap, and chill at least 30 minutes or until it is cold.

Arrange half the apple slices in concentric circles, slightly overlapping each slice. Form a second layer with the remaining apples, and drizzle 1 tablespoon of the juices that have collected in the bottom of the bowl over the apples, reserving any remaining juices. Bake 35 minutes, gently brush apples with remaining juices, and bake 10 to 15 minutes more for a total of 45 to 50 minutes, until the pastry is gold-en brown and the apples are tender when pierced with a sharp knife. Cool 2 hours, remove the outer tart pan, and with a large metal spatula, loosen the tart from the base and transfer it to a serving plate.

Yield: 8-10 servings

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Healthy Eyes Help Learning Good eye health is important, in part, because 80 percent of what children learn is through their eyes.

The American DR. LINDA CHOUS Optometric Association recommends comprehensive eye exams occur between 6 months and 12 months, again at age 3, and before entering school at age 5 or 6.

The inability to see clearly can affect a child’s physical, emotional, and social development, which in turn can affect academic and athletic performance, and, ultimately, self-esteem.

Often children are unaware and won’t complain if their vision isn’t normal, so it’s important to look for signs of vision problems.

Also, remember that a school’s vision screening is not a substitute for a comprehensive eye exam. Screenings at school usually focus on acuity levels and can miss common conditions such as poor eye alignment, focusing problems, and farsightedness.

Schedule an appointment, especially if your child experiences any of the following: 1. Difficulty hitting or catching a ball If your child regularly misses or drops the ball, it’s possible that vision impairment might be affecting hand-eye coordination. This could also be due to a lazy eye, otherwise known as amblyopia. Amblyopia is when one eye is favored over the other, which can affect depth perception, making it difficult to assess objects in front of you.

2. Squinting while reading or watching television Ask your child if the text or screen is blurry or if reading gives them a headache. A “yes” answer could indicate an underlying vision problem.

3. Issues watching 3D movies 3D movies require eyes to work together as a team to process information, so difficulty viewing 3D content can be a sign of underlying vision issues. After watching a 3D movie, look to see if your child feels any discomfort or dizziness, or is unable to process 3D content.

Also, watch for digital eye strain, which is caused by prolonged use of computers, smartphones or tablets, and can cause symptoms such as sore, tired, watery or dry eyes, headache, or sore neck, shoulder, or back.

Help your child practice healthy vision habits by keeping computer screens at least 30 inches away from their eyes; resting their eyes every 20 minutes; and blinking frequently to avoid dry eyes. Practice the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, take 20 seconds and look at something 20 feet away.

A comprehensive eye exam can uncover other health conditions not usually associated with the eyes, including multiple sclerosis, diabetes, high blood pressure, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, elevated cholesterol, and Crohn’s disease.

Together with your child’s eye doctor, you can help make sure your child is ready for school and ready to learn.

Dr. Linda Chous is chief eye care officer for UnitedHealthcare.

BRIGGS FREEMAN SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

One-of-a-Kind French Design

3612 Amherst Avenue, represented by Jennifer Miller for $4,295,000.

Enjoy exquisite European-style living in this French-style home in University Park. The four-bedroom house was designed by Stephen B. Chambers Architects and features exceptional rarities, including 18th-century oak double front doors, a gourmet kitchen with gleaming black-granite flooring from the Dallas Times Herald building and a powder room with a Napoleonic Empire burled-walnut credenza as

the vanity.

The nearly 7,700-square-foot home offers four bedrooms, five full baths, a two-story living room with a balcony overlook and a formal dining room with a coffered ceiling.

The gourmet kitchen is the heart of the home and features rare blue-granite countertops, a six-burner Viking cooktop and double ovens with warming drawers. There is a breakfast room and a nearby wet bar with a sink and icemaker, always ready for cocktail hour.

The outside oasis includes a spectacular L-shaped pool with an adjacent spa; a cabana with a pizza oven and a full bath; and a French herb garden.

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

ALLIE BETH ALLMAN

Allman Leads HP Sales In the heart of old Highland Park, near the Dallas Country Club, is a four-bedroom home at 3649 Maplewood Avenue, which is in the sought-after Armstrong school zone. The 1920s traditional-style home has four gathering areas, two dining areas, two fireplaces and a pool.

The five-bedroom newly constructed home at 4415 Lorraine Avenue is a three-story, traditional brick home featuring custom finishes throughout. Its well-equipped kitchen has a large island.

To find your dream home, visit www.alliebeth.com.

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING CONTENT BRIGGS FREEMAN SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

Tudor Revival in University Park

The stunning estate at 3650 University Boulevard is listed by Bill Churchill and Faisal Halum for $4,950,000.

The Tudor Revival manse at 3650 University Boulevard is known for its pitched slate roof, copper gutters and beamed ceilings with heights stretching to 21 feet. The three-story, 9,137-square-foot home by Lewis-Russel is comfortable and undeniably warm.

Through the arched embellished entryway lies a marble floor, extended wainscoting and sweeping staircase, all opening to a spacious parlor and large, chandeliered dining room that can accommodate 30 for dinner.

Nearby is a gorgeous study with wood inlays, built-in cabinetry, a limestone fireplace -- one of four in the home -- and French doors. The kitchen offers a commercial-grade Wolf range, a built-in, double Sub-Zero refrigerator/freezer, two dishwashers and a walk-in butler’s pantry. There is also a refrigerated wine grotto with room for 2,000 bottles of your favorite vintage.

On the second story lies a game room and master suite.

The master includes ambient lighting, an exercise room, and his-and-hers walk-in closets, plus a chandeliered master bath complete with jetted tub, steam shower and another wet bar.

On this floor there is also a “mini-master”.

The third floor sports a sixth bedroom with a three-quarter bath, as well as a generous-sized playroom that could also serve as a seventh bedroom.

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

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Five-bedroom home on corner lot in Old HP

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With the Ebby Halliday Realtors app, you’ll enjoy searching for homes using three innovative options: •Journey Search – Shows available properties as you travel through a neighborhood. As with each of the app’s interactive search functions, you may choose to delve deeper into properties of interest by immediately viewing details and interior photos.

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THE PERRY-MILLER STREIFF GROUP

Just Listed: Bentley Place near Inwood Village

This new modern urban complex combines luxury, privacy and convenience.

This Mediterranean-style home is set on a corner lot in the Collegiate Streets. The five-bedroom, 5½-bath home at 3219 Saint Johns Drive (3219saintjohns.daveperrymiller.com) totals 4,997 square feet (per tax rolls). It’s listed by Leonore Owsley with Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate for $1,850,000.

A center hall plan defines the home’s transitional interior, designed by Marco French.

Tailor-made for entertaining, the large living/dining spaces, enhanced by high ceilings, wide doorways and hand-scraped hardwoods, also feature built-in speakers, museum-finish walls and art lighting.

The family room features must-see built-ins flanking the fireplace and opens onto the covered patio and landscaped backyard.

The updated eat-in kitchen has an island bar, ample prep space and walk-in pantry.

Upstairs the large master suite with sitting area and balcony access features a designer bath with dual vanities, walk-in shower, jetted tub and walk-in closet.

Four secondary bedrooms have en suite baths and are serviced by a large laundry room.

To schedule a private showing, contact Owsley at 469371-2136 or email leonore@daveperrymiller.com.

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

BRIGGS FREEMAN SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

BRIGGS FREEMAN SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

The French Regency home at 4441 S. Versailles Avenue is listed by Joan Eleazer for $7,500,000

The home at 5611 Stanford Avenue is listed by Becky Frey for $1,999,000.

Sited on a beautiful corner lot overlooking Versailles Park, the French Regency style home at 4441 S. Versailles Avenue is both authentic in design and unsurpassed in quality. The front foyer is flanked by expansive living and dining rooms, both with sets of French doors that view Versailles Park. The living room has a handsome limestone fireplace and paneled walls with arched openings. The dining room can accommodate a table that seats 12 to 14. The kitchen is appointed with a French La Canche range with two ovens, a warming drawer and two additional Miele ovens.

The family room is richly accented with warm wood and finished with a beautiful stone fireplace and French doors that lead to the covered Bluestone patio, gorgeous pool, fountain and spa and grassy area.

The master bedroom has a marble fireplace, paneled walls, sets of French doors and a balcony. Each of the other five bedrooms is distinguished with special touches and private baths.

There are laundry rooms upstairs and in the basement.

Also located in the full basement is a state-of-the-art wine room and adjacent den with bar.

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

Built by Creekwood Custom Homes, the dream residence at 5611 Stanford Avenue is a sited on a wide lot on a highly sought-after block in popular Devonshire. A lovely formal dining room and guest suite flank the beautiful entrance.

Nearby, a butler’s pantry offers a sink, built-in wine refrigerator and an impressive walk-in pantry into the kitchen. The chef in the family will enjoy the Viking stainless steel appliances including double ovens and a six-burner gas range with pot filler, a built-in microwave and abundant storage.

Featuring 12-foot ceilings with beautiful beams, bookcases and a gas fireplace, the family room will be the room that everyone enjoys. Finishing off the first floor is the luxurious master retreat with hardwood floors, beamed, vaulted ceilings and a master bath for the ultimate R&R. Upstairs are three guest suites, a huge game room, an exercise room and a handsome study or home office.

The study is a fantastic home office that offers built-in bookcases, a locked storage closet, plantation shutters and a coffered ceiling. The exercise room features a mirrored wall and flooring to accommodate equipment.

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

DAVE PERRY-MILLER REAL ESTATE

VIRGINIA COOK, REALTORS

French Regency at Home

Wood and Voorheis offer HP home with pool

Just west of the Park Cities is a modern urban complex combining luxury, privacy and convenience. Bentley Place comprises 8 detached single-family residences and the prices and square footage for 7265 Inwood Road and 7255 Inwood Road are $1,299,000/4,908 square feet and $1,199,000/4,585 square feet respectively.

The 3-story, 4-bedroom homes with 2-car garages, are elevator-ready and have multiple living spaces. High ceilings and abundant natural light enhance their architectural beauty.

On the first floor, a state-of-the-art gourmet kitchen opens to the living and dining rooms. Upstairs, are the bedrooms, an office, a living area and a utility room. The spacious master bedroom and bath provide a study in pure luxury. Some of the homes in Bentley Place feature a downstairs Master Suite.

The third floor features a flex space with wet bar offers entertaining options with a rooftop deck where a sleek glass fireplace, treetop views of Greenway Parks and the lights of nearby Inwood Village are visible.

Four additional homes are in various stages of completion and two more are just beginning with opportunity for buyers to customize.

To schedule a private showing, please contact Kohlmann (jamie@daveperrymiller.com), Streiff (ryan@daveperrymiller. com), or Sorenson at betsy@daveperrymiller.com or visit DPMFineHomes.com for more information.

A stunning staircase and center hall floor plan define this five-bedroom, 6½-bath HPISD home minutes from SMU, the Dallas Country Club and Highland Park Village. Agents Sheri Wood and Marti Voorheis with Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate have priced 3513 Potomac Ave. (3513potomac. daveperrymiller.com) at $1,825,000. The 4,730-square-foot residence (per tax rolls) is just painted, refreshed and movein ready.

As you enter, the flexible living space to the left can serve as a formal living room or private study. To the right, the formal dining room connects to the updated, all-white eat-in kitchen via a butler’s pantry.

The family room opens onto to the resort-style heated pool and luxurious outdoor living spaces.

The upstairs master suite has a sitting area and fireplace with renovated master bath and closet.

All secondary bedrooms are also upstairs and have private baths. The fifth bedroom is currently being used as a media room.

To schedule a showing, contact Wood at sheriwood@ daveperrymiller.com / 214-886-3808 or Voorheis at marti@ daveperrymiller.com / 214-870-6864.

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

ALLIE BETH ALLMAN

ALLIE BETH ALLMAN

Ranch Homes Require an Expert

Prime Time in Devonshire

Greg Pape Presents Gracious Home in Caruth Homeplace

This one-story gem sparkles on a cul-de-sac lot in the premier Caruth Homeplace, where a greenbelt of red oaks and pergola greet one upon arrival.

The Chicago Antique Brick, slate roof and cast stone treatments of the exterior hint at the quality inside, over 3,600 square feet of open living space showcases 11-foot ceilings, marble and wood floors and floor-to-ceiling windows.

A gallery, perfect for showcasing artwork, leads to the formal dining room with wood shutters, and the living area featuring a fireplace and views of the central courtyard with fountain and limestone accents. There’s also a private study embellished with a coffered ceiling.

Natural light permeates the kitchen which boasts granite counters, an island and stainless appliances. Breakfast room has the convenience of a nearby wet bar, wine cooler and butler’s pantry.

Three bedrooms and three and one-half baths include the master suite with a sitting area, overlooking the courtyard. Dual master baths, a separate jetted tub, shower and marble floors. The guest suite is split and also has a marble bath.

HOA amenities include a club house, fitness center with lockers, pool and tennis courts.

14 Lakeside is offered at $1,245,000. Contact Greg Pape, 214546-4066 or gpape@virginiacook.com

ALLIE BETH ALLMAN

Allman Tops in PH Sales

Fall Forecast for Real Estate

ALLIE BETH ALLMAN URBAN

4601 Lorraine Ave

3 Bedroom | 3.5 Bath | 2,660sf. Offered for $1,200,000 Desirable West Highland Park location this recently renovated, 3 bedroom, 3.1 bath home combines the charm and quality of the past with today’s style and conveniences, including new LED lighting-electrical, plumbing fixtures, gas water heaters & HVAC. Exterior wood trim has been repainted, new gutters & metal coping on the mansard roof having been recently replaced. Redesigned & updated with open kitchen, new white cabinetry, counter tops & Bosch appliances with breakfast area. 2nd formal dining area is complimented by 2 spacious living areas. Hardwood flooring throughout. Guest apartment above the 2 car garage includes full bath, sink & refrigerator. Pier and beam foundation and sits on a landscaped 80’x129’ lot.

For more information please contact Ani Nosnik (972-896-5432 | ani.nosnik@alliebeth.com)

Ranch homes aren’t just for ranchers anymore. Today’s rural property buyer is just as likely to be a doctor or executive from the city looking for a weekend getaway or a place to retire. For those with their sights set outside the city limits, it’s important to remember the home buying process differs from the typical urban property deal.

Unless you’ve lived in the country, you probably haven’t given much thought to stock pond depths or agricultural exemptions.

But understanding these details can make the difference between making a good decision and a regrettable one.

Say next March you find a piece of property replete with two stock ponds. It may look like a dream home, but come August, those ponds will run dry unless they are deepened. As for utilities, your budget needs to account an extra $50,000 or more to connect to the grid.

Having an agent with experience in rural homes is critical to making a wise investment They know the right questions to ask and where to find the best deals. Having a home away from the masses can be truly rewarding. Just make sure to have an expert on your side that will keep your ranch dream from becoming a nightmare.

For more information, visit www.alliebeth.com.

DFW now is the fastest growing metro area in the U.S. Around 400 new residents arrive daily. That’s adding a town the size of Waco every year. Texas attracted more new residents in 2017 than any state, he added. The Real Estate Center reports Texas created jobs at an annual rate of 2.5% in 2017, higher than the nation’s rate of 1.4%. And the state is gaining nearly 1,100 people per day DFW is pro-business, pro-growth, supports a diversified economy in a central location with access to the world. Interest rates are still historically low, and our firm of entrepreneurs remains optimistic about the housing market. “There are more homes available now than last year, but inventory is still tight,” Allie Beth Allman, CEO of Allie Beth Allman & Associates, stated.

Allman noted that million-dollar home sales in North Texas were up in the first half of 2018, with sellers receiving 94% of asking prices, using NTREIS data. In the Park Cities, the median price was $1,265,000.

The fall market is still projected to be hot – and the professionals at Allie Beth Allman & Associates can navigate all your options. To connect with a professional, visit alliebeth.com.

Preston Hollow is one of Dallas’ most sought-after neighborhoods with some of the city’s best shopping, restaurants and private schools.

Allie Beth Allman & Associates ranks number one in both sales and listings of homes in Preston Hollow for 2018, according to the most recent MLS data. Through Q2, Allman has achieved a 23 percent share of the Preston Hollow market with 148 transactions, the data shows.

The average sale price for a Preston Hollow home handled by an Allman associate was $2,108,098.

Here are Preston Hollow homes you may want to consider: The five-bedroom, custom-built home at 10211 Waller Drive sits on 1 acre in the desirable Mayflower Estates community. Italian archways and French doors add character to the home. Each room has a picturesque view of lush gardens.

In the heart of Preston Hollow is a six-bedroom home at 4206 Gloster Road. This estate property has attached quarters with a separate entrance. The downstairs master suite has dual baths, a steam shower, heated floors and fabulous closets.

The four-bedroom home at 5843 Meaders Lane was built by Ellen Grasso and has a bright interior. The well-equipped kitchen has an island and a walk-in pantry. The downstairs master suite has a large walk-in closet.

For more information, visit www.alliebeth.com.

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Texas Department of Transportation Dallas District Notice of Public Hearing Department Policies Affecting Bicycle Use on the State Highway System In accordance with Title 43, Texas Administrative Code, §25.55, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) – Dallas District is partnering with the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) to offer a public hearing on district transportation projects, programs, and policies affecting bicycle use on the state highway system. The public hearing will be held at the City of Richardson Civic Center, Grand Ballroom, 411 West Arapaho Road, Richardson, Texas 75080 on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The purpose of the public hearing is to provide information on transportation projects that might affect bicycle use, plans, policies, and programs for the TxDOT Dallas District and NCTCOG and to receive public comments. Displays illustrating existing bike facilities and upcoming projects on the state system within the Dallas District will be available for viewing during an open house beginning at 6:00 p.m. with the formal presentation commencing at 7:00 p.m.

All interested persons are invited to attend this public hearing to obtain information about the district transportation projects, programs, and policies affecting bicycle use on the state highway system and to express their views. Persons requiring special communication or accommodation needs should contact the TxDOT Dallas District Public Information Officer at (214) 320-4480 at least five (5) working days prior to the public hearing. Because the public hearing will be conducted in English, any request for language interpreters or other special communication needs should also be made at least five (5) working days prior to the public hearing. Every reasonable effort to accommodate these requests will be made.

All interested persons are invited to attend this public hearing. Verbal and written comments from the public regarding the district transportation projects, programs, and policies affecting bicycle use on the state highway system are encouraged and may be presented for a period of 15 calendar days following the hearing. Written comments may be submitted either in person or by mail to the TxDOT Dallas District - Advance Project Development, 4777 East Highway 80, Mesquite, Texas 75150-6643, Attn: Shelley Pridgen. All written comments must be postmarked on or before Thursday, November 8, 2018, to be included in the official public hearing record.

For additional information or to be added to the mailing list of interested bicyclists, bicycle organizations, or bicycle shops, please contact Shelley Pridgen, TxDOT Dallas District, via phone at (214) 320-6163 or e-mail at Shelley.Pridgen@txdot.gov. All individuals and groups who request to be added to the mailing list will receive notice of public hearing activities related to environmental and public involvement for state projects that might affect bicycle use.

For more information: https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/get-involved/about/hearings-meetings/dallas/102418.html

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