Park Cities People — May 2015

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POLICE

Setting Up Camp

Why does HPISD need its own police force? 4 BUSINESS Apartments give HPHS new high-end neighbors 16 GIFTS Your mom deserves a treat in lovely lavender 29 SPORTS Net gains: HP tennis player aims for state record 1B E D U C AT I O N

YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THESE FUN FACTS ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE SUMMER CAMPS 11

E D U C AT I O N

Talk to strangers: HPHS piper finds home on amateur airwaves 8

SMU Jewish frat aims to diversify Greek life 8 R E A L E S TAT E

Former Henry S. Miller house goes high-tech with amenities 21

SPORTS

Looney’s tune includes plenty of quirks with a blazing fastball 1B

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CONTENTS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

You’ve Got Mail, Just Not As Much

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ur publisher, Pat Martin, ran a column last month about the delayed U.S. Postal Service delivery of our March issue due to winter weather and other factors. Reaction was strong on both sides. Here’s a sample.

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Dear Editor: Your piece about the USPS was not exactly fair.

Because the USPS has to go to Congress to make many of its changes, the USPS is not a common business. It is subject to different rules that prevent it from being able to go forward on its own with any plans to generate more revenue and therefore have more funds to improve services, as another completely private businesses would be able to do.

The USPS does generate its own revenue and is not government funded as some people think. And as you may have heard, the post office has been forced to close some of its facilities that might have sped up the process because they are required by our Congress to pre-fund 5.5 billion a year in health expenses for future retirees, which other private businesses are not required to do.

I can understand your frustration, but I certainly didn’t blame you for the delay in your newspaper’s reaching me, and, in fact, I didn’t even notice that it was late.

Thank you for your hard work!

— Jane Hoffman

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Dear Editor: Don’t let up on the U.S. Post Office.

Their performance is absolutely horrible and it doesn’t take a snowstorm for them to earn that reputation.

My zip code is 75220, and the main post office for our neighborhood is on Northwest Highway. It doesn’t take a snowstorm for us not to get mail. On several occasions this past summer, we went two or three days without mail. I personally visited the Postmaster and all he could say was, “Yeah, we’ve had some problems in that area.”

I even asked for his logic — why if the last part of a route had to be cancelled for whatever reason, why they didn’t start the next day where they left off rather than start from the beginning of the route, therefore leaving some of us without mail for two or three days at a time.

He tilted his head as if this were rocket-science thinking, and said something like, “Oh yeah, I guess we could try that, but it would really be confusing for our delivery force.”

As for the snowstorm, it’s interesting that cities like Boston and elsewhere never suffered a day without a mail delivery. Yes, they have more snow-removal equipment, but let’s be honest. We didn’t get that much snow, and most of it melted later that same day, leaving plenty of time to complete most routes. ­— Robert Schuetz

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LIVING WELL ���������������������������������������������� 32 FOCUS ON PHILANTHROPY................... 36 SOCIETY ......................................................... 37 WEDDINGS ��������������������������������������������������� 39 COMMUNITY ���������������������������������������������� 41 CLASSIFIEDS ���������������������������������������������� 44

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POLICE Between 3:45 and 5 p.m. on April 14, a vandal poured cream-colored nail polish on the doors, hood, roof, and trunk of a blue 2007 Honda Civic at an apartment complex in the 4700 block of Abbott Avenue.

SKU LD U GGE RY of the M O N T H CRE A MY TO P P I NG

Between 3:45 and 5 p.m. on April 14, a vandal poured cream-colored nail polish on the doors, hood, roof, and trunk of a blue 2007 Honda Civic at an apartment complex in the 4700 block of Abbott Avenue.

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K E E P I N G TA B S

Is Your Child’s School Safe?

HPISD Wants to Make Sure

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here isn’t a new sheriff in town, exactly, but Highland Park ISD will have its own police force as soon as this fall.

Mark D. Rowden, HPISD director of safety and security, said the plan for a new police department has been in the works for the past year.

“Our primary goal is the safety and security of our kids,” Rowden said. “If they don’t feel safe and secure, they can’t learn.”

The new department will have jurisdiction within the district’s boundaries as well as any properties owned or leased

by HPISD outside the district.

“We will be able to participate in any criminal investigation or emergency situation,” Rowden said. “It’s just another step in our capability to prepare

PA I G E K E R L E Y

for emergencies.”

HPISD has secured agreements with other local law enforcement agencies, including those in University Park, Highland Park, and at SMU, for overlapping efforts. All agencies will work together to share crime information, evidence storage, and back-up needs.

The new police force will be operational as soon as it’s approved by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

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N O TA B L E I N C I D E N T S H I G H L A N D PA R K April 6 Between 4 and 4:30 p.m., a burglar broke into a black 2010 Ford F-250 in the 4300 block of Westside Drive and stole a Kenneth Cole purse containing a Garmin GPS unit and assorted cosmetics.

April 7 Between 2:15 and 2:20 p.m., a thief entered an unlocked white 2015 Mercedes sedan at Wells Fargo in the 4100 block of Mockingbird Lane and stole a $4,000 Tag Heuer diamond watch, a $3,200 Gucci pythonskin purse, a $400 velvet bag with assorted costume jewelry, and a notebook.

April 10 Between 7 p.m. and midnight, a burglar broke into a white 2015 Chevrolet

Silverado at Highland Park Village and stole a $30 Last Kings backpack containing $30 in cash.

April 14 At 11:42 a.m., a resident of the 4700 block of Bowser Avenue reported several items stolen from a house on April 9, including $17,785 worth of jewelry, a $12,000 pair of Christian Louboutin leather shoes, and a $400 iPad Mini.

April 17 At 12:53 p.m., two shoplifters stole an iPhone and a Samsung phone from the Tom Ford store at Highland Park Village. The same two women are also suspected of stealing a $200 charm and a $165 keychain from Stella McCartney shortly afterward.

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Value, in dollars, of a BOB stroller stolen by a thief from a porch in the 4400 block of Emerson Avenue between 9 p.m. on March 31 and 6 p.m. on April 2.

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U N I V E R S I T Y PA R K April 1 At 2:31 p.m., a resident of the 3100 block of Rosedale Avenue reported the theft of $700 worth of Ping and Callaway golf clubs and a $15 auxiliary cord from an unlocked gray 2009 Toyota Highlander on March 26.

April 6 Between 8:15 and 11:05 a.m., a vandal keyed a white 2010 Porsche Boxster at Highland Park High School.

April 7 At 8:35 a.m., a neighbor reported a suspicious man standing next to a white Mazda in the 4100 block of Normandy Avenue. When officers approached, he ran inside a house, and when a resident told police there were

weapons inside, it led to a standoff. Later, the man tried to escape through the garage, but he was surrounded. The 22-year-old man was arrested on a drug possession charge.

April 10 Between 8 p.m. on April 9 and 3:20 a.m. on April 10, a thief entered an unlocked black 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe in the 2700 block of Rosedale Avenue and stole a $150 pair of sunglasses and a $100 purse containing $40 in cash.

April 12 Between 10 p.m. on April 11 and 12:50 p.m. on April 12, a thief entered an unlocked blue 2011 Chevrolet Silverado in the 4500 block of San Carlos Drive and stole a $525 Beretta Brigadier handgun.

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E D U C AT I O N HPHS Piper Is a Hit on Amateur Airwaves “ YOU K N OW T HAT P E OP L E A R E N OT I C I N G , BU T YOU STOP CA R I N G BE CAU S E YOU ’R E FOC U S E D ON T HE M U S I C. ”

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers A rundown of some of Benjamin Klimko’s hobbies pretty much tells the story. He plays the bagpipes, he’s an amateur radio operator, he enjoys woodworking, and he reads science magazines just for fun.

“It’s kind of interesting to do stuff that’s off the beaten path,” said the Highland Park High School senior. “I just like learning about as many different things as I can.”

For Klimko, learning extends well beyond the classroom, and includes a willingness to try things that his peers might consider antiquated or uncool.

Take the bagpipes, for example, which Klimko began playing after a classmate tried them in eighth grade and passed along a recommendation. Klimko — whose other instruments include the oboe, the piano, the saxophone, and the English horn — was up for the challenge.

“I started really enjoying it,” said Klimko, whose grandfather was a violinist. “It’s a really unique experience because there are so few people out there playing the bagpipes.”

Eventually, he joined the bagpipe corps at HPHS and became one of four kilted members. This year he’s the lead piper, which means he attracts a lot of attention at sporting events — something about which he has mixed emotions.

“You know that people are

B E N JAMI N K LI MKO

C H R I S M C G AT H E Y

Benjamin Klimko’s background in music led to his interest in the bagpipes at Highland Park.

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Klimko and fellow piper Stuart Forrester performed at graduation in 2014.

noticing, but you stop caring because you’re focused on the music,” said Klimko, who will follow in the footsteps of his older siblings and attend Rice University in the fall.

When he’s not playing music, Klimko often can be heard on the airwaves of amateur radio – also known as ham radio – an activity usually associated with an older demographic.

Again, for Klimko, the novelty is part of the allure.

His first experience came as

a freshman during a Boy Scout campout, on a radio hooked to a car battery. Klimko already was an Eagle Scout at the time, but decided to pursue the radio merit badge because it was the only one his troop offered that he didn’t already have.

“I really didn’t want to take it because it sounded so dull,” he said.

That was before he wound up starting a conversation with a guy in Argentina. Suddenly his least anticipated merit badge

became one of his favorites.

After Klimko worked a summer job in a physics lab at SMU following his sophomore year, he saved up enough money to buy a radio off eBay. He’s since talked to strangers from all over the world, and tries to get on the radio several times each month.

Klimko, 18, is a licensed member of the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service, which can play a vital role during emergencies or natural disasters. He’s one of the only people under age 50 in the group.

“There’s a pretty broad spectrum of stuff you can do with it,” said Klimko, who hopes to join an amateur radio club at Rice.

“You have to put in a tiny bit of work to get the license, but it’s a lot of fun. It’s a great hobby.”

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New Frat Hopes to Diversify SMU Greek Life AEPi looks to grow Jewish membership

By Paige Kerley

People Newspapers When Hunter Rice came to SMU from Los Angeles in 2012, Greek life was one of his main priorities.

“I thought it would be an easy outlet to meet guys I could relate to,” he said.

But he quickly found out that finding a perfect fit would be

more difficult than he expected.

Homesick for the Jewish culture, Rice contemplated transferring schools. Then he came up with a different idea: “Instead of leaving to go find what I was looking for, why not try to inject that into SMU and bring it here?”

Two years later, Rice is one of the founder of SMU’s newest fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi. The fraternity, nicknamed AEPi, is the first chapter to be approved

by SMU’s Interfraternity Council in almost 30 years, since Sigma Phi Epsilon joined the SMU campus in 1986.

Nationally, AEPi was found-

ed in 1913 at New York University and is rooted in the Jewish faith. The fraternity’s arrival comes during a time of expanding cultural and religious diversity on campus.

“It’s a positive reaction [from the Greek community] because the IFC recognized they were filling a need for a chapter with Jewish heritage,” said Kevin Saberre, the SMU advisor to IFC. Rice believes acceptance by IFC and the SMU community is positive, but draws attention to a widespread history of non-inclusive attitudes.

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C H R I S M C G AT H E Y

From left, Lance Barnard, Ben Kaye, Hunter Rice, and Austin Marks are members of the new Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter at SMU.

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EDUCAT IO N

Michaels Assumes Trustee Seat

By Sarah Bennett

CHANGING OF THE GUARD

People Newspapers The Highland Park High School board of trustees will see some changes this coming school year.

On the administrative level, superintendent Dawson Orr is leaving his post for a position with SMU, and communications director Helen Williams is returning to her native Louisiana.

But with regard to the board itself, longtime president Leslie Melson is stepping down from her post, making room for a new trustee at the Place 2 seat.

Enter Lee Michaels, who is unopposed for the seat. Vice president Jim Hitzelberger’s seat is also up, but he is unopposed as well.

As for board officers’ positions, the board will nominate and elect the following officers in May: president, vice president, secretary, and finance officer.

Leslie Melson

Lee Michaels

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Background?

Law

Hp or UP?

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E D U CATI O N H P M S S T U D E N T A R T O N D I S P L AY A T D M A

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Highland Park Middle School teacher Jeane Clayton poses with Rebecca Russell, Sallly Wyma, Grace Zhao, and Reece Dorn, some of her seventh and eighth-grade students who helped make these pieces.

Dallas Museum of Art hosted young artists from schools across Dallas, including Highland Park Middle School, on April 1 for a reception for its “Young Artists Program: Self-Portraits” exhibition. Every year, the DMA asks students at participating schools to study a selected culture, artistic period, artist, or theme and create pieces based on that study. The cost of materials is funded by the program. This year students focused on studying artist self-portraiture.

“This area as a whole is not really subject to change or have change,” he said.

“We’ve had negative reactions [anonymously on social media], but at the end of the day it’s most important to build this for students in the future; that it’s going to help and build a place where students can feel comfortable.”

Only 2 percent of the current SMU student body identifies as Jewish.

That population stands at roughly 300 students now, and AEPi seeks to boost those numbers.

AEPi vice president Lance Barnard hopes the fraternity will attract Jewish high school students to apply to SMU. “That does factor into people’s decisions,” he said.

“They want to see a population on campus and that it’s thriving.”

Rabbi Heidi Coretz, director of Hillel of Dallas, works within SMU’s Office

of the Chaplain to organize and support interfaith activities.

“Religious diversity is encouraged and affirmed here,” Coretz said. “It’s a very positive climate here.

It’s very embracing of SMU to support all religious life and racial diversity.”

The men of AEPi are especially interested in what this new diversity will bring. Rice and Barnard said the possibility of building a fraternity house is on their radar, and they’re gearing up for spring 2016 recruitment.

The SMU chapter consists of 17 students and is looking to grow. Barnard and Rice share a goal of maintaining individuality within the house as it grows in size.

“It’s a fraternity where you don’t have to be afraid to be yourself,” Barnard said. “We have that shared culture but every single guy in there is really unique.

We want to keep that going forward.”

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CAMPS

Show Your Pride

P Y R A M I D : Virginia Turner, Clark Turner, Daniel Turner, Alexandra Yeager, Ashley Turner, and Lauren Bailey DON JOHNSON

Each camp has special memories

By Sarah Bennett

People Newspapers Ahh, summer camp: the sunburns, the campfires, and the fellowship. Every family has its favorite camp — many classics are out of state such as Kanakuk and Camp Ozark — but we’ve taken a peek at a few of Texas’ favorite summer camps to learn what makes each one special.

SKY RANCH Sky Ranchers, rejoice! The summer camp is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year with a “remember, rejoice, and respond” campaign. The faithbased camp started with 66 campers its first summer and now boasts more than 60,000 — split up among Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado locations, of course.

According to the website, the idea for Sky Ranch got started when Mel and Winkie Brewer were exchanging letters during Mel’s military service in World War II. They independently wrote to each other about a vision for a Christian children’s camp, and when

they received one another’s letters, they knew it was fate. An anniversary luncheon will be held at the Omni Hotel Dallas on Oct. 23.

CAMP MYSTIC Many a girl has built memories at “the camp on the Guadalupe River” since its founding in 1926 by a University of Texas coach. Campers are famously split up into Kiowa and Tonkawa tribes, marked by their blue and red colors respectively.

The camp began with only one session per summer, but eventually grew to three. It’s been in continuous operation except for 1943-1945, when the federal government leased it as

a rehabilitation and recovery camp for army air corps veterans, Mystic counselor and SMU graduate Sydni Hagens said.

The camp is now in its third generation of operation.

CAMP LONGHORN Tex and Pat Robertson founded Camp Longhorn in Burnet in 1939. Campers are filled with “attawaytogo” spirit and told that “everybody is somebody.”

The camp opened a second location in 1975 and plans to open a third in 2016. All attendees can choose from more than 30 activities, but we have one question … who can tell us what pickleball is?

CAMP BALCONES SPRINGS This camp nestled away in Marble Falls is one of the younger ones, with its founding year of 1993. But it’s already established traditions in that short amount of time.

This co-ed, faith-based camp splits boys up into two groups, the Texas Rangers and the Rough Riders, and girls are split up into Silver Spurs or Lone Stars. Like many camps, Balcones Springs ends each night with activities including round-ups and movies nights, and even some novelties such as “I Love the 90s” — guaranteed to make campers’ older siblings feel old. Oh, to be young again.

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hat does DCC mean to you? It could be your initials. It could mean Dallas Country Club. It could mean Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader.

But if you ask a young camper on day three of summer camp with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, she will say that it means dedication, commitment, and confidence. That’s definitely something to cheer for!

I’ve had the honor of being a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader for the last three years, and some of my fondest (and sometimes most hilarious) memo-

JACIE SCOTT ries come from working with our youth. During the summer months, we host youth camps for participants aged 6-16 via our DCC Academy program.

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You see girls from varying backgrounds come together to learn, have fun, and grow as individuals.

On day one, we introduce dedication. To be specific, dedication to your craft, whatever that may be. Campers are learning fun, energetic pom and jazz routines, as well as tips for technique. The goal

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People Newspapers What comes to mind when you think “summer camp?” Is it a three-week, sleep-away camp with log cabins and dining halls?

Maybe the term evokes sports day camps for baby cheerleaders or other athletic hopefuls, or even a summer reading program at the local library.

But for plenty of kids, summer camp is a way to get up on the latest technology. Campers, schools, and camp sponsors alike

are seeing a surge in tech-based camps, be it robotics, coding, or video-game building.

SMU’s Lyle School of Engineering hosts three different engineering camps in July, broken up by grade level: one for seventh and eighth grade, one for ninth and 10th, and one for 11th and 12th. The camps include hands-on experience in electrical, mechanical, civil, and environmental engineering for your would-be engineer.

“The curriculum is designed by the engineering school itself

and run by engineering school staff, so we refer to it as ‘authentically Lyle,’” Lyle program coordinator Christie Pearson said.

“For seventh through 10th grade, we do several small projects just to introduce what engineering is and what engineers do. With the older camp, we give the students a challenge or a project, they take it and create their own idea, and then present it to their parents that Friday afternoon.”

SMU also hosts iDTech camps, a national program hosted on campuses across the coun-

try. With sessions in June and July, it focuses on STEM skill development through activities like game design, app development, web design, and robotics.

But tech camps are taking place across a much greater radius than just the Hilltop. Robots-4-U in Mesquite and Kids Robo Tech Club in McKinney are also in on the action.

“What we‘ve done is design a program for kids between seven and 14 for hands-on learning that really focuses on STEM,” Robots-4-U president Michael

Hayes said. “What I tell parents is different from what I tell kids.

The reason I make the distinction is children don’t want to know they’re learning. Kids hear ‘play,’ and parents hear ‘experiment.’”

No matter which camp kids and parents choose, Hayes feels that technology-based experiences are important elements to incorporate in summer plans.

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BUSINESS Tiny Bee Creates Buzz With Book-Giving

By Sarah Bennett

People Newspapers Amy Bean knows that her kids are growing up in a privileged world. As Park Cities residents, she sees her children and their friends receive countless gifts for birthdays and other holidays. She also knows there’s something she can do to help share that wealth.

“I was just surprised at the amount of stuff that kids accumulate,” she said. “For a lot of kids, they don’t really need all that extra stuff. I kept thinking, ‘well, surely there’s a better way to do this, or a different way to celebrate kids.’”

That’s why she started Tiny Bee Gift Company, an online bookshop that donates a book to a school library for every book purchased.

“I became interested in the idea of social enterprise in graduate school,” she said. “That was before there were a few really big, successful social enterprises, so now people are familiar with the idea.”

With a background in nonprofit work and three kids of her own at home, Bean launched Tiny Bee in October 2014.

Parents, grandparents, and friends can order books online that are then delivered to their home or the gift recipient’s home. A book of equal value is then donated to a school library of the purchaser’s choice, or Bean can help select a school in need.

“It’s a great idea, especially for my kids’ age — they are toddlers, and they don’t recognize how much they’re given,” repeat customer Kerri McCulloch said.

Bean runs the whole operation from her home, ordering books wholesale and choosing her inventory based off popular choices and age groups.

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Amy Bean stores her book copies away in a store room and packages them up.

“I picked a lot of classics and things that are bestsellers,” Bean said.

Each book is packaged in a Tiny Bee gift bag, marked with a sticker, and finally embellished with a library-card style note on the inside cover to commemorate the gift.

Bean has now expanded to what she calls the “birthday party package,”

where parents can ask that gifts be made through Tiny Bee, or Tiny Bee books can be given as party favors.

“People that I have given it to reacted positively. They love the fact that the kids receive it in the mail, and it stood out from rest of the gifts,” McCulloch source said. “Plus, there’s the convenience factor.”

Bean and her kids keep a map in her workroom with pins to note where orders have originated across the country.

As for the company name, she wanted something simple but inspirational.

“I wanted the logo to be cute, and I came across the idea of bees,” Bean said.

“It’s a fun way to think about it: small in size, but doing big things.”

HPHS Students Will Have Luxurious New Neighbors

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Another luxury apartment project is coming to the Park Cities, but this one is a little unique in terms of location and design.

Lang Partners is developing 52 units just west of Highland Park High School, on two lots stretching from Lovers Lane to Grassmere Street.

The three-acre complex includes multi-level apartments with surface garage parking, bisected by a pair of alleys. The two lots are on either side of Hyer Street.

It will replace the former Park Lane Apartments, with the Corrigan family retaining ownership of the land and leasing it long-

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Lang Partners plans to start construction later this spring on 52 units near Lovers Lane and Preston Road in University Park. term to Lang after the two parties reached an agreement to redevelop the property.

“It’s been under-utilized for a

long time. It’s a very old property that really needed to be updated,” said Lang Partners president Dirik Oudt. “The Park Cities is sorely

lacking for quality rentals.”

The units will have more of a townhome appearance, with three stories at an average of about 2,200 square feet, thereby reducing the density by about 40 percent from the Park Lane complex.

The developer also plans to widen the existing alleys and preserve several older trees on the site.

“It’s kind of a timeless design that’s got something for everybody,” Oudt said. “The mass of the project is much more in tune with the neighborhood. It’s going to be a much more intimate living experience than what you usually see.”

Despite some concerns about parking and public rights-of-way,

the University Park City Council approved the site plan in April.

With the previous apartments already razed, construction should start this spring.

“I like the project very much,” said UP council member Taylor Armstrong. “I think it would be an asset for the neighborhood.”

Oudt said that although the complex is essentially across the street from the high school, the target market is more retirees looking to downsize than families with schoolchildren.

“I think we’re going to have a lot of empty-nesters and people who want to stay in the neighborhood but get free from their homes,” he said. “So many people want to get out from under the burden of maintaining a house.”

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Collins, a partner at Haynes and Boone, has been on the board for almost 15 years.

RETTIG TAKES DALLAS CASA POSITION Former chief marketing officer at Highland Park Village and Park Cities resident Kersten Rettig has been named as development director for Dallas CASA. Rettig will spearhead CASA’s “Abused Children

Can’t Wait” campaign, which aims to ensure all abused and neglected children in Kersten protective care Rettig are matched with volunteers by 2019.

LOCAL NAMED CEO OF LIVESTRONG FOUNDATION Chandini Portteus of University Park is the new president and CEO of the Livestrong Foundation.

Portteus has spent 10 years as chief mission officer at Susan G. Komen. Livestrong is preparing to partner with Dell Medical School at the University of Texas to create the Livestrong Cancer Institutes.

ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION GETS NEW DIRECTOR Park Cities resident Missy

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Developer Trying Again With Preston Center Neighbors

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Transwestern has resurrected its plans to build a luxury apartment complex at the northeast corner of Preston Road and Northwest Highway.

The developer, you might recall, took its plans for the same property off the table last summer following a wave of neighborhood opposition about the proposed height and density of the project.

Now the company has scaled back the size of its plans in its latest concept, and Transwestern officials are cautiously optimistic about the response.

“It was really clear that we weren’t getting any traction for the density or height we were looking for. So we had to step back,” said Mark Culwell, Transwestern managing director of multifamily development. “We developed a concept that we thought would be much more agreeable to the neighbors.

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For its new proposal, Transwestern would require a zoning change from the city of Dallas for a one-floor variance on the southern half of the 3.5-acre

property (south of Averill Way).

Current zoning allows for just three stories and 120 units.

In March, Culwell once again solicited feedback from Preston Hollow residents, claiming their support will be critical to the project moving forward.

“We’ve been encouraged by the response,” Culwell said.

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“These are things that really need to be done in a thoughtful way,” Parks said. “We really would like to wait and see this land-use study so we can really look at the entire area and see what’s best for the neighborhood.”

Both neighbors and developers agree that the corner needs a fresh start, but finding a mutually acceptable solution could take some time.

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Author: New Homes Can Have Old Souls St. Mark’s alum preserves history in modern houses

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By Sarah Bennett

People Newspapers Brent Hull grew up with a love of English, history, and working with his hands.

As an adult, those passions combined into a love of old homes and woodworking.

“Houses tell stories,” he said. “What we build matters. You’re creating the narrative of the home.”

The St. Mark’s alum got his undergraduate degree from Baylor University, and then moved on to the North Bennet Street School in Boston to hone his craftsmanship skills.

Today, he runs Hull Historical, a general contracting company that specializes in residential and historic preservation, from a 1920s building in downtown Fort Worth.

The former Nabisco distributing center provides the perfect venue for millwork and consulting with clients.

But Hull wears yet another hat in addition to craftsman and businessman: author.

His third book, Building a Timeless House in an Instant Age, is geared toward homeowners looking to create something that evokes a bygone era in home building.

“The truth is, good design doesn’t have to cost more,” he said. “You make decisions that are cohesive so the details come together.”

His first two books, he admits, were more for other preservationists. But with his third, clients have become readers, too.

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Brent Hull’s office, built in 1921, houses his extensive book collection on preservation. rations to her Charles Dilbeck-designed home in Fort Worth — a house whose twin sits on Shenandoah Street in Dallas. During the project, she’s also read Hull’s book to further understand his vision of the process.

“He has a unique perspective on wanting to preserve the characters of old homes — that’s a passion for him,” she said. “You want your home to be a character and extension of yourself. It’s like a person that ages — you don’t need to fix all the wrinkles, but you want to show the character.”

Hull does historic preservation and restoration in addition to new construction that calls up the craftsmanship and intention of builders in the past.

No surprise, then, that his book has caught the attention of other preservation lovers in the area.

“Hull adds skilled storyteller to his background as an expert on molding, trained hands-on preservationist, and builder of new houses,” fellow author and history lover Virginia McAlester said in a review.

Hull often gives talks on “building homes with character,” as he says, to industry-related organizations across the country. But his expertise is just as impactful to his clients right here at home.

“It’s a unique experience when you go home. It’s not a box — it’s fun and homey,” Robb said. “It’s a dog, cat, kick-off-yourshoes kind of place.”

“I remember inspecting a 1918 bungalow for a friend and feeling completely disconnected when I walked from a charming dining room into a kitchen with walls wrapped in glossy, stain-grade kitchen cabinets. I was suddenly disconnected and disoriented. I remember thinking, ‘What are these new kitchen cabinets doing in this historic home?’ The high-gloss kitchen cabinets were inappropriate for the historic house because they were telling a different story.”

— Chapter 1, page 8

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outure style with high-end fabrics and material finishes can get costly for any client.

Materials and finishes can be the easiest way to trim the budget and save money. Reusing existing case goods with the application of beautiful metallic and high-gloss finishes give a very high-end look with substantial savings.

Printed fabrics have become more and more popular. Manufacturers now have the capabilities to maintain a great hand and texture while keeping with the design of the pattern. Printed fabrics can cut cost significantly and add an unique touch to your design. Here are some other tips: n When coming up with less costly options, always remember to keep your design in-

SARAH PICKARD

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tent clear. Most manufacturers now have many more capabilities than they used to, and they

can help you get the design you want at a fraction of the cost. nMurano glass and luxuri-

ous fabrics used to display art are indeed stunning but can be expensive depending on the size

of your project. Acrylic lighting solutions have become more and more popular when trying to find more cost-effective solutions. When used creatively, it also has the possibility to create a more attention-grabbing design than the original fixture that was twice as expensive. n Embossed patterns with viscose and crushed velvet blends always add luxury to particular fabrics but are expensive as a result of the production process. Although this may be a great option for a smaller space, the same look and hand can be achieved with similar patterns without the complicated fabrication process.

Park Cities native Sarah Pickard is the president of Pickard Design Studio in Dallas.

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10020 Meadowbrook Drive $1,999,000 Unique Preston Hollow Estate area Modern

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TOPIC

3516 BEVERLY DR | $7,900,000 | 5 Bed | 5.2 Bath | 9,084 SqFt

4224 BELCLAIRE AVE | $3,895,000 | 5 Bed | 5.2 Bath | 6,600 SqFt

3507 UNIVERSITY BLVD | $2,750,000 | 6 Bed | 6.2 Bath | 6,300 SqFt

4301 McFARLIN BLVD | $1,425,000 | 3 Bed | 3.1 Bath | 3,850 SqFt

DORIS JACOBS | 214.537.3399 | doris.jacobs@alliebeth.com

PINKSTON-HARRIS | 214.460.7401 | margie.harris@alliebeth.com

4215 EDMONSON AVE $2,895,000

DORIS JACOBS | 214.537.3399 | doris.jacobs@alliebeth.com

PITZER/FOXWORTH | 214.354.8048 | dennie.pitzer@alliebeth.com

5 Bed | 4.1 Bath | 6,007 SqFt

3712 WENTWOOD DR $2,680,000

5 Bed | 6.2 Bath | 6,576 SqFt

8181 DOUGLAS AVE #210 $2,500,000

3209 WENTWOOD DR $2,175,000

DORIS JACOBS 214.537.3399 doris.jacobs@alliebeth.com

FRANK PURCELL 214.729.7554 frank.purcell@alliebeth.com

CYNTHIA ZIDELL 214.801.2209 cynthia.zidell@alliebeth.com

FRANK PURCELL 214.729.7554 frank.purcell@alliebeth.com

3445 UNIVERSITY BLVD $2,100,000

4324 POTOMAC AVE $2,050,000

3425 HANOVER AVE $1,999,999

3820 MARQUETTE ST $1,950,000 CYNTHIA BEAIRD 214.797.1167 cynthia.beaird@alliebeth.com

2 Bed | 2.2 Bath | 4,472 SqFt

6 Bed | 6.2 Bath | 6,404 SqFt

4 Bed | 5.1 Bath | 5,462 SqFt

4 Bed | 4.1 Bath | 5,450 SqFt

SALLY JOHNSON 214.676.4992 sally.johnson@alliebeth.com

CYNTHIA BEAIRD 214.797.1167 cynthia.beaird@alliebeth.com

PINKSTON-HARRIS 214.460.7401 margie.harris@alliebeth.com

Information contained herein is believed to be correct, but neither agents nor owner assumes any responsibility for this information or gives any warranty to it. Square foot numbers will vary from county tax records to drawings by a prior sale or withdrawal without notice.

In accordance with the Law, this property is offered without respect to race, color, creed or national origin.

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4 Bed | 5.1 Bath | 5,221 SqFt

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4502 CATINA LN | $2,849,000 | 4 Bed | 4.2 Bath | 5,183 SqFt

6047 WOODLAND DR | $2,495,000 | 4 Bed | 3.1 Bath | 6,783 SqFt

4415 GLOSTER RD | $1,895,000 | 5 Bed | 6.1 Bath | 7,947 SqFt

6531 MEADOW RD | $1,895,000 | 6 Bed | 5.1 Bath | 6,539 SqFt

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7538 COLGATE AVE $1,498,000

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R E AL E STAT E QUARTERLY

Affordable Listings Still Cause Feeding Frenzy Sellers can capitalize on market trend

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Sellers still had the upper hand in the single-family housing market during the first quarter of the year, and that trend might not change anytime soon.

Available inventory is down and prices are higher in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow, especially among luxury properties, according to statistics from the North Texas Real Estate Information System.

“Inventory is still really low, and that’s driving a lot of prices,” said Blair Hudson, an agent with Allie Beth Allman and Associates. “There’s just nothing to buy. That’s why you can hold out for your price. This is still

very much a sellers’ market.”

In the Park Cities, for example, the median price for homes sold jumped to $1.28 million in March, an increase of more than $300,000 from December.

That’s a rise of $263 per square foot to $351 in a three-month span. And Park Cities properties sold in March were on the market for an average of just 49 days, compared to 66 days in December.

The trends aren’t quite as pronounced in Preston Hollow, where the median price for closed sales declined slightly during the first quarter of the year. Still, a house sold in March was on the market for 11 fewer days on average than one sold in December.

“People still perceive value,” said Elly Sachs Holder, an agent with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. “It’s all still dependent on price. When you price right, it goes. If you try for too much, I think the buyer notices.”

PARK CITIE S Month

March 2015

Closed sales

Median price

Price per sq. foot

Sold to list price

Active listings

Days on market

Months’ supply

67

$1,282,500

$351

97%

251

49

4.4

December 2014

58

$825,000

$263

96%

196

66

3.3

First quarter 2015

125

$1,112,500

$352

97%

135

56

3.9

Sold to list price

Active listings

Days on market

Months’ supply

PRE STON HOLLOW Month

Closed sales

Median price

Price per sq. foot

March 2015

78

$698,750

$237

97%

236

52

4.0

December 2014

62

$870,000

$317

93%

164

63

2.8

First quarter 2015

149

$750,000

$246

96%

221

57

3.8

Holder said that holds true for both high-end properties, where inventory is significantly higher, and among more modest homes that are more popular with first-time buyers. Still, it could actually be advantageous to underprice a home at first to draw interest.

“The market corrects you right away,” she said. “If it’s underpriced it goes quickly. Every-

body wants a deal right now.”

Besides the houses themselves, Holder also has noticed ongoing demand for vacant lots, especially in the Park Cities, where land is always scarce.

“Everyone wants to find that piece of land so they can build exactly what they want,” Holder said. “Inventory is not popping up, and people are waiting for something new to come along.”

Some of the market numbers might be seasonally influenced.

Yet Hudson said she expects current trends to continue into the spring and summer months.

“There’s an expectation that rates will climb, but they will climb gradually,” Hudson said.

“This is not the bubble getting ready to burst.”

Email todd.jorgenson@ peoplenewspapers.com

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R E AL E STAT E QUARTERLY

TV Show Makes Hyer Teacher’s Dream Home a Reality

By Paige Kerley

People Newspapers Although this will be Gail Holt’s last year as a science teacher at Hyer Elementary School, her new home in Waco is ready to welcome her and her husband, Allen, thanks to the reality show “Fixer Upper.”

The couple, a blended family with seven children between them, decided to relocate to Waco for Allen’s job as director of development for Baylor University’s Truett Seminary.

After some of their friends moved to Waco and settled on sections of the Brazos River, the Holts decided to look for a similar location.

They found a home last summer, and their realtor, who works with the stars of “Fixer Upper,” asked them if they would be interested in doing the show.

“We said yes, although I’d never seen the show,” said Gail.

“Now, I haven’t missed one since.”

“Fixer Upper” is a home-renovation show on HGTV in which Waco-based husbandand-wife team Chip and Joanna Gaines take over a couple’s home for a complete makeover.

C O U R T E SY P H O T O S

Allen and Gail Holt recently had their Waco home renovated by Chip and Joanna Gaines from the TV show “Fixer Upper.”

Chip focuses on the project’s construction and Joanna handles the interior design.

“You sign a contract at the beginning saying you will not peek, you won’t go over,” said Gail. “You really have to hand the reins over to them.”

Even though the Gaineses ask their clients about their personal styles and their preferences for redesigning the home, it

remains a mystery until the big reveal.

“You just have to trust them,” Allen said.

The two-month renovation process from August to October turned out to be a huge success.

The Holts said the design duo was efficient with their budget, put in quality work, and added some great surprises to their new home.

One surprise was a 16-foot dinner table, which works perfectly for their big family.

“We’ve had family out at Thanksgiving, and our kids at Baylor will all be out studying on it,” Gail said.

The Holts also enjoy the space renovated specifically for the kids.

The Gaineses transformed the garage into a room with

bunk beds and plenty of room to hang out and watch television.

“Our kids are coming from Houston and Dallas going, ‘Why would you move to Waco?

We’ll never come visit,’” Allen said. “Now we can’t get them to leave.”

The episode first aired in January, and the Holts will move into their renovated home this spring.

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M OTH ER ’ S DAY

Plan Mom’s Special Day With Her in Mind M

other’s Day is the perfect excuse to shower our moms with the love and gratitude we should show all year.

Here are a few fun ideas for you and your mom, no matter her interests.

GET CULTURAL nSur La Table Mother’s Day Macarons class, 10 a.m., $69 per person n“Our Roots” Mother’s Day Concert presented by The Women’s Chorus of Dallas at Texas Discovery Gardens, 2 p.m., $25 per person nExhale Spa, 25 percent off spa treatments for you and mom or free yoga class for mom, May 3-10, prices vary THE THEATRE, THE THEATRE nDallas Children’s Theater presents

“Jackie & Me” at the Baker Theater, 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. nThe Dallas Theater Center presents “Sense and Sensibility” at the Kalita Humphreys Theater, 2 p.m. nWinspear Opera House presents “Newsies,” 2 and 7:30 p.m.

BRUNCH A BUNCH nDISH Preston Hollow Mother’s Day Brunch, $45 per person or $15 for children 12 and under nBrunch at Hotel St. Germain, first seating at 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and noon; second seating at 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2 p.m., $60 per person

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nBrunch at Rosine Hall, Dallas Arboretum, $68 for adults, $30 for children ages 5-10, free for children 4 and under

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COMING UP AT THE MEADOWS MUSEUM Sunday, May 3, 2-4 p.m.

Panel Discussion: The Meadows Museum Celebrating Fifty Years Lee Cullum moderates a conversation with the Museum’s former directors, its current leader and Robert Meadows, son of the founder Thursday, May 7, 6 p.m.

Renaissance Masters in the Juan Abelló Collection Lecture by Zahira Véliz, Senior Paintings Conservator, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston FREE Friday, May 8, 12:15 p.m.

Francis Bacon’s Modern Allegories Gallery talk by Charles Wylie, Independent Scholar Free with regular admission

St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange Temporary Location 30 Highland Park village, Suite 200 (upstairs) 214-521-3862

This exhibition has been organized by the Meadows Museum with works generously loaned to the Museum by the Abelló Collection, and has been brought to Dallas by a generous gift from The Meadows Foundation. The exhibition is part of the Museum’s Golden Anniversary, which is sponsored by The Meadows Foundation, The Moody Foundation, the Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District and the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau. Media sponsorship has been provided by The Dallas Morning News.

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LIVING WELL How to Ease Anxiety About Flat Heads

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Special Contributor Finding a flat spot on an infant’s head can be a scary moment for a parent. For many years, scarce amounts of information left many parents in the dark — but Jennifer Barnard is trying to switch on the light.

Plagiocephaly, more commonly known as flat head syndrome, is a condition caused by laying an infant on their back while sleeping. The tendency to lie on one side can cause a flattened spot on a child’s head. It can also lead to other conditions such as torticollis, which is tightness on one side of the neck.

Devonshire mother Kendall Coleman experienced it firsthand when her child’s pediatrician discovered a flat spot on her infant daughter’s head.

“It [the condition] was all totally new,” Coleman said.

Coleman’s pediatrician referred her to Barnard, a Plano occupational therapist who works exclusively with babies who suffer from plagiocephaly and torticollis.

Coleman said Barnard taught her simple techniques and treatments that can help correct the common conditions. She also said Barnard made her aware of daily habits that could be worsening her child’s condition.

Barnard worked in pediatric occupational therapy for eight years before she said she felt a longing to help more families avoid the use of the ubiquitous corrective helmets.

“It seemed to me there was more consideration in treating the flat head with a helmet rather than in preventing

Here are a few suggestions from the Mayo Clinic about positioning your baby that can help minimize head unevenness.

n Try tummy time: With close supervision, place your baby on his or her tummy to play. Make sure the surface is firm.

n Change direction: Continue to place your baby on his or her back to sleep, but alternate the direction your baby’s head faces when sleeping.

You might also hold your baby with alternate arms at each feeding. If your baby returns to the original position while sleeping, adjust his or her position next time.

n Get creative: Position your baby so that he or she will have to turn away from the flattened side of the head to look at you or to track movement or sound in the room. Move the crib occasionally to give your baby a new vantage point. Never rest your baby’s head on a pillow or other type of soft bedding.

n Hold your baby: Holding your baby when he or she is awake will help relieve pressure on your baby’s head from swings, carriers, and infant seats.

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Plagiocephaly: Brow, ear, and cheek pushed forward on flatter side.

Brachycephaly: Flattening to one side or the back of the head.

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it,” Barnard said. “An important piece of the puzzle was missing and I knew what that piece was.”

So Barnard founded her company, Baby Begin, which consists of a series of in-home treatments that can correct

flat head syndrome and torticollis. This includes alternative ways to hold the baby, strategic repositioning, educating about carrier usage, and therapeutic stretches and activities.

According to Barnard, these simple changes can make a huge impact — helping to eliminate the need for helmets.

Dr. Julie Linderman of Inwood Village Pediatrics said she knows how crucial it is to treat these conditions early, because her son was affected.

“The pediatrician I saw, told me not to worry about it, that it would correct with time,” Linderman said. “I didn’t worry about it. Luckily, Holden is as handsome as they come, but he does still hold his head tilted slightly to the side and if you really look, he still has some plagiocephaly. Of course, no one is perfectly symmetric, but if I knew then what I know now, I would have sought physical therapy services.”

Barnard said she advises parents to be proactive by checking for possible signs of plagiochepaly including ear misalignment and flat spots.

“Take care of it before it becomes an issue,” Barnard said. “Don’t be afraid to discuss your concerns with your pediatrician. The wait-and-see approach is not going to fix anything.”

Barnard said her ultimate goal is to help eradicate plagiocephaly entirely.

“It’s really special because you get to celebrate with the family,” Barnard said. “It’s small, but it really is truly going to affect that baby forever. Her pigtails are going to look good, the glasses are going to fit correctly, and now when she wears her crown — it will fit perfectly.”

Radishes Aren’t Just For Peter Rabbit

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s soon as I started harvesting radishes from my garden, I knew I wanted to devote a column to this colorful vegetable.

For most of my life, radish exposure was limited to the classic round reds acting as decor on party trays or dry, bitter slices in a salad. No, thanks! I began playing with this vegetable in my kitchen a few years ago.

Now a spring favorite, I have found so many ways to enjoy radishes. If you are not a fan, I hope you will give the little guys another chance.

They are very hearty, grow easily and quickly, and can even act as a deterrent to garden pests because of their pungent, spicy quality. There are many beautiful and tasty varieties ranging

STEPHANIE M. CASEY in spice, shape, and color. With their greens intact, the vegetable retains moisture, nutrients, color, and wonderful flavor. Side note: Whenever possible, buy vegetables with their leaves, stems, roots, even dirt still on them — these will always be your best-tasting and most nutritious choice.

A current favorite radish variety is the French Breakfast. Slen-

der with a pink-red top fading to a white root, it’s a mellow strain with a milder flavor than some of the others. The French like to enjoy their radishes simply — sliced on a baguette with butter and salt.

Use greens as you would any green — in a salad, on a sandwich, wilted into pasta, in pesto, add to a frittata or quiche. If the flavor is a bit stronger than you are ready for, just massage raw leaves with a little lemon or oil. This will mellow out green leaves from any veggie.

If you’ve done crispy kale, try crispy radish greens. Just keep the oven temperature very low, as these greens have a higher water and lower fiber content than kale leaves. I love making a toasted ciabatta sandwich with sliced

raw radish, lemon-massaged radish greens and a creamy spread (whisk fresh lemon, no-egg mayo, cracked pepper).

They are great raw, and sliced thin they add awesome crunchy spice to any salad or sandwich.

Again, if yours are a bit too spicy or pronounced for your taste, toss them in lemon and a little salt.

You can also roast or grill radishes. I’ve been known to pan-fry slices with smoked sea salt until crispy, pile it on toasted bread rubbed with garlic, finely chop up the greens on top, and call it bruschetta.

I suppose you could even batter up and deep-fry thick slices of radish, though I haven’t tried this, yet. But I think I just thought of my next radish taste test.

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By Meredith Carey

Special Contributor With an eye on new research, a $2.5 million grant from the W. W. Caruth Jr. Foundation at Communities Foundation of Texas provides funding to the Retina Foundation of the Southwest and SMU’s Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering.

The goal is to create the Clinical Center of Innovation for Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

The new collaborative research center will focus on new methods of diagnosis.

It will also help the treatment of patients who are losing their vision to age-related macular degeneration.

“This grant was really interesting to us because it’s taking professionals from two different fields and giving them the opportunity to tackle really interesting challenges. Typically, you don’t have medical doctors and researchers focused on the eye working with engineers from an academic institution,” said Monica Egert Smith, community philanthropy director of the Caruth foundation at CFT. “We hope that this will serve as a model for lots of different medical disciplines.”

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Lyle School of Engineering dean Marc Christensen, Caruth Foundation philanthropy director Monica Egert Smith, Communities Foundation of Texas president Brent Christopher, and Retina Foundation chief medical officer Karl Csaky.

The new clinical center, housed at the Retina Foundation, will allow the foundation’s creative researchers as well as professional engineers and students to tackle the most common cause of vision

loss for people 50 and older.

“This venture is pushing innovation to allow researchers in peripheral fields to tackle the problems in a new way,” said Dr. Marc Christensen, dean of the

Lyle School of Engineering. “It sets up the framework for conversations that are critical for getting sparks of genius to happen.”

The Retina Foundation of the Southwest is on the cutting edge of basic research related to the disease that destroys the vision necessary for daily tasks like reading, driving, and texting.

SMU, on the other hand, has no such specific research or experience.

“We bring people who have never thought about the problem to the table. Maybe there’s some inspiration that may be gleaned from a geologist that has looked at layers structures of the earth that are similar to the structures at the back of the eye,” Christensen said. “We plan to be a clearinghouse for bringing the right problem solvers from SMU and the Retina Foundation to the table.”

The grant from one of the largest community foundations in the country is only the beginning.

Christensen said the center is designed to be sustainable, attracting other funding from national sources, to continue research until the problems facing patients with macular degeneration are solved.

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“The idea of going where no one wants to go and trying to love, serve, care, and make life better for people who are in those places — that paired with a collaborative approach just drew me in immediately,” Dowell said.

By Jacie Scott The ministry serves Willow Special Contributor Pond apartments and Village Oaks. They had an open conIf relationships are the keys versation with the residents and simply asked, “What do you to success, Park Cities resident want?”

Will Dowell says relationships “The kids had nothing to play can also help someone out of poverty. on,” Dowell said of Village Oaks.

“In ‘A Framework for Under“There was a massive amount of standing Poverty,’ Ruby Payne graffiti, and when you put it all identifies several types of assets together you see that it’s really you lack that indicate poverty,” a result of them not having anything to do.” said Dowell, executive director Today, kids can enjoy the afof Behind Every Door Ministries. “Number one is the lack of ter school programs such as tuQ U I C K FAC T S relationship with someone not toring, enrichment activities, in poverty.” and free meals. Adults have acDowell’s friendship with cess to life classes that teach the FOUNDED: 2009 community about relevant topemployee Lawanda ThompCREDO: son backs up this notion — not ics, as well as addiction-recov1. We Believe The Best ery programs. that their relationship directly 2. We Inspire Others Thompson now has two jobs removed her from poverty, but 3. We Do Everything In Love she loves, knows how to manage it helped her realize her own worth. money, owns a car, and can’t reFIND THEM AT: At 16, Thompson was deep member the last time she was behindeverydoor.org behind on rent. into Louisiana “street life.” Instead of staying in school, she “When you think no one noC O U R T E SY O F B E H I N D E V E RY D O O R tices you, you’re always watched got her GED so she didn’t have Bottom left: Will Dowell spends time with residents at a Behind Every Door event. by somebody,” Thompson said. to blame school for missing street activities.

“I learned that with Behind EvBy 20, she was in Dallas and ily’s path to a fresh start came istries. here and amazing potential,” ery Door Ministries. They had pregnant. She returned to Lou- with several speed bumps.

“I knew these people actually said Dowell, who spent time to be watching me very closely isiana to seek her mother’s help “Most nights, we slept on the cared,” said Thompson, now the with Campus Crusade for Christ to realize that I had potential.”

Dowell’s future goals for the in caring for her son. Her real floor or in the closets, because community ambassador for Be- at the University of Texas. “We just need some help.” organization are simple: branch plan was to leave the baby and there was always a shoot-out,” hind Every Door. disappear back to Dallas.

Thompson said.

Relationships and collaboraFounders Dean Wilson, Ben out and change more lives.

But a severe asthma attack One day, Thompson noticed a tion are the principal values at Logan, Mike Downey and John “We want to see thousands of put Thompson’s son in the hos- group of 30 people handing out Behind Every Door, an organiza- Wallace all share a heart for people who have been believed pital month later. She brought food, playing with the kids, and tion committed to improving life helping those in need. Dowell in and walked with,” said Dowhim back to her home at Village talking to residents. That’s when for those in underserved neigh- joined the team shortly after its ell. “Every community is differHighland Park Village - she ParkCity PrestonHe Hollow - April 2015 Oaks apartments, a community met Dowell. introduced borhoods. formation, but he knew right ent, every person is different, last modified: Mar 6, 2015 3:05 PM Trim: 10”w x 3”h, Bleed: 10.25”w x 3.25”h, Safety: .25” in southeast Dallas, but the fam- her to Behind Every Door Min“There are amazing people away that this was his dream job. and every person has a story.”

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Missie Allen and Leah Sushelsky Tootsies in Preston Center hosted a meetand-greet with designer Nicole Miller on April 2. Guests enjoyed cookies, a mimosa bar, and live music. Miller showcased her spring and summer collections.

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KATHRYN ALEXANDER & GERALD HEDGCOCK III

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athryn Lewis Alexander and Gerald Wilfred Hedgcock III exchanged wedding vows at Saint Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church in New Orleans on January 31, 2015. The evening ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Donald Frampton and the Rev. Joe Clifford. Scripture reader, Sarah Carr, read from Colossians and 1 John. The crucifer was Brooks Roberts and the beadle was Max Roberts.

A gospel choir sang, “Oh Happy Day,” as the bride and groom made their exit. A black tie reception with cocktails, dinner, and dancing followed at the New Orleans Board of Trade. Southern Louisiana cuisine was served. The bride and groom danced their first dance to “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran. Following the reception, a brass band led the bride and groom and guests through the streets of New Orleans in a “Second Line” parade - a long standing New Orleans tradition.

Guests sang and danced through the streets and waved white hankies while the bride and groom carried decorated parasols.

A rehearsal dinner, hosted by the groom’s parents, was held on the eve of the wedding at Galatoire’s in the French Quarter. Katie wore her mother’s wedding dress which had been altered in length for the occasion.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Alexander of Dallas, formerly of University Park. Katie is the granddaughter of Mr. Robert Click Sr., the late Jackie Lewis Click, the late Martha Croley Click, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Bill Alexander.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Hedgcock Jr. and the late Mary Dykes Hedgcock of Shreveport, La. Gerry is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Osborne Jefferson Dykes Jr., the

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Katie was given in marriage by her parents and escorted down the aisle on the arm of her father. For her wedding she chose an elegant gown by Carolina Herrera. The ivory silk Mikado gown featured a sweetheart neckline and top stitch details. The fitted bodice included covered buttons down the back and

continued to a dramatic fit and flair skirt that was embellished with organza pleats. The skirt flowed into a chapel-length train. The cathedral-length veil was trimmed in lace from her mother’s wedding gown and had previously been worn by two of her sisters. Katie carried a white hand-tied bouquet of roses, ranunculus, tulips and hydrangeas.

Assisting the bride as matrons of hon-

or were her sisters Jennifer Alexander Waterman and Emily Alexander Helm.

Maids of honor were Ashley Alexander, sister of the bride, and Mimi Hedgcock, sister of the groom. Bridesmaids included Cassandra Dorris Dadakis, Molly Concannon Denihan, Christine Eckhardt Gallentine, Shay O’Dwyer Gasaway, Lane Evans Kulovitz, Sara Hawkins Lewis, Maggie Bullock Russ, and Ginna Crews Van Zandt. The junior bridesmaid was Caroline Waterman and the flower girls were Lacy St. Clair and Kate Waterman.

Gerald W. Hedgcock Jr., father of the groom, served as best man. Groomsmen included Jeff Dykes IV, Bratton Frierson, Archer Frierson III, Tim Hampton, Chris Kimball, and Mack McCullough.

Ushers were Ryan Helm, Steve Koldyke, Mike Metcalf, and Neil Waterman. Hunter Helm, Holden Helm, and Hank Helm, nephews of the bride, were ring bearers.

Katie is a graduate of Highland Park High School. She received a Bachelor of Science from Wake Forest University and a Master of Medical Science in physician assistant studies from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She served as rush chair while a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority and studied abroad in Vienna, Austria. Katie works as a physician assistant in the Cardiac ICU at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas. Gerry is a graduate of Loyola College Prep in Shreveport. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance and real estate from Southern Methodist University. Gerry was social chair of Sigma Chi fraternity and served as a student senator. He is employed by Crow Holdings Capital Partners.

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The bride is a graduate of The Hockaday School. She received a Bachelor of Arts in economics and in international studies from the University of North Carolina and a Juris Doctorate from The

University of Texas. Courtney is an attorney for Baker Botts L.L.P. The groom is a graduate of St. Mark’s School of Texas. He received a Bachelor of Arts in economics and in history from the University of North Carolina. David is a systems manager for Oilfield Water Logistics.

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lizabeth Wilson Sowa and Stewart Alexander Coleman exchanged vows at Saint Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church, New Orleans, on March 7, 2015. The Rev. Donald Frampton officiated the ceremony. A reception with buffet stations with traditional New Orleans cuisine, an oyster bar and martini bar followed at The Old Ursuline Convent. Dance music was provided by Jessie’s Girls of Atlanta. A rehearsal dinner, hosted by the parents of the groom, was held at Arnaud’s on the eve of the wedding.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Edward Sowa of St. Louis.

She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Joseph Hoyt Burson and the late Mr. Burson of Newnan, Ga. and the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Sowa of Pawtucket, R.I. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Winton Lee Coleman Jr. of Dallas. He is the grandson of Mrs. Jeanne Stewart Hubbard of Dallas and the late Mr. William M. Hubbard and the late Mr. and Mrs. Winton Lee Coleman Sr. of Victoria, Texas.

The bride was presented in marriage by her parents. She was escorted down the aisle on the arm of her father. Elizabeth chose an Ulla Maija/Anna Maier wedding gown, with sweetheart neckline, of French circular rose lace overlaying a fluted charmeuse gown.

Assisting Elizabeth as maids of honor were her sisters Lindsay Anne Sowa and Kathryn Hilsman Adickes. Her bridesmaids included Staley Hawkins, Kendall Berry, Madison Shoppa Davis, Alixe Ryan, Mary Pierce, Suzanne Carter Shaw, Caroline Cole, Catherine Cowart O’Mell,

Elizabeth Minch, Leighton Kohlmann, Kendall Banowsky Coleman, Elizabeth Stone, Bridget Ryan, and Jennifer Sangalis. Among the members of the house party were Kingsley Beer, Victoria Pappas, Kelsey Montz, Helen McDougald, Julie Zambie, Lindsay Dorman, Mary Margaret Schley, and Abigail Burke Henderson. Pryor Parsons Sowa, the bride’s niece, was the flower girl.

Attending the groom as best men were his brothers Winton Lee Coleman III and Patrick Carter Coleman. His groomsmen were Matthew Bryant, Michael Ginnings, Scott Herlihy, Will Hickey III, Alex Pearson, Preston Powell, Addison Seifert, and Spence Sowa. John Edge Sowa, the bride’s nephew, was ring bearer.

The bride is a graduate of the Academy of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans.

She received a Bachelor of Science in consumer economics from the University of Georgia where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Elizabeth is a senior manager for Adroit Digital in New York.

The groom is a graduate of Jesuit­­­­College Preparatory School in Dallas. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa in the business honors program, receiving a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from McCombs School of Business, the University of Texas at Austin where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Stewart is a vice president for Crestline Investors Inc. of Fort Worth.

Following their honeymoon visit to Amankila Resort, Bali Indonesia and Amanpulo Resort, Phillipines, the couple have made their home in Fort Worth.

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FINDING TRUTH IN MILITARY FICTION HP grad hopes novels will give authentic view

By Sarah Bennett

People Newspapers Highland Park High School graduate Carr Collins spent seven years and two operational tours in active duty with the U.S. Navy after graduating from SMU, but it wasn’t until he was running his own fitness blog that he began to put his military experiences into words.

“It got the writing juices flowing,” he said. “I would get thousands of reads on my ‘navy confessional’ posts, so I would compile them into short stories.”

The author has written and self-published a trilogy of novels in the past year: The Temporary Hero, The Hero in Hell, and The True Hero. He wrote not only because it was cathartic, but quite frankly, because nothing else seemed to fit the bill.

“I was disgusted with books about the war. They’re all superheroes — they’re all the same characters,” he said. “Even though my books are fiction, I tell what it’s really like. My character struggles with alcoholism, loneliness, failure, and doubt.”

Though his characters are fictionalized, there’s no doubt Collins draws from the lessons he learned while in the service.

“My immediate perspective shift was from Southerner and Texan first to preserving and defending the Union,” he said.

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Carr Collins spent seven years in the military years before he dabbled in writing.

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Collins worked in special operations — specifically, explosive ordnance disposal, or EOD. The missions frequently caused him to use his background in diving.

“My novels go around the world with missions, and it’s not all glamorous,” he said. “One novel gets into dolphins; the second novel gets into a deep-sea salvage. There’s some Secret Service work.

It’s not just about sniping people.”

Collins was able to write all three novels in a short amount of time due to odd

circumstances — first nose surgery and then a motorcycle wreck that caused him to spend time at home recuperating, which led to nonstop writing.

“I can appreciate the blessing, even if I don’t sell one book,” he said.

But friends are betting that won’t be the case. Ken Falke, founder of the EOD Warrior Fund, was Collins’ instructor through bomb-disposal school and was one of his first readers after publication.

“When you say U.S. Navy SEAL, everybody knows what that means. The movies in Hollywood are not shy,” Falke said. “Bomb disposal is completely the opposite. Until The Hurt Locker, nobody really knew what we did. My personal hope is that [the book] raises awareness that great stories come out of this community that people need to know and understand.”

Collins plans to share a portion of the proceeds from his books — available on Amazon — with Falke’s organization, which helps support wounded veterans or families of those killed in action.

“My hat’s off to him. It was a pleasant surprise to see how well he did in such a short period of time,” Falke said.

“No matter how long you serve … you remember great memories and honor those who have served. We’re honored by him telling the story.”

Bankruptcy Forces Wyly to Auction Off Art Collection

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Sam Wyly’s art collection is both renowned and valuable, something the Highland Park ex-billionaire views as more of a passion than an investment.

Yet as Wyly’s assets are being sold as part of federal fraud investigation and bankruptcy proceedings, the paintings and sculptures are part of the deal.

On May 20, a spring fineart sale at Dallas Auction Gallery will include 40 pieces from Wyly’s collection, including Norman Rockwell’s “Barbershop Quartet,” Frank Tenney

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Johnson’s “The Pioneers,” and a portrait of George Washington by Rembrandt Peale. Each is expected to sell for more than $100,000.

The philanthropist and entrepreneur filed for bankruptcy in October after a federal judge ordered him to pay a $198 million penalty as part of a stock-trading scheme. The estate of his late brother, Charles, was fined $101 million in the same ruling. Wyly filed a motion to authorize the art sale in February. He already has divested some art from his estate through smaller sales. His family also recently sold a bookstore in Aspen, Colo., and a Greenwich Village apartment in New York.

“It’s part of the commitment we’ve made to the Chapter 11 court, which is to sell assets,”

Wyly said. “We have to be responsive to the rules, but it’s also part of something longer-range that we had been doing and would be doing.”

Wyly, 80, traces his affection for art to his childhood in Louisiana, which included various teachers and clergy.

“I grew up around a lot of storytellers, and one way to tell a story is with pictures,” Wyly said. “I’ve been a lifelong history student, and that’s one way to learn history and teach history.

There’s always a nostalgic attachment.”

That appreciation for history is reflected in Wyly’s collection,

which includes mostly American works with Texas and Western themes, with a list of artists including Fred Darge and Joe Jones. There’s also an Andy Warhol piece among the selections.

“Most of the time, when you’re selling someone’s collection, they’re six feet under.

He’s very much alive. So it’s the personal aspect of all this that touches everyone,” said DAG president Scott Shuford. “Everybody likes a story, and we’ve got lots of stories here. There’s something in Sam’s collection

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Shop Owner Hopes to Give Poverty the Boot

By Paige Skinner

Special Contributor It was a gloomy Christmas Eve day in Romania when Samuel Bistrian unloaded a van full of rain boots for children living in poverty.

“There was no indication that it was Christmas Eve,” Bistrian said. “Kids were on the street. You could hear a dog barking, or see smoke in the distance, with slush and mud everywhere, and I’m like, ‘There are kids at NorthPark mall right now, probably my kids, looking forward to Christmas, and these kids have no idea. They’re in flip-flops in this mud.”

A few years prior to unloading a van full of rain boots, Bistrian was unloading boxes from a truck every morning as a worker at Neiman Marcus. Before that, he was one of the kids living in poverty in Romania under Communist rule, where he would harvest fields only to see that harvest go back to the government.

“I remember going to bed hungry many times,” he said.

He grew up with 11 siblings, and when he was 8 years old, his parents moved their family to Chicago. After high school, he relocated to Texas to attend Dallas Baptist University, where he met his wife and the mother of his two daughters. He graduated with a communications degree and started working for Neiman Marcus — first to unload boxes and then as a manager.

“I [wanted] to be able to do something more. So I just quit,” he said.

He took a year to soul-search and decided to help the children of Romania. But when the economy collapsed in 2008, he went back to Neiman’s and met Blake Mycoskie, the founder of Toms shoes, which gives a pair of shoes to a child in need for every shoe they sell. Bistrian admired the idea but knew Toms’ canvas shoes wouldn’t hold up in Romania.

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In 2010, Bistrian left Neiman’s again on his 28th birthday and started Roma Boots — Roma being “amor” spelled backward.

The company gives a pair of rain boots to a child in need for every pair they sell.

Alejandra Bistrian, Samuel’s wife and a teacher’s assistant at Preston Hollow Presbyterian School, said she had concerns when he first began the project.

“I was happy that he wanted to do something different and serve people, but as a wife, you have children and concerns, being financially tied ­— and we were financially tied for awhile,” she said. “But at the same time, he was just so happy and so fulfilled. At his old job, he didn’t find much fulfillment, so that made a difference.”

While he was boarding a flight to China to see and pay for the boots he designed,

he knew he was short of money. Even after selling his car and the watch off his wrist, he needed more money for the boots.

“I still needed $25,000 for the 10,000 boots,” he said. “I kid you not, I’m in Detroit boarding this flight, and I get this call from an uncle in Chicago who had no idea I was boarding this flight, and he’s like, ‘Hey, I need your account number because I’m going to wire that $25,000 that you need.’”

After that phone call, Bistrian said he knew Roma Boots was something he was supposed to do. “‘I grew up in a village like yours. I was in your shoes, or lack of shoes, 20 years ago,’” he tells the kids. “And when I tell them that, ‘Every time you wear these boots, just think, one day you can be doing what I’m doing,’ their faces beam.’”

UP Firefighters Rally Behind Battalion Chief

By Jacie Scott

Special Contributor On any given day, members of the University Park Fire Department put mind and body at risk to protect residents from disaster, injury, or illness, and help their quality of life.

“We’re constantly taking care of people in those situations, but it typically doesn’t affect the fire station as a whole,” said Josiah Watkins, who’s served nine years with UPFD. “But when it’s one of your guys, it hits home.”

Rusty Massey is a battalion chief with the UPFD. The 44-year-old has 15 years of service with the station under his belt and an immeasur-

able amount of respect from his peers.

He’s a “doer,” as his stepdaughter Jamie Rendon says.

He’s the kind of guy that likes to do everything on his own, even major tasks like remodeling his family’s home in Commerce, Texas.

But last November, Massey was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma, a kidney cancer most common in men ages 50 to 70.

The tumor took the space of his entire kidney, which had to be removed in December. The cancer spread and attached on to his spine. Because of how it has spread, it’s considered a stage-four diagnosis.

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Men from UPFD and surrounding departments came together to reconstruct Rusty Massey’s (left) home in Commerce, Texas.

“He’s always been the invincible man to me, so this kind of floored all of us,” said Rendon,

who lives in Houston with her four school-aged children. “He thinks it happened to him for

a reason and he feels like he’s meant to share this with all the other guys.”

Though Massey is a man who rarely asked for help, he never hesitated to give it.

Given Massey’s circumstances, Watkins decided he and the guys at the station could be that person for him.

“This was an opportunity for us to help Rusty in a time that he needed it, and for us to return that favor of brotherhood,” Watkins said.

Watkins and few others took into account all that Massey wanted to get done at the Commerce house.

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Challenges Unite Mothers From Diverse Backgrounds

By Sarah Bennett

People Newspapers Martha Jeavons holds up a piece of paper and speaks to a group of mothers in fluent Spanish. Not all the moms in the room speak Spanish, though, so she switches effortlessly between Spanish and English. Her 15 years abroad in Latin America gave her the skills to do so.

She and her fellow Highland Park Presbyterian Church members are volunteering with a group of parents at Amelia Earhart Learning Center in West Dallas. Once a week, they gather with the moms for food, crafts, socializing, and ARK — Adults Reaching Kids, which is a parenting program, or rather, parent support group.

“A lot of people parent the way they were parented, and sometimes there’s a lot of absenteeism,” ARK executive director Jan Nelson said. “We decided we’ve got to get somebody to work with the parents.”

ARK began in churches, but its founders later decided to remove religious rhetoric in order to reach a wider audience with schools. Highland Park Presbyterian Church already had a partnership with Amelia Earhart when the school decided to institute the program.

“The folks there are just so missions-minded, both urban and international,” said Jeavons, who attends HPPC and works fulltime for ARK. “It’s not hard finding people to get involved.”

After about half an hour grabbing snacks and making a new craft, the women gather to recite their covenant (which emphasizes love-based parenting) and watch a video on a particular parenting lesson. The group then discusses what they’ve learned.

“Even though I have parented two adult children, I’m still learning new things,” said Terina Taylor, who has one child at Amelia Earhart and acts as group facilitator. “It gives you a new perspective and a new way of parenting.”

The program follows the school year’s timeline so attendance is easier for parents. This is Amelia Earhart’s second year to participate, though other schools in the Pinkston High School feeder pattern are looking to institute it as well.

“It’s the way the community comes together,” Amelia Earhart parent and ARK participant Chelsea Manley said. “We may come from a different race, heri-

tage, or religion, but we come together. You can express any concerns you have, and the lessons are all relatable.”

At the end of the school year, ARK holds a graduation ceremony for the parents to receive a certificate of completion. For some of the parents, it’s the first graduation they’ve ever experienced.

But no matter what background, all the parents — and volunteers — value the connections made.

“I did the training in the summer and just fell in love with it,” HPPC member and volunteer Ashley Smith said. “It’s the ladies — I love getting to know them.”

Adults Reaching Kids began as a partnership between Highland Park Presbyterian Church and Amelia Earhart Learning Center in West Dallas. The group teaches parenting lessons to mothers who might need some guidance.

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CONTINUED FROM 42 With the funds that Massey had, he could take care of the basics and make the house livable. His other option was to go to the guys and see what could be done.

“We could either loan Rusty the money through our association funds, which is money we put in each month for issues like this and helping each other when somebody gets in a bind, or we do a fundraiser,” Watkins said. “We said if he needed the money, we’d give it to him, but we’re going to try the fundraiser approach, as well.”

Watkins set up a page on GiveForward, an online fundraising and donation website, last December. The page ran for four months.

During that time, guys from the station and a few from surrounding stations put in work at Massey’s home.

They essentially gutted the house down to the studs, rewired it, relocated windows and doors, re-did the floors, and put in a new roof.

More than $28,000 was raised for Massey’s cause, either in material or donation from the GiveForward page.

“They really are heroes to me,” Rendon said. “I could never thank them enough for what they’ve done for my family.

The community is truly lucky to have such amazing men be there for them in any time of crisis. Not only are they serving our community, but they really are a family.”

The fundraising project has since expired, but the page is still up to chronicle Massey’s progress and ongoing efforts to support him.

In the eyes of Rendon and Watkins, this diagnosis has only reinforced that Massey is not only a “doer,” but also a fighter.

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hh, May. It’s a month when people picnic, eat outdoors, and enjoy the plethora of produce, especially that grown regionally. But there is much grumbling in Highland Park, where banks and boutiques abound, that it’s now inconveniently necessary to go to the periphery to grocery shop since Tom Thumb left the Village.

People, especially women who still do the vast majority of grocery shopping, don’t like to adjust to an unfamiliar store.

Imagine, then, what it is like for those working poor and impoverished who live in what have been dubbed “food deserts.”

There are swaths of Dallas where people must take multiple buses, often toting a child, just to get to a grocery store, as KERA has pointed out. Convenience stores, often outnumbered by pawn shops and liquor stores, are the only places to shop in the Jubilee Park area, where the average income is about $14,000.

Their closest grocery is the Whole Foods in Lakewood, and that’s not where they’re going to go. Moreover, even when able to get to a grocery, those pinching pennies will discover fresh is not a bargain.

Years ago, when my daughter got her first job in D.C., she called to wail: “Mom, do you know how expensive it is to eat healthy? I can’t afford fish!” Cheap fillers are fattening, hence the obesity epidemic and the attendant health problems.

Studies show that the number of grocery stores does not impact the obesity of the poor; it is the stress of poverty itself that leads to eating junk. I know chips and cheese are comfort foods and cereal is cheaper than fruit, but I’m not buying that argument. I’ve served up enough meals at shel-

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“IF FOOD T RUCKS WORK AT K LYDE WA RREN PA RK , GREEN G RO C E RY TRUCKS SH O UL D WORK ALL OV ER THIS CIT Y.” ters to know that the salads and fruit are devoured just as quickly as the casseroles and sandwiches.

It hasn’t been that long since everyone had relatives in rural areas who knew where to pick blackberries and how to grow greens. Fresh is fresh. Going to the farmers’ markets and groceries is a sensual delight right now, if you can get there. What are we doing about it in Dallas?

Michael Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, has done an amazing job with the We Over Me Farm program, introducing agricultural education and partnering with the locals to develop a farmers’ market in southern Dallas. Communities in Schools of the Dallas Region has addressed the lack of knowledge about healthy eating with a gardening project at Ebby Halliday Elementary School in the Hampton Road area. Jubilee Park has tried to provide a farmers’ market for the Fair Park area but has had to cut back with the increased expense of produce and

their limited budget.

The North Texas Food Bank does a great job in distributing goods. Minyards has valiantly put a grocery store on MLK, but frankly, the locals have not been kind to the facility. Nonprofits, churches, and government assistance are all well and good, but until the efficiency and brainpower of the private sector gets involved, our food deserts and all the issues that accompany them will not get resolved.

Consider this: food oases. Remember bookmobiles? Roving refrigerated trucks with produce could bring healthy food to atrisk neighborhoods. Heck, they could bring it to the more affluent downtown and Uptown urban neighborhoods with limited groceries. If food trucks work at Klyde Warren Park, green grocery trucks should work all over this city. Toward the end of their expiration period, grocery stores could take steeply discounted fruits and vegetables into poorer neighborhoods rather than disposing of the food. On-location demonstrations and free samples of less familiar foods like eggplant, squashes, and beets could occur just like in other stores to educate the shopper. Perhaps a government worker to help with food stamps and coupons could be on hand. Stores could be incentivized with tax breaks to end food deserts. There are pilots like StockBox in Seattle and Fresh Moves in Chicago to study, but even they do not involve big grocery chains. Why can’t Dallas lead the way with our Texas savvy?

Because from Highland Park to Jubilee Park, people ought to have affordable and healthy food nearby.

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Masterfully designed by the award-winning team of Stocker, Hoestery and Montenegro, this well-appointed home showcases 13,980 square feet of clean-lined open space with an aura of tranquility and refined elegance.

It was constructed by Rusty Goff with a flawless blend of carefully selected 18th-century materials, a plethora of modern-day amenities, and unsurpassed quality of workmanship, resulting in a state-of-the-art Texas Mediterranean masterpiece.

Italian chestnut windows by CC Serramenti and locally handcrafted steel doors graciously illuminate each room with abundant natural light. Crisp white walls with elliptical eased-edge archways contribute to the fresh, airy ambiance throughout.

This uniquely elegant, comfortable home offers tremendous interior and exterior space without feeling opulent or overwhelming. The tasteful top-notch finish-out, eco-friendly and technologically advanced amenities, and precise attention to detail are nothing short of perfection.

To schedule a showing, contact Kelly Hosch at 214-4784313 or kellyhosch@daveperrymiller.com.

Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate is an Ebby Halliday Company and a member of Luxury Portfolio International.

EBBY HALLIDAY REALTORS

Grand Vie Showcases Luxury Listings The spring 2015 edition of Grand Vie: Luxury in Living magazine recently mailed to homes across North Texas. Grand Vie is the luxury-home publication of Ebby Halliday Realtors and the newest member of the Ebby Halliday Companies, Fort Worth-based Williams Trew Real Estate.

Not only has the magazine’s distribution grown significantly across the Metroplex, it also includes some of the very best luxury real estate companies outside of our local market, in such locations as Beverly Hills/LA, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami, Palm Beach, Newport Beach, Santa Barbara and Vail.

In addition to featuring some of Dallas-Fort Worth’s premier luxury properties, the 16th edition of Grand Vie offers a plethora of interesting editorial content, including special sections for farm & ranch and lake properties; interviews with leading North Texas landscape architects Harold Leidner and Angelynn Harvey; a new feature, “Houses of Art,” showcasing some of the area’s top cultural events; and real estate insider Candy Evans’ take on lake living a short distance from DallasFort Worth.

To view the digital version of Grand Vie, visit grandviemagazine.com. To learn more about Ebby Halliday Realtors, its Associates and all of their listings, visit ebby.com.

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DAVE PERRY-MILLER REAL ESTATE

Taylor Made For Dave Perry-Miller The strength of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate has been boosted by the addition of industry veteran Gene Taylor.

During his 30-year career, Taylor has done it all. He has been in full-time sales as a top producer, but he has also managed, trained, and developed other agents. He is extremely well-connected and has always lived by his father’s motto: “You can never know too many people.”

With a degree in accounting from Texas Tech University, Taylor has brought his ease with numbers to the business of real estate. Earning his residential sales license in 1985 and his broker’s license in 1988, he has been immersed in Texas real estate ever since.

Taylor’s passion for his career and community is surpassed only by his unwavering devotion to his family.

He takes great pride and joy in his three children and two grandsons.

Respected for his success and loved for his genuine

Gene Taylor is the newest agent with Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate.

warmth and friendliness, Taylor exemplifies the core values of a Texas gentleman and real estate executive.

“We are so pleased to add Gene Taylor to our roster of agents for life,” Dave Perry-Miller said.

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Today, 90 percent of people in the market for a new home start their search on the internet—on real estate websites, Facebook pages, and through the digital magazines they know and love.

“Buyers are looking to get the top price for their home in the shortest number of days,” said one agent. “They are very familiar with the concept of marketing, and they expect to see a knockout campaign created to sell their home quickly and for top dollar.”

At Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty these campaigns include breathtaking photography, strategic digital marketing and targeted print advertising— all designed to attract the maximum number of qualified buyers.

The company has a full-time staff of photographers, videographers, digital, graphic and content specialists committed to showcasing properties on a global, multimedia platform.

And because not all social marketing takes place online, agents also host events, from open houses to charity events and architectural tours that showcase home and lifestyle.

President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns

The modern home at 3314 Dartmouth Avenue features, natural light, open floor plan and a floating staircase. Listed by Michelle Wood for $2,749,000. and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. For more information see briggsfreeman.com.

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New on The Market Dallas just keeps blooming—with beautiful new homes ready to welcome people looking for fabulous amenities, convenient locations and great neighborhoods. To view these and other newly listed homes, go to briggsfreeman. com 3501 Euclid Avenue Cool, clean-lined, one-story California contemporary home on almost a half-acre lot in Highland Park features a great floorplan with high ceilings, tons of natural light and quarter-sawn, five- inch white oak floors throughout.

Listed by Sam Sawyer for $3,225,000 3605 Wentwood Drive Stunning new construction designed by Larry Boerder has an exceptional balance of formal and casual living.

Enjoy well- appointed design including a marble entry, sophisticated ceiling treatments, exposed beams, marble mantles and an open kitchen. Listed by Amy Detwiler for $3,300,000 4684 Fairfax Avenue This updated home is on one of the most charming streets in West Highland Park and features a large living room with bay window and wood burning fireplace. The kitchen boasts granite counters, stainless appliances and a breakfast nook. The guest house includes a bedroom and full bath. Listed by Meredith Ferrell for $925,000

The clean-lined contemporary at 3501 Euclid Avenue is located on a large lot in Highland Park, just blocks from the Katy Trail. Listed

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ALLIE BETH ALLMAN & ASSOCIATES

Pinkston/Harris Top Producing Team Honored by Allie Beth Allman & Associates as the Top Producing Team for 2014, Senior Vice Presidents Stephanie Pinkston and Margie Harris are perennial leaders in listings and sales in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow. Each is an experienced and respected professional, merging their talents in 2007.

Ms. Pinkston graduated from SMU’s Cox School of Business with a BBA in Real Estate and Accounting. With over 30 years of experience, she earned her broker’s license and owned and operated three successful residential sales offices. Ms. Harris, a University of Texas graduate, joined the Allman firm in 1992. She takes a disciplined approach to staying current on listings, sales - both in and out of MLS, market trends, and pricingknowledge that serves the best interests and needs of her clients.

The Pinkston and Harris families are long time Park Cities residents. Ms. Harris’ three daughters attended HPISD schools, as did Ms. Pinkston’s daughter and son.

Ms. Pinkston and Ms. Harris, recognized by industry publications as regular top producers, are congenial and well-liked by their colleagues and clients. “Our company

encourages sharing information with each other, and we regard our associates as an extended family,” said Ms. Harris. “Our firm’s reputation is wonderful,” said Ms. Pinkston. “We are known for our integrity and market knowledge.”

The Pinkston/Harris Team may be reached through AllieBeth.com, or 214-521-7355.

BRADFIELD FAMILY

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he Bradfield legacy is alive and well in the Park Cities. Claire Roberts is part of seven generations of family members raised in the neighborhood. Her grandfather was John S. Bradfield, one of the founding members of the Highland Park Independent School District, and recently her great-grandson became the first sixth generation to be baptized at Highland Park United Methodist Church. “We are blessed, number one, to live here and number two, to have family so close,” Roberts says.

Dallas has changed significantly since Roberts’ grandparents bought a farm out in the country – at Forest and Greenville. But the Park Cities remain a place that families settle down to raise children and live life together.

Generations

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eorge Seay is proud to be part of six generations of Dallasites and seven generations of Texans. His ancestors moved to East Texas in 1819, before Texas was even a state, and then onto Dallas in the 1870s, and his grandfather, William Perry “Bill” Clements, Jr., served two terms as governor of Texas. “I often joke, if you want to find a Seay in central Dallas, throw a rock and you’ll likely hit one,” Seay laughs.

“But anywhere else in the world, you won’t find one.”

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hether you are NEW TO TOWN or can TRACE YOUR FAMILY’S LINEAGE BACK TO DALLAS’ FOUNDING, it’s easy to see WHY PEOPLE STAY in the PARK CITIES. It’s a BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD with an EXCELLENT SCHOOL SYSTEM, and it’s full of FRIENDLY FACES. And the TRADITIONS of eating GRILLED CHEESES at the HIGHLAND

HITZLEBERGER FAMILY

PARK PHARMACY, cheering for the SCOTS AT FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAMES or watching movies at the VILLAGE THEATRE continue decade AFTER DECADE. These FAMILIES have been in the NEIGHBORHOOD FOR GENERATIONS, possibly leaving for a stint but ALWAYS COMING BACK TO THE PLACE THEY CALL HOME. By Avery Reed

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im Hitzleberger is the third of five generations of Parkies and six generations of Dallasites. When Hitzelberger was president of the Highland Park High School Alumni Association, he attended an event honoring HPHS alumni who graduated more than 50 years ago. Expecting a handful of people to attend, he was shocked when 650 former HP Scots arrived, including graduates from the mid-1930s.

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our generations of the Bell family call the Park Cities home. Janie Bell, a member of third generation remembers when her grandfather used to hunt pheasants on Lovers Lane, then an old country road.

Many of Bell’s friendships extend as far back as elementary school. “My husband keeps up with old friends via Facebook,” Bell says, “but I get to actually do life with people I’ve known since fourth grade.”

HUNT FAMILY ouston Hunt has 17 first cousins. All Generations

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but one live in Dallas, and of those 16, all but three reside in the Park Cities. “It’s a great place to live,” Hunt says. “Feels like you know everyone – or at least I do. It’s home.”

As the second of three generations building memories in the Park Cities, Hunt has passed along many of the things he did as a boy to his children, including fishing at Turtle Creek and learning to swim at the Dallas Country Club.

extraordinary lives | extraordinary homes A Vision for Living neighborhood parking, increased noise from Love Field operations, protecting residents from the effects of City of Dallas up-zoning changes, and protecting the Town’s legal ability to respond to the needs and concerns of its residents. The Town also is focused on the important need to increase water conservation.

Mayor Olin Lane University Park is a known for safe neighborhoods, beautiful parks and green space. We are a city that values its institutions and are careful and deliberate in our decision-making.

Highland Park Mayor Joel Williams and University Park Mayor Olin Lane share their vision for future growth.

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ecently, Mayors Olin Lane and Joel Williams shared their vision for growth and development.

Mayor Joel Williams Highland Park Town staff and Council remain focused on preserving and protecting the fundamental characteristics that make the Town a wonderful place in which to live.

Over the years, a variety of issues have degraded some of the things our residents treasure most, particularly the quiet, safe, suburban feel of the Town’s highly livable residential streets. For decades these streets have featured low traffic, little on-street parking pressure, safe walking and biking environments, and a remarkable aesthetic that has attracted generations of families interested in preserving a small-town feel within close proximity to a major urban downtown.

5528 Springmeadow Drive $1,149,000 ANNE GOYER | 214.457.0417 agoyer@briggsfreeman.com

In 2015, the city expects to issue more than 100 permits for new residential construction projects, which is consistent with activity over the past two years. Remodel and home addition activity is also expected to keep pace.

Two park improvement projects have just been completed. Upgrades in Burleson Park included the installation of a trail system, the addition of a rubberized surface for the playground area, tennis court resurfacing and decorative lighting to enhance security. The project also involved new picnic tables and benches, installation of a smart irrigation system and new turf and botanical beds. Improvements in Smith Park centered on the playground area, with the installation of a rubberized playing surface to meet accessibility guidelines that are already in place in other city parks.

Among the issues the Town is addressing are increasing cut-through traffic and non-resident

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Featuring design brilliance, subtle charm, commanding presence, seamless entertaining, top technology, amazing finishes, outdoor living, a downstairs master suite, guest quarters and a stunning pool.

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LOONEY COMES UP ACES

HP senior has held court for 4 years, now seeks record

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers

C H R I S M C G AT H E Y

Layne Looney threw four no-hitters last season and led Highland Park in batting average. This year he’s been even better.

HP hurler tries to keep mood light on mound

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers In the middle of a tight game or a tough inning, Layne Looney might be chatting up teammates or laughing to himself between pitches.

It’s hardly the intense demeanor that so many pitchers use to try and intimidate their opponents or psych themselves up.

Rather, the Highland Park senior finds his approach relaxing, and the results certainly put his teammates and coaches at ease.

That’s what happens when you throw four no-hitters in a season, as Looney did last year, when he was 9-0 during the regular season with an earned-run average of less than one. Oh, and he also led the Scots

in batting average.

Looney isn’t physically imposing at just 5 feet, 10 inches, but his 93 mph fastball can change your perception of him in a hurry.

“When people look at you, they react in certain ways,” Looney said. “When I walk out there, people who don’t know me might look at me and blow me off.”

As recently as a year ago, Looney never expected to become the ace of the HP pitching staff. He originally planned to be a catcher, then a relief pitcher, after a couple of successful outings as a sophomore.

When his junior year began, Looney was coming off an arm injury and told HP head coach Travis Yoder he might be a good fit as a reliever, perhaps the closer.

But a starting pitcher?

“I didn’t think I fit that role,” Looney said. “I thought I would just pitch two or three innings and then go back to catching.”

In his first start during a tournament game against Round Rock McNeil, Looney threw an abbreviated no-hitter, with the Scots winning 12-0 in five innings. Not

long afterward, he knew his catching days were over.

“We saw that his arm was strong enough to go more than one inning,” Yoder said. “What puts him in the upper echelon is his even-keel attitude. He doesn’t let a lot of things get to him.”

Looney earned Class 4A all-state honors last season, and in November signed to play collegiately at the University of Richmond. But Yoder thinks Looney might be even better this season, with several more shutouts under his belt.

“That last year gave him some confidence,” Yoder said. “Last year, he was more of a thrower. This year, he’s learning how to pitch. He doesn’t yell or scream.

He’s a leader by example.”

Looney knows his routine is unusual and his mannerisms are eccentric. But those same attributes give him the best chance to win.

“There’s no point in getting all tense. It throws off your mindset,” he said. “I just relax and do my best to remain calm. It helps me keep my mind off of things and pitch better.”

When you compete for the most storied high school tennis team in the state, sometimes your biggest battles are against your own teammates.

Such is the case for Margo Taylor, who is attempting this spring to become the first player in Texas with eight gold medals — one each for the fall and spring seasons in four consecutive years.

If she wins the Class 6A mixed doubles title on May 13 in College Station, she will break a tie with former HP players Abby Stainback and Connor LaFavre and become the most decorated player in state history.

“It would be a big accomplishment,” said Taylor, who will play next year at the University of Tennessee.

“It’s definitely important to me. It defines all my hard work.”

Taylor has been a part of four straight team titles for HP during the fall season — including this year when the school jumped from Class 4A to 6A — and has claimed gold in doubles in each of the past three years during the spring.

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HP senior Margo Taylor is aiming for her eighth state title this spring.

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The Highland Park girls soccer team lost just once all season. Unfortunately for the Lady Scots, it was a 3-0 defeat against Coppell in the Class 6A state championship game on April 18 in Georgetown.

But HP had a remarkable first season in the state’s highest classification, reaching the title game after posting six straight playoff shutouts. Before that, they were undefeated in District 10-6A during the regular season, and the Lady Scots will return several key players in 2016.

Griffin Beitter Senior, track and field

Gabby Crank Senior, track and field

Beitter won both of the distance running events at the Class 106A meet. He also won both the 1,600 and the 3,200 at the Midway Relays in Waco.

Crank won the 400 and the 800 at the District 10-6A meet, and came in second in the triple jump. She also helped Highland Park win the 4x400 relay.

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SP O RTS Margo Taylor is teaming up with freshman Phillip Quinn this spring in mixed doubles, in an effort to win her eighth state tennis title combining the fall and spring seasons. The state tournament will be on May 13.

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CONTINUED FROM 1B In fact, two of those titles came in mixed doubles with LaFavre, who’s now at Xavier University, and one was in girls doubles with partner Elizabeth Porter.

This spring, she will be back in mixed doubles, playing with freshman Phillip Quinn.

“Margo plays very well under pressure,” said HP head coach Dan Holden.

“She is a phenomenal athlete. She’s a great leader and a great teammate.”

Taylor leads a powerhouse girls squad for the Scots. Porter is teaming with Chandler Carter in girls doubles, while Elizabeth Tedford competes in girls sin-

gles. On the boys side, HP has Tristan Stitt in the singles bracket, while Mac McCullough and Gardiner Perotti have high hopes in doubles.

The Scots won their first 6A team title in the fall, which was the 16th in program history, and won four of five 4A brackets last spring. So while the opponents might be more difficult, there’s plenty of postseason experience on the roster.

“We had dominated 4A for a long time, and they knew it was going to be a lot tougher in 6A. But we still expected to win,” Holden said. “These kids are used to winning championships. That’s what we emphasize around here. They welcome the challenge.”

Ginny Hoy Freshman, soccer

Matthew White Senior, baseball

Hoy played with poise and maturity during the playoffs, posting six straight shutouts, including one shootout win, as Highland Park reached the 6A state final.

White, a catcher, hit a walk-off home run to break a scoreless tie during a 1-0 win over Mesquite Horn that gave Highland Park the top spot in 10-6A.

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