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DISD Gives College Try at Hillcrest High WILL EXPANDING PROGRAM ATTRACT MORE STUDENTS TO THE DISTRICT?

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By William Taylor

Newly accepted Richland College students attending a welcome event with their parents on campus last May didn’t look the part. “They looked like little kids,” observed Becky Jones, Richland’s executive dean of educational partnerships. Students finishing eighth grade often do. But for Dallas ISD officials, those students also look like the future, a future in which more families choose the district, more students graduate and more graduates are college ready. A few months after the Richland welcome event, the new freshmen at Emmett J. Conrad High School began their first college coursework as part of a partnership that provides selected Dallas ISD students opportunities to graduate high school with about 60 hours of college credit and possibly an associate’s degree. The collegiate academy/early college program began in 2016 with about 1,000 students at eight campuses and will add 10 more campuses for 2017, including Hillcrest High School.

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With early college high schools, DISD aims to create first-generation college students. “A new program like this gives us opportunities to talk to parents about all the programs we have here,” said Hillcrest principal Christopher Bayer. He has been promoting the opportunities to students at Benjamin Franklin Middle School and elsewhere. While the early college program, which aims to create first-generation college students, may not be right for everyone, Hillcrest also offers such other rigorous options as advanced placement courses, biomedical research and an engineering academy. An international baccalaureate program is in the works. “There are so many great

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Dallas String Quartet builds rock reputation with plugged-in act 12

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SPORTS Smith carries on family’s athletic legacy 22

• Dallas ISD schools become primary choice for families in the district. • 95 percent of students graduate • 90 percent of graduates qualify for community college, college, military, or an industry certification.

things happening inside the walls of our campus,” Bayer said. DISD leaders hope all their comprehensive high schools will have early college programs within a few years and that the district will become increasingly attractive to families and new industries.

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Jesuit newcomers prepare to defend 6A state title 31

“The scale of this thing is so large, and it’s reaching all of Dallas,” Jones said. “That’s why I think it will be successful.” Israel Cordero, chief of strategic initiatives and external

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Bush Library trains teen leaders at new day camp 30

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The Thing About Schools This month’s cover story focuses on schools, a topic that affects us all in one way or another. Public education is difficult to write about because it involves two things that are most dear to our hearts: our kids and our wallets. Passions run high because we all agree that our community’s children deserve the best. We just don’t agree on exactly what that is. One person’s innovative program is another’s example of wasted spending. Some say we should do less with more, while others contend that we can’t do enough with what we have. It would be easy if we could simply defer to the experts. Alas, there is no consensus on who even has true expertise. Do we side with the educators or politicians? Or maybe we think we know better than both? We are all concerned about where our tax dollars go. Often, that leads to debate over our responsibility to the “greater good” versus obligations to our own families. The beauty of a free society is that we have the right to band together and embark on the path of our choosing. The downside is that if we choose wrong, nobody will save us from ourselves. The decisions we make today, good or bad, will have lasting consequences. In this issue, we navigate these minefields carefully with a goal of presenting the issues as evenhandedly as possible, and hopefully we provided a few tidbits of information that may have made you think.

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Crime Report: Jan. 10 – Feb. 4 PRESTON HOLLOW Jan. 10 Between 5:30 p.m. Jan. 9 and 7:20 a.m. Jan. 10, a burglar broke into the Bandera Apartments in the 6800 block of Bandera Avenue and stole property.

Jan. 17 At 6:15 a.m., a burglar broke into Preston Hollow Grill in the 4300 block of West Northwest Highway and stole cash.

Between 10:45 and 11:45 a.m., a thief entered an unlocked vehicle in the parking lot of Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church in the 9800 block of Preston Road and stole property.

At 3 p.m., a shoplifter stole property from Macy’s in NorthPark Center and was arrested on a charge of theft.

Jan. 11 Between 5 p.m. Jan. 10 and 7:45 a.m. Jan. 11, a thief stole a vehicle in the 12700 block of Preston Road. At 3 p.m., shoplifters stole property from Dillard’s in NorthPark Center and were arrested on a charge of theft. After 10 p.m., a burglar broke into a vehicle in the 8500 block of Lakemont Drive and stole the rear seats. Jan. 12 At 4:55 p.m., a shoplifter stole property from Neiman Marcus in NorthPark Center. Collin Vann Owen, 18, was arrested on a charge of theft. After 6:30 p.m., a thief entered the gate code into a house in the 7100 block of Kenny Lane and stole property. Between 7 and 8 p.m., a vandal wrote derogatory comments in a men’s bathroom stall at Braum’s in the 3600 block of Inwood Road.

Between 3 and 4 p.m., a thief stole an iPad from a vehicle in the parking lot of Preston Oaks Shopping Center. After 6 p.m., a vandal smashed the window of a Lennox work van in an apartment parking lot in the 3900 block of West Northwest Highway. After 7:30 p.m., a thief entered an unlocked car in an apartment parking lot in the 3800 block of West Northwest Highway and stole property. Jan. 18 Between 12:01 and 12:28 p.m., a shoplifter stole property from Dillard’s in NorthPark Center and was arrested on a charge of theft. At 6:10 p.m., shoplifters stole property from Louis Vuitton in NorthPark Center. Jan. 19 At noon, a driver pointed a handgun at a victim during a road rage incident in the 6500 block of LBJ Freeway.

After 9 p.m., a thief stole the driver’s side mirror assembly from a vehicle in the 5500 block of West Amherst Avenue.

Between 10:30 a.m. Jan. 17 and 5:30 p.m. Jan. 19, a thief stole property from a house in the 5600 block of Boca Raton Drive.

After 10:30 p.m., a thief entered a vehicle in the parking lot of an apartment in the 3800 block of West Northwest Highway and stole property.

At 5:50 p.m., a shoplifter stole property from Gucci in NorthPark Center and was arrested on a charge of theft.

Jan. 14 Between 9 and 11 a.m., a thief entered a vehicle in the parking lot of Jesuit Dallas in the 12300 block of Inwood Road and stole property.

Between 7:29 and 7:49 p.m., a shoplifter stole property from Macy’s in NorthPark Center and was arrested on a charge of theft.

At 12:24 p.m., a shoplifter stole property from Neiman Marcus in NorthPark Center and was arrested on a charge of theft. Jan. 15 After 4 p.m., a thief stole property from a vehicle in the 6500 East Greenway Boulevard. Between 6 p.m. Jan. 13 and 6 p.m. Jan. 15, a thief entered a vehicle in the 6100 block of Park Lane.

After 11 p.m., a thief stole a vehicle in the 5000 block of Pebblebrook Drive. Jan. 20 Between 8:30 p.m. Jan. 19 and noon Jan. 20, a thief entered a vehicle in the 6200 block of Desco Drive and stole property. At 8:11 p.m., a vandal threw an object at the glass window of Sallio Bistro Bar in the Market at Preston Forest and caused damage.

Jan. 21 Between 8 p.m. Jan. 20 and 10 a.m. Jan. 21, a burglar removed a car window and stole property from a vehicle in the 9800 block of Crest Meadow Drive. Jan. 22 Between 3 and 3:30 p.m., a thief stole a wallet from a victim’s open purse in Preston Center. Jan. 23 At 11:11 a.m., a dog bit an employee at Lowe’s in the 11900 block of Inwood Road. Between 3 and 4 p.m., a shoplifter stole property from Dougherty’s Pharmacy in Preston Royal Village. At 7:05 p.m., a thief stole a trailer from a construction site at Jesuit Dallas in the 12500 block of Inwood Road. Jan. 24 Between 8 p.m. Jan. 23 and 5:34 a.m. Jan. 24, a burglar broke into AT&T in the 5900 block of West Northwest Highway. Jan. 25 At 5 p.m., a shoplifter stole property from Lenscrafters in NorthPark Center and was arrested on a charge of theft. At 7 p.m., a shoplifter stole property from Dillard’s in NorthPark Center and was arrested on a charge of theft. Jan. 26 After 6 p.m., a burglar broke into a vehicle in an apartment parking lot in the 3900 block of West Northwest Highway and stole property. Jan. 27 At 8:40 p.m., a thief stole a bicycle in Preston Center. Jan. 28 At 11:30 a.m., a vandal struck a vehicle in the 5200 block of Springmeadow Drive. At 2:19 p.m., a shoplifter stole property from Neiman Marcus in NorthPark Center and was arrested on a charge of theft. Jan. 29 Between 1 and 5 a.m., a thief stole a pool pump filter from the backyard of a house in the 4300 block of Bloca Bay Drive. Jan. 31 At 1 a.m., a thief entered an unlocked house in the 6200 block of

Lakehurst Avenue and stole property. At 11:35 a.m., a burglar broke into a vehicle in the 5500 block of Park Lane and stole property. At 12:32 p.m., a shoplifter stole property from Macy’s in NorthPark Center and was arrested on a charge of theft. After 8 p.m., a thief entered a vacant house in the 4400 block of San Gabriel Drive and stole property. Feb. 1 Between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., a thief stole a wallet from a victim in Preston Forest Village. At 1:15 p.m., a thief stole property from the bed of a pickup truck in the 6300 block of Northwood Road. Feb. 2 At 12:30 p.m., an assailant pointed a gun at a victim in Preston Center. Between 1 and 1:40 p.m., a burglar broke into a vehicle in the parking lot of Preston Center and stole property. After 5 p.m., a thief entered a vehicle in the parking lot of an apartment in the 3800 block of West Northwest Highway and stole property. Feb. 3 At 8:57 a.m., a burglar entered an apartment complex in the 3800 block of West Northwest Highway but the victim scared the burglar away. At 11:30 a.m., a shoplifter stole property from Macy’s in NorthPark Center and was arrested on a charge of theft. Between 4:28 and 5:10 p.m., a thief stole property from a covered truck bed in the 6600 block of Norway Road. After 9 p.m., a thief entered a vehicle in the 4300 block of Meadowdale Lane and stole property. Feb. 4 At 1 p.m., a thief stole property from a victim in Preston Forest Shopping Center. At 2:30 p.m., a vandal damaged a vehicle in the parking lot of Preston Center. Between 5 and 5:34 p.m., a shoplifter stole property from Macy’s in NorthPark Center and was arrested on a charge of theft.

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Students in DISD’s expanding early college program wear uniforms some days. Tuition is covered in the form of scholarships to the students, she said. “It’s roughly a $6,000 opportunity for most families,” Cordero said. Graduates could also gain such opportunities as starting at four-year colleges as juniors or going straight from high school into high paying jobs in industry, he said. Educators at Hillcrest High are learning from industrial partners JLL and Cummings Electrical about the variety of opportunities in engineering as well as what employers want to see from students, Bayer said. “They know what local colleges are sending them as qualified applicants,

and they know what they would like as qualified applicants,” he said. Hillcrest High, like Conrad, will partner with Richland College, where Bayer expects students to benefit from the quality laboratories. Admission to the program is not strictly about grades, the principal said. Bayer is looking for students who are excited about the subject matter and the opportunities. “We really need a student who is willing to take some risks and work through the hurdles they are going to face,” he said, adding that parental support also is key. Beginning in the fall, selected stu-

dents at Hillcrest will begin a mathand science-intensive program in engineering, starting with their first college course, an introduction to computers. “They are all starting with a course they ought to have success at,” Jones said. Student success is a top priority of the program, she said. “This is serious. They are starting their college transcript.” DISD and DCCCD officials want students not only to get their college credits, but also to do well enough in their courses to be able to compete for spots in programs at area universities, Jones said. Over the summer, incoming students will participate in time management and study skills programs aimed at making them more college ready. Many of them will look it, too. Jones remembers how different the students she met in May appeared as they got started in the fall. “Some of them had to have grown 6 inches,” Jones said, adding the uniforms they wear three days a week also made a difference. “They put on that blazer, and you could see the transformation.”

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Retired General Named Director of Bush Library Retired Brig. Gen. Patrick X. Mordente is the new director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum at SMU. Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero announced the appointment of Mordente, effective Feb. 6. The retired general replaces Alan Lowe, who left the library over the summer to become director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill. “Patrick’s extensive federal experience leading large organizations, especially team building, process improvement, and crisis management, will greatly benefit the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum and the National Archives,” Ferriero said.

Mordente, a 29-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a pilot with more than 2,700 hours of flight time in T-37, T-38, and C-130 aircraft, served combat tours in Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. As a wing commander, he worked closely with military historians to preserve unit and installation records. He served on multiple high level staffs within the Department of Defense, including the Joint Staff at the Pentagon. In October 2016, he retired as the vice commander of 18th Air Force at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The 1987 graduate of the Air Force Academy has master degrees from The National Defense University, the Air Force Institute of Technology and Webster University.

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Dallas Opera Chair Recognized Nationally for Leadership

OPERA America, a national service organization for American opera companies and artists, named Dallas Opera Board Chairman Holly Mayer its national opera trustee recognition award winner. She will be honored during a March dinner and reception in New York. Mayer has served on the Dallas Opera’s board of directors for 27 years. Before assuming the role of chairman in 2014, she spent 13 years as vice president of development. Along with her husband, Tom, and daughter, Maile Shea, Mayer personally contributed significant underwriting support for last season’s world premiere of Mark Adamo’s Becoming Santa Claus. She also

worked to secure additional funding in order to simulcast a performance of the opera to four Texas Children’s Hospitals. “Perhaps most impressive is Holly’s willingness to take on leadership roles during challenging times, evidence of her blend of optimism and tenacity,” board member John T. Cody Jr. said. “She is well known for her ability to listen and to offer valuable insight, and can be counted on to apply the highest professional standards to all she endeavors.” Mayer won the budget I award for operas with an annual budget of $15 million or more. Winners in other categories were Carol Lazier of the San Diego Opera (budget $3$14.9 million), R. Marsh Gibson of Opera Memphis ($1-$2.9 million), and Jerry Clack from Opera Theater of Pittsburgh (under $1 million).

Steakhouse Owner Bill Lenox Dies

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William “Bill” W. Lenox, who made his entrepreneurial mark in Western wear, home furnishings, and restaurants, died Jan. 20 after suffering a heart attack at his vacation home in Vail, Colorado. He was 70. He was survived by his wife Marilyn Lenox, sons Jason Lenox, Nathan Lenox, and Matthew Lenox, and other family. In 1994, after a long run as a loyal customer at the Dallas favorite Bob’s Steak & Chophouse, Bill Lenox became partner to the restaurant’s founder, Bob Sambol. In 2009, Lenox formed BSCH, Inc., a partnership with Omni Hotels & Resorts, to expand the brand to 14 locations throughout Texas, Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Tennessee, with more locations on the horizon. Raised in Tenafly, New Jersey

and educated at Jacksonville University in Florida, he moved to Dallas in 1971 and met Marilyn Williams, a talented designer with whom he launched Circle T Western Wear. The startup grew into one of the largest makers of women’s Western wear in the country and operated successfully for more than 30 years. In 1989, Lenox invested in Anteks, a home furnishings retailer specializing in refined rustic interiors. He transferred ownership of the company to his oldest son, Jason, in 2015. Donations can be made in Bill Lenox’s memory to the William W. Lenox Memorial Foundation. Donations by check can be made payable to the Dallas Foundation and mailed to 3963 Maple Avenue, Suite 390, Dallas, TX 75219. www.dallasfoundation.org

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DANCE FOR KIDNEY CANCER RESEARCH By William Taylor People Newspapers

Merlinda Chelette wasn’t expected to still be here, much less planning a fundraising party at the Dallas Country Club. But four years after a stage IV kidney cancer diagnosis, she is serving as co-chair for Rock the Cure for Kidney Cancer, a new event organizers hope will become an annual affair. “For some reason God has allowed me to live longer than the average kidney cancer patient,” said Chelette, who has had two back surgeries, a kidney removed, and three rounds of high-dose radiation since her diagnosis in August 2012. The four-year survival rate for those diagnosed with stage IV kidney cancer — meaning the disease has spread to other parts of the body — is only 10 percent, according to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. The five-year survival rate is 8 percent. But researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center’s Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center are working to improve those rates, and all proceeds from Rock the Cure on Feb. 25 will go toward

that effort. The Kidney Cancer Program, formalized in 2013, involves more than 20 physicians and 40-plus other scientists, according to utsouthwestern.edu. Chelette, of Arlington, serves on the Patient Council Board at UT Southwestern and volunteers weekly at Simmons. Wanting to do more to increase kidney cancer awareness and raise research dollars, she used an online support group at smartpatients.com to connect with kidney cancer patient Ralph Knapp, of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Knapp and his wife, Brenda, raised more than $300,000 to fund a clinical trial at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and UT Southwestern and founded the nonprofit Kidney Cancer Coalition, according to the coalition’s website beatkc.org. The coalition sponsored its first Rock the Cure event last year in Virginia Beach, raising more than $100,000 for cancer research. The Dallas event will include dinner, dancing, and an auction. The Big Daddy Band will perform and Dallas’ Aaron Aryanpur, 2012’s Funniest Comic in Texas, will emcee.

Aryanpur, who lost his father to cancer last year, is filling in for comedian Larry Garza, of San Antonio. Garza had to withdraw because of complications related to his own battle with kidney cancer, Chelette said. “Many of the people involved with this event have some relation to kidney cancer,” she said. Outdoorsman Joe Bird, husband of Rock the Cure co-chair Anita Bird, of Hawkins, is a stage IV kidney cancer survivor. On beatkc.org, Chelette describes how the first hint of her illness emerged as persistent lower back pain. “Thinking that I had pulled a muscle while working as an ER nurse, I ignored this pain,” she said. But as the pain increased, she sought care and learned she had a tumor on her right kidney and the cancer had spread to her second lumbar vertebra. “As my husband and I drove home with the news of cancer, I looked at my wonderful husband of 24 years realizing all our dreams of growing old together had vanished,” she said. “My future looked bleak and my dreams were shattered.” Still a cancer patient, her future remains uncertain.

Classic Rock String quartet gets electric with unlikely repertoire

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The Dallas String Quartet performed nearly 200 events last year.

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Kidney cancer survivor Merlinda Chelette volunteers to help other patients and works to raise research dollars. Chelette takes an oral chemotherapy drug aimed at stopping the spread of the disease by preventing new blood vessels from going to the cancer cells. She relies on her faith and hopes fundraisers like Rock the

By Lisa Ferguson

Special Contributor The Dallas String Quartet is grappling with a bit of an identity problem. Its name conjures visions of the traditional foursome that it has long been, performing renowned classical music compositions for guests at elegant galas, weddings, and even for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. But the quartet is also building a solid reputation as a rock act. Backed by a drummer, guitarist, and keyboard player, the group wows crowds at concert venues throughout Texas — and, increasingly, across the nation — by plugging in their violins, viola, and cello and delivering high-energy covers of pop and hardrock chart-toppers. The quartet has performed selections from its unlikely repertoire —which includes Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On A Prayer,” Adele’s “Hello,” and Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” — at such large venues as AT&T Stadium, House of Blues Dallas, and AT&T Center in San Antonio. In February, the group played at Uptown Theater in Grand Prairie and at the Cedarburg Performing Arts Center in Wisconsin. The quartet, which took the stage at

Cure will speed progress toward a cure. “I don’t know if it will benefit me, but hopefully the people who come after me,” Chelette said. “That’s what I want to try to do before I go home.”

nearly 200 events last year, has also previously served as the opening act for such big names as Kenny G, Chicago, and Air Supply. Having released its fourth album last summer, Dallas String Quartet Electric has amassed a sizeable fan base via Spotify and Pandora, as well as on YouTube. Nevertheless, violist and principal musician Ion Zanca said, “To be honest with you, [the name is] working a little bit against us.” In January, the group performed in New York City as part of a showcase hosted by the American Association of Performing Arts Presenters, a trade organization whose members include agents who book acts at entertainment venues around the world. Zanca said some industry pros at the event were a bit perplexed about how to promote the quartet’s electrified shows to prospective audiences. “They’re afraid if they just say string quartet, people are gonna think of it as a classic string quartet.” That’s why, he said, “Lately, we’ve just been going by DSQ Electric just to get a little bit outside of the string quartet [stereotype].” Born in Romania to musician parents, Zanca founded Dallas String Quartet a decade ago while majoring in music at SMU. Back then, he recruited a few classmates to

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C O MMUNIT Y CONTINUED FROM 12 play side gigs with him to drum up extra cash. The group’s lineup of classically trained musicians has changed over the years and now features bassist Young Heo and violinists Tatiana Glava and Melissa Priller. (Violinist and SMU alum Eleanor Dunbar also occasionally fills in.) During college, Zanca performed with both the Irving and the Plano Symphony Orchestra and subbed with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. “I liked it, but after a while I just couldn’t see myself doing it completely [as a career] because I really wanted to experiment and try new things,” he said. The turning point came in 2008, when the Dallas String Quartet performed at a local charity ball. “I just felt like we were furniture, just there to look pretty [but] no one could really tell what we were playing,” he said. “So I thought, ‘There has to be a way we can really be heard.’” He ordered a customized electric viola and soon began utilizing other specialized equipment during performances. “We try to be inventive and use [effects] pedals and sounds to imitate voices” found in pop, rock, and jazz songs, 36-year-old Zanca said. “It’s a cool process.” These days, most of DSQ Electric’s performances are separated into two parts: an arrangement of classical pieces and a second act of pop and rock songs. They’re also fond of mashing together tunes. In one arrangement, the music of Paganini morphs into the Gloria Gaynor disco anthem “I Will Survive.” Audiences “are just fascinated” by DSQ Electric’s concept of incorporating two musical genres into a single show, Zanca said. “The repertoire is so wide, literally from Bach to Bono, so ... there’s something for everybody.” Priller, a recent SMU graduate, joined the quartet in 2013. She also teaches at the Dallas Academy of Music and Performing Arts. The 23-year-old Chicago native said she prefers to crank out rock tunes on her violin, which she began playing as a toddler. “I always thought I could do the classical thing, but ... my dream was to get into a more modern, contemporary electric-string group,” she explained. The quartet’s repertoire “turns a lot of heads … and everyone always seems to have a positive response to it,” Priller said. “A lot of times people will say, ‘I like your version better than the original.’ That’s my favorite compliment.”

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Sipping on GEM and Juice Best friends celebrate five years of ‘honestly organic’ business By Amber Hamilton

Special Contributor Leslie Needleman and Mary Kathryn Bass continue to celebrate health and wellness five years after opening their first GEM Juice Bar in Dallas. “Our product that we offer has grown, the community has grown, the classes have grown, the blog has grown,” Bass said. “It has all gone up.” Their first location, originally at the intersection of Lovers Lane

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Mary Kathryn Bass (left) and Leslie Needleman share their healthy lifestyle with customers at the GEM Juice Bar. and Inwood Road, moved to LuNeedleman and Bass met at ther Lane in Preston Center in their children’s school and be2013. They have a second location came confidants. After Needleat Forest Lane and Preston Road. man was diagnosed with breast “We don’t take ourselves very cancer in 2009 she began making seriously, there’s not a lot of ego,” her own juices at home to keep Needleman said. “We have differ- her healthy through the recovery ent strong suits and skills, so we process. really refer to each other. We rareHer juicing soon caught on ly have conflicts because we’re when she started sharing recipes very happy in our roles that we with friends, including Bass. They take on here.” would meet at Bass’ house, share

recipes, and drink the juices they made. Needleman insisted the juice bar décor be modeled after Bass’ home because it was the perfect aura for the GEM, with bright yet inviting colors and furniture. “We would have a juice club meet at my house, which is very colorful with lots of orange, pink, turquoise, and green,” Bass said. The women wanted their business to be a place where people could learn how to be healthy while enjoying their food and drinks. The juice bar’s website offers a blog with a variety of recipes and health tips for anyone looking to live a healthier life. The GEM also serves soups, salads, and smoothies, and offers an array of organic products and health counseling classes. “We’re already different from everyone else,” Needleman said. “The main difference is we are very authentic, and we do live this life, and the products that we have are approachable.” The women work hard to make

the recipes healthy but also tasty. They say it’s all about promoting authenticity, health, and happiness. Needleman, who has almost 20 years of experience in marketing, said the product development is always fresh. “It’s honestly organic,” she said. “We work hard to make sure the products stay consistent. We have product development that’s ongoing to make things better. There’s a brand-new soup that speaks more toward eliminating things from [your] diet — the mushroom veggie power, a puree soup that is flying off the shelves.” Needleman was a health counselor before the GEM opened and Bass suggested they use her motto at the juice bar: they say “the GEM is another way for you to have diamonds on your inside,” Needleman said.

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The Night After Christmas, and All through the Spring I like to travel on Christmas Day to see my grandchildren, when nobody’s in the airport except for skeletal crews. As spring approaches, Christmas 2016 is finally over for me and American Eagle airlines. That would be American’s regional partner, Mesa Airlines, which is the only way to get to Lexington, Kentucky. Period. Zero competition. It’s cheaper to fly to New York or L.A. than to fly “the Eagle” to this small city on one of its two daily offerings. The day dawned gorgeous with all the blizzards and extreme weather on the coasts, not in the middle of the country. As expected, the plane was not full so I was upgraded, and it was only running 25 minutes late. I was anticipating a Christmas feast so I hadn’t brought food, although through the two and a half hours plus time change you only get pretzels, even in first class. Just as we were descending in a mid-afternoon fog, wheels down about to touch down, I sneaked on my phone to see a text from my parked daughter: “Where U? Peeps coming out w bags. Baby crying.” As I was about to respond, suddenly the plane started ascending steeply and alarmingly fast. Cell phones went on all over the plane with zero

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announcements from the cockpit. By now, the entire plane knew that despite fog, both pilots on United and Delta flights to Lexington had just landed. We were finally informed from the cockpit that we were going two hundred miles

north to Columbus, Ohio due to poor visibility. We would refuel and return, on a now four-hour flight at night, to DFW Airport. Chaos erupted. I joined the mutineers who refused to fly anywhere else with a guy who spoke broken English and an ashen co-pilot who looked maybe 14. Either these guys must not have been instrument-rated or it was their first flight on a slow airtraffic day to a sleepy airport. Long story longer: we refused to spend Christmas night at a cheap airport hotel in Columbus to face a 5 a.m. flight through Charlotte the next morning. So after two hours of arguing, the harassed gate agent put 18 of us in cabs to Cincinnati, which was an hour from Lexington. I was appointed den mother to a college kid and a beleaguered woman from India who spoke no English and couldn’t get her cell phone to work. As I was calling my family who were trying to get me a room in Cincinnati, our cabbie took a detour to the Xavier college dorm; the kid had bribed him on the side. Finally, after reuniting my new friend with her husband, I crawled into the last Uber in America still up at 9:30 p.m. on Christmas night, procured by

my miraculous family. He was from the Church of the Holy Ghost and witnessed to me for the last leg of this Odyssey. I was now desperate for an adult beverage, never mind the food. I reached my family’s darkened drive close to 11 p.m., nearly 12 hours since I had arrived at DFW; about the time it would have taken me to drive to St. Louis from Dallas. My back was killing me and I only wanted my nightgown... which I couldn’t get. The airline had broken the zipper on the bag. Three months and many phone calls and letters later, my new suitcase arrived. I would not settle for the $63 Chris from customer relations told me American Eagle would be happy to refund me, a valued customer, for the portion of my flight that had been diverted. Then the customer relations got mixed up and wrote a letter saying they were sorry they couldn’t give me funds for my (non-existent) son’s broken headphones. For all of this I finally got 25,000 miles, which I’m using now to book on American Eagle for a summer trip back to Kentucky. This time, I will show up at the airport with food, lots of books, a little pillow, and low expectations.

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By Joshua Baethge

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“ THE Y HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO GET T HEIR H O US E I N ORDE R . RI G H T NOW TH EY ARE FA I LI NG TO D O T HAT.” DU ST I N M A R S H A LL Every day, approximately 70,000 students get to class on buses provided by Dallas County Schools (DCS). The partially tax-funded transportation provider has partnered with Dallas ISD since the 1920s. Now, a string of safety incidents, budget shortfalls, and questionable campaign contributions, have some asking whether it’s time to reconsider the arrangement. The “classification of service” section of DISD’s transportation procurement rules begins with the words, “Dallas County School System or other transportation provider,” thus giving DCS a preferred vendor status. During the December school board meeting, District 2 trustee Dustin Marshall attempted to replace that language with the phrase, “appropriate transportation vendor(s) as approved by the board of trustees.” His motion failed by one vote. However, trustees opposed to the measure still vowed to consider other vendors at a future date.

“There are currently no other vendors mentioned by name,” Marshall said. “My belief is that we should open DISD busing up to bids to ensure high-quality safety and service at a competitive price.” In 1839, President Mirabeau B. Lamar convinced the Republic of Texas Congress to allocate three leagues of land in each county for public schools. This created a county-based education system that grew in the early days of statehood. By the turn of the century, new laws enacted by the state legislature ushered in the era of independent school districts. Local municipalities began taking control of their schools, eliminating the need for countywide districts. But a peculiar thing happened in North Texas. The Dallas County School system never died. Instead, it lived on as a service provider, partially subsidized by taxes while simultaneously operating as a for-profit business. In addition to busing, DCS provides some technological and psychological services to DISD and 10 other districts in Dallas County. “We’re here to serve the kids and save the district money,” DCS Board of Trustees chairman Larry Duncan said. “It’s about economies of scale. We buy so many buses that we get a huge fleet discount.” Marshall disputes that contention. “While I agree on economies of scale, it does not apply in this case. There are several private providers we could go with where the scale would be actually larger,” he said. “It’s also pretty clear that they [DCS officials] don’t have the ability to leverage economies of scale.” Indeed, DCS is facing a $42 million budget shortfall. Almost half of that amount is blamed on a stop-arm camera program that was designed to catch drivers running bus

Dallas County Schools board chairman Larry Duncan (above) received $240,000 from a vendor. DISD trustee Dustin Marshall said financial mismanagement is one of several reasons why the district should consider alternative transporation providers.

stop signs. DCS purchased cameras for districts outside of Dallas County. Under those agreements, the districts get free cameras in exchange for splitting the costs of fines collected with DCS. So far, the revenue generated has failed to meet expectations. On Jan. 31, DCS announced that it was restructuring its contract with Force Multiplier Solutions (FXS), the company that provides the cameras. DCS also plans to cut back on other initiatives outside of the county under its “Dallas County First” initiative. “Times change,” Duncan said. “It was a good decision five years ago but now it’s time to refocus.” Duncan said people no longer with DCS contributed to the problems. “The executive director of transportation and finance are no longer with us,” Duncan said. “They should have been enforcing on the drivers, and the drivers should have reimbursed us those payments.” Duncan himself has recently come under fire for receiving more than $245,000 in campaign contributions from FXS. According to the numbers reported by the Dallas Morning News and KXAS Channel 5, all of his other campaign contributions combined totaled less than $9,000. “Every contribution is legal, honest, open, and ethical. The state legislators set up this system so that ordinary citizens could hold office and run for office, and the system is working,” Duncan said. “I followed the rules of the state of Texas for ev-

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ery penny of every political contribution and every penny of every expenditure.” In response to the revelation, DCS Superintendent Rick Sorrells directed staff to create a policy that will require trustees to recuse themselves from voting on any item where they have received campaign or office-holder contributions exceeding $500 in that calendar year. DCS has also been criticized for its poor safety record. It reportedly paid $2.3 million to settle various claims between 2013 and 2016. Records uncovered in 2016 also showed that DCS repeatedly covered traffic tickets incurred by bus drivers. “That was totally unacceptable,” Duncan said. “We acted as soon as we learned, acted decisively, terminated 13 drivers, and suspended 229.” He added that DSC has since enacted a tougher policy where drivers will be suspended on their first offence, and terminated if they get a third. Despite the recent string of bad news, Duncan contends DCS is a “model” for others to follow. “We offer a unique expertise that provides Dallas school districts benefits both in services and cost savings.” Marshall isn’t convinced, pointing out that DCS’s cost per student has nearly doubled in the past five years while on-time bus rates have declined, causing many students to miss breakfast and class time. “They have a lot of work to do to get their house in order. Right now they are failing to do that.”

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Mission of Kindness ESD fourth-grader starts blanket drive for homeless By Joshua Baethge

People Newspapers As the temperature was starting to drop on a weekday afternoon in early January, something outside the car caught the attention of 10-yearold Jonty Welberry. “I saw people on the streets freezing,” Jonty said. “I thought of donating blankets for them to stay warm on the streets and in the shelters.” He asked his mom, Melissa Aston-Welberry, how they could do this. After a brief discussion, they settled on donating blankets through the Salvation Army. Jonty emailed his fourthgrade classmates at Episcopal School of Dallas, and asked if they would like to help. The idea was to collect a large number of blankets and then donate them a few weeks later. Mother nature had other ideas. Two days after the plan was hatched, snow descended on North Texas, accompanied by near-record cold temperatures. “He really wanted to do

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Salvation Army and donated 15 blankets. That was only the beginning. The other fourth-graders continued gathering more and more blankets, and within two weeks they had more than 80. “I thought we would only get 20 or 30,” Jonty said. Around 20 children assembled on a Saturday morning to personally deliver blankets to people at the Salvation Army. Jonty said the recipients were happy and grateful. He recalled a young girl who was thrilled to get her very own princess blanket. The experience made him think about how lucky he has been. “I have so much and they don’t even have a roof over their head,” Jonty said. Aston-Welberry described the experience as both heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. “They say that homeless people often feel invisible, that no one cares. For them to see that a 10-year-old is thinking about them and does care gives them a little bit of comfort, even though it’s not going to completely change their situation.” According to ESD Communications Coordinator Emma England, school officials were not even aware of the initiative until it was well underway. “One of ESD’s founding tenets is service,” England said. “To see it take hold in the Lower School and start so young is awesome.” Jonty has been at ESD since first grade. He plays for multiple soccer teams and loves math because “it can take you anywhere in the brain and outside in the world.” He plans to continue finding ways to, in his words, help “change the world.” He hopes to help run a food drive and clothing drive, as well as volunteer in a soup kitchen. “The fact that a 10-year-old is thinking about other people and not just himself — that’s what I’m really proud about,” Aston-Welberry said. “Obviously you can’t change everyone’s lives, but it’s kind of a step in the right direction.”

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The Shelton School Parents’ Association (SPA) sponsored a party for Lower School and Upper Elementary parents on Jan. 27. Chuck Marlett, father of Shelton fourth-grader James David Marlett-Masalis, hosted the mixer to promote the school’s upcoming fundraiser. Parents brought or pledged gifts to be used during the Stampede benefit auction, which will be held April 8 at the Bomb Factory.

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This year’s auction theme is “Epic Journeys Begin at Shelton.” The event, co-chaired by Stephanie Hardeman and Leti Lackey, will include dinner, a live auction, and entertainment by Journey tribute band Voyage. Auction proceeds will benefit multiple Shelton enrichment programs. Another party for middle and high school parents is scheduled for Feb. 2.

Christ the King Principal Earns Catholic Award for Excellence

Christ the King Catholic School principal Patrick O’Sullivan will receive the 2017 Lead. Learn. Proclaim. Award from the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). The award recognizes dedication and commitment to excellence. O’Sullivan was chosen from more than 150,000 teachers, administrators, diocesan leaders, and organizations dedicated to Catholic schools. He

will receive the honor in April during the NCEA convention and expo in St. Louis. “It takes dedicated people in the schools, the dioceses, the parishes, and the communities to carry out the mission of faith formation in Catholic schools,” NCEA director of leadership Jim Pavlacka said. “They are the living messengers of God’s purpose from generation to generation.”

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GREENHILL’S SMITH TO KICK IT IN COLLEGE STATION By Todd Jorgenson Sports Editor

When she watches old highlights of her father shredding NFL defenses, Rheagen Smith can see where she gets it from. Even though she’s on a different playing field, the Greenhill senior knows that some of her athletic ability has probably been passed down from legendary Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith. “I get a lot of my competitiveness and mental toughness from my dad,” Rheagen Smith said. “I don’t know if I’m following in his footsteps because I’m playing a totally different sport.” Like her father on the gridiron, Rheagen has become a standout on the soccer field. She’s attended multiple training camps with the United States Under-18 Women’s National Team. And on Feb. 1, she signed a scholarship to play collegiately at Texas A&M. Her decision to sign with the Aggies over several other top programs allows Rheagen to remain closer to home. “I wanted to go to a school that was

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Rheagen Smith is carving out her own athletic legacy on the soccer field. close to my parents,” she said. “The atmosphere is great and the people are great.” Rheagen expects to be an immediate contributor as a striker at A&M, a perennial powerhouse that reached the NCAA College Cup as recently as 2014.

“Rheagen is a dynamic and explosive player,” said Greenhill head coach Paige Ashley. “Everyone in our league knows she has the ability to change the outcome of a game.” Growing up in an athletic family, she tried several sports, and wound up choosing soccer over gymnastics as her favorite at a young age. “I just loved soccer more than anything,” Rheagen said. “I’m competitive and like being part of a team.” At Greenhill, she has twice earned SPC all-conference honors and is enjoying another strong season this winter. Rheagen has also competed in several top tournaments with her select team, Dallas Texans, which led to an opportunity to participate in the national-team camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. “You get to be around the nation’s best players. The talent level is insane,” Rheagen said. “You get so much better during the week that you’re there.” She isn’t the only daughter of a former Cowboys standout who signed a letter of intent on Feb. 1. Ursuline senior Madison Haley, the daughter of Hall of

Newcomers Look to Defend Crown for Rangers By Todd Jorgenson Sports Editor

The time for celebration is over. Now, Jesuit must focus on a new baseball season, one without many of the standouts who led a historic run to the Class 6A state title last spring. This year, the Rangers will have plenty of new faces sharing the same goal. But Jesuit head coach Brian Jones knows the need to keep realistic expectations. “We can’t judge this year by what happened last year,” Jones said. “It’s a whole new dynamic and it’s a whole new set of guys.” Jesuit will need to replace a handful of standouts who graduated a year ago, most notably Kyle Muller, who earned multiple National Player of the Year awards and became a second-round draft pick of the Atlanta Braves. The Rangers will have some sol-

id experience on the mound, after pitchers Jacob Palisch and J.J. Montenegro each played key roles last season. Palisch picked up the win and Montenegro earned the save during a 6-2 victory over San Antonio Johnson in the state championship game last June. Palisch, a lefthander who has signed with Stanford, was 10-1 with a 0.83 earned-run average and two no-hitters last season. Montenegro, meanwhile, has signed with Arizona and pitched in a variety of roles in 2016. Heath VanKirk, who posted a 1.63 ERA in 30 innings, also is back. “It all starts on the mound,” Jones said. “We don’t have the big heavy hitters. We’re probably going to have to go back to small ball, and I don’t mind that at all.” The lineup will benefit from the return of leadoff hitter J.T. Mix, as well as regular contributors such as Mark Ready, Will Guzman, and Alex Lengyel.

Jones also is excited about several players who will join the varsity squad this season after leading the Jesuit freshman team to a 23-2 record last year. They include Julian Colombo, Caden Carlson, Jaden Woodson, and Garrett Reuben. “When we go to our tournaments, hopefully we get them all in,” Jones said. “It gives us a chance to evaluate some pitchers and gives our batters a lot of atbats.” Indeed, Jones expects plenty of battles for starting spots during Jesuit’s seven scrimmages and 18 games over three tournaments prior to the District 9-6A opener on March 14 against state-ranked Coppell. “We’re starting over with a lot of young guys. We’re inexperienced,” Jones said. “We’re going to have to go back and start coaching a little bit. It will be fun to see where this group is going to take us.”

GIRLS WITH GOALS Other area soccer players heading for Division I schools: Elli Brunts, Ursuline (Saint Louis) Madison Haley, Ursuline (Stanford) Ellis Miller, ESD (Colgate) Anika Sultan, Parish (Central Arkansas) Lily Sultan, Parish (Central Arkansas) Isabel Trevino, Ursuline (UTEP)

Fame lineman Charles Haley, will play next season at Stanford. While Rheagen is naturally proud to share a family tradition in sports, she hopes that her soccer career will allow her to carve her own athletic legacy. “A lot of people want to be exactly like their parents,” she said. “I’m just doing the best I can and having fun.”

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T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center opens

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Special Contributor Caring for a loved one and ensuring their remaining time is comfortable and meaningful can be a challenge for the whole family. The T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center, which opened Feb. 15, aims to meet that challenge in an innovative and holistic way. The center is the latest addition to Faith Presbyterian Hospice and Presbyterian Communities and Services, a faithbased, not-for-profit foundation. The care center offers a stand-alone inpatient hospice as an alternative to in-home hospice, nursing facilities, and hospitals. It will also provide transitional care for patients who wish to return home for hospice care. The 53,388-square-foot center is lo-

cated on a 9.3-acre campus at Merit Drive and Churchill Way in North Dallas. The park-like setting more resembles a resort than a medical facility. Meandering paved paths lead to meditative gardens, seating areas, and an outdoor amphitheater for lectures, events, and memorial services. The center has 36 suites, which overlook a 5-acre lake and a fountain. Patients’ beds can easily be moved outdoors. In addition to round-the-clock medical care and support, patients have access to massage and music therapy. Other amenities accommodate the entire family, including sleeping areas, kitchenettes, laundry facilities, playrooms for children and teens, patient and family education, and bereavement support. The center will serve an estimated 1,200 patients and their families each year. Plans to build the center have been

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in the works since 2008. The idea came about after former Presbyterian Communities and Services CEO Godwin Dixon experienced a difficult time with his mother’s care. Unable to control symptoms from her brain cancer at home, Dixon searched for hospice care in Dallas. He found the only options were skilled nursing facilities or hospitals. T. Boone Pickens, for whom the center is named, provided the lead gift of $18.4 million to get the project started. The foundation has raised $42 million of the $43 million goal, with help from many donors including the Harold Simmons Foundation and the Hamon Charitable Foundation. Recent donations of more than $2.8 million were received from four Dallas families in January: $1 million from Sammye and Mike Myers, $344,500 from Charlotte Test (in addition to her previous

$2.5 million donation), $1 million from the family of the late Don Hodges, and $500,000 from Margot and Ross Perot. “Each donor has a unique connection to the center,” foundation spokesman Scott Tims said. “Some have had a personal experience with Faith Presbyterian Hospice, some have been affected by poor end-of-life experiences of a loved one and want to see others have a more positive experience, while others have been longtime supporters as volunteers, donors, or board members.” Jannetta Lingle, a registered nurse, will serve as director of clinical services. The center has 85 staff members, with plans to add up to 80 employees after the initial ramp-up period. About 80 volunteers will also be available to help patients and families. The hope is eventually to have 150 dedicated volunteers.

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CAMP 43 FOCUSES ON LEADERSHIP By William Taylor

People Newspapers Don’t count on meeting George W. Bush during Camp 43. Don’t count it out either. The former president puts the free day camp for older teens on his schedule and likes to surprise participants if it works out, Sharon Brannon, education specialist for the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, said. While there’s no guarantee of a presidential encounter, camp participants can count on meeting government and industry leaders, working on leadership skills, and roleplaying top decision makers during a national crisis simulation, she said. “We want to help create informed citizens who are doing more and may evolve into government officials we can put our trust in,” Brannon said. Camp 43: Leader of One, Leader of Many was conceived four years ago by the library’s education docents, who lead the program alongside the library’s education staff and with support of the George W. Bush Foundation. “If you are really serious about leadership — if you are really serious about making an impact, not just in your personal life, but [in] the world — then this is the best camp to come to, because we are going to plant seeds that will grow,” Brannon said. The first day, with “Leader of One” as the theme, focuses on personal values, principle-based decision making, goal setting, and planning. On day two, themed “Leader of Many,” students explore the challenges of leading others. Day three, themed “Leader in Action,” involves working together on leadership projects such as an annual reunion of Camp 43 participants. Along the way, the teens build lasting relationships with each other and with new mentors from business and government, Brannon said.

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T O P : Teens roleplay a national crisis simulation during Camp 43. R I G H T : Teens attending Camp 43 tour the Oval Office and other rooms of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.

“ WE WANT TO HE LP C R E ATE I NFOR ME D C IT I ZE NS WHO A RE DOING MOR E AND MAY E VO LVE INTO GOVE R NME NT O FFIC I ALS WE CAN P UT O U R TRUST I N.” S HARON BR ANNON “As they look for internships and references, they are set up for success,” Brannon said. Woodrow Wilson High School senior Lauren Mora described the camp as a beneficial experience, in feedback she gave the library. “The guest speakers and their

accomplishments were amazing,” Mora said. “Hearing their real-world advice, and learning about their challenges and how they fought to overcome them, will absolutely help me when I enter the workforce.” Camp 43 students also participate in the Situation Room Experience, which is not on the public tour. In 2006, the president ordered a renovation and modernization of the White House Situation Room, and the Main Conference Room and the Secure Video Transmission Site were preserved and reinstalled at the George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan Presidential Libraries.

Both libraries run simulation experiences, allowing students to play the roles of cabinet members, news reporters, and other key leaders as a crisis simulation unfolds in real time. Bobbi Gruner, public affairs and marketing manager at the Bush library, explained that tablet devices are used in detailing players’ roles and what information they may have. “You have information that nobody else has,” Gruner said, adding that students must decide how or whether to share what they know. The June camp is open to teens who will be high school juniors, seniors, or college freshmen in the fall. Participation is limited to 24 students, chosen from applications that include three short essays and two letters of recommendation. “We are not really looking for a straight-A student, but someone who has leadership potential that needs to be tapped into,” Brannon said. The library primarily promotes Camp 43 to students at public, private, and charter schools across North Texas, but with the Internet and social media, word gets out across the country, Brannon said. Last year, a participant came from Austin; two campers drove in each day from two hours away; and the camp would have had a participant from out of state except for a late cancellation. “If you can get here and find a place to stay, you are welcome to come to the camp,” she said.

CAMP 43 When: June 21-23 Cost: Free Apply by: April 14 Visit georgewbushlibrary.smu.edu

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Explore Camps Close to Home CAMP GROSSOLOGY n Camp Grossology is not for the faint of heart. Campers learn chemistry and biology through a variety of stomach-churning experiments. Grades: 1-3 Cost: $285/week When: 6/26-30, 7/17-21, and various other weeks Where: Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Trinity Christian Academy, Good Shepherd, Episcopal School of Dallas

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Club SciKidz sponsors multiple science-focused camps. Sometimes camp is about getting away for the summer — but sometimes it’s just as great to stay close to home. If you have a little scientist, engineer, or adventurer on your hands and you’re looking for a camp that doesn’t require leaving the city, Dallas has plenty of answers. Club SciKidz is a onestop shop for all things science, offering a variety of camps that

show how science works in the real world through fun-filled experiments and activities. For the tech-savvy or robot-obsessed, UT Dallas offers computer programming and coding camps for students K-12. For animal lovers, summer camps at the Dallas Zoo give sudents the chance to explore their wild side with furry friends in the animal kingdom.

CAMP JURASSIC n Camp Jurassic gives campers the opportunity to get their hands dirty while learning about dinosaurs. Hands-on projects like digging for fossils and building volcanos provide the perfect opportunity for little ones to learn about minerals and basic geology. Grades: Pre-K and Kindergarten Cost: $285/week (full day) or $235/week (half day) When: 6/19-23 and 7/10-14 Where: Highland Park Presbyterian Church

ROBOTIC ART n Robotic Art camp is where the worlds of art and engineering collide. Attendees are introduced to simple robotics and eventually learn to build “kinetic sculptures.” Ages: 11-13 Cost: $250 When: 7/31-8/4 Where: ECSS at UT Dallas

and various other positions that keep the zoo running. Grades: 9-12 Cost: $265/week When: 7/24-28 and 8/7-11 Where: Dallas Zoo

ZOO BY DESIGN

CAREERS CAMP

C O U R T E SY D A L L A S Z O O

n The Careers Camp is the animal lover’s chance to learn about the many different careers at the zoo. Campers discover what it takes to be an animal keeper, veterinarian, trainer,

n Campers work as a team to help design a real zoo exhibit. Teammates work with zookeepers, facility operators, and others to bring the idea to life. This camp also includes a staff-supervised sleepover every Thursday. Grades: 6-8 Cost: $265/week When: 7/3-7, 7/10-14, 7/31-8/4 Where: Dallas Zoo

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CAMP S

Brave the First Sleepaway Whether in a tent in the wilderness or a cabin in the woods, the first night away can be scary — it can also be packed with fun. Overnight camps can offer more activities, more excitement, and more independence for young campers. Help them face the dark of the woods, that creak in the cabin, and the spookiest ghost stories their friends can tell by sending your little adventurers off with all the gear they need to get them through the night.

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2. Owen Fox Little Bean - $48 3. Campfire Nightlight miniME - $13

4. Dinosaur Pajama Set miniME - $38

5. Pillow Case Camille’s Creations - $35

6. Eye Masks McCarthy’s - $9.99 each

7. Hearts Sleeping Bag miniME - $64

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2. Pendleton Beach Towel Whole Earth Provision Co. - $48.50

6. Orbit Lantern and Flash Light

3. Patagonia Backpack

7. Camo Dopp Bag

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• Boys & Girls 10-18 • Learn from the pros At Camp on the Lake, we believe that magic happens when children explore, make new friends, and learn. At Camp on the Lake children learn life skills, develop selfesteem, and gain a sense of independence and community. Whether they are playing, exploring nature or conquering new experiences, they are creating memories that will last a lifetime. Activities include: swimming, boating, archery, horse back riding, and arts-n-crafts. A true overnight camp experience during the day!

• Meet sports celebrities • Make sports anchor, reporting, and play-by-play tapes • Participate in sports talk radio and PTI style shows • Day/Overnight sessions available

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CAMP S 1. 9 oz. Swell Bottles miniME - $25 each

2. Moleskin Adventure Kit Whole Earth Provision Co. - $6 3. Bath Wipes Adventure Kit Whole Earth Provision Co. - $3.50

4. Shower Caddy Camille’s Creations - $17.50

5. Towel Wrap Camille’s Creations - $58

6. Kids Birkenstocks St. Bernard Sports - $64.95

7. Wound Medic Adventure Kit Whole Earth Provision Co. - $10 7

8. Grey Gingham Dopp Kit

Madre - $20

1. Customizable Trunk Camille’s Creations - $50-200*

* Customers bring their trunks to Camille’s Creations to get it custom painted. Pricing varies based on patterns and design.

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Permanent Markers McCarthy’s - $9.99

3. Color-in Patches McCarthy’s - $5.99

4. Brave As Can Be Book Madre - $16.95

5. Denik Note Book Whole Earth Provision Co. - $12

6. Magnetic Board Games

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GREAT ADVENTURE HUNT

Gladys Kolenovsky, Peggy Allison, Edward Oglesby, Wendy Moore Oglesby, Lyda Hill, and Rena Pederson PHOTOS BY ?????

Randy Hopkins and Karen Kerr

Jenny Murphey, Kathy Touchstone, Alyson Trout, and Andrea English

Jay and Suzanne Lipscomb, Kelly and Charles Lipscomb, and Anne and Rick Ligon

Nicole Small and Erin Nealy Cox

ChildCareGroup hosted its seventh annual Great Adventure Hunt Jan. 31 at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. The event grossed nearly $360,000 in support of CCGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early childhood education programs for low-income families.

Alliance Data teams with Board Member Rodney Swift

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TACA DISTRIBUTES TO THE ARTS

Kimi Nikaidoh, Katie Cooper, and Alex Karigan Farrior

Ken Travis, Regina Taylor, Becky Young, and Wolford McCue P H O T O S B Y G A RY D O N I H O O

Mimi and Ulrich “Rich” Sterling

Remy Jaster, Bruce Jaster, and Dennis Coleman

Anne Davidson and Mark Porter

Jennifer Humphreys

Megan Taylor, Robert Reed, Kathy Chamberlain, Nycole Ray, and Karen Davis

Donna Wilhelm and Jonathan Norton with Cheryl and Chloe Franklin

Dean Fearing and Wanda Gierhart

Gillian Breidenbach and Michael Meadows

Laree Hulshoff and Barbara Daseke

The Arts Community Alliance kicked off its 50th anniversary Jan. 9 at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre by providing a total of $1.5 million in grants, matching the largest amount ever in a single year at its annual Grant Awards Celebration. $1.3 million of that total was distributed to 49 local performing arts organizations including theater, music, dance, and collaborative partners.

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DUCHESS DIP

The 2017 La Fiesta duchesses P H O T O S C O U R T E SY L A F I E S TA

Lane McCormick practices the duchess dip

Tootsies in Preston Center hosted La Fiesta’s Duchess Dip Dec. 20, 2016, for the season’s 40 duchesses to learn and practice their presentation bow, the “dip,” for their mothers and guests. The duchesses and escorts will be formally presented at “La Fête Royale” on June 10 at the Fairmont Hotel.

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EQUEST GALA KICK-OFF

Back: Alanna Sarabie, Andrea Reich, Gretchen Darby, Keetha Hanlin, Regina Bruce, and Melissa Vullo Bell. Front: Renee Farinella, Dianna Pietra, Kathy, Deve, and Britt Harless PHOTOS BY BOB MANZ ANO

Michelle Mousse, Casey Gutierrez, and Mimi Noland

Stacy Hawkins and Kelby English

Equest CEO Lili Kellogg announced this year’s gala theme, Field of Dreams, at the kickoff reception Jan. 17 at the Samuel Lynne Galleries. Kathy and Jeromy Fielder will co-chair the party, with Lynn and Allan McBee as honorary co-chairs. Equest’s Field of Dreams Gala will be held Saturday, April 29 at the Texas Horse Park.

Miss Texas Teen Heather King

Kathy Fielder, Lynn McBee, and Jeromy Fielder

Jo Franco, Julie Kim, Mia Caldwell, Kathy Fielder, and Brooke Branagan

Susan Schwartz, Andy Steingasser, and Lili Kellogg

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DALLAS CASABLANCA

The Special Edition Band performs

Jonathan and Christine Bassham

Kelcey Hamilton, Reasha Hedke, and Dana Swann P H O T O S B Y N AT E B E D N A R Z A N D T I M H E I T M A N

Guests try their luck at the casino Thomas and Christina Payne

Michael and Christina Swartz

Jarrid Frednick and Jessica Gonzales

Stephen and Caitlin Jones with Ellie and Zach Tally

Attendees on the dance floor

Matthew Michalak and Eniola Akinrinade Wes Houx and Shelly Egan

Guests try their hand at craps

Erin and Victor Szeligowski

Emma Carter and Mark Hiduke

Katherine R. Dollar and Reasha Hedke

Dallas CASA Young Professionals hosted CASAblanca, a night of blackjack, roulette, craps, and plenty of dancing, on Jan. 28 at Level Two. The event, now in its second year, raises awareness among young Dallas citizens of the critical role an advocate can play in the life of a child living in foster care. Guests also had opportunities to donate to the cause. All proceeds from the festivities benefit Dallas CASA.

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People Newspapers

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS

Hundreds of Park Cities and Preston Hollow voters have spoken, and we’ve got the results here: the best services, shopping, dining, and local businesses that make ours the best (we think) neighborhoods. Peruse our full list of People’s Choice Award winners to see which of your favorites made it, and if there are any local secrets you’ve been missing.

SHOPPING

FITNESS & WELLNESS BEST FITNESS CENTER MOODY FAMILY YMCA 6000 Preston Rd., Dallas, TX 75205 ymcadallas.org BEST BARRE STUDIO THE BAR METHOD 5560 W. Lovers Ln., Ste. 243, Dallas, TX 75209 barmethod.com

Highland Park Village: first outdoor shopping center in the U.S., one-stop fresh-from-the-runway shopping destination for out-of-towners, lazy morning hangout for locals. Whether you go for your next glitzy ballgown, a peek at the Christmas lights, your daily neighborhood coffee frenzy, or your weekly late night drinks, you are part of the buzz when you’re at the village. Alluring to newcomers and iconic to the community, the Park Cities just wouldn’t be the same without it — whether you favor Royal Blue Grocery or Starbucks, shop at Alexander McQueen or Anthropologie, and hang at Lounge 31 or the next new bar. BEST SHOPPING CENTER HIGHLAND PARK VILLAGE 47 Highland Park Village hpvillage.com

BEST GARDENING STORE NICHOLSON-HARDIE GARDEN & NURSERY 5060 W. Lovers Ln., Dallas, TX 75209 nicholson-hardie.com

BEST JEWELRY STORE (TIE) BACHENDORF’S 8400 Preston Rd., Dallas, TX 75225 bachendorfs.com

BEST KIDS CLOTHES (TIE) KID BIZ 8408 Preston Center Plaza, Dallas, TX 75225 kidbizusa.com

EISEMAN JEWELS 8687 N. Central Expy., Ste. 514, Dallas, TX 75225 eisemanjewels.com

BABYBLISS 6721 Snider Plaza, Dallas, TX 75205 shopbabybliss.com

BEST ANTIQUES STORE FORESTWOOD ANTIQUE MALL 5333 Forest Ln., Dallas, TX 75244 forestwoodmall.com

BEST HOME STORE Z GALLERIE 4600 McKinney Ave., Dallas, TX 75205 zgallerie.com

BEST SPA (TIE) COOPER SPA 12100 Preston Rd., Dallas, TX 75230 cooperaerobics.com HIATUS SPA+RETREAT 5560 W. Lovers Ln., Ste. 250, Dallas, TX 75209 hiatusspa.com

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BEST YOGA STUDIO WE YOGIS LOVERS 5600 W. Lovers Ln., Ste. 150, Dallas, TX 75209 weyogis.com

Hiatus is Inwood Village’s best-kept secret, but once you sink into a black-out pedicure chair, wrapped in a warm blanket and inhaling your personalized aromatherapy, you’ll forget you’re in Inwood Village, or on Planet Earth. The spa’s holistic treatments and environmentally-friendly model make kicking back here a guilt-free luxury. Besides — you deserve it.

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P E OP L E ’ S C HOI C E AWA R D S BEST GOLF CLUB DALLAS COUNTRY CLUB 4155 Mockingbird Ln., Dallas, TX 75205 thedallascc.org

BEST URGENT CARE QUESTCARE URGENT CARE 3414 Milton Ave., Dallas, TX 75205 questcareurgent.com

HEALTH & MEDICAL

BEST HOSPITAL (TIE) BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS 3500 Gaston Ave., Dallas, TX 75246 baylorhealth.com TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL DALLAS 8200 Walnut Hill Ln., Dallas, TX 75231 texashealth.org/dallas BEST VETERINARIANS PARK CITIES ANIMAL HOSPITAL 4365 Lovers Ln., Dallas, TX 75225 parkcitiesanimalhospital.com

ACTIVITIES

BEST EMERGENCY ROOM (TIE) HIGHLAND PARK EMERGENCY ROOM 5150 Lemmon Ave., Ste. 108, Dallas, TX 75209 highlandparker.com

BEST FAMILY OUTING DALLAS ARBORETUM & BOTANICAL GARDEN 8525 Garland Rd., Dallas, TX 75218 dallasarboretum.org

PRESTON HOLLOW EMERGENCY ROOM 8007 Walnut Hill Ln., Dallas, TX 75231 highlandparker.com

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Why didn’t the Dallas Country Club want us to include them in this list, and why did we do it anyway? The Dallas Country Club requested not to be included in this list or given their award, since they are “a private club and wish to remain that way.” However, since the community voted in overwhelming favor for the club, we defer to the wisdom of our readers. Besides, we think the DCC would be lucky to get flooded by requests from all of you to join. Disagree? Tell us online and check out prestonhollowpeople.com for a list of your neighbors’ other favorite golf courses.

Even vet-shy dogs wag their tails when you take them to Park Cities Animal Hospital, where the veterinarians and staff treat your pet as a part of your family. They have access to the nation’s largest network of VCA veterinarians and board-certified specialists, but they also have time to give your pet an extra pet and pamper. Their neighborly goodwill extends to your furry friend’s first health exam, which they offer free of charge.

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BEST MOVIE THEATRE (TIE) AMC NORTHPARK 15 8687 N. Central Expy., Ste. 3000, Dallas, TX 75225 amctheatres.com HIGHLAND PARK VILLAGE THEATRE 32 Highland Park Village, Dallas, TX 75205 hpvillagetheatre.com

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BEST BOOK STORE BARNES & NOBLE 7700 W. Northwest Hwy., Ste. 300, Dallas, TX 75225 5959 Royal Ln., Ste. 616, Dallas, TX 75230 3060 Mockingbird Ln., Dallas, TX 75205 barnesandnoble.com

MEDICAL CITY ER PARK CITIES 5974 W. Northwest Hwy., Dallas, TX 75225 medicalcityhospital.com

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FOOD & DRINK BEST FAMILY DINING MI COCINA 77 Highland Park Village, Dallas, TX 75205 11661 Preston Haven Dr. #138, Dallas, TX 75230 micocinarestaurants.com BEST BAKERY SUSIECAKES 6100 Luther Ln., Dallas, TX 75225 susiecakes.com BEST UPSCALE DINING AL BIERNAT’S 4217 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, TX 75219 albiernats.com

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR (TIE) INWOOD TAVERN 7717 Inwood Rd., Dallas, TX 75209 inwoodtaverndallas.com LOUNGE 31 2nd Floor, 87 Highland Park Village lounge31dallas.com THE MANSION BAR 2821 Turtle Creek Blvd, Dallas, TX 75219 rosewoodhotels.com

The Grooming Room at Culwell & Sons is a staple for men looking for a clean cut and a quick chat, since you’re bound to run into your neighbor or your friend or your accountant there. The guys at the Grooming Room say it seems like half the town can wander in on any given day. At Culwell & Sons, Mike Culwell, pictured here, is keeping alive a family tradition that goes back to 1920, when his grandfather, W.E. Culwell, founded the shop and started pressing suits. Two generations later, the store’s vision of being “the Men’s Store of Dallas” is alive and well.

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SERVICES BEST BLOWOUT DRYBAR HIGHLAND PARK 4222 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, TX 75219 thedrybar.com BEST CUT & COLOR L.A.R.C SALON 4441 McKinney Ave., Dallas, TX 75205 larcsalon.com BEST DRY CLEANERS (TIE) BIBBENTUCKER’S 11741 Preston Rd., Dallas, TX 75230 6817 Hillcrest Ave., Dallas, TX 75205 bibbentuckers.com

TRADITION SENIOR LIVING 5850 E. Lovers Ln., Ste. 100, Dallas, TX 75206 15250 Prestonwood Blvd, Dallas, TX 75248 traditionseniorliving.com BEST TAILOR J’S TAILOR & CLEANERS 2904 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, TX 75219 jstailorsandcleaners.com

AVON CLEANERS 6301 Hillcrest Ave., Dallas, TX 75205 4347 Lovers Ln., Dallas, TX 75225 avoncleaners.us BEST BARBER GROOMING ROOM Culwell & Son 6319 Hillcrest Ave., Dallas, TX 75205 culwell.com/grooming-room/ BEST TUTORS (TIE) MATHNASIUM OF HIGHLAND PARK 6709 Snider Plaza, Dallas, TX 75205 mathnasium.com/highlandpark THE TUTORING PLACE 6121 Sherry Ln., Dallas, TX 75225 thetutoringplace.com BEST PRESCHOOL HIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN DAY SCHOOL 3821 University Blvd., Dallas, TX 75205 hppds.org BEST SUMMER CAMP (TIE) SKY RANCH 24657 County Rd. 448, Van, TX 75790 skyranch.org MOODY FAMILY YMCA 6000 Preston Rd., Dallas, TX 75205 ymcadallas.org

TA N N E R G A R Z A

BEST SENIOR LIVING (TIE) EDGEMERE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY 8502 Edgemere Rd., Dallas, TX 75225 edgemeredallas.com

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BEST BRUNCH BREAD WINNERS CAFE 5560 W. Lovers Ln., Ste. 260, Dallas, TX 75209 8687 N. Central Expy., Dallas TX, 75225 breadwinnerscafe.com

If you’re waiting with your light-up buzzer for a table at Mi Cocina, it is worth it. This Tex-Mex giant is a must for families looking to enjoy an evening out together. Kids will occupy themselves running around the fountain while mom and dad kick back a margarita (or if you’re really ambitious, a Mambo Taxi). Besides, there are more than a few shops or bars where you can sneak your buzzer in — not to mention Mi Cocina’s own hidden gem, Monkey Bar, where locals retreat to after dinner or to watch the game.

Jay has been around for 40 years, which has something to do with why the community trusts him with their designer dresses and couture gowns. Jay, who became a self-taught custom clothier in his native Seoul, Korea, immigrated to New York with just $100 in his pocket before eventually founding his Dallas business with his wife, Jackie. He is a true expert who meets the community’s high-standard clothing needs with impeccable taste.

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TA N N E R G A R Z A

BEST PUBLIC OFFICIAL JENNIFER STAUBACH GATES Dallas City Council, District 13 Jennifer Staubach Gates is serving her second term as Dallas City Council’s District 13 representative — a job she does not take lightly. Gates, an Ursuline Academy graduate, serves on the Public Safety Committee, the Arts and Culture and Libraries Committee, the Dallas Police and Fire Pension Board, and the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau. She also serves as chair of the Budget, Finance, and Audit Committee and as chair for the Domestic Vio-

lence Taskforce. “I’ve always been active in the community and I felt the opportunity to serve as a public official is a great way to give back to the community I love,” she says. Gates’ time on city council has been marked by her energetic and thorough approach to serving her constituents, whether it’s heading up community advisory task forces or taking the extra time to get to know the issues facing the community. “I spend an enormous time on any type of zoning changes in my neighborhoods. The neighbors are engaged, they want to preserve the integrity of the neighborhoods,” she says. “It’s a positive — they care. I’ve always been a strong

neighborhood advocate and make sure any development is responsible and responsive.” Gates enjoys being in Dallas for its art and culture. “Businesses want to come and relocate here, particularly in District 13. We’re not the entertainment district but we’re kind of the heart of the single family residences,” she says. “The tight-knit community, the support of good school options in the neighborhood, great congregations of all faiths in District 13 … attracts people.” Gates is also a Eucharistic Minister at St. Rita Catholic Church, and is licensed as a registered nurse. “This is an honor that I’m respected by the community and I’m so grateful for

the opportunity to serve,” Gates says. “I love my job and I love all the people I’ve gotten to meet because of it and all the issues I’ve been able to hopefully resolve.” Gates’ second term is up in June. She will be running for a third term.

“TO SERVE AS A PUBLIC OFFICIAL IS A GREAT WAY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY I LOVE.” J E N N I FE R STAU BAC H G ATE S

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P EO PLE’ S CHOICE AWA RDS

PLAN YOUR DAY

The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden was the prize winner, but how could we not gush about all the great ideas our voters wrote in? Here we’ve incorporated some of the best ideas into four fun ways to spend your day out with friends and family.

C O U R T E SY D A LLAS ARBORE TUM

FLOWERS & FRESH AIR It’s easy to while away a day at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden in any season. Lunch or tea in the historic DeGolyer House will sustain you for traipsing through brilliant blooms, pumpkin patches, or enchanting holiday displays. Head over to White Rock Lake to soak up the sun or jump in the water with a kayak or paddleboard, and hit Highland Park Cafeteria for sweet treats on the way home.

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NEIGHBORHOOD NATURE WALK Walking the Katy Trail is as much a social exercise as it is actual exercise; especially when you end up at the Katy Trail Ice House, the perfect spot to cool off with a beer, where you (and your dog) are sure to make friends. If you’ve got the kiddos, Highland Park Soda Fountain is an equally great place to stay cool — and retro — with a famous grilled cheese and oldfashioned float. K LY D E WA R R E N PA R K . O

ARTS & IDEAS DOWNTOWN Hop on the trolley for a quick ride downtown, where you can get your culture fix in the arts district. Top it off with a food truck lunch or just lounge in the sun at Klyde Warren Park.

LOCAL PARK LARKS Why leave the neighborhood when there are so many places to play, bike, or pass a football on a sunny Sunday? From picnicking in Caruth Park to parading in Goar Park on the 4th of July to feeding the ducks on the banks of Turtle Creek, sometimes the most fun can be had close to home. LAURA BUCKMAN

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CHRISTY ROST Spring has arrived, and with it, the freshest flavors from local farms and growers. Just-harvested spring greens and tender vegetables now fill produce aisles and farmers markets, providing all the enticement I need in my kitchen to switch from winter’s hearty meals to lighter fare. As I throw open the windows to savor springtime breezes, I’m inspired to celebrate the beauty of this new season with dear friends. I can hardly wait to set my table with pastel or floral placemats and table linens, sparkling glassware, fresh flowers, and a menu that signals spring is here! For a truly memorable celebration, moving the table outdoors on a gorgeous spring day takes advantage of nature’s spectacle of azaleas in bud and bloom, mid-season tulips, and cheerful pansies under a canopy of trees adorned in pale green leaves. As I embrace this season of rebirth and renewal, my excitement naturally translates into my menus. I’ve always been a huge fan of composed salads, and this is the ideal time to feature them as a light lunch or dinner side dish. While tossed salads are perfectly delicious any time of year, an artistically arranged salad that thoughtfully showcases each ingredient evokes oohs and ahs from family and guests. That response is all the encouragement I need to create one-ofa-kind salads everyone will enjoy. Composed salads present opportunities to serve healthy, seasonal ingredients in fresh, new ways. Blanched asparagus, broccoli, and cauliflower florets are extra enticing when artistically presented in a salad

LUSCIOUS LAYERS — a huge advantage when it comes to getting kids (and adults) to eat vegetables. Jicama, grated or sliced into matchsticks, provides a crunchy, slightly-sweet counterpoint to spicy arugula or radicchio, and the neutral color highlights adjacent layers of vibrant green and purple. One of my favorite, and under-utilized, salad ingredients is Belgian endive. Whether rose-colored or the more popular white, I like to slice it crosswise and add it to salads for small bursts of tartness. As a bonus, the further I slice into the endive, the more the slices resemble a rose. These can be the perfect garnish on top of a composed salad. This spring, I’m taking my composed salads to new heights by stacking ingredients to showcase their colors and textures. We’ve all seen layered salads in upscale restaurants, but making them at home? It’s so easy! Starting with a set of 3-inch-high, round tubes or molds from a kitchenware store (I used Creo® Stax, which open with the flip of a lever), chop your favorite ingredients into small pieces so they’re easy to layer. Assemble the salads inside the molds, taking care to alternate colors and textures as you form layer after luscious layer, chill until ready to serve, then carefully remove the molds. It’s art on a plate! Christy Rost is a lifestyle authority, author of three cookbooks, public television chef on PBS stations nationwide, and a longtime resident of the Park Cities and Preston Hollow. For additional recipes and entertaining tips, visit her website www.christyrost.com or follow her on Facebook and Twitter @ ChristyRost

Quinoa, Arugula, and Asparagus Layered Salad • 2 3-inch-high stacking tubes or molds • 1 cup prepared quinoa • 1 cup arugula, rinsed, spin-dried, and coarsely chopped • 1 cup radicchio, rinsed, spin-dried, and thinly sliced • 1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted, and cut into small cubes • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange or lemon juice • 12 red mini-cherub tomatoes, rinsed and thinly sliced lengthwise • 1 cup iceberg lettuce, rinsed and thinly sliced • 8 asparagus spears, rinsed, trimmed, and steamed 1 minute • 4 yellow mini-cherub tomatoes, rinsed and halved lengthwise • Salad dressing of choice • Freshly ground black pepper Place a tube on each salad plate, spoon half of the cooled quinoa in the bottom of each, and tamp it with your fingers to create the base. Add half of the arugula to each, tamp lightly, top each with half of the radicchio, and tamp lightly. In a small bowl, toss the avocado with orange juice, divide it between the salads, top with sliced red tomatoes and a layer of iceberg lettuce, and tamp lightly. Garnish the salads with asparagus spears and halved yellow tomatoes. Carefully remove the tubes or molds, drizzle with your favorite salad dressing, and season to taste. Yield: 2 individual salads

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M O L LY N O L A N In my quest for perfect eyebrows I had a procedure done that is changing the lives of many who have lost brow hair due to age, Alopecia, Trichotillomania, or other reasons. I feel fortunate to have naturally full eyebrows, but I have still always tried to tame them and fill them in with makeup in places hair was sparse. Age and over-tweezing have thinned them and made them a little unbalanced, so I’m always looking for a way to get back to my natural fullness and shape. I wanted to try microblading so I could share my experience. While this technique is relatively new in the United States, it has been practiced in Asia for 25 years and in Europe for some time as well. I went to Robin Looper, owner of Highbrows Eye Couture (don’t you love that name?) in Preston Center to get the service, which she calls a “Brow Awakening”. Microblading, a form of semipermanent makeup applied with a handheld tool made of microneedles, is a very precise technique. First, measurements are made with a special brow ruler to make distinct points so the arch and length are exact on both sides and to your liking. Time is spent making sure the shape compliments your face and preference, and color is carefully chosen to match your hair. When applied, the microblade creates hair-like strokes as it deposits pigment. The effects of this technique last 12 to 18 months, sometimes longer. Robin did an extremely good job

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of matching the color to my already unusual hair color; so for that I was ecstatic. But I must say, it hurts like you wouldn’t believe. Thankfully a topical numbing cream is applied prior to the procedure, which helps immensely. I needed more numbing cream, as I seem to be more sensitive, so for some it may not be as painful. I say this not to scare but to prepare. Beauty sometimes hurts, but typically if it does, it’s worth it! After the initial session, brows are very heavy and dark, but they fade with time. In four weeks minor adjustments are made during a “perfecting” session, after which your brows are again very dark and heavy, but they calm into beautiful, realistic-looking brows. It’s hard to distinguish between real hairs and microblading. Now I have even more time in the morning; I don’t have to fill in my brows with a pencil or other makeup and they stay in place without having to use product. They always look perfect. Plus, in the summer or during workouts I won’t have that fear that makeup will disappear with sweat or water, essentially taking my brows with it. While I probably didn’t need this procedure as much as others might, it has truly enhanced my brows and defined my face. I’ve found I don’t need nearly as much eye makeup and I feel like my eyebrows look like they did in my twenties. For those who have issues with their brows, no brows, or a tattooed brow, which unfortunately tends to create an unnatural line of color, this is the holy grail. I also had a lash lift with Robin, which is basically a perm and tint for your lashes. The procedure makes lashes go up rather than going out, creating an instant eye lift! I have been able to wear less mascara, which has been awesome, and my lashes look longer and make my eyes look open and bright. If you normally rely on lash extensions or fake lashes, I certainly recommend a lash lift for a naturally beautiful lash. It lasts about 6-8 weeks. Need a great mascara? Try L’Oreal’s Voluminous Feline. Don’t get noticed for bad brows and lashes, get noticed for gorgeous brows and amazing lashes!

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2017 is shaping up to be another strong year for Allie Beth Allman & Associates. The firm has nearly 100 listings so far in the year, below are some of our highlights. 3508 Armstrong Avenue – A sophisticated and beautiful estate on almost a half acre. A unique combination of Highland Park schools and walking distance to the Katy Trail and some of Dallas’ best restaurants. It is offered by Judy Willingham. 10731 Bridge Hollow Court – This luxurious estate captures the charm of Santa Barbara and Palm Beach, but is found on a quiet cul-de-sac in the gated Creeks of Preston Hollow. It is offered by Aaron Carroll and Blake Eltis. 6613 Golf Drive – A light and bright home with all the latest appliances. It is also one of the rare lots in University Park that backs up to Turtle Creek. It is offered by Allie Beth Allman. 3401 Lee Parkway #2403 – A stunning penthouse at The Mayfair with 180-degree views of Turtle Creek and Downtown through floor-to-ceiling windows, and extensive art lighting and audio visual. It is offered by Juli Harrison and Ani Nosnik. To see all of the firm’s new listings, visit www. alliebeth.com/new.

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Business is booming for Allie Beth Allman & Associates. The firm ended 2016 with over $1.6 billion in production, including the two largest residential sales in both Dallas and Texas history with Walnut Place and the Crow Estate. In 2016, Allie Beth Allman & Associates also joined two esteemed invitation-only organizations, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and Luxury Portfolio. These organizations connect buyers and sellers throughout the world, with 128,000 sales associates in over 55 counties. The DFW metro area and especially Dallas ended the year with the most single-family homes ever sold, over 100,000, a record. Premier residential broker Allie Beth Allman & Associates is not surprised. “We are positioned smack dab in the middle of growth - people growth and job growth”, said Ms. Allman, one of Dallas’ best known entrepreneurs. She cited data showing Texas having the nation’s largest population jump in 2016 and DFW as the second-fastest growing metro area in the U.S. Already in 2017, the firm has 400+ listings totaling over $1 billion in volume. 250+ of those are over $1 million in price. A majority of these listings are in the firm’s key market areas, including the 118 active listings in the Park Cities and 52 in Preston Hollow. Other key market areas include Turtle Creek, Downtown and East Dallas. All of the firm’s active listings are available on www. alliebeth.com.

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Nestled in the desirable Jan Mar neighborhood of North Dallas, 7326 Baxtershire Drive (7326baxtershire. daveperrymiller.com) is offered by Lori Kircher of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate for $895,000. With four bedrooms, the 4,493 square-foot ranch-style home is set on a heavily treed 124’x223’ lot. Together, the formal living, den, and great room offer more than 1,000 square feet of comfortable living space accented with soaring ceilings, skylights, wood floors, and two brick fireplaces. A dramatic wall of windows and vaulted ceiling infuse the great room with natural light, while offering gorgeous views of the pool and lush backyard shaded by mature trees. The eat-in kitchen is light and bright, and opens to the living areas. The master suite and three secondary bedrooms are uncommonly spacious. A split fourth bedroom can be used as a bedroom or study. The swimming pool and expansive grassy back lawn are designed for al fresco relaxing and entertaining. For more information, contact Lori Kircher at (214) 7894060 or lori@daveperrymiller.com. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (daveperrymiller.com) is a division of Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc., with five locations that specialize in marketing key areas of Park Cities, Preston Hollow, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, and Kessler Park.

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Keep your fitness goals with the luxury of a home gym at 3800 Normandy Avenue. Listed by Shell Stegall for $3,342,000. Across from St. Marks School of Texas and just blocks from Preston Royal shopping center, 5937 Norway Road (5937norway.daveperrymiller.com) features 5,402 square-feet with five bedrooms, five full baths, and one half bath. It’s offered by Ronda Needham of Dave PerryMiller Real Estate for $1,699,000. Beyond its arched doorway, a private library features pocket doors and fireplace, while the formal dining room offers chic ambiance for entertaining. A wide archway opens to a family room adorned with an Old World fireplace, wall of windows and French doors to the backyard. It connects to an expansive casual dining area and gourmet kitchen with vaulted, beamed ceiling, fireplace, professional-grade stainless appliances, breakfast bar and view of the backyard. The downstairs master suite is sumptuous with a luxuriously-appointed master bath. A guest suite is also downstairs. A scrolled iron staircase leads to three upstairs en suite bedrooms and media room. Outdoors, the backyard boasts three outdoor living areas. For more information, contact Ronda Needham at (214) 801-5828 or Ronda@daveperrymiller.com. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (daveperrymiller.com) is a division of Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc., with five locations that specialize in key areas of Park Cities, Preston Hollow, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, and Kessler Park.

Rather than having to deal with the crowded, hectic public gyms in your area, exercise in the comfort of your own private gym in one of the extraordinary homes listed below. To see more, visit briggsfreeman.com. 3800 Normandy Avenue | Highland Park This one-of-a-kind home is a stunning example of the primary goal of California Modernism – to bring the outdoors inside. Three fireside sitting areas – found in the formal living room, formal dining room, and master suite – encourage slowing down. The unapologetically modern kitchen was designed for avid cooks and entertainers. Listed by Shell Stegall for $3,342,000. 6634 Aberdeen Avenue | Preston Hollow This spectacular Preston Hollow home is gracefully situated on a corner lot with beautiful, lush landscaping. A pair of Cantera doors greet you as you enter into the wonderful two-story living room with a fireplace and a grand, sweeping wrought-iron staircase. Listed by Christopher McGuire for $1,999,000. President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. For more information see briggsfreeman.com.

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The Santa Barbara-style home at 5344 Surrey Circle was sold by Meredith Ferrell and Brenda Ray. 4430 Arcady Avenue is listed by Pogir for $6,250,000. What is the vision behind North Texas luxury? It surely encompasses a wide range of styles, each home with its own unique amenities and flair. Whether you’re searching for a contemporary or traditional, for palatial accommodations in the city or an old-fashioned equestrian-equipped home in the country, these estates offer you the opportunity to make your daydreams a reality. To see more extraordinary homes across North Texas, visit briggsfreeman.com. 4430 Arcady Avenue | Highland Park Situated among Highland Park’s most sought-after French streets, this sleek and classic home offers an impressive array of rooms—the magnificent property is already beyond comfortable with five bedrooms, six full baths, a two-story paneled study, and a game room, but it also features a dramatic subterranean level, complete with an eight-car garage, theater, and climate-controlled wine tasting room. Its limestone exterior and slate roof match its sophisticated interior. Listed by Pogir for $6,250,000. President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. For more information see briggsfreeman.com.

Designed by Robert A. M. Stern, the classic design of Regency Row manor homes at The Tower Residences at the Ritz-Carlton Dallas allows owners the flexibility to finish their homes to their exact specifications. “Only three of these new homes remain, ranging in size from 5,000 - 6,000 square feet,” said Kyle Crews with Allie Beth URBAN, exclusive listing agent, “Regency Row homes have completed exteriors and interiors outfitted with high-speed elevators, connecting the private garage to the four levels of living space and the top floor terrace. Buyers can arrange floor plans and finishes as they would do when building a custom home.” Regency Row owners enjoy all the 5-Star services and amenities of the adjoining Ritz-Carlton Dallas Hotel and Spa. The new McKinney and Olive retail and office development recently opened across Olive Street, providing Regency Row owners a new pocket park and restaurant access. For more information or to schedule a private tour of Regency Row, contact Kyle Crews at 214-538-1310.

In 2016, Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty had the highest average sold price in Dallas County, Collin County, and Tarrant County. If you’re looking to sell, sell with the North Texas luxury leader. Learn more by visiting briggsfreeman.com. 4412 Lorraine Avenue | Highland Park Situated on an a heavily treed lot in a coveted location near HPISD schools, this newly constructed 7,736-squarefoot home was meticulously built by Danes Custom Homes using only the finest materials. Five bedrooms and lightfilled living areas inspire a life of distinction with special attention to function, flow and effortless entertaining. Listed for $5,995,000. Sold by Amy Detwiler. 5344 Surrey Circle | Northwest Hills Set on a picturesque lot on over half an acre, this cleanlined Santa Barbara-style home has four bedrooms, a game room, a wine cellar, and the highest level of finishes throughout. Views of the lush creek setting and pool are seen through wall-to-wall windows in all three living areas. Sold by Meredith Ferrell and Brenda Ray. Listed for $3,799,999. President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. For more information see briggsfreeman.com.

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• The average sales price for a North Texas home rose 12 percent. • The number of homes for sale was down 1.4 percent. • Finally, the average time a home was on the market was down 7.7 percent to 48 days. If you’re considering listing your home, contact an Ebby Associate to learn what it’s worth in today’s fast-paced market. To find the right agent for your residential real estate needs, visit the website voted one of the industry’s best by the Web Marketing Association, the mobile-friendly ebby.com.

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