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CORONAVIRUS CREATES QUESTIONS For Many, Kindness Is the Answer

By Bethany Erickson People Newspapers

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r. Jeri Foshee needed groceries, and like many of us, was stressed when she used her lunch break to grab them.

“As a dermatologist, I am not on the frontlines, but my office is staying open to help with rashes and abscesses that might otherwise go to an ER or urgent care,” she said.

Foshee ran into a snag, though.

“After filling my buggy and the checker began bagging my groceries, I realized I had left my wallet back on my desk at my clinic,” she said of her April 13 visit to the Whole Foods at the Shops at Park Lane. “Under stress, like many of us, I started to cry, but just said I’m sorry, I’m going to have to come back with my wallet.”

Then a Good Samaritan stepped in.

“The woman behind me bought my groceries - no small task either as I had plenty, and wine, too,” Foshee marveled, adding that the woman would only tell her that her name was Linda, and insisted that she didn’t need to be repaid.

The story doesn’t end there.

“So I decided to pay it forward,” she said.

“After my clinic, I went back to the same Whole Foods and bought three gift cards one for the cashier, one for the bagger, and one for the person that helped me to my car.”

But Foshee feels like she isn’t done. “I want to find Linda,” she said. “I want her to know that her kindness had not only an effect on me but also benefited three others.”

Linda’s kindness, though, has been duplicated in a myriad of ways in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow during the pandemic.

From companies like New York Sub, Mimi’s Pizzeria, Pecan Lodge, Two Sisters Catering, and Savor donating meals, to

Dallas International School students created a “rainbow trail” of drawings with positive messages placed in windows for neighbors to find. (COURTESY PHOTO) ones like CBD American Shaman providing medical-grade cleansing washes to first-responders, we’ve seen the business community band together to help.

But it’s also been in simple, small ways from within the community. Dallas International School students brightened neighborhood walks with displays of rainbows. University Park city staff checked on residents by phone. Highland Park’s introduced a ‘Chalk the Walk’ program to send messages of support. Children made cards for VNA Meals on Wheels homebound senior citizens.

Streetwear brand Centre paid for 800 meals at Urban Taco. Alex Perry and Alexis Smith started Kids Save Dallas Restaurants to help businesses and provided meals for children served by Dallas CASA. Foshee said she feels that despite the stress everyone is under, kindness - and grace - have gone a long way in helping everyone get through shelter-in-place orders.

“A little kindness can go a long way,” she said. “Pay it forward.”

Foshee does want to find Linda, too.

“Pandemic or no pandemic, nobody should have to pay for my pinot.”

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Crime

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SEEN SAW GONE How easy was it to steal a Duncanville man’s power saw before 10:59 a.m. March 10? A crook waltzed into the garage of a home in the 10200 block of Waller Drive and left with it.

CRIMINAL DISTANCING? Perhaps due to fear of COVID-19 spreading or Macy’s growing reputation for catching shoplifters before they get beyond the door, criminals seemed to have avoided NorthPark Center in the days leading up to its coronavirus closure at 5 p.m. March 20 (A few restaurants remain open to provide take out.). We can’t remember the last week we didn’t have at least a theft or vehicle burglary report at the mall, but a March 23 search of dallaspolice. net for March 16 to 22 turned up no incidents.

The mall has remained mostly quiet since.

‘D MAGAZINE ’ DIGS INTO HIGHLAND PARK DRUG RING

Investigation connects case to slaying of teen Pintucci

By William Taylor People Newspapers

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he tragic slaying of teenager Joey Pintucci intersects with “The Highland Park Drug Ring” in the April cover story for D Magazine, a sister publication of Preston Hollow People.

The article by Peter Simek isn’t about the former Highland Park High School student but rather, as one subhead says, about, “How an odd cast of characters – including a mother of 10 and a cop – ran a deadly drug ring out of a Highland Park townhome.”

Federal court documents accuse Gary Collin Bussell of leading the operation out of his townhome.

Gina Corwin, of University Park, is the mother of 10. Frank Dockery belonged to the Plano Police Department. They were indicted along with eight others from Carrollton, Dallas, Garland, McKinney, and The Colony.

“They were a motley crew, from divergent walks of life, but many were users who sold drugs to help fund their habit,” according to D Magazine.

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Before 11:04 a.m., bungling burglars tried to remove property from Tupinamba Café on Central Expressway at Walnut Hill Lane.

A 33-year-old Carrolton woman’s trip to Preston Center turned unpleasant when she discovered at 4:25 p.m. that whoever struck her vehicle had fled.

An unlocked vehicle at a home in the 7100 block of Azalea Lane became a crook’s new ride before 2:33 a.m.

Reported at 4:20 p.m.: On March 12, a conniving customer committed prescription fraud at Dougherty’s Pharmacy at Preston Royal Village.

MARCH 14

help with his ADHD. Haag became his guardian after Pintucci’s mother died when he was 7.

Bussell’s daughter was in Pintucci’s white 2002 Lincoln sedan the night the 18-year-old was gunned down. They were waiting in front of Dick’s Sporting Goods in an empty parking garage at the Shops at Park Lane, where he planned to sell THC canisters, used for vaping, to students from Evolution. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is a compound in marijuana that gets users high.

Pintucci may have been dealing for Bussell, or Bussell’s daughter may have taken the canisters without permission, according to D Magazine.

Security video showed three men arriving at the garage on Jan. 24, 2019. They used guns to take the canisters without paying, and then one fired into the car, hitting Pintucci.

Rene Eduardo Montanez, Jr., 24, was arrested two days later. Juan Antonio Cardenas, 19, one of Pintucci’s Evolution classmates, was arrested in December. Both face capital murder charges.

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Most of the defendants, who contained fentanyl, a powerful and were charged with seven counts of deadly opioid often used in coundrug and weapons-related offens- terfeit versions of medicines such as es, were expected to make plea deals oxycodone. with prosecutors, Simek said. Cor“Fentanyl is the drug that killed win pleaded guilty to possessing with Prince, Tom Petty, and Los Angeles intent to manAngels pitcher ufacture and Tyler Skaggs,” distribute 50 the magazine grams or more noted. of a mixture Prosecutors or substance connected fentanyl sold by containing Bussell’s ring to a detectable two area overamount of dose deaths. methamphetamine.

P intucci ’s The magaentry into the zine describes story comes a Park Cities through his mom buying f riendship pot brownwith Bussell’s ies, restaurants daughter.

The teens trading meals The April issue of D Magazine includes for pills, and photographs of Gina Corwin’s house met in middle an organiza- on Stanford Avenue and the late Joey school and retion that sold Pintucci with his aunt and guardian, mained friends tens of thou- Andrea Haag. (PHOTO: D MAGAZINE) even after his sands of fake aunt Andrea prescription pills. A Highland Park Haag moved him out of Highland woman slept for 24 hours after tak- Park High to Evolution Academy in ing what she thought was Xanex. It Richardson in hopes of getting more

Before 12:09 a.m. at Drake’s in the 5000 block of Lovers Lane, a

robber with a gun took cash and a phone.

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At 9:30 a.m., officers found in the 3900 block of Inwood Road an abandoned vehicle, stripped, and likely freshly stolen.

MARCH 19

A pistol-wielding robber took cash before 12:11 a.m. from the 7-Eleven at Preston Forest Square.

MARCH 20

Before 4:24 p.m., a purse snatcher at the Market at Preston Forest made off with an 82-year-old woman’s handbag.

MARCH 21

In the hour before 11:26 p.m., an unwelcome caller telephoned a 37-year-old woman in the 6300 block of Diamond Head Circle 23 to 30 times.

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MARCH 22

Before 8:32 p.m., a maniac motorist in the 6800 block of Churchill Way ran a 32-year-old McAllen woman and a 20-year-old Dallas woman off the road.

MARCH 25

Before 9:19 a.m., a threatening crook used a gun to rob a 30-yearold man in the 4200 block of West Lovers Lane.

MARCH 28

Before 2:11 p.m., a nuisance took the license plate off a 49-year-old man’s vehicle at apartments in the 5500 block of Harvest Hill Road.

MARCH 30

At 9:24 p.m., a 45-year-old woman fell and hit her head at the Market at Preston Forest.

APRIL 1

The victim knew the vandal who

used a vehicle to damage property before 4:02 p.m. at a home in the 5600 block of Walnut Hill Lane.

APRIL 2

Seen fleeing on foot before 4:51 p.m.: a tall man who took contents out of a vehicle at a home in the 6800 block of Stichter Avenue.

APRIL 10

At 3:55 p.m., a beggar seeking cash at Preston Royal Village instead received a criminal trespassing warning.

APRIL 12

Two businesses west of Hillcrest Road on Northwest Highway got unpleasant surprises Easter morning. Before 6:37 a.m., one or more rogues broke glass to enter Rex’s Seafood & Market. Officers responding to an open building call at 11:53 a.m. discovered someone had broken into Mimi’s Pizzeria.

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News

MORE DATA NEEDED AFTER FEMA REJECTS REQUEST

Officials hope Dallas ISD tornado losses could qualify area for aid who saw three of the schools in his district heavily damaged. “They then reached out to the county and Dallas ISD for their damage to add-up the damages. As you know, Dallas ISD insured its buildings, which is the cause for the delay.”

My understanding is that the uninsured value will be sufficient for the city to reach the threshold required to meet FEMA’s definition of an emergency.

Dustin Marshall

October 2019 tornado damages approved for the city of Dallas and the county haven’t met the threshold for federal assistance.

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By Bethany Erickson People Newspapers

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hen an EF3 tornado struck north Dallas in October, nobody knew exactly how long it would take to get federal funds to help offset the costs of cleanup and reconstruction.

But the answer seems to be that it will take a bit longer since the Federal Emergency Management Agency rejected the state’s request this spring.

The city submitted damages that were well over the $38.4 million threshold set by FEMA, but

with this new data point - the dollar amounts related to Dallas ISD,” said council member Jennifer Staubach Gates.

Marshall, Flores, and Gates all credited Kleinman for running point on the issue.

“We need $18.5 million in uninsured losses from DISD to exceed the threshold, and the documentation I reviewed last week showed that DISD has $22 million,” Kleinman said. “These amounts must be validated as eligible by FEMA before we can apply for funding, so there isn’t much room for error.”

But another worry, Kleinman and Gates said, is the double whammy of tornado damage and COVID-19 closures, and what that will do to city coffers in the long term.

“We know we’re going to have revenues down,” said Gates. “We don’t really fully understand yet what this is going to do to property values - all of these things are going to play into the challenges of the city budget.”

“Sales tax is for other things, and we expect our sales tax revenue to take a major hit through the end of the year,” Kleinman said. “Residents should expect another property tax increase next year. And, as usual, I will be one of the few votes against it.”

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the Dallas Office of Emergency Management indicated FEMA validated only $32.6 million.

“Based on our review of all the information available, it has been determined that the damage from this event was not of such severity and magnitude as to be beyond the capabilities of the state and affected local governments,” FEMA said it its March 31 letter to Gov. Greg Abbott, who has indicated he will

appeal. “Accordingly, we have determined that supplemental federal assistance is not necessary.”

But all is not lost; local officials feel that they may very well be able to bring revised numbers to FEMA still yet.

“As I understand it, the city’s damage did not meet the threshold as there was not that much infrastructure damage to the city,” said Dallas ISD trustee Edwin Flores,

Flores said that it was only recently that the district got final numbers from the insurance company.

“I am optimistic that we will successfully appeal the FEMA decision,” said trustee Dustin Marshall, who said he began talking with Dallas city council member Lee Kleinman almost immediately, who then coordinated with the district’s chief financial officer, Dwayne Thompson, to get the district’s new damage assessment.

“My understanding is that the uninsured value will be sufficient for the city to reach the threshold required to meet FEMA’s definition of an emergency,” Marshall added.

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Dallas ISD Rallies to Provide Lessons, Meals to Students

Workers feed more than 40,000 families, deliver devices to those in need

By Bethany Erickson

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For the second time in a year, Dallas ISD staff had to scramble to get students back into some sort of learning environment.

Much like equilibrium had to be re-established after an October tornado ripped through three schools, the first cases of the novel coronavirus diagnosed in Dallas suddenly tasked the district with making sure 160,000 students continued to learn.

District administrators began planning before spring break, sending home packets of work with students, as well as laptops with older students, just in case.

But then “just in case” became reality. Educators needed to make sure the 30 to 40% of students who indicated they had no WIFI at home had a way to connect to the internet and find a way for the thousands of students who relied on school lunches to have food to eat throughout the crisis.

The district’s food and nutrition staff made the cover of Time magazine after doling out 1,017,483 meals between March 23 and April 9.

“Many of our families are affected by the closing of businesses,

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TOP: Dallas ISD staff distribute meals at Franklin Middle School. RIGHT: Dallas ISD cafeteria workers make the cover of Time magazine in April. (PHOTO: DALLAS ISD) which means this is a critical pipeline for those families,” said school board trustee Edwin Flores. “The front page cover of Time magazine with our Dallas ISD cafeteria workers is really a feather in their cap!”

“I’m very proud of how quickly and efficiently the district has been able to respond to the COVID-19 crisis,” agreed fellow trustee Dustin Marshall. “We’ve successfully distributed over 1 million meals to about 40,000 families at select

schools throughout Dallas. We’ve also been distributing meals to homeless students and working with DART to provide meals to those who can’t reach our schools.”

The district rolled out an online plan during spring break, complete with suggested schedules for parents, and links to resources.

By the next week, many students had laptops or tablets, and were accessing lessons teachers were posting on Google Classroom,

and attending lessons on Zoom.

“It is really thanks to our new chief technology officer, Jack Kelanic, who has already been working toward having such a capability and testing and proving the

use of mobile hotspots for our students who don’t have internet at home,” said Flores. “Our ability to survey our families and quickly move to get the hotspots, ahead of the curve, is really remarkable. “ Marshall said that the district’s efforts have ensured that almost every student has had contact with their school - a feat many schools in large cities have not been able to attain.

“We’ve made contact with 99% of the students who were enrolled prior to the crisis and are delivering virtual learning modules across all grades and subjects,” he said. “None of us wanted to interrupt the school year in this fashion, but I’m thrilled that both with the tornado and with COVID, we’ve seen DISD teachers, administrators, parents, students, and senior leaders step up to the challenge.”

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Charities Expect Increased Cooperation to Last

Nonprofits intend to play significant roles in post-COVID-19 recovery

By Rachel Snyder

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The COVID-19 crisis has Dallas philanthropic organizations responding to needs together in ways that could likely bring long-lasting changes to how they serve the area.

“I think we’re going to learn some things from this process that will make us even better grantors and supporters of this community,” Communities Foundation of Texas CEO David Scullin said. “It’s time to take a fresh look at everything we do, how do we do more with less, how do we deliver the service that’s needed.”

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas CEO Jennifer Sampson touted the ongoing collaboration.

“Collaboration amongst nonprofits, collaboration with government, the nonprofit sector, with corporations, coordinating and collaborating across all of our sectors is going to be critically important as we move forward,” she said. “We’re going to come out of this on the other side, and our work will be more important than ever before because we’re going to be leaders in rebuilding.”

The United Way’s needs assessment identified issues like access to food and basic supplies, access to services like healthcare and childcare, access to alternative sources of income because of job loss, access to the Internet and technology, overcrowding in shelters, and loss of funding for ongoing nonprofit organization operations.

“We’re mobilizing, we are ready to address needs, and we are eager to make grants,”

What: An online fundraising campaign that will run on the Communities Foundation of Texas North Texas Giving Day platform. Donors can support targeted relief and recovery funds with a gift of any amount, give directly to organizations on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response, and support the more than 3,000 local nonprofits that participated in North Texas Giving Day 2019.

When: Make early gifts at cftexas.org.

North Texas Giving Tuesday Now will happen from 6 a.m. to midnight May 5.

Money raised for the Get Shift Done for North Texas Fund at Communities Foundation of Texas helps hourly workers, who prepare and deliver meals to ‘at-risk’ populations for nonprofits such as OurCalling. (PHOTO: KLEKAMP GROUP) Sampson said.

Dallas Foundation CEO Matthew Randazzo said his organization had made changes to be nimble, flexible, and support nonprofits in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

“Funders historically have loved to fund programmatic things with very specific outcomes, and there is a place and time for that, but we are at a moment where we need to be bold and flexible and responsive to the nonprofit sector,” Randazzo said.

“I don’t know what the new normal will look like, but I’m pretty… confident that the

go-forward plan and playbook is going to be dramatically different from how we have operated as individual institutions,” he said. “I think we will see more collaboration; I think we will see a real balance between being responsive and being strategic.”

Texas Women’s Foundation CEO Roslyn Dawson Thompson said the traditional grant cycle could return by the spring of 2021, “but for the balance of 2020, I think our calendar is dictated by the community’s reality.

“Goodness knows our whole economy in north Texas depends on the health of the North

Who: Communities Foundation of Texas, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and the Dallas Cowboys Texas nonprofit community,” Thompson said.

Randazzo also spoke about the importance of local organizations in the recovery process.

“I think we need to recognize that the problem solving that’s going to make a difference to the average north Texan is happening at Dallas ISD, it’s happening at Uplift Education, it’s happening at the North Texas Food Bank, it’s happening at city hall,” he said. “It is on-the-ground operators that are really ensuring that folks have the basic things that they need to sustain themselves in a time of crisis.”

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Meet the Greenhill Grad Whose Debut Feature Won the Top Prize at SXSW Austin event, though canceled by COVID-19 concerns, judged film submissions online

By Todd Jorgenson People Newspapers

As a sophomore at Occidental College, Cooper Raiff didn’t have spring break plans. So why not make a movie?

The week he spent filming guerrilla-style around the California campus with his girlfriend and a buddy wound up leading to Shithouse, his semiautobiographical debut feature that earned the 23-year-old Greenhill graduate the top narrative prize from the South by Southwest Film Festival.

“I wrote a script in five days, and we stole equipment from the college,” Raiff said. “My friend, who had never held a camera before, shot the whole thing. It ended up being a total piece of crap and looked awful.”

A festival would be awesome, but I don’t know what I’m missing because I’ve never been to one.

Cooper Raiff Though rough around the edges, it was also heartfelt — examining the transition for a college freshman from Dallas struggling to adjust to life away from home.

Raiff could undoubtedly relate.

Cooper Raiff took the crass name of his film from the location of a party that plays a role in the story. In addition to writing and directing, he stars as Alex alongside Dylan Gelula as Maggie, an older student he meets on campus. (COURTESY PHOTOS) “It was the first time I was without this safety net,” he said. “Am I going to go home or stick it out? That hasn’t been explored a lot. It’s about college through the lens of this very sensitive boy who misses his mom.”

Raiff uploaded it to YouTube, then tweeted a link to acclaimed indie filmmaker Jay Duplass (Cyrus), figuring he’d never click on it. However, 12 hours later,

Duplass emailed, and they met for lunch the next week.

Despite the sketchy production values, Duplass saw promise, encouraged him to expand and polish his short idea, and agreed to shepherd the project into feature form. So Raiff dropped out of Occidental and filmed last fall.

In the coming-of-age drama, Raiff plays Alex, who is more than 1,000 miles away

from his support system for the first time, struggling to make friends, and desperately homesick. He meets an older girl (Dylan Gelula) at a party and connects during an all-night walk around campus, only to have her push him away.

“I’m very similar to Alex in that I had an awesome childhood, and I missed home a lot when I got to college,” Raiff said. “Figuring out my second home was hard because my first home was so rock solid.”

At Greenhill, Raiff played basketball and got active in the theater program as an actor and a writer. He credits four years at the Dallas Young Actors Studio with nurturing his knowledge of dialogue and character development.

Although SXSW was canceled in March due to health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the film still won the feature narrative competition through an online vote.

That provides plenty of momentum for the sales and marketing teams as they attempt to find a distributor. And it also boosts Raiff ’s career prospects.

“We were very excited and a little surprised that we got into SXSW because we rushed that thing. With SXSW being canceled, it feels super sad,” Raiff said. “Right now, my goal is to sell the movie to someone who can get it seen by as many people as possible. A festival would be awesome, but I don’t know what I’m missing because I’ve never been to one.”

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Not Just Studying From Home

Separated from their college campuses, sisters seek to help Dallas businesses

By Rachel Snyder People Newspapers

news and felt the best way to be productive in this time was to help others,” Annie said. “We hope that Dallas Helps can bring a little bit of hope to the community.

It has meant so much to the recipients to know that someone out there is thinking of them and wants to help them in some way. It also has been somewhat of a relief to many local restaurant owners to know that community members out there are cheering on their businesses through this time.”

Two Highland Park sisters have been using their time back home from college during the COVID-19 pandemic to help fundraise for small businesses and restaurants.

Their efforts came as state and local officials announced increasing restrictions on gatherings, closed non-essential businesses, and limited restaurants to drive-through, How did you guys pickup, or delivery choose your reservice to prevent spective schools? the spread of the Annie: I chose disease caused by (the University of the novel coronavirus.

Virginia) because I Annie Dodd, love the history behind the school and 21, a senior at also knew going the University out of state would of Virginia, and challenge both acher sister, Grace, ademically and on 19, a f reshman a personal level. at Texas A&M, Grace chose Texas started Dallas A&M because our Helps and created a GoFunddad attended, and Me page to raise she loved the community and spirt money that they on campus, while say they distribute to restaurant still being close to workers and small Annie and Grace Dodd home.

(COURTESY PHOTO) businesses. Annie What do you guys said they’ve been hand-delivering money and doing Ven- hope to do after university? mo transactions to the workers. They say Annie: I am graduating in May and they raised a little more than $23,000 working for Capital One’s human resource and helped 11 different restaurants/bars program located in Washington, D.C. amounting to more than 80 employees Grace is in the business honors program as of April 4. Businesses Annie said they at A&M and hopes to do something in fihelped include Bandito’s, Lucky’s Café, nance.

Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, and St. Pete’s Dancing Marlin, among others. What’s a fun fact about you?

“Our main inspiration behind Dallas Annie: One of the first restaurants we Helps was really the notion of making our helped was Lucky’s Cafe because it is our infinite free time into something meaning- family’s very first stop when Grace and I ful. We were bogged down by so much bad both get home from school.

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Community

WHO ARE THESE NEW MASK MAKING HEROES? Turns out, they’re probably your neighbors

By Bethany Erickson

what’s the next thing for me?” she said. The next thing turned out to be making masks.

After talking with hospitals, she began sourcing fabric, pulling together designs, and finding people to sew. Another friend suggested setting up a GoFundMe to help offset her costs, too - which includes keeping her seamstresses employed during the shutdown.

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D

arden “Pops” McGlothlin learned how to weld after he joined Dallas Makerspace and took a class “and watched some Youtubes.”

That knowledge, and a 14-yearold embroidery machine, gave him nearly everything he needed to become the Melshire Estates COVID-19 mask provider, bagging his masks and then placing them on a metal tree he made from scrap stainless rod he bought at Garland Steel.

“Fourteen years ago, we bought a Brother Mickey Mouse - yes, that is the name, not my term - embroidery machine that was drawing plenty of dust, so I broke it out,” he said. “Since hearing of the need for masks I have busted a box of needles and burned through a slew of thread spools but the machine and I are doing just fine.”

McGlothlin had made about 300 masks and depleted his supply of old bed sheets and is ready to keep going, if someone can bring him some more sheets, he said. “The flat sheets went pretty fast, but taking apart the fitted sheets has been a beating.”

But Pops isn’t the only one making masks for neighbors these days.

University Park teenagers Lydia and Caleigh England have been making masks and donating them to first responders, doctors, nurses, and even their mail carrier.

The flat sheets went pretty fast, but taking apart the fitted sheets has been a beating.

Darden “Pops” McGlothlin

TOP LEFT: Workers at Preston Center Pediatrics wear masks made by the England sisters. BOTTOM LEFT: Darden “Pops” McGlothlin has a “mask tree” in his front yard. RIGHT: University Park sisters Lydia and Caleigh England sew masks for first responders, medical personnel, and mail carriers. (PHOTOS: SUZANNE ENGLAND, BETHANY ERICKSON) “The materials used in the latest donation that they made were made possible with a financial contribution from Allane O’Neil, owner of Osgood O'Neil Hair Salons,” their mother Suzanne said.

“My older daughter, Lydia, has been working 12-hour shifts on her

sewing machine while her younger sister, Caleigh, has been cutting out patterns,” said their mother.

Nardos Imam, who owns the couture shop Nardos Design at the Plaza at Preston Center, found herself at loose ends after shelter-in-place orders not only meant that she wouldn’t

be showing her collection anytime soon, but that brides couldn’t come in for fittings, either.

“For the first week, what I did was a lot of reassuring - ‘You’re going to have a wedding, it’s OK,’” she said.

“And then everything was canceled.”

“And I’m in crisis mode -

Mantra, a charitable organization run by local high school students, is using the profits from their jewelry line to help create COVID-19 protection boxes that contain two sewn facemasks and disinfectant wipes. The boxes will be given to first responders, as well as post office workers and grocery store employees.

“Our organization is demonstrating a tangible way to help others and showing people a way to make use of their time,” said Highland Park junior Paige Selby.

With students away, SMU innovation gym manufactures face shields

By Rachel Snyder

At DIG, he and Phillips are using 3D printers to build the ‘halos’ that go around the wearer’s head, using sewing elastic to hold the Usually, the Deason Innovation Gym in the ‘halos’ in place, cutting the transparent shield Lyle School of Engineering at SMU is full of material to size with a laser cutter, and assemstudents working on projects using 3D print- bling the finished products. The face shields ers, laser cutters, and other tools. then go in bags to be delivered in batches.

However, with students Production occurs at about 100 off campus and learning virMy thought was, hey, face shields per week tually to prevent the spread of COVID-19, DIG director our space is open. We and will continue unSeth Orsborn and lab mantil they are no longer have the tools that are ager Alyssa Phillips are using needed, Orsborn said. those resources to make pro- needed to make these A post on SMU’s tective face shields for mediwebsite says news of types of products; let’s cal workers. the efforts inspired “It’s not only a prediction just do it. donations from corporations to support for Dallas, but they currentSeth Orsborn ly don’t have enough healththe manufacturing care PPE (personal protective process. equipment) in places like New York and LA, “UT Southwestern is asking for batches let alone the rest of the world,” Orsborn said. of 100, and we’re going to other clinics like “So to be sort of proactive for Dallas, we’re cre- Watermark Urgent Care...and dropping off ating PPE that we can do.” batches of 10,” Orsborn said. “The nice thing Medical workers often wear a transpar- with delivering (to UT Southwestern) is then ent shield so that no droplets get on their fac- they can distribute out, so we don’t have to es while interacting with patients who may or worry about doing distribution.” may not be infected, Orsborn said.

The idea for the project came while

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Watermark Urgent Care clinic director Christy Chermak and Matt Hughes try on face shields manufactured at SMU’s Deason Innovation Gym. (PHOTOS: COURTESY SETH ORSBORN) watching reports about the plight of healthcare workers fighting the pandemic in Europe and Asia in March.

“I saw that there was already being an issue with not enough PPE in Europe, in Asia, and recognized that that was going to hit us pretty quickly,” Orsborn said. “My thought was, hey, our space is open. We have the tools that are needed to make these types of products; let’s just do it.”

MORE ONLINE : Seth Orsborn, with the Deason Innovation Gym, is encouraging small clinics and medical practices to get in touch if they need face shields. Visit www.thedig.org

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Your Newspaper Needs You, Too It feels like a year since we were in production for our April issue; but no, it’s only been a month.

As we were readying last month’s issue to go to press, COVI D-19 BETHANY reached Dallas.

ERICKSON We had been watching, aware that some of the stories we had scheduled to run could need to hold for newer, more urgent news.

As colleague Rachel Snyder and I began keeping online readers abreast of new cases and government declarations, another issue arose. My son, like so many other students, would not be returning to school after spring break.

Like you, I was faced with trying to work from home and teach a third-grader math. I’ve been regaling readers with how that is going on our website, peoplenewspapers.com.

I’d like to say thank you for supporting us. If you’re an advertiser, thanks for sticking with us, because you’re making sure your neighbors get up-to-date (and often up-to-theminute) information that they need to know.

And if you’re a reader, thanks for trusting us.

The sheer amount of news coming in keeps us busy, as does working together to figure out where to put it all and when.

Every day around 5 or so, when I take a breather and put the laptop down for a bit, it settles in that these hundreds of cases are someone’s dad, sister, child. The dead were loved people who will be missed dearly.

That’s when I need a minute to myself. I’m blessed to be staying at home with people who understand that.

Know there aren’t many journalists unaware that those numbers we’re reporting are people. It’s why we are practically begging you to stay inside, wash your hands, and listen to authorities.

It’s why we try to find stories about people helping make hospital equipment, or who find a way to celebrate milestones like weddings. We know you need the bright spots. Our souls need them, too.

It’s why we’ve made online space for restaurants and businesses to share the ways they’ve changed business models overnight. We want them to survive - those are our lunch spots, or date night favorites, and our birthday present saviors.

It’s also why it’s so important to support your local journalists by supporting their publications. If you can buy an ad, buy an ad. Share stories on your social media accounts. We are your neighbors, your cheerleaders, and your storytellers - and we need you, too.

Bethany Erickson Deputy Editor

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Thank God For Technology! Virtual Options Let Meetings Continue North Dallas Chamber, Preston Hollow Women’s Club, Rotary keep connecting

By William Taylor

Dallas Fair Park and served 6,300 meals.

The PHWC also has supported the food bank, recently sending $5,000 to address increased needs from the COVID-19 response.

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Regular book discussions remain the norm for some members of the Preston Hollow Women’s Club.

Conducting them online?

That ’s what ’s novel for the PHWC Happy Bookers.

“All but two or three of the 10 on the call had never done video conferencing before,” Kitty Galvin said.

“Our group is made up of very active – socially, community, and professionally – women, so this was a great way to stay connected while staying home,” she said. “It will certainly be interesting going forward to see if this method of ‘meeting’ becomes a more normal part of our daily lives.”

More normal, or not, social media and other technologies have become go-to tools for such organizations as the women’s club, Rotary, and the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce for keeping members updated and connected during this time of social distancing.

On a recent Monday afternoon, Happy Bookers discussed

FROM LEFT: Jill Spear and Carole Levine participate in the PHWC Happy Bookers online discussion of Dear Edward, a novel by Ann Napolitano. (COURTESY PHOTOS) Dear Edward, a novel by Ann Napolitano about the lone survivor of a plane crash.

Galvin described it as “an interesting read, especially at this crazy, scary time, since it was about a 12 year old trying to maneuver his way in life after a trauma.”

The North Dallas Chamber is helping its financially-strapped members manage by deferring their renewal payments through September.

Chamber operations, however, continue as the organization works with local, state, and federal partners to bring the “information and other resources

needed to support employers, workers, and residents,” officials announced.

Committee meetings, workshops, and other programs moved online, including leadership briefings with the likes of Dallas ISD Trustees Edwin Flores and Dustin Marshall.

Weekly meetings of the Rotary Club of Park Cities no longer come with the flavors of Maggiano’s, but they still begin with prayer and the national anthem.

“Father, we give thanks today for technology,” club president Richard Standford said in a Facebook from the Synclab Media studio. “Twenty-five years ago, we

would not have been as linked as we are today.”

The club draws members from Preston Hollow as well as Highland Park, University Park, and elsewhere. Key partners include the North Texas Food Bank and the Salvation Army.

Stanford said the club would soon come up with a project to help the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center on Harry Hines Boulevard. The center relies on sales from its area thrift stores, which closed after the “shelter in place” orders.

Stanford also reported on the food truck the club gave NTFB. On a recent Thursday, it set up at

It will certainly be interesting going forward to see if this method of ‘meeting’ becomes a more normal part of our daily lives.

Kitty Galvin The women’s club typically focuses its fundraising on helping Preston Hollow Elementary School and so far this year has collected $35,000 to provide Smart Boards for classrooms and a variety of athletic equipment, publicity chair Elaine Walter said.

“The members of the PHWC are so excited to help the children at our neighborhood school be the very best that they can be.”

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Noteworthy Neighbors Music Therapist Serenades T. Boone Hospice Patients From ‘Amazing Grace’ to Frank Sinatra, music helps at the end of life

Editor’s note: Rex’s Seafood & Market is sponsoring this monthly feature.

By Maddie Spera

Special Contributor When the end draws near, Jennefer Dixon is there with a song.

“I go in with my guitar and book of music and play whatever music is special to that family and that patient,” she explained. “It might be old church hymns or Frank Sinatra, or some people just want you to play anything and take them away for a while.”

The music therapist serves patients at Faith Presbyterian Hospice’s T. Boone Hospice and Palliative Care Center.

“It’s a very intimate space you walk into, but you never know what they’re going to ask for as far as music goes,” Dixon said.

“The caveat is your first visit with that family may be your last visit. So you have to do the very best you can to create that space for them, whatever that space is.”

In the middle of that song, she passed away, and I saw it happen, but I wasn’t sure the family did. So I just continued to sing.

Jennefer Dixon Dixon majored in music education at Texas Women’s University with the intent of becoming a band director. When she realized that was not what she wanted to do, she researched and came across an article that talked about the healing power of music.

She has now worked in hospice for 13

FROM LEFT: Hospice patient Joyce Boyer gets a visit last year from Kim Campbell, the widow of country music legend Glen Campbell, and music therapist Jennefer Dixon. (COURTESY PHOTOS) years and had many moving experiences as a music therapist, including one with a brain cancer patient.

“She had days where she knew me, and we would visit and mostly just talk,” Dixon said. “There were other days I would go in, and she didn’t know me at all, and on those days her mother told me that she loved old hymns, especially, ‘Amazing Grace.’”

Then one morning the nurse phoned, “‘It’s time, could you please come see her?’”

The patient was in bed with her husband holding her hand.

“Her mother came up to me and asked me to play her ‘Amazing Grace.’ In the middle of that song, she passed away, and

I saw it happen, but I wasn’t sure the family did. So I just continued to sing, and when I was done, the nurse quietly went over and checked her and said, ‘She’s gone.’

Later that day, her husband asked me to play at her service, and that was the hardest service I think I’ve ever done.”

There are painful moments, yes, but Dixon recognizes the power of music therapy and sees it as a method to attain peace and solace.

“It is such a blessing to become part of these journeys and these lives and try to offer some comfort to these folks,” Dixon said. “It is my honor to work with these people and create that intimate space for

them. I always wonder what I would do if I didn’t have music to help connect with these families. It’s a privilege, and I think everyone should be offered music therapy, especially at the end of life. I just love it, and I don’t know what else I would do.”

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Business

WHO WAS THAT MASKED MAN? ANOTHER ABC BANK CUSTOMER Park Cities branch opens just in time for pandemic mode

By William Taylor People Newspapers

N

ormally, banks don’t welcome masked men (or women), but Derek Zelazny isn’t enforcing that prohibition so vigorously these days.

As North Texas market president, he’s seeing customers at Preston Road and Lovers Lane, site of the 14th office (second in the Dallas area) of American Bank of Commerce.

The full-service Park Cities branch opened Jan. 20 at 7001 Preston Road, Suite 100, and packed the lobby with guests during open house celebrations in late February and early March.

“As a community bank, we believe our core values and relationship-based banking philosophy meet the personal and business banking needs of this community,” bank president and CEO James Arnold said.

Lately, Zelazny and Marcie Waskey, branch manager for ABC Bank affiliate Infinity

Mortgage Holdings, have seen maybe two visitors a day.

Customers with business to do in person, even during a pandemic, come by appointment only for entry to the locked lobby.

Even without walk-in traffic, the new branch has gotten off to a busy start, tackling hundreds of applications from small businesses seeking loans under the federal Paycheck Protection Program.

In a time like this, people realize we might be a little more nimble and able to help.

Derek Zelazny The program incentivizes small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll by making the loans forgivable “if all employees are kept on the payroll

for eight weeks, and the money is used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest, or utilities,” according to sba.gov.

Zelazny said the branch, through mid-April, had made 531 such loans, about $9.1 million worth.

“We’re helping our customers, but we also helped a handful of noncustomers that just needed help,” he said. “In a time like this, people realize we might be a little more nimble and able to help.”

The $900 million community bank has more than 55 years of profitability and operates banking centers in Lubbock, Austin, Dallas, and Colorado. Infinity Mortgage, an affiliate, began offering mortgage lending services in 2016.

Even with the strange times, opening a new branch is exciting for the company, Zelazny said.

“We believe in investing in communities where our associates live and are connected to personally and professionally.”

American Bank of Commerce directors Todd Moore and Dr. John Moore stand with Ryan Thoveson at one of two open houses earlier this year. BOTTOM: The events featured local musicians including a Highland Park High School string quartet. (PHOTOS: COURTESY SETH ORSBORN)

Unsatisfied with Fireplace Screen Options, She Designed Her Own Sales of new Claire Crowe Collection product will benefit fund for shift workers

Being stuck at home for several weeks has meant, for many, that they’re starting to realize how much they dislike certain features of their house. Maybe it’s the height of the living room windows.

Or perhaps it’s the finish on the cabinet doors.

Or maybe it’s the fireplace screen.

The Claire Crowe Collection of Dallas introduced its latest screen - the Just Be, and it’s just in time for everyone to just be staying at home.

The screen, like all of the company’s screens, is available in 14 hand-applied finishes and is customizable for any fireplace opening.

Redecorating during a pandemic may seem frivolous, but Crowe, of University Park, assures it’s not.

“Never has the importance of home been more evident. We are lucky beyond measure if we can claim a comfortable, functional, and beautiful home,” she said.

“When there is only chaos around us, home is where we go to retreat and restore.”

The company will also donate 15 percent of each Just Be screen sale to Communities Foundation of Texas, which is

screen, knowing that for many, the home’s fireplace is the backdrop for a lot of important moments - and will continue to be that backdrop even after people are able to move about the city freely.

When there is only chaos around us, home is where we go to retreat and restore.

Claire Crowe Claire Crowe designs screens, such as this one, knowing a home’s fireplace often serves as the backdrop for important family moments. (COURTESY PHOTOS) helping furloughed and laid off hourly workers find paid jobs.

“Communities Foundation of Texas is working with a group of local entrepreneurs to place hourly shift workers, particularly from the restaurant industry, at local nonprofits that have significant volunteer needs,” Crowe explained. “The fund will allow nonprofits to pay displaced workers to fill their organization’s

volunteer needs during this time of crisis.”

Since its launch in 2010, the Claire Crowe Collection has grown into a fully-equipped design studio and manufacturing facility in the Design District.

The venture got its start after Crowe, who studied literature at SMU and the University of Dallas, became frustrated looking for accessories for her own home.

She designed her own custom fireplace

“Design may not always seem critical, but there are times when understanding how to make yourself and others feel comfortable, safe, and enriched is important and worthy,” Crowe said. “While I cocoon away from the world with my family, I’ll be turning my thoughts to what I can do to strengthen those in my local community who may be suffering as we flatten the curve of coronavirus by sheltering at home.”

To learn more about Claire Crowe Collection, visit www.clairecrowecollection.com.

– Staff report

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ESD Students Learn Market Intricacies During COVID-19

Management Investment Club members work to reconcile mixed signals

By Bethany Erickson People Newspapers

Students at the Episcopal School of Dallas have been managing a stock portfolio using school reserve funds - and that opportunity has even given them an unplanned lesson in market volatility after the stock market plunged in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic reaching the U.S. Upper school students in ESD’s Student-Managed Investm e n t Fu n d club manage a small amount of the school’s reserve funds for long-term capital expenditures, school spokesperson Emma England said. “ I ’v e s a t in on several meetings, and it ’s seriously impressive what these teenagers are able to do with their finance and investment knowledge,” she said of the club, which is modeled after collegiate programs and is one of the only independent school versions that allows students to use real money – not

hypothetical investments and short timeframes.

“I have participated in multiple virtual investment competitions, and although they teach short-term trading methods and some basic criteria for investing, I have learned about the implications of the market structure, certain investment models, and long-term, dividend-yielding strategies from being part of the club,” said ESD student and club co-president Lauren Weber.

How successful has the club been? Since it began in 2014, it has earned returns on their funds averaging 7.7% per year.

“The fund teaches its student managers about investment principals, careers, capital markets, and the economy in a manner that is almost unique for high schools: actual funds invested for the long-term benefit of the school,” said Robert Buchholz, who serves as the club’s sponsor, and is the chief financial officer of ESD. “Our goals are preservation of capital,

Although this is a financially scary time, it provides us with a really unique learning experience — how to manage our financials during economic crises.

Lauren Weber

FROM LEFT: Jack Crofford, Elliott McCabe, Lauren Weber, Lucy Sinwell, and Asher Hoodis manage a small amount of ESD’s reserve fund as part of a student investment club. (COURTESY PHOTO) diversification of industry, and long-term growth.”

“We all keep up on current events, the market and its swings, and terms and actions used in the business world,” said Lucy Sinwell, co-president of the investment club. “This allows our club to preview the investment world as well as hear from many successful businessmen and women who give us advice as well as teach us about their specific profession.”

But both Weber and Buchholz said the latest market drops

provided even more learning experiences.

“The market ’s decline has served as empirical evidence of why it is so important to have a diversified portfolio; it has helped us to minimize our damage,” Weber said. “Although this is a financially scary time, it provides us with a really unique learning experience — how to manage our financials during economic crises.”

Buchholz said that although the group’s portfolio is down 16% from the top of the market,

it’s still 5% above the cost of the current investments.

“The fund’s student managers are reconciling signals that the economy could be reopened soon with very real concerns about further spread of the virus,” he said. “The fund managers are strong believers in the value of holding a diversified portfolio, and recent performance has only bolstered that point of view.

They are currently re-evaluating the fund’s investment goals with an economic recovery and market rebound in mind.”

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Real Estate Quarterly NOT EASY: SEEKING NEW SHELTER WHILE SHELTERING IN PLACE Reduced inventory should keep prices stable for when activity picks up

By Bethany Erickson People Newspapers

T

he shelter-in-place orders designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 have slowed home selling nationwide, but local experts are sure the market will rebound.

A recent National Association of Realtors survey found that 59% of real estate agents surveyed said buyers are delaying home purchases for a couple of months, while 57% said sellers are delaying as well.

“Home prices will remain stable because of a pandemic-induced reduction in inventory coupled with less immediate concerns over foreclosures,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun, who added that the temporary slowdown would be followed by a “strong rebound.”

Real estate professionals we spoke to agreed with that assessment.

I see plenty of signs out there that when given the opportunity to get out there again and get in the market, people are going to do it - and I think they’re going to do it with vigor.

Steve Collins “People are being cautious - there’s a hyper-awareness about personal health, personal safety, and personal hygiene, and not knowing who lives in the house you’d be viewing, or who is coming into your home,” said Steve

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Collins with Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate.

And while Kay Wood with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s said that fear has put a damper on the market right now, she’s still seeing homes sell.

“We are still seeing new listings come on the market and go under contract, especially at more affordable price points,” she said.

“Not every real estate transaction is an elective decision,” Chris Kelly, president and CEO of the Ebby Halliday Companies, pointed out. “We still have people moving to North Texas for work opportunities, people needing more house for an expanding family or a different home for changed circumstances.”

Real estate experts agreed that the market will rebound.

“I think based on what we are seeing now, there will be some pent-up demand and buyers taking advantage of low-interest rates,” Wood said.

“I see plenty of signs out there that when given the opportunity to get out there again and get in the market, people are going to do it - and I think they’re going to do it with vigor,” Collins said. “Interest rates are just incredibly low, and it’s still a wonderful time to buy. “ Kelly said that while he thinks the market is positioned for a rebound “more so than almost every other market in the United States,” how quickly it does so may be subject to how quickly people can get back to work.

“We believe home sales will markedly improve as we get further on the backside of the health crisis,” he said. “It will be the longevity of the economic impacts from the health crisis that have the bigger and more unknown effect on how fast the housing market rebounds.”

Wood said that the public can do a great deal to get the market back to normal, too.

“The more people respect shelter in place and social distancing, the less and the shorter the market disruption and the easier it will be for us to recover quickly,” she said.

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Price per Sold to Active Days on Months’ sq. foot list price listings market supply

Month

Closed Median sales price

Price per Sold to Active Days on Months’ sq. foot list price listings market supply

Dec. 2018

56

$1,140,000

$341

94%

277

91

5

Dec. 2018

58

$1,125,000

$396

95%

258

74

4.3

March 2019

63

$821,250

$297

96%

393

56

7.2

March 2019

62

$1,357,620

$392

96%

418

60

7.2

June 2019

70

$997,000

$273

96%

446

65

8.2

June 2019

97

$1,492,500

$387

95%

435

71

7.4

Sept. 2019

55

$932,500

$278

95%

435

80

8.1

Sept. 2019

58

$1,007,500

$360

93%

394

89

6.9

Dec. 2019

77

$1,080,000

$268

94%

254

96

4.5

Dec. 2019

70

$1,389,500

$417

94.9%

222

87

3.7

March 2020

76

$860,100

$297

96%

265

87

4.5

March 2020

62

$1,276,000

$376

96%

245

61

3.8

Source: North Texas Real Estate Information Systems Inc.

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1930s McFarlin Blvd. Home ‘A Jewel In Our Midst” Instead of Europe, architect took inspiration from Texas history

By Todd Jorgenson People Newspapers

During an era when European flourishes dotted the residential landscape in the Park Cities, David Williams found his influences closer to home.

The renowned architect injected subtle yet unmistakable Texas flair into his design of a home at 3805 McFarlin Blvd. that remains a landmark achievement eight decades later.

That’s why the Dallas chapter of the American Institute of Architects is honoring the house, which was built in 1932 for then-University Park mayor Elbert Williams (no relation to the designer), with its first AIA Dallas Historic Building Award.

“This is not a house that jumps out to people today,” said Larry Good, a Dallas architect who is writing a book about the Williams home. “The average person wouldn’t know its significance without diving into the details.”

In the 1920s, many Park Cities homes featured eccentricities from England, Italy, or France. David Williams bucked that trend by incorporating Texas history and local materials into his designs — looking at vernacular and elemental buildings more befitting the regional climate.

For example, the house faces north, with a wing that shades the southern patio overlooking Turtle Creek to minimize sun exposure during the hot Texas summer. The spacious verandas cast the feel of an upscale

ranch house.

Williams designed a few private residences in the Park Cities, but the one on McFarlin — which became known as a pinnacle of Texas regionalism — was his last. He subsequently closed his practice to work with the government on affordable housing during the Depression.

“This one is easily the most important. It really started a movement,” Good said. “This house changed the spirit of residential architecture in Texas.”

Since the 1950s, the 1.2-acre property has been owned by the family of the late Eugene Locke, a prominent attorney and 1968 Texas gubernatorial candidate who was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

The Locke family put the two-story house on the market last summer, with almost all of the original design still intact. The floor plan hasn’t changed, and even the bathroom fixtures are original. However, uncertainty accompanies any potential sale.

“It’s in jeopardy of being scraped and something else being built on the property,” said Bob Clark, a Park Cities architect and board member for the Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society. “We want to find a way to preserve it and give it life going forward. It’s really an architectural museum.”

The property hasn’t been granted any architectural or historical designations over the years. Along with the efforts of PCHPS,

Clark hopes Good’s book will help safeguard the legacy of the property before it changes hands.

“This is a jewel in our midst,” Clark said.

“We’ve not given up on trying to save it, but in this market, that’s a stretch.”

This house changed Texas architecture.

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Mixed-Use Development Still Gets Mixed Reviews

Saint Michael project at Preston Center moving forward with zoning approval

By Rachel Snyder

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A mixed-use development planned on the Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church campus has won conditional planned development district status, but, unsurprisingly, still draws mixed reviews from neighbors.

We’re already saying OK to them building apartments, a business office, and restaurant. We’re simply asking that they not, in addition to all that, funnel the traffic through our residential street full of families and kids.

Melanie Walz The development on Colgate Avenue between Lomo Alto Drive and Douglas Avenue in the southwest part of Preston Center would include an office building on Douglas Avenue and a residential building on the western side of the site, per 2018 plans. The project would also feature a full-service restaurant with a pa-

Preston Center was crowded with shoppers March 7. (PHOTO: RACHEL SNYDER) tio and other ground-floor retail opening onto public green space along Douglas Avenue.

Sarah Evans, with Dallas City Council Member Jennifer Gates’ office, said the council would be reviewing the case again shortly after the newspaper went to press to ensure the site plan matched the agreement with the city.

Melanie Walz said she’s concerned about the potential for more traffic to end up flowing through the residential area on Colgate Avenue. The proposed development would generate approximately 4,175 new daily trip ends on weekdays, 300 in the morning peak hour, and 370 in the afternoon peak hour, according to a study.

“We’re already saying OK to them building apartments, a business office, and restaurant.

We’re simply asking that they not, in addition to all that, funnel the traffic through our residential street full of families and kids. Funnel it through Weldon Howell Parkway, a business parkway, rather than bringing it through our neighborhood,” Walz said.

To help address traffic concerns, the church supports a variety of measures, Rector Chris Girata said. Those include fixing the light at Sherry Lane and Douglas, continuing to stripe Weldon Howell Parkway to Colgate, installing a right-turn lane at the corner of Douglas and Sherry Lane, and installing no-parking signs south of Weldon Howell to Colgate, but doesn’t agree with aligning Weldon Howell and the private drive because of safety concerns.

“We want to make Douglas safer, and our studies confirm the opinion of city staff that keeping the drives offset is the safest… option for us,” he said.

Steve Stoner of Pacheco Koch said his office prepared the traffic studies for the project, and the church agreed on improvements, including fixing the traffic signal detectors, making pedestrian improvements at the Douglas and Sherry intersection, and re-striping Douglas between Sherry and Colgate.

Gates praised their efforts.

“I wish I could have gotten every concern addressed over the last couple of years that we’ve been working on this case, and I know there is this point of contention related to the Weldon Howell intersection,” she said. ”I’ve worked with the applicant; they’ve conceded to a lot of other requests… many of them included making the traffic flow better.”

The development would add to a mixedused area that already enjoys high occupancy.

Venture Commercial Real Estate managing partner Mike Geisler estimated that Preston Center is at about 98% occupancy.

Geisler said Preston Center’s been among the highest occupied retail centers in the area for 30 years.

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‘Hers was a life well-lived’ Preservationists remember Virginia Savage McAlester

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another former executive director, Katherine Seale.

Preziosi agreed.

Ask any local preservationist, “She had a tremendous impact real estate writer, or residential ar- on preservation in Dallas,” he said, chitecture enthusiast about the adding that McAlester was part of books on their reference shelves at a group that led the way in showhome, and don’t be surprised when ing the city how to use preservathey all mention Virginia Savage tion to improve neighborhood McAlester’s A Field Guide to Amer- economics. ican Houses as a “They used must-have. preservation as “Way back a tool to revitalize neighwhen I was in borhoods,” he college, I had said. “It attractto purchase A ed investment Field Guide to American Housin those neighes for one of borhoods.”

Those early my preservation classes,” efforts included revitalizing said Preservation Dallas exSwiss Avenue, ecutive director 2004 Virginia Award: Veletta Lill which became David Prezio- presents Virginia Savage McAlester the city’s first si. “Little did with the 2004 Preservation Dallas residential hisI know at the Dorothy Savage award, named after toric district, McAlester’s mother. and helping detime that Vir- (PHOTO: PRESERVATION DALLAS) ginia’s book velop revolving would become a bible for me as loans to attract more investment in I surveyed thousands of historic historic neighborhoods. buildings during my career.”

McAlester was also one of the McAlester died April 9 at founders of Preservation Dallas, Baylor Hospital at age 76 after a which began in the seventies as lengthy battle with myelofibrosis. the Historic Preservation League.

Among her many accomplish- She also had a hand in getting ments was the fact that McAlester Fair Park designated as a nationhelped start two of arguably the al historic landmark, Preziosi said, most essential preservation efforts and raised millions to preserve the in Dallas - Preservation Dallas and buildings there.

Catherine Horsey, who was Friends of Fair Park.

“Dallas owes a great deal to executive director from 1993 to Virginia and her vision set in an 2000, said that McAlester came up unwavering determination,” said with the name Preservation Dallas, Dwayne Jones, who was Preserva- and even visited her in Atlanta to tion Dallas executive director from convince her to take the job with 2001-2006. “The historic and archi- the newly renamed organization. tectural landscape would be quite “Virginia’s influence on Dallas’ different if she had not risen to the historic buildings and neighborpreservation cause early in her life.” hoods cannot be overstated but “Locally, in Dallas and Texas, no was not limited to her hometown others have made so great an impact - she was known nationally for her on the historic built environment as work,” Horsey said. “Hers was a Virginia Savage McAlester,” said life well-lived.”

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Sports

ON THE RUN FOR ST. MARK’S: ARROYO TWINS MAKE STRIDES MIT-bound brothers plan to keep competing for and with each other

By Todd Jorgenson People Newspapers

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uch as two heads are better than one, four legs are better than two for identical twins Andres and Pablo Arroyo.

The St. Mark’s seniors literally have been running side by side on the school’s cross country and track and field teams for four years. Most often, they’ll finish a race one or two places apart, separated by only a few seconds.

That bond makes them stronger, and brings a lot of internal drive and motivation for them.

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FROM LEFT: St. Mark’s seniors Pablo Arroyo and Andres Arroyo led the Lions to an SPC team championship last fall. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Such teamwork has earned plenty of medals for both siblings, in addition to a team championship for the Lions at last year’s SPC fall meet.

“We do generally run close together,” Andres said. “In cross country, you want to

race tactically and not break too far ahead.”

The Arroyos haven’t always run in tandem. While Andres became involved through a running club in elementary school, Pablo gravitated to football and other sports before developing an affinity

for cross country in middle school.

“I needed to find a new way to direct my competitive spirit,” Pablo said. “I wanted to see if I could be better than Andres. Competition was a big part of it.”

After enrolling in St. Mark’s in eighth

grade, the twins ran together in the high school relay event at the Dallas Marathon, something they’ve done each year.

During their freshman year, Pablo finished 35th in the SPC meet, while Andres was 44th. In their final meet as seniors, both were in the top four overall. They led St. Mark’s to its first team title since 2013.

“That bond makes them stronger, and brings a lot of internal drive and motivation for them,” said St. Mark’s head coach John Turek. “They definitely feed off each other.”

They’ve shown similar improvement on the track under the tutelage of Lions assistant coach Ryan Hershner, who works with the team’s distance runners. Last spring, Pablo won a silver medal in the 800, and both contributed to a runner-up finish in the 4x800 relay.

Their high school careers never reached the finish line, as their final SPC track season was cut short due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. But when they head to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology next year, the Arroyos plan to keep running — together.

“It’s a pretty big advantage,” Andres said. “It’s easier to keep motivated. If your brother can do it, so can you.”

No Playoffs, But Longhorns Celebrate District Crown

Postseason aspirations must wait until 2021 when W.T. White moves to 5A

national team roster for Guatemala — where his parents were born — and hopes to play in upcoming qualifiers for next year’s U-20 World Cup in Indonesia.

By Todd Jorgenson People Newspapers

W.T. White players and coaches wanted to end their season on the field, but their hopes of a lengthy playoff run were dashed instead by the COVID-19 pandemic.

That won’t erase the memory of a historic season, however, as the Longhorns clinched the District 8-6A title in their final game before the season was suspended in mid-March, tallying a 10-1-2 record in league play.

Their offensive proficiency was the primary reason, with WTW scoring at least three goals in 11 of 13 district games — and 50 goals total.

“The key to our success is having the experience of some great seniors and the hunger of a group of younger players,” said fourthyear WTW head coach Rolando Tovar, whose varsity roster includes six sophomores.

A year ago, WTW tied Richardson Pearce for the regular-season

Our expectations are higher every year.

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While waiting for the UIL’s decision to the end of the season, the District 8-6A champion W.T. White boys soccer team kept in touch via social media. (COURTESY PHOTO) crown in 8-6A, then was ousted in postseason play by state champion Flower Mound in the Region I quarterfinals.

But this season, the Longhorns (14-2-3 overall) earned two victories over Pearce while also going unbeaten in two games against perennial

power Duncanville. They were slated to be the district’s top seed in the Region I bracket.

“Our expectations are higher every year,” Tovar said. “We knew we had the team to win district, but our real goal [was] to make it past the third round of the playoffs.”

Dynamic striker Jorge Gonzalez, a junior, paced the attack with 18 goals this season, which led the district. Senior midfielders Byron Aguilar and Angel Escorza also were valuable contributors.

Aguilar, who had nine goals this season, is on the under-20

The versatile Escorza was the team’s top scorer last season but was valuable as a multipurpose player this season, primarily as a center midfielder but also on defense when needed.

As they waited at home, hoping for a postseason opportunity, Tovar shared plans to his players over social media so they could remain focused and connected through the extended break.

However, the Longhorns will have to wait until 2021 for another playoff chance, with a new roster in a reconfigured district at the Class 5A level.

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Schools

PASS/FAIL WON’T HAMPER COLLEGE DREAMS, EXPERTS SAY

Students should find creative uses of their study from home time

By Bethany Erickson People Newspapers

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s school districts all over the country - including Highland Park ISD and Dallas ISD - have moved to remote learning, they’ve also had to tackle how to grade student work.

For many schools, that has meant opting for pass/fail grading - looking at the student effort, past performance, and attendance to determine if they get credit for that course.

And it’s been a concept that has been the cause of plenty of worries especially for high schoolers looking at college applications.

Flexibility will be the key for institutions, and organization will be the key for students.

Sam Suchala Independent guidance counselor Casey Gendason and Parish Episcopal School counselor Sam Suchala said students could breathe - those pass/fail scores will not hamper your

In addition to keeping up with their online studies, students should explore other interests at this time, guidance counselors say. (COURTESY PHOTO) ability to get into college.

“Students will definitely be admitted to colleges with pass/fail grades,” Gendason said. “Colleges have been sending email updates to college counselors daily, and the messages are very similar from one college to the next: ‘We are going to be understanding when it comes to second-semester grades, we know that extra-curricular activities are on hold, and we anticipate that this

summer may look very different compared to previous summers.’”

And for some students, other test scores and grades will also provide colleges information.

“For any students participating in AP classes, taking the AP test for that class provides another measurement of learning,” Suchala said. “Senior year first trimester or semester grades will be significant to the process.”

Scholarships that are based on class rank or grade point averages will not be out of the question, either.

“Many colleges are moving to test-optional for one to two years because standardized test scores will be harder to acquire,” said Suchala.

“Flexibility will be the key for institutions, and organization will be the key for students.”

“Scholarship programs will also

be understanding and are aware that GPA and class rank will likely look different compared to previous years,” Gendason said.

“Colleges are in discussion about how they plan to adapt to these changes, especially with pass/fail grades, and will inform high schools and rising seniors when they have finalized their decisions,” he added.

“The context surrounding a student’s situation will be even more important when the Class of 2021 applies to colleges.”

And how can a student stand out when they’re homebound? Gendason said schools will be looking for creativity - and now is a great time to try to learn another language, learn to cook, pick up a new hobby, or research something.

“If you have a genuine interest, go after it - you may be asked in a written format or verbally during an interview, ‘So, how did you spend your quarantine time?’” he said.

“One of my students is learning calligraphy,” Suchala said. “Remember the value of service to your family and community, whether that is taking care of siblings or helping a neighbor with yard work.”

To see more of our conversation with Suchala and Gendason, go to peoplenewspapers.com.

Separation Takes Emotional Toll As Campuses Work To Connect

Private school educators, families adjust to distance learning, hope for graduations

By Dalia Faheid

People Newspapers Taylor Hopkin, St. Mark’s School of Texas senior and student council president, introduced his quarantine pastime, showing the camera his drawing of a frog he’d named Froderick.

Over the next thirty minutes, other classmates shared how they spent their time. Ramsey Beard performed a bass solo, Oliver Lambert solved a Rubik’s Cube blindfolded, and Meyer Zinn read a poem.

A month into online education private school students are finding new ways to learn and connect.

With schools shuttering statewide, private school administrators scrambled to form distance learning plans by the end of spring break.

“It’s been a leap of faith for everybody, including our faculty who are really working hard to make this work as we all navigate a complicated situation,” said Lee Hark, head of school for the Greenhill School.

Having enacted remote learning for a week after the October 2019 storm, Ursuline Academy teachers were more comfortable with the transition.

The most challenging aspect has been the lack of face to face contact to ensure students grasp lessons, Ursuline marketing manager

Greenhill School Dean Jason Gajderowicz and sophomore class officers make announcements on Zoom. (PHOTO: GREENHILL ISD) Leah Chapman said. “It’s taking an emotional toll on everyone to just not be together.”

Teachers use tools like Zoom, Google Classrooms, and Microsoft Teams to connect with middle and high school students. Seesaw is used for elementary school classes.

Some schools, including St. Mark’s and Greenhill, have implemented more lenient grading policies.

Graduation plans for the schools remain uncertain with many creating contingency

plans should commencements take place in May, June, or July.

“This stinks,” said head of school Dave Monaco in a candid video address to seniors at Parish Episcopal School.

“Students invested a lot of time and energy getting to this point where they can celebrate their developmental journey and imminent move to college, so this is disquieting and hurtful and upsetting,” he said.

Ursuline seniors long for at least one more

They would be more upset about not getting to thank their teachers than missing prom.

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school day, Chapman said. “They would be more upset about not getting to thank their teachers than missing prom.”

Schools send weekly newsletters to keep parents updated and get feedback through surveys.

Monaco found that younger students are more teacher-dependent, so Parish teachers host virtual activities like read-aloud sessions and book clubs.

At Greenhill, teachers reach out to students weekly and celebrate birthdays on Zoom.

Parish parents attend virtual meetups and town meetings, teachers meet for social hours, and students celebrate milestones. On social media, Parish students share creative hobbies.

The school also supports families by delivering meals to teachers, deferring monthly tuition, and endorsing family-owned businesses.

St. Mark’s students post videos and photos of their home adventures.

“The boys have really taken the lead to make sure that they’re caring for one another,” said communications director Katy Rubarth.

While the future ahead is undetermined, many remain optimistic.

“I know when we’re on the other side of this, we’ll have learned a lot about who we are as a school,” said Hark. “There’ll be lessons to draw from this that’ll make us an even better school when we’re back together.”

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Aspiring Doctors Explore Future at Summer Congress

Hillcrest 10th-grader becomes more certain than ever about her goals

saw the experience as a great honor for Rodney-Hernandez and a transformative one, too.

“It really helped her security as both a young girl and in her choice of major/career,” Hernandez Badia said.

LEFT: Paolaenid Rodney-Hernandez, second from left, with friends made during the Congress of Future Medical Leaders last June. RIGHT: She also met Shree Bose, a Duke University medical student known for winning the 2011 Google Global Science Fair. (COURTESY PHOTOS)

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Hillcrest High School 10th-grader Paolaenid Rodney-Hernandez went to Lowell, Massachusetts, and watched a surgery live-streamed from Louisiana.

“It was a partial knee replacement surgery, and the surgeon walked us through the whole process and let us ask questions,” said Rodney-Hernandez, who viewed the operation along with other delegates to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders last June.

The congress is an honors-only program for high school students

who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields. It is meant to honor, inspire, motivate, and direct these students to not only stay true to their dream, but after the event, provide a path, plan, and resources to help them reach their goal.

Not only did the delegates get to listen to speakers in the auditorium, but they also got to talk to and take pictures with some amazing people.

Rodney-Hernandez met the recipient of the first bionic eye as well as a 12-year-old girl who won an award with Google for creating a procedure that tests water for malaria in 30 seconds rather than

over several hours.

“My experience is something that I will never forget,” Rodney-Hernandez stated. “I met lots of people my age who are interested in both the medical and science fields. It was very empowering and will stay with me for the rest of my life.”

The congress lasted a week with delegates in session from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily with a 2-hour lunch break. More than 1,000 people filled the arena. During the breaks, delegates talked with each other and made connections and relationships that could last a lifetime.

“Even though there are a lot of

challenges, there are always people who will be there for you,” Rodney-Hernandez said. “I know I’ve chosen a hard and difficult field, but being at the congress taught me that there are plenty of people, both my age and older, who are there to support, encourage, and mentor me.

“It also solidified my desire to go into the medical field. As a Hispanic, I was inspired to see people like myself achieving great success.

When I saw them and what they had achieved, I knew that I could do it too,” she said. “It helped me stick to what I want to do.”

Her mother, Rosenid Hernandez Badia of Franklin, Mississippi,

I met lots of people my age who are interested in both the medical and science fields. It was very empowering and will stay with me for the rest of my life.

Paolaenid RodneyHernandez Rodney-Hernandez’s summer medical learning experiences didn’t end with the congress.

Afterward, she traveled to Puerto Rico and shadowed a doctor in the ER and got to see a trauma doctor work with patients in real-time.

Rodney-Hernandez wants to become a trauma surgeon, too, or perhaps a neurosurgeon.

Maybe her next summer opportunity will help narrow down her options.

2020 Family Night at Six Flags Over Texas

Thank You 2020 Sponsors On behalf of the Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center, sincere and heartfelt thanks to all of our generous Family Night at Six Flags sponsors, including DPR Construction, WFAA, Tom Thumb and Six Flags Over Texas, for their unwavering support of Children’s Health. Though we could not come together for our beloved Family Night this year, we are immensely grateful to each of you for standing alongside the patients and families served by Children’s Health during this critical time. Your continued generosity and commitment is vital to our mission of making life better for children and from the bottom of our hearts, we say thank you. Please mark your calendars for next year’s Family Night at Six Flags set for April 9, 2021.

Cheryl and Sam Chantilis Brent E. Christopher Cicero Group Mrs. William H. Clark, III Cile Crouch Kathy and Harlan Crow Sally and George Dutter The Meredith and Hohman Finney Family Sharon and Steve Folsom Amanda and Mark Francis Greater Dallas Orthopaedics Dawn and Toby Grove Mollie and Bobby Halpin Hamilton & Squibb, LLP Melissa and Jason Harlow Holly Hassmann Hyatt Family Ellen and Bill Jackson Liz and Honey The David T. Martineau Family Cathy and David Martinez Pleasant and Todd McCulloch Hillary and Aaron Murff OCCMD Aphrodite and Sam Paulos Michal and Loyd Powell The Rosewood Corporation Nancy and Ryan Scripps Mrs. Ben Sparkman The Stinnett Family Elisa and Stephen Summers Kara and Eric Swanson Claire and Tobin Swope Laura Terry The Tolleson Family Melissa D. Tonn Utility Trailer of Dallas, Inc.

Promotional Sponsors Tom Thumb WFAA Executive Platinum Sponsor DPR Construction Platinum Sponsors Balfour Beatty Billingsley Company The Delatour Family/Regency Centers Highland Capital Management Lantern Family Foundation Gold Sponsors Philip T. Bee Charitable Trust Benchmark Bank Randy and Carolyn Garrett Grand Homes The Lupton Huckin Family Gene and Jerry Jones Family Foundation Kimberley and Scott Sheffield Pearl Sponsors Angiel Electrical Construction Corporation Chick-fil-A @ Hillcrest & University Conner and Ginny Searcy Silver Sponsors Kathy Bishop Cinemark Theatres Costello Family Foundation HKS, Inc. Caroline L. Hunt Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC Hisashi and Lynn Nikaidoh Perot Foundation Trammell Crow Company The Young Family Bronze Sponsors BestNest Pediatrics Brennan Financial Services/Debra Brennan Tagg The Crouch and Lawrence Families Averille and Stewart Dawson The Katy and Kyle Miller Family Foundation Dian Moore, Shelley and Pete Moore Pediatric Associates of Dallas Lillian and Adam Richey Lisa and John Rocchio Patron Sponsors Christy and Ben Abbott ABCD Juracek Baker Triangle B.C. Williams Bakery Service, Inc. Berlin Foundation - Platt, Opsal and Berlin Families

Family Night at Six Flags Co-Chairs: Lillian Richey, Holly Lawrence, Haylie Crouch and Jennifer Knox

Special Friends Ashley and Jeff Begert Heather Blinn The Blue Coco Amanda and Michael Bodwell Maryjane and Chris Bonfield Cordelia and Tom Boone Nicole Brewer The Brown Family Joanna Clarke Ann G. Corrigan Jessica and Dewey Dalton Katie and Dustin Dulin Christina and Chris Durovich Chelsea and Clay Duvall The Chris Elliston Family The Erwin and Pitzer Families Sandra Estess Janet and Craig Evans

Honorary Chairs Chris and Liz Young and Women’s Auxiliary President Lindsey Miller and Justin Miller

Nichol and Matthew Everett Trisha and Carl Ewert Flatbread Company A Friend of Children’s Health The Gearing Family Victoria and Ernie Gilkerson Linda and Randy Golden The Gray Family The Guinn Family Jennifer and Mark Gunnin Sally and Steve Hanna Martha Hooper and Devin Rambie/Legacy Texas Title Brittany and Marshall Hunt Interventional Spine and Pain: Dr. Pablo Zeballos Amy Laws The Lemak Family Tricia Linderman Lombardi Family Concepts Lunchbox Babies Betty and John H. Martin The McArtor Family Christine McKenny of Allie Beth Allman & Associates Lindsey and Justin Miller JoAnne and Eddy Moore Connie and Chris O’Neill Amy and Michael Ostella Diane B. Purnell Robert Elliott Custom Homes Serving Life Chiropractic Shelly Slater Strategies The Skinner Family Beth and Marshall Smith Monica Egert Smith Stacey and Todd Stoller Kelsie and Grant Sumner Lauren and Stephen Swann Ashley and Miller Sylvan Tatum Brown Custom Homes The Touchstone Family Sarah and Tim Vogds Dr. Gary and Wanda Webb Stephanie and Will Wilson, Corsair Property Anonymous (3) Special Thanks Bank of America People Newspapers

Honorary Patient Family: Keith and Kirsa Williams with their children; Ava, Ellie and Bennett

Honorary Physician Tiffany Simms-Waldrip, M.D. and Honorary Patient Bennett Williams

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Camps

YOU’RE NOT ALONE WITH YOUR LOSS AT CAMP FAITH

Faith Presbyterian Hospice helps children, families build skills to work through grief T WO OPPORTUNITIE S • Camp Faith one-day sessions take place in August and December.

• Faith Kids support group typically meets the second and fourth Thursdays of every month.

At Camp Faith, grieving children use crafts and play to express their feelings and learn that they are not alone in facing loss. (COURTESY PHOTO)

By Maddie Spera

People Newspapers

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hildren dealing with grief need to know they are not alone.

That’s why Faith Presbyterian Hospice hosts Camp Faith and Faith Kids for children ages 3 to 18 and their families who have experienced a loss of a parent or grandparent.

Camp Faith is a one-day grief camp, established in 2012 and occurring twice a year, while Faith Kids is an ongoing support group formed in 2015 and typically taking place twice a month.

Valerie Sanchez, director of bereavement and integrated therapy at FPH, said the camps start with families doing activities together.

“There’s one where they break a pot and then have to put it back together,” Sanchez said. “The idea is to metaphorically have the experience of that grief and loss and show that even though it can be destructive when you put it

back together, it’s still a pot, even though it might not be the exact same as before.”

“We also do things like scrapbooking and making wreaths, and the idea is to honor and remember that person who died,” she said. “And that’s easier for children to do when they’re doing play or crafts because they understand that manipulation and that creativity. Once they do that, then they break up into age-specific groups of littles, middles, and teens, and they talk in circle time about why they came.”

In addition to activities and group talks, the camps also offer music therapy sessions, where the children have created a song titled, “You’re Never Alone,” that they sing at the end of every camp.

“That’s really our whole mission, our whole purpose, is that we understand that we’re all unique in our grief and that we’re not alone,” Sanchez said. “That’s why that peer group format works

Email snobles@ forefrontliving.org or call 214-406-6296 for more information about these free experiences. so well. Because they know they both lost somebody special, and they know they’re not the only kid this has happened to. Because sometimes, in school they are the only kid this has happened to, and children don’t want to be different. It helps to show them they aren’t the only ones.”

Another focus is on arming children and families with knowledge of the grief process, so they know what is normal and how to remember the lost loved one in a healthy way.

“We give children and parents tools to be able to work together and talk about their feelings,” Sanchez said. “We decrease the isolation of grief and increase the knowledge of it, so they know they’re not crazy or weird, that they’re grieving and that’s okay.

It creates the opportunity to be in a safe place, to answer those very difficult questions and start thinking about what will bring joy. It’s education, information, and support.”

Longing for That Camp Summer is right around the corner and parents are wondering if their children will be able to travel safely to their “summer homes.”

Camp or summer overnight experiences provide speHELENE ABRAMS a cial place where children try new things, develop new social skills, face their challenges, build their character, foster newfound independence, and enjoy the time of their lives.

I have helped families find wonderful summer programs for many years and thought I’d seen every challenge there possibly could be.

I have watched camp directors as they deftly handle the aftermath of 9/11, H1N1 S wine F lu, lice infestations, bedbugs, meningitis scares, Zika, nonstop summers of rain, recessions, and more.

COVID-19 is a new kind of challenge for camps and teen trips, advisers, and families like yours and mine.

Tips on Trips and Camps Inc. gets daily communication from the camp directors, outlining how they are planning optimistically for summer 2020. Programs may alter their start dates, sessions may be changed, and health screenings ramped up; but, to paraphrase one Adirondacks camp: We are all CAMP PEOPLE. For two

months of the summer, we deal with uncertainty constantly. We are resilient and determined, and we are accustomed to adjusting the plan.

That sentiment will surely be put to the test this summer. I believe the camp industry is up to the task.

Please hold on to that dream of camp as the special “summer home” for our children.

Enjoying the simple pleasures right now with your family can be reminiscent of the camp experience. From ramping up your home responsibility chart to spending more time outdoors, you can get ready for camp life even under the current lockdown circumstances.

Soon the fireflies will be out and the moon will shine a little brighter. If you have a safe place to do it, make a campfire, sit around after dinner, and imagine what life could be like this summer.

We have all had a chance to reconnect a (COURTESY PHOTO) little more as a family (and watch our kids bounce off the walls, too). Let’s hold hope that summer brings a renewed sense of health to our country and the world and, if the optimistic camp directors are right, a chance to return to our home away from home that is camp.

Helene Abrams, of the free advisory service Tips on Trips and Camps, helps parents find enriching summer overnight experiences for their children. Reach her at 214-484-8141 or Helene@TipsonTripsandCamps.com

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Don’t Let Boredom Win; Turn Sheltering in Place to Home Camp Area museums, other organizations offer virtual options for learning, exploring

ONLINE RESOURCES

cozymeal.com dallasarboretum.org dallaszoo.com dma.org flightmuseum.com/ paintingwithatwist.com perotmuseum.org nashersculpturecenter.org northtexasperformingarts.org reuniontower.com ripleys.com/outside-the-odditorium/

Go online to take virtual tours of such places as the Frontiers of Flight Museum or get a behind the scenes look at the Dallas Zoo. (COURTESY PHOTOS)

By Dalia Faheid

People Newspapers If you find your family going stir crazy between Zoom meetings and Netflix marathons, you’re not alone.

But don’t succumb to boredom. Virtual field trips, activities, and entertainment abound so that you can turn stuck at home into virtual camp.

These are weird times, so why not embrace the weirdness? With Ripley’s Outside the Odditorium, watch jarring true stories, learn bizarre information, or discover strange artifacts. Tune in to live videos premiering every weekday, such as “Reading from Toilet Paper Moby Dick.”

Or, print off wacky activities to do as a family.

Streaming adorable animals at Dallas

Zoo can put a smile on faces young and old. Virtual exploration allows for an insider look at what elephants, lemurs, lions, and penguins are doing. Zoologists also explain rare facts.

Engage children with science through age-appropriate videos and activities with Perot Museum of Nature and Science’s weekly series, “Amaze Your Brain at Home.” Young scientists use everyday household objects to engineer an electrical circuit, design a hovercraft, build a robot, or experiment with gravity.

Being stuck at home is the perfect opportunity to learn new skills. Learn to paint anything from baby Yoda to the Eiffel Tower through Painting With a Twist virtual classes. North Texas Performing Arts Center also offers art classes for every niche interest, like “The Art of Super

Smash Bros” or “Disney Heroine Appreciation.” Or, you can learn how to make a new cuisine using ingredients you’ve stocked up on with online cooking classes at Cozymeal, taught by professional chefs.

Reconnect with nature through soothing video tours of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, guided by vice president of gardens Dave Forehand.

Marvel at the beauty of Japanese maples, tulips, Yoshin cherry trees, and Siberian iris. Family-friendly activities like projecting constellations, drawing kaleidoscope patterns, or testing water quality invoke a deeper understanding of the natural world.

Imaginative thinking can seem impossible when you’re feeling confined, but virtual exhibitions like speechless: different by design at the Dallas Museum of Art

spur curiosity through intriguing installations. Become enchanted by a vibrant world of balloon-like sculptures encased in colorful silk bags, a giant purple box completely covered in rolled textile scrolls, or a black sphere that emits crowdsourced ambient sounds. Keep the creative juices flowing with Nasher Sculpture Center activities, including daily prompts, coloring pages, scavenger hunts, and design projects.

Indulge your inner wanderlust by journeying through aviation and aerospace history with the Frontiers of Flight Museum online exhibit, gaining a close look at artifacts like the Wright Flyer, the Flying Pancake, and the Apollo 7 command module, accompanied by thousands of notable memorabilia.

Discover what Dallas looks like from a new perspective with Reunion Tower’s virtual reality app. By moving your smartphone or tablet in different directions, you’ll get a 360-degree panoramic view from the top of the tower and see miles of skyline and moving streets close-up.

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Society

WE CAN’T GO PARTY, BUT WE CAN STILL GIVE

By William Taylor

Cherish the Children Luncheon

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Status: Cancelled

Original Plan: April 3 at the Omni Dallas Hotel

People Newspapers

ur best suits and dresses still hang there in the closets.

We could put them on, but then we’d be all dressed up with nowhere to go.

COVID-19 has left Dallas’ spring social calendar 2020 so, so empty.

Pandemic precautions prompted cancelations and postponements but didn’t put an end to the needs such charity events strive to address.

In fact, in many cases, the needs only grow greater, those in the philanthropic world tell us.

So what’s to be done? We reached out to organizers and heard back from many about not only the status of the planned events but what generous residents can do to support the causes even without the galas.

As always, check peoplenewspapers.com for more information and updates.

See you when party season resumes.

Pot of Gold Luncheon and Silent Auction

Original Plan: April 17 at Omni Dallas Hotel Status: Moved to a virtual format with keynote speaker Darren Woodson, a silent auction, and testimonials from Rainbow Days children.

Check rainbowdays.org for details.

Cause: Rainbow Days uses support groups, camps, mentoring, and tangible items to help 9,000 at-risk and homeless children and youth build coping skills and resilience to create positive futures.

How to Help: In addition to monetary support, visit the nonprofit’s website to find a list of in-kind donations sought.

Cause: Dallas CASA provides court appointed special advocates to represent child victims of abuse and neglect.

How to Help: Visit dallascasa.org to volunteer.

Though child abuse reporting is down, experts believe child abuse is actually increasing.

More: The nonprofit also had to cancel the Dallas CASA Classic golf tournament scheduled for April 27.

Equest’s 2020 Gala, An Evening in Old Hollywood

Original Plan: April 25 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Status: Cancelled Cause: Equest Therapeutic Horsemanship provides equine assisted learning, therapies and counseling to children, adults, and veterans with diverse needs.

How to Help: Give at equest.org/support.

It’s times like these that remind us of how vital Equest is to improving the quality of lives for their clients with horses. Horses heal us unlike any other animal and that must continue with or without a gala.

Elizabeth Fischer

Young Friends House Party, 2019

Under the Moonlight

Original Plan: March 28 at Northwood Country Club Status: Postponed to Aug. 27 Cause: Ronald McDonald House Dallas, which provides an affordable place to stay for families who come to the area seeking significant medical care for their children.

How to Help: Continue to support Ronald McDonald House Dallas with generous gifts.

AWARE Affair Celebrate The Moments Unmask the Myths Gala Original Plan: April 3 at the Star Skyline Hangar at The Braniff Centre

Status: Canceled, but will hold a private online auction from May 15 to 22.

Cause: Fighting Alzheimer’s disease in North Texas by fundraising and awarding grants to partner agencies. Of 25 recent grant applications, 22 qualified.

How to Help: Visit AWAREdallas.org to donate and learn more.

The Auxiliary of Nexus 2020 Spring Luncheon

Original Plan: April 6 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel

Young Friends of the RMHD 2020 House Party

Original Plan: April 24 at Hickory Street Annex Status: Cancelled, but there will be a virtual silent auction in May. Cause: Ronald McDonald House Dallas, which provides an affordable place to stay for families who come to the area seeking significant medical care for their children.

How to Help: Plans for May’s virtual auction will be posted at facebook.com/rmhyoungfriends/.

I’m looking forward to seeing our innovative efforts succeed with the money we raise from our silent auction, and I can’t wait to share our passion for the Young Friends with Dallas’ young professional community in the future.

Lauren Gross

Status: Cancelled Cause: Supporting the women and teens of Nexus Recovery Center on their path to sobriety

Vance C. Miller, Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament

How to Help: Visit nexusrecovery.org to donate from the comfort of your home. Join the Auxiliary of Nexus and help meet client needs by having items shipped directly to Nexus using the agency’s Amazon Wish List.

Status: Postponed

House of DIFFA - Extravaganza

Original Plan: May 16 at the Omni Dallas Hotel Status: Postponed

Original Plan: April 20 at The Clubs of Prestonwood Creek Course Cause: Literacy Instruction for Texas (LIFT) and the Vance C. Miller Classical Guitar Scholarship in the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University How to Help: Contact Valorie Hubler at vhubler@henrysmiller.com or 972-419-4005 to support those causes.

Cause: DIFFA/Dallas (Design Industry Foundation Fighting AIDS) supports North Texas AIDS Service Organizations, which help “men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in a community that is one of the largest impacted in the U.S.” Equest Gala chair Elizabeth Fischer (Photo: Bob Manzano)

How to Help: Visit DIFFADallas.org and make donations.

Vance C. Miller, Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament, 2019

38 May 2020 | prestonhollowpeople.com 2020 Mad Hatter’s Tea, The Art of Chic Original Plan: April 16 at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden Status: Canceled Cause: The Women’s Council of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden and A Woman’s Garden How to Help: Visit WomensCouncilDallasArboretum.org.

Dan Bailey, founder and president of Just Say YES. (Lori Wilson Photography)

Just Say YES 10th annual Celebration Original Plan: April 7 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel Status: Postponed to May 26.

Cause: Just Say YES, a nonprofit that helps youths overcome isolation through life-changing connections.

How to Help: Visit justsayyes.org/Celebration2020 to purchase a table sponsorship (80 percent are sold) or individual ticket. Email sconner@justsayyes.org about making a donation for the live and silent auctions.

Texas Women’s Foundation Leadership Forum and Awards Dinner Original Plan: April 30 at Omni Dallas Hotel Status: Postponed to Sept. 28 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel Cause: Celebrating achievements of trailblazing women. This year’s Maura Women Helping Women Award recipients are Dana Blankenship, Tracey Doi, Beverly Hill, Kathleen M. LaValle, and Jennifer Stimpson. The Young Leader Award goes to Karla Guadalupe García.

Mad Hatter’s Tea is traditionally a fun day at the Arboretum featuring beautiful women wearing artful and creative hats supporting the elegant and chic A Woman’s Garden, the only public garden in the nation conceived by women, funded by women, and dedicated to the spirit of women.

Patti Flowers, event chair

Arts Performance Event Benefiting Vogel Alcove

Original Plan: May 2 at the Hotel Fairmont Dallas Status: Canceled Cause: Vogel Alcove’s early childhood education and parent opportunity center provides educational, developmental, and therapeutic services to children and families affected by homelessness.

How to Help: Visit vogelalcove.org to make donations, find volunteer opportunities, and learn what in-kind gifts are needed.

The Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary 2020 Fashion Show & Luncheon

Original Plan: May 11 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center Status: Postponed to Sept. 15 Cause: The Salvation Army provides shelter and feeding—plus long-term needs like recovery support, utility assistance, job training, and more – to the most vulnerable in our community.

How to Help: Visit bidpal.net/sawadfw to support the luncheon or make other donations.

Elizabeth Minahan, luncheon chair and Janina Solomon, auxiliary president (Courtesy: Nexus)

Touchdown Club of Dallas Rib and Appetizer Cook-off Original Plan: March 28 at SMU

Status: Postponed, but participants held a preliminary competition online by cooking from their backyards.

Cause: The Ashford Rise School of Dallas, which operates at the Moody Family YMCA to provide early education services in an inclusive environment to children with and without disabilities ages 6 months to 6 years.

How to Help: Visit RiseDallas.org to make a donation and learn more about the school.

More: The club also had to postpone the Rise Cup Classic Golf Tournament, which would have been April 6 at the Golf Club of Dallas, and the Rise and Shine 5K originally planned for April 26 at Reverchon Park.

I love this event because the cook-off shows how barbecue in Texas can always bring so many people together, even more so for such a great cause.

Joshua Barrett Furrh, event chairman

How to Help: Donate in honor of an award recipient at txwf.co/donation-pages/ LFAD-2020-honoree

As a former Maura Award recipient, I know more than ever that we stand on the shoulders of the trailblazing women who have come before us and find myself inspired each year by the women who are helping other women and girls.

Nina Vaca

BBQ Chairman Joshua Barrett Furrh (Photo: Sandy Nicholson}

Advanced neurosurgical care with you in mind.

Our advanced neurosurgical program gives you the combined resources, research and technology close to home.

The neurosurgeons on the medical staff of Texas Health Dallas are now working in collaboration with UT Southwestern. This collective effort is using an interdisciplinary approach to diagnose and treat conditions from brain aneurysms and tumors to scoliosis and spinal fractures. The program also offers a dedicated neuro trauma Intensive Care Unit manned 24/7 with the experience and technology required for this critical care. It’s the comprehensive, personalized care you deserve.

214-345-4200 TexasHealth.org/DallasNeuro

Doctors on the medical staffs practice independently and are not employees or agents of Texas Health hospitals or Texas Health Resources. Š 2020

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Living Well

TEAMING UP TO FEED THE NEEDY

Silver Linings

HPUMC, Preston Hollow Catering provide meals to shelters

By Rachel Snyder People Newspapers

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ighland Park United Methodist Church and Preston Hollow Catering teamed up to help serve people in need amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Donations from church members support the caterers’ efforts to make initially 1,200 lunches daily for local shelters, including Austin Street, Stewpot, Genesis, and Wesley Rankin. They’ve also delivered meals to homeless residents at CitySquare, and on March 27, a day schools didn’t provide meals, church volunteers delivered to families of Dallas ISD students.

It’s been lifechanging to me to see how many people are in need and how many people are generous.

Joan Thompson “Our plan is simple. Instead of bringing in volunteers to fill and deliver lunches for the needy,

With funding from Highland Park United Methodist Church, Preston Hollow Catering workers prepare and distribute meals to Dallas homeless shelters.

(PHOTO: CHRIS TAYLOR)

we hire out of work caterers to do it, essentially creating a works

project initiative,” said the Rev. Paul Rasmussen, senior minister

at Highland Park United Methodist Church.

Joan Thompson, the owner of Preston Hollow Catering, praised the generosity that made their efforts possible. Preston Hollow Catering opened in the summer of 2003 to serve the Preston Hollow area, according to prestonhollowcatering.com.

She and her staff of about 25 deliver the meals directly to the shelters as part of the endeavor and have since scaled up their efforts to make up to 2,500 meals per day.

“The magnitude of the need in this city is beyond what anyone (can imagine). It ’s been life-changing to me to see how many people are in need and how many people are generous,” Thompson said.

She added that she’s grateful to be able to keep her employees working despite increasing restrictions on gatherings and rules limiting restaurants to drivethrough, pickup, or delivery service to prevent the spread of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

“Employing my people is fabulous because they’ve been with me for many years,” Thompson said. “I’m proud to be part of this.”

Keeping Up With Christy and Kersten Hopefully, columns by our food-loving friends Kersten Rettig and Christy Rost will return to our pages soon.

In the meantime, you can keep up with these remarkable women online.

When Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announced a shelterin-place order, Rost, the cookbook author and public television chef, and her husband decided to cut short a planned three-month stay at their Park Cities condo.

Instead, they headed back to their mountain home in Colorado.

Like most Americans, I’m making only the most necessary trips to the grocery store.

Christy Rost Go to christyrost.com to check out her blog, “Notes from Swan’s Nest.” It now features a new stay-

On her website, Christy Rost continues to blog about food, adding particular emphasis during this time to recipes preparable with items likely already available in the pantry, fridge, or freezer. (COURTESY PHOTOS) at-home recipe weekly.

“Some are recipes I’ve developed over the years - others I’m creating as I go along,” Rost said.

“In every case, the recipes feature ingredients most home cooks already have in their pantry, fridge, or freezer.”

Many of the recipes allow her to stretch ingredients for multiple meals while others “inject a bit of joy” into dining at home.

“Like most Americans, I’m

making only the most necessary trips to the grocery store, and I’m spacing those trips out to once every two weeks, so I’m relying on what I already have available in the house,” she said. .”Did you know you can freeze milk?”

Rettig also remains enthusiastic about food writing, even while so many of her favorite Park Cities and Dallas eateries adjust to take-out only.

Visit peoplenewspapers.com

and our social media channels to see her ongoing contributions.

She’s written recently about “DIY Croissants?” and other goodies from Bisous Bisous Pâtisserie’s Freezer-to-Oven Collection.

Rettig also reported on the owners of Pecan Lodge establishing a foundation to help those impacted by COVID-19 and launched a “Social Distancing Dining Guide.”

What a spring! It’s been volatile both in the weather and our lives.

Despite the upheaval that a tiny organism has wreaked on the world, optimism abounds.

There are some silver linLEN BOURLAND ings. Like?

Nature. Have the flowers ever been more luscious with all the rain?

It is healing.

Humor. I have never laughed so much as the daily jokes, videos, and memes flow to my phone. Now I smile when I still get cruise ship brochures. If they can hope for better days, that’s the least I can do.

Even on the rainy days when I felt like a slug staying in my bathrobe until mid-morning before changing into yoga pants, I found ways to feel productive. I turned the oven to self-clean while binge-watching the Worricker Trilogy.

And Zoom. In addition to businesses, Bible studies, boards, book clubs, families, and even my pledge class learned how to join a meeting and see one another looking like the old Brady Brunch opening credits.

We have shared our Netflix faves, our book titles, our recipes, our stories, and felt accomplished.

Besides new technology, there is another benefit this spring. Walking.

America is on the move. We have the most exercised canines on the planet. Families are pushing strollers and riding bikes, waving to anyone and all.

Appreciation. There’s the weirdness of it all: no end of year turnover meetings, graduations, banquets, picnics, and the rush that is May. Yet the unity of all being in something together makes this crisis bearable.

Don’t we appreciate all who serve us now? There’s a new recognition of those who are the glue that keeps society together. The sanitation workers, delivery drivers, grocery store clerks, and pharmacists are my new heroes.

When Mother’s Day comes due this May, in addition to appreciating all that moms do, we can add to the list teacher. Homeschooling has enabled moms (and dads) to realize just what their children are learning and how valuable teachers are.

Gratitude and kindness. The silver lining of spring has been the incredible acts of service in the grocery stores, sharing by neighbors, and uplift from the faith community. So, while parents are tired, health care providers are exhausted, children cooped up, we keep on keeping on because that’s what an optimistic America does. It’s who we are.

Reach Len Bourland at lenbourland@gmail.com.

“I’m worried about Mom falling. The hospital is the last place she should be right now...” Your Parents Need MORE Than Just Social Distancing! 3 Ways to Protect Your Parents During the Pandemic By authority on Fall Prevention, Emilia Bourland, MOT, OTR, ECHM “We have to keep Mom out of the hospital right now, but last week she almost fell!” Sound familiar? If you’re the daughter or son of an aging parent, you’re right to be worried. Older adults are far more vulnerable to the coronavirus.

Unfortunately, older adults are also at a higher risk of ending up in the ER after a fall. Exactly where you DON’T want them to be during a pandemic!

Need some good news? It is possible to PREVENT falls (NOW). Here are 3 ways to keep your parents from falling, keep them OUT of the hospital, and away from COVID-19!

Tip 1: Make sure they are taking medications as prescribed. Problems taking medications are in the top 10 reasons for falls (and other serious medical problems). Medications can be confusing to manage, which can often lead to incorrect use and falls. Fortunately, there are simple ways to help older adults manage their medications correctly. Have an occupational therapist at AIPC assess any issues your parents are having to create customized solutions.

Tip 2: Make sure they have the right equipment in the shower. The shower is a terrible (and unfortunately easy!) place to fall. Slippery, hard surfaces make poor bedfellows with any

kind of balance problem! With the right equipment, the risk of falling in the shower drops dramatically. Worried Mom won’t like the way it looks? AIPC has solutions for that.

Tip 3: Have their home assessed for fall risks. Some areas where falls are likely to occur are obvious. Areas like stairs, high thresholds, and overcrowded spaces are clear risks.

Other factors, such as flooring choice and lighting are often overlooked. Have an occupational therapist check your parent’s home.

Apply for a free home fall risk assessment at www.aipctherapy.com/free-consultations IMPORTANT: The COVID-19 Pandemic has made the issue of fall prevention CRUCIAL! I am URGING you, as the child of aging parents myself, do not let your concerns about vulnerable parents wait. TAKE ACTION NOW. What to do? Choose AT LEAST ONE of the following options: • Option 1 (most effective): Call, TEXT, e-mail, or visit the above website to schedule your parent’s FREE home fall risk assessment. There is NO Obligation to purchase ANYTHING. • Option 2: Request my special report on Fall Prevention, with more actionable tips on stopping falls.

• CALL or TEXT 24/7 469-998-1245 Author Emilia Bourland, MOT, OTR, ECHM is owner of AIPC Consulting, LLC. Contact her at 469998-1245 or emilia.bourland@aipctherapy.com *Academic references available on request

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6423 Desco Drive, represented by Tessa Mosteller and Lucinda Buford and featuring a virtual reality tour on briggsfreeman.com As part of its 60th year of success and leadership in luxury real estate, Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty has relaunched briggsfreeman.com. The new website is more informative, more robust and — above all else — more fun. It can not only help clients find the right agent and the right home, it can save them time and money. Just some of the new and unique features: New virtual tour hub: At the special page briggsfreeman.com/tour, clients can tour available homes from the comfort of their current one. The page organizes all the available homes and ranches that have immersive video tours, virtual reality tours or both.

New neighborhood hub: The new briggsfreeman.com has community information for more than 20,000 North Texas neighborhoods — including the market trends for each area. For each neighborhood, it includes all nearby homes for sale; the schools nearby, with SchoolDigger ratings; and Yelp reviews around the neighborhood, of dining, shopping, nightlife and activities New blog: This is a go-to source for properties, agent news, lifestyle trends and more.

The new briggsfreeman.com — live now — is more immersive and more informative than ever, benefitting not only the brokerage’s clients but also its 400-plus expert agents across North Texas.

DAVE PERRY-MILLER REAL ESTATE

English traditional garden home in Lake Forest

Bettie Abio and Celeste Williams have listed this perfectly priced, quality construction home in North Dallas’ Lake Forest community. The two-story home at 12213 Park Bend Drive (11213parkbend.dpmre.com) has four bedrooms and five baths, covers 4,611 square feet (per tax) and is priced at $895,000.

The downstairs features two study areas and a gourmet kitchen with copper sinks, Viking cooktop and built-in refrigerator.

The master bedroom has dual baths and closets plus access to a patio with large spa that doubles as a pool.

The upstairs has plenty of space for family and guests.

There are three private suites and a media-game room with kitchenette. The three-car garage has one bay that has been converted to include air conditioning and a workbench.

Lake Forest is a luxury guarded, gated community comprising 68 park-like acres with winding creeks, walking paths, lakes, pool, dog parks, and tennis/pickleball courts.

To schedule a virtual showing, contact Abio at bettieabio@ daveperrymiller.com / 214-868-8277 or Williams at celeste@

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COVID-19 and North Texas Residential Real Estate

Through wars, recessions, natural disasters and other challenges, our great region has not only survived, it has thrived. North Texas is being tested again, this time by a virus that many of us, only months ago, had never even heard of.

At the Ebby Halliday Companies we are concerned first and foremost with the health and well-being of our clients, sales associates and employees. Naturally, we are also concerned with the virus’ impact on the North Texas residential real estate market.

What will happen to the local market in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic? No one knows the exact answer to this question, but an optimism runs through the veins of North Texans that is infectious in its own way.

There is no question that this latest challenge to our region will leave its own indelible mark. Selling a home may take a bit more patience as we all navigate uncharted waters, but keeping your property on the market is vital as buyers have turned more often than ever to online shopping.

If you would like to discuss selling or purchasing a North Texas home, please contact an Ebby Halliday Realtors agent today. Get started at ebby.com.

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Spectacular 1.1 Acre Estate in Preston Hollow

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Right-sizing your living space to fit your lifestyle

This French inspired Mediterranean home at 5315 Ursula is sited on a 1.1 acre lushly landscaped lot

Contemporary-style homes are so popular, it is hard for

Here are two contemporary-style homes that Allman associates recommend.

The two-story penthouse at the Vendome on Turtle Creek offers a rare opportunity to live above the crowd.

The modern, four-bedroom home at 3505 Turtle Creek Blvd. #18C has more than 6,600 square feet of luxury urban living space. It was custom designed for flexible living and great entertaining, including a well-equipped kitchen and a 2,200-bottle wine room. Both floors have restricted elevator access

sweet spot or two that tends to ebb and flow in our lives.

But the central question remains: how much space do we really need?

Every year it’s a good idea to take a serious inventory of your life, as well as your home, and ask a few important questions in the process. For example: is your current space benefitting or impeding you? Do you need multiple living areas or will a single one work? If you think your home is too large now, it might be time to explore right-sizing.

At Allie Beth Allman & Associates, we have experienced agents who are condominium specialists and know the ropes. From financial ramifications to exactly what type of

4028 Courtshire Dr. It has a second living area downstairs

home might be a better fit for a given lifestyle, our agents

with a guest suite and kitchenette. For beauty and efficien-

are experts in this area.

Kitchens That Sizzle

comprised of a stucco exterior, tile roof, flagstone patios and walkways.

An impressive entry gallery is flanked by a spacious dining room with French doors that open to a side porch and handsome staircase with iron accents The formal living room offers views of the front yard, has a warm, marble fireplace and coffered ceilings.

The spacious den opens to an inviting study, amazing wet bar that is perfect for entertaining and features a separate wine room with a split refrigeration system, and a chef’s kitchen with center island and adjacent breakfast room with French doors.

The private downstairs master suite includes a sitting room, French doors that open to a private terrace overlooking the yard and swimming pool, a fireplace, dual baths, and separate closets.

cy, there is wood flooring throughout with no carpeting.

Right-sizing can also be an emotional experience, es-

The downstairs master suite has a huge bath with a tub,

pecially for those who may have lived in a home for many

This phenomenal property is conveniently located

large walk-in shower, dual water closets and closet space

years. But size matters, after all, and an expert with a

to the private school corridor, is in close proximity to

with connections for a stacked washer and dryer. Up-

depth of experience in the area can help clients move be-

the DNT, wonderful shopping and dining.

stairs is another living area.

yond emotions to gain a more practical outlook on the op-

Contact Courtney Jubinsky (courtney@daveper-

tions, and contributing factors including health, finances,

rymiller.com) for more information or visit DPMFine-

family, and lifestyle.

Homes.com.

Visit www.alliebeth.com to find your contempo-

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property is a wonderful blend of timeless materials What is the right size home for your life? We all have a

A five-bedroom, newly constructed home is found at

rary-style home.

Elegant executive home meticulously finished. Located on one of the few corners in Greenway Parks. Home has been completely updated, remodeled and expanded. Venetian plastered walls, custom painted finishes throughout, French doors, unique vaulted ceilings with wood beams, slate roof and copper gutters. Master suite has a bedroom, sitting room, his and her bath, dressing rooms, large closets, exercise room and office.

5 zones of high efficiency HVAC, five custom fireplaces, oak hardwood floors, shutters on most windows plus many more amenities. Entire systems of the house have been replaced; plumbing, electrical, lighting, air-conditioning. Residence has 4 bedrooms; owners are using 3rd and 4th as library and study.

For more information please contact Kyle Crews (214) 538-1310 kyle.crews@alliebeth.com or Sanders Avrea (214) 458-1964 sanders.avrea@alliebeth.com

Designed by Christy Blumenfeld, the exterior of the

mand. Designed to balance style with utility, contemporary

of decorative trim.

5506 Waneta Drive 3 Bedrooms | 5.1 Bathrooms | 5,753 SqFt Listed At $2,500,000

nestled in the middle of the block in Lobello Estates.

Allie Beth Allman & Associates to keep up with buyers’ de-

clean lines with open floor plans and large windows devoid

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THE PERRY-MILLER STREIFF GROUP

Offered for $3,250,000, 5315 Ursula features 5 bedrooms, 5.2 baths, pool, 3 car garage and porte-cochere.

inhabitants. Their common characteristics include simple,

When it comes to buying and selling estates in Dallas County, Allie Beth Allman & Associates remains the leading real estate firm. Last year, the Allman firm represented the seller or the buyer and sometimes both on 15 homes valued at more than $5 million.

Here are two estates currently on the market.

One of the last great estates on Lakeside Drive has come on the market after 40 years. The Old Highland Park estate at 4712 Lakeside Dr. sits on 1.3 acres. The majestic residence in one of the best neighborhoods includes a five-bedroom main house with a stunning entry, elegant living and dining rooms. There is detached quarters, and a cabana, tennis court and putting green.

A five-bedroom estate at 9207 Sunnybrook Lane is a contemporary showplace on three acres. Features include stone and hardwood flooring, a culinary center and a temperature-controlled, walk-in wine room. The master suite has a fireplace, secret garden and a spa-like bath with dual closets including a washer-dryer, as well as access to the backyard.

The upper level features four bedrooms, a utility room and game room. Outdoors is a pool and spa. There is also a guesthouse.

To find your estate home, visit alliebeth.com/estates.

Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (dpmre.com) is a division of Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway

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homes are built to be in sync with the lifestyles of their

Allman Sells Most Estates

daveperrymiller.com / 214-502-1630.

Kessler Park and Farm & Ranch properties.

Contemporary Homes Are Hot

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Kitchens are the heart of the every home, and wannabe chefs today are looking for a home with a kitchen that is more than just a place to rustle up dinner.

Modern kitchens have become artistic studios, showcasing cutting-edge equipment in a beautiful environment where the latest recipes can be plated for family and friends.

Here are some homes the experts at Allie Beth Allman & Associates believe will wow any culinary artist.

The kitchen in the four-bedroom home at 3504 Mockingbird Ln. features elegant Carrera marble countertops, an island and commercial-grade, stainless-steel appliances. In a large, 20-foot by 16-foot space, the kitchen has two pantries. The home has a wonderful floor plan with elegant living spaces, ideal for entertaining and family living. There is a wet bar with a Sub-Zero wine refrigerator and ice maker near the family room.

The four-bedroom estate at 4424 Manning Ln. was built for entertaining and beautiful living. The eat-in kitchen, near a dining room that seats 12, has a custom-built French worktable, two dishwashers and three ovens, including a Lacanche model beneath an inlaid tile backsplash. It has natural stone countertops, an island and a walk-in pantry. The home has a wine cellar and two wet bars.

To find your perfect kitchen, visit alliebeth.com.

prestonhollowpeople.com | May 2020 43 ENGAGEMENT

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S H A N N O N S K LO S S P H O T O G R A P H Y

onna and John Watters of Dallas are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Casey Rose Watters, to Jeffrey Edward Black, Jr., son of Sheri and Jeff rey Black of Tucson, Arizona.

The bride is a 2011 graduate of The Hockaday School. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Middlebury College in 2015 and is currently a Master of Public Health Candidate from UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Behavior.

The groom is a 2013 graduate of the Royal Air Force Alconbury in Huntingdon, England. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Sustainability Science from Cornell University in 2017 and a Master of Science degree in Geography from the National University of Ireland at Galway. Jeffrey will begin his doctoral studies this fall in the field of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University’s Warner College of Natural Resources.

Casey and Jeff rey plan to marry in October 2020 at The Laurel. The bride’s grandmother, Gail Troglio, will officiate the ceremony.

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