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By Britt E. Stafford

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ith Mike Morath‘s departure for the state capitol this January, the District 2 seat on the Dallas Independent School District board is vacant. With no incumbent and four new faces, voters’ selection come May might not be easy. Coming from all across the District 2 area – which consists of 15 schools – each candidate entered the race with different backgrounds and a wide array of issues to present to voters.

Mita Havlick Candidate Mita Havlick considers herself an invested parent in the public school system. With her two children in DISD schools, she has participated as a volunteer on the PTA and the Site Based Decision Making Committee at Stonewall Jackson Elementary. “... I think being an advocate is one thing, but being entrenched is a different kind of investment,” Havlick said. While Havlick has many issues she wishes to address if selected, one topic she spoke adamantly about is improving infrastructure instead of putting bandages on problems. Part of her campaign addresses directing funding into classrooms, which, according to Havlick, could reduce adminis-

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trative costs. “Our facilities are terrible. We have some gem schools … but there are too few of them. I’ve been in a classroom where I’ve actually seen maggots fall from the ceiling. No child should ever have to sit through that,” she said. Another topic Havlick commented on was cross-community bonding. Promoting feeder patterns across the district would allow students to experience different programs that may not be offered in a child’s school, she said. “We tend to stick to our feeder patterns and it would be really wonderful if we could ac-

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Suzanne Smith, Dustin Marshall, and Mita Havlick, pictured above, and Carlos Marroquin are vying for Mike Morath’s seat. tually cross communities and leverage what works and find out what doesn’t work,” Havlick said. “Every feeder-pattern is different, every community is different, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t commonalities.” As a former sales and technology executive, the now stay-at-

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home mom believes she brings the entrenched parent volunteer perspective to the race. If elected, early childhood education, and recruitment and retention of quality principals and teachers are two additional issues Havlick hopes to change. “I wouldn’t do this if I really didn’t believe in public education … [and] if I didn’t believe I could assist in making the system better for all families,” Havlick said.

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SPORTS ESD soccer team wins SPC championship 15

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wish people went to therapy at least once in their lives, everybody; I wish it was a requirement,” said Highland Park High School personal counselor Dr. Candice Conner. Why is it so hard for some of us to take care of our brains like we take care of our bodies? And why does fear and stigma still exist around mental health treatment? I grew up in therapy, but I have friends whose families were so against it that my friends went untreated until they were old enough to advocate for themselves and get care. I remember thinking: “Why are your parents be so opposed?” I still don’t have the answer. The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute is trying to address our inclination to hide our mental illnesses. On Feb. 29, the institute launched an “Okay to Say” campaign with the support of big names such as Emmitt Smith and Mark Cuban. According to Meadows, nine in 10 Texans think it’s harder to talk about a mental condition than a physical condition. “I’m old enough to remember when women didn’t talk about having breast cancer. Now it’s OK to say you have breast cancer. We need to get to the point where it’s OK to say, ‘I need help.’ It’s OK to say, ‘I’m dealing with depression,’” says institute founder Tom Luce in their launch video. As a society, we’ve changed the way we talk about cancer. Why not this? I encourage you to give some thought this month to how you speak about mental illness. And while you do, think about what it means to live mindfully. The idea comes from my grandmother, who says just saying the word aloud slowly can help her feel centered. We can’t all cure cancer and we can’t all cure mental illnesses, but we can all

perform self checks and be aware of our here and now. Think mindfully about if you are modeling good stress management, good time management, healthy relationships, and healthy alcohol use to your kids. “If you run, and run, and run, and never give yourself a break and you’re all stressed out, that’s what you’re modeling for your kids,” said Vanita Halliburton, of the Grant Halliburton Foundation. Proper modeling also means if you are struggling, that there is no shame in going to therapy. And if you don’t know what your child is suffering from, there is no shame in asking a professional or a friend for help. “I think the most important thing I would want particularly parents to know is just don’t be afraid to reach out and address whatever the issue is, whether you think it’s small or big, because that is where the child has the best hope of getting better,” said Laurie Hitzelberger, principal of Highland Park Middle School. I was talking to a friend last weekend who lives with clinical depression. She says she has checkups with her therapist just like when she goes to get a physical. I love that. We take care of our bodies, let’s take care of our brains. Read about the Grant Halliburton Foundation and local mental health resources on page 36.

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50 GOOD DEEDS FOR 50 YEARS Students celebrate with altruism By Meredith Carey

Special Contributor What better way to celebrate a milestone birthday than with good deeds? That’s exactly how Westminster Presbyterian Preschool and Kindergarten (WPPC) is doing it. Every student is being reminded just how important it is to treat others well and give back, from making valentines for assisted living homes to simply sharing with a classmate. The celebration, 50 Good Deeds for 50 Good Years, culminates with a yearend birthday party in May. But the community service has been going on all year, according to Molly Shulte, president of WPPK’s Parents Club. “What makes Westminster stand out as a preschool is that they focus on service and helping others year round,” said Schulte, the mother of two students. Whether it’s picking up trash or helping fold the laundry, these acts help plant the seed of awareness for the community in the children, said school director Cristine Watson. “We want our kids to come to school with a curiosity and eagerness about what this day holds for them,” she added. Shulte admires that the school teaches those altruistic character traits to the young students.

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Westminster Presbyterian Preschool and Kindergarten is celebrating its 50th birthday party with 50 good deeds. “I thought, ‘Are they really going to make sandwiches for the homeless at four years old,’ and sure enough they did and loved it,” Schulte said. WPPK focuses on each individual child and the contributions they can make to their community. A two to eight teacher to student ratio makes personal attention and keeping track of children’s emotional and academic progress much easier, Watson said.

With half a century of alumni come and gone, WPPK is celebrating its deep history within Preston Hollow and the Westminster Presbyterian Church by hosting a carnival on April 2 and an end of the year celebration on May 18. Between those two events, WPPK will also hold a supply drive for the Birthday Party Project, a Dallas-based nonprofit that

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PH Elementary Gets Active with UNICEF to Feed Hungry Preston Hollow Elementary students are doing their part to help stop global malnutrition through UNICEF’s Kid Power program. As part of the program, students were given Kid Power Bands that tracked their movements for Kid Power Month. The more active the children were, the more points they earned. As the school accumulated points, food packages were delivered to malnourished children around the world. Along with providing

meals to those in need, the program encouraged students to be more active in their daily lives. The effort culminated in a celebration on March 10. Students shared their experiences with the bands and what they learned about issues children face around the world. The event included a pep rally, student presentations, and an exercise activity in which third, fourth, and fifth graders participated. —Staff report

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Students at PH Elementary celebrated their activity with their Kid Power Bands on March 10.

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S C HOOLS CONTINUED FROM 1 Marroquin, an Oak Lawn resident, comes from a family of teachers. A former area director for the Service Employees International Union in Dallas, in October he began substitute teaching in DISD schools. His experience in the classroom is a major factor for why he decided to run, he said. “Naturally, when you get to do the job some of these teachers are going through, you see what’s going on,” Marroquin said. “I heard it from table conversation with my family, but once you get into it, you realize that you do need help. Not only the teachers, the students, but everybody.” Marroquin hopes to bring attention and a voice to bilingual and atrisk students, and ensure they are ready for the next step beyond the high school level. “The district is over 70 percent Latino,” Marroquin said. “I want to improve English transitional periods with bilingual students. I would like to see something change that way we can see kids exceed.” Marroquin has also witnessed school discipline policies in practice and found them wanting. He explained that schools need to go beyond the actual punishment and look at the bigger picture. “Some students are hungry, homeless, and we need to bring resources,” he said. “Maybe this child needs a psychiatrist or psychologist. There are a lot of factors out there. ” According to Marroquin, who is now

VOTING EARLY VOTING: April 3-25 at the DISD admin building at 3700 Ross Ave. ELECTION DAY: May 7 ALSO TO NOTE: Election day includes Districts 4, 5, and 7, with a special election for District 2. working for his teacher certification, his recent experiences as a teacher in the classrooms have given him a different viewpoint than that of his opponents. “If any of these other candidates were in the classroom, there would be a different conversation between them,” Marroquin said. “I know that it’s going to be David versus Goliath.”

Dustin Marshall A Greenhill graduate and Preston Hollow resident, Dustin Marshall has been working in public education since he graduated from college about 15 years ago. Serving on various boards, helping start schools in Boston and Chicago, and tutoring students has given him various perspectives, he said. Marshall, who has been endorsed by Mayor Mike Rawlings, says there are many things that need to be addressed in the district. Like Havlick, he is focused on early childhood education. These programs could be improved with the addition of full-day quality,

universal pre-K offerings for 3- and 4-year-olds, he said. “I think the district has made some strides in that area, but it hasn’t gone far enough,” Marshall said. Another pillar of his campaign is teacher effectiveness. According to Marshall, the quality of teachers can improve with the growth of professional development. In addition, Marshall hopes to empower principals and promote racial equity at the DISD table. Marshall believes his business prowess as CEO of the family business, Hazel’s Hot Shot, and his experience in the nonprofit sector would serve him well in the District 2 seat. “I think from the perspective of somebody that’s worked with large budgets, knows about education, has had leadership positions in the district, has had relationships with the board and the administration,” Marshall said. “Those are things that I can offer as a trustee that I don’t think [my opponents] can.”

Suzanne Smith Suzanne Smith considers herself a product of public education. Raised by public school educators, Smith was raised with the mindset to value a public school education, she said. Smith’s three-tiered platform starts with academics. The Oak Lawn resident wants to raise the bar for student readiness and preparation for post-graduation life. She believes that starts with early childhood education at the pre-K level, and raising thirdgrade reading requirements.

“The bar we should set DISD is, are [students] enrolled and have the financial aid to a two- or four-year college? Are they employed in a living wage job? Or are they enlisted?” Smith said. “Graduation, to me, shouldn’t be our bar anymore. If we can push the idea around this career readiness, this can help our dropout rate.” Like some of her opponents, Smith wants to bring more attention to facilities. Smith hopes to ensure the bond money voters approved in November will be stretched as far as possible for taxpayers and the individual district, she said. “Facilities is not a sexy topic, but the reality is we lose a lot of families and parents, both lost their interest in our schools, and their involvement,” Smith said. “If we can be leaner, if we can be more efficient with those processes and not Band-Aid, I think we’ll be able to stretch our dollar a lot farther in that area.” The final point in Smith’s campaign is improving the image of DISD, which Smith says has struggled over the years. In addition to her professional experience, Smith, the founder of Social Impact Architects, has experience in the nonprofit sector, working with her specialty, teenagers, she said. “I’m hoping to bring my business expertise into really trying to streamline operations and create a more efficient process,” Smith said. “I think one of the things I bring to the table is that I also have a track record in public service, and I know how to manage competing opinions.

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S CH O O LS CONTINUED FROM 10 provides parties to homeless children. The school was founded in 1966 as a Mother’s Day Out program, but grew in just three years to offer pre-school and kindergarten classes. Since Watson joined the school’s administration in 1995 (holding the director’s position ever since), the school has made some significant changes to its offerings including: expanding the fine arts program by hiring new music and art teachers; shrinking class sizes even further to promote more engaged learning; and improving its play facilities. And while the school has evolved, the mission has and will stay the same, she said. “This is such a unique and precious time in our children’s lives and we have to remember that, while it’s nice to look impressive in a brochure, we never want to lose sight of what they really need,” Watson said. “Play is their language of learning and so we need to allow children to think, problem solve, and have a meaningful classroom experience all while recognizing how they discover.”

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1892

Westminster Presbyterian Church was founded. It is the second oldest Presbyterian Church in Dallas.

1966 Mother’s Day

Out was established at Westminster Presbyterian Church, marking the beginning of the school’s history.

1969

Official classes begin after the church authorizes the creation of a full preschool and kindergarten. n Debbie Eppeland, a church member, took on the role as Director and served until 1982.

1995

Cristine Watson joins the administration as Director.

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Renovations are completed on the school’s nature-inspired play-scape, complete with butterfly garden, to enhance outdoor playtime.

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SPORTS Parish Gold Medalist Swimming Her Way to Harvard

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Senior Sara Fazel will join the Tulsa team this fall.

Size Benefits Ursuline Senior By Todd Jorgenson

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Being the smallest person in the boat will benefit Sara Fazel next year as a coxswain at the University of Tulsa. At 4-foot-11 and just over 100 pounds, Fazel’s collegiate athletic opportunities might seem limited. It’s not like she could play basketball, football, or hockey. Except that the Ursuline senior has already done all three. While growing up in Boston, Fazel became accustomed to competing alongside much larger girls (and boys) in physical sports for which her diminutive stature would seem to put her at a distinct disadvantage. “I feel like I have a very big personality,” Fazel said. “It’s not until I’m standing right next to anyone that I realize that there is a size difference. I have to push myself harder than they do.” So perhaps it wasn’t a surprise that when Fazel’s family moved from Boston to the Dallas area prior to her sophomore year, she took up another activity in which size typically matters — rowing. Coincidentally, the sport is most common in New England, but Fazel had never tried it before arriving in Texas. She attended a summer rowing camp at Ursuline as a way to make friends before enrolling at the school. “She had seen rowing, but she hadn’t done it before. She fell in love with the sport,” said Ursuline rowing coach Erin Sullivan-Baca. “The girls who have backgrounds in other sports, it translates really well for rowing. She already had the competitive nature from the other

SAR A FA ZE L sports.” Ursuline doesn’t have coxswains since it races only sculling boats, which have up to four people controlling two oars apiece. Coxswains are used only in larger sweeping boats, in which each rower has just one oar. They call out commands for navigation and steering. Although Fazel hasn’t filled the role before, longtime Tulsa rowing coach Kevin Harris felt strongly enough that she could make the transition that he offered her a scholarship. “Coxswains are usually pretty small people,” Fazel said. “He saw me trying to keep up with all the bigger girls. He liked that I was showing leadership.” Sullivan-Baca agreed that Fazel has the skill set to switch from lightweight sculler to coxswain at the next level.

“She will yell at the other girls and motivate them,” Sullivan-Baca said. “That’s one of her best qualities.” Fazel, who would like to pursue biomedical engineering, chose Tulsa over opportunities to attend more prestigious academic institutions like MIT and Harvard near her hometown. That shows how passionate she has become about rowing, and about embracing the types of new challenges that motivate her every day. “Rowing is more about mental toughness,” she said. “People don’t see me succeeding in it because I’m so small. I make it work for me. It makes me push myself harder. There’s always someone that I want to beat.” Email sports@ peoplenewspapers.com

When you watch her proficient swimming strokes, Mei Lynn Colby might seem like she was born to be in the water. Yet at first, Colby’s mother, Valerie, encouraged her to try just about every sport she could find. At 6, she jumped in the pool at Brookhaven Country Club. Mei Lynn “When I was Colby younger, I couldn’t really sit still. She was looking for a good outlet for the amount of energy that I had,” Colby said. “I tried swimming and I just stuck with it.” When she reached middle school, Colby decided to focus full-time on swimming. In high school, she subsequently set multiple TAPPS state records. Her two individual gold medals at this year’s state meet gave the Parish Episcopal senior seven for her career to go with one silver. And that comes in the maximum of eight races — two per year. More remarkably, Colby has won in a different discipline each time. “She can win any of the events,” said Parish swimming coach Lia Oberstar-Brown. “She’s learned how to stand out and be herself through swimming.” Valerie Colby adopted Mei Lynn from a Chinese orphanage and brought her back to Dallas when she was 1 year old. A year later, she was joined by another girl, Lian, who became her younger sister. Both have attended Parish since they were in elementary school.

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S P ORTS CONTINUED FROM 14 “I got very lucky in that I had a very accepting school,” Mei Lynn said. “I didn’t face a lot of the stereotypes that some of my other Asian friends have.” Mei Lynn credits her development in part to her coaches, including longtime club coach Chris MacCurdy at Academy of Texas Aquatic Champions. But she also possesses a work ethic that comes from Valerie, who raised the two girls as a single mother while holding a full-time job. She died of cancer in 2011. “Because she was so driven and hard working, I kind of followed in her footsteps and wanted to make her proud,” Mei Lynn said. Since Valerie’s death, the girls have been raised by their godmother, Lynette Hammitt, a family friend who sold her business and moved to Dallas to become their guardian. “She made a huge sacrifice to come here,” Mei Lynn said. “I honestly don’t know if I will ever be able to repay her. She’s an incredible woman.” Mei Lynn’s talent both in and out of the pool will lead her to Harvard, the only school to which she applied after visiting last fall. She admits it was a leap of faith, one that was validated when she was accepted in December. Email sports@peoplenewspapers.com

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DIABETES NOT DETERRENT TO FUN By Claire Kelley

Special Contributor Emily Walther, 6, didn’t know there were other children like her who were living with Type 1 diabetes. She would get frustrated at school when, for instance, during a field trip, teachers passed out marshmallows to every student but her. “For a while she was bottling up,” said her mother, Kathryn Walther. “And [she] didn’t know how to communicate frustrations like, ‘why am I the only one who gets these shots?’” Then Walther found Camp Sweeney, a high-tech, medically equipped camp owned and operated by the Southwestern Diabetic Association for children ages 6 to 18, the majority of whom have Type 1 diabetes. Some campers are also pre-diabetic or have Type 2, formally called adult-onset diabetes, according to senior associate program director Preston Walhood. During three-week sessions, campers can choose classes to attend, from rock climbing to radio station operating to lacrosse, and all the while they’re being taught about their bodies and how to live well with their disease. About one in every 650 children has Type I; that’s roughly one per elementary school. And on top of its relative rarity, it’s not very well understood by the general population, Walhood said. Benton Bagot attended Camp Sweeney from ages 5 to 17. He says he’s always been bothered

Jake Grimes, above, and other kids learn to better manage their diabetes at Camp Sweeney. To register or learn more about the Sweeney 5K, visit campsweeney.org/ outreach/sweeney-5k/. C O U R T E SY C A M P S W E E N E Y

by the misconceptions that come with having Type 1. “I used to write the medical association and say, ‘hey, you need to change the name!’ for like 10 years,” he said. “Everyone knows what diabetes is, but they think it’s Type 2, not Type 1.” For Bagot, Camp Sweeney was a freeing experience. “You’re in an environment where you don’t have to worry about it,” he said. “The anxiety’s gone. It was like a vacation.” Bagot started gaining inde-

pendence and knowledge about his diabetes at a very young age at camp, starting with his first self-administered insulin shot. “My mom was helping me when I was 5,” he said. “But then at 6 years old I was figuring out how to fill up the syringe and do things that first-year med students are learning.” Camp Sweeney is the largest camp of its kind. According to Walhood, it attracts campers from 46 states and countries such as Singapore, Saudi Arabia,

Mexico, and Germany. To keep providing programs and support to 252 campers per session in 2016, it will take about $3.5 million, Walhood said. So the administrators of this nonprofit camp are always trying to raise money to provide scholarships for children whose families can’t afford the steep tuition. And they usually do. According to Walhood, Camp Sweeney offers almost $1 million in scholarship money annually. Camp Sweeney’s

fundraiser in February at de Boulle Diamond and Jewelry raised more than $210,000 for scholarships. The camp’s fourth annual 5K fundraiser is set to take place in Lake Highlands on Memorial Day. There will be a bounce house, face painting, live music, and food. “A lot of these kids think they’re alone,” Walhood said. “So our biggest goal is to reach as many kids as we can… and to give them the opportunity to come to camp and learn how to care for themselves and live a long and healthy life.”

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MATCHBOX LIGHTS UP NEW LOCALE

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delicious bit of Washington, D.C. has recently landed in Dallas. The modern tavern called Matchbox, which specializes in brick-oven-fired pizzas, inventive sandwiches, craft beer, and cocktails, opened in Preston Hollow Village at the end of February. The eatery adds elevated American bar fare to the mix at the retail complex, which is also home to Thai restaurant Pakpao; Middle Eastern pita shop Verts; healthy fast-casual café Modern Market; and sushi restaurant Blue Sushi Sake Grill. Standouts on Matchbox’s list of starters include a trio of crispy-creamy arancini in a puddle of tomato sauce; a phenomenal sherry-splashed cream of crab soup; the Ginormous Meatball, a sphere of pork and beef doused in tomato sauce; and spicy tuna tartare tacos. Matchbox co-founder and owner Drew Kim said his team had an inkling the restaurant’s menu would find success at its first Texas locale. “We have been looking to put a pin in Dallas for quite some time,” Kim said. “The Dallas diner appreciates great restaurants; they are sophisticated and warm and welcoming. And, boy, they love great food and spirits.” Kim added that after researching numerous Dallas locations, Preston Hollow Village had stood out as the most enticing location.

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2 “Preston Hollow Village has been wonderful,” he noted. “It offers guests and residents an amazing lifestyle center, and that was something we wanted to be a part of. The dining scene in the area and all the people we met have been great.” Greatness also lies in other categories of the menu past the starters. The prime rib French dip — with caramelized onions, mozzarella, and zesty horseradish mayo — was a meaty, melted-cheesy delight. The Italian sausage rigatoni was simple, but burst with bright, fresh flavors and generous chunks of Italian sausage. More of a chicken person? The MB Crispy Chicken is a giant slab of fried chicken (you can also opt for grilled) with deviled egg mayo. You can even hop on the current chicken-sandwich bandwagon and get the crispy version drenched in hot sauce, aka “Nashville Hot” style. The restaurant’s signature burger falls into good-not-great territory, and really should be the latter considering its $14 price tag. But pizzas are easily Matchbox’s wheelhouse, with a dozen classic and artisanal varieties offered, all on thin crusts that walk that fine line between tender and crunchy. Highlights of a recent visit included the simple, superb white pizza (roasted garlic cream sauce and house-spun mozzarella); chicken pesto pizza; a three-meat pie called the Matchbox Meat; and the prosciutto and white Turkish fig pizza. All achieved ideal cheese-to-topping-tosauce ratios, and were served at piping-hot

perfection. For those on special diets, pizzas are available on gluten-sensitive crusts. The bar’s beer list spotlights local brews as well as national labels, and all wines are on tap and reasonably priced. But cocktails were hit-or-miss across a couple of visits, including an off-balance signature Moscow mule; happily, it was remade and well-crafted on the second try. Speaking of drinks, Matchbox’s very inviting warm, wood-lined space makes it all too easy to pop in for several sips. Kim said design was key to creating the feel of the restaurant. An expansive patio dotted with tables, stools, and fireplaces curves around the outside of the building, making for an enticing view for anyone driving up Walnut Hill Lane. “We hope our guests feel Matchbox is a place that respects design but also is innovative and pushes outside the box,” he said. “We aim for cool, modern spaces using exposed natural elements that are authentic and offer guests private areas as well as larger communal areas.” Adding to the cool factor are a handful of glass-sided “floating” booths, two of which overlook the main dining room. Neat as they are, however, Kim said they couldn’t beat the No. 1 element of every Matchbox space: “At the end of the day, our guests need to feel special and that they are the most important part of the design.” Farah is the founder and editor of TheDallasDiva.com and SwineAndSwill.com. She is also a restaurant writer for Thrillist and was previously a local editor for Zagat.

Interior designer Kristin Mullen has lived in and traveled to several design hubs throughout her life: Chicago, New York, Tokyo, and London, to name a few. But since 2005, she has set her roots in Dallas; most recently by opening her own home decor and accessories boutique, Curated by Kristin Mullen, in Snider Plaza. Some may recognize the name from her interior design business Kristin Mullen Designs, formerly called Covetable Designs. While Mullen enjoys making her clients’ visions come to life, the store provides the opportunity to reflect and share her personal taste with customers. “All my life experiences, plus the travel I’ve been fortunate enough to do, and the various places that I’ve lived really inform my design aesthetic,” Mullen said. That, and the fact that she has four kids and two dogs, she added. All these moving parts in her life have helped her develop her style and taste. Mullen describes the items in her store as comfortable luxury. Upholstered seating combines a finer touch with practicality, she said. She is also strongly influenced

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CONTINUED FROM 20 by nature. Faux bois (false wood) wallpaper and shell décor make clients feel more calm and comfortable, she said. “I would say I’m very clean-lined traditional in my aesthetic,” Mullen said. “I don’t like too much detail. Too elaborate, too frou-frou, doesn’t particularly appeal to me. The things that I’m drawn to tend to be more clean, have cleaner lines.” As indicated in the name of the store, Mullen curates the shop herself, mostly from pieces she finds at antique stores and shows she visits on her travels. This means that as patrons browse her store, she can answer questions about most of the pieces’ histories. “If I’m at an antique show in the middle of nowhere, and [I] see what [I] believe to be the perfect piece …, now I don’t have to pass it up,” Mullen said. “I can get it for the shop, and if [a] client loves it as much as I do, they can have it. If not, it can join its friends here in the shop.” Mullen only got into interior decorating about nine years ago. Before helping people turn their homes into masterpieces, Mullen had her own business designing table linens, and helped found an independent school. All the while she renovated multiple

homes, helped friends – and the designing part stuck. “It was sort of a natural thing for me to go into business,” Mullen said. Part of Mullen’s charm is that she loves to make her clients happy, she said. That and no two homes she design will ever look the same.

"IT ' S A B IT O F A J UG G L ING ACT, BUT I' M FINDING MY ST RIDE ." K RISTI N MULLE N “I would say the best thing about my design is they reflect my clients personalities and tastes and likes much more than they reflect mine,” Mullen said. “So, if you walk into a home I designed, you’re really not going to know it’s me. It’s really important that when I finish a project, my clients feel their homes speak to and of them.” Mullen compares her work to that of a ghostwriter’s. She’s just there to help her clients tell their stories through their décor. “It’s a bit of a juggling act, but I’m finding my stride,” Mullen said.

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LIVING WELL Zika, West Nile Have Officials on Alert By Annie Wiles & Karly Hanson

People Newspapers Dallas has only had three confirmed cases of Zika so far, but that hasn’t stopped Governor Greg Abbott from setting up a statewide task force to prevent an outbreak. So how scared of it do we need to be? Zika is a birth-defect-causing virus carried by mosquitoes and an international public health emergency, according to the World Health Organization. But locally, the virus has only appeared in people who have contracted the disease abroad. “With Zika, we will infect the mosquito before they infect us; that’s how transmission will be localized,” said Zachary Thompson, director of Dallas County Health & Human Services. Thompson is spearheading a local Zika Virus Task Force between the City of Dallas and Dallas County that will meet weekly. Its main focus is educating the public. For instance: if you are traveling to an endemic country, wear bug repellent. If you are pregnant, don’t travel to an endemic country. However, until the virus becomes localized, county health officials will continue to focus on the greater regional threat: West Nile Virus. “We want to make sure the public understands that the predominant virus in North Texas is West Nile, which is already a part of our ecosystem,” Thompson said.

SYMPTOMS OF ZIKA Red Eyes / Fever

Most people with Zika won’t even know they have it. The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting for several days to a week. Diagnosis

Rash

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The symptoms of Zika are similar to those of dengue and chikungunya. See your healthcare provider if you experience any of the listed symptoms.

Treatment There is no vaccine to prevent or medicine to treat Zika infections. People usually don’t get sick enough to go to the hospital, and they very rarely die of Zika.

Reduce travel to tropical regions

B E S T W AY S T O P R E V E N T M O S Q U I T O B I T E S Protective Clothing Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants.

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When used as directed, insect repellents are safe and effective.

Use screens on windows and doors. Use air conditioning. SOURCE: CDC

And West Nile season is about to start. Trapping for West Nile in Dallas will begin May 1. Crystal Woods of the Dallas Code Compliance Services stated there are no set dates for spraying yet; they will only spray if they get a positive mosquito result, which is unlikely before June. University Park will be following Dallas' protocol. Highland Park began spraying in February due to unseasonably warm

weather, according to spokesman Lance Koppa; though it is worth noting that this decision was based purely on the number of mosquitoes found in traps, not on a positive test. But there are downsides to spraying. Aqualuer 20-20, the insecticide being used in Dallas, can kill many kinds of wildlife. Residents can take preventive measures to reduce the need to spray. “I go [to the Park Cities] all the time and they run their

sprinklers like crazy,” said Hagen Gunstream from the Mosquito Authority of North Dallas. “And what they need to do, it’s real simple, is make sure there’s no standing water.” No standing water. This is the mosquito-prevention refrain. Another tidbit from Steve Margolis from Natural Misting Solutions: mosquitoes are territorial. “They don’t move around much from where they hatch,” he said, another reason to con-

trol your own standing water. If you want to avoid spraying, Gunstream recommends Bti Larvicide, a natural soil bacterium that is only toxic to mosquitoes and black flies, and kills mosquito larvae when added to standing water. To report standing water in Dallas, or to request to be on the “Do Not Spray” List, call 3-1-1. In UP, call 214-987-5488 to report standing water; for HP, call 214521-4161.

Fun fact: Only the females bite and not for food but to turn blood into protein to develop their eggs. Also, go easy on the poison as much as you can stand. When an area is doused with the stuff, it not only kills mosquitoes (who have left armies of eggs behind to replace their dead), but also can kill or sicken mosquito predators. Dragonflies, birds, fish, bats, frogs, lizards and spiders are all on our side in the mosquito battle. We need them around! If you are a mosquito magnet and have learned to live with the fact that mosquito welts are part

of summer life, let me leave you with this tip. The ONLY solution I have found to treat bites is plain old ice. As soon as I notice a bite, I do my best to resist scratching and rub ice directly on the spot. The inflammation and itch subsides quickly. If the urge to scratch wins before I ice, that bite can linger for weeks. So don’t allow standing water, select herbs, limit poison distribution, don’t scratch, and ice. Good luck out there, comrades.

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or about six months of the year in Dallas, we get peace. Then, in late spring, the battle begins. Mosquitoes — prehistoric creatures that haunt us at the rise and drop of the sun. Some of the especially tenacious species know no time of day and are looking for victims 24/7. It’s one of those “Texas things” we learn to live with, but let me offer some natural ways to discourage their presence and treat bites. The little pests have been around for millions of years and will probably outlive most lifeforms. Their eggs can sit in a dry spot for months and once a ta-

STEPHANIE CASEY blespoon of water comes their way, that egg becomes an adult within about a week. Standing water is going to be your number one offender. They simply cannot breed without it. A cup left outside with an inch of water, over-watered flower

beds, bird baths, stagnant areas of pools and fountains — you’ll want to keep an eye out and clear those constantly. Another thing you can do is grow deterrent plants. Though they hang around water to breed, mosquitoes feed on plant nectar and so spend the day foraging plants and grasses. Planting things they aren’t so interested in can help encourage them to find another place to call home. Garlic, lemongrass, citronella, catnip, lavender, rosemary, lemon varieties of basil, thyme, and mint are all good choices.

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Transplant Surgeon Has International Background By Haley Rogers

Special Contributor Husband, father, traveler, and internationally recognized Swedish transplant surgeon Dr. Goran Klintmalm brought medical innovation to Dallas more than 30 years ago. “He’s an incredibly innovative man and excellent surgeon,” said Baylor anesDr. Goran thesiologist Dr. Klintmalm Michael Ramsay, who has worked with Klintmalm since 1984. That year, Klintmalm performed the first liver transplant in Texas at Baylor University Medical Center. The Highland Park resident’s latest endeavor is an experimental womb transplant trial aimed at helping a woman whose uterus is nonexistent or dysfunctional. If successful, the transplant would allow her to

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Dr. Goran Klintmalm moved to Dallas from Stockholm more than 30 years ago. carry her own child. “It took me a while to really understand the profound importance of this,” Klintmalm

said. “Because I am just a man, my entire life I have spent on saving lives, and now this is the first time I am doing something

in order to help create life. It’s very different; the success is not the procedure, but a healthy born child.”

Klintmalm compares this trial to pioneering new lands, as there are no road signs, and the doctors must develop their own map. “With this uterus transplant, it’s not just about having an idea,” said Ramsay. “It’s about following through, and he follows through. His attention to detail will make this trial successful, I believe.” Klintmalm wanted to be a doctor since he was young. After getting his Bachelor of Science degree from Karolinska Institute in 1971, he obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree and later his Ph.D. in 1984. “It wasn’t that I thought I’d solve all the problems in the world,” Klintmalm said. “It was that I’d be working with the thought leaders of the world, and it was very exciting for me as a young man.” Klintmalm’s interest in organ transplantation was piqued

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L IV ING W E LL CONTINUED FROM 25 while training in general surgery in Stockholm. Deciding to pursue the specialty further, he spent two years in Colorado and Pennsylvania, working in kidney and liver transplantation with Dr. Thomas Starzl, known as the “Father of Modern Transplantation” for having successfully completed the first liver transplant. In the 1970s, knowledge on transplantation was limited. The survival rate for liver transplants was around 15 percent, and hours were grueling, Klintmalm said. The length of stay for patients was more than a month, and by the time surgeons could finally retrieve organs, patients could die. “Back in those days, transplantation was a specialty for masochists,” Klintmalm said. “There was only a handful of people who would consider going into transplant. It wasn’t successful. It was a challenge. I was asking myself, ‘Can we make it successful?’” Klintmalm’s fiancée, Tina, followed him to both Denver and Pittsburgh to work under Starzl as a research technician. They later returned to Stockholm, where he finished his general surgery training, got married, and was involved in the first liver transplantation in Sweden in 1984. After getting his doctorate, Klintmalm received a call from Starzl, offering him

the directorship of transplantation services at Baylor. “It was an offer I couldn’t refuse,” said Klintmalm. “At that point, my next question was, ‘Can I do what Starzl did in Pittsburgh?’ That is what takes mankind to the next horizon: challenge. There is no other way.” Today, Klintmalm continues to run one of the most successful liver, kidney, and pancreatic transplantation departments in the world. Under his direction, there have been more than 8,000 solid organ transplantations performed at Baylor. Klintmalm’s focus is research. He has written extensively on immunosuppression and organ preservation, and is best known for co-authoring Transplantation of the Liver, the book that covers every aspect of liver transplants. He considers the Baylor program his greatest professional accomplishment and his family his greatest personal accomplishment. He and his wife travel with their three sons all over the U.S. and Canada, and take frequent hunting and skiing trips in the Rockies. “It’s just us here in the U.S.,” he said. “The rest of the family is back in Europe, so it’s very important for us to stay together as a family. Moving here was an easy decision because it felt the most like home.”

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SEWING TOGETHER A COMMUNITY Women bond over learning a valuable skill By Annie Wiles

People Newspapers Holding an armful of colorful textiles, Highland Park resident Gina Gary enters the Vickery Meadow Food Pantry. More women quickly follow. Arriving in pairs and trios, they begin to set up their work and select fabrics. A mechanical hum fills the room. Gary thought her skills as a seamstress would lead to a job. Instead, they led to Sew Sincerely, a group of women that meets twice a month to learn how to sew. She got the idea when her friend Terri Heard invited her to a sewing event through Park Cities Baptist Church in January 2015. Gary, who had been collecting sewing machines at garage sales over the years, showed up with enough for everyone there. When she met women who wanted to learn how to sew, Gary saw a chance to give back instead of a job opportunity. “There are people around the world who live in poverty,” she says. “Then you realize it’s actually at your back door. We’re so close to it. I don’t think people realize that about the Vickery area.” Since then, the group has grown to about ten women. Gary’s belief in Sew Sincerely is rooted in the value of learning a skill. It is empowering, she says, to have the means to create something. For years, Gary had been the “crafts lady” at Thee Camp, her children’s summer camp. During her workshops, she noticed something: “the kids who would come in were the kids who would come alone.”

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Through the Charitable Sewing For Others Initiative, each of the women that Gina Gary has taught how to sew, has earned her own sewing machine to take home. She watched how, as they learned a new craft, their self-esteem grew. Within days, the kids who were shy and lonely were suddenly showing other kids how to do the things they had learned. Gary witnesses the same transformation in the women she sews with, as does Heard, who attends every meeting. “After we complete a project, the look on their faces says so much about accomplishment," Heard said. "It's been rewarding for me to get to see that.” During their sessions, they have learned to sew useful household items, gifts for their families, and through the Charitable Sewing for Others initiative have made sixty dresses and pairs of shorts for girls in Guatemala. Heard,

factories in Dallas. Gary started in third grade, and by high school was sewing her own clothes. She considers it a valuable skill; but more than that, it’s something she associates with the community of women in which she grew up. For Gary, this is what Sew Sincerely is about: the fellowship of women. “At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter what country we’re from, or what language we speak. At the end of the day, we’re all women.” The greatest reward for Gary is seeing them support each other. For the women she is teaching, sewing means a lot more. Additional reporting by Debora Annino.

part of a women’s ministry from PC Baptist, will take the dresses in April to Potter’s House, a ministry in Guatemala the church supports. Throughout the months, the sewing community has become close. They have girl talk. When they sew aprons, Gary jokes with them that they should get their husbands’ support for their group by “trying them on” at night. Last Thanksgiving, several of the women came to Gary’s house to teach her to make tamales. "I've received more than I could ever give," Gary said of her group. Gary grew up with seamstresses. Her mother and grandmother both sewed, and her great aunt worked in sewing

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Women in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) were honored at the TalkSTEM Reception at the Dallas Contemporary on Jan. 22. The event exhibited artwork depicting the role of women’s labor in science.

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The fifth annual Dallas Summer Musicals High School Musical Theatre Awards celebrated a Standing Ovation Party at the Zodiac in Neiman Marcus in downtown Dallas on Feb. 8. The HSMTA, which will showcase 67 schools, will take place at the Music Hall at Fair Park on April 14.

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The sixth annual Bonne Santé, a wine and food showcase, was hosted at the Westin Galleria Dallas on Feb. 6. The event, which benefited the National Kidney Foundation, featured dishes from chef’s across the country, entertainment, a vodka tasting by Stoli, and live and silent auctions.

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WEDDINGS AMANDA MARTIN & BILL PRATT DEC. 5, 2015

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Alcuin School Ready to Grow in Enrollment and Facilities Britt E. Stafford

People Newspapers A year after negotiations wrapped between the Alcuin School and concerned neighboring residents about the school’s zoning request, construction plans are finally in the works. And neighbors are responding favorably to the upcoming additions. Per the campus master plan, a new $5 million world language and fine arts building will be constructed as part of the south wing extension. The plan also includes a new $22 million upper school building, which would contain a performance hall and offices. The creek that runs right through the campus will also be renovated to become an interactive learning area for students. “We’re growing,” Alcuin School Chief Financial Officer Lochwood Larson said. “We can handle everything until the end of next school year. It’s imperative that we add space.” According to Head of School Walter Sorenson, the school has raised $6 million in funds, and the board intends to move ahead with construction of the world language and fine arts building first. It will include music and language classrooms, art learning spaces, and a gallery space for stu-

dents to display their work. The design for both of the new facilities will blend the style of current buildings, while making it flow with its surroundings, Larson said. “It is important to both the Montessori and International Baccalaureate programs that we are conscious of and wanting to blend in with the environment and nature,” he said. “We didn’t want buildings that stuck out like a sore thumb.” Alcuin decided in 2013 to start offering high school instruction, with plans for the class of 2018 to be its first graduating class. The zoning for the new upper school building will allow up to 180 students in the ninth through 12th grades. Larson said, even with the expansion of upper school enrollment, student parking would not be an issue. According to the Alcuin Agreement dated April 8, 2015 with Brittany Circle, a neighboring block, “The School shall only issue 70 student parking stickers for student drivers each school year ... ” Issues with construction and expansion were a major part of the discussion between Alcuin School and the Brittany

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Circle Neighborhood Association, now a part of the Hillcrest Forest Neighborhood Association, and the Parc du Lac Property Corporation. “During our negotiations with Alcuin regarding their rezoning request last year, our neighborhood asked for a number of commitments to help mitigate potential problems related to construction. Alcuin said that they would do their best to be a good neighbor,” said HFNA president Bruce Wilke. As part of the negotiations, Alcuin made a gift of $1 million to the surrounding neighborhoods for a 10-year patrol service. “There were so many neighbors upset with Alcuin with this expansion … now you can see how we’re going to tolerate traffic and activity because they gave us a great gift,” said Garrett Sherman, who lives across the street from the school. According to Sorenson, the relationship between the school and the neighborhood has changed drastically since the negotiations. In 2009, Preston Hollow People reported on the school’s decision to uproot a grove of trees, upsetting neighbors in the process. “We’ve seen a history of Alcuin not keeping their word on things. The neighbors wouldn’t trust them based on the past,” he said. “Now, we’re one big happy neighborhood.” The school plans to break ground on the newest addition in May or June, with completion expected around April or May 2017, Sorenson said. “I’m sure that there will be some inconvenience due to construction ... but the good news is that it’ll be temporary,” Wilke said. “We just have to get through it.” Email britt.stafford@ peoplenewspapers.com

Maya Elia sells colorful pants emblazoned with her favorite animal, elephants. The Ursuline Academy junior’s nonprofit organization, Elepants, helps fund the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) and The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee (TEST). “I think it was Dumbo, I saw it when I was two and my mom said I would ask to watch it every single day,” Elia said. “I would just dance and listen to the music.” During a service trip to Thailand the summer after her freshman year, Elia volunteered at the TECC. Not only did her love for elephants grow, but she discovered her love for serving others. In November 2014, she launched Elepants. Elia usually orders 100-200 pairs of pants at a time from a local Thai vendor she discovered during her trip. The pants are priced at $20 and can be bought through myelepants.com. After founding the site, Elia started doing research on more ways she could help and found the sanctuary in Tennessee. Now, with the money she raises, both organizations are able to provide basic care needs and loving environments for elephants to live in.

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C O MMUNIT Y CONTINUED FROM 34 “[Both] truly focus on helping elephants that have been in circuses and abused situations,” Elia said. “They work to make elephants be elephants again.” Initially, Elia’s parents backed the site financially, but as it grew they began to use a portion of the profits to keep it running. Now the nonprofit stands on its own. Part of the money collected pays for the business operations and the remainder is donated. According to Elia, Elepants has given about $7,500 to TECC and about $2,500 to TEST. Her family and friends help to sort, package, and send Elepants to all fifty states, as well as countries in Europe and South America. Along with running Elepants, Elia is involved in cheerleading and volunteers through her school with organizations like Girls Inc. “I love service and helping others,” Elia said. With graduation around the corner, she’s putting some thought into what career she hopes to pursue. Helping create the Elepants’ website with her dad and managing her company has led her to consider a degree involving marketing and graphic design. As for the future of Elepants, Elia hopes to keep it going for a while. For

now, the company is good where it’s at, though she would possibly consider expanding, she said. “[I’m] not sure how it’s going to work once I go to college, but I definitely want to keep it going,” Elia said. “It’s already surpassed my expectations.”

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Grant Halliburton was a bolt of energy. From an early age, he was the kid who woke up smiling and lit up a room when he walked in, his mother Vanita said. But then Vanita got a call from Grant’s eighth-grade counselor – Grant was cutting. “We were shocked,” she said. “You can’t always tell what’s going on inside of a person by looking at the outside. Happy-golucky, the clown, the comic, made everybody laugh — he was suffering from something deep inside.” Grant was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and chronic depression. He would spend the next five years in and out of therapy on various medications. In November 2005, 19-year-old Grant died from his disorders by jumping off a 10-story building. Vanita hasn’t let his story end IN with his death. teens and Through the young adults Grant Halliburlive with a ton Foundation, mental she aims to edhealth ucate parents, condition. schools, organiSOURCE: CDC zations, students, and anyone who will listen about the realities of mental illnesses and how to prevent suicide. “We have to make it OK for people to ask us for help,” she said. “In other words, being willing to talk about it [mental illness] is one thing, but being willing to listen without judgment, without being shocked, or angry.”

P AY A T T E N T I O N Put the pieces together when you suspect someone may be suffering, Vanita said. In Grant’s case, nobody did and so nobody suspected he wasn't just depressed, but suicidal. “Tenth grade was a perfect picture of all the pieces of a puzzle that painted the picture of a kid who has had a crisis,” she said. On the outside it looked like a

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Grant Halliburton, above, was an artist (above), poet, and musician. His mother, Vanita, wants people to learn from his life. || C O U R T E SY H A L L I B U R T O N golden year. He had the car, the girl, and the band. A call from the attendance office early in the fall semester told a different story. Grant was one day away from truancy. He was going in the front door and out the back to cry in the woods, she said. “He was writing all these lyrics, and one of the songs was ‘Into the Forest,’ which now I put together with this,” she said. “He wrote a ton of poetry. ‘Decision Not So Fateful,’ one was called. 'Two ways out, If I jump, It’s easy, I’ll run away and hide. If I stay, I die; I die more than if I jump.’ That was prophetic.’” None of his teachers gave her a heads-up, she said. “The art teacher told me later that he had been concerned, sometimes,” she said. “But he just thought, ‘people, they go to deep moody places when they do art.’”

When Vanita tells that story, she asks: “Who was in a position to see the pieces of that puzzle I just talked about?” And she says people answer: the art teacher, the band members, the girlfriend, the creative writing teacher, and the parents. “All these people were in a position to see something, but people don’t put those pieces together — they only saw their own piece,” Vanita said. “So I encourage people to share what they know. If you see something, if you see the grades drop in a student that you know is smart kid, and usually a good student, go talk to the counselor.”

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G E T E D U C AT E D The Halliburton Foundation actively works with school districts to train staff, students, and parents on how to respond to a person experiencing psychological distress or suicidal crisis, and how to help. “I love the schools that have training for the whole staff, down to the janitorial and lunchroom staff,” she said. To educate students, the foun-

dation has #SAFE, which focuses on building healthy mental and physical habits. They prefer to teach class by class, Vanita said. They have worked with Highland Park Middle School’s health classes for two years. “We talk about stress. We talk about coping skills. We talk about how to keep your brain healthy … and what happens if things aren’t going so well,” Vanita said. For adults, the hashtag is dropped for SAFE! The program is much the same, but it also goes into how to really talk to your kids, Vanita said. The program gives parents a list of conversation starters such as: “What would you do if someone handed you $1,000? What would you do with it right now?” Questions about mental health are mingled in, said Lee Michaels, chair of the foundation’s auxiliary group and a HPISD school board member. The aim: to get kids talking before something goes wrong and teach parents what kinds of responses may be hurtful and unhelpful in those situations — the difference between “get over it” and “how can I help you?” “It’s hard, I’m just getting better at that and my kids are in college,” Michaels said. “And I read every parenting book.”

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C OM M U N I T Y CONTINUED FROM 36 child, the Foundation runs HereForYouth.com — a comprehensive database of vetted mental health providers and resources in North Texas. For the past seven years, the foundation has also hosted Coffee Days, a peer-support group for moms. They added a Dad2Dad group in 2012. “Mostly [the parents] say: ‘Nobody knows what it’s like in a household where there is a young person with bipolar disorder or anxiety disorder,’” Vanita said. “They can talk about it in that room and nobody will judge them and all heads are nodding. … The power of the

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words ‘me too’ is just huge.” Michaels said she regularly referred people to the moms group and invited them to the foundation’s Beacon of Hope Luncheon every February. “And they’ll meet some new people, and [maybe] that’s all they need – someone else,” she said. “I usually get a table and invite people who have never, they may not even have the issues, but I’m hoping next year when it comes around they’ll think about it at least.”

BE THE CHANGE Vanita and Michaels hope this generation of kids will be the first that doesn’t live with the stigma of mental illnesses, they said. They agree ending stigma has to be a grassroots movement, like Mothers Against Drunk Driving was in the beginning. “And this might be the generation,” Michaels said. “It’s still a long road, but it might be.” What can you do to help erase stigma? “Don’t be afraid to talk about suicide as suicide,” Michaels said. “Don’t be afraid to talk about mental health like you

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“YOU SHOULD KNOW THE WARNING SIGNS THAT A PERSON IS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING TAKING HIS LIFE, AS READILY AS YOU KNOW THE SIGNS OF AN ONCOMING COLD.” VA N ITA H A LL IBURTO N

KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR ➊ Sense of hopelessness about the future ➋ Drastic changes in behavior or personality ➌ Uncharacteristic impulsiveness, recklessness, or risk-taking

➍ Expressions of rage, uncontrolled anger, aggressive behavior

➎ Preoccupation with death, dying, or suicide through writing, talking, or artwork

➏ Giving away prized possessions ➐ Loss of interest in personal appearance ➑ Increased use of alcohol or drugs ➒ Withdrawal from friends, family, and society ➓ Extreme anxiety or agitation; inability to sleep or sleeping all the time

⓫ A recent severe stressor, such as real or anticipated

loss of a relationship, unplanned pregnancy, victim of bullying, or family conflict.

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⓭ Verbal signs such as: “I’m so tired. I don’t feel like I can take this any longer.” “I don’t want to be a bother anymore.” “I want you to know something, in case something happens to me.” S O U R C E : G R A N T H A L L I B U R T O N F O U N D AT I O N

Mental Health America of Greater Dallas 214-871-2420

North Texas Behavioral Health Authority 1-866-260-8000

Mental Health America of Tarrant County 1-800-866-2465

Suicide & Crisis Center of North Texas 214-828-1000

Here For Youth www.hereforyouth.com

National Alliance on Mental Health www.NAMIdallas.org

Texas Youth Hotline 1-800-989-6884

Mobile Counseling Dallas

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8225)

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A cluster of suicides in the 1980s in Plano ISD drew national attention and spurred Dallas ISD to act. The Office of Psychological and Social Services now a mixture of prevention and intervention care to DISD. “We saw that if this was happening to them, it would happen to us,” said Connie Rodriguez, director of PSS. Her team consists of psychologists, licensed specialists in school psychology, and licensed master social workers. The office also places trained counselors on every campus to provide direct services, Rodriguez said. “We have a district policy

that we require any person on campus that has reason to worry about a person, they are required to talk to a counselor who can assess the kid,” she said. “In every instance of risk assessment, parents are asked for approval — for high risk case, we refer to area services.” DISD was already training all teachers and counselors to be aware of kids at risk and notice the signs a student might be suicidal, but they are also now required to do so by law. Governor Greg Abbott signed HB2186 on June 19, 2015. PSS staff are stationed across the city to immediately be able to respond to high risk situations, such as when suicidal thoughts have been expressed, and meet the family there to help assess what steps need to

be taken and navigate the process of care. The team will help the parents know what paperwork is needed and what phone numbers to call, according to Rodriguez. “We’ll provide the care if we have to, because suicidal issues are long term,” she said. “We make sure they get the level of support they need.” Department staff follow up with the families after they have been referred to outside treatment to establish a “safety plan,” Rodriguez said. “We’re trying to prevent another crisis so they don’t have to go on the roller coaster of emotion again,” she said. Rodriguez urges other school districts and schools to be proactive. “Plan for the fact that you

have suicidal kids on campus,” she said. Should a death or trauma occur, schools are prepared to offer “psychological first aid to help them [students] get back on track and prevent future tragedy related,” Rodriguez said. When teaching and educating schools about crisis management, she says her department stresses that grief is a normal process, but it’s how it’s handled and normalized that’s important. “We’ve been blessed with not having any of what appears to be cluster suicides, which is where the postvention services come in,” Rodriguez said. In an effort to prevent crisis situations, since 1994, the district has partnered with Parkland Health and Hospital Sys-

tem to offer both mental and physical health care to DISD families. There are 11 centers around Dallas, including ones at Edward H. Cary Middle School and Emmett J. Conrad High School. The centers are staffed with licensed counselors, psychiatrists, and social workers, Rodriguez said. “We try to work with the whole child, not just piecemeal [care]. Medical or physical issues can impact mental health, and mental health can affect the physical,” she said. “In the long run, your time and money is better spent focusing on the whole child.” n Call (972) 925-8050 if you want a speaker or need help from Rodriguez or her team.

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Girl Power: Meadows Features Female Artists By Karly Hanson

People Newspapers When a great-nephew of Texas artist Marie Cronin donated a portrait of the painter and some of her work to the Meadows Museum three years ago, it gave curator Nicole Atzbach an idea to highlight female artists. “In the first years of the 20th century, Marie Cronin went to Paris — then the center of the art world — specifically to establish her career,” Atzbach said. “Within a few decades, two more Texas-based artists, Carlotta Corpron and Janet Turner, were pushing boundaries and influencing countless artists in their respective media of photography and printmaking.” The museum opened two exhibits Feb. 14 showcasing the three artists' work. “Between Paris and Texas: Marie Cronin, Portraitist of the Belle Epoque” and “Process and Innovation: Carlotta Corpron and Janet Turner” will run through June 5 as part of the museum’s University Art Collection. Cronin was born in Palestine, Texas in 1867. When she moved to Paris, France, she sought out well-known Spanish portrait artist Claudio Castelucho and studied with him for five years. During this time, he painted a portrait of Cronin that is on display as part of the Meadows exhibit. When Cronin returned to Texas she had an established reputation as an artist and was commissioned to paint political figures and statesmen. Six of her paintings hang in the state capitol. After her father died, Cronin took over as president of the family business running Bartlett Western Railway. “Her story above all is [about] pushing boundaries,” Atzbach said. The Cronin exhibit is on the second floor and features seven of her pieces, including

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her painting “Lady in Green,” a 1908 painting of one of Castelucho’s other students. Corpron and Turner had a different realm and era of influence. The pair, born in 1901 and 1914 respectively, was known for experimenting with their media and changing art education, according to Atzbach. The exhibit, on the first floor of the museum, shows some of the artists’ early mid-century works on loan from collections around Dallas. Turner’s prints, many of which feature birds, center around research the former Stephen F. Austin University assistant professor conducted on the flora and fauna of the Texas Gulf Coast after getting a Gug-

genheim Fellowship in 1952. “[Guggenheim Fellowships] are typically given to artists who are mid-career, so it was pretty exceptional that she received it at that point of time,” Atzbach said. “That was the turning point for her.” Some of Turner’s printing plates are also on display so visitors can observe her artistic process. “[Turner] wanted to elevate printing to a medium on par with painting and I think she achieved that,” Atzbach said. Corpron was described by Michael Ennis in Texas Monthly in 1983 as “the finest avant-garde photographer Texas has ever seen.” She focused on light manipulation in her photography and called herself a

designer, not a photographer, according to Atzbach. “She would have these marathon sessions where she would take mundane objects like eggs or a piece of coral and she would sort of manipulate them,” Atzbach said. Work from some of Corpron's students from Texas State College for Women (now Texas Woman’s University) is on display as well; Atzbach says Corpron’s influence is clear. “[Turner and Corpron] both balanced this life between being art educators and being artists, and individually they both changed the way art was taught at their respective institutions,” Atzbach said.

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Church Grows Plans to Feed Hungry By Elizabeth Ygartua People Newspapers

NorthPark Presbyterian has a hefty goal for next year. Run by volunteers, the church will produce 30-40,000 pounds of tomatoes a year starting January 2017 in their new hydroponic SoulFood Greenhouse to help feed the hungry. On March 3, the Dallas City Plan Commission approved a minor amendment to Planned Development No. 260, which will clear the way for the 4,100-square-foot facility. “It will be maybe another two, three months, something like that, before we’re really, I think, digging in the dirt. But this was a big hurdle to get over,” said Keri McCall, the project coordinator and greenhouse founder. The church reached the end of the building permit process last fall when they learned they needed to apply for the change to the PD. “We feel like we’ve answered the questions the city had already, so we’re hoping that goes a little smoother,” McCall said. In 2011, McCall went to the Vickery Meadow Alliance Food Pantry and Clothes Closet and

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years, the McCall and a host of volunteers grew tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers, and in the winter, spinach, lettuces, carrots, and garlic. In 2014, the idea for creating a greenhouse sprouted out of a conversation McCall and her husband had with a man who built hydroponic greenhouses. He explained how much more food they could produce in a controlled environment, she said. McCall was hooked. “And so the congregation approved it and we’ve done some fundraising and at this point it’s fully funded,” McCall said. “We’re just ready to go; just waiting on the city.” The church’s garden has since been cleared to make way for the coming greenhouse. Running the greenhouse will be McCall’s full time job. She said they’re looking to have about 700 tomato plants. In preparation, the mom of three has taken an intensive course in controlled agriculture at the Unviersity of Arizona and attended workshops across the country. “I grew up hating helping my dad in the garden, but it’s paid off I guess,” she said with a laugh. “We’re going to get tomatoes down, and get really good at it, and then possibly add some peppers or cucumbers or something like that. But the idea was to be able to consistently provide tomatoes year-round to the food pantries, just like they can always get peanut butter.” Food and security issues have really become important to the church in the past couple of

years, said Ellen Mata, NorthPark’s director of mission. In September 2014, NorthPark’s Reverse Food Truck hit the road to distribute produce to the Vickery Meadow food pantry collected from the church’s garden and other community partners such as Kroger. The truck will be responsible for distributing the bulk of the tomatoes. McCall said the church had no plans to have another “regular” garden, as other groups have grown up to fill some of the need. The pantry now receives weekly donations from Temple Emanu-El’s garden and the Gardeners in Community Development group, said pantry volunteer coordinator Marguerite Marz. NorthPark’s food truck is still making stops at least twice a month. “It’s one of the best collaborations,” Marz said. “It’s just amazing how the food comes in.” City Councilwoman Jennifer Staubach Gates said she’s supports NorthPark’s greenhouse plans. Besides representing much of Preston Hollow, she also represents the ethnically and economically diverse Vickery Meadow nieghborhood. “You can’t look to us as the government to meet all the needs. So when I can help a church or nonprofit be able to meet the needs of the people I serve politically, I’m very supportive and excited,” Gates said. “The need is great. I don’t question that.” About 95 percent of Dallas ISD students living in Vickery Meadow qualify for free lunches, according to Gates. The pantry served 1,603 families 307,882 pounds of food in 2015, Marz said. “Most of our clients, if they’re coming to us, they just need the food,” Marz said. “They’re people just trying to make ends meet.”

"BUT THE IDEA WAS TO BE ABLE TO CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE TOMATOES YEAR-ROUND TO THE FOOD PANTRIES JUST LIKE THEY CAN ALWAYS GET PEANUT BUTTER." K E R I MC CALL

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Stunning craftsmanship and attention to detail are hallmarks of this 6,959 square foot, five bedroom, six bath, and two half baths home with a hard to find three-car garage on one of University Park’s most desirable streets. The moment you enter, you know you are in a home built with quality and care at every turn. On either side of the entry are a formal dining room with fireplace and an impressive library with floor-to-ceiling walnut paneling, built-in book shelves, beamed coffered ceiling, and another fireplace, one of six found in this estate-style home. A butler’s pantry with an additional sink, glass display, and serving counter augments service to the dining room from the gourmet kitchen with three ovens, three dishwashers, and double SubZeros. The kitchen is open to a breakfast area and den with views of the outdoor entertainment areas. The great room is bathed in light from floor-to-ceiling windows and opens through French doors to the covered patio with fireplace, and outdoor kitchen. A household office, climate-controlled wine cellar, guest bath, and additional bath for a future pool complete the first floor plan. Two staircases lead to the second floor. Here, you’ll find an oversized master suite with coffered ceilings, fireplace, private office, his and hers baths with adjacent walk-in closets, and a covered balcony. Four additional bedrooms with in-suite baths and a game room complete the second floorplan. Offered for $3,595,000. For a showing, contact listing agent Frank Purcell at frank. purcell@alliebeth.com or 214.729.7554.

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This gated Mediterranean villa designed by Loyd Lumpkins is nestled in Old Preston Hollow. Offered by Shannon Blount of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate, 5543 Edlen (5543edlen.daveperrymiller.com) is listed for $3,950,000. Within 9,000 square feet are five bedrooms, six bathrooms and three half baths, five living areas and two dining areas. Wood truss and beamed ceilings, imported light fixtures, intricate iron railings and hardware, and luxurious wall finishes reflect great attention to every detail. The well-appointed kitchen has granite countertops and center island, copper sinks, a Sub Zero refrigerator and freezer, double ovens, two dishwashers, six-burner gas range, and butler’s pantry. The keeping room features a cast stone fireplace and large dining area with French doors that lead to an outdoor living area. The spacious downstairs master suite has a sitting area with carved stone fireplace, separate bathrooms and walkin closets. The first-floor library has paneled mahogany walls and coffered ceilings. Upstairs, the media and game rooms create an entertainment hub, while each bedroom has an en suite bathroom. Additional amenities include an outdoor grilling area and more than 2,000 square feet of covered outdoor living space. For more information or to schedule a showing, contact Shannon at 214-236-4296 or shannon@daveperrymiller. com. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (www.daveperrymiller. com) is an Ebby Halliday company with five area locations specializing in marketing the Lakewood, East Dallas, Park Cities, Preston Hollow, Uptown and Kessler Park areas. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate is a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and Luxury Portfolio International (luxuryportfolio.com).

Hidden within prestigious Glen Lakes, 25 Glen Abbey Drive melds the finest in architecture with interior design. Not listed in MLS, Christine McKenny of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate is offering this luxurious estate for $5,250,000. The 8,189 square-foot residence, built in 2007, is set on a 1.296-acre, tree-lined double lot, backing to the creek for privacy. Beautifully appointed, the three-bedroom home can easily be converted to four or five bedrooms. A bright entry opens to a study with a fireplace, and formal dining and living rooms with a see-through fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the backyard oasis. A fully equipped chef’s kitchen is enhanced by a separate catering kitchen. The downstairs master retreat features a vaulted ceiling, stone gas-log fireplace and large window with a view of the grounds. The bright master bath is adorned with five-star marble and includes a steam shower, dual vanities, locking master closets, and private outdoor zen garden with water features. Lutron lighting is found throughout the house, as well as remote control draperies and storm shutters. Outside amenities include an outdoor fireplace, built-in grill and bar, multiple sitting areas, fire pit, and infinity-edge pool. To schedule a private showing, contact Christine at Christine_McKenny@yahoo.com or 214-662-7758. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (www.daveperrymiller. com) is an Ebby Halliday company with five area locations specializing in marketing the Lakewood, East Dallas, Park Cities, Preston Hollow, Uptown and Kessler Park areas. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate is a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and Luxury Portfolio International (luxuryportfolio.com).

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Firm’s People are the Difference (from left) Lera Lee, Faisal Halum, Robbie Briggs and Bill Churchill celebrate the team’s 2015 Top Producer award. In 2014 Faisal Halum sold a record $42 million in residential homes across Dallas. In 2015, he nearly doubled his total sales volume to a little over $80 million, achieving Top Producing Team status for 2015 at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty - the leader in Dallas luxury real estate. What’s his secret? Halum says it’s all about curating the dream team. “Lera Lee and Bill Churchill bring deep market knowledge and experience to the team, creating a competitive edge that produces real results for our clients. Together we deliver strategic market analysis and a true luxury experience at every transaction,” says Halum, D Best Agent and consecutive Top Producer for the last seven years and counting. In fact, Faisal Halum Group holds the 2015 record for: - Sale of the most expensive home in Dallas County - Sale of the most expensive condo in Dallas County - Sale of the most expensive residential lot in Dallas County “We work with the best so our clients can live in the best,” says Halum. “We value relationships and stop at nothing to achieve the extraordinary for our clients.” With their proven track record of results and unique blend of first-class service, powerful marketing strategy and local expertise, Faisal Halum Group takes people where they want to go. President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty.

Many things make the Ebby Halliday Companies unique in North Texas – a legacy of sincere service to the community for more than 70 years, the first MLS transaction, and more than $7.85 billion in real estate transactions in the past year – but what really makes the company special is its people, according to President & CEO Mary Frances Burleson. “Ebby always said she was able to achieve what she was able to because she was blessed with a great team,” Burleson says. Ebby Halliday Realtors is a reflection of Ebby herself, an extraordinary leader who inspired thousands of people with her simple approach of “Do Something for Someone Every Day.” As the company has grown it has attracted many like-minded individuals who have played major roles in enriching its reputation for empathetic, knowledgeable and hardworking agents and employees. “We’re a company, a corporation, but we’re hardly faceless,” Burleson says. “We’re made up of real people – people who care about serving others. We are quick to listen and slow to speak. We are given to taking on our clients’ problems as if they’re our own. And we’re determined to always do right by them.” Visit ebby.com to find the right Realtor for you.

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A vision in modern design nestled on nearly two-thirds of an acre in The Gated Estates of Preston Hollow, 2 Los Arboles (2losarboles.daveperrymiller.com) reflects noted architect Ken Burgess’ philosophy that a property should evolve from its site. Offered for $2,999,000 by Julie Provenzano of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate, this unique home features four bedrooms, 3 full baths, 2 half baths, pool, spa, temperature-controlled wine room and threecar garage. Throughout the home, an abundance of strategically placed windows allow the indoors and outdoors to meld seamlessly—underscoring the calming influence of nature in daily life. Extensively renovated over the past two years, the open living spaces boast refinished hardwood floors and are perfect for comfortable living and memorable entertaining. The updated kitchen features new Viking appliances and Caesar stone countertops. A temperature controlled wine room has capacity for 1,000 bottles. The master suite boasts a luxurious bathroom with gorgeous marble, an elegant soaking tub, and glass steam shower. All guest bathrooms have been remodeled as well. Outdoors, the sparkling pool and spa area are designed for unparalleled entertaining and relaxing. For more information or to request a showing, email Julie at julieprovenzano@mac.com or call 214-315-4315. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate (daveperrymiller.com) is an Ebby Halliday Company with five locations that specialize in marketing the key areas of the Park Cities, Preston Hollow, North Dallas, Lakewood, East Dallas, Uptown, and Kessler Park. Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate is a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and Luxury Portfolio International (luxuryportfolio.com).

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Frey Team Earns Top Producer

2015 Top Producers Named at Briggs Robbie Briggs, President and CEO of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. A strong Dallas-Fort Worth market and a deep bench of neighborhood experts that grew by 40 percent in one year, has paved the way for Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty to post its best year ever in 2015 with current agents producing almost $2.5 billion in sales. President and CEO Robbie Briggs attributed the growth to extraordinary professionals who have helped the firm achieve such marked success. “Our agents have a strong commitment to delivering excellence to every client regardless of price point,” said Briggs. Across North Texas the brand leads the luxury market with the highest number of $1+ million home sales. “I couldn’t be more honored to work with such an incredible group of individuals from agents and assistants to our support staff and clients.” The firm’s leadership position in the North Texas housing market comes, in part, from developing and recruiting talent that includes more $10+ million producing agents than any other brokerage. They attribute their cutting-edge marketing strategies, strong local and global reach and superior customer experience for solidifying the brand as the topproducing luxury real estate firm in Dallas-Fort Worth. The firm also looks beyond North Texas to introduce investment opportunities to China, Dubai, and the UAE. “We strive for excellence in creating more exciting opportunities for our agents and loyal clientele,” said Briggs. President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty.

(left to right) Jordan Dickie, Elizabeth Conroy, Natalie Hatchett, Robbie Briggs, Becky Frey and Shelle Carrig. From determined neighborhood kid knocking down doors to make a sale, to powerhouse real estate agent blazing a trail to the top of the Dallas real estate market, Becky Frey takes buying and selling to the next level with a formula that’s turning heads. Her focus on core business functions, teamwork, strategic marketing and digital efficiencies put the Becky Frey Team on the map for the 5th year in a row, recognized for amassing a total annual sales volume of more than $100 million in 2015 - the team’s highest volume to date. Over a quarter of the sales were hip pocket listings, which attests to Becky’s strong networking skills and the power of the Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty brand. With a record 99 homes sold in 2015 and an additional 14 leases - all of varying price points and residential styles - the Becky Frey Team takes every home transaction seriously and delivers nothing short of the extraordinary. “I am so proud of my team and Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty for our success,” she says. “Not only this year, but in the last several years. This business is truly about the homeowners and their dreams, and hitting this incredible benchmark has been rewarding for all of us in many ways.” President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. briggsfreeman.com

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