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I just returned from California, where my four sisters and I gathered for our “Sister Palooza,” as we’ve coined our annual retreat (therapy session). This was our fourth installment. Per usual, we ate too much, we over-indulged in the vino, we laughed a lot, cried and bitched some, but mostly we were grateful to be together and in such a beautiful locale.

I love Texas, but California is my birth place, and I try to go back once a year, I’m always awestruck by the vastness of the ocean. The house we rented was on the coast, and our view from the deck was just spectacular. We saw dolphins frolicking, sea otters, and all kinds of birds. I sat for hours, staring at the water and allowing it to memorize me. I thought about the irony of this massive body of water being next to California, which is in a severe drought. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, California is coming off its warmest winter on record, adding to a three-year dry spell that is certain to have shattering effects on the state and elsewhere.

Two of my sisters live in California, so water conservation was enforced in our temporary home. Not to get too graphic, but If you saw the movie Meet the Fockers, you may recall this line from Bernie Focker (Dustin Hoffman): “If it’s yellow, let it mellow. If it’s brown, flush it down.” This was not the first time I lived by this model of conservation; I remember getting in trouble as a kid for running the shower too long. That may have had something to do with our large family and economics, but I do recall that wasting anything was akin to a sin.

Back in Texas — where some families enjoy waterfront living in the heart

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of Dallas (see our Homes & Design magazine in this issue) — we aren’t currently in as much despair, but we’re not that far off. I just saw a report on the local news that the water levels at Lakes Granbury, Nocona, and Ray Hubbard have reach new record lows. They showed an image of a dock with a half-dozen boats sitting in their slips on the dry lake bottom.

I plan to be a little more conscious, and try not to waste water, and I’ll probably save some money while I’m at it.

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pOLICE S KU LD U GGE RY of the M O N T H D I D T HE Y ST E A L F OO D TO F I LL I T ?

Between 4:15 and 4:30 p.m. on March 11, two men stole a $50 cornucopia from Swoozie’s in The Plaza at Preston Center.

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t 3:15 p.m. on March 3, an officer was notified of a theft in progress at the Ralph Lauren store in Highland Park Village. Employees said a man entered the store, took $5,500 worth of clothing from a table just inside the front door, grabbed a $1,250 duffel bag, and then ran outside and jumped into a red Toyota Tercel, which sped away from the scene.

The stolen items included four pairs of khaki pants, two gray cashmere fleeces, and the olive canvas/brown leather duffel bag. The thief dropped four olive shirts on the ground in his haste to escape.

Witnesses said the thief was white. But at 12:50 p.m. on March 6, a black man entered Culwell & Son on Hillcrest Av-

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da n ko ll e r enue, grabbed 15 pairs of pants with a total value of $2,625, and walked out of the store. The thief fled in a red Toyota, but the University Park police report doesn’t specifically say it was a Tercel.

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n o ta B l e i n C i d e n t s h i g h l a n d pa r k March 4 At 5 p.m., a woman turned in a plastic bag containing six pairs of silver cufflinks that she found at the intersection of Byron and Crescent avenues.

The two girls did not smell like alcohol, so they were released. But the four boys — two 16-year-olds and two 15-year-olds — were cited for consumption.

March 7 At 9:10 p.m., two officers noticed several people running down a dark alley after leaving a vehicle near the intersection of Abbott Avenue and Lindenwood Avenue. When the officers drove down the alley, they saw six people — and a cardboard container of Keystone beer — inside a garage, as the garage door was closing. The door opened before long, revealing four boys, two girls, several empty cans of Keystone, and a bottle of Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey that was 75 percent full.

March 8 Shortly before 8 p.m., a shoplifter was seen hiding a $13.49 bottle of tea tree body wash in the crotch of his pants at Whole Foods Market in the 4100 block of Lomo Alto Drive. As he tried to leave, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper grabbed him by the back of the collar. This sudden stop to the shoplifter’s forward motion caused the hidden bottle of body wash to slide down his left pants leg and onto the pavement. Derly Dwayne Gross, 54, of Dallas was arrested on a theft charge.

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Amount of dollars lost by a woman who left her Anya Hindmarch money pouch on a table while she was filling a cup with tea on March 1 at Celebrity Bakery in Highland Park Village.

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u n i V e r s i t y pa r k March 1 At 3 a.m., police responded to an alarm at La Madeleine at Preston Center, where a heavily intoxicated man had tried to pry open the front door, believing the restaurant was open. By the time officers arrived, the man was sleeping in front of the door and did not answer loud commands.

He caused $49 worth of damage and was arrested for public intoxication and criminal mischief.

March 3 Between 6 p.m. on March 1 and 9:30 a.m. on March 3, a burglar broke into a white 2013 Ford F150 in the 3800 block of Greenbrier Drive and stole a $2,000 DPMS rifle, a $1,139 Sig Sauer pistol, and an $800 Trijicon accessory.

At 3:30 p.m., a resident of the 4100 block of Grassmere Lane reported that a thief stole a $450 road bike, a $50 mountain bike, and a $50 girls’ bike from his attached garage on March 1.

March 4 At 3:48 p.m., a resident of the 4200 block of McFarlin Boulevard reported that $33,840 worth of rings, earrings, and bracelets were stolen from her home between Jan. 3 and March 1.

March 11 Between 11 p.m. on March 10 and 10 a.m. on March 11, a thief stole a Smith & Wesson 40-caliber revolver from the console of a black 2006 GMC Yukon in the 4300 block of University Boulevard.

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S C H O O LS HP’s Special Olympians Enjoy Big-Time Perks Program gets its own display case, bumper stickers, and team posters

By Dan Koller

People Newspapers Despite his autism, Michael Susens thinks of himself as one of the top athletes at Highland Park High School. After all, he participates in bowling, basketball, track and field, and swimming.

Michael is a Special Olympian, a program that has grown by leaps and bounds since it was launched at HP 25 years ago.

In 1989, the school had six athletes participating in just one sport, tennis.

This school year, administrators expect 38 athletes to register 82 “participations” across six sports — the four Michael participates in, plus tennis and soccer.

Betty Sue Welch, co-head of the high school’s Special Olympics delegation, said the 38 athletes and 82 participations are both highs for the program. The 82 could probably be surpassed if athletes weren’t forced to choose between track, tennis, and soccer in the spring.

“There are several athletes who would like to do more than one, but it’s a scheduling issue,” Welch said.

Welch said Highland Park will probably add flag football and bocce in “the very near future.” But other aspects have already been added to the program.

Last year, the Special Olympians had their first postseason banquet. This year, Michael’s mother, Beth, lobbied for the program to get a display case, just like all other Scots teams. The program also has

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Chris Wheeler sets up a shot during a Special Olympics exhibition played during halftime of the SMU Mustangs game on Feb. 19. its first poster and first bumper stickers.

“Not all parents want their kids to participate in Special Olympics, but our population is growing, and our program will continue to grow,” Beth said. “These kids just want to feel like everyone else.”

Michael got involved with Special Olympics at the minimum age of 8, at the urging of Beth and her husband, Scott.

“I normally don’t want to be athletic, but my parents just want me to get exercise,” he said.

Highland Park’s Special Olympians have played an exhibition at a SMU basketball game for years. But they undoubtedly played in front of their biggest crowd this season, given what a hot ticket Larry Brown’s Mustangs have been.

Still, Michael is relieved to have basketball, which he called his most difficult sport, behind him. He’s already looking forward to track and field.

“Basketball is a little too tricky, in my opinion,” Michael said.

Marley Malenfant contributed to this report.

Three Highland Park Graduates Honored as Distinguished Alumni

By Paige Skinner

Special Contributor On April 24, the Highland Park High School Alumni Association will honor Mary Frances Burleson, Barbara deRubertis, and James “Blackie” Holmes with its Distinguished Alumni Award. We caught up with the three honorees to discuss their student days and their lives since graduating.

MARY FRANCES MCCLURE BURLESON Activities as Highland Park High School student: The 1953 graduate proofread for the school newspaper. She joked she was not good enough to be in choir and wasn’t involved in a lot of activities. She mainly enjoyed visiting with her friends.

Mary F. Burleson

Barbara deRubertis

Blackie Holmes

Achievements since graduating: For more than 50 years, Burleson has been a part of the Ebby Halliday Companies.

She is currently president and CEO, and she received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Realtors last fall; no more than two Realtors receive the award each year.

Favorite memory of high school: “I was

in music theory, and I wrote something, and it was played during a school assembly. A friend of mine played the violin and played the music, and it was very, very special to me. And I’m not a musician, but we had a great music theory teacher, and it was very inspirational, and it taught me something: We have to set our goals, and maybe that’s not our life’s work, but it teaches us something.

That was a very special time and a very special event for me.”

Lessons learned at HPHS that still resonate: “The discipline to attend the classes, to listen to the teachers, and absorb all you possibly can because that sets the path for the rest of your life. And you realize, it’s not casual, and I know it’s very easy to get on the Internet and find

things, but I was there prior to the Internet, so we had to read a lot. We had to study a lot. But when the teachers and administration set the path, it kept us going, realizing, ‘Oh, my gosh. Look here.

Look at the opportunities there are for all of us.’ And it wasn’t a matter of if your family had money or no money. It was a matter of the dedication.”

BARBARA LEHDE DERUBERTIS Activities as Highland Park High School student: The 1957 graduate was involved in the Lads and Lassies choir. She also starred in the senior play, Sinister Street, as well as competed in intramural sports.

She was a pianist, accompanying the Continued on 10

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Continued from 8 choir. A salutatorian, she said homework was never a chore.

Instead, she viewed it as a pleasure.

Achievements since graduating: She has volunteered at

schools, taught music, served as a school’s librarian, as well as wrote grants to help improve reading opportunities for the students. In 2009, deRubertis retired and began to fully dedicate her time to writing educhildren books. More than 50 have

been published, with more than a million copies sold.

Favorite memory of high school: “[My friends and I] went swimming in the summertime almost every day. We had slumber parties and stayed up all night talking, just like kids do

today. And we listened to our favorite music together, and we of course had hilarious experiences going to camps and outings and journeys and road trips and all of that, and it was just great, good fun. I was a member of the Highland Park Presbyte-

JAMES “BLACKIE” HOLMES Activities as Highland Park High School student: The January 1953 graduate was vice president of his senior class and a member of the student council.

Achievements since graduating: He has earned several awards for his work as an attorney, including being named a Texas Legal Legend by the State Bar of Texas in 2009. His court admissions include the Texas Supreme Court and U.S. Supreme Court. In addition to his legal work, Holmes also served as mayor of University Park from 2004 to 2010; the city honored him by renaming the Curtis Park pool as the Holmes Aquatic Center.

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rian Church, and we had a very active youth group there as well, so there were a lot of fine memories associated with that group of friends as well.”

Lessons learned at HPHS that still resonate: “It takes applied effort to succeed. It’s really more a matter of hard work than it is of innate brilliance. All of the research on achievement points to that — that it’s really the effort, the work you’re willing to do that brings satisfaction and progress. It’s a lesson I learned early on at the Highland Park schools.”

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Favorite memory of high school: “I thoroughly enjoyed my Spanish class with Senorita Boyd, and I have very fond memories of the Sherman football game. I was somehow chosen to be the Highland Park spotter for the game, and that was a real interesting and fun and thrilling experience to be in the press box.”

Lessons learned at HPHS that still resonate: “I would say — and it should resonate with all graduates, I would guess — is the tradition of Highland Park High School that we all benefited from and, to this day, still do. It was the discipline and culture that we enjoyed from that tradition that’s been developed throughout the years.”

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S CH O O LS

Meet the People Who Will Chart the Future of Highland Park ISD The deadline to file a candidacy for the Highland Park ISD Board of Trustees came and went on Feb. 28, with nobody new stepping forward to serve. So the seven sitting trustees continue to bear the responsibility of crafting a master facilities plan for the district, which is bursting at the seams and looking to acquire land. Here’s a basic glimpse of their biographies; read more about them online at hpisd.org.

Cynthia Beecherl

Jim Hitzelberger

Sam Dalton

leslie Melson

Paul Rowsey

Joe Taylor

Kelly Walker

Trustee

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HPISD Alum?

Parent of HPISD Alumni?

Parent of HPISD Students?

church

Cynthia Beecherl

Real estate agent, petroleum landman

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No

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Sam Dalton

Manages a family investment partnership

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University Park Church Boosts Nicodemus to Director’s Post The Weekday School at University Park United Methodist Church has announced the hiring of a new director, Elizabeth Nicodemus, who most recently served as the Weekday School’s early childhood education coordinator. Nicodemus’s promotion follows an extensive, year-long search.

“We could not be more proud to have Mrs. Nicodemus lead the Weekday School,” said Sam Gruner, chair of the Weekday School’s board of directors. “At this stage of the school’s development, it was absolutely essential for us to make the right hire. We were very deliberate and patient throughout the search process and interviewed candidates across the region and from out of state. However, the strength of an organization is often shown by its ability to promote from within. At the end of the day, the best candidate was here all along.”

Nicodemus — who has served on the staff of the Weekday School since 2009 — has a master’s degree in human development and family studies from the University of North Texas, as well as extensive experience with the education standards promulgated by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Earlier in her career, she worked as an education coordinator for Head Start of Greater Dallas. Her two children attended the Weekday School.

Nicodemus inherits a preschool program recognized by Park Cities People with its People’s Choice award for best preschool. In recent years, University Park United Methodist Church has undertaken significant capital improvements on behalf of and in conjunction with the Weekday School and its Parents Association, including the renovation of all classrooms, the construction and dedication of a new infant and toddler wing and playground, and a complete renovation of the preschool playground.

“I feel very fortunate,” Nicodemus said. “The Weekday School is in a perfect position to take the next step academically. It is accredited by the gold standard of early-childhood education. It has brand-new facilities, a long-tenured faculty and staff, and the unwavering support of its church. However, there is always room for improvement, and I look forward to helping the Weekday School continue to set new goals and exceed expectations.”

— From Staff Reports

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Hyer Elementary School second-grader Laci Rosen chose to celebrate her birthday in a special way this year. Instead of receiving gifts, Laci asked her friends for donations so she could purchase new books for the school library. Laci and Hyer librarian Janet Peters spent an afternoon together at Barnes & Noble and were able to select 13 new books for Hyer’s library.

Laci and Peters are pictured with the new books and her classmates from Karrlie Carbajal’s class.

Lamplighter Students Love Jump Rope For Heart

E D WA R D R I T E N O U R

Gigi Gravlee bounces for her heart.

Dan Meyer shows parts of a diseased heart to students at the Lamplighter School.

As part of the Lamplighter School’s Jump Rope for Heart event, heart surgeon Dan Meyer of Highland Park visited with students recently. Meyer is the father of Lamplighter fourth-grader Margot Meyer, and he also repaired a mitral valve in school nurse Deb Dunne’s heart.

Lamplighter partnered with the American Heart Association for a 14th straight year to help fight heart disease and stroke.

Through Jump Rope For Heart, kids learn jump rope skills and about how their

heart works, and they also raise money to help kids with special hearts. They also have a lot of fun while learning how to stay healthy and making a difference in the lives of others.

Meyer, a professor of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at UT Southwestern, conducts clinical trials on left ventricular assist devices, and he is working with the National Science Foundation and engineers at other universities to determine how to power the devices through skin.

Meyer directly benefits from the funds raised through Jump Rope for Heart. He showed mechanical devices once implanted in his patients with ill hearts and how research and technology is making these devices smaller and more manageable for patients. He also brought a human heart, taken from a 60-year-old, that was diseased from smoking. The students were shown the parts of the heart in small groups.

— From Staff Reports

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Hats Off to Armstrong For Breaking ‘Cat in the Hat’ Record Armstrong Elementary broke the Guinness world record for the most “Cat in the Hat” hats worn at one time in one place.

The previous record stood at 281 hats, but Armstrong students, teachers, staff, and parents more than doubled that on Feb. 28, with the official count coming in at 726.

Guinness World Records adjudicator Sara Wilcox presented a certificate to Armstrong principal Skip Moran and Mario Santander, president of the Armstrong Dads Club, which organized the event to commemorate Dr. Seuss Reading Week.

“It was so impressive to see all these kids come together to get a Guinness World Record title,” said Sara Wilcox, who flew in from New York to officiate the event. “Guinness World Records is all about ordinary people doing extraordinary things.”

The celebration also had two community-service elements.

Students brought books and a donation was made to CLASP (Connective Link Among Special Needs Programs) International to provide books to children in Zambia. A donation was also made to Dallas Afterschool, a nonprofit helping to improve the quality of after-school and summer programs in our community.

— From Staff Reports

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University Park Elementary students recently honored grandparents and special friends with a school event, GRANDest Friends Day, co-chaired by Carrie Cothrum and Rochelle Cullum. Students performed songs by grade level in the gym, followed by classroom visits from the guests.

Grandparents especially enjoyed being interviewed by students about their own recollections of elementary school.

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Special Contributor This neighborhood has plenty of restaurants, for better or worse, but bars? Sure, you can grab a Mambo Taxi at Mi Cocina or pop in to the Inwood Lounge for a drink before a movie. But

if you want a true Cheers environment, you’ll be driving up and down Hillcrest in vain. The truth is there are only two standalone bars in the area and, oddly enough, they’re barely two blocks apart.

The Inwood Tavern and the Time Out Tavern, both located at

the intersection of Inwood Road and Lovers Lane, have stood the test of time as neighborhood drinking holes. Don’t even bother comparing them to the flashy Uptown clubs or the nearby alcohol-serving restaurants. These are dive bars to the core, the kind of places where you shrug

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Inwood Tavern, renovated in 2010, offers locals a break from their daily life in exchange for a red plastic Solo cup and a live DJ. Time Out Tavern, covered from floor to ceiling in sports memorabilia, brings out the bar regu-

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which he described as “a labor of love.” He and his daughters were frequent patrons of the Lee family’s Baskin-Robbins.

“I looked at multiple locations within and outside Preston Center until I found an excellent location at Berkshire Court for them before it was on the market,” Cicardo said. “It was very important for my clients to remain at Preston Center to serve their loyal customers from the surrounding neighborhoods.”

Lee said Cicardo worked “really hard” to find the new location. “He is really good,” she said.

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Michael Hamer and his family were among the final customers to enjoy Baskin-Robbins ice cream in The Plaza at Preston Center before the store closed in December 2012.

The family that operated a Baskin-Robbins store in The Plaza at Preston Center for decades will soon open a new location across Preston Road.

Chiang Lee, her husband, and her sister have signed a lease on a 1,324-square-foot space in the Berkshire Court building, between Snuffer’s and California Pizza Kitchen. They expect to be open in early April.

“We don’t have a firm date yet, because right now we’re under construction,” Lee said March 10. “Construction should

be complete by the end of this week.”

The family’s store in The Plaza at Preston Center closed for good in December 2012.

Mike Geisler, who oversees the shopping center’s leasing and management for Venture Commercial Real Estate, declined to renew their lease, citing decreasing sales. The Plaza at Preston Center, which is in University Park, has since added a Sprinkles Ice Cream shop.

Joe Cicardo, senior vice president for the NAI Robert Lynn Retail Division, brokered the deal for the new space on the Dallas side of Preston Road,

bR I E FS TOM THUMB TO LEAVE HIGHLAND PARK VILLAGE Tom Thumb plans to close its Highland Park Village store in the next 12 months, the grocery chain announced Feb. 21.

“We have enjoyed being in Highland Park Village over the years, but the store is small and outmoded by today’s supermarket standards, with no opportunity for on-site expansion,” Tom Thumb president Paul McTavish said in a news release, which says the Highland Park Village store is only 18,500 square feet, while the average Tom Thumb is 46,000 square feet.

According to a timeline on the Highland Park Village website, the store opened in 1935 as a Safeway.

PURPLE COW HAS BEEN PUT OUT TO PASTURE The Purple Cow restaurant shut down in Preston Royal Village on March 5, without much fanfare. “We will be retiring to greener pastures and hope to ReCreate Dallas in a different way,” said a note posted on the front door. “Thank you very, very much for all the love and support over the past years.”

SHOPS AT PARK LANE BEGINS EXPANSION CONSTRUCTION The Shops at Park Lane has broken ground on an expansion that will add a five-story building containing 120,000 square feet of office space above ground-floor retail. An outdoor plaza, which will become The Shops at Park Lane’s central gathering place, will be anchored on either end with two restaurant buildings.

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Friends Like Sharing in Profits They Make Via Facebook Auctions Social media monetized via ‘F-commerce’

By Jacie Scott

Special Contributor It was like at first sight for Nicole Brewer and Amy Laws.

The pair locked eyes outside of a baby boot camp at NorthPark Center and arranged for a playdate with the kids. After bonding over their love of smocked items and agreeing on how pricey it can be to dress their young children, the mommy duo knew they had found a match in each other.

In the summer of 2010, the pair attended a sample sale at a friend’s home and saw an opportunity to combine children’s clothing and affordable prices.

Weeks later, they found themselves in Brewer’s living room surrounded by samples they’d accumulated. With the intent to get rid of extras, they posted a few pictures on Facebook. The response was eye-opening.

“As we’re using Facebook — just like you do now, like showing pictures — we started getting all this interest from all over, saying, ‘Hey, be my friend, because I want to buy that,’ ” said Laws, a Preston Hollow resident. “So, it was kind of interesting, and we thought, ‘Could we actually sell on Facebook?’ ” It’s called F-commerce; sales occur through a Facebook comment of “sold.” Sales are managed through Soldsie, a Face-

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Nicole Brewer and Amy Laws say Smocked Auctions made $4 million last year via social media.

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Amy Coffee and Amy Claro will mark two years of business as Accessory Concierge in April.

book-based system created specifically for selling products within the site. It has more merchants in the Dallas-Fort Worth area selling clothing and other goods than anywhere else in the country, Soldsie founder Chris Bennett said, including Brewer and Laws’ own Southern-styled children’s clothing boutique, Smocked Auctions.

“These women are reinventing the way all of us shop.

They’re going to their customers and their customers’ friends by appearing in their Facebook newsfeeds,” Bennett said. “Since buying via Facebook simply involves typing ‘sold’ in the com-

ment under a picture, they’re capitalizing off already normal social-media behaviors. Soldsie helps by making that process as simple and easy to manage as possible.”

Smocked Auctions is an F-commerce pioneer, emerging at a time when there was hardly any place to look for guidance.

The boutique’s allure was the auctions held on its Facebook page on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at times convenient for busy moms.

“We’d do the auctions at a time where you’ve got your kids in bed, husband fed, and it’s finally your turn to sit on

the couch, get your feet up, and do whatever you wanted,” said Brewer, a Park Cities resident. “These moms started going back and forth on the page, and there was this community started that was just organic. It wasn’t created.”

In 2012, Amy Claro and Amy Coffee joined the phenomenon with a desire to do something for themselves without compromising their time as moms.

After brainstorming over Mexican food, the two thought the F-commerce concept was genius and gave it a try with trendy accessories.

“We literally started in our living room, and we posted everything live. Within 10 minutes, it all sold out,” said Claro, a Preston Hollow resident. “And we thought, ‘This might work!’

So, we did it again the next week, and it just snowballed from there.”

Claro and Coffee’s company, Accessory Concierge, hosts live auctions on its Facebook page on Monday and Wednesday nights. Claro sees the auctions as a key component in their business, because it combines shopping with entertainment in somewhat of a competitive way.

“It’s a fixed-price auction.

You aren’t outbidding somebody,” Claro said. “But, when there’s a piece of jewelry and there’s 10 of them, there’s this sense of urgency, of ‘Oh, I’ve got to get it now.’ And I think that works.”

The moms continue to look at further opportunities for their businesses, but Facebook is the bread and butter of these businesses. For now.

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Businesses Feel Right at Home in Houses Along West Lovers Lane

By Dan Koller

People Newspapers The stretch of Lovers Lane between the Tollway and Love Field is lined with cute, one-story houses. If you were looking for a place to live, and you didn’t mind the traffic, you might wonder about the number of bedrooms and bathrooms in some of these buildings.

While we’re fairly certain that all of them have bathrooms, it’s also a safe assumption that hardly any of the houses has even one bedroom. Most of them on that portion of Lovers,

also known as the West Lovers Lane Planned Development District, are used as restaurants, boutiques, doctor’s and lawyer’s offices, and other commercial ventures.

Shannon VanBeber, who owns BelAir: A Lifestyle Boutique with her sister Melanie McDougal, said operating a business out of a house has its benefits.

“It has more of a welcome ‘at home’ feel than the straight commercial feel,” VanBeber said.

She said customers often come in with their dogs, who

get to run around in the backyard because, well, the boutique has a backyard. VanBeber will put out water for the pooches but also offers their owners something to drink.

“I want people to feel comfortably welcome,” VanBeber said. “If something strikes our fancy and we would put it in our house, it usually ends up in here.”

BelAir is not Lovers’ only store where animals (and people) can feel welcome. Other businesses occupying houses

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Shannon VanBeber and Melanie McDougal own BelAir: A Lifestyle Boutique, a business occupying a former home on Lovers Lane.

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Continued from 20 include Wild Birds Unlimited, Fishin’ World, and Kimberly’s K9 Fitness Center and Spa. The exact origins of this unique zoning situation are hard to come by. But Ed Lowe, owner of Celebration, said his restaurant was the first business to open inside a house on West Lovers.

“It’s home style,” Lowe said of Celebration’s food, “and we just knew we wanted to do that.”

The eatery opened in March 1971, not long after the north side of Lovers Lane’s zoning

was changed to “neighborhood services.” Celebration has expanded over the years to occupy seven lots as it’s added a bakery, a market, and parking space, and Lowe said he’s negotiating to acquire two more lots.

By the way, the “neighborhood services” zoning designation may have inspired the name of Nick Badovinus’ Neighborhood Services restaurant, but his business technically sits outside the West Lovers Lane Planned Development District.

Officially established in 1989 by a vote of the City Council, it is bounded by Bluffview Boulevard on the west and Briarwood

Lane to the east.

City Hall documents related to the establishment of the district include this understatement: “The zoning of the West Lovers Lane area is complex and has a long history.”

Between 1976 and 1989, 10 zoning changes were requested there. In 1980, the City Plan Commission authorized a study to determine proper zoning on the south side of Lovers, after the owner of a clothing alteration business sought permission to add a retail component.

And in 1984, the commission identified the area as a “hot spot,” meaning the commercial

“IT ’ S HOmE ST YLE ANd WE JuST K N EW WE WA N TEd TO d O T HAT.” E d LOWE development posed “an immediate problem” for adjacent residences.

The purpose of the West Lovers Lane Planned Development District, according to the City Hall documents, was to “provide opportunities for

neighborhood-serving retail uses, neighborhood-serving office uses, and single-family uses in combination or singularly as a complement to the adjacent residential neighborhoods.”

The documents show that four neighborhood residents spoke up in favor of the establishment of the planned development district and two voiced their opposition. County records indicate that the two opponents and two of the supporters still own the properties they lived at in 1989. But attempts to reach all four were unsuccessful.

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Research conducted by Cheryl T. Burette, Ph.D., evaluated the Sky Ranch School Program’s science curriculum and its impact on student academic performance. The study revealed that 28 percent more students who participated in the Sky Ranch School Programs passed the STAAR (State of Texas Assessment of Academic Reediness) test than those who did not attend.

“For more than 20 years, our outdoor education program has enjoyed a strong reputation for delivering high-quality experiences to public and private schools featuring a strong Earth, physical, and life science curriculum, in addition to interactive historical lessons and leadership development,” said Todd Witt, director of Sky Ranch School Programs. “Outdoor educational experiences with intentional purpose powerfully impact a young person’s intellectual, physical, spiritual, social, and moral development. At Sky Ranch, we see it even impact test scores as well, as evidenced by these recent findings.”

Sky Ranch works closely with teachers and administrators to develop programming specifically designed to support their learning goals at school. This cohesive partnership engages handson learning experiences that connect to

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I wanted to partner with families in focusing on each individual camper’s unique experience, helping each child prepare for life “full-circle,” where he/ she could discover skills today to help him/her navigate life tomorrow. At camp, that might mean learning to not only catch a fish but also to bait the hook and then grill the catch over an open fire. But the critical thinking required to process this act start to finish, the perseverance needed to see it through, and the sense of achievement that comes when eating that deli-

Special Contributor Meg Clark is the owner and director at Camp Lonehollow, a co-ed summer camp in the Hill Country. As the daughter of a camp director, Clark is familiar with the ins and outs of summer camp. Here she shares answers to some of parents’ most frequently asked questions when searching for their child’s home away from home.

Why did you decide to start Camp Lonehollow?

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What should parents look for when selecting a camp?

Where to begin? ... Ask yourself: What do you want for your child to experience? What do you hope your child will gain from camp? For example, if you want your child to grow in independence, then ask each camp specific questions about how their program develops this skill. Are classes laid out for the campers, or do they have a say in which ones they take? Do campers take on individual responsibility with leadership roles or cabin/community service?

Look at where you feel your child will receive the same personalized level of love and care provided at home while being challenging to reach his/ her fullest potential. Ask questions about camper-to-counselor ratios and how the bonds of friendship within cabins are nurtured. Study the camp’s website and promotional materials, and ask questions about the camp’s philosophy and program. Do they meet your expectations and intentions for your child? How do they approach challenges met by today’s youth such as bullying or the overuse of electronic devices?

Also, you will want to know specifics about their staff hiring and training practices. Who are they employing as role models for your children? Do these counselors emulate the values important to you? And how are they being screened and trained for working with children?

Finally, get to know the camp schedule. Will children be busy or have too much idle time?

How are staff keeping them engaged and excited to participate? If at all possible, I suggest a site visit just to make sure you feel the environment provides a good fit for your child’s needs.

Children who are uncomfortable or unhappy with the way their basic needs are being met will never be able to fully engage in a program.

What will a child learn?

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Balcones Springs Forces Children to Unplug For Awhile Today’s youth and teens are part of the most connected generation ever. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, they spend an average of seven hours a day on entertainment media, including televisions, computers, phones, and other electronic devices.

To break campers’ dependency on technology and encourage face-to-face communication with each other and counselors, Marble Falls-based Camp Balcones Springs has enforced a strict no-cellphone-ormobile-gaming-device policy since its founding 20 years ago.

“To the surprise of many campers and parents, the results of this hiatus from the wired world are giving camp a greater purpose, allowing ‘kids to be kids’ when they shed electronic identities,” says camp founder and owner Christine Baskin.

The benefits of being unplugged: Strengthening bonds of faceto-face friendship: While texting is quick and easy, children are not exercising facial expressions or body language associated with face-to-face communication. Camp teaches kids how to decode when their counselor gives them a genuine smile or when a fellow camper offers

melatonin, summer is an opportunity to give electronics and young minds a much-needed rest.

Establishing an identity beyond the Web: The youngest generation often finds their identity in a world engulfed by technology.

Like many sleep-away camps, Camp Balcones Springs encourages kids to grow and learn who they really are. When kids head home, Camp Balcones Springs

polls campers to determine the highlights of their stay, and results prove that kids are happier and often relieved to leave technology behind. One 10-yearold camper from Austin admitted that her favorite part of the session was “leaving my iPad at home,” a claim proving that an escape from the wireless world might soon be added as one of camp’s most treasured benefits.

— From Staff Reports

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a high-five or a pat on the back.

Slowing down and learning how to play again: In recent years, Baskin says, kids have forgotten how to “play,” and they literally have to relearn the instinct in the absence of technology. While Camp Balcones Springs’ no-cell-phone policy forces campers to slow down and appreciate the natural beauty of the great outdoors, kids often find that the old-fashioned games and physical activities enjoyed by the boomer generation, such as dodge ball and four square, can be surprisingly entertaining.

A good hard sleep in the bunk: A recent study revealed that 75 percent of teens use cellphones at night when they should be sleeping. Moreover, according to an American Academy of Pediatrics study, after 9 p.m., 34 percent of the adolescents reported text messaging, 44 percent reported talking on the telephone, 55 percent reported being online, and 24 percent played computer games.

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Continued from 24 and the education industry for workplace and community success. Skills like strong interpersonal communication, critical thinking, and the ability to collaborate successfully with others for peak performance.

In the words of a graduating camper, “I grew to learn so much about myself during my time at camp. … My strengths are my loyalty, my excitement to try new things, and my ability to listen to others. I feel like I gained so much from Lonehollow and the staff.”

Campers at Lonehollow will learn about themselves, who they are, and who they want to be. They will have the opportunity to model family values learned at home, unearth hidden talents when encouraged to attempt new skills, and have the confidence to “own their experiences” through life. We hope they take away a small piece of Lonehollow to keep in their hearts forever just as their experience with us has forever woven their legacy into ours.

From robotics and science to rugby and fencing – there’s something for everyone to discover this summer.

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Gowns and curtseys were all the rage as 38 debutantes took their bows at the 28th annual Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Presentation Ball at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The spotlight was on the debs, their families, and dapper members of the Honor Guard. The ball was chaired by Dixey Arterburn, mother of debutante Libby Arterburn. The honorary chairs were Gene and Jerry Jones, who had two granddaughters making their debut this year: Haley Anderson is the daughter of Shy and Charlotte Anderson, and Jordan Jones is daughter of Karen and Stephen Jones. Ginger Sager is president of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League, which has raised more than $9 million via the annual event.

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Wendy Messmann chaired the Junior League of Dallas’ 52nd annual ball, which was themed “Rio Carnival ... A Night in La Cidade Maravilhosa ... The Marvelous City.” Katherine LaLonde and Mrs. Trammell Crow were the honorary co-chairs of the event, presented by Sewell and held in the Hilton Anatole’s Chantilly Ballroom. Entertainment was provided by Bob Schneider.

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The Friends of Brain Health is a group of community leaders with a passion for the Center for Brain Health’s mission to understand, protect, and heal the brain. Members recently gathered at the center to hear from the recipients of the Distinguished New Scientist Awards — Nyaz Didehbani, Nick Hubbard, Alison Perez, and Asha Vas — who discussed their research on concussions in youth athletes, depression, decision-making in aging adults, and virtual brain training with injured troops.

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LIVING WELL

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Ford Hansard, 92, and Millie Hansard, 93, have been happily married for 15 years.

Hansards, Who Are in Their 90s, Didn’t Get Married Until the ’90s

By Dan Koller

People Newspapers When we say Ford Hansard married an older woman, it means his wife, Millie, was born six months before he was.

But it also means that Millie was older than most brides. Of course, Ford had a lot of years on most grooms.

The Hansards got hitched in February of 1999, just two days after Millie turned 78. The couple recently celebrated a decade and a half of blissful marriage.

“We have lived together for 15 years, and we haven’t had a fuss yet,” Ford said.

“I will argue that point,” Millie added with a smile. “Disagreements, maybe.”

This was not the first go-around for either spouse. Millie’s first husband died at age 55 from a heart attack. Her second was felled by an aneurysm.

“I’m hard on my husbands,” she said.

“That’s why I take such good care of him.

I don’t want to lose him.”

Ford lost his first wife, Ruth, in 1998 after a prolonged illness. They’d been married for more than 50 years.

Millie and Ford knew each other that whole time. She and Ruth were best friends as teenagers. Her first husband and Ford were both stationed in Salt Lake City with the Army Air Force. And when Ford operated a garage on Inwood Road, Millie was one of his customers.

So when they both found themselves alone, Millie said, “we just thought, ‘Oh, well, here we are, [nearly] 80 years old — let’s just get married.’ ” After Ford suffered a stroke in late 2012, the Hansards sold their home on Walnut Hill Lane and moved into Parsons House Preston Hollow, a retirement community where couples are rare.

“That’s the reason we got married: companionship,” Millie said. “I don’t think I was made to live alone.”

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Coach’s Career Change Was Healthy For Her and For Her Clients

By Marley Malenfant People Newspapers

Megan Lyons hates the word diet.

As a certified health coach, she tries to eliminate clients’ misconceptions on eating healthy. She said health should be a permanent lifestyle, not a temporary fix.

“Anything restrictive, like the master cleanse or the Atkins diet, is unsustainable,” she said. “The mistake people make when going on a diet is eating too little.”

After seven years as a management consultant at a large firm, Lyons was burnt out on not burning calories. She was on the road often, so she was too exhausted to work out or eat healthy.

Lyons’ hobby was health awareness, and she wanted to turn that into a career. In 2011, she received a Certificate of Health Coaching from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition.

While still working for the firm, she couldn’t see any paying clients, so she worked with family and close friends.

A few months ago, she left the firm to work full-time as a health coach and run her company, The Lyons’ Share.

“I had really mixed reactions,” she said. “People who know me understand

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mer Megan O’Hare was athletic. She was on the Highland Belles drill team, and she danced. But toward the end of her senior year, she put on some weight.

“It was like my pre-freshman 15 [pounds],” she said. “Going in to college I was already heavier than I was comfortable at. So instead of gaining the freshman 15, I kind of lost the freshman 15 as I started learning about health and wellness and what works for my body.”

Besides coaching one-on-one, Lyons offers tips on running, eating healthy, and fitness on her blog, TheLyonsShare. org. She said one of her most popular segments is “Motivation Monday.” She came up with the idea because she felt she could relate to those who dread the first day of the work week.

“Sunday nights at my previous career were the worst time of the week,” she said. “I traveled every single week. Sunday nights, I was packing up my bags, and I wasn’t very excited about leaving home. Everyone has that connotation [about Mondays].”

Lyons, who is working on becoming a certified running coach, has received conditioning tips from her husband, Kevin. When the two met, Kevin was on Harvard’s track and field team.

Because they’re athletic, Kevin believes they help balance each other out.

“As Megan began running, I would give her some tips, but I didn’t want to be overbearing,” he said. “As she became more experienced, we began exchanging tips with each other and helping each other out in training.”

When coaching clients, Lyons tries to end misconceptions on running. She said that people often under-eat and overtrain, not getting a proper balance.

“What causes a lot of people to get injured is their focus on just running,” she said. “Some people can handle tons of running mileage and not doing anything but just run. But cross-training helps build other sets of muscles that running can’t.”

For now, Lyons’ plan is to continue helping clients one-on-one. She said her ultimate goal is to change cynics’ ideas on their own health.

“I had a comfortable career before, and if money was the only goal, I would have stayed there,” she said. “I get a ton of satisfaction of helping people reach their goals, especially people who are doubters.”

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Children scramble for eggs during University Park’s Eggstravanganza in 2012. This year’s edition is scheduled for April 12. For more information, visit uptexas.org.

Churches in and around the Park Cities almost all have traditional services planned for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. But several of them have also scheduled special events for the holidays.

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Central Christian Church The annual pancake breakfast is scheduled for 9 a.m. on April 12, followed by an Easter egg hunt at 10. For more information, visit cccdt.org.

Highland Park Presbyterian Church The All Church Palm Sunday Picnic is scheduled from noon to 1:30 p.m. on April 13. Members are invited to bring blankets and connect with the entire church community on the front lawn. For more information, contact Ginny Frye via ginny. frye@hppc.org or 214-525-4248.

All members are also invited to participate in “Serving Saturday: Uniting to Feed the Hungry” from 10 a.m. to noon on April 19. Using ingredients supplied

by Stop Hunger Now, an international relief agency, participants will assemble and package nutritious meals that will be donated to Haiti Outreach Ministries.

Registration is required. For more information, contact Duffy Johnson via duffy. johnson@hppc.org or 214-525-4205.

Highland Park United Methodist Church The church’s first Easter service will be the Easter Vigil, also known as the Great Vigil or Paschal Vigil. It is scheduled from 9 to 11 p.m. on April 19 in Cox Chapel. The four-part service will celebrate God’s saving work in Jesus Christ through the symbols of light, word, water, and the heavenly banquet.

Park Cities Baptist Church The Holy Week Luncheon Series will feature pastors from around the city, each speaking at noon in the Great Hall.

Lunch will cost $10 per person.

April 14: Gary Brandenburg, lead pas-

Victoria Zarubiak’s search for eggs was over easily at Goar Park in 2012. tor, Fellowship Dallas April 15: Mark Davis, senior pastor, Park Cities Presbyterian Church April 16: Todd Wagner, senior pastor, Watermark Church April 17: Bryan Carter, senior pastor, Concord Church

Park Cities Presbyterian Church Families are invited to Mercy Street’s Easter celebration, which is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 12 at the West Dallas Community School, 2300 Canada Drive. Activities will include Easter egg hunts, obstacle courses, wall climbing, and a petting zoo. Volunteers are needed to set up, greet families, run the activity stations, direct traffic, and clean up. To volunteer, send an email to jenna.tenpenny@pcpc.org or call 214224-2501.

Preston Road Church of Christ The annual church picnic and Easter egg hunt will be held at noon on April 13 at Burleson Park.

— From Staff Reports

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Children had plenty of opportunities for hands-on learning at the nasher Sculpture Center’s inaugural The Great Create.

Nasher Announces Artists For ‘The Great Create’ Fundraiser Highland Park residents Tonya and Todd Ramsey and Bluffview residents Courtney and Jeff Sinelli are co-chairing the second annual The Great Create, which will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. on April 27 at the Nasher Sculpture Center.

This event aims to engage families’ artistic sides while raising essential funds for the Nasher’s educational initiatives.

Families will have the opportunity to create projects with local and national artists, including Morehshin Allahyari, new media artist and art activist; Christopher Blay, mixed media artist; Matt Clark, sculptor; The Color Condition’s Marianne Newsom and Sunny Sliger, installation artists; Vicki Meek, visual artist and arts administrator; Kyle Hobratschk, printmaker and furniture designer; Ruben Ochoa, sculptor; Robyn O’Neil, visual artist known for large-scale graphite drawings; and John Holt Smith, painter.

The Great Create is a celebration of youth art education and appreciation featuring a fun-filled afternoon of handson art activities and workshops led by local and world-renowned artists, as well as live entertainment and kid-friendly food. The program is geared toward children 12 and younger. Teens are invited to serve as “art ambassadors” to assist the artists and younger attendees.

“It is rare to find an event for a great cause that the whole family can enjoy,” Courtney Sinelli said. “From the collaboration of the artists and the kids, to the fantastic tunes of the all-kids bands, all at the beautiful Nasher, The Great Create is

an extraordinary experience and the perfect family afternoon.”

All proceeds from the event will enable the Nasher Sculpture Center to continue providing outstanding youth education programs throughout the year, such as the 3:01 Club After-school Program, Summer Institute for Teens, and free student tours. Education programs account for more than a third of the center’s attendance each year, enabling many students and families to experience the Nasher at no cost.

“Every dollar raised at The Great Create directly supports Nasher educational programs that encourage learners of all ages to form meaningful connections with the arts, including school tours, summer camps, teen workshops, family days, and after-school programming,” Nasher Sculpture Center Director Jeremy Strick said. “We look forward to a wonderful event that supports our mission, and appreciate the time and energy put in by our committee and these accomplished artists.”

Underwriting levels begin at $500 for a family of four. Individual tickets will go on sale for $75 each if space permits after the underwriting levels are fulfilled. For more information about underwriting, contact Ashley Agnew at 214-242-5169 or aagnew@nashersculpturecenter.org.

Sponsors of The Great Create include Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Denbury Resources, Neiman Marcus, and Whole Foods Market.

— From Staff Reports

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Highland Park Dance Company Squads Excel in Competitions Highland Park Dance Company, a studio owned by former Highland Belles lieutenant Casey Castellaw, had quite the competition season.

Highland Park Dance Company fields six teams. They competed at the North Texas Regional on Feb. 1 at Rockwall Heath High School; the Lone Star State Dance Championship on Feb. 15 at McNeil High School in Round Rock; the Texas Dance Classic on Feb. 22 at Rowlett High School; and the Alamo Senior Dance Classic on March 1 at Karen Wagner High School near San Antonio.

The studio earned special awards for choreography, precision, presentation, and technique at each event. Additionally, Highland Park Dance Company brought home judges’ awards for jazz, kick, military, pom, and prop routines.

Three Highland Park dancers won individual awards. Devoney Duclow won the intermediate classification at the Lone Star Championship and at the Alamo Classic. At the latter competition, Catherine Magee won the junior-private classification, and Maddie Fehlman won the senior-private classification.

At the North Texas Regional and the Alamo Classic, Emma Meneghetti and Maggie Thompson performed the best duet for the junior-private classification.

Elle Compton and Nina Kazi performed the best duet for the intermediate classification at the North Texas Regional and at the Texas Dance Classic.

— From Staff Reports

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Thirty Years Later, Picky Eater Syndrome Has Not Subsided

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’ve just gotten another cortisone shot in my bad shoulder and cranked up the heating pad for my lower back. Which is to say I had the joy of having all four of my princesses, ages 2 to 5, around me for five days.

The hoped-for Dallas sunshine for the wee ones from the frozen tundra of Kentucky did not appear. We played indoors a lot at Lolly’s (my) house.

Nothing has been more joyful or a greater yardstick of aging. My granddaughters are suddenly all in big-girl panties, except for when they’re not, and my ability to sling kids into car seats has diminished in the 35-plus years since I could do it while deftly juggling groceries. But the cold snap made for a lot of indoor time: Candyland, stickers and paints, dress-up, and hide and seek, with the attendant vigilance that sibling and cousin rivalry entails.

The biggest challenges, however, continued to be food pref-

len Bourland erences. It was déjà vu. More than 30 years ago, I wrote a column in this publication about “Picky Eater Syndrome.” I had one son who preferred Tang to orange juice, margarine to butter, instant oatmeal to the real thing. And he never ever wanted his food groups to touch on his plate.

I wailed to my pediatrician that every other preschooler ate strawberries and spaghetti, but my kid subsisted on peanut butter and Cheerios.

“He’s healthy. Give him a vitamin, and offer him food, but don’t make a big deal out of it.

I promise you, he’ll grow up to eat everything.” Wise man. He

was right, although that didn’t stop me from frantically trying to introduce other food.

My father, a World War II Navy veteran, intoned upon the rare sleepover that there was “the right way, the wrong way, and the Navy way, and in my house, the Navy Way is it. If a kid doesn’t eat what we put out, he can just go to bed hungry.” Which is what my little stubborn son did. He sucked toothpaste for two days while his parents took a weekend break, and he was oh-so-glad to see me return. (This is the same father who once forced me as a preschooler to eat breakfast until I threw up on him.)

So, as requested, I put butter all over every inch of the mandatory raisin-bread toast (not just a pat in the middle) and threw out several pieces until I got just the right firmness.

I mixed up the same instant oatmeal I had from my own mothering years, careful not

to get it too mushy or too firm, and ensuring each girl sprinkled her own cinnamon on it.

I cared about fruit and veggies only insofar as it pertained to tummy aches. The main thing was to keep them from missing mommies and to make it easy on me.

But cabin fever ensued, so we had to find some tot-friendly restaurants. There’s the always kid-pleasing Chick-fil-A

by SMU, but — as I discovered the hard way — it’s closed on Sundays. There’s Mi Cocina in the Village, where tortillas and cheese are a crowd pleaser, but that’s the problem. It can have crowds and a wait time too long for Granny.

Chipotle in Preston Center is a sure-fire pleaser, if you can find a decent parking place.

Penne Pomodoro in Snider Plaza is a hit since they bring out raw dough, which can be smushed and cooked while waiting on the pasta. You just

have to time it for parking and getting the all-important booth.

I refuse to do McDonald’s because, frankly, I did it 100 times too many in a former life.

Once, we ended up with pizza being delivered to our dollies’ “tea party.” Another morning, we had leftover cupcakes for breakfast. Shhhhhh.

The ultimate joy as a grandmother is to truly not care about a grandchild’s achievements. I don’t know any competitive grandparents reciting a litany of little victories. It is all about how blessed we are to just simply watch little children become who they are. Whether it’s twirling like a ballerina, building Lego towers, or belting out tunes from Frozen, it’s just all amazing. And so worth the cortisone shot.

Len Bourland can be reached at lbourland@gmail. com. You can also check out her blog at lenbourland.com.

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Preston Center Dance’s Junior Elite Drill Company. Back row: Meg Morrison, Ika Chigogidze, Maggie Moore, lauren Stevenson, Ally Wilder, Caroline Dugan, and Claire Everbach. Front row: neely Womble, Elizabeth Roosevelt, Caleigh England, Christine Schlehuber, Shaye McKinney, and Mackenzie Porter.

Preston Center Dance’s senior elite drill company and junior elite drill company finished their season in February. Both teams won numerous trophies and awards such as the Super Sweepstakes Award (scores of 90 or higher from all judges). Also, each team earned awards in technique and choreography, as well as the prestigious High Point award. All but one of the team members are residents of the Park Cities or attend Highland Park schools. Both teams are under the direction of Ika Chigogidze and Julia Rick.

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Two young women from the Park Cities area were presented as princesses during Washington Mardi Gras, an event hosted by the Mystick Krewe of Louisianans in Washington, D.C. Miranda “Mandy” Tucker Morgan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Joseph McAuliffe of University Park and the late Herbert Tucker Morgan.

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In December, both young ladies were also honored by the Demoiselle Club of Shreveport, La., as debutantes at their annual presentation ball at the Shreveport Country Club, following a full season of celebrations in Northwest Louisiana.

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Clarke Wood is a student at St. Mark’s. For his Eagle project, the son of Clint and Susan Wood of University Park led a group Untitled-1 of volunteers as they created 40 “Joy Jars” full of toys and activities to occupy and brighten the day of children who have to stay at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. He also purchased and decorated 1,500 socks that serve as make-shift slings for toddlers.

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For many historic Park Cities homes restoring them to their original condition is not financially feasible, nor would it make the homes as livable as the owners want. So the Preservation Society advocates that instead of tearing down a decades-old home, owners should contract with architects and builders who have the talent and experience to maintain the bones of the original house, while expanding it to include larger rooms, updated kitchens and baths and even more closets, McClendon said.

Several of the most skilled historic preservation architects will be honored as part of the 12th Annual Historic Home Tour on Saturday, April 12.

Entitled “Architects of Distinction,” the tour will open homes at 4243 Beverly Drive, by Lucius E. O’Bannon; 4700 Preston Road, by Anton Korn; 4221 Lorraine Avenue, by Clyde H. Griesenbeck, and the Pump House at 5 Willow Wood Circle, by Gary Cunningham with Cunningham Architects.

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People Newspapers She might be the new girl at Highland Park High School, but Natalie Alkire hasn’t fit in among her gymnastics teammates. She stands out.

The University Park resident enrolled at HPHS as a junior after several years of homeschooling and immediately signed up for gymnastics, a sport in which she’s excelled for more than a decade.

She hasn’t been fazed by the transition, winning the all-around title in almost every meet this season for the Lady Scots. She is expected to qualify for the Texas High School Gymnastics Coaches Association state meet in April in suburban Houston, where she will be a legitimate all-around medal contender.

“For Natalie to be coming into high school gymnastics for the first time and be among the best is really good,” said HP head coach Brandi Wren. “I think some of the girls were pretty amazed.”

Alkire typically competes year-round for Texas Champion Gymnastics in Plano, but she said the support of her new

teammates has increased her enjoyment of the sport. Her success also has eased the transition to public school.

“It was overwhelming the first day. I wasn’t used to walking to class, and there were a lot of people,” Alkire said. “You still have the same nerves [during competitions], but it’s really nice to have a team there to support you.”

For the Lady Scots, Alkire’s arrival was timely following the graduation of Arielle Iola, who won an all-around state title last year as a senior. Alkire has provided a boost — both physically and psychologically — during what would have been a rebuilding year for the team.

“She’s continued to improve,” Wren said. “She’s much more confident than she was when she first walked in here.”

Alkire said floor exercise and uneven bars are her two favorite events, while balance beam is most often her nemesis.

Although she still is passionate about the sport she started at age 5, she isn’t sure whether she wants to keep twisting and tumbling after graduating.

Alkire’s top all-around score this season, combining compulsory and optional routines, is 77.850, which is the second best for any gymnast in the state. Her average combined all-around score is 76.617, which ranks fifth overall.

Now she has high hopes for the postseason, including the Region I meet on April 9-10 at Rockwall-Heath and the state meet on April 25-26 in Alvin.

“For the most part, I’ve been consistent,” Alkire said. “I just want to make my routines and do well.”

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At age 34, and following several injury-plagued seasons, the former Highland Park High School standout is trying to earn his way back on a Major League roster this spring with the Washington Nationals.

The right-handed pitcher, who is one of the tallest players in MLB history at 6-foot10, made the All-Star game as a member of the San Diego Padres in 2007. But he hasn’t pitched a full season in the big leagues since 2008, thanks to a variety of injuries.

Young has dealt with multiple shoulder ailments in recent years, including last year, when he played in the minor leagues in the Nationals organization before heading to the disabled list. After a fresh diagnosis and offseason surgery, he signed another minor-league deal with the Nationals and hopes to earn a spot in the starting rotation.

“I feel completely different,” Young told The Washington Post. “I’ve battled shoulder stuff for really the last five years, and last year when they finally said, ‘This isn’t your

Former Highland Park standout Chris Young has pitched for the Rangers, Padres, and Mets during his MLB career. shoulder; this is a nerve issue, thoracic outlet syndrome,’ my shoulder feels like it did five, six years ago. I’m really excited about it. I expect it to stay that way. It’s the best it’s felt in a long time. I want to get back to being the pitcher I can be.”

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By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Forget the four nondistrict losses during an inconsistent start to the season. The Highland Park girls soccer team knows when it’s playoff time.

The Lady Scots are carrying plenty of momentum into postseason play after another undefeated run through the District 20-4A schedule, and head coach Stewart Brown said he thinks HP is capable of another deep run.

“We’ve learned a lot over the early part of the season, and we’re peaking at the right time,” Brown said. “We’ve been working on a lot of stuff all year.

Some of that is coming together very nicely. Our confidence is high now, and the energy level is higher as well.”

Entering its district finale against Carrollton Newman Smith on March 18 (which hap-

pened after this edition went to press), HP had outscored its opponents in seven league games by a combined 33-3, and had not allowed more than one goal in any game since a 4-0 loss to Wylie East on Jan. 21. The team has developed a balanced offensive attack led by Lauren Echols, Sara Summers, Hope Hyde, and Savanna Jones.

“It’s made us more difficult to play against,” Brown said. “If you try to shut down one or two of our players, then someone else will step up and take that role. As we progress, it’s going to pay dividends.”

If the Lady Scots reach the state tournament — scheduled for April 17-19 in Georgetown — they will get an opportunity to avenge last season’s heartbreaking loss in the Class 4A state title game that spoiled an undefeated season. That came one year after Highland Park took home the crown in 2012.

The Highland Park girls soccer team is looking to return to the Class 4A state tournament.

Brown said the current roster has the talent and experience to make another run in the program’s final season at the 4A level.

“We’re very deep talent-wise, and the girls are very hungry,” he said. “This team is certainly as good as those teams, and maybe better in some aspects.

We have the experience of the last couple of years to help us when things get tough.”

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HP Lacrosse Program Grows Through Airline Partnership

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers When it comes to planes, trains, and automobiles, Steve Martin and John Candy have nothing on the Highland Park boys lacrosse program.

The program has made its home for the past several years at Southwest Fields, on a donated 14 acres of grass adjacent to Love Field.

So the average practice or game there features jet engines in full roar, DART trains in spectator sightlines, and plenty of SUVs in the parking lot driven

by Park Cities commuters.

“It’s just vital to our program,” said Richard Crow, president of Highland Park Boys Lacrosse. “In the Park Cities, we have limited fields. We just have to be creative with where we can play.”

Southwest Fields was the brainchild of a few players’ fathers who worked with Southwest Airlines. The company had some spare land, and

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agreed to lease it to HPBL for free.

The complex includes four fields. The lease, which took

effect in 2006, requires the program to maintain the fields, which costs about $2,000 per month, Crow said. Three of the

four fields have irrigation systems.

Still, it’s well worth that cost for unlimited use by an organi-

zation that has grown to include more than 500 kids ranging from 5-year-olds to the varsity level.

“There’s a big sense of pride,” Crow said. “Not only do we appreciate using it, but we take great care of it.”

The natural-grass fields are most commonly used for practices for the high school teams, who play their home games on turf at Highlander Stadium.

During the season, the varsity squad usually schedules one workout each week at the complex, while the junior varsity team practices there about four times a week. In the offseason, the varsity squad heads over there more frequently.

It also can host games for younger age groups, some of which have practices at other HPISD facilities.

In exchange for the generosity, HPBL makes an effort to publicize Southwest on its website and in its printed materials.

Crow said that with available land at a premium in the Park

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“It’s a great sport, and kids tell their friends,” Crow said.

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The growth of our youth program has led to a lot of success at the high school level.”

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People Newspapers Vaughn Miller thinks the sport of polo gets a bad rap.

The Highland Park resident is trying a more grassroots approach to spreading the popularity of a sport known for its royal roots and country-club reputation. He wants to open the game up to children, and to

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“We wanted to be accessible to everyone. Polo has this reputation as an elitist sport,” Miller said. “We knew we had something special and wanted to build on that.”

Two years later, he started a youth camp with the help of a grant from the United States Polo Association. He said the summer program so far has hosted about 24 kids, who are provided with equipment and an equine partner.

Miller traces his love for polo back more than 20 years. He one played alongside Prince Charles of Wales in a charity match overseas, and even met his wife at a match.

He has passed that passion along to his two sons, Vaughn Jr., 14, and Vance, 13, who comprise two-thirds of Prestonwood’s youth select team that has become nationally recognized. The third is Ronnie Puente, who attends Little Elm High School.

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In February, Prestonwood won its second consecutive Central Regional Championship in Houston, with Vaughn Miller Jr. being named the tournament MVP. The younger Miller said he hopes to eventually earn a college scholarship in polo.

“I was always riding horses from a really young age,” said Vaughn Jr., a freshman at Highland Park High School.

“I practiced a lot and got a lot better. My goal is to be one of the best players in the world, and I feel I can do that.”

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Called UP All Night, the sleepover, April 12 and 13, is for fathers and their children who will or already attend the school. UP All Night replaces the popular Spring Market fundraiser the University Park Preschool Association has held for the last few years to raise money for the school.

The new event, modeled after a similar Houston event, called Fathers and Flashlights, was announced in February and sold out with 275 families in only three days, said fundraising chairperson Marcy Simmons.

To date, the event has raised $50,000 in sponsorships, plus the registration fees of $60 for the fathers and $50 for the children. All proceeds go to the school to enhance technology and buy supplies.

“We are ecstatic with the overwhelming interest in our new fundraising event for UP and its families,” said Meegan Cramer, UPPA President. “We’re looking forward to building on the success of the event year after year.”

While the tents are pitched on the school’s field, the children and fathers will take part in activities in Curtis Park that include fishing, crafts, running a giant obstacle course, climbing a rock wall, playing with hamster balls and bounce houses and a camp circle sing-a-long. As the sun goes down, a disc

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