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CONTENTS MARCH 2019 VOL.26 NO.3

UP FRONT 24 Podcast paradise East Dallas podcasts are climbing the charts 30 Mobility’s pawsible There’s nothing wrong with a two-legged dog 34 Tech for change The Glassdoor of corporate diversity

FEATURES 42 Born again How East Dallas churches find new life 52 Passionate peers A rancher, a runner and two long lives

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Passing the test

Elissa Chudwin

International Baccalaureate test scores at Woodrow Wilson surpassed the global average for the first time since the program was introduced five years ago. In 2018, Woodrow’s IB students received an average test score of 30, which is 0.24 percentage points higher than the global average. This year, more than 150 students, or about 8 percent of the student body, are enrolled in the program.

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Clergy accused

Shake it up Construction crews at Old Town Shopping Center are transforming the former Fuddruckers into Dallas’ newest Shake Shack. The burger stand is expected to open in May or June on Greenville Avenue between Lovers Lane and Southwestern Boulevard.

The dioceses of Dallas and Fort Worth released the names of 31 priests who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse after a group of former law-enforcement officers investigated 2,424 people who had served in the dioceses since 1950. Eleven of the listed priests served in East Dallas. See the complete list of names and their neighborhood church assignments online.

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Ear th meets the sky on the southwest side of White Rock Lake. As winter tur ns to spring, it creates a canvas for the neighbor hood’s colors, shapes and shadows to come to life.

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These days, customized rear porches, pergolas, outdoor kitchens, pools/ pool baths, fireplaces and patios are transforming backyards all over East Dallas into more easily utilized extensions of the home.

“Distinctive touches, such as custom lighting, high-end audio-visual and folding door systems can really maximize the utility of outdoor spaces,” says Bella Vista Company partner Sara Haley.

Once you step off the back porch, synthetic turf is beginning to rival real grass as a comfortable-to-walk-on outdoor covering. “It’s easy to maintain and keeps looking good for years, thanks

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EVENTS

MARCH 9

OPENING DAY

No, it’s not baseball season yet. But the White Rock Farmers Market is back from a winter hiatus for its 11th season. Shop fresh-picked produce, local meat, baked goods and locally roasted coffee from area artisans and vendors.

Where: Lake Pointe Church, 9150 Garland Road Cost: Free More info: goodlocalmarket.org

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On Texas Independence Day, historian and humorist RoseMary Rumbley celebrates 183 years of Texas history with 183 Texas facts in 83 minutes…or thereabouts.

Wingspan Theatre Company presents a two-day staged reading of “The Higher Love.” The play follows two young actors who land roles of a lifetime. But an offstage tragedy causes them to doubt their characters’ lofty ideals.

Library, 6121 Worth St.

Kick off the three-day Food & Wine Festival with sips and samples from 40 of the best chefs in DallasFort Worth. Stroll through the garden and revel in more than 500,000 spring blooms. P.S. It’s OK to act bougie.

Cost: Free More info:

Where: Dallas Arboretum

Center, 521 E. Lawther Drive

The White Rock YMCA, Dallas Library, Dallas Zoo and other children’s organizations will take over the Dallas Fraternal Order of Eagles building for the group’s first Children’s Day. While parents new to the area learn about neighborhood services, children can play on a pirate ship.

and Botanical Garden, 8525 Garland Road Cost: $125-$150 More info: dallasarboretum.org

Cost: $10 More info: wingspantheatre.com

Where: Dallas Fraternal Order

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Where: Lakewood Branch

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A feast for foodies

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Where: Bath House Cultural

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UP FRONT

Heather McKinney, left, and Christie Wallace, right, host the weekly “Sinisterhood” podcast that mixes crime and comedy.

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Sinisterhood: “The first episode we just hit record and didn’t really know we were having a podcast.”

Neighbor Heather McKinney is a selfproclaimed fraidy cat. But she thinks it makes total sense to co-host a podcast dedicated to the cults and crimes that keep her up at night.

“It helps quell the fear,” she says. “If I know as much as possible about the subject, then it can’t hurt me. If my goal is to not get killed by a serial killer, then I just have to know everything I can about them to achieve my goal.”

Sinister on Stage: Hosts Heather McKinney and Christie Wallace will perform a live recording of their podcast at the Dallas Comedy Festival.

When: 6 p.m. March 30 Where: Dallas Comedy House, 3025 Main St. Cost: $12-$18 More info: sinisterhood.com

Serial killers, unsolved murders and conspiracy theories are just a few of the subjects McKinney explores with cohost Christie Wallace on their podcast “Sinisterhood.” The two East Dallas comedians have privately probed their fascination with the paranormal since meeting at the Dallas Comedy House about three years ago. They began sharing their passion publicly when they created their first episode in May 2018.

“Initially, we just started talking about our mutual interests,” McKinney says. “The first episode we just hit record and didn’t really know we were having a podcast. We did it for fun. Once we realized people were listening, we figured we might as well have a good product.”

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UP FRONT

Former political candidates and “Pod Bless Texas” podcasters Lillian Salerno, left, and Kendall Scudder, right.

Fans of the podcast include Karen Kilgariff, a comedian who co-hosts the weekly truecrime show “My Favorite Murder.” When Kilgariff promoted the podcast to her 120,000 Instagram followers, “Sinisterhood” downloads soared.

In November, “Sinisterhood” cracked iTunes’ list of top 100 podcasts and jumped to No. 9 on the top 10 podcasts for comedy, alongside Joe Rogan and Anna Farris. The show has since been downloaded 200,000 times and gained thousands of followers from the United States, Australia, the Netherlands and more.

“I started crying when we hit the top 10,” Wallace says. “We spend all week researching, and it’s really validating to know all these people were liking what we were doing.”

Although researching and recording the podcast is time consuming, the two haven’t given up their other hobbies. They’re scheduled to perform at the Dallas Comedy Festival in March. Nor have they quit their day jobs.

Wallace is a stay-at-home mom, and McKinney is a lawyer.

Their goal is to make producing “Sinisterhood” a full-time job with merchandise and, perhaps, a tour. But for now, the two are focused on making each installment educational and entertaining.

Wallace is responsible for researching each of the weekly episodes, which feature topics such as the John F. Kennedy assassination

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“If you’re a regular Joe or Jane, then we’re folks you can relate to.

Some elected people just don’t get it.”

and the Golden State Killer. McKinney breaks down the legal aspects of a case. That legal knowledge helps “Sinisterhood” stand out among other true-crime related entertainment, such as “My Favorite Murder” and “Last Podcast on the Left,” Wallace says.

“We get so many comments from listeners saying they appreciate someone who can finally explain something in an understandable and relatable way,” she says. “If you can learn something and laugh, that’s a good way to spend an hour.”

Pod Bless Texas: “We’re not sure we’re entertainers, but we’re in the know.”

Former political candidates (and election losers) Lillian Salerno and Kendall Scudder didn’t watch “the blue wave” ripple across the country with the rest of the Dallas County Democratic Party on election night.

They left the party at the Hyatt Regency and, instead, spent the night drinking and singing karaoke at the East Dallas bar, The Royal Pour. It was there that their podcast “Pod Bless Texas” was born.

The weekly podcast, which focuses on all things Texas politics, gives listeners a humorous and irreverent behind-the-scenes look at the state’s key figures. With nearly 20 years of combined political experience, Salerno and

Scudder think they’re the best folks for the job.

“We’re not journalists. We’re not even sure we’re entertainers, but we’re in the know, and we want to share it with people,” Scudder says. “If you’re a regular Joe or Jane, then we’re folks you can relate to. Some elected people just don’t get it.”

The unlikely duo met in 2010 while campaigning for Bill White’s gubernatorial bid against Rick Perry. After losing the race, Salerno went on to work in Barack Obama’s administration, and Scudder launched his own campaigns in deep-red Texas districts.

Flash forward eight years, and they were both running for seats in overlapping East Dallas districts.

Salerno, who grew up on Swiss Avenue before it became a historic district, hoped to unseat former U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions to represent District 32, which encompasses Lakewood and East Dallas. She lost in a Democratic primary runoff to the eventual winner, Colin Allred.

Scudder, a Casa View neighbor, unsuccessfully challenged Bob Hall for Texas Senate District 2, which includes parts of Lakewood, Casa View and Old Lake Highlands.

“Running for office, you spend a lot of time with fellow party members, and we hit it off,” Scudder says. “Some of them are real stiffs you don’t want to spend time with. Others are delights, and I think we’re delights.”

Their rapport is hard to miss on the podcasts, which have featured state Rep. Julie Johnson and former state Rep. Harryette Ehrhardt. In between talking politics, the pair finds time for chats about spirit animals — Salerno’s is a dove of peace, and Scudder’s is Joe Biden — as well as plenty of playful banter.

The two hope the podcast will capitalize on the progressive energy that spread throughout Texas during the 2018 election season. As former candidates, they know how hard it is for neighbors to run for office, and they want to give candidates, especially those in rural areas, a platform.

“We have tire tracks on our backs, but we survived and know what they’re up against,” Salerno says. “We can help them learn from people who have done it. We’re all about the public good.”

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With only two legs, Libby’s mobility was reduced to hopping and scooting until Lakehill Preparatory seventh-grader Lily Bracken came to her rescue with a 3D-printed wheelchair.

Bracken designed the wheelchair last fall while taking Evelyn Tan’s Maker Space class. In the class, students are asked to develop a product while working independently on a hobby or project. While most students chose to tackle painting, weaving or building a giant castle out of Legos, Bracken wanted to pursue a project that would help disabled dogs.

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Both her front legs were broken and had to be amputated.

“I love dogs, and I started researching dogs who have disabilities online,” Bracken says. “I wanted to do something that helps.”

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Trial and error was necessary to figure out how to design the chair’s six pieces so they could be easily assembled. The cost of error is low because the filament is cheap. The real cost is the time it takes to reprint a piece multiple times. Bracken’s largest piece, the wheel, took about six hours to print.

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After three months, Bracken had created a lightweight, but sturdy, wheelchair in Libby’s favorite color, purple.

“She hated her wheelchair from the vet’s office,” says Elizabeth Rigor, Libby’s new owner. “She bit me a couple times because she was miserable. She didn’t want to get in it. I put her in the new wheelchair, and she had a big grin, and her tail was wagging.

She gets around, and there’s no difficulties.”

Libby has since moved to Sherman with her owner and is training to become a therapy dog. “She’s a perfect advocate for bullying because she has two legs,” Rigor says. “You’d be surprised how many people make fun of her. Kids with disabilities don’t feel like they have disabilities when they see her because she gets around.”

As for Bracken, she is finishing two other wheelchairs and would like to experiment next with animal prosthetics.

Someday she’d like to create a nonprofit to help disabled dogs and run her own animal shelter.

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akewood neighbor Mandy Price did all the right things to become a top-tier lawyer. She went to an Ivy League school, joined a prestigious law firm and worked on top transactions for high-profile clients. But when a partner referred to her as the firm’s “diverse partner,” she felt like nothing more than a checked box.

“It was clear I wasn’t valued,” she says. “People should be valued for being their authentic and full self.”

Less than 30 percent of employees of color feel like they belong in the workplace, according to an Atlassian 2018 study. That leads to low retention rates that cost companies $16 billion annually in attrition expenses, such as onboarding and training.

So, after more than a decade practicing law, Price and her longtime friend Star Carter quit their jobs as attorneys to change the workplace culture. The Harvard Law School graduates founded the technology company Kanarys, which provides employers and employees with a platform that

fosters collaboration on diversity, equity and inclusion measures.

On Kanarys’ corporate platform, which launched Jan. 31, employees can give anonymous feedback on work-related issues like discrimination, lack of mentorship opportunities and quality of assignments. Artificial intelligence then aggregates that crowdsourced information into data that companies can use to pinpoint areas of improvement.

“Companies have a desire to be inclusive, but they don’t have anything to go on because of the reluctance of individuals to report experiences,” Price says.

Declining to report negative experiences is particularly common among women and minorities, who may fear retaliation. When Carter was sexually harassed by a supervisor as a 19-year-old law intern, she didn’t report it.

With the Kanarys platform, the founders hope employees will feel comfortable reporting problems that could lead to positive changes.

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UP FRONT “I was nervous, putting my career on the line,” Carter says. “I wish I had reported it though because a lot of women after me were harassed years later by the same man.

What’s great about Kanarys is that it takes the emotional part out of the equation. It just provides companies with data.”

Data will also be available on a free public platform set to be released in June. On the platform, which will operate like Glassdoor, job hunters can read employee testimonies and see how the company ranks among its peers.

“You can see real-life experiences from a specific workplace,” Price says. “Even if the work is the same, day-to-day experiences can be different, and we provide insight into the culture and environment of a company.”

Hiring and retaining diverse employees not only saves on attrition costs, it provides numerous other benefits that can’t be measured, Carter says. For example, inclusive companies may attract talent more easily and benefit from innovative ideas stemming from people with diverse backgrounds.

“To benefit from a melting pot of backgrounds, we have to get intentional about inclusion.”

“A lot of companies understand diversity, and it’s good to strive for that, but we have to recognize it’s much more than a numbers game,” she says. “To benefit from a melting pot of backgrounds, we have to get intentional about inclusion.”

Kanarys has already been introduced at a large law firm in Texas and a multinational company with 500,000 employees, Price says.

Discussions are also underway with a large heath care institution in Dallas, with plans to market to more clients as funds become available.

Although 0.2 percent of $100 billion in venture funding goes to African-American women, Kanarys has already secured $575,000 and surpassed the average investment amount of $42,000. However, the pair have yet to find their “Mark Cuban” of investors.

“For the past 10 months, we haven’t been paying ourselves salaries,” Price says. “We’ve cut a lot of things. That’s been difficult, but it’s been well worth it because we’re moving the needle. If we don’t do it, who will?”

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PUGNACIOUS SIBLINGS White Rock neighbor Jackie Froeber thought her 10-year-old pug Steven B. would love having a sister. His mother had just given birth to her last litter, and his half-sister Lily Belle needed a home. “He likes to be an only child, but he’s begrudgingly grown to love her,” Froeber says. Born in Alabama, Steve is a distinguished gentleman, and Froeber thought his sister would be a proper lady.

“She’s really not. She’s nuts,” Froeber says. But Lily does love one thing from her Southern heritage. “I bought her a pearl collar, and she loves it,” Froeber says. “You can just tell she feels pretty. I’ll put it on her when she needs girl time.” Lily, who had stem cell recovery in her eye, and Steve, who suffered a collapsed trachea, have both endured medical problems that made them the perfect comforters when Froeber was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. “It was shocking being very young and not expecting it,” she says. “It felt chaotic, but they needed a routine, and every day we would walk down the street. I didn’t have any hair, and I didn’t feel good, but it got me motivated to do the things that my body wanted to do.”

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Hillside Village property flip The Albertsons that has sat vacant at the corner of Mockingbird and Abrams since 2016 is getting at least one tenant this spring.

ASI Gymnastics said construction had begun on the space in the southeast end of the Hillside Village Shopping Center. The 20,000-square-foot gym is scheduled to open in May 2019.

The Lakewood location will replace the Lake Highlands gym at Forest and Greenville. With more than 75 percent of member families living 15 minutes from the new site, the move is intended to attract new clients and make serving both communities easier, ASI Gymnastics CEO David Holley says in a statement.

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The Peak’s Addition Homeowners’ Association filed a motion for a rehearing after an appellate court reversed a decision that would have stopped construction on a multifamily dwelling at 4217 Swiss Ave. The opinion by the Dallas Court of Appeals rejected claims from the homeowners’ association that the five-story building would violate height requirements for the historic neighborhood.

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TOP PRODUCERS TOP GROUPS Back to the future The 107-year-old Bianchi House, once called “The House of the Future,” has been named a historic landmark. Restoration work has begun on the home at the corner of Reiger and North Carroll avenues.

New owners Liz and Michael Gibson plan to repair the home’s historic features, including the exterior facade, ornate plaster columns, intricate crown molding, colorful kitchen tile and fireplace. The siblings also plan to add a tile ceiling that was included in the original design but never installed, said Norman Alston, an architect who is helping oversee the preservation.

The entry room, living room and dining room will be remodeled to match the original, but the Gibsons want to modernize the kitchen and add a back bedroom that will be consistent with preservation criteria, Alston says.

In 2013, a fire blazed through the attic and charred the home’s interior.

Since then, only a blue tarp has protected the inside from water infiltration. Work is also underway to enclose the porch, which became somewhat of a homeless encampment after the fire.

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The urgent care clinic CareNow, converted from a former bank, is open at the corner of Belmont and Abrams.

Physicians at the location, 2221 Abrams Road, will treat minor injuries and illnesses, including burns, broken bones, common colds and the flu.

The Lakewood clinic will also provide sports physicals, flu shots and X-rays.

The opening came months after renovations began on the former Washington Mutual bank, which was vacant since late 2010. The location appears to be the first inside Interstate 635 on the east side of town, with the next closest at Abrams and I-635.

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BUSINESSES ALONG GARLAND ROAD are quiet Thursday afternoons. Quiet, though, is relative for Sean Jett since he and his wife, Erin, opened Humble: Simply Good Pies.

The week before the Super Bowl, Jett’s todo list includes pickling cucumbers, baking blueberry pies and taking orders. Customers pop in for a slice or recline on the red restaurant-style booths with a cup of coffee.

One customer, a toddler, grapples with a tough decision: cherry or apple?

In the toddler’s defense, Humble Pie’s menu is intentionally daunting, with more than a dozen rotating options. “If it were easy, people would leave fast,” Jett says with a laugh.

Alex’s lemon ice box, chocolate cream and coconut cream are a few of Humble’s staples. For Mardis Gras, Jett concocted bon temps, a lemon chess pie with cinnamon swirls and icing.

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To curb the sugar rush, Jett plans to add sandwiches with homemade brioche, sourdough and, potentially, pot pies.

Humble is Jett’s first full-time gig in the culinary world’s sweeter side. He’s worked as a culinary instructor at Tarrant County and Collin College, was sous chef at The Common Table and executive chef at Maudee’s Café and Tea Room.

“I did savory my entire career,” he says.

“Baking has always been there. There was a point where I was wholesaling cheesecakes.”

He and Erin spent 10 years planning Humble Pie before it opened between Suffer City Tattoos and Cheesecake Royale. The menu and ambience pay homage to the Jett family’s roots in Louisiana and Alabama. Everything is made from scratch, with a lot of love — and plenty of cream. (Calories aren’t one of Humble’s concerns.)

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hurch ladies can’t always save the day. Thanks be to God, ministers and lay leaders are seeking redemption in new ways, welcoming Buddhists, entrepreneurs, artists and chefs. The result? Churches are finding new life in their communities.

Owenwood United Methodist Church in Far East Dallas looks like a typical church. The 28,000-square-foot building on 7.5 acres at the corner of John West Road and Green Meadow Drive is complete with a bell that calls God’s people to worship and a steeple that points toward heaven. But a once robust congregation of 200 to 300 people dwindled to about 40 when the church was forced to close its doors.

In 2017, the church was born again as a farm and neighborhood space thanks to the help of another East Dallas church, White Rock United Methodist.

“We feared the owner of the building would try to sell it, and the church and the neighborhood would lose that space,” says Neil Moseley, director of community engagement at Owenwood and White Rock.

“We had all this unused real estate, and almost all churches have a mission of helping their neighbors. The question was, ‘What could we do with it?’”

Today, Owenwood serves as a collective of nonprofits like Diapers Etc. that has distributed more than 100,000 hygiene products to the surrounding neighborhoods. The old church is also preparing to launch a senior center, after-school programs and GED classes.

ABOVE: Neighbors practice tai chi at a class at White Rock United Methodist Church. RIGHT: The community garden is in bloom at White Rock United Methodist.

But it hasn’t abandoned its original mission — to provide a communal space for people to worship and hear the word of God. Yet even that has changed. The weekly worship service on Tuesday nights takes place around a dinner table, where neighbors can discuss God, faith and the messy parts of life.

Worship, shop or hear music he experiment at Owenwood has resurrected the campus, but many churches don’t get a second chance — let alone an opportunity to serve the community. Up to 10,000 churches across the country die each year, according to a 2018 report from the Christian publisher LifeWay. That means about 100 to 200 churches will close every week.

Many churches are closing their doors because overall attendance is declining, according to the most recent Religious Landscape Report from the Pew Research Center in 2014. Donations are drying up too. Churches remain one of the primary recipients of annual donations, with 32 percent of Americans giving to religious institutions, according to a survey from the Giving USA Foundation. However, that’s down from 50 percent in 1990.

As attendance and donations decrease, the cost of maintaining large buildings that are only used for a few hours each week becomes unsustainable. For many churches, the choice is simple: change or die.

Selling is often the quickest way to get a church’s financial footing back on solid ground. But converting a religious

About 100 to 200 churches will close every week.

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institution into a secular structure can spark discontent among members who see the church as a sacred neighborhood symbol.

When White Rock Community Church, which now meets at Owenwood, decided to sell its building in 2017, many congregants opposed the developer’s plan to demolish the structure and turn it into an apartment complex. Despite the building’s problems — a broken air conditioner and dilapidated roof — members preferred salvaging the 1960s sanctuary on Garland Road. Instead of apartments, they suggested turning the location into a music venue, shopping center or space for the community to gather.

Shutting the doors isn’t the only option for struggling churches. Repurposing religious institutions into neighborhood spaces can help keep a church afloat and thrive.

Such was the case at White Rock United Methodist, situated between Casa Linda and Little Forest Hills. The declining church had lived off an endowment for years until newly appointed pastor Mitchell Boone decided to lease the space to community partners. White Rock United Methodist’s success pioneered a way to revitalize

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ABOVE: A studio at Missional Wisdom Foundation provides area artists with a place to work.

the urban church, and its story has been featured on Fox News and in The Atlantic.

“We did not know that this was going to work,” Boone says. “There wasn’t a book to follow. We just knew we needed to do something. The whole goal was to turn the liability, the size of the church, into our greatest asset.”

White Rock is now home to multiple creative spaces, a children’s center, a group of Zen Buddhists and the nonprofit, Missional Wisdom Foundation, which shares White Rock’s

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Founder Larry Duggins, who graduated from the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, converted White Rock’s 15,000-square-foot basement into a co-working space for entrepreneurs, artists and chefs.

Tenant Sandra Daniels, who owns the bakery Hippos and Hashbrowns, has worked out of the communal kitchen at Missional Wisdom Foundation for a year. Since moving into the space, she’s been able to expand into several commercial accounts throughout East Dallas while continuing to serve clients at the nearby White Rock Farmers Market.

“It’s really encouraging here, and that’s half the battle of running your own business,” Daniels says.

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‘We’re unashamedly Christian, but we don’t push’ reating space for neighbors to connect has not only met a community need, it’s had a positive effect on the host congregation. Boone says his flock is more spiritual and hopeful in its new life. The experiment has also allowed congregants to interact with those who may not otherwise go to church.

“Often people have stereotypes about what it means to interact with a church, and we’re doing our best to blow that out of the water,” Duggins says. “We’re unashamedly Christian, but we don’t push. We want people to have a positive experience. Once people feel comfortable in the space, then they ask more about what we’re about.”

After launching the programs at White Rock, Duggins and Boone began helping other churches replicate their success.

Missional Wisdom Foundation partnered with Bethesda United Methodist Church, a congregation of about 13 members in Asheville, North Carolina, to create the Haw Creek Commons.

The community center not only provides resources to the neighborhood, it also serves as a space for seminary students to gather each summer and learn how to revitalize struggling churches in their own neighborhoods.

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“We’re doing these experiments in very different contexts, but in both places, there are people looking for other people to do life together,” says Luke Lingle, a North Carolina native who helped develop the Haw Creek Commons for Missional Wisdom.

Additionally, Boone has met with 50 churches from across the country to share White Rock’s story and encourage programs that have revived his church.

“We found something that works, and folks want to come and figure it out,” Boone says.

“But the truth is, it’s all about relationships with the neighborhood.

“The best part of this story is what’s happening at churches like Owenwood. We’re taking a risk again, but that’s what the church is called to do, and that’s the end goal — the transformation of Far East Dallas.”

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AGE IS JUST A NUMBER THIS RUNNER AND RANCHER DEFY THE ODDS AT 102 AND 94 Interviews by ELISSA CHUDWIN and JAIME DUNAWAY Photography courtesy of HEIDI WAGNER

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t’s hard not to be impressed with C.C. Young residents Anita Hullum and Orville Rogers. At 94 and 102, Hullum and Rogers are just as active as seniors as they were in their youth. Their bravado impressed Heidi Wagner, who photographed them for Dallas’ LeadingAge Meeting and Expo in 2013.

As a result, she decided to include their photographs in The Passions Project, a series depicting seniors pursuing what they love. Wagner hopes the project contradicts stereotypes about growing old. “We fear aging, and we want to deny aging,” she says. “When you focus on your own aging, you stop living your life. When you focus on your passion, then you focus on your living.”

Here’s what Hullum and Rogers say about the project, their hobbies and their lives.

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ORVILLE ROGERS

Orville Rogers’ name may be familiar. He’s been featured on ESPN and Sports Illustrated. He also co-authored the book “The Running Man: Flying High for the Glory of God.” The 102-yearold former pilot and World War II veteran started his running career at age 50 after reading Kenneth Cooper’s book “Aerobics.” Since then, he’s set numerous records, including 18 world records.

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I was a member of the Cross Country Club of Dallas, now called the Dallas Running Club.

Tal Morrison, the founder, recruited me about the first or second year of the running club’s history. They had a meet every first Saturday of the month. The distances always varied anywhere from a mile to a 15K. Whatever they were running, I ran. But I outgrew them. I got acquainted with USA Track & Field, which maintains U.S. records and is a repository for the applications for world records. I thought maybe I could set some records. This is 11 years ago now. I was approaching 90. I got a trainer at Landry. He worked with me about three or four months. I entered two or three races March 3, 2008. My wife was going with me to Boston for the meet. We had hotel and airlines placed. She died March 8, two or three weeks before. I miss her greatly. But I talked to my kids, who encouraged me to run.

So I did. I broke the 800-meter run by about a minute. I slaughtered the mile record. I think it was 11 something. I did it in 9:57. That’s still a world record for 90-year-olds.

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What distance is your favorite in competition?

It depends on whether it’s indoors or outdoors. May I explain?

Outdoor tracks are 400 meters.

Indoor tracks are 200 meters. So my favorite race is one loop. All you have to do is start out fast, turn left and hurry home.

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I don’t think I’ll be running anymore. I have no energy, and I have no endurance. That’s not good for a runner. Back to my heyday, I ran five marathons. Four of them were White Rocks, and one was in Tulsa. My last was my best by far because I really trained for it. I think I was almost 75. I was running 80 miles per week for two months or so. Then I tapered down at the end, of course. My best time of my career was 3:49:50.

Do you miss running?

I do, like I miss flying. I never did enjoy much what they call the runner’s high. Two or three times I felt exhilarated for a few moments there. But it didn’t last very long. I always enjoyed running, which is maybe one reason I did so well. I ran 43,000 miles in the last 50 years.

How did you and your wife meet?

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Persistence. By the way, I think that’s overlooked in the list of things that contribute to long-term health and well-being.

Outside of running, what are your hobbies?

I’m active in the church. I’m still active in the stock market.

What did you like to do as a child?

I would meet three or four friends at the local swimming pool, and we

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would play tag for hours, running and swimming. I think that’s where I got my endurance.

What’s your favorite food?

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They’d say yes, so I’d say, “Tell the waitress.”

Did you enjoy running marathons?

What do you call a guy that likes torture? A masochist? It’s kind of torturous. The halfway point of a marathon is the 20-mile mark.

The last 6 miles are tough, but you tough it out. I noticed a lot of runners falter at the finish line.

They see the finish line and say, “I’ve got it made,” and slow down.

I power through the tape just as hard as I can do it. And I’m that way about life. I want to finish strong.

ANITA HULLUM Don’t let her sweet demeanor fool you. Anita Hullum is tough.

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What was it like having your picture taken for The Passions Project?

I’ve never been happy about my pictures. I always thought everyone else looked good. I’d either have my eyes closed or my mouth open or stand like a gunslinger about to shoot you. Heidi put me out on the patio with my pots and my plants, and it was fun. When I got her picture, I was just so pleased because she got me. My eyes were open, and my mouth was shut. That picture changed my focus from

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Tell me about your childhood.

I grew up 10 miles south of Wills Point. We didn’t have roads back then, so when the creeks were high, we couldn’t get out. Mother made her own soap, and we had a 12-acre garden. We had to get the wood and put it in the fireplace to heat the house and cook. It was a hard life. When I was very young, my father raised cotton. When it got so cheap that we couldn’t sell it, we went into the ranching business.

Daddy liked them wild. We had East Texas brimmers and hogs.

We had to be fast to keep up with them. Then I bought some land, and my father and I did ranching in partnership.

Why do you think your father chose you as his protégé?

men. I couldn’t take my shirt off, but I was jumping and rolling.

There were six children, and I was the middle girl … and the runt. But, somehow, daddy picked me to head the family business. He didn’t pick the boys. He groomed me and taught me. I went with him everywhere. I don’t know why he picked me, but I think I was the most like him. I was a tough trader. If I didn’t get the best deal, I didn’t take it.

What other business did you do as an adult?

Is there a memory from your days on the ranch that stands out to you?

Dad and I had this ranch out in Greenville. In the back corner, there was a raging creek. We had to swim the creek to get the cattle out. I was riding up there getting the cattle, and I hit a bumblebee nest. They went down my shirt, and I was with all

I went to college, and when I graduated, I went to work for Neiman Marcus and trained to be a buyer. I worked there for a couple years, and then I got married, and we had an installation business. I had a truck driver’s license, I formed my own oil company and did employee assistance work. But I never got away from ranching. I always had my cattle. It was very important in my life. It was a fun, exciting, wonderful life.

What inspired you to do employee assistance?

My husband was an alcoholic, and when I got my divorce, I became an alcoholic. I didn’t want to think or feel. I thought it was all my fault.

I went to Hazelden for treatment, and when I finally got back, I went to SMU for a master’s in counseling, where I learned about employee assistance. When I let go and let God, I flipped. What I do for others is my game now. If I hadn’t been through what I went through, I never would have understood it.

Was it hard being a businesswoman back then?

Oh, it was impossible. Every business I’ve been involved in, I had to have a man front me. Ranching was nothing but cowboys. Tough bunch. I didn’t particularly mind though. I kind of got a kick out of it. They didn’t have a clue.

What do you like to do now?

I’ve always been a mover and a shaker, and it’s hard to stop. I go to the workshops here, and I love potting because I like to grow things. I’ve made a pot with a tree on one side and flowers on the other. It’s gotten my mind off business and onto more fun things. It’s therapy.

Interviews have been edited for clarity and brevity. Visit lakewood.advocatemag.com for more information about The Passions Project.

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OUR NEIGHBORHOOD

By PATTI VINSON

YouTube dude Meet the neighborhood crooner who sings about Christmas trees and colonoscopies

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eighbor Lee Scammel is a creative guy who enjoys posting videos online, be it his performances of country-tinged originals full of gentle humor or simple do-it-yourself fixes for old Tudors and Craftsman cottages populating the neighborhood.

Oh, and don’t forget his tutorial on walking your Christmas tree.

“It’s fun to do, and I like to help others out.”

About that tree. It’s fair to say that Scammel is enjoying a bit of Andy Warhol-esque 15-minute fame in East Dallas with his series of YouTube videos about a lost, unwanted tree.

It all started with Eric Laudermilk’s post on Nextdoor in late December.

“Thanks for the free tree, ya filthy animal,” read the subject line, along with a video from his home security camera of a bare tree flying over his fence, landing unceremoniously in his backyard. Look closely, and you’ll glimpse someone running quickly down the alley and away from the “crime scene.”

As the modern-day equivalent of chatting over the fence, Nextdoor comments poured in. About a hundred ranged from amused to appalled. One neighbor labeled the incident “TreeGate 2018.” While most comments were along the lines of “Wow” and “Who does this?” a few wiseacres chimed in, suggesting the tree was on its way to be “chipped.”

One commenter was Scammel. “I’ve

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Lee Scammel is still an active man who, on occasion, can be found crawling underneath an East Dallas home. (Photography by Danny Fulgencio.)

got to do something with this,” Scammel says he thought at the time. “I immediately thought up the video about a tree looking for a home for Christmas.”

Laudermilk was on board right away.

“The whole tree-over-the-fence situation is hilarious, so my wife and I figured we should keep the laughs going and let Lee make the video.” He gives Scammel all the credit. “He did all the work,” Laudermilk says.

In the video, a poor Christmas tree, dubbed “The Ugly Christmas Tree,” wanders the neighborhood looking for a home after being tossed over a fence. It hitchhikes, rings doorbells and suffers indignities and misadventures until — well, we don’t want to give away the ending.

Tacked on at the end is the original

Laudermilk video, as well as behindthe-scenes footage. Think of it as “The Making of ‘The Ugly Christmas Tree.’”

Next up: “Christmas Tree Walking,” in which he strolls down a neighborhood street with the tree on a leash. “I wasn’t sure if it would stay upright, but it did,” he says. “It even swayed back and forth like it was walking.”

The tree videos caused a buzz, but Scammel has been posting videos, almost 500 of them, on his YouTube channel, “Dusty Guy,” for years. He has amassed 8,000 subscribers and almost 7 million views. His first video was an instructional piece on building stairs to his brother’s second floor.

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been a curious guy, all the way back to the age of 7 when he took apart his mother’s watch to see how it worked. No, he wasn’t able to put it back together. Sorry, mom.

In retirement, he still enjoys doing handyman jobs around the neighborhood and helping a wider audience with his tutorials. Scroll through the videos on his YouTube channel, and you’ll learn how to repair a running toilet, install a doggy door, build a cabinet, hang drywall, sharpen drill bits and screwdrivers and many other DIY projects.

His original intent was to provide his sons with DIY information for future reference. But he found he enjoyed the process, and his YouTube career took off. “I like to keep myself busy and not sit around. It’s fun to do, and I like to help others out,” he says.

He’s received positive comments online and personally from viewers. And then there was the fellow at Lakewood Ace Hardware. Scammel and the gentleman began chatting, and in the conversation, the new friend mentioned a “really helpful video” he’d just watched, walking him through a tough fix at his house. Unbeknownst to the man, Scammel had posted that video.

Alongside those fix-it tutorials are the occasional songs that Scammel performs. Scammel credits longtime Tremont Place neighbors Joey Crabtree and Laura Mann for helping him with the melodies and general polishing of the numbers.

Crabtree has been in the music business, lately of rock band Joey C Jones, for almost 40 years.

But the lyrics are mostly from Scammel, and he finds inspiration everywhere. Everywhere, as in lying on a gurney waiting for a colonoscopy, “The Colon Song.” Grocery shopping led to these lyrics: “I checked out with the groceries/ You checked out with my heart.” And remember the scourge of rental bikes? “The Bike Song” laments the bikes, the city’s floundering response and users’ thoughtless discards. Scammel wrote, “If you leave it on the shore/The Lady of the Lake will bring it to your door.”

Clearly, Scammel is having fun. Laudermilk sums it up: “Lee’s videos are great. He works hard on them, and I know everyone in the neighborhood appreciates his work.”

PATTI VINSON is a guest writer who has lived in East Dallas for more than 15 years. She’s written for the Advocate and Real Simple magazine.

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By GEORGE MASON

WORSHIP

Faith in the future Some churches die. Others experience resurrection

“W

e shape our buildings; thereafter, they shape us.”

Winston Churchill’s pithy point isn’t lost on the church these days. In case you’ve missed it, the LakewoodAdvocate reported this month on a growing trend of churches that have declined in membership to the point where they are either closing, merging or “repurposing” their buildings.

Participation in American congregations has dipped in the last half century across the religious spectrum, along with financial contributions. Churches and their related institutions are shutting, physically and spiritually. Some buildings that once housed vibrant worship, education and fellowship are becoming albatrosses that drag down the mission of congregations because of unmanageable maintenance or debt.

The faithful look for signs of new life in the places of death.

We don’t allow ourselves to lose hope when things decline.

A New Orleans pastor colleague, Elizabeth Lott, comments on this trend in her town: “There’s been a $22 million restoration of the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and School in the historic Marigny neighborhood. Their website touts, ‘The former school house, rectory, church and convent have each been carefully restored and repurposed for new congregants.’ The new congregants, of course, are patrons and tourists.

“This is not a one-off. This is not the story of one congregation and school that could not survive in a changing neighborhood. I can have lunch at Vessel Restau-

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BAPTIST PARK CITIES BAPTIST CHURCH / 3933 Northwest Pky / pcbc.org

rant, a 100-year-old, formerly Lutheran church; attend an afternoon wedding at Felicity Church, a popular event venue in a deconsecrated Methodist church; drop by a cocktail party at St. Alphonsus, a formerly Irish Catholic church built in 1855; then round out the day with dinner at Hotel Peter and Paul. And that’s only one day in one city.”

As we confront this unwelcome trend, we should remember that everything changes. All things in this life are subject to decay and death. While rooted in the past, faith always tips us toward the future.

At our best, the faithful look for signs of new life in the places of death. We don’t allow ourselves to lose hope when things decline.

The Gaston Christian Center is a beautiful example of how to repurpose church buildings. The congregation moved from its Gaston Avenue location, adjacent to Baylor Hospital, when the people could no longer sustain the buildings. They sold to Criswell College, which continues to operate there. They moved to Royal Lane and Greenville Avenue, hoping to restart in a younger, thriving neighborhood. When they realized they were not going to survive the next generation, they deeded their property to a newly created nonprofit that incubates several ethnic congregations and hosts a medical and dental clinic for the poor, a refugee ministry, an urban institute and other enterprises that bless our community.

The Gaston church was always mission minded, and it still is. Instead of seeing their buildings secularized into commercial ventures, they repurposed their space into a place of common grace. The legacy of the church’s missional history survives in a new form and will outlive the church itself.

Maybe we can amend Churchill: “We reshape our buildings; thereafter, they reshape our world.”

GEORGE MASON is pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church, president of Faith Commons and host of the “Good God” podcast. The Worship section is underwritten by Advocate Publishing and the neighborhood businesses and churches listed here. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.540.4202.

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OUR CITY

By MITA HAVLICK

Off to the (municipal) races!

Precinct 2040 (Wilshire Heights and Lakewood Heights)

1076

(Lakewood Hills)

2070

The next election hits much closer to home

(Lakewood North and Hillside)

ne thing is for sure in Dallas County — there is always an opportunity to vote. With the midterms firmly in our collective rearview mirror, we can look forward to the municipals.

November’s midterms were important, with candidates from every side of the aisle claiming that this was “the most significant election of our lifetime.” Some may have viewed this as hyperbole, but the many who walked, knocked, donated and otherwise supported candidates certainly felt the critical nature of the state and federal races.

And judging from voter turnout, so did most of us.

Across the state and county, turnout numbers were of presidential-race quality and quantity. The East Dallas voter participation rate was a whopping 70 percent, totally overshadowing that of Dallas County at 55 percent and the state’s 46 percent. It was still way behind Oklahoma’s 56 percent — argh!

The question now is: Can we keep the momentum for our citywide elections this spring? Most likely not, based on turnout history. But we should try, primarily because we should care.

The general election for Dallas mayor and every city council member will be held May 4, with early voting starting two weeks prior on April 22. With 10 candidates in the mayor’s race so far — filing ended Feb. 15 after this magazine went to press — a runoff seems guaranteed. It is scheduled for June 8.

Voting in state, federal and presidential elections is imperative. But we must remember that policies and priorities established by our locally elected officials are the ones that most directly affect us. Issues such as managing traf-

(Junius Heights and Abrams Brookside)

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1059

(Little Forest Hills and Casa Linda)

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46%

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77%

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75%

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43%

13%

73%

20%

70%

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78%

12%

38%

8%

65%

19%

64%

3%

45%

17%

68%

11%

67%

This chart shows the percentage of voters in each precinct who voted in each election.

fic congestion, the (poor) quality of our roads, public safety, affordable housing, homelessness and skyrocketing property assessments are addressed at the municipal and county levels.

The last Dallas mayoral election without an incumbent had a 6 percent turnout — which, by the way, is dead last in terms of voter turnout compared to every other large American city. That is embarrassing.

And equally as important, we want residential and commercial development to align with our neighborhoods so our character remains. This is especially true for us in East Dallas.

During a recent conversation with Mark Clayton, outgoing city councilman for District 9, which covers Lakewood and much of Far East Dallas, he relayed his thoughts on one of the biggest challenges our city faces.

“We’re a city of great prosperity, yet nearly 400,000 of our residents don’t earn a livable wage. It’s not just a lack of

housing quality at all price levels that is an issue, but also the lack of wages. This is creating a greater disparity between the wealthy and those without.”

We should all care about that.

This May we will elect a new city council without an incumbent mayor on the ballot, something we haven’t experienced since 2011. Fewer than 70,000 people voted in that election — a 6 percent turnout, which, by the way, is dead last in terms of voter turnout compared to every other large American city. That is embarrassing.

It’s crazy to think that a handful of voters will decide who gets to make decisions that directly impact us, especially knowing that the new mayor will set the tone of our city’s priorities, and our council members will be our representatives to voice our priorities.

In the coming weeks there will be plenty of opportunities to research candidates, including meet and greets, fundraisers and candidate forums. We need to ask questions so we understand the candidates’ positions on issues that are close to our hearts and homes. We have to keep incumbents accountable and vet the knowledge of newcomers.

And most importantly, we must vote.

MITA HAVLICK is a neighborhood activist. Find her commentary regularly in the back pages of our print edition and online at lakewood. advocatemag.com.

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