2013 June Preston Hollow

Senior Living Near White Rock Lake

the Comforts of home

We’ve lived a good portion of our lives in our no-particular-style brick and wood house.

When we first saw it, after slogging through lots of others, my wife took one step past the front door, surveyed what little she could see from that vantage point and blurted: “This is the one we have to buy.”

She said that right in front of the Realtor. So much for negotiating.

My parents helped us move in one hot Memorial Day weekend. Everything we owned fit into a couple of cars and a minivan. Everything.

Once we had things organized, two of the house’s six rooms remained empty. The place seemed so large, I wondered why we would ever need to fill it up.

We brought our first son home from the hospital and set him in a bassinet next to our bed. We moved him to the crib we assembled in one of the empty rooms when his younger brother came home 18 months later.

Pretty soon, we didn’t have any empty rooms.

The white and wood-grained refrigerator that greeted us when we bought the house still chills yogurt, juice and frozen dinners, but it now holds court in our office after my wife decided 10 years ago the kitchen needed a redo and the house an add-on. Our new stainless steel appliances aren’t new anymore, but we still use that word to describe them.

The door to the water-heater closet beneath the stairway has an individualist streak. I can open it by firmly pushing down on the knob while leaning slightly against the frame and quickly pulling outward. My

wife can never get the door open, although I’ve never understood why — it almost always works for me the third or fourth time. There is no cracked grout in the tile floor my dad and I installed one weekend in what was a pretty dicey laundry room at the time. Neither one of us knew how to do tile work. After squishing gray grout between the first couple of tiles, I thought the color looked too faint, so I put some additional grout in one spot and waited. I was wrong. I still see that two-inch double-dark-gray spot in the middle of the room every day when I walk to and from the garage.

I can say with certainty you need to be slender to shimmy around the crawl space under the floorboards. You can’t even roll over under there. I spent several early weekends crawling through that dirt, waiting to face down a varmint as I rocked back and forth stringing speaker wire where it’s no longer needed. WiFi and Bluetooth probably were invented by someone else who didn’t want to get back into a crawl space.

A door on our kitchen cabinet sticks every morning when I pull it open to retrieve a juice glass. Every morning, I tell myself to pick up a new spacer pad at the hardware store. Every day I forget. And tomorrow morning, that cabinet door is going to stick again.

With the market for single-family homes hotter than a mouth full of Tabasco these days, I’ve been wondering if it’s time to pack up half our stuff, downsize, pocket some cash and see what else is out there. There will be other options available in terms of houses. It’s hard to imagine any other place as “home,” though.

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DALLAS CITY COUNCIL & ELECTION RELATED MATTERS

Runoff Election

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Early Voting Schedule for Runoff Election

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Place 3 - Vonciel Jones Hill

Councilmember-Elect

Place 4 - Dwaine Caraway

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Place 9 - Sheffie Kadane

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Place 10 - Jerry Allen

Unopposed, Councilmember-Elect

Place 11 - Lee Kleinman

Councilmember-Elect

Place 12 - Sandy Greyson

Unopposed, Councilmember-Elect

Place 13 - Jennifer Staubach Gates

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Dallas Cowboys draft W.T. White alumnus Terrance Williams

W.T. White alumnus Terrance Williams received a not-so-average phone call on a Friday night in late April — the man on the other end of the line was Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

Williams, at 6 feet, 2 inches and 208 pounds, graduated from W.T. White in 2008 and went on to become an All-American receiver for the Baylor Bears. As a senior, Williams made 97 receptions for 1,832 yards and 12 touchdowns. He finished his Baylor career with 202 catches for 3,334 yards and 27 touchdowns.

The Dallas Cowboys chose the 23-year-old in the third round with the 74th overall draft pick April 28.

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community | events | food

Local makes waves

Preston Hollow resident Dirk Ebel noticed that the crystal-clear pool at T Bar M Racquet Club wasn’t being used — so he decided to dive right in. Ebel left his 10-year-stint as Cooper Fitness Center’s aquatics director in January to start his own program. He approached T Bar M’s administration and said, “I want to start my own swim school, and I want to take your pool.” He was a bit hesitant to ask despite his hefty credentials in the swim world. Ebel has served as St. Mark’s varsity swim coach for four seasons, coached with Olympians Bobby Patten and Jim Montgomery at their swim club, Dallas Aquatic Masters, since 2005, and taught in some form for the past 15 years. He even taught his then-girlfriend (now wife) Kaitlin to swim after she admitted she didn’t know how. Ebel says he can teach anyone from 9 months to 98 years old to swim. Often, he can be found in Preston Hollow backyards, teaching children how to swim. He says that although he recommends children be at least 3, he recently worked with a 2-year-old who learned how to swim by the end of the week. Ebel says he’s against the fairly new “waterproofing” technique where you essentially throw your fully clothed child in the pool and teach him to roll over and float so he won’t drown. “I’m anti-that whole system. My goal is to keep them face-down and learn to swim to the wall and back,” he says. It’s a skill they’ll always remember, he says. The former W.T. White prom king (yes, he’s pretty popular) is now focused on his private lessons, group lessons and swim team at T Bar M. You can join, or sign your children up, Memorial Day through Labor Day. The swim squad starts June 3, and 7- to 17-yearolds will compete against other clubs such as the Knights of Columbus and Dallas Country Club. Ebel says the club hasn’t had a team in the past two years; as long as your kid can swim a lap, he or she is welcome. “In swimming, even though you have teams, you’re really competing against yourself,” Ebel says. —Monica

S. Nagy

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Out & About

June 1-Sept. 1

Brilliantly bright dirt

Berlin-based artist Katharina Grosse created two new large installations for the Nasher Sculpture Center. Grosse sprays brightly colored acrylic paint on piles of dirt, ceilings, walls, and sculpted Styrofoam and fiberglass to demonstrate how painting can “appear in space.” Nasher Sculpture Center, N. Harwood, 214.242.5100, nashersculpturecenter.org, $5-$10

June 3–28

We Yogis’ yoga camps

We Yogis’ kids summer yoga camp is for children 3 to 13 years old and from 2–4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, where kids will work out, make crafts and eat healthy snacks. There’s a new theme each week such as animal camp, sea creature camp and gratitude camp. We Yogis, located in The Pavilion at 5600 W. Lovers Suite 150, 214.351.1229, weyogis.com, $90 a week

June 5-Sept. 4

Fit 3 cross fitness

Adults looking to sustain their health, lose weight and improve endurance, strength, core stability and flexibility are invited to attend Churchill Recreation Center’s Fit 3 Cross Fitness workshop. The workshop is 5:30-6:30 p.m. every Wednesday and Friday of the month. Churchill Recreation Center, 6906 Churchill, 214.670.6477, dallasparks.org, $15 per class or $65 for the month

June 10

Erwin Waldman Memorial Golf Tournament

The Jewish Community Center of Dallas presents its 26th annual golf tournament, sponsored by North Dallas Bank and Trust Co. and Crest Cadillac Infiniti to benefit the J’s children. The event kicks off at 7:30 a.m. with a continental breakfast followed by a shotgun tee-off morning round. The event closes with a cocktail reception with awards, an open bar and hors d’oeuvres. The tournament takes place at the Coyote Ridge Golf Club.

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June 21

’Til Midnight at the Nasher

The concert/movie event features a picnic with snacks from the Nasher Cafe and Wolfgang Puck Catering. Pop-rock artists Salim Nourallah and The Treefort 5 will perform from 7–9 p.m. Bring a blanket to watch “Moonrise Kingdom” following the band, from 9–11 p.m. in the garden. Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora, 214.242.5100, nashersculpturecenter.org

“one floor up more highly” 2010, Styrofoam, acrylic on wall, floor, soil and rinforced plastic by Katharina grosse

June 14

Raina Rose

With a sweet yet “beautifully twisted” world perspective, singer and acoustic guitar player Raina Rose will headline at Uncle Calvin’s and invite the audience into her world. Also on the bill is Anthony daCosta, who was named an msnbc.com “Top 5 Up-andComing Young Singer.” He’ll perform music from his latest album, “Secret Handshake.”

Uncle Calvin’s Coffee House, 9555 N. Central, 214.363.0044, unclecalvins.org, $18

June 15-Aug. 10

Mayor’s summer reading club

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings is encouraging children to read by kicking off an eight-week program that features weekly incentive prizes. Children 7 and older will be asked to read at least five hours per week, and children 6 and under will be asked to read three hours per week. Two of the weekly prizes include a new book, and there will be three grand prize drawings. Register online at dallaslibrary.org, call 214.670.1671, or register at your local library

June 19-Aug. 7

Creative palettes

Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church invites the community to its annual summer art show, where church and class members will celebrate the 45th year of “Creative Palettes” art class. The artistic theme this year is “Summer Vacation,” with photos and original artwork depicting mountains, the beach, boats, the lake, travel to distant lands and the joy of coming home.

Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, 9800 Preston, 214.363.9755 or 972.380.8976, phpc.org

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Korean barbecue Manager

Tommy Cho says his Korean barbecue restaurant is the only one in Dallas allowed to cook meat in front of patrons with fire and wood chips. Other restaurants have to use gas after the city deemed the traditional method unsafe, he says. Cho says he’s lucky Koryo Kalbi Korean BBQ was grandfathered in. Though the place is well known for its barbecue, the restaurant has an extensive menu featuring monthly specials. “We cater the food to the month and season,” he says. For instance, noodles are popular in the summer. Lunch diners can choose from a salad bar and two soups on the house. The dinner isn’t something you’ll feel guilty about, either, Cho says. The freshly cut meat comes with at least eight endless sides, white rice or purple multigrain rice, and miso or seaweed soup. The “Boneless Yangnyeom Kalbi” is one of the best barbecue deals at $24.99 per person. Waiters bring out trimmed short ribs, which they cook over beds of wood chips. The restaurant serves only Black Angus beef. Ventilation hoods keep the place smoke-free, and the sides are almost as good as the meats. The waitress arranges spicy tofu, tuna, pickled radishes, vegetable pancakes, spicy crab, kimchi, broccoli, bean paste, house salad and marinated cucumbers in order of color. “The food is totally healthy,” Cho says. “It’s all lean meat and fresh pickled veggies.”

—Monica S. Nagy

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1 Seoul Garden

The Yangnyum Galbi Gui, marinated beef short ribs, are thick and meaty — and arguably some of the best in town. The pajun (seafood pancakes) also are popular among meat eaters and pescatarians.

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2 So Gong Dong Tofu House

The kalbi, marinated short ribs, come with soup, fried fish, other side dishes and rice. It’s more than enough for dinner, let alone lunch. You may have already gathered from the restaurant’s name that the tofu soup is extremely popular here.

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3 Yun Tan Gil

This restaurant focuses more on the barbecue meat than the sides. You receive only a few sides with an order, which is uncommon for Korean barbecue, but the miso beef ribs will make you understand why they don’t waste time with rice.

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Forget the latest culinary craze — loyal diners dish about the spots that keep them coming back, and back, and back

It’s a challenge to keep up with the trendy and innovative restaurant landscape in Dallas. Every day, it seems, brings the announcement of a new upscale taco joint or slow-food gastropub or microbrewery. Amid the blur of media clamoring to cover the city’s latest and greatest foodie hotspots, it’s easy to forget the neighborhood restaurants that have stuck with us over the long haul.

But the regulars don’t forget.

They patronize their favorites week in and week out, sometimes daily. Their allegiance isn’t just about the food. They tend to be loyalists and creatures of habit, in contrast to those of us who have restaurant attention deficit disorder.

The neighborhood eateries with established regulars aren’t typically the ones enjoying Twitter and blogger buzz. If we lost them, however, they would leave gaping holes in the fabric of our community.

While most of us play the restaurant field, we salute the regulars who make sure our neighborhood’s dining staples will be around when we crave them.

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The piloTs-only club

Every Monday right around 11:30 a.m., a group of retired Braniff pilots make their way to Kel’s for lunch.

Well, one is a retired American Airlines pilot. But they try not to hold it against him.

Lunch at Kel’s has been a tradition for three or four years, they say, but they’ve known each other since their flying days.

“At our age, it’s hard to remember how long,” Don Maynard says. Maynard says he’s the oldest of the bunch, and claims he showed the others the ropes.

“I raised these from pups,” he says. “I taught ’em layovers — good places to eat and drink.”

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These days, “we try not to get more than 2-3 feet off the ground,” Russell Moehle says, so they hunt down good eats in Dallas. The men come together every weekday for lunch, and sometimes for breakfast on Saturday. Rich Russell is the organizer, calling everyone to let them know where to meet.

But on Monday, they know where to go. It’s always Kel’s.

“Food’s good,” explains Chuck Martin.

“And Ralphie even has the table set up for us when we come in,” Russell says.

Waiter Ralphie Hernandez reserves a table in the back of the restaurant for the men, keeps close tabs on their drinks, and brings out their orders quickly.

“You’re a mind reader, Ralphie,” someone says when Hernandez sets

extra bowls of gravy on the table for the chicken-fried chicken orders.

“We tip a little heavier,” Russell says.

The group is a couple short today, and among the missing is Denny Kelly, who has been a Kel’s customer longer than any of them.

“I started going to Kel’s in 1972 — 40 years ago,” Kelly says later in a phone interview. “I lived in an apartment at LBJ and Montfort, and at the time, they were up on the corner of Forest and Preston. After about four or five years, it burned, and so they were closed for about five months

Top/ Rich Russell, Russell Moehle, Chuck Martin and Denny Kelly enjoy lunch at Kel’s every Monday. Above/ Kel’s waiter Ralphie Hernandez gives the retired pilots plenty of attention each week.

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and reopened where they are now [at Forest and Inwood],” he says. “I’ve been going there ever since. I couldn’t break away from it.”

He wasn’t an original member of the group, but ran into them at Kel’s and, being a retired Braniff pilot himself, began joining them for lunch.

“I knew all of them by name, knew who they were at Braniff, but I really didn’t know any of them. We weren’t running buddies or anything,” Kelly says. “But since then, we’ve developed friendships. One guy, our wives and us go out to dinner.”

The group calls Kelly “the chief” and ribs him for being the “resident aviation expert.” He often appears on TV and radio reports dealing with aviation topics — sometimes live in front of Kel’s.

“I think I’m the only one of the bunch that still works. The rest are all wealthy,” Kelly quips in response.

Around the table, much of the discussion is pilot talk. This week it’s a plane that landed in the water instead of on the runway in Bali. The men debate the technicalities of the landing, using language that sounds foreign to anyone outside the aviation realm.

It’s not the only topic of discussion, but they try to keep it civil. As one of the men begins talking politics, Russell cautions him.

“You don’t want to start that,” he says.

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Country musician Ray Johnston writes roughly 25 percent of his songs while eating at the Original Pancake House at Northwest Highway and Midway.

He’s on the road 180 days a year, but when he’s in town, “I’m here four days a week,” Johnston says. “These are kind of my friends between 7 and 2.”

Johnston lives “about three par fives” from the restaurant, and found the place soon after moving to Dallas in 2003. The son of a cattle rancher, he hails from Montgomery, Ala., and the pancake house seemed downhome.

“One thing about Dallas that gets on my nerves is the velvetrope action with your name on a list,” he says.

Back when he moved here, he wasn’t a musician. His first gig was as a waiter at Houston’s (which is one reason Johnston double- and triple-tips when he claims a booth for long periods of time). Then he spent about a year and a half as a mortgage banker before joining the Mavericks during open tryouts in 2004, “the same year Steve Nash was traded,” he says.

His professional basketball career ended three months after it began, however, when Johnston was diagnosed with leukemia.

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In the past decade, Johnston has battled leukemia five separate times. These days, he’s winning.

“I’m thankful to parents who don’t let me sulk too much,” he says.

He spent a couple of months in a coma, underwent amputations and experienced stretches where he could eat at Original Pancake House only in a booth because his skin and bones had no other cushion.

Order like a regular

The men vary in their orders, but the chickenfried chicken is popular. This is Maynard’s order today. “If I’m going out in the evening, I just eat a salad,” he says, “but tonight I’m staying home and watching TV.” Kelly orders breakfast the vast majority of the time. “One of the things I like about Kel’s is that anytime they’re open, you can eat breakfast,” he says. His typical order is oatmeal or egg-white omelets. “I try to watch my weight,” he explains, “but I watch it go up and up.”

Somewhere along the way, he decided to become a musician. He likens his September ’09 debut album to the music of Jack Johnson, John Mayer or Dave Matthews.

“At first I was insecure about my songwriting and my voice,” Johnston says. His band, however, was incredibly talented — the saxophonist now plays for Prince, he says, and the drummer also plays with Snoop Dogg (or Lion). Instead of the Ray Johnston Band, “it should have been called the band featuring Ray,” he quips.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban decided to turn Johnston’s story into a show for his cable channel HDNet (now AXS TV). “Ray Johnston Band: Road Diaries” was “half the band trying to make it, and half me trying to make it,” Johnston says. His leukemia relapsed during filming.

Once again, he fought and won. In September 2012, he came out with a second album, “Against the Grain.” This time, the music had a decidedly more country sound.

“Not many rock guys go duck hunting out of Winnie, Texas,” he says, explaining the genre switch.

Despite what Johnston has been through, his lyrics are “all happy,” he says. He’s actually working on a song inspired by the pancake house called “The Pancake Show.” No solid lines yet, but “the adjectives I think of are relaxed, comfortable, convenient, happy, good food, reliable, so that would be in the song.”

A note from Johnston hangs in the entryway of the restaurant, thanking the staff for the “great hospitality, huevos and Wi-Fi.” He knows the names of most employees and calls manager Abraham Rodriguez “El Padrone,” the boss. Dining there so often provides “pseudo Spanish lessons,” he says. He has learned, for example, “that [his] Spanish is pretty bad.”

In fact, one of the songs on his new album, “Mucho Gusto,” includes Spanish lyrics. It’s the story of a girl in Argentina who took Johnston tango dancing and was “slap-dad gorgeous,” he says. The first half of the chorus is in English, and the second half echoes the first in Spanish.

“I thought, my friends at the pancake house are going to say, ‘Good job!’ ”

They were pleased, but one particular line cracked them up. In English, it’s, “My heart is with the hot girl,” and Johnston translated “hot girl” to “chica caliente.” His Spanish-speaking friends had to explain that “chica caliente” actually translates as “horny girl.”

“The song was already mixed and mastered and out on iTunes, so what are you gonna do?” Johnston shakes his head and laughs.

Order like a regular Johnston holds out a bowl of his unique concoction. “This is straight grits and bacon,” he says. “I call it the Alabama breakfast. I’m bugging Abraham to put it on the menu.” He is also partial to the blueberry pancakes, and requests refill after refill of “café con crema.”

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Steve Cameron orders the short ribs when they are offered as a special, as well as the lollipop lamb chops. Ross Murphy prefers the chicken Milanesa. “It’s one you won’t find very often at a Mexican cuisine restaurant, but if you do find it, it doesn’t compare,” Murphy says of the pounded, lightly breaded and grilled chicken dish. “I don’t know how he does it.”

Wanda Thompson usually orders the Puerto Vallarta or Jalisco dishes — the latter has the pan-fried tacos she likes. John Thompson doesn’t have a favorite, but highlights the chili relleno and breakfast migas. “We just can’t pin it down to anything,” Wanda Thompson says. “It’s all really good.” Mayes and her daughter stick with a usual. For Breann it’s chicken fajita quesadillas and French fries, and for Mayes it’s the Mayan dish. She says her parents tell her, “Don’t get the same thing.” But, she says, “That’s what I like.”

On Friday nights, the regulars descend on the bar at Rafa’s Café Mexicano.

It’s a tradition that started a few years back when Steve Cameron, who works in land investment, began holding “board meetings” in the bar on Fridays right after work hours.

“Real estate was slow,” Cameron explains.

Five to 10 people usually showed up, and owner Raphael Carreon acted as the honorary chairman of the board, Cameron says.

“Rafa would be behind the bar — and he’s never behind the bar — serving drinks and having fun with us,” he says.

Cameron added some artwork he has purchased to the restaurant’s bar and installed speakers to crank out blues and country music. After a while, people start dancing.

“We’ll end up closing it down,” Cameron says with a grin.

These days business is better, but the Friday-night tradition continues. Everyone who comes is “like family,” Cameron says, and Carreon is “the touch point,” says Ross Murphy, another regular.

Cameron met Carreon simply by dining at his restaurant, and now he is “one of my very best friends,” Cameron says. They have even spent Christmas together.

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Carreon isn’t at the restaurant many evenings, but he makes a point to be there on Fridays. On this particular Friday night, the weather is beautiful, so the crowd typically gathered in Rafa’s bar has taken over the patio. Carreon spends much of the night seated in the patio with his customers and friends.

“He is the nicest guy,” says regular Robbie Patman. “Everyone knows who Rafa is. How many restaurants do you not even know the owner? But Rafa’s out on the floor.”

Plus, Cameron says, Rafa’s serves “the best Tex-Mex in town, no question.” Most of the time, instead of ordering off the menu, Cameron asks his server to bring out whatever’s good. Rafa’s specializes in the specials, he says ceviche on Fridays in the spring and summer, pasole during the colder months. The restaurant isn’t afraid to experiment, either.

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“Felix, the guy in the kitchen, he’s been with Rafa for 35 years. Every now and then, I’ll mention something I had somewhere that was really good, and next thing you know, Rafa’s serving it,” Cameron says.

Once he mentioned fried olives he tried in Napa, “and the next Friday, Felix was serving it,” Cameron says.

“It’s the only Tex-Mex restaurant I know

that does that. Most are chains and stick to their menus,” Cameron says. For a lot of people who frequent the restaurant, “it’s about Rafa and his food. They remember him from the ’70s and ’80s down on McKinney.”

That was Carreon’s first restaurant, Raphael’s. It was located where the West Village now stands, and closed in the late ’90s to make way

for the development. After that, many customers migrated over to Rafa’s, which had opened in 1994.

Included in this migration were John and Wanda Thompson, who are eating in the main dining room this Friday night.

“You won’t find anybody who has come here as long as I have,” John Thompson says.

The Thompsons began dining at Raphael’s on McKinney the year it opened, 1975.

“It started by us wanting a good steak,” he says.

Before that restaurant became Raphael’s, it was a longtime steakhouse, Arthur’s. The Thompsons didn’t realize they would be dining at a Tex-Mex restaurant, but they have “been going to Raphael’s ever since,” he says.

“It was not unusual to wait an hour and a half to be seated because it was such a popular place,” Wanda Thompson says. “And we’re not the only ones. We talk to people here often who have been coming here forever.”

She rattles off a list of local celebrities they have spotted at Rafa’s: former first lady Laura Bush; Dallas Cowboys greats Daryl Johnston

and Roger Staubach; WFAA veteran Brad Watson; former Dallas mayor Laura Miller; and the list goes on.

“The point I’m making is that nobody bothers them. They’re customers here,” Wanda Thompson says. “It’s a place everyone enjoys, from children to senior citizens.”

The Thompsons are retired educators who live in Mesquite, and they usually dine at Rafa’s twice a week. Tonight they’re joined by their daughter, Sherri Mayes, and granddaughter, Breann. Mayes began eating with her parents at Raphael’s when she was a little girl, and the Thompsons now take Breann to Rafa’s when she spends the night at their house.

The Thompsons already have succeeded in passing down the family dining tradition.

“What’s your favorite Mexican restaurant, Breann?” Wanda Thompson asks.

Breann points to the table and says, “Rafa’s.”

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Left/ Rafa’s regular Steve Cameron and owner Raphael Carreon have become such good friends over the years that the two have spent holidays together.

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It’s 7:30 on a Thursday night, and the bar at Celebration Restaurant is packed.

Customers line the perimeter of the large square, and in the middle is bartender Jon Radke, pouring wine, refilling bowls of okra and greeting most everyone by name.

Radke, 51, has bartended at Celebration for 27 years, but he bounds around with the energy of a teenager.

“When you come here, you’re on ‘John time,’ ” says Tommy Kohler.

“He’s blowin’ and goin’ the entire time,” says C.J. Freeman, Kohler’s stepson.

“But he takes care of everybody like you’re the only person in the restaurant,” Kohler says.

The two have been meeting on Thursday nights for the last 15 years to watch a ballgame, share a bottle of wine and enjoy a good meal, they say. Kohler knows Celebration owner Ed Lowe because they attended Jesuit together, with Lowe a couple of years ahead of Kohler.

When Celebration opened in 1971, Kohler patronized the adjoining leather shop “to buy hippie wear, mainly belts,” he says. Later on, the restaurant took off and the hand-tooled leather half of Celebration closed. The meatloaf and pot roast that were part of Celebration’s original menu are still two of Kohler’s favorites, he says.

Joe Adams is another customer who came to Celebration for the leather in the early ’70s and stayed for the food.

“Kind of like any institution that lasts, it changes, too, but it still remembers what it’s here for,” Adams says.

Adams and his partner, Jimmy Lancaster, are “fixtures” at the restaurant, they say.

“There was a time it was three nights a week,” Lancaster says.

“It’s seldom that we go a week without at least one trip,” Adams says.

They sat in the dining room tonight, but stopped by the bar to say hello to Radke. Before Adams met Lancaster, he was a regular at the bar.

“It’s a hackneyed phrase, but it’s a ‘Cheers’ of sorts,” Adams says.

The bar is where the Shepherds met the Persons. Teresa and Ken Person live nearby on Pomona and have “come here for years, even before we moved to the neighborhood,” she says.

Jolie Holliday-Shepherd “was raised in this

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restaurant,” she says. Her father, a farmer, owns the Kiepersol Estates winery. She gestures toward a bottle of the winery’s Texas syrah, which Celebration has on its menu.

Her husband, Andrew, is from New Zealand and unaccustomed to Texas delicacies. “I couldn’t find a place I could get him to eat chickenfried steak and fried catfish” when they were dating, she says.

Andrew Shepherd swore he would never eat catfish, but Holliday convinced him to give her one more chance and took him to Celebration.

“I was like, ‘This is gonna suck,’ ” he says.

He was wrong.

“We’ve been here once a week ever since, and we order chicken-fried steak and fried catfish every week,” Holliday-Shepherd says.

They usually come on Tuesday or Thursday nights, when Radke and Marco Chavez man the bar, and that’s how they met the Persons, who often come the same nights.

“People keep coming back because they establish these relationships that turn into friendships, and that’s what it’s all about,” Holliday-Shepherd says.

Not to mention, says Ken Person, “Jon pours a full glass of wine.” Celebration isn’t just a place to meet friends — “It’s the hottest pick-up joint in the Metroplex,” says George Fryman.

He’s been coming since the second or third week the restaurant was open, and used to buy the leather products. (At the 25th anniversary

Order like a regular

The chicken St. Caroline is a personal favorite of Tommy Kohler’s. It can be ordered grilled or fried, and “if you’re going to get it the real way, get it fried,” Kohler instructs. Freeman likes spicy dishes, and “the Jamaican jerk chicken is hotter than hell,” he says. He also enjoys the tomatillo redfish that’s sometimes served as a special. Both men enjoy Radke’s spicy margaritas, made with a jar of his own jalapeño-infused tequila that he keeps behind the bar. “They’re not as spicy as the jerk chicken,” Freeman notes.

Person orders the meatloaf in the winter and the salmon salad in the summer. Joe Adams and Jimmy Lancaster also are fans of the salmon salad.

party, Fryman showed off a coin purse he bought from the Celebration leather shop.) He dined at Celebration six nights a week before he met his girlfriend, Mandy McGill.

The night he met her, he was sitting in the dining room, but Radke, whom Fryman considers “one of my very dear friends,” made trips from the bar to personally deliver Fryman’s martinis. McGill was dining with a man at a nearby table, and told Fryman she was impressed with the great service he was receiving.

“My brother and I are here once a month,” she told him.

After hearing that, Fryman swooped in, and soon they were dating.

“You just can’t beat the atmosphere,” he says.

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Ken Nelson started eating at Balls Hamburgers when his daughter was 3. She’s now 30.

The original Snider Plaza location “was kind of a hangout for little kids because they had a couple of pinball machines,” Nelson says.

When his daughter played elementary and junior high soccer, and later joined the drill team, Balls was the place to celebrate and hold award ceremonies.

“We’d put a lot of tables together and have a banquet,” Nelson says.

The Snider Plaza location has closed, but Nelson still eats at the Northwest Highway-Midway location two or three times a week. He heads there after working out at the Town North YMCA, usually when the lunch rush has died down.

Sometimes Nelson’s wife joins him. They have a special drink — a Diet Coke with a splash of Dr Pepper. They like Diet Dr Pepper, but the soda fountain has a limited number of options, and the rare Mello Yello beats out the more mainstream Diet Dr Pepper.

The staff knows their preferred drink; Nelson and his wife don’t have to ask for it. He wondered whether it might be a common request.

“I said, ‘Oh, are there a lot of us people like that?’ And they said, ‘No.’ ” Balls doesn’t have much employee turnover, Nelson says. He knew owner Barry Hobrecht, who died suddenly in 2009, and knows most of the current staff, too.

“It’s kind of like ‘Cheers,’ when you walk in and they say, ‘Norm!’ he says. “I find a place I like and just don’t try others because I’m not one to try a lot a new stuff. I kind of like to go where I like to go.”

Customers like Nelson are not unusual, says employee Christopher Ornelas. A lot of professionals dine at Balls two or three times a week. A guy named Larry comes in for lunch then brings his family for dinner,

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When Nelson wants something healthy, he orders the chicken sandwich or the ace plate — a salad with lettuce, tomato, onion and grilled chicken breast. “That way you don’t have the bun,” he says. When his wife is traveling on business, Nelson will stop in for lunch to order a burger with sweet potato fries, eat half, and then take the rest home for dinner.

Ornelas’ usual order is a burger with mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, tomatoes, pickles, jalapeños and pepper jack cheese. “Sometimes I put bacon on it,” he says. He chooses between the cheese fries, tater tots and onion rings as a side.

Ornelas says. Another guy, Mike, routinely calls in an order for two chocolate milkshakes.

“He always has exact change” when he pays, Ornelas says.

Ornelas, 26, was a regular before he was an employee. His grandparents began bringing him to Balls when he was 6.

“For as long as I can remember, this is what I think about when I think about burgers,” Ornelas says.

They would come on Sundays after church and order a burger for $3.95. (Now it’s $5.95.) His grandfather has since died, and his grandmother still dines at Balls once or twice a month, but not nearly as often as she used to “because it reminds her of him,” Ornelas says.

The W.T. White graduate began working part-time at the restaurant when he was 16. He joined the military after high school, and then started working at Balls again when he came home.

“Those cooks haven’t changed since I was a kid,” he says. Neither has the sports memorabilia along the walls or the chalkboards that advertise the menu items. Ornelas points to the “new” chalkboard, the one posted a couple of years ago that displays more recent menu additions — sweet potato fries, tater tots, shrimp tacos and cherry limeades.

But most people, including him, stick with the classic that has kept Balls in business since 1987 — their hamburgers.

That’s the reason people come back, Ornelas says. That, and because “it feels like home.”

Ken Nelson and his daughter, Keely Douglas, have been Balls Hamburgers regulars since Douglas was 3. Now Keely is introducing her son, James, to the Balls tradition.

The art of the matter

How one art community aims to paint, sculpt and weld its way into the hearts of Preston Hollow homes

Story by Monica S. Nagy | Photos by Coby Almond

When Valley View Center was built in 1973, it wasn’t considered to be Far North Dallas’ eyesore. The center, which is actually located in Preston Hollow, eventually became a shopping hub for locals who frequented anchor stores such as Dillard’s and Macy’s. Changes in the mall’s ownership and the loss of its anchor stores left the mall underused. Nowadays it appears drivers simply view the land as a means to cut across the mostly empty parking lot, dodge Preston Road traffic and access westbound LBJ faster. But it turns out you don’t have to wait the 25 plus years it will take for the city to turn the entire 430 acres — from Preston to the east, the Tollway to the west, LBJ to the south and a line along Southern Street to the north — into the bustling urban district known as Dallas Midtown. Scott Beck, Preston Hollow resident and current Valley View owner, enlisted the help of local artists who aim to make their art space within the mall more prominent than the Design District’s Dragon Street. With fresh canvases and new concepts, Gallery at Midtown’s co-directors, husband and wife duo Kiki Curry Winters and Doug Winters, plan to convince people to stop passing Valley View Center and start stopping.

Skyponies lead the way

On a hot day in July 2011, the Winterses rode horseback along a trail in Arizona. The tour guide, a Navajo Indian, had given Kiki the nickname “Sky Pony” and told her she would later understand. Kiki mentioned it to Doug while they were on the ride, to which he remarked that his nickname is “Sky Watcher.” Less than a year later, the two fulfilled their

lifelong dream by opening Skypony, their own gallery in Valley View Center. Kiki soon realized why her tour guide gave her the nickname. When she began to paint, the results of her brushstrokes were fierce horses and magnificent skies. When Kiki isn’t painting horses and Doug isn’t using his architectural background to create things like a series of paintings of Dallas for the Omni, the two co-direct the Gallery at Midtown and the entire two wings of the mall it sits on. Twenty artist studios/galleries take up the second floor of the center, and each artist has his or her work featured in the Gallery at Midtown. It’s a collective gallery that features paintings, sculptures, metal art, jewelry, fiber art, photography, pottery and glass works by more than 75 local artists. Beck says he came up with the idea for an artist community while visiting Lincoln Road in South Beach, Fla.

Doug Winters paints in his artist studio, Skypony, which he shares with wife Kiki Curry Winters, pictured below.

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He says it was there that a developer turned a small building into an art community with eight galleries. He brought that idea back to Dallas, and it became one of his first projects when he bought the mall in April 2012. Now the Gallery at Midtown is the largest gallery in Dallas. Impressed with their professionalism, in November 2012 Beck gave the Winterses the opportunity to become curators for the gallery and spokespersons for the artists’ two wings of the mall. “Our goal has really come to fruition in a short time,” Beck says.

“It’s an artists’ community and studio space run by artists for artists.” There isn’t a shortage of artists, either. Doug says they currently have a two-page waiting list filled with local artists who want their own studio space. “I think once people realize the quality of local art we have here, they won’t go elsewhere,” Doug says. Most galleries work with their artists on a 50/50 percentage; for example, if an artist wants $1,000 for his painting, the gallery will charge $2,000 for it and pocket the other $1,000. At the center’s artist com-

munity, Doug and Kiki work with artists on a 90/10 percentage, which allows the artists to sell their works for less, Doug says. Kiki says a lot of people come in and ask when the mall is going to be torn down. Beck says the mall won’t come down until a couple of years from now, and even then the artists will be temporarily relocated until they are moved to a permanent artist community he designed for them. “We are going to be an integral part of this community,” Kiki says.

Midtown ARTwalk

“When we first started here it was a complete dead zone,” Doug Winters says of Valley View Center. Now he and his wife, Kiki Curry Winters, work on various events to let the public know the mall is open. One of those events is the quickly growing Midtown ARTwalk from 6–10 p.m. every third Saturday of the month. Each month featured artists showcase their work; there’s live entertainment including jazz bands, guitarists, keyboardists, violinists and singers; and light food and beverages are served. Doug says he’s going to add panels to the main walkway to display the Gallery at Midtown’s overflow. “We want it to be like you’re coming to an art show here; it’s not just paintings,” Kiki says.

The man before the Oztopus

Its tentacles stretch across a 48-foot-long wall in the artist space at Valley View Center. Artist Kevin Obregon painted a giant octopus, or “Oztopus,” as part of a series of modern fantasy and “Wizard of Oz”-type murals by local artists. Beck gave the artists the go-ahead to paint outside their canvases and on his walls, and after Olympic Paint donated about 13 gallons of paint, Obregon got to work. When the mural is finished this summer, it will be a “crazy and intricate” collaboration with other artists. The mural is just one of the many things the multi-talented artist is working on. As the former curator for Art Conspiracy, a group of artists and musicians who work together to benefit local nonprofit art and music organizations, Obregon has his creative hands in a lot of projects. He shares a metal studio in Dallas’ edgy arts district in the Cedars, and he’s working on two different hotel projects using metals and paint along with a series of two- and three-dimensional works based on his seismographic drawings, “where percussive lines meet melodic weight.” And that’s just some of the work he does outside his painting studio at Valley View Center. Obregon was one of the original artists there, so the Winterses gave him his own studio within the Gallery at Midtown, where he works on several projects simultaneously. He enjoys doing live performances in which he directly paints on the canvas instead of mixing colors on a palette. “It’s somewhat representational in the true abstract style,” he says. His piece “Dreamers II” is an example of one of his live works. The piece depicts two people dripping with brilliant greens and blues walking out of the frame on a red background. Kiki says it’s disturbing in a good way. From an artistic standpoint it’s like a story that makes you stop and think, she says. Obregon likens artistic work to “one long record,” where each time one drops the needle it evolves. Obregon speaks of his work with a sense of humility, which is surprising given his 13 years as a full-time artist. Obregon says he and the other artists within the center’s art community protect their fan base and keep them apprised of what they are doing, but that doesn’t mean he thinks this community is a clique. When it comes to the surrounding neighborhood, he believes people will “organically” learn about the community of artists. “Because we are creating our own ecosystem here, we are going to have some curiosity seekers,” he says.

Artist Kevin Obregon stands in front of his massive “Oztopus” mural in the artist’s wing

Who shot Marilyn?

On July 7, 2007, someone stole Richard Nuñez’s full-body painting of Marilyn Monroe from the back of his friend’s vehicle. After receiving news coverage regarding the theft, the thieves returned the painting 20 days later — shot up with nine bullet holes. Now the painting sits at the front of Studio Nuñez in Valley View Center. Nuñez moved here in midMarch, but it’s hard to tell. The walls are completely bare. Nuñez says that when he officially opens his gallery later this month, he’ll hang 24 blank canvases on the wall and knock out one a week. Nuñez, whose paintings of icons such as the Rat Pack, Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn have been featured across the world, says the turnover for his artwork is significant. That’s quite impressive for someone who didn’t join the art world until the age of 45. After working in the restaurant business for years, he decided he’d do more than paint and sketch as a hobby. So he quit his job and took the plunge. “It’s wild that I have money in my pocket just by creating something from a blank canvas,” he says. When the House of Blues in Houston had its grand opening in October 2008, Nuñez was commissioned to do live paintings every night, including one of John Belushi, in which Jim Belushi and Dan Aykroyd were reflected in his sunglasses. Later, when Dan Aykroyd introduced his own brand of wine in February 2009, it was Nuñez who surprised him with a painting of his wine. “People always ask me what my favorite piece is, and I always tell them it’s the next one,” he says. Nuñez says his studio will be open to the public during the day, but VIP only after hours. He says he’ll have a green room for VIP and celebrities and a soundproof room for live recordings, and he’ll host live music and even a speakeasy night. Though it may seem like Nuñez is all about the glitz and glamour, he says he’s actually a charity artist, and part of his proceeds go to organizations that help battered women and children. “It’s such a major issue out there,” he says. “My wife, my other half, is the one who got me involved.”

Artist Richard Nuñez stands before his Marilyn Monroe painting that was shot up.

“Schizophrenic” works

Teta Smith isn’t really schizophrenic, unless it comes to her artwork, she says with a laugh. Smith says that when she paints she uses the medium and style to fit the message she wants to convey — and the possibilities are endless. Her mixed-media painting “Passing on Truths” is a series of little circles flowing out of larger ones. She says the idea came to her when she was thinking about future generations. Smith also shares her mind with others by teaching her students to relax and have fun in her working studio, Teta Smith Studio, at Valley View Center. She says she aims to make her classes fun because students learn to paint when they’re relaxed. Right as she says this, the students in her room can be seen laughing and dancing around the studio. “Painting is a lot less expensive than therapy but just as good,” she says with a chuckle. Smith says she became serious about art 13 years ago while watching a friend paint. “It was just so exciting to watch the colors emerge,” she says. Since May 2011 Smith has worked out of her studio teaching weekly classes to students from all skill levels. Students learn to manipulate acrylics, oils, cold wax and mixed media. “Talent helps, but painting can be learned. So much of getting better at painting is just the dedication to spend the time doing it,” she says. “Once I teach my students the elements and principles of design, they can do anything they want, and it’s most exciting to see them blossom.” Smith says it’s the diversity of the center’s art space that attracts different customers. Scott Beck, Valley View owner, who lives 11 blocks from the mall, says his goal is precisely to re-invite people to the area. “The type of eclectic and interesting art is the same type I have in my house,” Beck says. “This isn’t street art. This is fine art.” The eclectic mix of artwork may appeal to different people, but “the creative synergy that comes about with this many studios makes the people who come get enthused about it like we do,” Smith says. Starting in July, Valley View Center will attract more than diverse customers. Internationally known artists will teach three- to five-day workshops to groups of 20 to 25 students in the center’s community room. “It’s a real opportunity for local artists to get new inspiration and training without having to enroll in college,” she says.

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W.T. White High School was named one of the schools in the top 5 percent of high schools in the nation, and the top comprehensive school in Dallas, according to U.S. News and World Report.

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Scott Bennett, Preston Harrington and Grace Sloan of Preston Hollow placed in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools

5A golf state championship while representing Trinity Christian Academy April 30. The boys’ varsity team won first place, and the girls placed second. Bennett and Harrington earned All-State accolades for finishing in the top 10. On May 7 Harrington signed a national letter of intent to play golf at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. The university is an NCAA Division I university in the Colonial Athletic Conference.

Preston Troutt of Preston Hollow and Trinity Christian Academy signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at the University of Pennsylvania. The university is a NCAA Division I university in the Ivy League Conference.

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Allison Collister of Preston Hollow was one of the winners of the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau “BIG” social-media photo contest. For the contest, community members snapped photos of themselves as the “I” in one of two dozen oversized “B” and “G” displays as a part of the Dallas CVB’s new brand campaign launch: “Big Things Happen Here.”

Dr. Robert Beard joined Cooper Clinic as a preventive medicine physician, specializing in internal medicine and pediatrics. Beard was most recently an internal medicine hospitalist at MedProvider InPatient Care Unit in Dallas. Twenty-five St. Rita students were invited to meet with author Kimberly Willis Holt as a part of an essay contest. The students in firstthrough eighth-grades submitted essays on the best book they’ve ever read. Holt has penned books such as “Part of Me” and “When Zachary Beaver Came to Town.”

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BAPTIST

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

All services & Bible Study 9:15 & 10:45. Trad. & Blended (Sanctuary),

Contemporary (Great Hall), Amigos de Dios (Gym) / 214.860.1500

WIlSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

Pastor George A. Mason Ph.D. / Worship 8:30 & 11:00 am

Bible Study 9:40 am / www.wilshirebc.org

BIBlE CHURCHES

GRACE BIBlE CHURCH / www. gracebiblechurch.org

Sunday Worship: Traditional 9:00 am; Contemporary 10:30 am

Adult Bible Classes both hours /11306 Inwood Rd./214.368.0779

NORTH HIGHlANDS BIBlE CHURCH / www.nhbc.net

Sunday: Lifequest (all ages) 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am

Wed: Student Ministry 7:00 pm / 9626 Church Road / 214.348.9697

DISCIPl ES Of C HRIST

CENTRAl CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 4711 Westside Drive / 214.526.7291

Sunday Worship 11:00 am ./ Sunday School 9:45am

Wed. Bible Study 5:00 pm./ www.cccdt.org / ALL are welcome

E AST DAllAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / THE TABLE Worship Gathering 9:30 am

Worship 8:30 & 10:50 am / Rev. Deborah Morgan / www.edcc.org

MIDWAy HIllS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 11001 Midway Road

Sundays: School for all ages 9:30 am / Worship service 10:50 am 214.352.4841 / www.midwayhills.org

METHODIST

lAKE HIGHlANDS UMC/ 9015 Plano Rd. / 214.348.6600 / lhumc.com

Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School / 10:30 am Coffee

Worship: 8:30 am & 10:50 am Traditional / 10:50 am Contemporary

P RESB y TERIAN

KING’S PARISH ASSOCIATE REfORMED PRESBy TERIAN CHURCH

kingsparish.com / Rev. David Winburne / Worship at 10:00 am

Meets at Ridgewood Park Rec Center / 469.600.3303

NORTHPARK PRESBy TERIAN CHURCH / 214.363.5457

9555 N. Central Expwy. / www.northparkpres.org

Pastor: Rev. Brent Barry / 8:30 & 11:00 am Sunday Services

UNIT y

UNIT y Of DAllAS / A Positive Path For Spiritual Living

6525 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75230 / 972-233-7106 / UnityDallas.org

Sunday services: 9:00 am & 11:00 am

Habits of Healt Hy religion

Start practicing for a better, longer life

I recently was asked to speak at a conference at THR Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas on the subject of religion and health. In preparation I launched a review of a number of studies of “healthy religion” — that is, religious practices that lead to good mental and physical health. I have always believed that faith has positive effects on health, since body, soul and spirit are intimately related.

What emerged from my research took the form of “Seven Habits of Healthy Religion.” Habits, after all, are powerful because they naturally become a part of our daily life. Here they are:

1. Join. According to one study, people who never attended religious activities exhibited 1.87 times the risk of death compared with people who attend more than once a week. This resulted in a seven-year difference in life expectancy at age 20 between the non-attenders and the frequent attenders.

2. Pray. A 2005 study of intercessory prayer groups including Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist groups were not able to identify measurable differences in the healing of those prayed for; however, major cardiac events were reduced in the prayer group, as were death and readmission rates! Apparently, praying is good for you.

3. Give rather than take. The “Longevity Project” discovered that connecting with and helping others is more important than obsessing over one’s diet, exercise program or workload. People who help others are generally healthier.

4. Practice gratitude. In one study, people who wrote thank you letters to those who had been supportive of them had a large increase in overall happiness scores,

reported fewer physical problems, better sleep and fewer symptoms of illness. Thankfulness is great medicine.

5. Treat your body like a temple (that’s what our mothers always told us). The life expectancy of Mormon men is almost 10 years longer than the general population. This is due to the Mormons’ emphasis on diet and eschewing tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs. The same effects were found among other religious groups who practiced the same healthy behaviors.

6. Believe in a loving God. Studies found that those who were angry at God or felt that God was punishing them had lower rates of physical recovery and higher mortality. One study said, “Our findings suggest that patients who indicate religious struggle during a spiritual history may be at particularly high risk for poor medical outcomes.” In addition, for those who saw God as punishing and less than loving, the world is often seen as a more dangerous place. They exhibited less hope and optimism about the future.

7. Develop the art of noticing. Joseph Campbell, the great scholar of religion, wrote, “People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive.” Remember when you were a child — how the colors were richer, the fragrances more intense? You simply noticed more, and you took less for granted. One researcher suggested becoming a “scientist” — that is, practicing curiosity about the world around us. Take a walk in the woods. Pretend you’re a naturalist. Wherever you are, take the time to notice.

Good habits. Healthy habits. Try them — you’ll feel better.

Blair Monie is senior pastor of Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church (phpc.org). The Worship section is a regular feature underwritten by Advocate Publishing and the churches listed on these pages. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202.

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We value doctors for their scientific knowledge, but the nature of their work is very up-close and personal.

“In today’s world, everyone is couponed to death, or discounted to death,” says dentist Dr. Ashly Cothern. “Discounted cleaning, or this, that or the other. But we believe there is still a group who wants to feel valued as the patient,” she says. “We pride ourselves in being a small-town practice in a big city.”

Orthodontist Dr. Michael Ragan expressed similar sentiments. “I treat each person like they’re a family friend, so I never question what I’ve done on anybody. Because I know I’m doing what I would do on my own family and friends.”

Pediatric dentist Dr. Diane Colter says, “We’re very strong on our office philosophy here. Our mission is to set ourselves apart, so that when the patients come in we tailor each appointment to that individual child, as opposed to the overall population. We are strictly a specialty.”

Orthodontist Dr. Greg Greenberg and his associate, Dr. Benito Benitez, focus on family values. By the time they are treating the fourth or fifth sibling in a family, they have forged a personal bond. “A family that straightens together stays together,” says Dr. Greenberg. ■

“We pride ourselves in being a small-town practice in a big city.”

Ashly Cothern D.D.S.

Family values are key in dental health

Of course genetics determine the size and shape of teeth, durability of tooth enamel and even the chemistry of saliva. Parents begin parenting as soon as they pass on their genes, but according to the latest research, when it comes to healthy teeth, nurture really does outrank nature.

Researchers found that even when a mother’s attitude toward the dentist visit is positive, a father’s negative display of emotion can carry more weight with a child. Both parents need to understand how important it is to model healthy behavior and a positive attitude toward dental checkups.

Pediatric dentist Diane Colter says this parental influence extends to what parents eat. “In our practice we see a strong connection between, parents, their kids, and what they choose as snacks,” she says. “Even though a lot of parents pick healthy snacks for the kids, if kids actually see their parents eat something different, they will want that snack. Children want to be like their parents, and they want to do the things they see their parents do.”

Studies have also found that when a parent has a cavity, there is an increased likelihood their child will also have a cavity. While genetics may partially contribute to the link, it’s more likely caused by a combination of shared microbes, hygiene habits and family food choices.

Dr. Colter says that in her practice, she takes time to educate parents on issues that are unique to each child. “We tailor each appointment to the individual child, and we want a caring, fun, relaxing environment here, where we can address the issues they came to us for, and touch on some other tips that might improve things at home, if the parents are having a hard time,” she says. “It doesn’t matter if they are a new family coming into the office, or if they’ve been with us for five years or eight years, we welcome them as they come in, and they know their child is our most important focus while they are here.”

The good news is, although families can’t control genetics, everyone can take positive action to fight harmful environmental factors. Minimizing sugary treats, brushing, flossing and even maintaining a positive attitude toward visits to the dentist all contribute to the goal of family health.

“We can reinforce that it helps to make better choices,” says Dr. Colter. “And in the long run, you will need less dental work” ■

OrthOdOntists: bridging the generatiOn gap

New technology continues to streamline the once arduous experience of aligning teeth, both for doctors and their patients. Frequently, when parents of teenagers learn how much less onerous braces have become, they find

themselves thinking about enhancing their own smiles.

Dr. Greg Greenberg and his associate Dr. Benito Benitez have seen families go through the process time and again.

“We had a family of six kids, and both parents went into treatment at the same time.”

Michael Ragan D.D.S.

If you’re an adult who is considering orthodontics, you are not alone. Today, one in five orthodontic patients is an adult. Many adults prefer the lnvisalign® system which eliminates unsightly metal braces. Awarded to the top 1% of lnvisalign providers nationwide, Dr. Greenberg is an “Elite Preferred Provider” because of his significant level of experience and education with the lnvisalign system.

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“Parents put their kids through treatment first, then they go into treatment,” Dr. Greenberg says. “With the advent of Invisalign, the clear liner, it’s more popular now than it ever has been for parents to enter into treatment.” In fact, it’s hard to imagine anything more streamlined than the clear plastic aligners (Invisalign) that a patient can remove for eating and brushing.

Clear aligners are not the only example of how old-fashioned hardware has become more like software. “The days of taking a plaster model and sending it to the laboratory are gone,” says Dr. Greenberg. “Now we take a digital image we can attach to an e-mail, and it’s sent immediately. There’s no mail time.” In fact, the “goop” once used for impressions is close to becoming obsolete. The digital scan is taken with a wand that does not even touch the teeth. “It’s almost like taking a toothbrush head and waving it over the tooth,” says Dr. Greenberg. “As you wave it, the image begins to form on the screen, and the patient can see it.”

Dr. Michael Ragan has also treated entire families. “We had a family of six kids, and both parents went into treatment at the same time,” he says. He’s excited to treat his patients with today’s new digital equipment and 3D x-ray capabilities.

“One big deal for the next generation is not having to use head gear,” Dr. Ragan says. Instead, he uses a new product called the Carrière Distalizer. “It’s small, it’s easy, and it’s a big improvement over head gear. For people that need

it, it’s absolutely awesome.” The device, which was developed by a Spanish orthodontist, is not an exterior accessory. It accomplishes the work of head gear much more simply and elegantly, with small brackets that fit inside the mouth. Adults who remember the old head gear are especially impressed when they learn it is no longer needed.

Dr. Ragan’s practice truly spans all generations. His youngest patient is five years old. And the oldest?

“My oldest patient is seventy-eight,” Dr. Ragan says. ■

Sources:

Dentalcare.com (sequential aligners)

Orthoorganizers.com (pdf of Carriere Distalizer Workbook)

Bracesorthodontist.com (digital imaging)

“With the advent of Invisalign, the clear liner, it’s more popular now than it ever has been for parents to enter into treatment.”

Greg Greenberg D.D.S.

Pretty priestesses

Preston Hollow students Leslie Lodwick, left, and Michaela Coulter dressed alike for Providence Christian School’s Mesopotamia Day April 24.

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Great debaters

Preston Hollow students Sahil Vanjani , left, and Cyrus Ghaznavi stop for a smile with the first Old Parkland Debate Tournament sponsor, Harlon Crow of Crow Holdings. The Parish Episcopal seniors won first place against eight Dallas-area high schools in the late April tournament.

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T.C. Marsh counselors Torry Moore, left, and Raechel Campbell received the Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students award from the Texas School Counseling Association April 25. Counselor Annie Vega, not pictured, was awarded as well.

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tW SErvicES Home Repairs and Yard Care. Contact 214-531-1897

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Allen’s Handyman & Home Repair 214-288-4232

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Drywall Doors Senior Safety Carpentry Small & Odd Jobs And More! 972-308-6035 HandymanMatters.com/dallas Bonded & Insured. Locally owned & operated.

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1 AFFORDABLE HOUSE PAINTING and Home Repair. Quality work. Inside and Out. Free Ests. Local Refs. Ron 972-816-5634 or 972-475-3928

#1 GET MORE PAY LES

Painting. 85% Referrals. Free Est. 214-348-5070

A+ INT/EXT PAINT & DRYWALL

Since 1977. Kirk Evans. 972-672-4681

A1 TOP COAT Professional. Reliable. References. TopCoatOfTexas.com 214-770-2863

aBraHaM PaiNt SErvicE A Women Owned Business 25 Yrs. Int/Ext. Wall Reprs. Discounts On Whole Interiors and Exteriors 214-682-1541 all tYPES Painting & Repairs. A+ BBB rating. Any size jobs welcome. Call Kenny 214-321-7000

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raMON’S iNt/EXt PaiNt Sheetrock, Repairs. 214-679-4513

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A LADY’S TOUCH WALLPAPERING

Free Estimates. 972-832-3396

CUSTOM DRAPERY Window Treatments, Blinds,Shades,Upholstery. Designer Workroom. 15% seniors & New Homeowners. Linda 214-212-8058 dblinda86@msn.com

DESIGN BY KIMBERLY VAUGHAN

It’s About You And The Way You Live designmeover.com 214-458-5057

FURNITURE PAINTING Tired of old Kitchen or Bathroom Cabinets. Let us make them over in a hot new paint treatment. Jamie or Kay 214-773-7221

TLC DESIGN INC Exp’d. Design Pro. Interiors/ Remodels. Consult 972-922-6483 tlcdi.com

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ALL SURFACE REFINISHING 214-631-8719. Tub/Tile/Refinishing. allsurfacerefinishing.com

BATHTUB, COUNTERTOP & TILE Resurfacing: Walls, Tub Surrounds, Showers. Glaze or Faux Stone finishes. Affordable Alternative to Replacement! 972-323-8375. PermaGlazeNorthDallas.com

BLAKE CONSTRUCTION CONCEPTS LLC

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FENN CONSTRUCTION Any Tile Anywhere. www.dallastileman.com 214-343-4645

HANDY DAN “The Handyman” Remodels Done Right. handy-dan.com 214-252-1628

MELROSE CERAMIC TILE & MARBLE James Estrello Sr.-installer, Since 1979 214-384-6746

TOM HOLT TILE 30 Yrs Experience In Tile, Backsplashes & Floors. Refs. Avail. 214-770-3444

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A BETTER TREE COMPANY • JUST TREES

Complete tree services. Tree & Landscape Lighting! Fence & Deck, install/repair. Mark 214-332-3444

ADVANCED TREE SERVICE

Quality Tree Trimming & Removal. 214-455-2095

AYALA’S LANDSCAPING & TREE SERVICE

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CHUPIK TREE SERVICE

Trim, Remove, Stump Grind. Free Est. Insured. 214-823-6463

COLE’S LAWN CARE • 214-327-3923 Quality Service with a Personal Touch.

COVINGTON’S NURSERY & LANDSCAPE CO. 5518 Pres. George Bush Hwy. Rowlett 972-475-5888 covingtonnursery.com

DALLAS K.D.R.SERVICES • 214-349-0914 Lawn Service & Landscape Installation

GREENSKEEPER Spring Clean Up & Color. Sodding, Fertilization. Lawn Maintenance & Landscape. Res/Com. 214-546-8846

HOLMAN IRRIGATION

Sprinkler & Valve Repair/ Rebuild Older Systems. Lic. #1742. 214-398-8061

ORTIZ LAWNCARE Complete Yard Care. Service by Felipe. Free Est. 214-215-3599

PARADISELANDSCAPES.NET · 214-328-9955 Installations of Fine Gardens, Patios, Paths & more!

RED SUN LANDSCAPES • 214-507-2939 RedSunLandscapes.com

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972-222-LAWN (5296)

RONS LAWN Organic Solutions. Not Environmental Pollution. Landscape & Maintenance

SERIOUSLY METICULOUS Verdant Grounds. 214-763-0492

SPRINKLERS, LANDSCAPING, Stone Work, Drainage. Installed and Repaired. Call Kevin at 214-535-3352,Lic#7840. www.bigdirrigation.com

TAYLOR MADE IRRIGATION Repairs, service, drains. 23 yrs exp. Ll 6295 M-469-853-2326 B-469-726-1381. John

TEN55 DESIGN Landscape Design ten55design.com, 214-208-4366

THE POND MAN Water Gardens Designed & Installed. Drained & Cleaned. Weekly Service. Jim Tillman 214-769-0324

TRACY’S LAWN CARE • 972-329-4190

Lawn Mowing & Leaf Cleaning

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WATER-WISE URBAN LANDSCAPES

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WHITE ROCK TREE WIZARDS Professionals, Experts, Artists. Trim, Rmv, Cable Repair, Cavity-Fill Stump Grind. Emergency Hazards. Insd. Free Est. 972-803-6313

A BETTER EARTH PEST CONTROL Keeping the environment, kids, pets in mind. Organic products avail. 972-564-2495

McDANIEL PEST CONTROL Prices Start at $85 +Tax for General Treatment Average Home, Interior, Exterior & Attached Garage Quotes for Other Services 214-328-2847

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PluMBing

A2Z PLUMBING 214-727-4040

All Plumbing Repairs. Slab Leak Specialists. Licensed & Insured. ML# M36843.

ANDREWS PLUMBING • 214-354-8521 # M37740 Insured. Any plumbing issues. plumberiffic69@gmail.com

Sewers • Drains • Bonded 24 Hours/7 Days *Joe Faz 214-794-7566 - Se Habla Español*

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JUSTIN’S PLUMBING SERVICE

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M&S PLUMBING Quality Work & Prompt Service. Jerry. 214-235-2172. lic.#M-11523

REPAIRS, Fixtures, General Plumbing, Senior Discounts. Campbell Plumbing. 214-321-5943

Pools

ADAIR POOL & SPA SERVICE

469-358-0665.

LOCK’S POOL SERVICE - 469-235-2072

Dependable repairs. Pool Electrical TICL #550

MICHAEL’S POOL SERVICE

Maintenance & Repair 214-727-7650

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Museum of Biblical Art showcases rarest Bible collection in the world

“The Story of the Bible” exhibit features a collection of more than 100 Bibles, pages and fragments from various countries and religions. The exhibit opened May 10 and will remain for the next five years, and was acquired from theologian Charles C. Ryrie’s collection, which is the largest owned by a single person. Scott Peck, museum co-director and curator, says the museum dedicated its entire library to Ryrie’s collection, and it will now be known as the “Charles C. Ryrie Library.” The first Bible printed in America—Eliot’s Indian Bible (1663) in the Algonquin Indian language, a Wycliffe New Testament (1430) and a rare copy of Tyndale’s Pentateuch (1530) are among the library’s highlights.

Taco Diner unveils new menu

Whether you are looking for a lighter option, a shareable appetizer other than chips and salsa, or simply an easier-to-read menu, Taco Diner’s menu now provides all of that and more. Michael Cox, CEO of M Crowd Restaurant Group, which owns Taco Diner, says that while changing a menu is just part of the restaurant business, the company also wanted to give patrons more variety. The Preston Hollow location tested options for five to six months and officially changed the menu a few months ago. Customers can now find diet-friendly options such as guiltless soups and “Heather’s Chop Salad.” The Taco Diner menu now features new tacos and tamales as well as traditional tortas. The appetizer menu also has expanded, so look out for the empanadas. Not only has the restaurant added food items, the menu’s format has changed as well. Previously the menu had tacos on different pages; now customers can look at all of the taco options in one place or, as Cox calls it, a taco “matrix.” Any items that no longer exist on the menu, such as some of the shrimp tacos, customers can still order upon request. Since the change, Cox said the restaurant has seen an increase in the frequency of its regular costumers.

Councilwoman Greyson works to address noise concerns

District 12 Councilwoman Sandy Greyson says she is working with an assistant city attorney to tackle potential noise issues before businesses receive certificates of occupancy. The conversation came up in response to an ongoing argument between neighbors of the Katy Trail Ice House and its owners. Greyson says though the popular hang-

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out is not in her district, she met with the assistant city attorney so he could “put language” in the development code related to outdoor patios and noise. “If you know a business is going to come in and have an outside patio, I’d like to see the city have some change in their development code that addresses the issue before it becomes a problem and not after. Then it just becomes an issue of code enforcement,” she says. Greyson says she’ll have more information when she reconvenes with the assistant city attorney.

NorthPark Center to add home furnishing stores and retail expansions

NorthPark Center will fill out 65,000 square feet with new stores and expansions as soon as fall 2013. Ann Taylor will open a new concept store at NorthPark Center Nov. 4, 2013. The boutique will feature stylists that work with both walk-in patrons and those who schedule an appointment to put together the perfect look. CH Carolina Herrera will relocate its NorthPark fashion store between Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom fall 2013. The expanded store will feature its signature women, men’s and children’s apparel among a backdrop of a signature fireplace and library. Kate Spade New York will undergo an expansion to model its Madison Avenue flagship store. The store features handbags, clothing, jewelry, shoes, leather goods and more. The expanded location will open fall 2013, and will be the second largest Kate Spade store in the country. Home furnishing stores Arhaus Furniture and Fixtures Living will also move in between Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom (the former Barneys New York home) summer 2014. Additional retailers are expected to move into the same spot at a later date. Occupying 24,000 square feet, Arhaus Furniture produces “eco-conscious” and eclectic home furniture and accessories. The store will feature its signature “chair wall” with dining chairs of all shapes and sizes. Fixtures Living will occupy 32,000 square feet with cook tops, ranges and grills, showers, sinks and baths, decorative plumbing and more.

Making work more enjoyable

Preston Hollow resident Claire Rathbun recently launched a company called Great Workplaces, through which she aims to help companies inexpensively improve office culture, reduce absenteeism and increase productivity. Some smallbusiness leaders don’t have time to worry about morale-boosting activities. “That’s where I come in,” Rathbun says. —monica nagy

Bikini’s Sports Grill (the closest one is at Campbell and Central) founder Doug Guller, the same guy who bought a Texas town and named it Bikini’s, trademarked the word “breastaurant” this spring.

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Museum of Biblical Art 7500 Park Lane 214.368.4622 bibLicaLarts.org

Taco Diner 4011 ViLLanoVa 214.696.4944 tacodinerrestaurants.com

Katy Trail Ice House 3136b routh 214.468.0600 katyicehouse.com

Ann Taylor 8687 n. centraL 214.691.5544 anntayLor.com

CH Carolina Herrera 8687 n. centraL, suite 1304 469.232.9002 caroLinaherrera.com

Kate Spade New York katesPade.com

Arhaus Furniture arhaus.com Fixtures Living fixturesLiVing.com

Bikinis Sports Bar and Grill 720 e. camPbeLL 972.238.7060 bikinissPortsbarandgriLL.com

Great Workspaces 214.789.5017

The mirrors vanished.

Norma Valles worked hard and didn’t need this headache. Her family co-owns and manages the Nueva Casita Mexican restaurant in Dallas, serving up tasty tacos and enchiladas with a smile. Valles also works as a singer at the restaurant

The Victim: Norma Valles

The Crime: Auto accessory theft

Date: Thursday, May 2

Time: Between 11:15 p.m. and 9 a.m.

Location: 6200 block of Linden

and other area establishments, belting out jazz, Latin and mariachi tunes in both English and Spanish. In fact, the day she spoke with the Advocate, Valles was preparing to sing the national anthem at the Texas Rangers game on May 5.

However, the theft of both side mirrors from her car on May 2 left her with a sour note. It was quite a shock to walk out that morning and find them gone. Unfortunately, this was not the first time she and her family have been victimized.

“We’ve had a lot of issues,” she says. “This is the seventh or eighth time we’ve

had cars broken into.”

Valles says that includes having car windows smashed three times and a friend’s car window smashed and cell phone stolen. Her frustration mounts because the family restaurant also has been broken into several times. These criminal acts have been a problem, and Valles plans on taking more active steps toward crime prevention including getting more involved in the community crime watch and possibly adding more security.

“It’s a wonderful area, but this is extremely challenging,” she says.

Auto accessory theft is a fairly common crime — and a frustrating one for victims. Dallas Police Major Bill Humphrey of the North Central Patrol Division says keeping a car in a garage or a well-lit area can help prevent this type of crime, but nothing is 100 percent.

“Most home burglars are amateurs looking for easy targets,” he says — and making things a bit tougher on a criminal might keep a resident from becoming a victim.

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$400-$500 80

Age of Harry Noble when he was found stabbed to death in his home on the 3900 block of Deep Valley Drive May 4

Amount of money Allen Wayne Yater allegedly stole from Noble after slashing his throat and stabbing him over a work dispute they had the day prior, police say; Yater had worked for Noble’s lawn service business and Noble was displeased with Yater’s work

$525,000 Amount Yater’s bond is set at

50

Amount of years Noble was a member of St. Rita’s Catholic Church

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Source: Dallas Police Department crime statistics

Sean Chaffin is a freelance writer and author of “Raising the Stakes”, obtainable at raisingthestakesbook.com. If you have been a recent crime victim, email crime@advocatemag.com.