May 20, 2013
News
Photo courtesy of Gigi Ekstrom
Photo courtesy of Gigi Ekstrom
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Lakehill Girl Scouts help out orphaned pets
by Gigi Ekstrom
Girls in a Lakehill Girl Scout Troop are making a difference in the lives of animals around our community. These champions for animals, the girls of Troop 2444, are working on their silver award in the area of animal welfare. The Troop has partnered with East Lake Pet Orphanage (ELPO), a non-profit run by local veterinarian Dr. Karen Fling. In addition to raising money to help support the animals, the troop recently had the opportunity to wo...
Third-annual Mammogramathon set for Oct.
by Stephanie Patrick
All women live busy lives. So, Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale is making it easier for every woman in North Texas to get a mammogram. TRMC-Sunnyvale offers mammograms for $99 throughout the month of October, filing paperwork with each patient’s insurance provider if necessary. In addition, the hospital will host a Mammogramathon from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 26, where women who receive mammograms also will be offered chair massages, s...
The upstairs landing of 6552 Lake Circle Dr. (Photo courtesy of Debbie Jordan)
The upstairs landing of 6552 Lake Circle Dr. (Photo courtesy of Debbie Jordan)
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J. L. Long joins home tour as honorary 'house'
by Debbie Jordan
The homes that will be featured in the 36th Annual Lakewood Home Festival have been selected. Six homes, all with unique stories, will open their doors for tours Friday, Nov. 9 through Sunday, Nov. 11. A bonus home will be open Friday evening only, and J. L. Long Middle School joins the lineup as an honorary “home” on the tour Saturday and Sunday only. Tickets are available at lakewoodhomefestival.com. Featured homes are: 6947 Coronado Ave.,...
Amanda Quicksall ran her first marathon in Zambia, Africa. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Quicksall.)
Amanda Quicksall ran her first marathon in Zambia, Africa. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Quicksall.)
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MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR Hollywood Heights runner has world vision
by Lucy Higginbotham
It started as a business dinner at SMU, but ended up in a marathon in Zambia, Africa. Little did Amanda Quicksall know what would lie ahead when she remarked to her table guest, “Oh! I’m a runner, too!” That guest was Paul Johnson, Texas coordinator for World Vision, a “Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty...
Jeff Fegan
Jeff Fegan
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East Dallas Chamber of Commerce to host economic summit Oct. 16
by Deborah Brown
The Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce will host its 8th Annual Economic Summit & Luncheon featuring Jeff Fegan, CEO of DFW International Airport; Michael Morris, North Central Texas Council of Governments; and Steve Brown, columnist for The Dallas Morning News. It will be held Tuesday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Royal Oaks Country Club, 7915 Greenville Avenue. Tickets begin at $60 and can be purchased online at greatereastdal...
Front Row: Helen Smith, Dorothy Bolton (Rowlett), Judy Schlemer, Betty Powell (Mesquite), Marguerite Kingsley (White Rock-Dallas). Back Row: Dorothy Davis (east Dallas), Sharon Faulkner (Mesquite), Jo Crain (east Dallas), Joann Pomara, Deborah Brown (Lake Highlands). (Photocourtesy of Deborah Brown)
Front Row: Helen Smith, Dorothy Bolton (Rowlett), Judy Schlemer, Betty Powell (Mesquite), Marguerite Kingsley (White Rock-Dallas). Back Row: Dorothy Davis (east Dallas), Sharon Faulkner (Mesquite), Jo Crain (east Dallas), Joann Pomara, Deborah Brown (Lake Highlands). (Photocourtesy of Deborah Brown)
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Former cord board operators hold 40th reunion
by Deborah Brown
The technology has changed and the company has changed, but former cord board operators still continue to hold a reunion 40 years after the closing of the cord board operating units in Dallas. A 40th Reunion was held on Sept. 27 at the Circle Grill on Buckner Boulevard. Southwestern Bell Telephone (SWBT), which is now AT&T, had operators located at 4100 Bryan Street, split among eight operating units in the building. The women from all the u...
Photo courtesy of Lottie Minick
Photo courtesy of Lottie Minick
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Artists' Tour celebrates 20th anniversary by lake
by Lottie Minick
Virtuoso Virginia Lindsay (pictured above) opens her art glass studio for the White Rock Lake Artists’ Studio Tour, along with 40 local artists and five art centers/schools. Lindsay’s beautiful platters, plates, bowls and sculptures dance in her studio. Glass sheets and chards applaud. Sounds from Lindsay’s large kilns provide music while Virginia orchestrates the art action. The White Rock Lake Artists’ Studio Tour – the best, the biggest, b...
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ELM volunteers empower community
by Janie Autz
In celebration of Literacy Awareness Month, the English Language Ministry honored five very special volunteers at the annual “Literacy from the Heart Luncheon” on Sept. 27. Photographed at right are: Rev. Ed Middleton, pastor of First Community Church: Ellen Mata, executive director of the English Language Ministry; Don and Martha Fox of Northridge Presbyterian Church; Rob Richmond of Northridge Presbyterian Church; and Jean Wood of NorthPar...
Photo of the new Klyde Warren Park by Gary Haschke
Photo of the new Klyde Warren Park by Gary Haschke
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Park opening on deck for Oct. 27
by Joanna Singleton
The 6,000 free tickets to “The Concert for Dallas Presented by Deloitte,” featuring The Polyphonic Spree and Trombone Shorty, ran out within an hour of becoming available this past week. The public can still participate in the more than 50 free daytime activities on Saturday, Oct. 27 and Sunday, Oct. 28 during Klyde Warren Park’s Grand Opening Weekend Celebration, presented by J.P. Morgan and Chase. Highlights of the two-day Grand Opening, whi...
Photo of Christy LaBarba by Larry Mead.
Photo of Christy LaBarba by Larry Mead.
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THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS Offering State Fair ‘fare’ is a family affair
by Shari Stern
If anyone has missed the State Fair of Texas’ hottest new cuisine out of a deep fryer, raise your hand. Now keep your hand up and reach for one of this year’s most talked about sweet treats – the fried Samoa Girl Scout cookie. Be careful. It’s very hot. Throughout the years at the Fair, you’ve had an affair with East Dallas’ Abel Gonzales’ over-the-top fried offerings, Jack Pyland’s outrageous French fries and, of course, Neil (Skip) Fletcher...