2020 January Lake Highlands

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PIECE OF THE PAST

Back in the day, it seems White Rock Lake was the go-to place in the neighborhood to wash your car. This photo from the Dallas Public Library shows automobile owners driving to the lake to take advantage of the flowing water near the spillway. It probably wasn’t great for the environment, but can we blame these former thrifty neighbors for wanting to skip the car wash and save a few bucks?

GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY

n A LOCAL WOMEN’S CLUB DONATED HOLIDAY WREATHS TO SENIOR CITIZENS: Community and neighborhood club, Mediterranean Gardens

Women’s Club, donated 25 holiday wreaths to senior citizens living at the Brookdale Lake Highlands Senior Living Center on Dec. 1.

n PACKS4LH ENSURED STUDENTS DIDN’T GO HUNGRY OVER BREAK: Packs for Lake Highlands provided food for students at Forest Lane Academy for Thanksgiving break. They hold the food packing event every year. Other organizations who helped out are the 100 Women of Lake Highlands and the Knights of Columbus.

n CROSSING GUARDS HONORED FOR EFFORTS TO PROTECT, UPLIFT STUDENTS: Northlake

Elementary staff and parents honored crossing guards for keeping children safe while walking and biking to school. Mac Linthicum (Estate and Audelia), Ashley Atkins (Ravensway and Windledge) and Genevie Davis (Church and Audelia) were recognized for their service, along with Quentin Campbell who assists Merriman Park students at Church and Tory Sound.

n WRANGLERS PROVIDE SPECIAL PERFORMANCE: The Lake Highlands High School Wranglers performed at the East Lake Pet Orphanage where they were able to visit with some of the animals.

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COMING AND GOING

[+] SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE

Sugarfire, based in Missouri with 14 locations in five states, serves St. Louis style barbecue. The Lake Highlands location will be Sugarfire’s first in Texas. Sugarfire was named Best Barbecue by the Travel Channel, St. Louis Magazine and others, and earned awards at this year’s World Barbecue Championships. They’ve been featured on “Burgers, Brew and Que,” “Beat Bobby Flay” and “Pitmasters.” Sugarfire staples include beef brisket, baby back ribs and pulled pork, but they’re best known for their specials, posted daily on butcher paper.

[-] HQ PRIME BEER GARDEN

On Nov. 25, the Hill’s HQ Prime Beer Garden closed. HQ Prime Beer Garden had won third place in the Advocate’s Best of 2019’s Best Barbecue section. The restaurant was RHBQ before it re-opened in January 2019 as HQ Prime. Owner Craig Collins told CultureMap that it was time to close HQ Prime because it was losing money. He still owns Nazca Kitchen, which is in the same shopping center.

[+] BARNONE

BarNone at 718 N. Buckner Blvd. will serve signature cocktails, wine and beer when it opens in spring 2020. The drinks will be paired with an American-fare menu that includes sandwiches, secret-recipe wings, Manhattan clam chowder and the ultimate burger. BarNone will occupy a 3,500-square-foot space at the White Rock Center. The restaurant will feature an open space, 40-foot bar and a 1,200-square-foot patio.

Wishing our LH friends a 2020 full of health and happiness... and maybe a new

SOPHIA MILLER has been named Ivy League Rookie of the Year in a unanimous vote by league coaches. The Lake Highlands High grad is a freshman playing volleyball at Brown University.

Miller earned 232.5 points, 212 kills, 182 digs, 30 assists, 14 service aces and 13 blocks over the course of the season, leading the Bears to a 13-10 record. She was also named to the All-Ivy First Team.

a member of Lake Highlands Church who escaped the Liberian civil war, read more about her on page 14

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I was getting weaker and weaker because there was no food, no strength, no water. My brother said, ‘Mary Ann be strong, the Lord will do it for us.’

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WALK THE WALK

Sam Williamson attempted to walk 100 miles around White Rock Lake to raise awareness and money for first responders

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NOT MANY 52-YEAR-OLDS voluntarily agree to walk 100 consecutive miles to raise money for charity, but this mission hit close to home for Sam Williamson.

Days before Williamson attempted the “Walk the Walk 100” to raise $100,000, his home was damaged in the tornado that hit North Dallas on Oct. 20. His house’s windows were broken, and the roof was blown off.

“That’s why I was so committed because within minutes, the first responders were there for a week around our house protecting us,” he says. “I was really reignited and fired up to go do this thing in their support and their honor.”

In the weeks leading up to the event, Williamson says it was important to suppress doubt and continue training.

“I had logged over 500 miles, but my longest one-time walk was only a few weeks before, and it was five and a half hours of just nonstop at 20 miles,” Williamson says. “I thought at that point, ‘I have to do this five more times. What have I got myself into?’”

As a professional actor appearing on episodes of “Walker, Texas Ranger” and providing voiceovers in national and regional commercials for companies like Taco Bell, Wingstop and TXU Energy, he had no previous athletic training.

Williamson started the walk at 5 a.m. on Oct. 26, a nasty morning at White Rock Lake with cold winds, mist and rain. After completing a few laps, people started dropping in to keep him company.

One by one, veterans and civilians would pop over the hill and strike conversation. One man, who had lost both feet in the Army, ran a charity called Rebuilding Warriors to provide service dogs for veterans. Williamson’s wife, Molly, joined for 30 miles without any prior training.

When night fell, the walk started to get strange. The fog rolled in and Williamson began seeing things that weren’t there.

“I said, ‘Well that’s funny. The last time we lapped this thing they were having a party

here, but they left this big blowup dinosaur, that’s crazy. I don’t remember seeing that.’” And his walking companion said, “That’s the light in the trees, that’s the reflection going on.” Williamson laughed and said, “I guess this is what sleep deprivation feels like.”

At this point, Williamson was fatigued, sleep deprived and lacking nutrition. Around 21 hours in, veteran and fellow Bird’s Eye View member Brendan Weimholt joined his run.

“I stopped for a second to get rehydrated, I couldn’t keep fluids down and I kind of passed out,” Williamson says.

Weimholt called paramedics to take Williamson to the hospital where he was diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis; his muscle proteins had started breaking down and his kidneys couldn’t process it. Along with that, his knee had flared up and he had contracted a sinus infection and cold.

“If I had kept going the doctor said, ‘You may have made it another lap, but you would have ended up back here. If you had made it the next 40 there’s a risk of you being on dialysis the rest of your life.’”

Williamson had completed 60 miles and raised $30,000. A few weeks later, he was persistent to finish his mission.

“We all met two weeks later, back at the same place, sacred ground, T&P Hill where I went down, and 30 or 40 people showed up, complete strangers, family, team members,” he says.

They continued to walk a lap around White Rock Lake, racking Williamson’s total to 70 miles. He plans to add up his miles and finish the 100 he committed to.

“My why is truly, to be an example to show that an average citizen can make a difference and you don’t have to go to that extreme, but sometimes you do to get other people to do something in a small way.”

“If you had made it the next 40, there’s a risk of you being on dialysis the rest of your life.”

ESCAPING LIBERIA

MARY ANN THOMAS survived Liberia’s civil war in 1990 by the grace of God, she says. Thomas, now 55, frequently tells her story to inspire Christians to trust in their faith. She shares the harrowing tale of how she endured the trauma of a bloody war.

“When the rebels came, we thought it was a joke, nobody was serious,” she says. Many Liberians had never known war before, only what they had seen in movies.

“People who knew about war, they were leaving the country, so we started making fun of them,” she says. “Why are these people going? Why are they packing their stuff and leaving?”

As the days went by, she started hearing heavy gunfire. Men started breaking down doors, shooting people and searching for anyone affiliated with the government. These rebels would come and kill without question, she says.

Forced to flee to the American Embassy, Thomas and her family members were stuck for weeks without steady food and water. The American compound wasn’t secure. Rebels tried to force their way in, and the open space allowed for rockets.

“My youngest brother, [George] told me, ‘Mary Ann, do you think we can make it if we leave from here? We have to be strong and ask the Lord to take over from here because if we stay, we will be killed.’ Because people were dying,” she recalls.

Thomas told her brother that leaving would be too hard, but he told her to trust in the Lord as they prayed. They left the compound running, just trying to get to the other side of the city.

“The whole street was just full of dead bodies,” she says. “If you didn’t take time, you would step on bodies, so we were very careful not to step on anybody.”

They managed to cross to the other side of Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, but George insisted it wasn’t safe, and they kept going. Hungry and tired, they hid in bushes when cars approached.

“I was getting weaker and weaker because there was no food, no strength, no water,” she says. “My brother said, ‘Mary Ann be strong, the Lord will do it for us.’”

Along the way, there was a pickup truck taking people closer to the Sierra Leone border. Thomas rushed onto the truck as people forced their way, only to realize that her brother had not made it onto the truck.

The truck dropped her off in the countryside, and Thomas wanted to wait there until she found George. But a rebel approached her. At first she resisted, but the man’s female companion shook her head, and Thomas knew he would kill her if she said “no.”

Frightened, she changed her demeanor, smiled and complied. He ended up taking her to a house,

where he forced the family out. He then turned to her. “Come in. This is our house. This is our new home. This is my house, and you’re my wife, and I will go and get food so you can cook,” Thomas remembers him saying. “I was just crying, but when he would look at me and see me crying, he would scream at me, and I would wipe my tears.”

Eventually the man helped her find George. But he still forced her to live as his wife.

One night, trumpets blew, indicating the rebels had a new mission. So the man left Thomas and her brother. George woke Thomas up at 3 a.m.

“He said, ‘Pack your stuff, Mary Ann. Do you believe that God will take over from here?’”

They walked until they reached the border, Freetown, but conditions there were even worse than anything they’d encountered previously.

“On the bridge, in the water, we just see dead bodies, beautiful girls, beautiful boys, men, women, children,” she says.

It wasn’t until George saw a rebel who he recognized, that they had hope of crossing the border.

“My brother turned around and said, ‘I know this lady. Her name is Josephine. Mary Ann, can you go to her? You can make it. I trust you. That’s the only chance of us getting out.’”

So she pleaded to the woman, who added them to the list of Liberians who could cross.

Thomas shouted to the woman, who she’d never previously met, “Girl, I’ll miss you! I’ll come back.” As they ran across the border, they heard shooting and people dying on the bridge. When Thomas reached Sierra Leone, she fell to the ground, greeted by soldiers with food and water.

Thomas prayed to come to America, and she got her chance in 2005, when she was admitted to the United States as a refugee, and soon began attending the Lake Highlands Church.

“When I heard the preaching for the very first time, I thought they were preaching to me,” she says.

Since joining the church, Thomas has told her story many times, encouraging audiences to choose faith and trust in the Lord, no matter their circumstances.

“Do you believe that God will take over from here?”

family, you’re actually trying to help the community, drive the community up,” Richardson says. “We didn’t know that.”

Working with the Lake Highlands Public Improvement District, BrickHouse has been involved with events like Sundays in the Park, teacher appreciation week and spirit nights. They even have a Go Wildcats Burger that’s served with avocado, pepper jack cheese and “happiness.”

Other burger favorites include the Brunch Burger with applewood smoked bacon, cheddar cheese and homemade hash topped with a fried egg. The Sweet Onion Shroom Burger comes with melted swiss cheese, caramelized onion and sautéed mushrooms.

If you’re looking for a snack, the Fry Trio has French fries, onion rings and mozzarella sticks. The Loaded Cheese Fries serve a “whole lotta” shredded cheddar, bacon, jalapeños and ranch.

However, the crème de la crème at BrickHouse are the mega shakes. The Cookies ’n’ cream and Reese’s peanut butter shakes have sweets along the rim and are topped with whipped cream, candy and cookies.

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Owners of BrickHouse Burgers & Shakes have gone to employees’ high school graduations to show support.

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Whatever happened to...?

From catastrophic weather and triumphant recovery to selfless bus drivers, the fiercest female and the book club queen, here’s an update on some of the most intriguing neighborhood stories and photos of 2019.

April Wallace

April Wallace served 10 years in prison for drug charges, and she says it was the best thing that could’ve happened to her. “It saved my life,” she told the Advocate in July. “I would not be where I’m at right now had I not been in prison. I’m telling you, I was hell on wheels.” Wallace, one of our annual Fierce Females, became a barber after prison, and she encourages formerly incarcerated women to pursue a trade. She’s a full-time college student majoring in business and received a mediation certificate through El Centro College. She recently got engaged to a staff sergeant in the Army National Guard, and she continues to follow her dream of attending law school.

Curtis Jenkins

The world continues to show love for Lake Highlands school bus driver Curtis Jenkins, who we profiled in March. Jenkins takes his job to the next level, keeping his passengers occupied earning “bus bucks” that can be exchanged for $5 gift cards. He even buys all 70 of them Christmas presents from their wish lists every year. Karma came for Jenkins during an RISD all-employee convocation in August, when he received a brand-new Chevrolet Trax to replace his old pickup truck. Jenkins’ story inspired an anonymous donor, who got in touch with Richardson Superintendent Jeannie Stone. Stone worked with El Dorado Chevrolet to make the gift happen. About a month later, Jenkins was featured on the “Rachael Ray Show.”

Erin Willis

When we spoke to Erin Willis in June, she was first opening up her restaurant, RM 12:20 Bistro, and she’s now hosting a book club there. The January book is “Ask Again, Yes” by Mary Beth Keane. The bistro has live music, featuring artists such as Honey Folk and Kristy Kruger. The restaurant also started a catering business. Fun fact: the painting in RM 12:20 Bistro is of Willis’ grandmother.

Denzel Gulley

Denzel Gulley is the Lake Highlands High School senior who supported himself with full-time jobs beginning at age 15. When we featured him in the May Advocate, Gulley was headed to Wayland Baptist University on a football scholarship. He’s now a redshirt freshman at the Plainview, Texas, college, majoring in political science, and he will play offensive lineman as a sophomore. The football team went 4-6 in 2019.

Paul Klitzke

The supercell thunderstorm that hit Dallas on June 9 damaged the Episcopal Church of Ascension’s building and community gardens after we profiled their work in March. The Rev. Paul Klitzke says they lost a lot of plants and trees, and the church had to replace a roof. Renovations have been going well, and new gardeners are tending the plants. The church moved its food pantry into the youth and outreach center, where it’s getting a dedicated space. The pantry previously was hosted out of closets in the kitchen. The church held a grand opening on Dec. 7.

Abebe Zelelew

When we profiled Y.A.M. studio in the December Advocate, we expected the “Y” for yoga and “M” for music, but we also fell in love with the “A” for art. Vickery Meadow artist Abebe Zelelew currently has work featured in the studio. Zelelew was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 1964 and studied graphic arts at the Addis Ababa School, graduating in 1985. His work focuses on images from Ethiopia. The images are carved onto hardwood panels and then painted. Zelelew has held solo and group exhibitions in Ethiopia, China, Djibouti, France, Greece, California, Texas and Washington, D.C.

EVOLUTION OF A NEIGHBORHOOD

CAN FRESH PAINT, POTTED PLANTS AND REMOVING BURGLAR BARS CHANGE A CULTURE?

THE FIVE POINTS INTERSECTION in Vickery Meadow has a new look. The area, one of the most crimeridden in Dallas, was a point of interest for U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox’s program, Project Safe Neighborhood.Over the past year, the program has proven effective, but while the crime rate has decreased, a recent murder in the area drove Assistant U.S. Attorney P.J. Meitl to engage the Oak Cliff-based nonprofit Better Block to transform the feel of the intersection.

“The work we do is looking at how can we make spaces better for the people who live there,” Better Block managing director Krista Nightengale says.

Better Block takes a simple approach and focuses on the block level to help neighborhoods reduce crime and traffic speeds or encourage entrepreneurs to start small businesses, for example.

Their collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice has a focus on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles. Created in the ’70s, it’s an approach to deter crime and build a sense of community.

One concern for the project was the Sam Tasby Middle School students whose walk home is anything but pleasant.

“One woman who was like, ‘I took my daughter out of the school because I did not want her to make that one-block walk home,’” Nightengale says. “Ok, so what can we do to make that walk home better?”

The Better Block team had to convince business owners to remove burglar bars from their windows. Better Block did it because of the “broken windows theory” that taking away visible signs of crime in itself reduces crime. Having burglar bars on the windows makes a neighborhood seem dangerous, and that perception can inspire criminal activity. In addition, the organization power washed businesses’ signs and did a little painting and sweeping up.

Better Block also focused on making the

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intersection more pedestrian friendly. It eliminated right-turn lanes to open up walkways and created a lively plaza with bright paint and potted plants. One community member suggested a stage for performances and gatherings.

Adriana Espinoza, owner of Monaraca Fruit Stand in the Five Points intersection, says Better Block’s work has helped.

“I’m very happy knowing that somebody has taken initiative to do something positive in that area,” Espinoza says. “There’s a lot of families in that neighborhood, tons of kids, even if we don’t hear it, I can see the kids liking the way it looks.”

Along with a stage and fruit stand, the plaza also has a shipping container that can be used as a kiosk or pop-up stand. During its first weekend, Half Price Books donated a mini library.

Better Block also wanted to make sure the plaza had a place where kids can play on their way home from school, so it built swing sets. And apparently, bad guys don’t like hanging out around classical music, so the local 7-Eleven now plays Beethoven and Brahms on their speaker system.

Nightengale says she’s received more hugs from this project than from any of the dozens Better Block ventures taken on every year.

“I think it was 6 o’clock that Friday night when we were finished with pretty much everything, and about 100 kids descended on us at once,” she says. “The space just came alive when they were in there, and they were squealing, and they were so excited, and they were so happy to see the space.”

The next step?

“Making sure the community understands that this is theirs and it’s an asset. They can use it. Let’s activate this space, and let’s see what it really can become,” Nightengale says. Thanks to funding from TBK Bank, Better Block will hire a programming manager to make sure the plaza remains activated.

“I think it’s a beginning. It was a very fast project,” Espinoza says. “The first event was done very quickly, but I’m thinking and hoping more people know about it so they can come and participate. It will give the project a better result.”

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MARK RICE grew up in Dallas and graduated from Lake Highlands High School in 1969. Rice is a history lover who published “Downtown Dallas: Romantic Past, Modern Renaissance” in 2007. After beating pancreatic cancer, one of the disease’s deadliest forms, he decided to self-publish a second book, “Dallas at Dawn,” which he published last year. Rice is also a contributor to Legacies, a Dallas history publication that comes out twice a year. “It’s a labor of love,” he says.

HOW HE GOT STARTED:

When I got in my 50s, I started collecting postcards off eBay. I don’t even really remember how I got into that, but I bought these Dallas history postcards. When I would get one, it would make me curious as to when that building erected. Why was it built? What year? Who built it? What happened there? And sadly, in Dallas, whatever happened to it? Because a lot of them are gone. Curiosity drove a lot of it. I’d collected these postcards, and I’d research them through the Dallas Public Library. You sit in the comfort of your own home and do unbelievable amounts of research online. And then I started going down to the library as well and looking at images, so I started writing essays on these buildings, and I wrote a several dozen. I was showing the stuff I had written to a couple of friends and they were like, “This is fantastic. You ought to write a book.”

“Once I got out of the hospital I thought, ‘I need to get that book done.’”

THE FIRST BOOK:

I went to Brown Books [Publishing Group in Dallas] and self-published that first book in 2007. It covered most of the historic buildings in Downtown only. That book was incredibly expensive to do. It was a full-color coffee table book, but I wanted to do something really special, really beautiful, so I plopped down a bunch of money and ended up getting my money back and making some money on that book. I was very lucky. I printed 3,000 of that first book and sold 2,900. I’ve got a few dozen left.

THE NEW BOOK:

I restricted that first book to just Downtown, and I had a lot of material that covered South Dallas, East Dallas, Oak Cliff, North Dallas. I didn’t know if I’d do another book. After I retired, I thought, “I can’t invest that kind of money on a book again and not know if I’m going to get it back.”

CANCER DIAGNOSIS:

About a year after I retired [in 2017], I started to have some weird symptoms. I went to a doctor at Presbyterian hospital and found out that I had pancreatic cancer; 85% of the time that’s a death sentence, and that’s the first thing I thought of. I’ve got a kid who’s at UT, and I thought, “I’ll never see him graduate. I’ll never see him get married.” They did surgery and removed the cancer, and I did chemotherapy and radiation for nine months after that. Once I got out of the hospital I thought, “I need to get that book done. If I’m going to do it, I better do it now because who knows what the future holds?” I guess having something like that happen kind of sharpens your focus.

WHY PEOPLE LOVE HISTORY:

We are so beaten down by political stuff that it’s like an escape in some ways. People at the time probably would have thought things were just as bad as they are now. You look

back at the past through rose-colored glasses. “That was a better time,” well, probably not. I think people are just hungry to escape into something where you can forget about some of the stuff going on now, so I enjoy doing those kinds of stories.

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9 TIPS FOR EATING HEALTHY IN THE NEW YEAR

Dietitian Caroline Susie offers lifestyle tips for 2020

REGISTERED DIETITIAN CAROLINE SUSIE, who is a Lake Highlands High School alumna, works for a global healthcare company, advising clients of all sizes on how to improve their diets. She’s also shared health tips on episodes of Fox 4’s “Good Day.” “The best tip I can give: Don’t take nutrition advice from Dr. Google or an influencer on social media. Work with a registered, licensed dietitian. Dietitians have degrees in nutrition, have completed a 1,200-hour supervised internship, passed national boards and complete ongoing continuing education. Look for RD or RDN in title, or when in doubt, ask” Susie says.

LOAD UP ON H20

Hydration is so important, especially as we age, as water contributes to almost every function in our bodies. Research shows that having a glass of water before each meal can result in consuming fewer calories at the meal. To increase your water consumption, use a water tracker, get a cool water bottle, and vary your water flavors by making “spa water,” adding citrus or cucumbers.

FOCUS ON ADDING FOODS, NOT ELIMINATING

When you eliminate a specific food or food group from your diet, you can’t help but think about it 24/7. I call this, “the Chick-fil-A effect.” What is the day of the week you always want Chick-fil-A? Sunday [when the fast-food restaurant is closed]. So instead of restricting

yourself, focus on adding foods to your diet. This positive mindset will help you make healthier choices and feel good about them.

DON’T FEAR CARBS

Yes, it’s true, not all carbs are created equal, but to simply demonize the entire food category is not fair. We have decades of research associating complex carbs with decreased risk of developing heart disease, stroke and chronic conditions. Some great choices of complex carbs include whole-grain bread and beans, brown rice and fresh fruit.

NATURALLY OCCURRING SUGAR IS JUST FINE

Remember back in the ’90s, when we were so terrified of fat? Well sugar is the new fat. But here is the secret: Sugar is not the bad guy. In fact, naturally occurring sugar occurs in two forms: fruit [fructose] and milk [lactose].

In addition to natural energy, fruit and milk provide a host of other nutrition benefits like vitamin A, C, D and calcium. If you have diabetes or pre-diabetes, watch your portion sizes.

CHOOSE LEAN

Lean protein is not only an essential nutrient imperative to many bodily processes, but research shows that consuming lean protein contributes to satiety, that feeling of staying fuller longer. Reach for fish, lean beef, Greek yogurt, chicken, pork, cottage cheese, eggs, peanut butter, tofu and shrimp.

THE PERFECT PAIR

I tell all my clients to always pair complex carbohydrates with lean protein at every meal and snack. The complex carbs provide energy, while protein provides that feeling of fullness. Pair them to balance out blood sugar levels. This will prevent you from being “hangry” later.

STOCK UP

Your freezer is your best friend. Stock up on healthy foods such as frozen veggies, fruits, grilled chicken and fish. These can save you in a time pinch.

EAT MORE VEGGIES

Sneak veggies in everywhere. Add veggies to your eggs. Top your sandwich with spinach and a slice of tomato. Puree veggies into your marinara sauce. Incorporate a small salad with lunch and dinner, or try adding more veggies into soups and chilis. Try the crudite approach: finger friendly veggies such as mini peppers, carrots and cucumbers, served with a low-fat dip.

MAKE EXERCISE A HABIT

Every step counts. Even if you only have 10 minutes, get moving. Your exercise goal is 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise per week. Yes, brisk walking counts and yes, you can break this up into 10-minute segments. Schedule exercise into your day. Invest in a wearable device like a Fitbit for motivation. Find a group of friends who can hold you accountable. Always check with your doctor before beginning an exercise program.

WORSHIP

A sad goodbye to Richard

What more could we have done to be the village he needed?

Richard Stinson is dead. I wanted this New Year’s column to brim with hope for a brighter tomorrow, lifting our spirits after a holiday season of inside sports, such as competitive eating and politics. A splash of cold water in the face instead.

Richard grew up with my kids at Merriman Park Elementary School. I coached him in youth basketball and football. He was always the star, according to him. My son, Rhett, remembers me trying to teach Richard that there’s no I in TEAM. He would reply, “I know, Coach, but there is an I in WIN.”

Richard and Rhett became friends in that natural way boys do who share the same class and uniform. They were friends also in that awkward way that comes from not sharing the same background. The latter made for early life lessons that have now ended with some regret.

Richard took a liking to our whole family. He once showed up at our front door looking to play. When he learned Rhett wasn’t home, he invited himself in anyway and spent the afternoon playing with his friend’s little sister, Jillian. He was always the entertainer, though never the host.

One Friday afternoon, we picked up Richard on the corner near the Sunflower Apartments where he lived. He showed up with suitcase in hand. We asked him why he was packed, and he told us he was spending the weekend. OK, then.

Richard came to church with us that Sunday, wearing a fine red velvet suit. He joined us at a Super Bowl party that afternoon at the Carvers’ house. Everyone was glad to add a chair to the table for Richard.

Richard moved away during junior high but returned briefly to Lake Highlands High School. Rhett lost touch with him over the years. The internet was quiet until a chance remembrance led to a fresh Goo-

gle search. The news was bad. Richard had been murdered in his home in Lawton, Oklahoma, on March 3 of 2019, the same day as Rhett’s son’s second birthday.

The murder is unsolved. An African American young man, who had done time in prison for drugs, was shot in his home. It would be sadly easy to make judgments about what inspired the murder or about why Richard’s killer is still at large. This is the world we yet live in — too much crime, too many un-convicted or wrongly convicted criminals.

WORSHIP

BAPTIST

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

Bible Study 9:15 / Worship Services 10:45 Traditional, Contemporary, Spanish Speaking / 214.860.1500

ROYAL LANE BAPTIST CHURCH / 6707 Royal Lane / 214.361.2809

Christian Education 9:45 a.m. / Worship Service 10:55 a.m.

Pastor - Rev. Dr. Michael L. Gregg / www.royallane.org

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

NORTH HIGHLANDS BIBLE CHURCH / Nhbc.net / 9626 Church Rd.

214.348 9697 / Sun: LifeQuest 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am /

Tues: Sr Hi 6:00 pm/Wed: AWANA & Jr Hi 6:00 pm

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST

EAST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / Worship 8:30 am - Chapel

10:50 am - Sanctuary / Rev. Deborah Morgan-Stokes / edcc.org

EPISCOPAL

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH / stjd.org

Worship: Sat 5:30 pm, Sun 8 & 10:30 am / Christian Ed Sunday Morning & Weekdays, see calendar on website / 214.321.6451 / 848 Harter Rd.

LUTHERAN

CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA / 1000 Easton Road

A Welcoming and Affirming Church / Rev. K.M. Truhan

Sunday School 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am / CentralLutheran.org

FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA) / 6202 E Mockingbird Ln.

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am / Call for class schedule. 214.821.5929 / www.dallaslutheran.org

METHODIST

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH RICHARDSON

503 N Central Exwy / fumcr.com / 972.235.8385 / Dr. Clayton Oliphint

8:45, 9:45, 11:00 am Traditional / 11:00 am Modern

I wonder what more we could have or should have done to be the village he needed to make it beyond age 34. Being neighbors involves more than living in the same neighborhood.

Rhett wrote a eulogy for Richard and shared it with our family. It read in part: “I hope his friends and family know how much joy he brought me. Because of Richard, I will make sure my two boys grow up with keen awareness and look for opportunities to open their hearts to those who need it most.”

Rest in peace, Richard.

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 214.560.4202.

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 & 11:00 am Traditional / 11:00 am Contemporary

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

LAKE POINTE CHURCH – WHITE ROCK CAMPUS

Classic Service at 9:30 & Contemporary Service at 11:00 am lakepointe.org / 9150 Garland Road

PRESBYTERIAN

LAKE HIGHLANDS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 214.348.2133 8525 Audelia Road at NW Hwy. / www.lhpres.org

9:00 am Contemporary, 9:55 am Christian Ed., 11:00 am Traditional

NORTHRIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 6920 Bob-O-Link Dr. 214.827.5521 / www.northridgepc.org / Sunday Worship 10:00 am Church that feels like church and welcomes like family.

“Being neighbors involves more than living in the same neighborhood.”

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ALL COMPUTER PROBLEMS SOLVED MAC/PC Great Rates. Keith. 214-295-6367

AT ODDS WITH YOUR COMPUTER? Easily

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CONCRETE, Driveway Specialist Repairs, Replacement, Removal, References. Reasonable.

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FLAGSTONE PATIOS, Retaining Walls, BBQ’s, Veneer, Flower Bed Edging, All Stone work. Chris 214-770-5001

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ANTHONY’S ELECTRIC Master Electrician. TECL24948 anthonyselectricofdallas.com 50 Yrs. Electrical Exp. Insd. 214-328-1333

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LAKEWOOD ELECTRICAL Local. Insured. Lic. #227509 Call Rylan 214-434-8735

TH ELECTRIC Reasonable Rates. Licensed & Insured. Ted. E257 214-808-3658

WHITE ROCK ELECTRIC All Electrical Services. Lic/Insd.TECL-34002 214-850-4891

EXTERIOR CLEANING

G&G DEMOLITION Tear downs, Haul. Interior/Exterior. 214-808-8925

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FENCING & DECKS

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FLOORING & CARPETING

CALL EMPIRE TODAY To Schedule A Free In -Home Estimate On Carpeting & Flooring. 1-800-508-2824

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Installation, Repair, Refinish, Wax, Hand Scrape. Residential, Commercial. Sports Floors. 30 Yrs.

HASTINGS STAINED 214-341-5993

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GARAGE SERVICES

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Install & Repair. 10% off to military/1st responders.

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GLASS, WINDOWS & DOORS

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HANDYMAN SERVICES

BO HANDYMAN Specializing In Historic Home Renovations & Pro Remodels. Custom Carpentry, Doors, Kitchens, Baths & more. 214-437-9730

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HANDYMAN SPECIALIST Residential/ Commercial. Large, small jobs, repair list, renovations. Refs. 214-489-0635

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HANDYMAN SERVICES

WANTED: ODD JOBS & TO DO LISTS

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HOUSE PAINTING

972-6-PAINT-1 Int/Ext Paint & Drywall. A+ Quality. Call Kirk Evans 972-672-4681.

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RAMON’S INT/EXT PAINT Sheetrock, Repairs. 214-679-4513

TONY’S PAINTING SERVICE Quality Work Since 1984. Int./Ext. 214-755-2700

TOP COAT 30 Yrs. Exp. Reliable. Quality Repair/Remodel. Phil @ 214-770-2863

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KITCHEN/BATH/TILE/GROUT

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Lawn Service & Landscape Installation

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”WE CARE ABOUT YOUR TREES”

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