Ad Check: Political Fliers From University Park Citizens For Better Government
The Highland Park tennis team made a quick work of all three of its opponents at last week's District 10-4A Tournament at Highland Park.
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For the 10th year in a row, LaFavre will welcome hundreds of neighborhood children — and their curious parents — to his driveway for his annual illusions show.
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During last Friday night's game against the McKinney North Bulldogs, the Scots won, 31-0, to improve to 8-0 (5-0).
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Carrollton Creekview took advantage of numerous unforced errors by the Lady Scots to come away with a 25-16, 26-28, 25-19, 25-18 bi-district victory that ended Highland Park's season at 20-23.
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Heath struck first in overtime, but kicker Ethan Smith's ensuing PAT attempt was no good. Scots running back Preston Miller finally found his way into the end zone on fourth down from the 1-yard line. And Nick Rose booted home the extra point to lift Highland Park to a 31-30 victory.
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The Highland Park cross country teams swept the District 10-4A Meet on Oct. 27 at McKinney's Myers Park.
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The Highland Park Lady Scots opened the season with a lopsided 89-26 win over Woodrow Wilson on Tuesday night at Highlander Fieldhouse.
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By winning its 13th Class 4A state championship on Saturday at Texas A&M's George P. Mitchell Tennis Center, Highland Park surpassed San Antonio Alamo Heights for the most team tennis titles in University Interscholastic League history.
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Ten down, six to go. The Highland Park Scots put the finishing touches on their second consecutive undefeated regular season with a 52-15 victory over McKinney last Friday night at Highlander Stadium.
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The Highland Park Scots opened the regular season with a 78-45 win over TCA-Addison on Tuesday night at Highlander Fieldhouse.
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SMU's up-and-down season continued with a 24-17 home loss to Navy last Saturday at Ford Stadium.
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Last Friday night's bi-district victory over Frisco Liberty was mighty impressive. The Scots put on a clinic while disposing of the Redhawks, 50-7, at Kimbrough Stadium.
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The Scots' defense gave up 302 yards and just 10 points against Woodrow Wilson in a 49-24 Class 4A area victory last Friday at Wildcat-Ram Stadium.
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Face painting, free food from local restaurants, bounce houses, and a visit from Santa himself were all part of festivities at Snider Plaza's annual tree-lighting ceremony.
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Highland Park High School's Senior Talent Show was a spectacular display of skill and showmanship by the class of 2012 on Nov. 16.
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Both the Highland Park boys and girls basketball teams won last week's HP Scot Classic. The Scots (4-0) opened with a 63-50 win over Parish Episcopal, followed by an 82-76 victory over Lake Highlands, and a 75-57 win over Austin High in the title game. The Lady Scots (6-1) got the tourney started with a 53-28 win over Hockaday. The Lady Scots then beat Woodrow Wilson, 71-49, and then District 10-4A rival McKinney North, 48-42, in the championship game.
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The Highland Park Scots remained undefeated with a 58-46 home victory over Richardson on Tuesday night. Andrew Barnes led the way in scoring for the Scots with 20 points. Highland Park also got 15 points from Chase Fletcher and 14 more from David Allen. The Scots will play at Flower Mound tonight and at Royse City on Tuesday. Both are 7:30 p.m. tip-offs.
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The SMU Mustangs wrapped up the regular season with a 27-24 win over Rice on Saturday at Ford Stadium. SMU (7-5, 5-3) got a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns from running back Rishad Wimbley to cap his 114-yard afternoon. Jared Williams added a 52-yard touchdown run, while quarterback J.J. McDermott connected with Darius Johnson for a 45-yard touchdown strike. The Mustangs now await word of which of the seven bowl games they could play in will invite them.
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WACO — This one had to hurt the most. Highland Park's fourth consecutive third-round playoff loss was filled with big plays, big momentum shifts, and big drama. But when it was all said and done last Friday night at Waco ISD Stadium, John Tyler emerged with a 42-39 victory in a battle of two of the most storied programs in the state.
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In being honored by the Center for Brain Health at the University of Texas at Dallas as the 2011 Legacy Awardee at Brook Hollow on Oct. 20, Dee Wyly had no choice but to be in the spotlight.
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Dallas Opera "First Night" Gala chair Kaki Hopkins was determined to make the Oct. 21 red carpet splashier than the norm at the Winspear, so she recruited two experts in the world of splash — Marisa Huckin and Rhonda Sargent Chambers.
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Texas legendary powerhouse Joanne King Herring's appearance at the Heart to Heart luncheon benefiting CASA on Oct. 26 at Brook Hollow had all the sizzle and giggle associated with her character in Charlie Wilson's War.
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The Highland Park Lady Scots dropped their first game of last week's Garland ISD Tournament to Sachse, 38-28, before rattling off wins over Garland Lakeview Centennial (54-32), South Garland (58-42), and Princeton (44-39) to claim the consolation title and improve to 10-2 on the season. Highland Park opens District 10-4A play at 7:30 tonight at Rockwall.
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The SMU Lady Mustangs upped their home record to 4-1 with a 67-41 victory over Northwestern (La.) State on Monday night at Moody Coliseum.
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Santa Claus arrives in Highland Park to celebrate the lighting of the pecan tree.
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The Highland Park wrestling team fell to perennial powerhouse Lake Highlands, 71-6, in its first home dual of the season last Friday.
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The Highland Park girls gymnastics team finished fourth at last week's Rockwall meet. Junior Arielle Iola grabbed her second first-place finish in the all-around in as many meets this season.
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The Highland Park Lady Scots dropped a tough 58-54 decision to Rockwall to open District 10-4A play last Friday.
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Brookwood, a 475-acre campus just west of Houston, is a community for special-needs adults. From Down syndrome and autism to disorders that aren't so easily categorized, all of Brookwood's 190 "citizens" have some reason they don’t quite fit into normal society. But, because they live amongst each other, that's not an issue.
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After opening District 10-4A play with a loss to Rockwall, the Highland Park Lady Scots bounced back with consecutive wins over Wylie East last Friday and Wylie on Tuesday.
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The SMU Mustangs fell to Jackson State, 59-58, in the inaugural Dallas Basketball Classic on Dec. 15 at Ellis Davis Fieldhouse.
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Jan Miller and husband Jeff Rich made an all-out push to raise $600,000 at the third Best Buddies Dallas Gala benefiting Dallas residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In addition to silent and live auctions, they served up a celebrity casserole at the Fairmont on Nov. 4.
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When SMU s uneven football season was all said and done, the Mustangs were standing triumphantly at midfield last Saturday having just throttled Pittsburgh, 28-6, in the BBVA Compass Bowl for their second bowl victory in the last three years. The win was also the 100th in the collegiate career of Mustangs head coach June Jones.
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A collective sigh of relief that came from Highlander Fieldhouse a few minutes before nine o'clock on Tuesday night was the Highland Park boys basketball team finally able to exhale following a narrow 48-46 win over Rockwall-Heath.
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After last week's heart-breaking loss at Pearce, the Highland Park Lady Scots bounced back nicely with a pair of District 10-4A victories. Highland Park (16-5,4-2) beat McKinney North, 56-44, at home on Friday with the help of 11 points each from Libby Ethington and Kaitlyn Read.
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The Highland Park Blue Wave wrapped up the home portion of its regular season with a meet against several area private schools. The girls beat Hockaday, 217-83, and Ursuline, 180-123. The boys lost to St. Mark's, 161-114, and Jesuit, 184-106.
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Art of Film headliner John Lithgow proved his star-worthiness for the Dallas Film Society's fundraiser on Nov. 18 at the Hall of State.
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The Highland Park Lady Scots opened the second half of district play exactly the way they opened the first half — with a narrow loss to defending 10-4A champion Rockwall.The Lady Jackets (23-6, 7-1) stalled on offense, dominated the boards, and took advantage of some easy baskets and second-chance opportunities to come away with a 46-40 victory on Tuesday night at Highlander Fieldhouse.
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The Highland Park Scots snapped a three-game losing streak by rolling past Flower Mound Marcus, 6-2, on Jan. 12.
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Highland Park got its season off to a tremendous start with five straight victories. The Lady Scots beat Austin Lake Travis, Lovejoy, Wichita Falls Rider, and Longview by a combined total of 21-1 to open the regular season in its tournament last week. Highland Park followed that up with a 3-1 win on Tuesday night at Arlington Martin.
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Even though the Highland Park boys soccer team has scored just one goal in its first four games, it has managed a pair of ties. In last week's Coppell Tournament, the Scots lost to Plano, 4-0, in the opener. Highland Park then played Arlington Sam Houston to a scoreless tie before falling to McKinney Boyd, 4-0. Highland Park (0-2-2) then tied Midlothian, 1-1, on Tuesday night.
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In closing the 2011-2012 Idlewild debutante season, the Terpsichorean Ball's "An Evening of Asian New Year Splendor" was held as part of the Terpsichorean Club's 114-year tradition. Eight debutantes were presented in colorful ball gowns at a seated dinner for 500 guests Jan. 14 at the Hilton Anatole
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Tutu Chic co-chairs Kristi Hoyl, Daffan Nettle, Paige Slates, and Alicia Woods were in for a surprise on Dec. 1 at the Winspear for the Texas Ballet fundraiser. In addition to ballerinas modeling Stanley Korshak's Naeem Khan fashions onstage, they found a champion in Korshak headman Crawford Brock, who pled the case for funding with overwhelming sincerity and emotion.
His quest had a definite effect on the guests. During lunch afterwards, an anonymous donor provided the group with an early Christmas gift of $100,000.
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The Highland Park Scots finished 17th with 82 points at last week's Jesuit Ranger Classic.
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The Highland Park Scots continued their District 10-4A dominance with two more victories. Last Friday, Highland Park rolled past Wylie East, 67-38, behind a 23-point night from David Allen. The Scots (21-2, 8-0) then notched their eight straight win by holding off Wylie, 39-38, on Tuesday night.
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The Highland Park Lady Scots, behind a 22-point night from Kaitlyn Read, got a crucial 46-40 victory over Wylie on Tuesday night.
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Here's some borrowed logic from Highland Park High School's senior play, The Curious Savage: You can spend your whole life doing the right thing.
But "once in a while," said director Linda Raya, pulling from John Patrick's script, "you deserve to do a foolish thing."
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We were able to get our hands on three fliers from the University Park Citizens for Better Government (no website) today. Our source said that she received them in the mail Wednesday. The argument presented by two of the fliers is that “University Park is the only prominent community in Texas without a major library.”
I guess, if you were to look at the fliers objectively, the big quibble would be “major library.” University Park does have a public library, which is located in the Chase Bank building at Daniel and Hillcrest avenues. It was also touted on the banners that were hung last weekend on that building which were funded by Albert Huddleston. (Read my story about it in today’s Park Cities People.)
On the back of the advertisement endorsing Steve Metzger, the flier says, “Steve Metzger wants to kick start a decade-old plan to provide our children and families with at new first class library that offers the cultural and research resources they need.” As far as I can tell, the “decade-old plan” sounds like one of the initial concepts presented by Legacy Hillcrest that would incorporate a public library on the Chase Bank property, or at least relocate it at little to no cost to the city.
The other library-oriented ad says, “We value a quality education for University Park kids. So why is our City Council opposed to a new library?” On the back of the ad endorsing Alan Wasserman, it says the candidate wants to “end bickering at City Hall that has stalled plans to develop a University Park public library by advancing transparent negotiations between the city and a local businessman who has offered to construct and donate space for the library.”
Again, it sounds like the ad is referring to Huddleston’s Legacy Hillcrest. Also, the ad doesn’t say who exactly is doing the bickering. Is it the City Council bickering between themselves? Bickering with Huddleston’s representatives? In today’s story about the banners on the Chase building that were against code, treasurer Tina Peyton for UPCBG said that she has discussed politics with Preston V. Phillips, vice president of Legacy Hillcrest. Peyton said she asked to hang a sign on the building only to find that Huddleston already had plans to hang a banner.
The third advertisement says that only three of the candidates filled out questionnaires solicited by either the UPCBG or The Dallas Morning News, while the other four “refused to respond.” There are a couple of things that are spot-on about this claim, but what it doesn’t tell you is that Wasserman and Metzger answered the Morning News‘ questionnaire, which goes out to every candidate regardless of location or local issues. It asks the same questions of candidates in Mesquite as it does in the Park Cities.
I asked Dick Davis, who is running unopposed for UP mayor, if he was contacted by Peyton about filling out a questionnaire. Davis said that while Peyton did send him a questionnaire, when he asked to know who was in the organization, Peyton would not disclose that information. Because of that, Davis did not answer the questionnaire.
I’ve seen the Morning News questionnaire. It’s posted on their website. But I haven’t seen the UPCBG questionnaire, so I don’t know exactly what kind of questions it contained. If you have a copy, please feel free to send it on to me at joanna (dot) england (at) peoplenewspapers (dot) com.
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