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Your Paper, Your Opportunity... Visit Us Online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com Juneteenth Activities (NDG Wire) Often ounced in Texas, the last Pastor Bobby R. Arm- word from Heaven and be cited as African Ameri- of the seceding states to be strong. The church is blessed. can’s Independence Day, occupied by the federal located at 4002 S. Denly The Plano Douglass Juneteenth has been army. These are a few of Dr., Dallas, Texas 75216. Community Center is deemed a special day of the upcoming actitvities to The revival will be held providing a day full of recognition by many celebrate Juneteenth this each night at 7:30 p.m. activities in celebration of municipalities and states. year. with guest speaker Pastor Juneteenth 2009 on The observances com - Juneteenth Revival is Jesse Fudge of the Heav- Saturday, June 20. The memorate June 19, 1865, scheduled for June 17, 18, enly Embassy Church. event will be held at the the day the Emancipation and 19 at Loving Evan- They invite the communi - Proclamation was ann- gelistic Bible Church, ty to come and hear a See JUNETEENTH, Page 5 See ENTERPRISE, Page 9

Denzel & John Shine in Vacation Bible School – A Summer Spiritual Adventure The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 BY RUTH FERGUSON commonly known as young, several offer received. For more information see pg. 10 www.northdallasgazette.com Throughout the city Vacation Bible School classes for adults, in addi - First Baptist Church as children turn in their (VBS) for their youth and tion to opportunities to of Hamilton Park is S IC textbooks and close out those in the community. serve. hosting their Vacation M Celebrating O another academic school VBS often features The North Dallas Bible School June 17-19 N O year, some will soon find music, crafts and refresh - Gazette extended the from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 K C Civil Rights in the A themselves in a different ments as the students opportunity for area p.m. nightly. For more L B type of classroom. Each learn more about the fun - churches to send ann- information, Shadow of Civil year many congregations damentals of their faith ouncements regarding [email protected]. throw open their doors and form lasting friend - their upcoming VBS Potter's House Wrongs for one to two weeks ships and memories. VBS plans. The information BY JAMES CLINGMAN other activities to celebrate Bible school training is not only for the very below is the response we See VBS, Page 3 (NNPA) On June 20, the Civil Rights struggle in 2009, major league base - America. ball will hold its annual There will be awards, Area Fire Chiefs Oppose Passage of SB1410 Civil Rights Game in my panel discussions, dia - BY RUTH FERGUSON Association and the Texas hometown of , logues, and a Youth On Monday, June 8, Fire Marshal's Associa- Ohio. Summit on the city’s the Plano Fire Department tion. However, despite The game was previ - downtown Fountain Squ- held a press conference their concerns the bill ously held in Memphis, are, featuring TV stars, for - along with area fire chiefs passed the Senate on April Tenn., the city in which our mer Major League players, to express their concerns 7 and with amendments most notable civil rights and local personalities. regarding the passage of received approval in the leader, Dr. Martin Luther Former President Bill Senate Bill 1410. The bill House on May 29 on the King, Jr., was assassinated Clinton will deliver the was opposed by several eve of the end of the leg - in 1968. The game is the speech at the Awards Plano Mayor Phil Dryer and Colin County Fire prominent groups such as crowning event of a week - Marshal Steven Deffibaugh. the Texas fire chiefs See SB1410 Page 4 end comprising several See CELEBRATING , Page 3

INSIDE... People In The News… People In The News ...... 2 Op-Ed ...... 3 Health ...... 4 Community News ...... 5 Education ...... 6 Community Spotlight ...... 7 Cover Story ...... 9 Arts & Entertainment ...... 10 Business Service Directory ...... 11 Career Opportunity ...... 13 Church Happenings ...... 14 Tracy Darity Rodney J. Reynolds Pastor Terrance Autry Church Directory ...... 14, 15 & 16 See Page 2 People in the News

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2 | June 11-17, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com Op-Ed

Where Do You Want 2000 National Winner 2002 National Winner CELEBRATING , continued from Page 1 A. Philip Randolph Award A. Philip Randolph Award For Excellence in Journalism For Excellence in Journalism To Go Today? Luncheon honoring my per - Michael Carpenter, a Black storm and one of the sisters tunity via education, train - Publisher’s Office: sonal hero, , man who was shot in the asked, “Isn’t that the city ing, equitable treatment, Phone: (972) 516-2992 along with , and back of his head by a White where they kill Black men?” and, of course, collective Dr. . police officer while Carp- (Admittedly, things have work and responsibility, and Fax: (972) 509-9058 Who knows? Maybe enter was sitting in his car improved somewhat with cooperative economics on [email protected] President Obama will throw trying to obey the cop’s the signing of the Collab- our part. out the first pitch, especially order to exit. Not one day of orative Agreement, thanks to While I hope and pray Sales Department: since our Mayor, Mark jail time was done for those the Racial Profiling Lawsuit something positive will Phone: (972) 606-7498 Mallory, did such a poor job murders. filed and won by the come from this event, as Fax: (972) 509-9058 of it on of 2007. While Cincinnati is Cincinnati Black United Patrick Henry said, “I have [email protected] It’s going to be a big deal, known for many Civil Front in 2002.) but one lamp by which my folks, and it’s happening in Rights issues, those are just Even more unfortunate feet are guided, and that is Editorial Department: Cincinnati, Ohio. a few of the most egregious. though is the reality of dis - the lamp of experience. I You may recall Cincin- The with crimination, inequity, injus - know of no way of judging Phone: (972) 516-2992 nati in 2001-2004. In my the support of Major League tice, and economic exclu - the future but by the past. ” Fax: 1 (261) 569-4191 book, Black-O-Knowledge, Baseball (MBL), while they sion for many of us who live Black folks in Cincin- [email protected] Stuff we need to know, the will look at the history of here. Thus, as I suggested to nati have experienced section titled, Home Civil Rights, will also con - our City Council, during a many disappointments in Website: www.NorthDallasGazette.com TPA Cookin’, describes the state sider the current status and, I public meeting on the dis - this city after race and civil of my city during that peri - am told, make plans to con - parities that exist in the rights dialogues, discus - od. You may recall that, in tribute to better relationships city’s contracting system, it sions, and roundtables. So this city where the 2009 among people of different is interesting that we are we must keep our feet on Founded 1991 Civil Rights Game will be backgrounds. Commendable having a Civil Rights the gas pedal when it .com played, there was civil objectives, to be sure, but Baseball game in a city that comes to our options in unrest and a national boycott the Reds have a big job continues to commit “Civil response to mistreatment 3401 Custer Rd, Suite 169 • Plano, Texas 75023 after Timothy Thomas, a ahead. Wrongs” against its Black and disparity. Black man, was killed by a Margaret Kimberly, in citizens, 48 percent of its To those who are com - “frightened” White police an article on Black Comm- population. ing to our city for the STAFF officer; and even prior to entator (2003), wrote, “My For every problem there game, we want you to Chairman Emeritus Assignment Editor that killing there was Roger father tells the story of going is an opportunity, with chal - enjoy yourselves but we Jim Bochum 972-606-3890 Owensby, a Black man, not to see a Reds game as a boy lenges of course, but oppor - also want you to know Published By Editor even wanted by police, who and buying ice cream with tunities nonetheless. The what is happening to Black Minority Opportunity News, Inc. Ruth Ferguson was choked to death by his brother. After making Civil Rights Baseball Game people. You can help if you Office Manager Publicist overzealous white officers their purchase they were and all of its accoutrements, are so inclined, or you can Rosie Roberts Cheryl Jackson during his arrest. ordered to eat outside. dignitaries, and media cov - come and go without hav - Production Contributing Writers You may even recall a It isn’t an occurrence erage, can be a springboard ing said or done anything Randon Knighten Jacquinette Murphy Suzanne Plott Tessa Howington Black man named Nathaniel associated with northern for positive “change” in our to make positive change. Special Projects Manager Lakrishia Armour Jones who was killed by states, but as my mother city, if it is viewed and used Regardless of what Edward Dewayne LaToya S. Watkins police officers on December says, Ohio is ‘up south’. not only as a moneymaking nonresidents do when they “Preacher Boy” Gibson, Jr. Theater Critic 3, 2003. And, you probably Unfortunately, the per - event but also as an instru - are here, we who live here Pietro Elina Rick Elina have never heard of Lorenzo ception of Cincinnati, is still ment to win our new civil understand quite well what Account Executive Photography Collins, a Black man who that it is “up south,” a city rights struggle: Economic we must do, so if you see Faye Tsai Laquisha Buchanan Edna Dorman was holding a brick and sur - that really doesn’t care much Empowerment. or hear something pertain - Religious/ rounded by 15 police offi - for Black people. The culmination of free - ing to Civil Wrongs during Marketing Editor National Marketing Shirley Demus Tarpley Director cers, two of whom shot and Did you see the episode dom for Black people in the Civil Rights Game, Michael T. Caesar killed him for some strange of “Girlfriends” when the this country is economic having read this, you will reason. Or, you may want to couple was stranded in freedom, which comes from at least understand why. Advisory Board: Advisory Board do a Google search on Cincinnati during a snow - access to economic oppor - John Dudley Committees: Myrtle Hightower Public Relations Planning Fred Moses and Implementation Annie Dickson VBS, Cecil Starks, CHAIRPERSON continued from Page 1 Cecil Starks Hosting Family Bible to handle various situa - Travel to the Holy Land and submission to God. Willie Wattley Business Growth Referral School - Many times the tions, as well as effective on a journey with the Dr. R. A. Griffin, Coty Rodriguez-Anderson John Dudley, CHAIRPERSON gap between generations communication skills. Carter family as they Pastor of St. Mark Baptist B. J. Williams Denise Upchurch Program Policy Development can cause a breakdown in The event is scheduled for explore and discover the Church invites Garland, CHAIRPERSON Barbara Simpkins, Annie Dickson, a family's ability to func - June 17 and 18 7:00 p.m. miracles of Jesus. Exp- Mesquite, Rowlett and ADVISORY BOARD SECRETARY Quality Assurance tion effectively. The - 9:00 p.m. and Friday erience the impact Jesus Sachse community to join Distribution Myrtle Hightower , CHAIRPERSON Potter's House values the June 19 from 4:00 p.m. - had on the thousands of SMB in celebrating "The Keith Rock Coty Rodriguez importance of the family 9:00 p.m. Potter's House lives He touched. Stories Jesus Chronicles." St. Rojelio Martinez unit and invites the entire is located at 6777 W. include incidents on the Mark is located at 601 family to participate in Kiest Blvd., Dallas, TX tour that the Carter par - Rowlett Road, Garland, MON-The Gazette assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material and reserves the right to edit and this year's Family Bible 75236. ents handle through faith, Texas 75043. make appropriate revisions. School. Family members St. Mark Baptist prayer and strength, just Refreshments will be will learn foundational Church, Garland, Texas as Christian educators and served nightly. Pre-regis - principles, which will is hosting VBS each parents do. The children tration is required for The North Dallas Gazette, formerly Minority Opportunity News, was founded July, 1991, equip both parents and evening at 6:45 p.m. July grow in faith as they deal transportation, for more by Jim Bochum and Thurman R. Jones children with practical 6-10. 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June 11-17, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com | 3 Health Seniors Active in Learning Program Announces June Events (NDG Wire) Collin a.m.-12:20 p.m. on June 22 Potpourri from 1-2:30 p.m. pants can play Mah Jongg Year England Waited.” In technology. The purpose of College’s Seniors Active in in room A216 and Current Events will and then attend the History room B115 from 9:30- Celestin’s Café is to pro - Learning program invites Afternoon at the Movies involve a discussion of Series from 1-2:30 p.m. in 11:30 a.m. Les Lorenzo vide insight into alternate the public to participate in from 12:30-3 p.m. every events with an emphasis on room A232. Both begin will be leading “Celestin’s ways of looking at various the following Summer Monday in room A232. what’s happening now June 3. Those attending the Café;” an on-going discus - ideas, issues and subjects. Learning activities from The Book Discussion while Potpourri will fea - History Series will discuss sion class inspired by the For a complete list and Monday-Thursday Group and Afternoon at the ture speakers who will dis - “1865, The Year that Saved exchange of ideas such as details of the Summer throughout June at the Movies will read and then cuss topics such as stem the Nation,” and “How those that took place in Learning speakers and Courtyard Center Campus review the movie made cell developments, Aviation Defined the 20th Athens 2,500 years ago, events, call 972.985.3788, (CYC), 4800 Preston Park from the book. Beethoven’s life, solving Century.” when Socrates, Sophists e-mail wjmartin@ccccd Blvd., in Plano. Every Tuesday in room Sudoku puzzles and the Thursdays Beginning. and the general populace .edu or visit www.ccccd. Mondays Attendees can A232, seniors can attend current economy. on June 18 in room B115, discussed religion, the edu/sailsite. participate in a Book Current Events from 11 Wednesdays From 9-11 from 1-4 p.m, Marli Davis gods, politics, art, theater, Discussion Group from 11 a.m.-12:20 p.m. and a.m. in room A212, partici - will discuss “1913: The education, science and

SB1410 , continued from Page 1 islative session. conference to lend support ment Relations stated the Crone indicated, "if you home. tem in their home." If enacted the law to the fire fighters and home builders are also con - price all of these house - The Texas Home- Crone also stressed the would no longer allow a Plano's 260,000 residents. sidering the welfare safety holds out of the market, builders Association be- new law would not impact municipality to enact an Mayor Dyer indicated, "I of Texas home buyers. He you are leading them into lieves the homeowners any local ordinances in ordinance, bylaw, order, don't want to go to a funer - indicated, the cost issue an older home, which is should have the right to place before January 1, building code or rule al that is unnecessary - also translates into a life more likely to have casual - choose if they want to 2009. requiring the installation of families or fire fighters." safety issue. Accord-ing to ty and fire safety issues." install the sprinklers. He Governor Rick Perry a multipurpose residential Advocates for the legis - a study by Texas A&M, for The sprinklers are esti - counters the municipalities has not signed the bill into fire protection sprinkler lation of the bill include the every $1,000 added to the mated to add $4,000 to the claim of local control with, law, nor indicated if he system or any other fire Home Builders Association cost of a home approxi - cost of the property and "the greatest form of local plans to sign or veto the sprinkler protection system of Greater Dallas. Speak- mately 28,000 buyers are would result in over control is the individual legislation. in a new or existing one or ing by phone, Phil Crone, priced out of an ability to 100,000 homebuyers be- homeowner to decide two family dwelling. the Director of Govern- buy a home. As a result coming unable to buy a whether they want this sys - The City of Plano's cur - rent code requires dwel- lings of 6,000 square feet or more to have residential FREE sprinklers. Many of the other nearby communities have similar requirements. FORECLOSURE The fire officials are partic - ularly concerned by the PREVENTION fact the bill will rescind the Texas tradition of "Home Rule" whereby local offi - cials and citizens have retain control on fire and NID Housing Counseling Agency offers building code require - ments. FREE Foreclosure Prevention Counseling According to informa - for Homeowners having difficulty tion provided at the press refinancing and /or maintaining their conference when sprinklers monthly mortgage payment due to: are used in conjunction with smoke alarms, the risk • Property Value Decline/Can’t Re-finance of dying in a home fire are • Increased Mortgage Payment reduced by 82%. They are • Loss of Income/Job, Divorce, Disability, also 98% effective in con - Layoffs, etc. taining a fire even before the fire department arrives. FORECLOSURE WORKSHOPS: Dallas Deputy Chief Every Tuesdays 6pm-10pm Joe Pierce stated, "Res- idential fire sprinklers CONTACT – SHIRLEY NEAL saves lives. It is safer for (817) 423-4208, (817) 346-9990 fire fighters as well. However, the facts are that OR TOLL FREE (866) 279-4200 children, elderly and minorities die in fires and this is a cheap thing to do." Newly elected Plano A HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agency Mayor Phil Dyer was also Website: myhomecounselor.com and nidonline.org in attendance at the press

4 | June 11-17, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com Community News Free Summer Lunch Program for Children (NDG Wire) Healthy being by hosting lunch and able at specified sites. • Gale Fields Recreation Avenue D Garland Road meals will be provided by activity sites throughout Check with each site to Center, 1701 Dairy Road • Saturn Road Church of • Centerville Pointe the City of Garland at Garland. determine meal times and • Granger Recreation Christ, 3030 Saturn Road Apartments, 4266 Duck select recreation centers, All children 18 years of activities. Center, 1310 W. Avenue F • The ROC Metro Family Creek Drive parks, churches and apart - age and younger are invited Lunch and breakfast or • Montgomery Park, 2905 Ministry, 3375 Edgewood • Monte de Sion ments. The Childrens to enjoy free hot and cold snacks will be served at the Edgewood Drive • Mount Hebron Baptist Pentecostal Church, 548 Summer Nutrition Program lunches at the identified locations listed below, • Nueva Vida (New Life) Church, 901 Dairy Road Crestgrove is sponsored by the City of sites below. No fee or reg - most offer service from 11 Baptist Church, 2000 S. • Willow Gate Apartments, • Wynne Park, 3802 S. Garland Fair Housing istration is required. The a.m. To 1 p.m. Contact First Street 900 E. Centerville Road Glenbrook Office in conjunction with 2009 Program runs from locations to confirm. • Parkridge Community • Bradfield Recreation For information, call the Texas Department of June 8 through August 7. • Carver Center, 232 Apartments, 1839 Center, 1146 Castle Drive the Garland Summer Agriculture. The nutrition Meal times vary by site; Carver Street Glenbrook • Richland Apartments, Nutrition Program at 972- program seeks to promote breakfast or afternoon • Fox Bend Apartments, • Salvation Army / Boys 3200 W. Buckingham 205-3335. children’s health and well- snacks may also be avail - 2156 Cranford & Girls Club, 451 W. • Garland, YMCA, 1709 N.

JUNETEENTH , continued from Page 1 Douglass Community Showcase, contact Alvis please call 940-349-8575 (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon), Texas that recently lost clown & face painting for Center, 1111 Avenue H and Alexander at 972-941- or visit www.dentonjune and a Gospel Concert eight horses in a barn fire. the children. They are pro - is free to the public. This 7174. teenth.org. (3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.). There is no cost to attend viding the basics for the year’s Juneteenth obser - The Denton June- The Hamilton Park Contact Gina Riley Gray, this event; however dona - barbecue, attendees are vance features live musical teenth Celebration Com- Historical Preservation Event Coord-inator at tions will be accepted to invited to bring any side performances by Blues mittee has planned two Foundation is hosting the (214) 728-4484 for more benefit the “Circle L-5 dishes. singer Andrea Dawson and days of activities and cele - 24th Annual Juneteenth in details. Riding Club”. Smokey’s The Committee for the R&B band VINJAC. bration for the whole fami - the Park. The theme is Blues & BBQ Smokey’s BBQ is located at 5300 Change is an up & coming New this year is the ly on June 19th & 20th in Unity, Progress and BBQ , a local restaurant East Lancaster Avenue, non-profit organization highly anticipated commu - Fred Moore Park located at Prosperity. and sports bar with over Fort Worth, Texas, 76112, whose sole purpose is to: nity basketball game 629 Lakey Street in The celebration on 30 years of deeply rooted www.eatsmokeysbbq.com. enlighten, educate & between members of the Denton, TX. Saturday, June 20 includes Fort Worth history, will The Committee for encourage through unity Plano Police Department Friday, June 19th, a parade that begins at host “Blues & BBQ” a Change on June 20th at in the community. For and Douglass Community begins with a Barbeque New Mt. Zion Missionary Juneteenth Celebration on 1pm in Finch Park in more information or to staff/residents. Witness Cook-off at 7:30 am. Come Baptist Church and ends at June 20 from 2 p.m. to 10 McKinney is hosting an make donations call 214- this powerhouse game at out and show off your Willie B. Johnson recre - p.m. The event will bene - afternoon of food, fun & 815-8125, 469-463-9797 12:00 noon in the Thomas skills on the grill, and you ation center on Willowdell fit the "Circle L-5 Riding fellowship. The event will or 214-445-8440. Gymnasium (on-site). could be this years winner. in Hamilton Park. Events Club," the oldest African- include live music (R&B, Schedule of Events: Judging begins at 3:30 pm, include a Resource Fair American riding club in Hip-Hop, Gospel), poetry, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the food must be Vendors and Information cooked in the park. Then at Booths 6:00 pm, the Gospel Noon Basketball Extravaganza begins with Game: Plano Police vs. numerous gospel perform - Douglass Community ances, including area 1 p.m. Face Painting churches. So come out for 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Youth an evening of praise & Talent Showcase worship in the park. We 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Adult have also planned a Talent Showcase Basketball Shoot-out 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. beginning at 7:00 pm, to Juneteenth Youth test your hoop skills. Basketball Innovational On Saturday, June 20th Games the parade line-up begins 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Old at 9:00 am, at the Denton School vs. New School Civic Center and travels (men) through the city, ending at 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Live Fred Moore Park. Music - Blues singer Throughout the day, there Andrea Dawson and R&B will be live musical per - Band VINJAC formances, a talent show, A brief welcome and many vendors, and games Juneteenth history will be for the children. The Co-ed presented by Douglass Softball Tournament and 3 Community volunteer on 3 Basketball Tourn- Eleanor Evans. For more ament will be going on information on this event, throughout the day on the to reserve vendor space or park fields and courts. to register for the Talent For more information

June 11-17, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com | 5 Education Dallas Resident Dylon Rockwell Joins Highly Selective Leadership Program at MIT

Dylon Rockwell, a Leader’, Dylon—a resi - Dallas’ Science and sponds to the future Aeronautical/Astronauti dent of Dallas who grad - Engineering Magnet needs of our nation’s cal major at the Center—will devel - enginering industry by Massachusetts Institute op his engineering transforming a select of Technology, was leadership skills in group of highly motivat - recently selected to join the program. ed MIT undergraduate the Bernard M. Gordon- In the multi-year engineering students MIT Engineering program, “Dylon into tomorrow's engi - Leadership Program’s will be immersed in neering leaders,” added Class of 2011. The pro - a series of unique, Dr. Crawley. “We’re gram is a new education - hands-on learning pleased to have chosen al initiative at MIT that experiences that Dylon from a large combines leadership focus on product group of highly quali - development with the development, proj - fied applicants.” rigor of the MIT educa - ect engineering, tional experience. team leadership and One of only 22 MIT engineering innova - School of Engineering Dylon Rockwell tion,” said Program undergraduate students Director Dr. Edward invited to become a uated Magna Cum Crawley. ‘Gordon Engineering Laude in 2007 from “The program re-

6 | June 11-17, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com Arts & Entertainment Community Spotlight 6th Annual CityArts Celebration Slated for This Weekend

The 6th annual case, interactive chil - June 14, southbound Red CityArts Celebration, dren's activities, art car and Blue Line trains will presented by TXU displays, free admission operate only as far as Energy, will take place in to Arts District museums Pearl Station and north - the downtown Dallas and much more. The full bound trains only to Arts District June 12-14, schedule can be found at Union Station. DART 2009. The FREE festival www.dallascityarts.com. shuttle buses will meet all will feature a juried art Beginning Saturday regularly scheduled trains show, five stages with a morning, June 13, at Pearl Station and variety of music and through the end of serv - Union Station and serve dance, a culinary show - ice on Sunday evening, all stations in between.

On May 21, HP employees were joined by Donnie Nelson and Rolando Blackman from the Dallas Mavericks for HP Gives Back, a community service event benefit - ing the Salesmanship Club Youth and Family Center, Oak Cliff campus. Organized as part of HP's title sponsorship of the HP Byron Nelson Championship, more than 80 volunteers participated in HP Gives Back and coordinated materials for Salesmanship Club students, renovated the outdoor recreation areas and cleaned up the surrounding inner-urban neighborhood. From L to R, Vanessa Nnaji, HP; Rolando Blackman, former NBA player and Director of Basketball Development, Dallas Mavericks; Barbara Lester, HP; and Jennifer Crow, HP

June 11-17, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com | 7 Community Calendar Visit www.NorthDallasGazette.com and click on Community Calendar for more events! Ongoing ness and services, and most June 13 Contact Global Edge at June 27 July 19-24 African American Repub- importantly, learn different Richardson Composting [email protected] Cheryl Smith's Don't Texas All-Star Jazz Camp lican Club of Collin ways to improve upon and Seminar ,10 a.m.-noon at Believe the Hype Celeb- Sunday-Friday at the Spring County meets 3rd Tuesday grow their business. 4th Richardson Service Center, June 18-21 rity Bowl-a-thon will be Creek Campus Conference Saturdays, 11AM-1PM, held at USA Bowl, 10920 Center, 2800 E. Spring of every month at 7 pm. 1260 Columbia Dr. Event is N’COBRA 20th Annual ReMarkable Affairs Cafe, Composite Drive. Recept- Creek Parkway, Plano. (Doors will open at 6:30 free, Ryan Delzell, 972- Conference will convene at ion at 6 p.m. Bowling Special guest artists include pm.) Collin County 2727 LBJ Freeway, Suite 744-4404 Mt. Tabor Family Life begins at 8 p.m. Celeb- Bill Holman and Gregg Republican Party Head- 140, Dallas, $20 for mem - Center, 3700 Simpson rities including Public Bissonette. Registration quarters. 8416 Stacy Road, bers; $35 for non-members, 8th Annual Reebok Stuart Rd, Dallas. Info: Enemy's Malik Farrakhan, cost is $265 and $310 with McKinney. Call Fred Moses $5 off for early bird regis - Heroes Celebrity Base- www.ncobrhoo.com; Rep. Barbara Mallory lunch. Info: Kris Berg at at 972 618 7027 or tration. Visit http:// ball Game at 6 p.m. at the [email protected]. Caraway, K104's Morning 972.881.5108 or kberg@ [email protected] for more nbwenorg.ning.com for Dr Pepper Ballpark (7300 Team, 94.5's Lynne Haze, ccccd.edu. information. more information. THIS IS RoughRiders Trail) in June 20 Heaven 97's Camille A PREPAID EVENT so Frisco Tickets are $5 – $10. Juneteenth Celebration 11 Holmes, 97.9's Gary with Collin County Black register early! July 28 a.m. to 11 p.m., Douglass the Tea and Juicy, Jazz and Chamber of Commerce: Putting America Back to 3rd Annual Do the Write Community Center, 1111 R&B artist Miles Jaye, Dr. Monthly Lunch & Learn - Wit Women Conference Work Job Fair, New Thing Writing Work-shop Avenue H, Plano Frederick D. Haynes III, 2nd Thursday of every Call join this weekly con - Cowboy Stadium, 925 9 am - 3 pm at CCTOF. former Ms. Black Texas month, $15 for members, ference call if you need North Collins, Arlington, Registration is $50, for Nicole Barrett, former $20 for non-members, encouragement, prayer, or 2nd Annual Celebration of TX 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. informatio: www.thewrite Dallas Cowboy Tony 11:00am until 1:00pm at the inspiration. 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Tickets for the June 21 ored He's telling everything Sat., August 1, 3:30PM monthly for lunch or dinner Vision Exhibit at The JAWS Event are $15.00 for TBAAL Presents An he knows! Join comedian, and a fun, informative sem - African American Museum, individuals, $25.00 per cou - Evening of NeoSoul featur - social commentator, actor, Sat., August 1, 7:30PM inar on various financial 3536 Grand Avenue, ple, $12.00 for senior citi - ing Ledsi author, health nutritionist Sunday, August 2, 2:30PM topics. For info: 469-942- Historic Fair Park, Dallas, zens and $10.00 for children Dick Gregory at the USA Sunday, August 2, 6:30PM 0809 or meeetup.com/378. TX, 214 565-9026, $5- 16 and under. Featured June 23 Suites, 10920 Composite Thurs., August 6, 7:30PM Adults, $2 - Children artists works will be The Goodwill Industries Drive for 90 minutes of Friday, August 7, 7:30PM www.aamdallas. showcased by tenured Marriage Prep Class 1st Hiring Fair , 4005 Campus uncensored commentary Sat., August 8, 11:30AM Saturdays monthly 423 org gallery owner / expert and comedy. Show begins Drive, Fort Worth, TX 9 – 1 Sat., August 8, 3:30PM West Wheatland Road Suite Stephanie Ward, who has p.m. at 9p.m., tickets $25. Info: 101, Duncanville 75116 $10 Throughout Summer owned several art galleries (214) 428-8958, Sat., August 8, 7:30PM in both Dallas and Collin Sunday, August 9, 2:30PM fee for materials. For more Seniors Active in Learning June 25 www.cherylsmithonline.co County.For additional infor - info call Karen Duval at hosting annual summer Turtle Creek Chorale con - m Sunday, August 9, 6:30PM mation call 972.978.3216. 972-709-1180. series including Brown Bag cludes its 29th season with Information available thru: lecture series and a variety CELEBRATE AMERICA! July 11 www.ticketmaster.com No Limit Network of classes and other activi - June 15 at 8:00PM in the Morton H. “Killing Me Softly” Irving ties. For a complete list and Business Networking Plano Career Fair 10AM - Meyerson Symphony Arts Center Carpenter August 5 Lunch 1st and 3rd details of the Summer 2PM To see a complete list Center with special guests Performance Hall 8:00 PM Learning speakers and Arlington Professional Thursday 11:30 am - 12:30 of jobs available and to pre- the Army Diversity Career Fair, events, call 972.985.3788, register please go to pm every Thursday at Texas Chorus from Washington, July 12 LaQuinta Inn, 825 N. Land & Cattle Steak House [email protected] or www.choicecareerfairs.com D.C. and the Dallas Wind Many Voices, Many Watson Road, Arlington, 3945 N. Central www.ccccd.edu/sailsite . . Info: 830-393-7401 Symphony. Tickets range Visions inspiring vocal con - TX 76011, 10-2 p.m. Expressway Plano 75023 from $30.00 to $80.00 and cert by one of Fort Worth’s Must RSVP at June 12 are available by calling June 16-18 favorite music ensembles at www.TheNoLimitNetwork. (877) SING-TCC or online Renaissance Cultural Tax Alliance Conference is 2pm. Please call com or call Sylvia Williams at www.turtlecreek.org. September 5-6 Center’s 16th Dr. Marion a tax seminar for EAs, 817.989.5030 to register; at 972-898-5882. 2009 City of Bedford J. Brooks Living Legend CAPs and attorneys on how confirmation will be sent. Awards and Scholarship to represent clients before June 26 Labor Day Blues & BBQ Banquet at the Fort Worth An Evening of Jazz, Soul Festival a feast for the sens - The National Business the IRS. Info: www.tax July 13-17 Club 306 W. 7th St., Ft. and Spirit with Miles Jaye es. The two-day event Women Enterprise alliance.org or Larry Jones Summer Jazz Dance Worth, Tx 76103. The and Shamanarenge Selim returns with an entertaining Network (NBWEN) at 214-696-2661. Camp at the Spring Creek reception begins at 6:00 at the African American lineup of local talent, blues Learning Over Lunch Campus Dance Studio, p.m. and the Living Museum, 7PM, Tickets $25 legends Buddy Guy and Series: Monthly workshop June 18 Room AA146. Registration Legends Banquet starts at per person. Info: (214) 428- The Fabulous Thunderbirds and networking event giv - Nurse Camp from 9 a.m.-3 costs: $125. Info: Tiffanee 7:00 p.m. Info: www.ren 8958, www.cherylsmith and a $10,000 barbecue ing members and guests the p.m., at the Central Park Arnold, 972.881.5830 or opportunity to network, aissanceculturalcenter.org/. online.com cook-off. Gates open at 2 Campus, 2200 W. [email protected]. p.m. each day. build relationships, present University Drive, McKin- information on their busi - ney. The event is free. Sponsored By: Proud To Be An Active Partner In The Community 8 | June 11-17, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com Cover Story The City of Irving Says: Yes We Can…Have a Minority and Women Business Enterprise Program

BY JACKIE HARDY are actively solicited and M/WBE Program The 2000 United States given an equal opportunity Administrator is open. “We Census reported Texas was to compete and participate want to find an individual the fourth state to have a as strategic partners and who has a strong partner - non-white majority popula - suppliers of goods and ship with the business com - tion and concluded 50.2 services within the City of munity, strong community percent Texans were Irving. involvement, and the abili - minorities, according to an Ramiro Lopez, Director ty to come in and hit the on-line MSNBC report. of Environmental Services, ground running,” states One might ask, why it states “The city leaders are Lopez. The City of Irving took Irving over 100 years committed to supporting is accepting applications to adopt a program that the program because we and hoping to have the supports equal business know this is the right thing position filled within the opportunities for Minority to do. This initiative will next 60 days. and Women owned busi - also encourage positive Lopez is very opti - nesses. Anthony Bonds, competition, increase mistic about the program Community Activist and awareness of our city, and despite challenges encoun - Founder of Irving NAACP, offer savings for the city tered within its first two did ask that question. because it allows smaller years. One of the chal - Ed Matthews and Mary Lewallen Bonds states, “I have pur - minority and women lenges they want to address sued the City of Irving to owned firms with less by fiscal year 2010 is ent processes it makes it Department is making to was hired to oversee sewer - adopt a Minorty and overhead to participate.” developing a centralized confusing for the contrac - increase awareness and age repairs and installation Women Business Enteprise The leadership recog - purchasing process as an tor. We are working to response include: having for sections one-three for (M/WBE) program for 14 nizes the cultural change effort to simplify the cur - streamline the procurement Open Houses that gives the City of Irving. The years and I am glad we that has occurred in the city rent system. process and it is our goal to M/WBE firms an opportu - project was an estimated have a City Manager who of Irving. “Irving Indepen- According to Lopez the have a centralized procure - nity to address questions 1.1 million dollar project is in favor of this pro - dent School District serves current system can be com - ment process that will be and/or concerns; providing and MACVAL, LLC sub - gram.” students that speak 54 dif - plicated due to the many managed by one depart - specialized workshops that mitted the lowest bid. “We In January 2007, the ferent languages. This fact departments overseeing the ment,” advises Lopez. offer training that will help were able to win the bid by Irving City Council unani - alone proves Irving is a procurement process. “For Streamlining the procure - improve their business submitting a lower bid of mously adopted the diverse community. We example, if a contractor is ment process the city practices; maintaining $868,664.25 and we were Council Resolution No. 1- understand it has taken the submitting for a project believes will also result in updates for bid solicitation so excited to win the con - 11-07-021 to demonstrate city some time to accept that falls within the economic benefits, as well on the City of Irving’s web - tract after addressing some commitment to the inclu - the cultural change and are Engineering Department, as effectively determining site (www.cityofirving. minor discrepancies that sion of minority and confident the vision and than the Purchasing Agent best use of skills. org/purchasing/bids-table- occurred during the bid - women owned business plan of the City Manager, within that department Overcoming the barrier 2.html ); and sending noti - ding process. I know the participation in all its pro - Tommy Gonzalez will be oversees that process and of past perceptions left by fications to all M/WBE program is new and the city curement processes. The effective and successful,” the same applies for proj - former city leaders is the associations to ensure is working to simplify the resolution outlined three major challenge the City of firms are consistently process, but overall the objectives: Establish a pol - Irving’s Purchasing aware of city projects experience was good and icy to provide equal oppor - Department is working available for bid. we are glad our organiza - tunity in the city’s procure - hard to change. Ed Since the inception of tion could benefit from the ment process for construc - Matthews, Purchasing the M/WBE program, there M/WBE program,” states tion, professional services, Manager, states “We are have been 25.9 percent Aloysius Attah, Certified other services and goods; meeting our goal of award - contracts awarded to Professional Engineer and Create and implement a ing 26 percent of the bids M/WBE firms. Muniz Owner/CEO of MACVAL, formal compliance proce - to M/WBE firms, but the Construction, Inc., RKM LLC. dure for monitoring the response is only 18 percent Utility Services, Inc., The true success of the M/WBE participation and of M/WBE firms submit - McMahon Contacting, LP program is measured by goals; and Build communi - ting bids. I am very pas - are a few of the over 20 accomplishing a communi - ty confidence to ensure sionate about seeing the M/WBE firms that were ty where race is not an there will be no discrimina - percentage of M/WBE awarded contracts that issue and equal opportunity tion on the basis of race, firms increased in respond - totaled to over 16 million is afforded to everyone. color, religion, national ori - Aloysius Atta Anthony Bond ing to the bids we solicit. dollars within the first and This is ultimately the long gin or sex in the award of There is one out of five second quarter of the 2009 term vision of the M/WBE contracts. M/WBE firms who are Fiscal Year. program and it is a senti - The purpose for the states Lopez. ects that fall under a differ - actually submitting bids One of the most recent ment that the City of Irving M/WBE program is to The M/WBE Program ent department. When you and we are committed to M/WBE firms who were leaders want to communi - ensure minority and is not without challenges. have several departments changing those numbers.” awarded a contract was cate and execute through - women owned businesses Currently the position for involved and using differ - Efforts the Purchasing MACVAL , LLC. The firm out the entire city.

June 11-17, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com | 9 Arts & Entertainment For more entertainment news visit www.NorthDallasCGaarzeRttev.cioewm Denzel & John Shine in The 2009 Bath House Music Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 BY RUTH FERGUSON and demands money in might feel cheesy. However, Fest June 12-13, 2009 Oscar winner Denzel exactly one hour. Ryder Denzel and his costars draw Admission to all Washington and John promises for every minute you into the moment and concerts is Pay What Travolta co-star in director the money is late, he will kill you become enveloped in You Can! Friday, Tony Scott's latest film, The one of the nineteen hostages. their fear. June 12 at 8pm - Taking of Pelham 1 2 3. When he refuses to deal with Director Tony Scott Juju Jazz featuring the Denzel elevates the film the hostage negotiater filled out the cast with fami - Gonzalez Bros. & with his nuanced perform - played by John Turturro, lar faces who each provide Company - (front ance. Perhaps the bigger Garber is thrust into the role. solid performances includ - doors open at 7:00pm, suprise is Travolta's in your The action is great and not ing Mr. Tony Soprano him - theater doors open at face turn as the lead hijacker overplayed. However, the self, James Gandolfini as the 7:45pm) of a New York City subway film thrives on the faceoff mayor of New York City. June 13 at 3pm - train. Certainly Travolta has between Garber and Ryder. Luis Guzman is Phil Ramos, BL Lacerta Saturday played the bad guy before, Now ladies let me warn and he uses his knowledge Matinee Soundtrack but this is a much harder, you this is not the chiseled about the subway trains to Concert feat. Douglas edgier role for him. and sexy Denzel you have help Ryder execute his plan Fairbanks "The Thief What begins as just an come to know and love over to hijack a subway train. of Bagdad"- (front average day at work for the years. In fact, it's a little The Taking of Pelham 1 doors open at 2:00pm, Bernard Garber (Washing- jolting to see Denzel's 2 3 is a remake of the 1974 theater doors open at ton) becomes a life or death midlife spread on the large The Taking of Pelham One 2:45pm) experience. Garber is a for - screen. However, the other Two Three , which starred June 14 at 8pm - mer executive currently characteristics we love about Walter Matthau, Robert Inner City All-Stars - under investigation, and thus Denzel shines through: his Shaw and Hector Elizondo. (front doors open at demoted to subway dis - intelligence, humility and This is an intelligent joy 7:00pm, theater doors patcher. His day is turned humanity. There are at least ride that truly keeps the open at 7:45pm) upside down when Ryder two scences that might viewer on the edge of your (Travolta) methodically require kleenex, and with a seat. It is rated R for vio - takes over a subway train lesser actor the moments lence and language.

10 | June 11-17, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com Business Service Directory The Sporty 2009 Lincoln MKS STU LIVINGSTON tem. train, a 3.7-liter V6 matched Lincoln hasn't always Inside, the MKS features to a six-speed automatic kept up with the competition include the standard Ford's transmission. EPA fuel econ - in the luxury sedan segment, voice-activated Sync sys - omy estimates for the 2009 but now, Ford's premium tem, a tilt/telescoping power Lincoln MKS are 17/24- division is trying again with steering wheel with memory, mpg city/highway for the the 2009 Lincoln MKS; the dual-zone automatic climate front-wheel-drive model and company's new full-size control, a rear center armrest 16/23 for AWD. The MKS flagship. with pass-through slot and comes standard with stabili - The 2009 Lincoln MKS an eight-speaker stereo with ty and traction control, front- comes in two trim levels: an in-dash six-CD changer, seat side airbags, side cur - front-wheel drive and AWD. satellite radio and an auxil - tain airbags and antilock Standard features on both iary audio jack. Interior brakes with brake assist. include 18-inch wheels; design is on par with other At it’s price based at a heated power sideview mir - cars in this segment, featur - very reasonable $37,665, the rors with memory and auto- ing standard leather uphol - 2009 Lincoln MKS has dimming on the driver side; stery and an attractive dash some things going for and is xenon HID headlamps; layout. Lincoln's heated and a star when it comes to in- cruise control; a new capless ventilated 12-way power cabin entertainment and fuel-filling system (used front seats are a nice touch, information sources. But previously on the Ford GT as are the MKS's standard you will have to be content and now appearing on new rear heated seats. Both front- with a comfortable, rather models); and a sleek, incon - wheel-drive and AWD trim than sporty, ride. spicuous touchpad entry sys - levels share the same power - Seminar Helps Women to Reposition Themselves During Economic Downturn (NDG Wire) The eco - executive and presenter. about dealing with chal - nomic downturn has dispro - With an economy in flux, it lenges is that it forces portionately affected women is critical that working women to move out of our and will continue to do so, women position themselves comfort zone and change according to the Inter- for long-term success. habitual patterns, clearing national Labor Organiz- Samantha Shaw owner the way for new ideas and ation. A higher percentage of of Gaining Power Institute creativity. This seminar will women than men are losing and co-developer of the 5- increase awareness, ease their jobs world wide this Minutes to Power System See SEMINAR Page 13 year. This statistic com - agreed, "The good news pounded by women’s already weak positioning in the work place, could have a AIR CONDITIONER PARTS long term impact on women in the overall job market. ATTENTION A/C TECHNICIANS Willow Tree Consultants and the Gaining Power Ignition Control (Two Stage Spark) Institute are hosting a semi - For Sale nar to help women reposi - tion themselves in this eco - Part #CNT04717x13651111-010 nomic downturn. The semi - Paid $200 – Will Take $100 nar will be held June 18, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the TEXO Conference Center, 11111 972-606-3891 Stemmons Freeway in Dallas. The cost of the sem - HEALTH CARE inar is $105. “Pay What You Can” grants are being ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR offered for anyone wanting HEALTH CARE COSTS? to attend the seminar but I’M HERE TO HELP can’t afford it. To learn about Medicare Advantage Plans and Women often ignore, or Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans, even sabotage, the very please call me. qualities they should rely on to help them survive and ANTHOINETTE ADAMS grow during touch economic Secure Horizons times and according to 817-861-2023 | [email protected] Patricia Kagerer, a corporate

June 11-17, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com |11 12 | June 11-17, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com Contact 972-606-7498 for Career Opportunity Advertising SEMINAR , continued from Page 11 stress and help women navi - ever the American business women in boardroom. gate with confidence the community must implement Fortune 500 companies with power of their choices.” a new philosophy in order to women on board of directors The seminar is geared turn the corner and over - experience 53% higher toward working women and come the mistakes of the return on equity 42% higher Store Management DO YOU WANT AN EXCITING Opportunities those in transition. past. return on sales and 66% AND REWARDGING CAREER? The session will give Even with a more visible higher return on capital Hobby Lobby is a participants tips on how to presence in the corporate investments. leader in the Arts & PURSUE A CAREER AS A POLICE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER! stay employed during tough arena, women are still lag - Through hands on Crafts industry with times and how to enhance ging behind, according to coursework, the seminar 400 stores located in • Competitive wages 32 states. the quality of their lives. US Census reports. will provide participants • Array of benefits • Education incentive pay “To lead a successful, Women earn more with the opportunity to Candidates must have fulfilling life, it is often not degrees and less money than enrich their skill set to navi - previous retail store • . . . and more about the challenges that life men in 2005, U.S. colleges gate change within the com - management experience in “one of the following:” SIGN UP TO TAKE brings on, its about how we issued 200,000 more plex constructs of the work Supermarket chain, Craft respond to them. This semi - degrees to women than to environment. chain, Mass merchant, THE CITY OF IRVING’S NEXT nar is to motivation and men. For more information Drug chain, Building supply CIVIL SERVICE ENTRANCE EXAM. enlighten and to specifically By 2012, women are call 915-203-4518 For regis - chain CALL (972) 721-2532 TO REGISTER. Must be willing to relocate addressing the serious chal - projected to earn 56.7% of tration information log onto lenges affecting women,” all advanced degrees in the : www.quoin.org The City of Irving does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, Benefits include: age, or disability in employment or the provision of services. said Kagerer, U.S. yet, 10 years out of col - • All Stores Closed on Sunday www.cityofirving.org While women have a lege, women earn 69% as City of • Competitive Salaries responsibility to improve much as men. • Paid Vacations Plano, Texas • 401K Plan themselves, Kagerer says Statistics tend to go the • Medical/Dental that the need to change goes other way when it comes to • Life Insurance both ways. Now more than measuring the success of • Merchandise Discount • Flex Spending Plan

Qualified Candidates Advertising Account Manager with Retail Management experience as listed CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS CAREER EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION above must apply online Must be • Able to telemarket effectively www.plano.gov www.hobbylobby.com AA/EOE/ADA • Willing to coldcall efficiently • Skilled in Microsoft Word and Outlook • Able to demonstrate good people skills Suppliers of Goods, Services • Able to accept Draw against Commissions • Willing to work in Plano and surrounding areas and Construction Interested candidates please email your resume to CITY OF CARROLLTON [email protected] Review Competitive Opportunities at www.bidsync.com Alternate School www.garlandpurchasing.com MHA Crossing Guard REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Maintenance Worker II The McKinney Housing Authority (MHA) will receive – Meter Repair bids for the Turnkey Make-Ready of 14 apartment units on Thursday June 18, 2009 between 8am – noon at its Student Intern 1 main office located at 1200 N. Tennessee St., – Craft Tech ROUTE PERSONS McKinney, Texas 75069. All work must meet UPCS and REAC standards and be completed on a 10-day turn - Student Intern 2 Oak Cliff/Downtown Dallas/ around. The units are available to view Friday, June – Police/Detention 12th between 8am - noon and Tuesday, June 16th Irving/Carrollton/North Dallas between 1pm - 5pm. Swim Instructor

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June 11-17, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com | 13 Church Happenings C. D. DIXON Dr. Jerome McNeil, Jr. 1550 Edelweiss Dr. C. Paul McBride, SAINT MARK Rev. Charles Wattley, MINISTRIES Senior Pastor (Sunday Worship Senior Pastor BAPTIST CHURCH Senior Pastor July 9 & 10, 7:30 pm 14120 Noel Road Location) 4396 Main Street IN MCKINNEY 1308 Wilcox Street Join us for “The Prophetic Dallas, TX 75254 200 Belmont Drive The Colony, TX 75056 “The Mark” McKinney, TX 75069 Voice Speaks in 2009 with 972-239-1120 (Church Address 972-625-8186 Last Day, June 11, 972-542-6178 Apostle C. D. Dixon @ Allen, TX 75013 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm God’s Tabernacle of FELLOWSHIP 972-359-9956 PILGRIM REST You will enjoy our FREE WORD OF LIFE Deliverance Event Center, BAPTIST CHURCH OF BAPTIST CHURCH Annual City-Wide CHURCH OF 1020 E. Pleasant Run ALLEN “The Ship” FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST June 24 & 25, Vacation Bible School @ GOD IN CHRIST Road, Desoto, TX 75115. On Going, CHURCH, 7 pm Nightly Fanny Finch Elementary This Friday Night Apostle C. D. Dixon 9 am-4 pm THE COLONY You are invited to our School, 1205 S. Tennessee June 12, 8 pm Founder Monday – Friday June 13, 10 am Summer Revival 2009 Street in McKinney. You don’t want to 1020 E. Pleasant Run Prayer Lines for those in Our Mature Members’ with Dr. Ralph Douglas Classes are for Pre-K, miss this exciting and Road need are 972-649-0566 Ministry is sponsoring a West from Church Without Youth and Adults. rousing Friday Night Live Desoto, TX 75115 and 972-649-0567. Health Matters for Senior Walls (Brookhollow Nursery will be available Service. There will be 214-398-0340 (Church) June 26-27, 2009 members or caretaker of Baptist Church) in for younger children. plenty of singing, spiritual - Registration is underway Seniors. Call Sis. Mildred , Texas bringing Theme: Boomerang-It all ly sound and the stimulat - CHRISTIAN CHAPEL for our 2009 Men Kindred for details. the mighty Word of God. Comes Back to Jesus. ing Word of God. TEMPLE OF FAITH Empowered By Christ June 14, 11 am Call Bro. Carl Long @ Parents and other volun - Elder Gregory Voss, CME CHURCH Empowerment Join us as we worship and 214-823-7308 for details. teers are needed. Call Senior Pastor June 13, 8:30 am-3 pm Conference. Theme: Step praise God; and recognize Dr. Curtis Wallace, Minister Henry Moore @ 2765 Trinity Mills Road We will host a “Do the Into Position. Call 972- our 2009 Graduates. Senior Pastor 972-952-5737 to volun - Carrollton, TX 75006 Write Thing” Writing 359-9956 for 2009 June 28, 2009 1819 N. Washington teer, to register, or details. 214-514-9147 Workshop with Shewanda Conference fees and It’s Bring-A-Friend Avenue Riley, founder. Call 972- details. Sunday, you don’t want to Dallas, TX 75204 533-3543 for fees and Rev. W. L. Stafford, Sr. miss this worship & praise 214-823-7308 details. M.Div., Senior Pastor service.

SISTER TARPLEY , continued from Page 15 but spoken at the wrong all flesh shall see the salva - mistakes. the end to the beginning, time, etc.) The Holy Spirit tion of God.” (Luke 3:5 & 6 My daughter, Minister therefore, God knew we is our GPS for directions to KJV.) Sheila Tarpley Lott once would blunder; it was fig - Heaven! When we get off God can make whatever told me that she realized ured in His plans for us. course He recalibrates our wrong steps we make turn one day in being a free-will It’s God’s love that we lives. out right. person, God had allowed cannot keep Him out of our The wonderful thing There are consequences her to make every decision lives no matter how badly about God is that He can to every decision made, but in her life, good or not so we mess up. For those that make our crooked places if we love Him and desire to good, but in His mercy He are humble and remorseful, straight. “Every valley shall do His will, God will allow had it figured in His plans God will make the crooked be filled, and every moun - our actions to work together for her life. places straight so that we tain and hill shall be for good according to His God’s omnipotence is can run our race in His per - brought low; and the purposes. Just repent and always above of our incom - fect will. crooked shall be made seek Him fully to make petence. He knows from straight, and the rough ways things right. Great wisdom shall be made smooth; And can be learned from our

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14 | June 11-17, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com Sister Tarpley Recalibrating windshield. I input my home address, punched the “Go” button and the GPS led me home. The next day I traveled to my son’s house in Venus, TX; I didn’t have trouble getting there either Recently, I took some with the GPS. I love my trips out of the city; I did GPS and what it has done the right thing, I looked up for me in finding locations. the directions on the The GPS shows me a Internet and followed them map, tells me how far I to a “T” as we said in my have to go, the approximate younger days, only to find time I will get there and out when I was close to the when to make turns. Often, location, I would make a I will know how to go to a right turn instead of a left location and if I don’t fol - turn, at times I would go low the course that is out - north when I should have lined (the GPS says to turn gone south, other times I right and I continue would go east not west like straight, the GPS recog - I should have. nizes that I didn’t stay on Are you getting the pic - the calculated course, there - ture? I told family and fore a voice comes on and friends that I was tired of says: “Recalculating” then going in the wrong direc - the new directions appears tion, so I was going to on the screen based on what invest in a GPS (Global the GPS thinks is a wrong Positioning Systems.) turn on my part. The straw that broke- At times in our the-camel’s-back, as said Christian walk, we can by some people, was when make wrong turns; we I was going to Ft. Worth to believe we are going the my oldest grandson’s dance right way or doing the right competition, I was late thing only to discover that it because of several wrong was never God’s will to turns. The next weekend, I enter that relationship, purchased a portable GPS come to that decision, to help me find locations speak words to an individ - that I needed to get to. ual that we should not have The sales person att- (the words might be true ached the GPS to my car See SISTER TARPLEY, Page 14

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June 11-17, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com | 15 Church Directory Celebrity Bowl-a-Thon Hits Milestone Year This year marks the dynasty. Prior to that, the sored seminars promoting from the event have helped and Oklahoma. Jeffries and the African American 15th for the Cheryl Smith's K104 Team headed by everything from a balanced take students to conven - Street Learning Center, Museum are just a few of Don’t Believe The Hype Skip Murphy had been vic - media and achieving pari - tions in Seattle, Phoenix, Africa Care Academy, the the beneficiaries over the Celebrity Bowl-a-thon. torious for five straight ty, to adult literacy and Orlando, D.C., , Black Academy of Arts years. Scheduled for Saturday, years. 2009 may be your pursuing a college educa - Indianapolis, Houston, and Letters, the Sen. Royce For a registration form, June 27, 2009 at US Bowl, year! tion. Additionally proceeds New Orleans, Las Vegas West’s Dr. Emmett J. log on to www.cheryl 10920 Composite Drive in The Don’t Believe the Conrad Leadership smithonline.com/ or call Dallas. Reception begins at Hype Celebrity Bowl-a- Internship Program, the 214-428-8958 to have the 6p.m., bowlers must be thon is a fun event and pro - Emmett Till Foundation application faxed. registered by 7:30 and ceeds go to programs ben - bowling begins at 8p.m. efiting area youth. Past Duncanville City recipients include the Councilwoman Dorothy Dallas-Fort Worth Assoc- Burton’s team captured the iation of Black Journalists first place title for the last scholarship fund, which four years, the Evans has received over $20,000 Engraving Team with previously, Sen. Royce Constable Derick Evans as West's Dr. Emmett J. captain has walked away Conrad Internship Program with the first place tro - and the National Associ- phies, until the Dallas ation of Black Journalists. Cheryl Smith, Joyce Ann Brown, Deputy Mayor Pro Weekly’s team toppled the The Foundation has spon - Tem Dewaine Carawa and Miss Community

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