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Your Paper, Your Opportunity... Visit Us Online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com National Urban League’s 2009 Economic Empowerment Tour (NDG Wire) The launch Month”, the event is expect - geted to help job seekers jobs and homes.” of the National Urban ed to draw nearly 5,000 and homeowners in danger “The Economic Em- League’s 2009 Economic attendees. of foreclosure. powerment Tour events will Empowerment Tour will With over one million Marc H. Morial, give families the necessary take place in Dallas, Texas multicultural homeowners President and CEO, resources and information on June 13, 2009 at the at risk and unemployment National Urban League,said that may help them save a Dallas Convention Center. rate among Africans “Economic equality gaps home or secure a job during Co-hosted by the Urban American spiraling at existed long before this cri - these challenging times. League of Greater Dallas 14.4% the National Urban sis, and now, multicultural A total of eight and North Central Texas League is addressing the communities are among the See FUTURE, Page 9 during “Home Ownership crisis with an initiative tar - hardest hit by the loss of See TOUR, Page 13

Super-sized list of celebs for First Black Woman to Head Fortune 500 Company Celebrity Baseball Game June 13 For more information see pg. 10 (NNPA) - When Anne be replacing Anne Mulcahy pany's financial health after www.northdallasgazette.com Mulchay steps down as effective July 1. shares plummeted 80 per - S Chief Executive Officer Burns, who has been cent in 2000. IC M (CEO) of the Xerox with Xerox since 1980, Burns will also join the O N Black Corporation, a Black started with the firm as a list of four other Black male O K C woman will head a Fortune summer intern focusing on CEOs and fifteen other non- A L 500 company for the first mechanical engineering. black women CEOs of a B Selling Power time. The company released She was named president of Fortune 500 company. BY JAMES CLINGMAN described as a perpetual a statement May 21 stating the company in 2007 and Additional reporting (NNPA) Much has cash register, ringing, that Xerox Corporation has been instrumental in from Diversityinc.com con - been written, discussed, buzzing, and chiming researched, and analyzed 24/7/365. Why do we and President Ursula Burns will helping to revive the com - tributed to this report. Ursula Burns on so-called “Black Spend- others always pontificate ing Power” or “Black about our “buying power” Buying Power,” as some and seldom, if ever, discuss Tyson's 4-year-old daughter dies after accident would call it. our “selling power”? (AP) The 4-year-old Police said the girl was Exodus off the cord, called Phoenix, where he was seen For Black consumers Black selling power daughter of former heavy - playing on a treadmill 911 and tried to revive her. entering the hospital. especially, but also for makes the case for us to get weight champion Mike Monday in her central Responding officers and Cynthia Schwartz, a other so-called “minority” more involved in teaching Tyson died Tuesday, a day Phoenix home when she firefighters performed CPR spokeswoman for Tyson, groups in this country, the our children entrepreneur - after what police called a either slipped or put her on Exodus as they took her said the family would aggregate amounts of ship, at least teaching them "tragic accident" in her head in the loop of a cord to the hospital, where she release a statement. They money earned each year, how to think the way an home. Phoenix police hanging under the console. had been listed in critical had not made any funeral and then spent, are stagger - entrepreneur thinks. It spokesman Andy Hill said Exodus' 7-year-old condition since Monday. arrangements, she said. ing. In addition, and again makes a great case for Exodus Tyson was pro - brother found her and told Tyson was in Las Vegas Hill said it was unclear especially for Black con - more Black businesses and, nounced dead in a hospital their mother, who was in at the time of the accident whether an autopsy would sumers, our aggregate just before noon. another room. She took and flew Monday to be performed. “buying power” can be See POWER , 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 Career Opportunity ...... 13 Church Happenings ...... 14 Church Directory ...... 14, 15 & 16 Clifton Davis Ledisi Y’Anna Crawley See Page 2 People in the News

sion of The Match Game . tion. He currently serves recounts his experiences Davis was born in as National Spokesperson as an eighth grader deal - Clifton Duncan Davis Chicago, Illinois, the son and Advisory Board ing with prejudice on a Clifton Duncan Davis version of Two Gentlemen of Thelma vanPutten Chairman. Since the end trip to a southern state. (born October 4, 1945) is of Verona . Langhorn, a nurse, and of 2005 Davis has held Davis is the keynote an American actor who He made a guest Toussaint L'Ouverture the position of Executive speaker at the Renais- has appeared on televi - appearance on the third Davis, a Baptist minister. Director for Welcome sance Cultural Center’s sion shows such as A episode of the first season He was raised in Mastic, America, a Non-profit 16TH Dr. Marion J. World Apart (playing of The Bobby Vinton New York. In addition to organization located in Brooks Living Legend Matt Hampton) and Show in September 1975, being an actor and a Philadelphia, Pennsyl- Awards and Scholarship That's My Mama (on singing "I've Got The singer, he is also an vania that produces the Banquet June 12, 2009 at which he had the lead Music In Me" and "Never 5's #2 hit "Never Can Say ordained Seventh-day largest fourth of July cele - the Fort Worth Club 306 role) in the 1970s, and on Can Say Goodbye" . He Goodbye ". Adventist Church minis - bration each year in the W. 7th St., Ft. Worth, Tx Amen as Reverend Dr. successfully sang the He also appeared in ter after his studies from nation. 76103. The reception Reuben Gregory from Polish lyrics with Vinton the film Scott Joplin in his alma maters, Oak- Davis is a frequent begins at 6:00 p.m. and 1986 to 1991. Davis has to the show's "My Melody 1977. Davis released one wood University and guest host on Trinity the Living Legends also acted on Broadway, of Love" theme song. acclaimed studio record - Andrews University. Broadcasting Network. Banquet starts at 7:00 and he was nominated for Before finding fame in ing in 1991 on Benson For the last 25 years Davis is the author of p.m. For tickets and more a Tony Award for Best acting, Davis worked as a Records titled Say Amen . he has been an active part an autobiographical essay information visit online Actor in 1972 for his per - songwriter, most famous - He also appeared as a of Youthville, USA a chil - entitled “A Mason Dixon www.renaissanceculturalc formance in a musical ly penning The Jackson panelist in the second ver - dren's services organiza - Memory” in which he enter.org/.

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Where Do You Want 2000 National Winner 2002 National Winner A. Philip Randolph Award A. Philip Randolph Award Attorney General Holder Pledges For Excellence in Journalism To Go Today? For Excellence in Journalism Publisher’s Office: Full Support For Civil Rights Phone: (972) 516-2992 Fax: (972) 509-9058 BY JAMES WRIGHT of cowards’ earlier this year, the Civil Rights Division. He said he agreed with [email protected] (NNPA) U.S.Attorney those three words got a lot of He said the Justice Depart- Obama that the next person General Eric Holder has attention,'' he said. ''If I ment will study the effects of to sit on the U.S. Supreme Sales Department: pledged to enforce the could do it over I would the criminal justice system Court ''should be a great, Phone: (972) 606-7498 nation’s civil rights laws, have used different words, on the poor and people of sharp lawyer who under - saying that while the country however, sadly the speech color and work to eliminate stands that jurisprudence Fax: (972) 509-9058 has made significant would not have gotten the the disparity in federal sen - deals with people’s lives and [email protected] progress in race relations, a attention that it deserves. I tencing between crack and not just abstract theories.'' lot more needs to be done. basically said that we as powder cocaine. Holder said that the Editorial Department: The first Black appoint - Americans need to put aside The Voting Rights process of selecting the Phone: (972) 516-2992 ed to be the nation’s top our feelings and talk about Division will be strength - next justice was ongoing, Fax: 1 (261) 569-4191 lawyer made his remarks at this openly and honest - ened to make sure that all but that the administration the NAACP Legal Defense ly...That way, we can grow citizens have the right to is committed to diversity in [email protected] Fund’s annual luncheon, together as one people.'' vote, he said. ''Despite talk the judiciary. Website: www.NorthDallasGazette.com which was held at the Holder said Americans that we do not need the Holder said that no firm TPA National Press Club in need to stop looking at affir - Voting Rights Act because decision has been made Washington early this mative action as a ''zero-sum President Obama was regarding what to do with month. game.'' elected, that is not true,'' he detainees at Guantanamo Holder, who answered ''Studies have shown that said. Bay, which is whether to Founded 1991 .com questions from veteran jour - where diversity is promoted, ''We still have problems put them in the states or to nalist Gwen Ifill and note everyone wins,'' he said. in regards to race and vot - send them back to their cards from the audience, Holder said he will work ing and a vital Justice home countries. 3401 Custer Rd, Suite 169 • Plano, Texas 75023 said some people are still to stop the ''school-to-prison Depart-ment, just like a He said, ''We’ve heard afraid to discuss race. pipeline that is devastating vital [NAACP] Defense from lawmakers on the STAFF ''When I made my state - Black males'' and make fair Fund is the key to eliminat - issue and we will see how Chairman Emeritus Assignment Editor ment that we were a ‘nation housing a primary focus for ing those barriers.'' this plays out.'' Jim Bochum 972-606-3890 Published By Editor Minority Opportunity News, Inc. Ruth Ferguson POWER , continued from Page 1 Office Manager Publicist just as important, the growth Apparently not very money we have; it’s about The power to sell more Rosie Roberts Cheryl Jackson of those businesses. much is spent with us what we do with what we increases our power to pro - Production Contributing Writers It makes the case for because Black businesses have, and how long we hold duce more, to distribute Randon Knighten Jacquinette Murphy Black people to revert to the combined, had annual rev - on to it. more, to establish more Suzanne Plott Tessa Howington ways of our past by produc - enues of just over $88 bil - The Empowerment businesses, to grow those Special Projects Manager Theater Critic ing more of our own prod - lion according to the 2002 Experiment (formerly businesses; and that power Edward Dewayne Rick Elina “Preacher Boy” Gibson, Jr. ucts, controlling the distri - economic census, and we known as the Ebony can be used to solidify our Photography Pietro Elina Laquisha Buchanan bution of our products, and have the least amount of Experiment), being conduct - economic future and pass Account Executive Edna Dorman circulating our dollars annual revenues per individ - ed by John and Maggie something more than a few Faye Tsai National Marketing among ourselves a few times ual business as well. Anderson, is even more depreciating items on to Religious/ Director before they make their exit Considering the fact that important when we juxta - our children. Marketing Editor Michael T. Caesar from our neighborhoods. so-called Black spending pose the stark realities of We must take greater Shirley Demus Tarpley Other folks are counting power is nearly a trillion Black “spending power” control of our economic and keeping track of our dol - dollars, and yet aggregate against the potential of destiny. Yes, it will take Advisory Board: Advisory Board lars better than we are, Black business revenue is Black “selling power.” (See sacrifice; just ask the John Dudley Committees: brothers and sisters. Others less than $100 billion, we www.empowermentexperim Andersons about that – as Myrtle Hightower Public Relations Planning are monitoring our spending must change our economic ent.org for more information well as those of us for Fred Moses and Implementation habits and designing adver - game plan. At a minimum on the Andersons’ work as whom it is a habit to search Annie Dickson Cecil Starks, CHAIRPERSON tising and marketing cam - this scenario strongly sug - well as the cities in which for Black businesses to Cecil Starks paigns that give them the gests that Black people are they will be speaking this support. Willie Wattley Business Growth Referral power to reach into our not supporting Black busi - summer.) But isn’t the sacrifice Coty Rodriguez-Anderson John Dudley, CHAIRPERSON B. J. Williams pockets and purses, as well nesses to the degree we can I leave you with this of driving a little further, Denise Upchurch Program Policy Development as our checking and saving and should - and neither are thought: You could make a paying a few cents more, CHAIRPERSON Barbara Simpkins, Annie Dickson, accounts, and withdraw the other groups. case for the term “Black and encouraging our Black ADVISORY BOARD SECRETARY Quality Assurance whatever amount the want. By redirecting our so- Spending Power” to be businesspersons worth our Distribution Myrtle Hightower , CHAIRPERSON The numbers are avail - called “buying power” we classified as oxymoronic in children’s future? Keith Rock Coty Rodriguez able for all to see. “Black can increase our own “sell - light of the fact that there is A legacy of “selling Rojelio Martinez spending power” is said to ing power” and create very little power in spend - power” will be significantly MON-The Gazette assumes no responsibility for be nearly $1 trillion annual - wealth for ourselves. At ing, in and of itself and greater and much more unsolicited material and reserves the right to edit and ly, folks. How much of that present, our spending power without a Black consumer important than a legacy that make appropriate revisions. money is being spent at translates to power for the consciousness, which is simply states how money we Black owned businesses? businesses of others, allow - what most of us do every - earned and spent each year. How much of the money ing them to create wealth day. So how about we Let’s consider ways to The North Dallas Gazette, formerly Minority Opportunity News, was founded July, 1991, earned by other groups is and increase their selling move away from that term increase our selling power; by Jim Bochum and Thurman R. Jones being spent at Black owned power even more. and talk more about “Black we will be much better off businesses? It’s not about how much selling power”? for having done so.

May 28 - June 3 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com | 3 Health 5 Essential Health Tips: The Basics to Practice Every Day (NDG WIRE) Living friends, mow the lawn. mayonnaise, margarine, 4. Reduce Stress ing music; watch a funny healthier doesn't have to Anything that moves your butter and sauces should Easier said than done, movie. Avoid difficult be complicated or time- limbs is not only a fitness be eaten in limited stress busters come in people when possible. consuming, according to tool, it's a stress buster. amounts. many forms. Some tech - 5. Avoid Excessive experts. Think 'move' in small 3. Quit Smoking niques recommended by Drinking 1. Move More increments of time. The jury is definitely experts are to think posi - While recent studies Make it a daily chal - 2. Cut Fat in on this verdict. Ever tive thoughts. Spend 30 show a glass of wine or lenge to find ways to Avoid the obvious since 1960 when the minutes a day doing one drink a day (two for move your body. Climb such as fried foods, burg - Surgeon General announ- something you like. men) can help protect stairs if given a choice ers and other fatty meats ced that smoking was (i.e.,Soak in a hot tub; against heart disease, between that and escala - (i.e. pork, bacon, ham, harmful to your health, walk on the beach or in a more than that can cause tors or elevators. Walk salami, ribs and sausage). Americans have been park; read a good book; other health problems milk and cream should be your dog; chase your Dairy products such as reducing their use of visit a friend; play with such as liver and kidney eaten in low fat versions. kids; toss balls with cheese, cottage cheese, tobacco products that kill. your dog; listen to sooth - disease and cancer. Nuts and sandwich meats, Spirit of the Heart This Saturday

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4 | May 28 - June 3, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com Community News 140 Days of Opportunity Nearing the End BY TESS HOWINGTON Committee for Transport- referred SB 2584 to the requirement would deter With the 2009 session ation and Homeland Sec- Corrections Committee on voters, but supporters say drawing to a close, State urity, but as of Saturday, Tuesday, May 19; after a requiring identification Legislators held an extended May 23, it has not been public hearing on Wednes- would eliminate voter fraud. session last week in Austin scheduled for a public hear - day, May 20, it was left In April, before the bill through Saturday, May 23, ing or review. pending. passed the Senate, public to review proposed bills. HB 1937 also passed the On Tuesday, May 19, hearings for SB 362 had an The Texas House of House on Monday. This bill the House announced HB unprecedented amount of Thursday, Representatives passed will help homeowners make 2142 was passed to the people testifying which June 11, 2009 House Bill (HB) 498, Senate the day before. required the Senate to have on Monday, May 18. HB 2142 would pro - a two day hearing followed HB 498 creates the hibit the Texas by a 24 hour committee Collin College Timothy Cole Department of Trans- session. SB 362 was Innocence Commis- portation from using passed out of the House Preston Ridge Campus sion, which would funds generated by tax Elections Committee last 9700 Wade Boulevard review evidence col - revenue to sway vot - month and was scheduled Frisco, TX 75035 lection and processing ers’ opinions by adver - to be voted on by the entire procedures to prevent tising legislation House on Friday, May 22, wrongful convictions. changes. but was stalled both Friday 6:30 p.m. 7:30 pm The commission’s HB 2142 was and Saturday, May 23. The namesake, Timothy referred to the Senate bill is expected to be voted Cole, served 25 years Transportation and on soon. of a sentence because Homeland Security Additionally, the of a wrongful convic - Committee and was Senate Finance Committee tion and died in prison reviewed in a public ann-ounced last week that [email protected] before the conviction hearing on Thursday, the state budget is expected was overturned. May 21, where it passed to move out of Committee 469-424-0120 ext. 703 Legislation in- out of committee with for full Senate review early 866-377-4002 (toll free) volving overturning no amendments. in the coming week. wrongful convictions On Saturday, May was declared an emer - 23, the entire Senate gency issue by Gov- (AP Photo) passed the bill and it ernor Rick Perry at the will now go before the beginning of the legislative their homes more energy Governor to be signed into session; as a result, HB 498 efficient sooner by allowing law or vetoed. is expected to pass through homeowners to borrow SB 1164 was also passed the Senate quickly. money from the city they to the House on Wednesday, The bill was received by live in to help pay for May 20. SB 1164 would the Senate on Monday, May upgrades. The homeowner allow university students 18, and referred to the would pay back the city with a concealed handgun Criminal Justice Committee. through a property tax licenses to carry guns to On Thursday, May 21, after increase. class and keep them in a public hearing, HB 498 The Senate referred HB dorms. The bill was referred passed out of committee 1937 to the Intergovern- to the House Safety Com- with no amendments to the mental Relations Comm- mittee where it passed with full Senate for a final vote. ittee where it passed with no no amendments on Thurs- As of Saturday, May 23, it amendments on Friday, May day, May 21; it has not been has not been scheduled to be 22. It will now go before the scheduled for a full House voted on yet. Governor to be signed or vote as of Saturday, May 23. Also on Monday, HB vetoed. On Thursday, May 22, 622 was passed to the In the Senate, Senate HB 1332 was sent to the Senate for review. HB 622 Bill (SB) 2584 was passed Governor’s desk for review. prohibits drivers under the to the House on Monday, If signed, HB 1332 would age of 18 to use cell phones May 18. SB 2584 would make students responsible while driving, except to call require arresting law en- for the cost of replacing or 911. forcement agencies to verify repairing damaged or lost "This legislation will the legal status of suspect. electronic learning materi - help limit distractions and If the suspect is an als. keep teen drivers focused on undocumented or illegal In other House news last the road," Representative alien, and is convicted of a week, Representative Ralph Solomon Ortiz, the bill’s felony, authorities would be Sheffield announced his author, stated. "Teenagers required to report the con - support for the Voter ID Bill, already have enough on victed person to the Depart- SB 362. SB 362 would their minds as it is." ment of Homeland Security require voters to have proper HB 622 has been for further investigation or identification to vote. referred to the Senate deportation. The House Opponents say the new

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UNCF Receives $26,715 from COLLEGE CORNER Kroger Campaign to Fund AORN Foundation Scholarship For Nursing Students Scholarships for Local Students AORN is the profes - fund scholarships for stu - sional organization of peri - dents pursuing careers in (NDG Wire) Earlier promising young people operative registered nurses nursing and for nurses this year, Kroger get the education they whose mission is to sup - advancing their profes - announced UNCF deserve. port other registered nurs - sional careers. It is a privi - (United Negro College The monies raised es in achieving optimal lege to be a scholarship Fund) the nation’s largest from the program will outcomes for patients award recipient, and nurs - and most effective support the UNCF Texas undergoing operative and ing students are encour - minority education assis - Joint Campaign – bene - other invasive procedures. aged to apply for these tance organization, fitting the state’s five pri - The scholarship offers scholarships. would be the beneficiary vate HBCUs (historically financial support to stu - of its in-store coin canis - black colleges and uni - dents enrolled in nursing Award Amount: ter donation program versities), including Paul schools and perioperative Up to $20,000 from February through Quinn College in Dallas. nurses pursuing bachelors, April in all of its Texas For more information Michael Sorrell President of Paul Quinn College, Rebecca masters, or doctoral de- Deadline : store locations. During about UNCF, or to sup - King Kroger Consumer Affairs Manager, Diane grees. June 15, 2009 this period, customers port UNCF scholarships, Stephenson Area Development Director UNCF, Leigh With the critical nurs - donated nearly $27,000 please visit UNCF.org or Honeycutt Kroger District Manager, Kevin Cole Kroger ing shortage and the cost Website/Contact Info: in spare change to help call 972.234.1007. Store Manager. of higher education, the www.aorn.org/AORN AORN Foundation Board Foundation/Scholarships/ Reading with Ringling Bros at Carrollton Public Library of Trustees knows it is of the utmost importance to Blackstudents.com Library Reading Program Allows Kids to DREAM BIG and Earn Free Circus Tickets!

(NDG Wire) Back for p.m to see Kelly the everything to start their a fourth year, “Reading Clown, Ringling Bro- library reading. Kids will with Ringling Brothers” thers’ Ambassador of receive cool bookmarks, summer reading program laughter, “clown around” clown noses and activity will be offered in con - while encouraging sum - sheets. This unique junction with the mer reading. library reading program Carrollton Public Library The reading program will encourage children program at both Carrol- is easy and fun for kids to not only to read, but also lton library locations on participate. Kids can earn to discover, dream and Monday, June 8. Visit a free Ringling Bros. cir - learn. Josey Ranch Lake cus ticket by simply For more information, Library (1700 Keller doing their library read - visit cityofcarrollton.com Springs Road) from 10-11 ing! Children from ages /library or call 972-466- a.m. or Hebron and Josey 2-12 need to enroll at the 4800. For program-spe - Library (4220 North library’s information desk cific information, visit Josey Lane) from 12 – 1 where they will give kids readingwithringling.com. Downtown Garland Winning Accolades! (NDG Wire) Garland's which outline a vision for 5th Street Crossing, vision for a revitalized sustainable, livable com - developed in partnership downtown is gaining mo- munities in North Texas. with Trammell Crow, is mentum. Downtown’s 5th They center on provid - key to the success of our Street Crossing develop - ing choices for how and long-term plans for a thriv - ment has been selected to where people choose to ing downtown area. receive a 2009 Celebrating live and work, promoting The awards will be pre - Leadership in Develop- walkable environments, sented on June 12, 2009 at ment Excellence (CLIDE) transportation and resource the North Central Texas Award in the New efficient growth, and Council of Governments’ Development category. mixed use and environ - General Assembly lunch - Garland’s project was mentally-responsible eon at the DFW Hyatt. one of nine winners select - development all in quality More information on ed from a field of 35 appli - places that people will be the CLIDE Awards is avail - cants. The biannual proud to inhabit. able at www.development CLIDE Awards honor "We are delighted to excellence.com. development and planning see this project receive More information projects that exemplify the such an important recogni - about 5th Street Crossing is region’s Ten Principles of tion", says Mayor Ronald available at www.5thstreet Development Excellence, E. Jones. crossing.com .

6 | May 28 - June 3, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com Arts & Entertainment Community Spotlight Jack & Jill of America, Greater Frisco Chapter, Celebrated National Black Family Day (NDG Wire) On May 2, playing family games, eat - service project, each GFC dous way. the Greater Frisco Chapter ing, dancing, and enjoying child was asked to bring Jack and Jill of Am- (GFC) of Jack and Jill of each other’s company. swimming gear for less for - erica, Inc. is a is family America, Inc. celebrated its They acknowledged the tunate children where pro - organization whose aim is, 2nd Annual National Black fathers in the organization ceeds were donated to the providing cultural, social, Family Day. by allowing each of the A Captain Hope’s Kids, civic and recreational The purpose of the children to share one thing an organization that aims to activities that stimulate and event was to acknowledge that makes their father spe - better the lives of homeless expand the mind of African the solidarity and culture of cial. children in North Texas. American children. the African American fami - As the wise man says, Captain Hope’s Kids repre - For more information ly. “out of the mouths of sentative spoke with con - about Jack & Jill of This year the organiza - babes...” The program was viction about how the small America visit www.Jack tion celebrated at the very touching and heartfelt. gesture of the children will andJillonline.org. Warren Sports Complex by For the community impact others in a tremen - TXU Energy Provides $10,000 in Energy Efficiency Needs to Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity (NDG Wire) Summer Energy educated the fam - includes an assortment of stripping and more. The is right around the corner ilies on home improve - energy-saving products, company donated a total and so are the scorching ments they can make by such as a box fan, hot of $10,000 in energy effi - North Texas tempera - using the items provided. water heater blanket, ciency needs to the Dallas tures. This year, TXU Participants learned electrical outlet sealers, Area Habitat for Energy is helping Dallas how easy and inexpensive replacement weather Humanity. Area Habitat for it can be to make simple Humanity homeowners energy improvements to better manage their ener - any home. Afterwards, gy bill by providing ener - TXU Energy customers FREE L to R: Jim Jenner, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, Jon gy efficiency kits. Jon received an energy effi - Bennett, TXU Energy and Maceo Ward, Dallas Area Habitat Bennett, director of com - ciency kit worth approxi - FORECLOSURE for Humanity munity relations for TXU mately $122. The kit Free Irrigation PREVENTION Inspections (NDG Wire) The City of Carrollton has begun Stage 1 of conserving water NID Housing Counseling Agency offers during peak usage hours. FREE Foreclosure Prevention Counseling From May to September for Homeowners having difficulty residents must restrict their refinancing and /or maintaining their outdoor watering to mid - night to 10 a.m. or from 7 monthly mortgage payment due to: p.m. to midnight; no water - • Property Value Decline/Can’t Re-finance ing is allowed from 10 a.m. • Increased Mortgage Payment to 7 p.m. In another conservation • Loss of Income/Job, Divorce, Disability, effort, the City is offering Layoffs, etc. free irrigation inspections FORECLOSURE WORKSHOPS: through the Save Water By Every Tuesdays 6pm-10pm the Yard Program until July 31 (or until the funds are exhausted) for eligible CONTACT – SHIRLEY NEAL Carrollton Water Utilities (817) 423-4208, (817) 346-9990 residential customers with OR TOLL FREE (866) 279-4200 in-ground irrigation sys - tems. Residents interested in this service should call 972 466-3120 for more informa - A HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agency tion or to make an appoint - Website: myhomecounselor.com and nidonline.org ment for an inspection. May 28 - June 3, 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 2727 LBJ Freeway, Suite 7476 x 24. Commerce with Richland program and The Mike www.corptheatre.com or at African American Repub- 140, Dallas, $20 for mem - College and Texas Work- Modano Foundation. Info: the door before each per - lican Club of Collin bers; $35 for non-members, Plano’s Multicultural force Solutions Richardson www.heroesbaseball.org formance. County meets 3rd Tuesday $5 off for early bird regis - Outreach Roundtable Civic Center—50 employ - of every month at 7 pm. tration. Visit http:// hosting a Citizenship Info- ers participating. June 20 nbwenorg.ning.com for (Doors will open at 6:30 rmation Workshop at Jun. 12 - 14, 2009 Juneteenth Celebration 11 pm.) Collin County more information. THIS IS PISD’s Sockwell Center at 6th Annual City Arts a.m. to 11 p.m., Douglass Republican Party Head- A PREPAID EVENT so 6301 Chapel Hill, Plano, register early! June 11 Celebration on the streets Community Center, 1111 quarters. 8416 Stacy Road, TX 75093 2-4 p.m. Avenue H, Plano McKinney. Call Fred Moses Changing the Rules: A of Dallas' downtown Arts at 972 618 7027 or Conversation with District. This FREE festival Wit Women Conference Melva Smith School of Harmon and Harriet showcases the incredible [email protected] for more Call join this weekly con - 2nd Annual Celebration of information. Dance Annual Recital 6:30 Kelley and Bob Ray cultural, performing, visual World Refugee Day ference call if you need pm Granville Arts Center - Sanders - 11 a.m. and culinary arts of Dallas encouragement, prayer, or “Return to the Kasbah” 10 Main Auditorium in Down- Reservations are required and the region. City Arts a.m. - 2 p.m. at 9850 Walnut Collin County Black inspiration. Dial in town Garland, "Back to 817.989.5030 Celebration is a free arts Tuesdays 7 pm - 7:15pm to Hill Lane (at the intersec - Chamber of Commerce: Broadway" - Admission is showcase with multiple out - tion of Audelia in the Monthly Lunch & Learn - 218-486-1616, Code 10984 free and open to the public. door stages featuring dance, (may change each week). Lakeridge Village Shopping 2nd Thursday of every a variety of music and cul - Center). month, $15 for members, June 12 May 31 tural performances, a juried $20 for non-members, March 28 - October 25 The Renaissance Cultural art show, culinary demon - Royale Ballet of Dallas June 21 11:00am until 1:00pm at the George Washington Center’s 16th Dr. Marion strations and wine tasting, ZEA Woodfire Grill at the “Phases of Motion” Hill J. Brooks Living Legend complimentary admission TBAAL Presents An Carver: An Extraordinary Performance Hall at Shops at Granite Park, 8100 Man With A Mighty Awards and Scholarship to world-class museums, Evening of NeoSoul featur - Dallas Parkway Plano, Eisemann Center, 2351 Banquet at the Fort Worth exciting exhibits, interac - ing Ledsi Vision at The African Performance Drive, Rich- Reservations & Info: (469) American Museum, 3536 Club 306 W. 7th St., Ft. tive children's activities, 424-0120. ardson 2:30 p.m. Tickets: Worth, Tx 76103. The free downtown shuttle for Grand Avenue, Historic Fair $8-$30 www.royaleballet June 23 Park, Dallas, TX, 214 565- reception begins at 6:00 opening night and much .com p.m. and the Living Goodwill Industries DFW Financially Emp- 9026, $5-Adults/$2-Child- more! Info: www.dallas Hiring Fair , 4005 Campus owered Women meet ren www.aamdallas.org Legends Banquet starts at cityarts.com. 7:00 p.m. For information: Drive, Fort Worth, TX 9 – 1 monthly for lunch or dinner B.B. King at the House of p.m. and a fun, informative sem - Blues at 8pm, tickets www.renaissanceculturalce May 30 214.978.2583 nter.org/. inar on various financial June 13 July 7 - August 30 topics. For info: 469-942- The Rowlett Fire Rescue’s 0809 or meeetup.com/378. Safe Sitter Class for youth June 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 Richardson Composting "Through the Eye of a between 11 and 16 years of June 5 Seminar ,10 a.m.-noon at "THE SOUND OF Camera" Granville Arts age. The class will instruct Health Yes! Preventive Richardson Service Center, Center Gallery an exhibit of Marriage Prep Class 1st on how to feed, play with, Screening for Stroke & MUSIC" Granville Arts 1260 Columbia Dr. Event is Center - Main Auditorium photographs by John Hall, Saturdays monthly 423 and bathe an infant, infant Heart Disease 9am to 4pm free, Ryan Delzell, 972- May Beth Smith and sever - West Wheatland Road Suite CPR and other general safe - Pre-registration is required The Garland Summer 744-4404 Musicals opens their 2009 al of their friends, will be on 101, Duncanville 75116 $10 ty tips. Cost of the class is as appointments are limited. view in the gallery of the fee for materials. For more Reserve your spot by call - Season with Rodgers and $30. Info: call Gloria 8th Annual Reebok Granville Arts Center. info call Karen Duval at Adams at 972/412-6230. ing 1-888-547-9043 or Hammerstein's classic... The Sound of Music. It's Heroes Celebrity Baseball These 75 photographs, 972-709-1180. www.HealthYes.com Be enlarged to 20"x30'', cover a Proactive. Stay Healthy.™ glittering with song and Game at 6 p.m. at the Dr Job Interview Preparation dance and features a daz - Pepper Ballpark (7300 diverse selection of subject No Limit Network Workshop , Fort Worth zling score with favorites RoughRiders Trail) in matter including local Business Networking Library, 2-4 p.m. Speed Networking Happy such as C limb Every Frisco Tickets are $5 – $10. scenes, such as a traveling Lunch 1st and 3rd Hour with The National Mountain, My Favorite carnival, Big Tex looking Thursday 11:30 am - 12:30 Black MBA Association Things, Do-Re-Mi , and The over the Texas State Fair pm every Thursday at Texas The Invisible War Free- and the Urban League of 3rd Annual Do the Write Grounds, an Hawaiian sun - dom Conference 9AM - Sound of Music! 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See June 18-21 5pm. loved ones who are in need 19th Annual Komen celebrities and pro athletes of spiritual freedom and North Texas Race for the N’COBRA 20th Annual The National Business like Dallas Stars center Conference will convene at July 12 victory. Admission: $50 per Cure at the EDS headquar - Mike Modano, Dallas Mavs Women Enterprise person; $75 per family; ters in Plano. The race is a Mt. Tabor Family Life Many Voices, Many Network (NBWEN) owner Mark Cuban, Dallas Center, 3700 Simpson scholarships available,877- 5K run/walk and a one-mile Cowboys Hall of Famer and Visions inspiring vocal con - Learning Over Lunch 808-8886 or family fun run organized by Stuart Rd, Dallas. Info: cert by one of Fort Worth’s Series: Monthly workshop current 103.3 ESPN Radio www.ncobrhoo.com; www.theinvisiblewar.org. a committee of volunteers Host Michael Irvin, and favorite music ensembles at and networking event giv - for the North Texas Affiliate [email protected]. 2pm. Call 817.989.5030 to ing members and guests the many more (to be of Susan G. Komen for the announced) take the field register; confirmation will opportunity to network, Cure®. It is a fun, festive "The Three Musketeers" be sent. build relationships, present Modern Victory Gardens: for some "hard-charging, event, but more importantly, home-run hitting, nine- Plaza Theatre The Company information on their busi - a Vegetable Garden Ed- it is a race for life. Info: ucational Series at Texas inning, authentic BASE - of Rowlett Performers pres - July 28 ness and services, and most www.komennorthtexas.org ents their 2009 Children's importantly, learn different Discovery Gardens, 9am- BALL!" Tickets to the game Putting America Back to 12pm. Cost is $25 per class. have been reduced to $5, $7 Show Tickets are available Work Job Fair , New ways to improve upon and June 10 weekdays at the Granville grow their business. 4th Become a Garden Member and $10! Proceeds will Cowboy Stadium, 925 and save $5 each class. Info: Job Fair 10 a.m.-3 p.m. benefit the children's chari - Arts Center Box Office or North Collins, Arlington, Saturdays, 11AM-1PM, by calling 972-977-7710. ReMarkable Affairs Cafe, Programs@TexasDiscovery Sponsored by the ties of The Heroes TX 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Gardens.org and (214) 428- Richardson Chamber of Foundation YOUniversity Tickets also available at Sponsored By: Proud To Be An Active Partner In The Community 8 | May 28 - June 3, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com Cover Story Readying America’s by Saving Future the Present BY TESSA save current jobs, and HOWINGTON make money earned last should increase by $25 a radioactive waste sites, When President Barack longer. ARRA is also sup - week and will be extended weatherizing homes and Obama took office in posed to help lower health through December 31. businesses, and eventually January of this year, he care costs, make health To help stabilize the transitioning all state and made many promises to care more attainable, and home market and stop federal buildings to be change America; particu - overhaul the education foreclosures, the bill has environmentally friendly larly, he pledged to help system. allotted $6.6 billion for a will be done. fix the sliding economy as For individuals, the refundable tax credit of Ideally, constructing quickly as possible and most direct impact the bill $8,000 for all homebuyers the new infrastructure challenged Congress to will have is $288 billion in in 2009, and there is a should create thousands of create a stimulus package tax cuts which are sup - 30%, or $1,500, rebate for new jobs, with some in the by mid February. posed phase out over the homeowners who upgrade renewable energy field. Congress accepted this next two to ten years. to energy efficient or Because of the expected challenge, and on Feb- $237 billion of the cuts are Individuals should tax credit available. “green” appliances. demand for skilled labor - ruary 17, 2009, the for individuals and $51 also receive a $400 tax For the millions of Additionally, people ers, The Department of American Recovery and billion for companies to credit to be repaid evenly Americans out of work, who draw Social Security, Labor was allotted $500 Reinvestment Act of 2009 help keep workers. throughout the year. the bill allows people who disabled veterans, and vet - million to train “green (ARRA) was signed into Because of payroll tax Families will be eligi - are drawing unemploy - eran pension recipients workers” to carry out law by President Obama. credits issued, millions of ble for a $1,000 child tax ment to be exempt from will receive a one time these tasks. Unlike the 2008 legis - workers received an esti - credit, and for students or paying taxes on the first payment of $250. Plans to install a lation, which consisted mated increase of $13 in families paying college $2,400 they receive in $357 billion, or 45%, nationwide wireless inter - mainly of stimulus checks their weekly checks. tuition, there is a $2,500 2009. Also, benefits paid of stimulus money will be net grid, improve Job sent directly to American sent to federal and social Corps centers, and citizens, the 2009 stimulus programs. improve National Guard package is more designed $147.7 billion of that and Coast Guard facilities to indirectly benefit the 45% will be used to help are also budgeted. The public. ARRA, costing pay Medicare expenses, rest of the $787 billion over $787 billion to tax - provide training for health will go towards education payers, is supposed to care professionals, and grants, housing, more pro - quickly impact and stabi - make health care records grams for social well lize the economy by sav - electronic. being, like food stamps, ing or adding new jobs, Another large part of and science and research. and sustain the economy the $357 billion, $142.2 The final goal of the by readying the nation’s billion, will go towards stimulus act is to be com - transportation, power, and investing in infrastructure pletely transparent and utilities infrastructures for and energy. The core increase government ac- the next generation. investments are building, countability by allowing More particularly, maintaining, and modern - the general public to see ARRA lays out detailed izing roads, bridges, water where every dollar is plans to create clean ener - utilities, flood zones and spent and be able track the gy and transition America control devices, and progress of each program to rely on these “green” improving the rail system and agency in real time. technologies instead of for local and long distance To do this, the govern - traditional energy poli - travel. ment has created a web - cies, improve infrastruc - The infrastructure al- site to act as the “hub” of ture by modernizing lotment will mostly be information for American bridges, roads, and public divided between federal citizens. To read the whole transportation, develop, agencies to modernize bill, find out detailed and utilize new technolo - their buildings and equip - plans and budgets, see the gies to stabilize and pro - ment – upgrading technol - latest news, which agency tect America’s future. ogy, creating and using has received how much of Additionally, the stim - renewable energy, such as the funding and what they ulus bill creates jobs by installing solar panels, and are doing with it, or to implementing the pro - buying hybrid or electric leave your feedback, grams above, provide Electric, alternative fuel, clean diesel, and advanced technology vehicles are dis - vehicle fleets. Also, creat - please visit, www.re short term tax cuts to played at the Green Car Pavilion of the Washington Auto Show as workers finish up ing a new “smart” grid for covery.gov. increase wage pay, help the preparations at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. (Getty Images) electricity, cleaning up

May 28 - June 3, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com | 9 Arts & Entertainment For more entertainment news visit www.NorthDallasCGaarzeRttev.cioewm Super-Sized List of Celebs, Plus Lower Ticket Prices on Tap for Eighth-Annual Reebok Heroes Baseball Game (NDG Wire) A spectrum ing, uniform-wearing, base- a.k.a. “Moose”) Anthem will be the up-and- courtesy of WBAP 820 AM. of sports and TV stars will stealing, home run-hitting, • Drew Pearson (former coming R&B singer K. The big weekend will light up the field at the nine-inning, authentic Dallas Cowboys All-Pro Michelle from Memphis, also include “little-league” eighth-annual Reebok BASEBALL!" Players from wide receiver) Tennessee. action on Friday, June 12, at Heroes Celebrity Baseball the Heroes Baseball college • Joey Fatone (former ‘N At 6 p.m., the Reebok 3 p.m. when the Little Game on Saturday, June 13, team will pitch. Sync member and Dancing Heroes Celebrity Baseball Heroes Baseball game gets at 6 p.m. at the Dr Pepper Here are the stars that with the Stars alum) Game will get underway as underway at the Whata- Ballpark (7300 RoughRiders will play in this year’s game The teams will be man - the all-stars vie for the game burger Little Heroes Field Trail) in Frisco! Famous (more BIG names to be aged by Baseball Hall of trophy and coveted MVP (2807 Harry Hines, Dallas, faces will include Mike announced soon): Famer Wade Boggs (five- award won in past years by 75201). The All-Star kids Modano, Brenden Morrow, • Mike Modano (Dallas time American League Dallas Maverick Jason (ages 9-11) will be selected Marty Turco, Mark Cuban, Stars center and seven-time Batting Champion and12- Terry, Dallas Cowboy from the Heroes ILB pro - DeMarcus Ware, Jason NHL All-Star) Mike Modano time All-Star) and Matt DeMarcus Ware, Desperate gram to play and will attend Witten and six other current • Michael Irvin (Dallas Williams (former Major Housewives actor Josh the Celebrity Baseball Game and former Cowboys – Cowboys Hall of Famer and League Baseball third base - Henderson, NBA player the following day. including Michael Irvin and current 103.3 ESPN radio ion) man and five-time All Star). Kenyon Martin, Chris Tickets are $5, $7 and Drew Pearson – plus Tim host) • Tim Brown (Heisman Baylor Medical Center at Kirkpatrick of N’Sync, for - $10 and are on sale now “Mr. Raider” Brown, Scottie • DeMarcus Ware Trophy winner, nine-time Frisco will top off the night mer NHL All-Star Brett through Ticketmaster (1.800. Pippen, Warren Sapp, Joey (Dallas Cowboys linebacker NFL Pro-Bowler and Dallas with a fantastic 10-minute Hull, NBA player Marquis 745.3000 or www.ticket Fatone and a heap more (see and two-time NFL Pro native) fireworks show following Daniels and amateurs Troy master.com) or at the Dr list below). Money raised Bowler) • Scottie Pippen (former the game. Haugen, John Trabold and Pepper Ballpark Box Office will benefit the children’s • Jason Witten (Dallas Chicago Bulls forward and Fans are encouraged to Richard Barge. during office hours. Will call charities of The Heroes Cowboys All-Pro tight end) six-time NBA Champion) arrive early at 2 p.m. for the Texas National Guard will open at 10 a.m. on Foundation YOUniversity • Mark Cuban (Dallas • Warren Sapp (former tailgating party in the park - members will throw out the Saturday, June 13. Tickets Program and The Mike Mavs owner) NFL All-Pro defensive tack - ing lot, sponsored by 103.3 first pitch and will sponsor also will be available at the Modano Foundation. • Brenden Morrow le and Super Bowl champi - FM ESPN Radio. ESPN the seventh-inning stretch door the day of the game. Two baseball teams, the (Dallas Stars captain) on) Deportes 1480 will also be with a swearing-in of new For more information, Red Socks and Black Socks, • Marty Turco (Dallas • Bradie James (Dallas on site with a variety of recruits. Plus, soldiers and go to www.heroesbase each made up of 15+ celebri - Stars goalie and three-time Cowboys linebacker and activities. Gates to the Dr Purple Heart recipients from ball.org. Also, follow Heroes ty players and 15+ amateurs, All Star) defensive captain) Pepper Ballpark will open at the Coalition to Salute Baseball on Twitter at will play "hard-charging, • Blue Demon, Jr. (NWA • Daryl Johnston (former 3 p.m. America's Heroes will be www.twitter.com/heroes umpires umping, trash-talk - World Heavyweight Champ- Dallas Cowboy fullback, Singing the National honored during the game baseball for updates. Drag Me To Hell Review REVIEW BY it takes to be a manager. penings from the encounter CARLA GERVIN She attempts to prove in the parking garage, Drag Me To Hell starts this when a freakishly Christine consults a palm with a young boy who looking elderly woman reader and he informs her steals a necklace from a comes into the bank to ask that she has been cursed gypsy woman back in the for an extension on her and explains the curst to 1960’s. After the parents mortgage payments. After her. Christine’s mission in take him to see a woman Christine consults with her the remainder of the movie who serves as an interme - manager about it, he tells is to get this curse removed diary between the living her to make the call. In so that she won’t be and the dead, she then real - turn, she denies the woman “dragged to hell”. izes there has been a curse an extension. Although the Drag Me to Hell is put on him. The medium is elderly woman begs and directed by Sam Raimi, the unable to save the kid; and begs, Christine doesn’t director of all three he goes to hell. give in, and the elderly Spiderman movies, and is Now, fast forward to woman feels that she has announced to direct the 21st century, we have shamed by her. So this is Spiderman 4 which is Christine Brown, played where the suspense starts. expected to go into produc - by Allison Lohman, a It turns out that the elderly tion soon. Sam’s brother bank’s mortgage loan offi - woman is in fact the same Ivan Raimi is the co-writer cer who has the demeanor gypsy woman who cursed with Sam for Drag Me to of a cute little girl, who the young boy many years Hell , which is rated PG-13 would not harm a fly. She ago. After a very intense film due to the intense gore is competing for a manage - scene, between Christine and violence. The film rial position against a and gypsy woman, in a opens wide on Friday May newly hired co-worker. parking garage, it results in 29. Parents and fans be Christine wants to prove to Christine being cursed. prepared for a gory and her boss that she has what After a few weird hap - scary horror ride. Enjoy

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TOUR , continued from Page 1 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS OF PROPOSED TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF Economic Empowerment Tour is part of a national Budgeting and How to and Dallas President Dr. RANSPORTATION (TxDOT) CONTRACTS Tour events are planned for partnership of non-profit, Avoid Loan Fraud.” are cen - Beverly Mitchell-Brooks. Sealed proposals for contracts listed below will be received by TxDOT until 2009, of which three will be community-based organiza - tral elements of each home They will provide more the date(s) shown below, and then publicly read. two-pronged job/home res - tions’ whose programs’ retention event. details on this national ini - CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE/BUILDING cue fairs and the remaining serve multicultural commu - For more information tiative they are launching FACILITIES CONTRACT(S) five will focus on home nities nationwide. The about the National Urban in Dallas. ------Dist/Div: Dallas foreclosure prevention. Each National Urban League, the League’s Restore Our Contract 6150-53-001 for OVER-HEIGHT DETECTION SYSTEM in Economic Empowerment National Council of La Raza Homes and Economic DALLAS County will be opened on July 14, 2009 at 10:30 am at the Tour event will offer up to and the National Coalition Empowerment Tours, visit City of District Office for an estimate of $186,982.75. eight hours of expert assis - for Asian Pacific American any National Urban Contract 6175-22-001 for BRIDGE DECK AND JOINT REPAIR in DALLAS County will be opened on July 14, 2009 at 10:30 am at the tance in a variety of areas Community Development League member organiza - Plano, Texas District Office for an estimate of $35,494.00. including, one-on-one ses - (National CAPACD) created tion office or attend a local Contract 6178-30-001 for BEAM REPAIR in DALLAS County will be sions with loan specialists, the Alliance for Stabilizing home rescue fair. opened on July 14, 2009 at 10:30 am at the District Office for an needs assessment from inde - our Communities, with the Additional information estimate of $136,000.00. Contract 6194-27-001 for PAVEMENT MARKINGS in DALLAS pendent, HUD approved help of Bank of America, to about the National Urban County will be opened on July 14, 2009 at 10:30 am at the District housing counselors and ensure financial counsel League can be found at Office for an estimate of $169,309.80. attorneys, plus foreclosure from trusted experts, one- www.nul.org. ------Plans and specifications are available for inspection, along with bid - prevention workshops and on-one foreclosure sessions Editor's Note: Our ding proposals, and applications for the TxDOT Prequalified In-language assistance. and workshops including, June 4, 2009 issue will fea - CAREER EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION Contractor's list, at the applicable State and/or Dist/Div Offices listed The home foreclosure “Foreclosure 101, The ture an interview with below. If applicable, bidders must submit prequalification information prevention component of the President’s Making Homes National Urban League www.plano.gov to TxDOT at least 10 days prior to the bid date to be eligible to bid on AA/EOE/ADA a project. Prequalification materials may be requested from the State Economic Empowerment Affordable Plan, Crisis President Marc H. Morial Office listed below. Plans for the above contract(s) are available from TxDOT's website at www.txdot.gov and from reproduction companies at the expense of the contractor. NPO: 29879 State Office Constr./Maint. Division ROUTE PERSONS 200 E. Riverside Dr. | Austin, Texas 78704 Phone: 512-416-2540 Oak Cliff/Downtown Dallas/ Dist/Div Office(s) Irving/Carrollton/North Dallas CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS Dallas District | District Engineer 4777 E. Hwy 80 | Mesquite, Texas 75150-6643 $100 per day Phone: 214-320-6100 Minimum wage rates are set out in bidding documents and the rates will be plus $25 for gas part of the contract. TXDOT ensures that bidders will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin. Call(972) 606-3132 or Fax Resume to 972-509-9058 Suppliers of Goods, Services

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May 28 - June 3, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com | 13 Church Happenings AVENUE F CHURCH 635 W. Campbell Rd, #210 Senior Pastor 214-331-6516 Call Minister Henry Moore Melessa Brown and OF CHRIST Richardson, TX 75080 Rev. Anthony Foster PILGRIM REST @ 972-952-5737 to volun - Minister Ursula Wright. May 30, 2 pm 972-480-0200 Pastor BAPTIST CHURCH teer, to register, or details. Apostle Margelee Hylton Join us at a Citizenship 300 Phillips Street June 24 & 25, Rev. Charles Wattley 3068 Forest Lane Information Workshop @ FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST Richardson, TX 75081 7 pm Nightly Senior Pastor Dallas, TX 75234 The Sockwell Center, 6301 CHURCH OF ALLEN 972-235-4235 You’re invited to our 1308 Wilcox Street 972-247-7133 Chapel Hill in Plano, TX “THE SHIP” Summer Revival 2009 with McKinney, TX 75069 75093, hosted by Plano ON GOING, 9 am-4 pm FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST Dr. Ralph Douglas from 972-542-6178 Multicultural Outreach Monday-Friday CHURCH Church Without Walls WORD OF LIFE Roundtable. Prayer Lines for those in THE COLONY (Brookhollow Baptist TRUE WORSHIPERS CHURCH OF Brother Ramon Hodridge, need are 972-649-0566 and May 31, 2009 Church), Houston, Texas, May 29-31, 2009 GOD IN CHRIST Senior Minister 972-649-0567. This is our Stamp Out bringing the Word of God. FREE registration to our May 29, 8 pm 1026 Avenue F June 2009 Stroke Day, a day of infor - Call Bro. Carl Long @ 214- Glory Explosion 2009; an Come to our Friday Night Plano, TX 75074 Wednesdays, 7 pm mation for preventing 823-7308 for details. intimate Odyssey to the Live Service tomorrow, 972-423-8833 Get your praise on, strokes, sponsored by our Throne Zone @ the Westin May 29th to be inspired and Wednesday Night Live Health Ministry. Dr. Curtis Wallace, Galleria Dallas, 13340 lifted. There will be plenty C.D. DIXON (WNL) @ our main cam - Don’t miss our Taste of Senior Pastor Dallas Parkway in Dallas. of singing and spiritual. MINISTRIES pus, 200 Belmont Drive in Friendship following our 11 1819 N. Washington Hostess is Apostle Margelee Elder Gregory Voss, June 4 & 5, 7:30 pm Allen. am Service. Avenue Hylton with guest speakers Senior Pastor Join us for “The Prophetic June 26 – 27, 2009 Call 972-625-8186 on above Dallas, TX 75204 Doctors Cindy Trimm and 2765 Trinity Mill Road Voice Speaks in 2009 with Registration is underway for event. 214-823-7308 Barbie Breathitt. Worship Suite 200 Apostle C.D. Dixon @ our 2009 Men Empowered Dr. C. Paul McBride Leaders are: David & Carrollton, TX 75006 God’s Tabernacle of By Christ Empowerment Senior Pastor SAINT MARK BAPTIST Nicole Binion, Apostle 214-514-9147 Deliverance Event Center, Conference. Theme: Step 4396 Main Street CHURCH MCKINNEY, 1020 East Pleasant Run Into Position. Call 972- The Colony, TX 75056 “THE MARK” Road, DeSoto, TX 75115. 359-9956 for fees on 2009 972-625-8186 June 7, 1 pm Apostle C.D. Dixon, Men’s Conference and Join us for our Annual Founder details for any event. GOSPEL LIGHTHOUSE Church Picnic @ Old 1020 East Pleasant CHURCH Settler’s Park in McKinney; Run Road Rev. W. L. Stafford, Sr. May 31, 10 am call 972-542-6178 for DeSoto, TX 75115 M. Div., Senior Pastor Come hear this man of God, details. 214-398-0340 1550 Edelweiss Pastor Jackson Senyonga of June 8 –11, (Service Location) Christian Life Church in 6:30 pm To 8:30 pm DAYSTAR 200 Belmont Drive Kampala, Uganda, bringing Join us for our FREE DELIVERANCE (Church Address) us the Word straight from Annual Citywide Vacation MINISTRIES Allen, TX 75013 the Throne of God. And Bible School (VBS) @ June 6, 1:30 – 3 pm 972-359-9956 come back to our 6 pm Fanny Finch Elementary Visit Helen’s House to service for an All-Church School, 1205 S. Tennessee receive, to give, and to fel - FIRST BAPTIST Pentecost NOW Rally . Street. Classes are for Pre- lowship. Give-away of CHURCH OF Call 214-331-6516 for detail K, youth and adults; nursery food and household items is HAMILTON PARK on events above. for younger children will be open to all those who could June 6, 11:30 am – 1 pm Rev. Gregg Hadley, Senior available. Theme: use a little touch. You’re welcome to fellow - Pastor Boomerang--It all Comes DayStar Deliverance ship with us at our Leaving 5525 W. Illinois Avenue Back to Jesus. Parents and Ministries A Legacy Luncheon. Dallas, TX 75211 other volunteers are needed. Apostle Minnie Call 972-235-4235 for Hawthorne- details. Ewing, Senior Pastor Dr. Gregory Foster,

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14 | May 28 - June 3, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com Sister Tarpley Obituary Of Common Sense guage and “new math.” but cannot inform the par - and I’m a Whiner, survive But his health declined ents when a student is him. Not many attended when he became infected pregnant or wants an abor - his funeral because so few No one really knows with the “If-it-only-helps- tion. realized that he was gone. how old he was since his me-or mine-it’s-worth-it” Finally, Common – Author Unknown birth records were long virus. Sense lost his will to live FREE FROM FEAR: ago lost in bureaucratic In recent decades his as the Ten Command- You can live without fear; red tape. He selflessly waning strength proved no ments became contraband, in spite of our declining devoted his life to service match for the ravages of churches became busi - economy and foreclosures in schools, hospitals, overbearing regulations. nesses, criminals received today or what you see on homes, factories and He watched in pain as better treatment than vic - the news, you can be at offices, helping folks get peace. jobs done without fanfare Fear isn’t just a reac - and foolishness. For ...to know when to tion to external circum - decades, petty rules, silly stances. It’s a spiritual laws and frivolous law - come in out of the rain, force. It begins inside a suits held no power over person, and it is totally Common Sense. He was the early bird gets destructive. credited with cultivating the worm, and life isn’t Fear is Satan’s primary such valued lessons as, to weapon. He moves in know when to come in out always fair. response to fear, the same of the rain, the early bird way God moves in gets the worm, and life response to faith. He chal - isn’t always fair. self-seeking lawyers ruled tims and federal judges lenges the promises of Common Sense lived the courts. His health rap - stuck their noses in every - God with it. Pastor Darron McCoy from White Rock Chapel by simple, sound financial idly deteriorated when thing from Boy Scouts to An example is in Church. His message to the residents, their family policies (don’t spend more prayer was taken out of professional sports. Matthew 14:30 when members, and staff @ Carrollton Health & Rehab than you earn) reliable the schools and zero toler - And when a woman Jesus invited Peter to Center was, “Prayer Was Made” from Acts 12:1-5. parenting strategies (God ance policies were imple - who was stupid enough come to Him on the water. fearing adults are in mented; reports of a not to realize that coffee is “But when Peter saw the charge, not the kids) and young boy was charged hot, and was awarded a wind boisterous, he was was defeat. If Peter had develops fear. Such fear - it’s okay to come in sec - with sexual harassment huge payout for her stu - afraid; and beginning to kept his focus on Jesus, ful mediation is called ond or even last, as long as for kissing a classmate, a pidity, this really caused sink, he cried, saying his faith would never have worrying. Don’t do it! your best efforts were teen suspended for taking Common Sense to finally Lord, save me.” wavered. God’s Word is the given. A veteran of the a swig of mouthwash after throw in the towel! Peter’s faith in the All the blustering and sword of the Spirit. Use it Industrial Revolution, the lunch and a teacher was Common Sense was Word of Jesus when he blowing in the world to fight Satan every time Great Depression and the fired for reprimanding an preceded in death by his said, “Come” enabled him would not have defeated he comes against you. Technological Revolu- unruly student. parents, Truth and Faith, to walk on the water; and Peter. Hold up your shield of tion, Common Sense sur - It declined further his wife, Discretion, his the fear of the wind Mediating on God’s faith and quench all of his vived cultural and educa - when schools had to get daughter, Responsibility; defeated him. Word develops faith. fiery darts. Speak words tional trends including parents consent to admin - and his son, Reason. Two Peter looked at his cir - Thinking about Satan’s of faith and fear will body piercing, whole lan - ister an aspirin to a student stepbrothers, My Rights cumstances and the result lies on the other hand depart.

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May 28 - June 3, 2009 | North Dallas Gazette | visit us online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com | 15 Church Directory Annual Metroplex East Piano Festival Scheduled for June (NDG Wire) Eastfield shops which occur June 17- Dr. Timothy Brown the Dallas Public Schools the Metroplex. Ellingson’s concerts is included with College will host the 20). (pianist, composer) did his and serves on the advisory honors include residential registration to the festival; Eastfield Metroplex East Highlights of the festi - undergraduate studies at board of the Booker T. Scholars Teacher Recog- general admission tickets Piano Festival June 15 – 20. val include guest perform - Bowling Green State Washington High School nition Award from the U.S. are $20. For more informa - Pierrette Mouledous, Dir- ances by: University and received his for the Performing and Department of Education tion call 972-860-7113 or ector of the Piano Terry McCoy (classical master’s degree from the Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas. and Who’s Who Among email PierretteMouledous Department, has assembled and jazz pianist) has taught University of North Texas Kent Ellingson (jazz America’s Teachers for @dcccd.edu. Complete an impressive faculty of private piano instruction for where he studied piano with pianist) is a Fargo native 2002 and 2004. details can be found at educators with specialty in 26 years in the Dallas area. Adam Wodnicki, and music who earned a degree from Admission to the special www.eastfieldcollege.edu. piano performance to teach He is an active member of composition with Newel MSUM in 1980 and a MME the week-long camps. the Music Teachers Assoc- Kay Brown. He later was a from the University of Instructors will focus on iation of Dallas and recipient of a research fel - North Texas in 1983. He has elements of stylistic inter - Mesquite. Mr. McCoy com - lowship from the Royal taught music at Booker T. pretation and technique pleted his music studies at Holloway, University of Wash-ington High School from classical, jazz and the University of Texas in London where he did his for the Performing and liturgical piano repertoire Dallas. He has studied jazz post-graduate studies in Visual Arts in Dallas since for students age 7 and up; piano with Gary Freeman music composition and 1984, and is an instructor of tuition starts at $75 (audi - and maintains a jazz reper - orchestration studying with jazz piano at Collin College tion on June 9 from 2 – 5 toire. Mr. McCoy is also a the English composer, Brian in Plano, Texas, since 1995. p.m. is required for interme - member of Elysee Piano Lock. Mr. Brown is current - He also is a freelance diate and advanced work - Quartet. ly a fine arts specialist for pianist and keyboardist in

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