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Oak Cliff FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011 NEWS FROM YOUR SIDE OF THE RIVER VOL. 6, ISSUE 29 50 CENTS
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BY ALANA HARRISONStaf Writer
I n the l a s t tw o m on ths ,
hanks to the North Oak Cliff
nited Police Patrol, two squat-
ers with outstanding warrants
were arrested, a drug house wasswept, and an abandoned dog
was rescued.
Audrey Pinkerton, president
of the NOCUPP board, said
the crime-fighting organiza-
tion has been extremely suc-
cessful in warding off crime in
its six member neighborhoods
— East Kessler Park, Kessler
Park, Kessler Plaza, Stevens
Park Village, West Kessler, and
Winnetka Heights — over the
past year.“Since we began in 2007,
NOCUPP has grown quite a bit,”
Pinkerton said. “We started out
just in Kessler Park, but since
we’ve expanded to the other
five neighborhoods, we’ve really
made an impact.”D u r i n g M a y a n d J u n e ,
NOCUPP officers arrested 18
people. So far this year, a total
of 59 arrests have been made, 83
citations have been issued, and
147 traffic stops have been made.
NOCUPP officers average 116
arrests, 190 citations, and 540
traffic stops per year.
In June, a man abandoned
sick dog by tying it to a post on
North Canterbury Court. Severa
NOCUPP members caught hislicense plate number and called
the on-duty officer to report the
incident. The dog was rescued
and the man was arrested.
Police Patrol Touts Officers’ ImpactBoard hopes more neighborssubscribe to off-duty service
PHOTO: CITY PACE
Why was a potato-sack race part o a Summer Scholars camp? The program
stresses physical fitness. One hour o daily physical activity was required.
BY ALANA HARRISON
Staf Writer
While riding a bike to schoo
was once considered a fun modeof transportation, many kids no
prefer the backseat of the fam-
ily car. Bike Friendly Oak Clif
wants to change that.
BFOC has partnered with
Rosemont Elementary School to
encourage children to pedal to
class. The “iBike Rosemont” ini-
tiative aims to create safe routes
to the campus and teach students
that it is cool to cruise to school.
The new safety infrastructure
will include a two-way buffere
bike lane along the north side o
Stevens Forest Drive and a one-way buffered lane along Mary
Cliff Road.
Jason Roberts, founder o
BFOC, said Stevens Forest Drive
is wide enough that drivers are
often tempted to make illega
U-turns, making it dangerous for
children to cross the street.
“When we began asking par-
ents why their kids weren’t bicy-
cling to school more often, they
told us the area felt too danger-
ous because of traffic,” Roberts
said. “We began working with
the city and asked if we couldevelop a ‘Safe Routes to School
plan.”
Zac Lytle, president of BFOC
said the plan will also include
Rosemont
Pushed toRide More‘iBike’ effort aimsto make bicycling safer for students
New exercise club hits streets before dawn
STAFF PHOTO: CHRIS MCGATHEY
Myla Johnson (let) and Susan Melnick discuss variations to Johnson’s 3- and 5-mile courses through North Oak Clif ater an early-morning jog on July 21.
Early Birds Get The Burn
BY ALANA HARRISON
Staf Writer
Hiking, swimming, horseback
iding, and marshmallow roast-
ng weren’t on Trinity Basin
reparatory’s summer camp
genda this year. Instead, more
than 100 students were invited
to focus on academics.
Activities included math,writing, reading, arts and crafts,
physical education, and healthy
living. Envision the kids’ eyes
rolling? Not so, according to
Carmen Ontiveros.
“The kids may be learning, but
they’re having fun while doing
it,” said Ontiveros, a director
of City Pace, the nonprofit that
partnered with Trinity Basin to
host the Summer Scholars pro-
gram. “And most of the time,
they don’t even realize they’re
employing math or science skillson a particular project.”
While many campers came
from Trinity Basin, other were
from Hogg, Bowie, Peeler, and
Reagan elementaries. The four-
week program catered to rising
fourth- and fifth-graders.
O n t i v e r o s s a i d S u m m e r
Scholars strives to educate chil-
Camp Emphasizes EducationSummer Scholars
program comes toTrinity Basin Prep
BY GEORGIA FISHER
Staf Writer
Five-thirty a.m. is a prime
time for jogging, if you think
about it. Traffic is a non-
issue. Hundred-degree heat has yet
to scorch away the morning dew.Metabolism gets a jumpstart. You’re
apt to catch the sunrise, and unlikely
to miss work.
The only problem? It’s 5:30 a.m.Myla Johnson isn’t worried. The
Stevens Park Village resident started
the North Oak Cliff Running and
Walking Group last week to take
fitness-minded neighbors on a foot-
tour of, well, North Oak Cliff — from
Bishop Arts to Kidd Springs, Kings
Highway, Kessler Park, and Winnetka
Heights, as one route goes.
Their twice-weekly excursionstake different paths on Tuesdays
and Thursdays, starting and ending
at Kessler Park United Methodist
Church and Oddfellows, respectively,
What: North Oak Cliff Running
and Walking Group
When and where: 5:30 a.m.
Tuesdays and Thu rsdays,
departing from Kessler ParkUnited Methodist Church and
Oddfellows, respectively
For more information: Search
for “North Oak Cliff Running and
Walking Group” on Facebook.
If You Go
See the year-by-yearbreakdown on Page 6A.
Inside
See NOCUPP, Page 6
See ROSEMONT, Page 7 See RUN, Page 6A
See TRINITY, Page 7A
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a raised crosswalk on
Stevens Forest; signage
instructing drivers to yield;
repainting crosswalks; bol-
lards on Stevens Forest
to deter drivers fromU-turning; and increased
icycle parking.
“We’re proud that iBike
is one of the early demon-
strations in the 2011 Dallas
Bike Plan,” Lytle said.
“We’re aiming to have this
accomplished before the
fall semester begins.”
In an effort to expedite
the improvements, BFOC
has partnered with Eno’s
Pizza to hold a fundraiser
for the project in conjunc-
tion with Eno’s third anni-ersary on Aug. 7.
“Our goal is to raise
$5,000. We’re accepting
private and community
donations. No matter how
much we raise, this will be a
ery hands-on effort,” Lytle
said. “Volunteers from the
community and BFOC will be there to help.”
BFOC’s effort to encour-
age more kids to ride their
bikes to school began last
spring with two “iBike
Weeks,” in which children
would receive a “point” via
a punch card if they rode
their bikes to school.“We wanted to introduce
bike culture to the kids and
get them thinking about
other forms of transpor-
tation besides cars,” Lytle
said. “Originally, about five
kids were riding to school.
By the end of our second
campaign, more than 100were riding to school.”
Children who received
four card punches were
rewarded with a group ride
to Eno’s for pizza, prizes,
and root beer floats. During
the venture, BFOC gave a
bike-safety presentation
and explained the benefitsof riding to school.
“Of course, we want to
encourage a greener mode
of transportation, but this
also about getting kids
active,” Lytle said. “And
we’ve noticed that when
kids arrive at school after
riding their bikes, they’re
lot more alert and ready for
school.”
R os em on t pr in c ipa
Anna Brining said the two
iBike Weeks not only bene-
fited the students, but pro-
moted family involvement.
“Parents would ride their
bikes to school with theirkids,” Brining said. “Once
the safety plan is imple-
mented, I believe parents
will feel more comfortable
with their kids riding to
school.”
Brining admitted she was
a little leery in the begin-
ning that the plan woul
actually come to fruition.
“We’ve received over-
whelming support from
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff an
the community,” she said
“During our iBike weeks volunteers, some of whom
didn’t even have children
at Rosemont, were out
there cheering the kids on
getting them fired up about
riding to school.”
Email alana.harrison@ peoplenewspapers.com
dren through a variety of interactive and fun activi-
ties, so they don’t seem
punitive or school-like.
“We have one science
and math activity in which
kids make rock candy. They
must chart the production
of the candy’s crystalliza-
tion,” Ontiveros explained.
“They’re mixing and mea-
suring, incorporating math
skills. It’s not book work;
it’s fun. And they learn
how these concepts apply
to real life.”Randy Shaffer, CEO and
superintendent of Trinity
Basin, said the interactive,
hands-on activities engage
the students and keep them
interested in learning.
“With this program, it’s
not just a teacher stand-
ing at the front of the
classroom doing long divi-sion,” Shaffer said. “All the
activities are hands-on and
manipulative. The kids are
literally involved all the
time, which makes learn-
ing fun and easy.”
City Pace partnered with
Methodist Dallas Medical
C e n t e r a n d A n y t i m e
Fitness for the physical
education classes, in which
kids participated in cardio
and muscle-strengthening
exercises.
The fitness and healthclasses also educated
kids on nutrition, includ-
ing how to interpret food
labels. Guest speaker Maria
Fisher, M.D., brought more
than 100 foods to teach
the kids what constitutes anutritional snack.
Shaffer said kids really
benefited from the health
and fitness aspects.
“Of course, we have our
own P.E. program during
the school year, but City Pace offered interactive,
hands-on activities that
really educated the kids
about nutrition and health-
related issues,” he said.
Ontiveros explained that
the camp also held a “Star
Reader Program,” in which
kids read a book and pre-
sented a report to the othercampers.
“Not only does this help
keep track of the books the
kids read,” Ontiveros said,
“but it also helps these
children become more
comfortable speaking in
front of a crowd.”
At the end of the pro-
gram, all campers were
required to write a “reflec-
tion paper” on what they
did a n d didn ’ t en j oy .
Ontiveros said she takes
each child’s paper to heart.“These papers are very
meaningful to me,” she
said. “I read every one of
them, because the kids’
feedback is how we can
make things better.”
Shaffer said Trinity
stresses the importance o
an ongoing education, an
that the longer kids are inschool, the better, whether
it be summer school, tutor-
ing, or other after-schoo
activities.
“Every student who
extends his or her aca-
demic year automatically
has a leg up going into the
next school year,” Shaffer
said. “Pace’s summer pro-
gram kept the kids in
learning environment, but
also got them excited about
the projects they were
working on — all of whichwill make things fresher in
their minds when schoo
starts.”
Email alana.harrison@ peoplenewspapers.com
RosemontContinued from Page 1A
TrinityContinued from Page 1A
PHOTO: COURTESY OF BIKE FRIENDLY OAK CLIFF
Dozens of Rosemont Elementary School students pedaled to Eno’s Pizza Tavern last spring as par t of an “iBike Week.”
PHOTO: EDGAR GONZALEZ
At least one Summer Scholar rode a camel at the Dallas Zoo.
