Annual Junius Heights Meeting October 27

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The annual Junius Heights neighborhood meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 27 at 7:00 at Lipscomb Elementary.  All residents of Junius are welcome!  There will be election of officers, information about Dallas ’ sidewalk replacement program, the upcoming home tour, and an opportunity to help set goals for the coming year.  If you would like to nominate somebody for a board position, please contact reneschmidt@att.net.

James Dowdy from city hall will be there to discuss the Sidewalk Program.  He will have brochures and will be able to answer questions.

3rd Annual Junius Heights Home Tour Nov. 8

The third annual Junius Heights Home Tour will take place on Sunday, November 8 from 11 am-5 pm.  Advance tickets may be purchased for $10.00 at the following locations:  Hacienda on Henderson , Fish City Grill, Whole Foods Market in Lakewood , Another Broken Egg, and the Garden Café. Tickets the day of the tour are $15.00 and may be purchased at the ticket booth in front of Lipscomb School or at any of the homes on the tour.

Six historic homes and a school located in the heart of Junius Heights will be on tour. The houses were built almost 100 years ago when Junius Heights was a new development in the eastern reaches of the city.  Each displays their individual personalities:  some have been updated but retain their historic roots while others maintain their original features stoically.  All the homes have interesting stories to tell:  Luther Brown and his family lived in one of the featured homes on Tremont from the day it was built until he died some forty years later.  Another on Huntley sheltered the Galbraith brothers.  Thomas was a prominent architect who helped design the Texas Hall of State and other Texas Centennial projects.  His brother, Fred, was a Presbyterian cleric who held positions at Oak Cliff, Colonial Hill, and First Presbyterian churches.

The heart of any neighborhood is its school and we are very pleased to have awarding-winning Lipscomb school on tour this year, courtesy of the Lipscomb PTA.  Generations of Dallas residents have graduated from this school and it is seeing a new renaissance of life as the neighborhoods rediscover this school.

There will be live entertainment in front of the Lipscomb School .  The Long Middle School Choir, Restoration Blues, the David Burris Experience and Ann Armstrong and Steven Hughes will be part of the featured entertainment.  In the auditorium, participants are invited to perform on stage with Guitar Hero! There will also be vendors selling arts and crafts and food.  With the holidays coming up, it is a great time to shop for unique gifts!

Support your neighborhood by attending the JH Home Tour.  Since its creation in 2006 by the city council, we have seen a lot of stabilization in the neighborhood.   Junius Heights is the largest historic district in Dallas .

Call for Volunteers

If you can volunteer to help for the Junius Heights Home Tour on November 8, it would be appreciated!  All volunteers are invited to a post-event party at the Garden Café on Sunday, November 8.  If you can help to volunteer, please contact Todd Smith at 214-803-0955 or toddsmith@Rmangraphics.com (email-preferred).  Thanks!

City Sidewalk Replacement Program

James Sims, a Junius Heights resident, is helping organize the neighborhood’s sidewalk replacement program.   Parts of Junius Heights are around 100 years old and some sidewalks are beginning to show the wear and tear of the years.  The City has a  program in which the city helps share the cost of replacing older sidewalks.  James will be at the annual meeting October 27 to help answer questions.  James Dowdy from the city will also be there.  If you can’t make it to the meeting, James may be reached at james.m.sims@gmail.com.

October Crime Alerts

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During the weekend of October 17, two houses were robbed in Junius Heights .  On Saturday, October 17, a house in the 5400 block of Worth was burglarized.  The thieves broke in the back door and stole the refrigerator, computer, TV and guitars.  The residents were gone less than an hour and returned to find the back door and been broken and the house had been ransacked.  The next day, Sunday, October 18, a house in the 5600 block of Victor was burglarized.  The thieves kicked in the front door and stole a new 2-sided refrigerator.

On October 10, thieves entered a house in the 4900 block of Victor via a dining room window.  Even though this house is not in our neighborhood, it is close, and crime knows no boundaries.

If you see anything suspicious or anybody that appears to be watching a house or a neighborhood, do not hesitate to call 911.

If you are not receiving neighborhood crime alerts via e-mail but would like to be on the list, contact reneschmidt@att.net.

Wild Dogs in Area

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Dog Alerts

Animal control has been making regular sweeps throughout the neighborhood and impounding any stray dogs.  If you own a dog, per Dallas code, the dogs should not be allowed to roam free.  A lot of the dogs that the city has picked up are domestic dogs and have owners.  At night, if they are unsecured, they do what their instincts tell them to do:  they find other dogs, run in a pack, and kill cats for sport.  If the city impounds them and their owners claim them, the owners are fined and a chip is placed on the dog.

Until the situation clears up, do not allow your cats to roam freely, especially at night.  If you see any stray dogs, call 311 immediately.  They are instructed to call animal control.

Old East Dallas Early Childhood PTA

Do you have preschool age children or grandchildren? Are you a new parent or expecting your first baby soon?  Meet other neighborhood parents with young children by joining the Old East Dallas Early Childhood PTA.  The OEDECPTA encourages friendships among families and provides support to Lipscomb Elementary School .

The first General Meeting of the school year is being held September 23 at 7pm in the Lipscomb Elementary Auditorium. There is an exciting guest speaker – ‘Coach Patty’ of Play Wisely. Check out the ECPTA’s yahoo group to see what they’re all about and download a Membership Form, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OEDECPTA/ !

Crime Alerts for Junius Heights

Burlgaries

  • A house in the 5600 block of Worth was broken into on Thursday, August, 27 and items were stolen.
  • A house in the 6300 block of Reiger was broken into on Wednesday, August 26.  An unidentified suspect(s) used a power drill on the side window to gain entry.

Offences involving vehicles

  • An unidentified suspect threw an object at a vehicle causing damage in the 5900 block of Columbia on Thursday, August 27
  • A passenger-side window was broken in a vehicle parked in the 5900 block of Victor on Tuesday, August 25.
  • A vehicle’s driver’s side window was broken in the 4800 block of Junius and items were stolen on Tuesday, August 25.
  • An unidentified suspect attempted to remove and steal items from a vehicle parked in the 800 block of Nesbitt on Monday, August 24.
  • A rear window was broken in a vehicle parked in the 1600 block of Abrams Road on Friday, August 21.

Criminal Mischief

  • A window was broken in a house in the 700 block of Skillman by an unidentified suspect on Tuesday, August 25.

Volunteer Patrol Training

The Dallas Police Central Division will be holding a Volunteers in Patrol Class on Saturday, September 19 from 9 am to 3 pm.  This class will include a tour of the City of Dallas 911 facility.  There will be a guest speaker who will discuss crime prevention ofn the Katy Trail .  This course will be held at 3535 Travis Suite No. 100.

Space is limited so Email your Volunteer Application and Volunteer Waiver early to reserve your space.

You may also fax applications/waivers to 214-670-4031 C/O Sr. Cpl. Comstra