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Oak Lawn Newsletter - Friday, June 27
Greetings!
Katy Trail Gets New Lighting
This past Monday night, local dignitaries including (pictured) City Councilmember Pauline Medrano, Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and City Councilmember Angela Hunt were on hand to throw the switch for the first installment of new lighting on the Katy Trail. The lights are placed along the Trail from the AAC to Maple Ave.
The Katy Trail Lighting Project, a key element of the Friends of the Katy Trail's master plan to create a great American park in the heart of Dallas, allows for increased Trail use and safety. Lights will be on from 6 am to Sunrise and from dusk to 11 pm.
Now that the lights are on, the Katy Trail needs your help to finish the lighting. Trail users just like you have already given more than $60,000 to meeting a $100,000 challenge from the Hoblitzelle Foundation. If you would like to donate, you may do so on their website.
Watch the video of the Lighting Ceremony on Oaklawn.TV
If you have a community event or interested news item, please email us all the info to include in future newsletters.
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National HIV Testing Day 
FREE Testing
Friday, June 27
Resource Center of Dallas is offering 12 hours of continuous free HIV and syphilis testing for National HIV Testing Day. Free HIV and syphilis testing will be offered from 9:00am-9:00pm at Nelson-Tebedo Health Resource Center, 4012 Cedar Springs, Dallas. No appointment is needed. Join us on June 27th and KNOW YOUR STATUS.
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| A Community 'Thank You' to
Spectrum-MRC 
Spectrum-MRC is a motorcycle riding club for GLBT/Friendly riders (Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender). All types of motorcyclists and their passengers are welcome as well as those who have an interest in learning to ride. The group is designed to connect riders and foster kinship between like-minded people.
Since the first "December first Wednesday", Spectrum-MRC has donated the sound used on the sidewalk. Mike DeVore generously donates his time and expertise to give us those refreshing tunes on the street. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. The club sponsors many local and state-wide events.
This past December the club adopted 25 students from Sam Houston to purchase Christmas presents for the annual Sam Houston Christmas Project. The motorcycle ridding club "spectrum" is set to become one of the major sponsors of the Lesbian Festival at Sue Ellen's on July 26th as a gesture to give something to the community.
As stated on their website: "Spectrum-MRC is a mainstream motorcycle riding club. Our members are everyday people with normal jobs just like yours. We ride various types of motorcycles, from 100cc dirt bikes to full custom S&S equipped cruisers. The major distinguishing factor of Spectrum-MRC is that our members are all GLBT and Friendly motorcyclists."
We send out a big "Thank You" to their continued community involvement. If you would like to find out more about this community organization, visit their web site.
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Stonewall Democrats 
Last Friday Mixer
Friday, June 27
Round-Up Saloon
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Round Up hosts Stonewall Democrats for monthly mixer. Come meet our endorsed candidates in an informal atmosphere, no meeting, just mingle. Everyone invited! Grab a drink, ask a question, and have a good time. Join us at Round Up Saloon located at 3912 Cedar Springs Rd.
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Voice of Pride 2008 Preliminaries 
Coors presents
The Dallas Tavern Guild
production of
The 2008 Voice of Pride
Sunday, June 29
First Round Final Night
The 2008 Voice of Pride Competition is coordinated by the Dallas Tavern Guild in conjunction with our June Pride Month Celebration and will consist of several Preliminary Competitions around the community and will begin in early June and continue through the end of the month. The competition will continue with 2 Elimination Rounds where the preliminary winners will be narrowed to a total of twenty-four (24). Those twenty-four (24) will compete at the Semi-final Competition where judges will select the top 12 to compete at the Final Night. The winner will win a cash prize of $3,000,and will ride in the Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade and perform at the Festival in Lee Park on September 16th, 2007. This year the winner will also receive two (2) round-trip tickets anywhere in the world that Delta Airlines flies.
The preliminary competition began on June 4th and will conclude on Sunday night at the Round Up Saloon.
This is your last chance to get quailified for the finals!!!!
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FIRST WEDNESDAY 
ON CEDAR SPRINGS
Wednesday, July 2
6:00 - 9:00 pm
FIRST WEDNESDAY ON CEDAR SPRINGS is presented each month by the Cedar Springs Merchant Association. Join us on the strip for a fabulous fun-filled evening of entertainment drinks, food, shopping, free drawings wine tasting, discounts & more at participating merchants. Participate in the Cedar Springs Scavenger Hunt for a chance to win a Gift Basket valued at $800 from Cedar Springs Merchants. Complete information online
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PSSA Beat The Heat Tournament 
PSSA's
Beat the Heat
Softball Tournament
Thursday, July 3 -
Sunday, July 6
Welcome to the 60 teams coming to Dallas for the second annual tournament in the July "Heat". All games will be played at Kiest Park in Dallas, and Trinity River Park in Irving.
Registration will begin at 4pm, Friday July 4th at the Crowne Plaza hotel. We would like to invite everyone to stop by, register and pick up your player participation package. Snacks and soft drinks will be provided.
Do you like to raise money for charity? Are you creative and talented? If you answered yes, then come on out and be a contestant at the Miss Beat The Heat Classic Pageant. This is a great fundraiser and all money raised by contestants will be going to a wonderful charity! You don't have to be a "pretty" girl, just throw on a wig and pumps, answer a question and do a talent number and you too, could become the next Miss Beat The Heat Classic. Pageant is open to all softball out-of-towners as well as local teams! Sign up under Activities & Events at the website and get your name in to support this great cause.
Beat the Heat 4th of July Bar-B-Que
Friday, July 4 7-10 pm
We want to make sure you don't miss out on your 4th of July Bar-B-Ques. So we will have cheeseburgers, hot dogs, brats and much much more... Don't miss out. B and C teams will be located at Woody's and D teams will be at the Round Up Saloon.
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TGRA presents Boots & Briefs! 
Friday, July 4
Round Up Saloon
8:00 pm - 2:00 am
TGRA and The Round Up bring you the "Hunks" of Rodeo and Softball dressed in Briefs & Boxers,strutting their stuff, and the real fun part is you can BUY the Briefs right off of them! Proceeds benefit TGRA Charities. TGRA web site
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Fourth of July Fireworks & Celebrations 
Around the Metroplex
There are many scheduled Fourth of July celebrations and fireworks around the Metroplex. Take a look at the schedule posted on the NBC5 website. Plan your weekend activities accordingly. HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY !
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New Videos Online
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Pet of the Week
DFW
Humane Society
Samual is a Male Hound/Shepherd mix that has been neutered and weighs about 16 lbs. He is about about 3 old and is brown. He was found as a stray.
Samual is very friendly, sweet and playful. He is good with kids and other pets.
If you can adopt Samual and give him a good home, please contact the DFW Humane Society at 972-253-333, or check out one of the many other pets that need a home by visiting their web site.
"Put a Paw Print in Your Heart"
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