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Saturday, December 27, 2014
Denton Record-Chronicle
CALENDAR
TODAY
EVENTS
8 a.m. — “Flying Feathered
Friends,” a 1-mile hike to look and
listen for birds, at the Johnson
Branch Unit of Ray Roberts Lake
State Park, on FM3002, 7 miles east
of 1-35. For bird watchers of all skill
levels. Meet at Picnic Pavilion 1;
binoculars are recommended. Free
with regular park entrance fee of $7
for ages 13 and older. Call 940-637-
2636.
10 a.m. — Guided half-mile
hike along the Vanishing Prairies
Trail at the Johnson Branch Unit of
Ray Roberts Lake State Park, on
FM3002, 7 miles east of 1-35. Meet
at Picnic Pavilion 1. Free with reg-
ular park entrance fee of $7 for
ages 13 and older. Call 940-637-
2636.
12:30 to 5:30 p.m. — South
Branch Library Role-Playing
Games Society meets at the
library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Open to
fans and beginners. Free. Call
940-349-8726 or visit www.denton
library.com.
2 p.m. — Learn the basics of
Dutch oven cooking in Picnic
Pavilion 1 at the Johnson Branch
Unit of Ray Roberts Lake State Park,
on FM3002, 7 miles east of 1-35.
Bring a spoon and plate to sample
dessert, and take home recipes.
Free with regular park entrance fee
of $7 for ages 13 and older. Call
940-637-2636.
CLUB MEETINGS
Acoustic Lawn Jam for all levels
of musicians, from 10 a.m. to noon
on the lawn of the Courthouse on
the Square, 110 W. Flickory St. Visit
www.dentonmainstreet.org.
American Legion Post 550
presents a live band on the last
Saturday of the month at the post,
905 Foundation St. in Pilot Point.
Free. Call 940-686-9901.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Alcoholics Anonymous meets
from 6 to 7 p.m. at Rock Hill Cow-
boy Church, 3000 Rock Hill Road in
Aubrey. Call 940-391-5805.
Grupo 18 de Marzo Alcoholicos
Anonimos meets from 7 to 8:30
p.m. at 100 W. Oak St. Call 940-231-
9759.
Co-Dependents Anonymous,
for people who desire healthy and
loving relationships, meets from
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Denton Unitar-
ian Universalist Fellowship, Ull
Cordell St. Call 940-320-2095 or
972-623-7423.
Compulsive Eaters Anonymous
meets at 8:30 a.m. at Trinity United
Methodist Church, 633 E. Hobson
Lane. Call 940-387-9526.
Lupus Foundation of America
support group meets from 2 to 3:30
p.m. at North Branch Library, 3020
N. Locust St.
Narcotics Anonymous meets at
7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew Presbyteri-
an Church, 300 W. Oak St.
Shalom Today group of Alco-
holics Anonymous meets at 9
a.m., noon (men's meeting), 1:30
p.m. (women's meeting), 6 p.m. and
8 p.m. at 311S. Locust St. Call
940-383-8252 for more informa-
tion.
Show Me group of Alcoholics
Anonymous meets at 9 a.m.,
10:30 a.m., noon, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
at 1622 W. University Drive, Suite
104. Call 940-566-9989.
Whole New Deal Narcotics
Anonymous group meets at 7:30
p.m. at St. Andrew Presbyterian
Church, 300 W. Oak St. Call 940-
898-0747.
SUNDAY
CLUB MEETINGS
Denton Celtic Dancers meets
from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Center for
the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St.
Beginners' class starts at 6 p.m. Call
940-321-0012 or visit www.
dentoncelticdancers.org for more
information.
SUPPORT GROUPS
American Legion Post 71 Missi-
on With Christ Ministry offers
breakfast at 9 a.m. followed by a
worship service at 10 a.m. at 2501
Spencer Road. Visit http://txlegion
post71.org.
Grupo 18 de Marzo Alcoholicos
Anonimos meets from 7 to 8:30
p.m. at 100 W. Oak St. Call 940-231-
9759.
Heroin Anonymous Denton
meets at 11 a.m. at Solutions of
North Texas' Wilshire Hall, 2216 N.
Bolivar St. Visit www.sontx.org or
www.soberdorm.org, or call 940-
898-6202.
Marijuana Anonymous 12-step
recovery program meets at 8 p.m.
at Big Mike's Coffee Shop, 1306 W.
Hickory St.
Shalom Today group of Alco-
holics Anonymous meets 9 a.m.,
11 a.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at 311S.
Locust St. Call 940-383-8252 for
more information.
MONDAY
EVENTS
7 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Holiday
Blast Camp at the Denton Civic
Center, 321E. McKinney St. Denton
Parks and Recreation Department's
full-day camps for children in
grades K-6 includes field trips and
activities. Campers must bring
snacks and lunch. Cost is $28 per
day. Register for each individual
camp day, at least two days in
advance, at www.dentonparks.com,
at the Civic Center or by calling
940-349-7275.
To tell us about your event or
meeting, visit DentonRC.com and
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online forms; email to drc@
dentonrc.com; fax to 940-566-
6888; or mail to Page 2 Calendar,
Denton Record-Chronicle, 314 E.
Hickory St., Denton, TX 76201.
WEATHER
NBC 5’S DENTON 3-DAY OUTLOOK
ALMANAC
NBC 5 meteorolo-
gists (from left):
TODAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
Samantha Davies,
Grant Johnston,
David Finfrock,
Rick Mitchell and
Remeisha Shade.
20% chance of
light rain
ry71
jM
High 46
Winds north at 15 to 20 mph
Decreasing clouds,
cool
Mostly sunny,
warmer
Overnight low: 42
High 49, low 31
High 56, low 33
Forecast for noon, Saturday, Dec. 27,2014
High Low
Denton_65_50
PRECIPITATION
24 hours (ending 5 p.m.) 0.00”
Month to date - 0.70” Normal - 2.22”
Year to date - 23.95” A year ago - 31.94”
LAKE LEVELS
Ray Roberts Lake
7 a.m. today
624.42
Year ago
625.32
Lewisville Lake
514.53
514.79
Grapevine Lake
522.35
526.06
Lake Texoma
611.46
610.19
Lake Bridgeport
811.91
815.54
Gray bands indicate high temperature zones for the day.
NATIONAL DATA
T-Storms Snow Ice
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3-day outlook provided by KXAS-TV
Yesterday
Today
Tomorrow
City
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Albuquerque
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28 0.03
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18 pc
40
22 s
Amarillo
34
25 0.03
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47
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Atlanta
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61
52 sh
62
54 sh
Austin
74
49 Trace 59
37 r
55
32 pc
Chicago
49
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26 r
35
26 pc
Denver
20
13 0.09
29
8 pc
33
10 pc
Detroit
46
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49
32 r
38
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El Paso
42
38 0.15
49
24 pc
50
27 s
Honolulu
79
67 0.01
78
65 s
78
65 s
Houston
71
50 0.04
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Kansas City, Mo 49
43 0.03
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36
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Las Vegas
49
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47
29 s
50
31 pc
Los Angeles
63
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64
44 s
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Mpls/St. Paul
32
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New Orleans
67
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New York
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Orlando
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Philadelphia
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Phoenix
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Portland
48
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San Francisco
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Tulsa
60
49 Trace 40
26 c
41
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Washington, DC 51
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SOLAR & LUNAR
Sunrise today ....................................7:31a.m.
Sunset tonight .................................5:29 p.m.
Moonrise today...............................11:37 a.m.
Moonset Sunday ............................12:01 a.m.
Laws stunt growth of gardens
Jim Tuttle/The Dallas Morning News
Bhutanese women Sushila Adhikari, left, Sunuwar Bishnu, Basi Adhikari and Dhan Silwal stand
among plots of vegetables and flowers in the Seeds of Hope community garden in the Vickery
Meadow neighborhood in Dallas on Nov. L
By Elizabeth Findell
The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS — If they could
grow and sell chilies and mus-
tard greens, like they once did
halfway around the world, Man
Maya Rai and Amrita Sunuwar
would feel good about having
something to leave to their chil-
dren and grandchildren “when
the time comes.”
Maybe some of the proceeds
could go to buy new clothes. Or
help feed their families. And
they’d have something more
productive to do during the day
than sit in their apartment.
The women, both in their
60s, grew food for their families
and sold the surplus during the
20 years they lived in refugee
camps in Nepal. Before that,
they farmed in their native Bhu-
tan. They became refugees when
that small Himalayan kingdom
deported hundreds of thou-
sands of citizens of Nepali origin
in the 1990s.
In 2011, a refugee resettle-
ment program brought them to
Dallas. Here, all they found was
concrete.
Organizations that work
with refugees have succeeded in
opening a couple of community
gardens, including one for Bhu-
tanese refugees in Vickery
Meadow. (It’s close to where Rai
and Sunuwar live, but not close
enough to be easy for them to get
to.)
But overall, efforts to expand
community gardens and raise
more urban produce have strug-
gled to take root in Dallas. In
part, that’s because of restric-
tions that prevent gardens from
selling what they grow and lim-
its on the construction of struc-
tures for growing crops.
That could change.
Earlier this month, the city’s
Zoning Ordinance Committee,
an advisory board appointed by
the Plan Commission, began ex-
amining options for loosening
restrictions on urban agricul-
ture. And in November the Dal-
las City Council’s Economic De-
velopment Committee asked
city staff to consider tweaks to a
2011 ordinance governing urban
agriculture.
The ordinance was intended
to increase production of fresh
foods within the city, but staff
members said it hasn’t done so
because it’s too restrictive. The
Economic Development Com-
mittee is expected to revisit the
issue in January.
Any significant change
would also require adjustments
to the zoning of properties. Staff
members have suggested to the
Zoning Ordinance Committee
that current rules prohibiting
food sales, animal grazing and
aquaculture, among other
things, are a hindrance.
Committee members consid-
ered whether profits from food
sales should only be allowed to
cover garden expenses, as in
Austin. But some members said
part of the point was to encour-
age broader sales as a way to ad-
dress “food deserts,” areas where
stores selling fresh fruits and
vegetables are scarce.
Some members suggested al-
lowing sales only off-site, to keep
gardens from becoming mar-
kets.
Other questions being kicked
around: Should small-scale fish
farming be allowed on urban
farms, as it is in Chicago and
Minneapolis? Or should raising
fish be a separate use category in
business districts, as it is in De-
troit and Seattle?
Kevin Lefebvre, the city’s sus-
tainability coordinator, empha-
sized that community groups
growing and selling their prod-
ucts would not be operating
huge markets or reaping vast
profits.
MARKET
SUMMARY
A Dow Jones: Up 23.50
points to close at 18,053.71
A Nasdaq: Up 33.39
points to close at 4,806.86
A S&P 500: Up 6.89
points to close at 2,088.77
LOTTERY
The winning Mega Millions
numbers drawn Friday:
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Mega Ball: 14
Megaplier: 3
The winning Cash Five numbers
drawn Friday by the Texas Lottery:
1-15-23-36-37
The winning Pick 3 numbers
drawn Friday by the Texas Lottery,
in order:
Morning: 5-2-7
Day: 9-7-8
Evening: 6-6-9
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The winning Daily 4 numbers
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in order:
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BRIEFLY
ACROSS THE STATE
Texas City
Police officer fatally
shoots lone gunman
Police are investigating an of-
ficer’s fatal shooting of a man
who authorities say was firing at
customers leaving a crowded
Texas City club at closing and
then pointed the gun at one of
several officers who responded
to a call for help from the club’s
owners.
Texas City Police Chief Rob-
ert Burby says the gunman was
shot early Friday after failing to
comply with warnings from the
officer to drop his weapon.
Galveston County Sheriff
Henry Trochesset says investiga-
tors are looking at videos, in-
cluding one from the officer’s pa-
trol car camera.
Burby says a video confirms
the officer demanded the man
drop his gun.
Names of those involved in
the shooting are not being im-
mediately released.
Texas City is about 40 miles
southeast of Houston.
— The Associated Press
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BLOTTER
Woman reports tires
slashed on Christmas
A Denton woman found her
tires slashed early Christmas
morning.
The 21-year-old reported to
Denton police that all four of her
tires were slashed while her ve-
Road — A caller told police that
a man with a pellet gun shot out
windows in a residence recently.
Officers made contact with the
suspect, who was later arrested
on a charge of public intoxica-
tion, reports state.
service and officer-initiated calls
and posted five reports online.
■ Denton firefighters re-
sponded to 38 medical calls, two
vehicle accidents with injuries, a
gas leak and an unauthorized
burning and a public service call
and assisted three invalids.
hide was parked in a lot near her
residence.
She said she has a suspect in
mind and plans to pursue charg-
es, reports state.
Other reports
2400 block of Stock-
bridge Road — Denton offi-
cers were dispatched to a theft
call recently. The victim report-
ed that her former boyfriend
broke in and stole a laptop from
under the Christmas tree, re-
ports state. The man is also ac-
cused of taking the woman’s car,
which is in both their names, re-
ports state. He has keys to the
residence. The woman plans to
press charges, according to po-
lice.
3800 block of Redstone
Roundup
From 7 a.m. Wednesday to 7
a.m. Thursday:
■ Denton County Sheriff’s
Office call reports were unavail-
able. All Denton County offices
were closed Friday.
■ Denton police handled 119
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Dolphin Tale 2 (PG) 12:00, 2:25, 4:50
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG13)
7:15, 9:30
Alexander and the Horrible... (PG)
12:05,2:15, 4:30
The Maze Runner (PG13) 7:00, 9:30
Fury (R) 2:00, 4:55, 7:45
Guardians of the Galaxy (PG13)
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ANNIE (20H) (Digital) [PG] 10:25 AM,
1:2011,4:15 PM, 7:10 PM, 10:05 PM
BIG EYES (Digital) [PG13]
11:40 AM, 2:25 PM, 5:00 PM, 7:40
PM, 10:15 PM
BIG HERO 6 (Digital) [PG]
10:20 AM
HUNGER GAMES: THE
M0CKINGJAY, PART 1 (Digital)
[PG13] 12:45 PM, 4:05 PM, 7:25
1,10:20 PM
THE IMITATION GAME (Digital)
[PG13]10:15 AM, 1:05 PM,4:10PM,
7:05 1, 9:55 PM
INFO THE WOODS (Digital) [PG]
10:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 7:30
1,10:30 PM
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET
0E THE TOMB (Digital) [PG]
10:45 AM, 1:25 PM, 4:00 PM,
6:45 1, 9:30 PM
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR
(Digital) [PG] 12:05 PM, 2:45
1,5:25 PM
TOP FIVE (Digital) [R] 8:00 PM,
10:40 PM
UNBROKEN (Digital) [PG13]
10:00 AM, 1:15 PM, 4:25 PM, 7:45
1,10:55 PM
WILD (Digital) [R] 11:25 AH 2:15 PM,
5:05 PM, 7:55 PM, 10:50 PM
EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS
(3D) ($3 Surcharge) [PG13]
3:45 1,10:45 PM
EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS (Digital)
[PG13] 12:15 PM, 7:15 PM
THE GAMBLER (Digital) [R] 10:50 AM,
1:40 1, 4:35 PM, 7:20 PM, 10:10 PM
HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE
ARMIES (3D) ($3 Surcharge) [PG13]
10:50 AM, 1:10 PM, 2:20 PM, 4:40 PM,
5:50 PM, 8:10 PM, 9:20 PM
HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE
ARMIES (Digital) [PG13] 12:00 PM,
3:30 1,7:00 PM, 10:251
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Denton County Crime Stoppers will
pay a reward of up to $1000 for
information leading to an arrest in
these or other crimes. Call
1-800-388-TIPS (8477). The Denton
police narcotics tip line is
940-565-580L
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