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Q: Close your windows, Preston Hollow, the city is spraying for West Nile Tuesday and Wednesday

After West Nile Virus was found in a mosquito pond in Dallas, the city is systematically spraying various areas to control the population. The area around the 6500 block of Norway Road is scheduled for treatment tonight and tomorrow from 9 p.m.-5 a.m., and the city advises you keep your windows closed. The product is approved by the Environmental Protection Agency , however a city press release advises people stay indoors with windows securely shut. If you happen to see the spray while in your car, keep your windows up and the air conditioning on through the area. If you do come in direct contact with the spray, use soap and water to remove it. The area affected lies between Royal Lane and Walnut Hill Lane to the north and south, and Preston Road and Hillcrest Road to the west and east. West Nile Virus has been an issue in the neighborhood before. In 2013 and 2014, several residents in neighboring Lake Highlands came down with the disease after being bit by infected mosquitoes.

Q: Better know a Preston Hollow park: Northaven circa 1955

Were the city not in need of another elementary school, we might not have the community park that currently spruces up the corner of Cox and Northaven , according to city park documents. It was 1955 and the Dallas Independent School District board was looking to make a deal. They needed to build a new school to serve the growing population of students south of Fair Park . They offered up a deal, asking the city to agree to a swap: 11.6 acres of land out of the city-owned Lawnview Park by route 352 in exchange for a 9.48-acre property the school district owned on Northaven. It was a fair trade, the city decided, and in January 1955 the deal was done. The school district was able the build Ascher Silberstein Elementary School, and Preston Hollow got Northaven Park, which remains a community gathering spot today.

Q: #FBF: When Marsh students made Nickelodeon for loving their library

[caption id="attachment_52432" align="alignleft" width="520"] When Marsh students invested their own time and energy into improving their library. (Photo by Danny Fulgencio)[/caption] Back in 2010-11 school year, the students at Marsh Middle School decided not to let their library go gentle into that good night, and raged against the dying of the light by injecting their own positive energy into the space. Their efforts got them on national television. While the Dallas ISD was forced to cut 20 percent of its library budget, so the students got to work. During Thanksgiving break, 40 students put in sweat equity, cleaning, painting and reorganizing the library to make it a brighter and more welcoming place to be. The following April, the students held a read-a-thon and raised $1,700, allowing for the purchase of comfy chairs and couches. Their love of the library caught the attention of the Nickelodeon network and inspired a segment on " Nick News with Linda Ellerbee ." Read the whole story and see the video we captured at the time.

Close your windows, Preston Hollow, the city is spraying for West Nile Tuesday and Wednesday

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Better know a Preston Hollow park: Northaven circa 1955

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Dustin Marshall plans series of meet-ups around District 2

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By Steve Dickerson|2016-07-15T09:10:28-05:00July 15th, 2016|News|0 Comments

#FBF: When Marsh students made Nickelodeon for loving their library

When Marsh students invested their own time and energy [...]

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