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The Community Magazine Serving Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville and the Surrounding Area

Southwest

Cedar Hill - DeSoto - Duncanville

December 2007

A Christmas

Tradition

Priceless Pieces of Art

Meet the

Connector

Do the Best

While You Can

PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID

FT. WORTH, TX PERMIT NO. 711

At Home With

Alan and Gayle Sims

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Contents December 2007, Volume 1, Issue 1

6 10

A Christmas Tradition Always Coming Home to a Hug

At Home With Alan and Gayle Sims

16

ArtsNOW Priceless Pieces of Art

18

SportsNOW Do the Best While You Can

20

BusinessNOW We Like People

22

EducationNOW Meet the Connector

On the Cover: Professional painter Verda Wright teaches DeSoto senior citizens to paint lovely landscapes such as this one.

Photo by Terri Ozymy.

24 Around TownNOW 30 Who's CookingNOW

32 FinanceNOW 34 HealthNOW

Publisher, Connie Poirier General Manager, Rick Hensley Managing Editor, Becky Walker Editorial Coordinator, Sandra McIntosh Creative Director, Jami Navarro Art Director, Chris McCalla Sales Assistant, Jessica Vasquez

Southwest Editor, Beverly Shay

. Contributing Writers, Alex Allred Lesa Ansell . . Tom Castleberry Judy Howell Gary Rope . Photography, Rod Cordsen Ivey Photography . Sandra McIntosh Terri Ozymy

Contributing Editors/Proofreaders, Pamela Parisi

. Jaime Ruark Beverly Shay

. Advertising Representatives, Jill Odle Terri Ozymy Terri Yates . Will Epps . Amy Farrar . Lacy . . Hightower Carolyn Mixon Linda Moffett . Kevin Poirier Steve Randle . Graphic Designers, Allee Brand Dale Frie . . Marshall Hinsley Arlene Honza Steve . Koldjeski Brande Morgan

Southwest SouthwestNOW is a NOW Magazines, L.L.C. publication. Copyright ? 2007. All rights reserved. SouthwestNOW is

published monthly and individually mailed free of charge to homes and businesses in the Cedar Hill, DeSoto and

Duncanville zip codes.

Cedar Hill - DeSoto - Duncanville

Subscriptions are available at the rate of $35 per year or $3.50 per issue. Subscription and editorial correspondence should be sent to: NOW Magazines, P.O. Box 1071, Waxahachie, TX 75168. For advertising rates and other information, call (972) 283-1170 or e-mail us at: rhensley@.

The Community Magazine Serving Cedar Hill, DeSoto,

Duncanville and the Surrounding Area

3 SouthwestNOW December 2007

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