The public is invited to Hampstead Volunteer Fire Company's inaugural Tasty Food Truck Tuesday event Tuesday, July 11. The free admission event will be held 5 to 8 p.m. at the fire company on North Main Street.

"It helps raise funds for a much needed company," said Michelle Godfrey, event organizer and owner of MG Events & Design. "We want to bring the community together in a family friendly and safe environment."

Godfrey said the first Tasty Food Truck Tuesday will feature 10 to 12 different food trucks including GoGanics; Spud Nation; Tacos El Rey; The Local Oyster; Flat Chance; Truck Of Deliciousness; Kona Ice; and Smoke, Rattle & Roll.

Half of the vendor participation fees will be donated to the Hampstead Volunteer Fire Company, Godfrey said. In addition, all proceeds from beverages sold by the HVFC will go to the fire company.

"We plan to do this on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month through the end of October in the fire station parking lot," Godfrey said. "There's plenty of free on-site parking and additional parking in nearby lots. The fire department will be directing traffic."

Hampstead Town Manager Tammi Ledley said the town's streetscape project does not start until Aug. 14, and she expects that it will not interfere with the recurring event.

"During the two weeks before the project, people may see personnel doing sediment control and utility markings, but there will be plenty of parking at the municipal public parking lot and along the street," Ledley said.

Godfrey said the event will feature a variety of foods for every palate.

"It's a unique menu that you can't get anywhere else," Godfrey said.

Goganics owner Nureya Monroe said she is "looking to get to know Carroll County people."

"We love that we're doing it with the local fire department and that we're able to support them," Monroe said. "The whole idea is to spread the word that organic food is affordable, local and fun. It doesn't just have to be vegetables. It can be hamburgers and hot dogs. It's good for the planet and good for our bodies."

Spud Nation manager Alex Cooper said he chose to be a part of the Tasty Tuesday event because of Godfrey's reputation as a talented event organizer with a passion for food trucks. He said the event's location, close to the Baltimore-D.C. metropolitan area, will give visitors access to a great mix of trucks and cuisine.

"Carroll County itself is a blossoming market for food trucks be it regular events like this one or special events," Cooper said. "Our truck is a nonprofit, farmer-owned and membership-driven food truck. We are representing Potatoes USA, the association of U.S. potato growers. Our task is to promote, showcase innovative, new and exciting potato dishes alongside featuring members' products, be it fresh or frozen."

Hampstead Volunteer Fire Company Capt. JJ Lynott said the idea was inspired by Arbutus Volunteer Fire Company's Food Truck Wednesdays.

"It's been extremely popular there, and we're always looking for creative ways to raise funds," Lynott said. "It's something different and new. I think that it will catch on and be very popular. We're looking forward to it."

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What: Tasty Food Truck Tuesdays

When: Second and fourth Tuesday of each month through October, beginning 5to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 11

Where: Hampstead volunteer fire company, 1341 N. Main St., Hampstead

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Meditation by Motorcycle, the new book by John P. Metzger, owes a debt to Robert Pirsigs Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.Where the subtitle of the 1974 treatise was An Inquiry into Values, Meditationmight be subtitled A Throttle to Enlightenment.

While Pirsig framed his thesis on the meditative aspect in the classical relationship between man and machine, Metzgers premise designates the motorcycle as the primary tool in the Motivation by Movement Movement. Aimed clearly at middle-agers and older, but not without guidelines for novices, the basic lesson of the book is that youll feel much better if you get off your ass and go ride a motorcycle. Even better if you do it well.

The meditation component of motivation in motion is more finely defined in the book, and not to be confused with any meditative form designed to empty the mind completely. For, as most us have surely witnessed, an empty mind on a motorcycle is a frightening thing to behold. The goal of the mindful rider is to reach the level where the precise action at the right time becomes second nature, the right move without thinking about it.

Metzgers moto mantra derives from what he terms the union of Repetition and Rhythm, with corollaries in sports like golf, in which the exact repetition of a rhythmic motion can produce that wonderfully satisfactory result.The author shifts from golfs poetry of physics to a rant on extreme sports and their devoted media spectators, then to the evolution of his own educational perspective on Zen and the art of motorcycle motion.

After a lifetime of skateboarding, skiing, bicycling, driving fast cars, and riding motorcycles, I finally figured it out. My Nirvana Moments emerge from making turns. We not only owe a debt of gratitude to the Frisbee-playing hippies for mainstreaming Meditation by Movement, we must also thank the cavemen for inventing the wheel. The supreme carving tool, the wheel is key to the Holy Grail we seek in meditative movement: the corner. And as it turns out, two-wheels win first place for the most rewarding turning experience (four-wheels, skis, hulls, boards and blades are fun but remain runners-up). The Corner Gods thus deem the finest, inner peace-producing turns are carved by motorcycles.

Not that the book becomes a long litany of philosophical ruminations or distressed metaphors on the relationship between eastern religions and road smarts. In fact it soon becomes more of an instruction manual, with explicit dos and donts on the road to nirvana. The lessons include apexes early and late, looking through rather than into the turn, how to deal with traffic, scanning, situational awareness, and passing etiquette.

Metzger manages to combine the techniques of a coach, den mother, safety instructor, and psychologist. While most of his curriculum will be familiar to veteran riders, it could prove useful for those who havent ridden for some time, and serve as a primer for novices and those moving up the adventure bike scale. The author is also founder of Colorados Motomarathon Association, whose annual event is set for Sept. 811, 2017, and features several 300-400-mile routes in the Rocky Mountains.

Meditation by Motorcycle is available as an eBook on Amazon at $4.99, and illustrated paperbacks are scheduled for mid-July. For more information visit motomarathon.com

The latest book from Tod Rafferty, The Pismo Calamity, includes a contemplative clam, a nod to beveldrive Ducatis, and an enlightening ride on the Big Sur coast road. Available on Amazon.

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The cartoon taught history, grammar, math, science and politics to youngsters but we "oldsters" will have fun filling in the answers. The show began this past Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the historic Chief Theater in downtown Bemidji for a two-week run. The matinee will be at 2 p.m. today. Tickets are available online or at the box office open Wednesday through Saturday (or Sunday when applicable.)

The Bemidji Area Church Musicians Summer Recital Series will move to back to St. Philip's Church for 30-minute recital by Joe Henry on the organ that will begin at noon Wednesday (July 12) and a freewill donation will be accepted to support the scholarships given by BACM each year. A luncheon will be served at the conclusion of the concert for a nominal cost.

The Bemidji Public Library is hosting a new book club for both adults and teens who enjoy reading young adult books. The group will meet 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 18. The book for July's discussion will be "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith. Participants can stop by the Bemidji Public Library to pick up a copy of the book. Just by coincidence, I was reading a book "When Books Went to War" by Molly Manningthe stories that helped us win World War II. The most wanted and appreciated book with the soldiers was "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." The private group that organized the publication of books for soldiers in the trenches was amazing in their efforts to keep the home fires burning. Smith was so appreciative of the soldiers writing letters of thanks to her that she developed some personal relationships with individual soldiers and always answered letters sent to her by the troops. Free and open to the public.

Walker Bay Theater opened its summer series with sold out performances of "North Woods Women, The Odd Couple" based on Neil Simon's play. Directed by Kay Dee Sanders, who also stars as Olive Madison, the play revolves around a group of women playing Trivial Pursuit while they wait for their friend to arrive. The show has a 3 p.m. matinee today and continues with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and students. Walker Bay is located in the lower level of the American National Bank building, 100 Highland Ave. in Walker. (A left turn off the main street of Walker.) A bit of a drive but well worth the effort.

Long Lake Theater in Hubbard, where familiar faces abound; has on stage "A Month of Sundays," which started on Thursday and continues the schedule of Tuesday through Saturday shows. Check out the website at Longlaketheater.com or call (218) 732-0099. Another playhouse well worth the effort to get there.

Marsh Muirhead will be master of ceremony for the Poetry Slam at 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 19, at Fozzie's Smokin' Bar BQ, 114 Third St. Those familiar with the guidelines of up to three original poems spoken by the participants for cash prizes of $100 down to $25 for the best three poems. Call (218) 444-5606 to register or show up early the night of the concert and register. This is usually an adults-only event and sponsored by Headwaters School of Music and the Arts.

Still time to register for the weekend fiddle camp on July 14-6 at the Nary SchoolCounty Road 9with Andrew Green and Renae Carlson. The camp is open to all string players who have been playing for at least a year. The camp will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday with a concert at 4 p.m. Students should bring a bag lunch on Friday and Saturday. Participants will need to register by July 12 and the cost is $60 per player. Call Green to sign up at (218) 766-4920.

Nicholas Jackson will perform at Farm by the Lake Summer Concert Series at 4 p.m., July 16, in Bagley, rain or shine. Jackson is an up-and-coming local entertainer who resides in Bemidji and has performed locally at: Brigid's Pub, Rail River Folk School, Bemidji State Park, Northern Inn, Wild Rose Theater, Bemidji State University, Minnesota State Fair, and area churches. Come out for a relaxing evening at the Farm. Future shows: July 23, Bluebird and July 30, Corey Medina & Brothers.

Northern Light Opera Co.'s summer production will be "South Pacific" on July 28-30 and Aug. 2-5. Because "South Pacific" takes place during WWII, a USO-style show at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 29, at Armory Square in Park Rapids is being created and performed by cast members to recognize/thank all veterans able to attend. As was the usual custom of USO shows, coffee and cookies will be served and Mike Carroll will serve as Bob Hope. The event is free and a donation to the USO will be accepted.

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Even superstars like Tom Cruise get sweaty - but now they don't have to.

WE WENT TO TheSkin Specialist Centre in Auckland.

WHAT IT'S FOR Stopping or significantly minimising underarm sweating.

PREP FACTOR An initial consultation appointment is required first. Before your laser appointment, you will get the prescription medicine and start taking anti inflammatory pills two days beforehand. You also need to shave your armpits three days before treatment.

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OUR EXPERIENCE This procedure is not for the faint hearted.

The MiraDry laser itself wasn't that bad or painful. It took about two hours (take headphones to listen to some relaxing music).

The first part of the treatment was undertaken by a doctor who injected local anaesthetic into my armpits. After this he inserted cannulas to put more local anaesthetic and saline solution into each armpit (this lifts the sweat glands away from the nerves and allows them to use the highest setting on the laser to blast the sweat glands).

The next part of the treatment was undertaken by the nurse, who lasered each armpit. This took about 20-30 minutes for each one.

The next 20 minutes was spent with an ice pack under each arm.

I was fine to drive home after. I had to put ice packs on for 15 minutes every hour for the next 24 to 48 hours, except when sleeping (they provide sleeping pills for seven nights, but I only took them for three). I also had to take prednisone and other anti inflammatory medication post treatment.

PAIN FACTORWhile not really painful, the swelling of the armpits was quite uncomfortable and I also had quite a lot of bruising (I would recommend this as a winter treatment as armpits look pretty horrendous afterwards).

After the treatment, it wasn't that painful but it felt very strange and uncomfortable, and made me a bit grumpy. I had my arms out at 30 degrees for about the first four days.

OUR VERDICT I immediately noticed less sweating. Side effect is apparently reduced hair growth, which should also be a bonus.

I'm looking forward to being able to purchase clothes that are tight under the armpits, which I wouldn't normally. Also looking forward to a reduced dry cleaning bill and not having my lovely silk/cashmere tops ruined by sweat and deodorant

It took three weeks for armpits to return to normal but the sweating had stopped completely by then.

BOOK IT IN IFYou want to save your clothes from sweat and deodorant, you have the money and you can deal with the discomfort afterwards for a a few days.

BUT KEEP IN MINDIt was not for the faint-hearted. I didn't realise how lovely my armpits were (the doctor did mention that) until they became all swollen and bruised. I am looking forward to them returning to normal. They suggest swelling can last for two weeks. It has only been six days so far.

EXPECT TO PAY$2800 per treatment. They suggest two treatments. When compared to Botox at approx $1000 per treatment and it only lasts sixmonths, it is relatively cost effective.If you have a second treatment he advises waiting threemonths to do it.

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The good news is that more and more restaurants are catering to meatless customers, which now number approximately 8 million adults in the United States, with many more trying to eat less meat in general for health reasons.

"I am seeing more options out there for plant-based eaters who want to grab fast food," said Sharon Palmer, a vegetarian, nutritionist and author of "Plant-Powered for Life."

Vegetarian dining requires some careful planning, however. Here are some tips and strategies for eating well at fast food restaurants if you are a vegetarian or vegan:

Check out menus in advance. Since some chains have more vegetarian options than others, you should go online or try calling a restaurant to see whether there's something you will eat. If the menu seems limited, it may be worth traveling a bit farther if it means you'll get healthier, more appealing meatless options.

Seek out newer fast food chains. Traditional chains offering burgers and fried chicken are sometimes less vegetarian-friendly than newer chains. "Look for plant-based fast food restaurants, such as Veggie Grill, which are on the rise," Palmer said. "Also, look for ethnic fast casual restaurants -- Indian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Ethiopian -- as they have many traditional vegetarian and vegan dishes on the menu that offer delicious options just as quickly as a drive-through."

Veggie up. "I like to look for plenty of veggie-rich options -- salads, sandwiches with a side salad, a wrap filled with veggies -- so I am gaining all of those health benefits and the satiety value and lower calorie load of eating more vegetables at a meal," Palmer said.

Ask about "off-menu" items. Don't assume that if a vegetarian option is out of sight, it's not available. "You'd be surprised how many fast casual restaurants I've been to that offer a veggie burger, but it's not listed on the menu," Palmer said. Additionally, you can try custom-ordering your meal. For example, vegans can ask for burritos, pizza or tacos without cheese and sour cream.

Breakfast, for lunch. Some chains serve breakfast all day long, which means an egg and cheese sandwich from the breakfast menu can be a healthful option, especially if it's paired with a side salad for some veggies.

Pack foods that can balance out the meal. "If you're traveling, you can use fast food restaurants to round out your own picnic fare. I always take whole-grain crackers, peanut butter and mixed nuts on the road with me and then grab a side salad at a fast food restaurant when nothing else is available," Messina said.

Palmer agrees. "Sometimes, your options are limited to a piece of whole fruit and a green salad, leaving you hungry and improperly nourished. Look for ways to make a balanced meal no matter where you go; if you really are stuck, you can combine that salad and piece of fruit with a bag of peanuts and some whole-grain crackers for a more balanced option."

Check ingredients. "Bread used for burgers and sandwiches is sometimes not vegan," Messina said. The breads might have milk products or honey added to them, for example. Veggie patties may also contain milk or egg ingredients. "People may often assume that veggie burgers are vegan; they often are not. So it's important to ask or to check ingredient lists online."

Beans in general are protein-rich. "Beans are getting more common in fast food restaurants, making it an excellent go-to option," Palmer said.

Go for grain salads. They can provide a tasty, protein- and fiber-rich option for vegetarians. Palmer recommends Panera Bread's Greek salad with quinoa (take out the feta to make it vegan), Starbucks' hearty veggie and brown rice salad bowl, and Veggie Grill's quinoa power salad.

Combine side dishes. Sometimes, this can be your best strategy for maximizing the nutritional value of a vegetarian meal. Plus, it adds variety. Sides such as beans, veggies, hummus and rice can be combined to offer more nutrition and flavor than any one by itself.

Consider a smoothie. "This is a great option when you can't find anything else," Palmer said. Options can be vegan or vegetarian and have a mixture of proteins, nuts, vegetables (such as kale or spinach), fruits (such as frozen raspberries or peaches) and other additives, such as spices or ginger.

Lisa Drayer is a nutritionist, author and health journalist.

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Being vegan in college doesnt have to mean only eating noodles with pasta sauce. Even if your university isnt the best at accommodating those with plant-based diets, its totally possible to be a vegan college student and still eat a well-balanced diet. Here are some vegan survival tips so you can make the most of your first four vegan years away from home:

First off, if youre still applying to college and a university with exceptional vegan accommodations is important to you, be sure to check the peta2 Vegan Report Card. Schools receive a letter grade based on how well the vegan options are at the dining hall, whether they label their vegan foods and if they participate in Meatless Mondays. Some schools with A grades include Yale, University of North Texas and American University. Schools on the lower end of the grading scale includeYork College and The Julliard School.

Once youre actually at your universitys dining hall, theres a chance that the vegan entree might get a little repetitive. Usually the side dishes of other entrees are vegan, such as green beans or sweet potatoes. Dont be afraid to ask for the just the sides and make a meal of them all.

Figure out other dining hall hacks specific to your university, whether its bringing your own dairy-free ice cream put on top of a favorite vegan dessert or getting to know the employees so they give you a little extra serving.

If you dont have a kitchen most college freshmen start off with a standard bedroom and a roommate its important to strike a balance between having handy tools and not turning a whole closet-sized bedroom into a makeshift kitchen.

The essentials (if you can even fit them) include a mini-fridge, a microwave and a small container for dry/pantry foods. Stock up the fridge with dairy-free products such as soy yogurt and different alternative milks, and snag as many veggies as you can from the dining hall salad bar to keep on hand.

In case theres going to be a late-night study session thatll keep you locked in your room, grocery shop for some easy frozen vegan meals that you can just pop in the microwave. The brand Amys is a lifesaver; they offer a wide variety of foods that most vegans cant traditionally eat, such as wait for it mac and cheese.

A non-traditional kitchen tool to have in your dorm room (if youve got the space)? A rice cooker. Stay with me just make a batch of rice for a few days, add in some veggies from the dining hall, topped with teriyaki or soy sauce and throw it into a Tupperware. Theres minimal cleanup and uncooked rice is super cheap when purchased in bulk.

There are even some ultra-cute and affordable mini rice cookers that make about three cups of rice without taking up too much space. Buy one from Urban Outfitters for $29.99 (its millennial pink!), or one from Crate and Barrel for $19.99.

Dining hall food can definitely get boring after a while. If you havent gone off campus a lot, go out and try new restaurants around your college that offer vegan options. This can be a great way to bond with a new roommate or classmate and change up your surroundings.

If you live near New York City, Boston or Los Angeles. Big cities often have plenty of vegan cafes and restaurants. Check out the vegan chain By Chloe. They also do great mac and cheese topped with shiitake mushroom bacon (*drool*).

But theres usually something for everyone, even if you dont live in a major city.

Last but not least, peep this guide to the Top Accidentally Vegan Foods by peta2. Everyone knows that the best vegan snack is a couple of Oreos (but it might not be for everyone, since it is only sort of vegan because of its risk for cross contamination with milk), but there are a lot of other indulgent, traditional snack foods that you can still enjoy as a vegan.

Some of the most surprising items from the list? Hersheys Chocolate Syrup and Thomass New York Style Bagels.

Now get out there and win the vegan college life!

Kalina Newman is a Boston University student and a USA TODAY digital producer.

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Though they were just a day away from their state competition, the participants in the Distinguished Young Women national scholarship program took the time Friday morning to volunteer with the children of the Boys & Girls Club of Westminster.

Winners of local DYW competitions all over Maryland gathered in Carroll this week in preparation for the state competition on Saturday at Carroll Community College, where they will have the chance to earn more than $15,000 in scholarships. Two Carroll residents, Brooke Nixon, of Maryvale Preparatory School, and, Elena Rippeon, of Francis Scott Key High School, will compete.

The service day was a part of the nationwide Be Your Best Self Program, a DYW outreach effort that encourages young people to excel in five ways be studious, be ambitious, be healthy be involved and be responsible.

At the Boys & Girls Club on Friday morning, the children rotated through five stations run by the DYW participants, one for each goal of the program.

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Nixon, the Carroll County DYW representative, worked with her partner Sandra Karsly, the Eastern Shore representative, at the Be Studious station. They asked the groups what they wanted to be when they grew up and had them draw a picture of themselves in that role. Nixon and Karsly then asked the boys and girls what school subjects could help them achieve their goals.

During the activity, even the youngest members of the Boys & Girls Club had strong ideas about what they wanted to be in the future. Their answers ranged from paleontologist to professional athlete.

Nixon said that education has always been important to her and that is one reason she participates in the DYW program. "It's helping me to become a better role model myself as I prepare for college," she said.

Rippeon, the DYW from Greater Westminster, and her partner Beyonce Carrington, the DYW from Frederick County, came up with a "heads-up" game featuring well-known men and women to help teach their groups how to "Be Ambitious."

Rippeon said ambition can be a tricky concept to teach to younger children, but she hoped the activity would make it fun for them to think about possibilities for their future.

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After each player guessed the name they were assigned whether an athlete, celebrity, businessperson, movie character, politician or humanitarian Carrington and Rippeon asked the group to consider why that person was so well known.

Rippeon said she initially joined DYW because of the opportunity to earn scholarships. "But I realized that it is much more about learning life skills," she said.

Carrington agreed. She said the most rewarding part of DYW is "empowering young women to do the things they want to do and not be pushed down by men or society plus it's fun."

As part of the Be Your Best Self Program, Rippeon learned that there is a Be Your Best Self Patch available through the Girl Scouts of the USA. Previously, this patch had only been awarded to Girl Scouts in Alabama, where the DYW program is headquartered. As part of her service as a DYW, Rippeon decided to help Maryland Girl Scouts earn the patch. She succeeded and several will be awarded on Saturday at the state competition.

The competition will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Scott Center of Carroll Community College. Participants are judged in five categories: scholastics, interview, talent, titness, and self-expression.

The scholarship and interview portions are judged before the Saturday night competition. Chairman of DYW of Carroll County Amy Hackett said the many categories of the competition can make it more appealing to girls who fear that the competition is a beauty pageant. "It's really about being a well-rounded individual," she said.

Having worked with the program for several years, she said she is always impressed with the participants.

"These girls are the best of the best," she said. "The amount of community service they do is amazing."

The winner of the Maryland competition will be eligible to compete at the National Finals Competition in Mobile, Alabama, in 2018. The the winner will take home a $30,000 scholarship and runners-up will receive scholarships as well.

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Tennis teaching pro Kevin Donovan has been looking for a coaching position for several years and now he has found the right fit for him and his family.

Saturday, Baylor School director of tennis Ned Caswell announced that Donovan, who is currently a teaching pro at Manker Patten Tennis Club, is the new Baylor head tennis coach for boys and girls.

Kevin has so much energy and does a great job in developing young players. He is a rock star, said Caswell who is also the Manker Patten director of tennis.

Caswell also announced that Renato Mizutani and Jason Tipton will serve on the tennis staff as associate head coaches for both programs.

Mizutani is currently a teaching pro at Manker Patten and Tipton has been an assistant coach for the Red Raiders the past seven years.

Donovan replaces Dustin Kane as the girls coach, while Caswell was the boys coach this past season.

Kane, who led the Baylor girls team to seven straight TSSAA D-II AA state titles, resigned from his position at Baylor in June and has moved back to his hometown of Kansas City, Mo. to pursue a business interest.

We will miss Dustin as well as longtime assistant and head coach Park Lockrow who has decided to focus on his teaching duties at Baylor, Caswell said.

I have waited a long time for doors to open for me to be a coach, said Donovan, I love the team atmosphere and having the opportunity to coach at Baylor is a perfect fit for myself and my wife as we wanted a coaching job here in Chattanooga.

I feel is will be difficult to replace a legend (Dustin Kane), but I feel I am up to the task to continue the great Baylor tennis tradition and will wear the Baylor tennis shirt with pride.

Kevin Donovan 2nd team All-American at Anderson (S.C.) Junior College in 1995 under coach Ned Caswell helping the school to a national runner-up finish. He also played three years at Ball State (Ind.) and helped the school to a Mid-American Conference title in 1998.

I feel my strengths are building relationships with young players and being able to bring a great deal of energy to a school program, stated Donovan who will also work with the Middle School players.

Renato Mizutani played collegiately at Shorter College . is currently a teaching pro at Manker Patten is a former head coach at Signal Mountain HS.

Jason Tipton played No.1 for four years at Lookout Valley HS (1999-2002) . Earned an excercise science degree from UTC served as a teaching pro at The Champions Club (2003-2010) before moving to Baylor in 2011.

I feel my strengths are to teach players how to play through adversity and be mentally tough, Tipton stated. I also strive to be a good role model for these kids.

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SF State study goes deep on types of people who use meditation SF State Campus Headlines To find out, San Francisco State University Professor of Health Education Adam Burke and three other researchers did a deep dive into the 2012 National Health Interview Survey to compare meditation use with variables like health behavior, access to ...

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Back in London,as a younger man, I frequented a couple of pubs with long traditions that a group of us had hitched ourselves to during art school: the Coach and Horses and the French House, both in Soho. The former, a journalists and writers pub, was a second home to Jeffrey Bernard, a magazine columnist so notorious that a play was written about him titled Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell (a reference to the standard notice that The Spectator was forced to run when Bernard failed to turn in his column). Has Jeff been in? It was a common refrain, even from people who didnt know him. At the French House, an artists and writers pub that had been a safe house for La Rsistance during World War II, I once saw the famous painter Francis Bacon at a small table drinking with a friend.

Going to one of these pubs on Friday night was a way of being and feeling connected to other people. You didnt need to know who was going because chances were, people you knew would be there, along with interesting people you didnt yet know. They werent just places to be seen at, to drink at. They were important cultural hubs, a point of contact or attachment. Progressthe modern world, city lifewas hatched, mulled over, disemboweled, and rewritten down at the pub. Art shows, dance, theaterit always got discussed, before and after, down at the pub. You generally arrived and left on foot. You got the train or bus home. You were always with people, known and unknown, until you fell into bed.

Having a drink at the airport isnt really having a drink; its waiting for a plane. So, too, at Whole Foods.

Ive never quite matched this in Dallas. Maybe social media has dulled a certain need, even though I only do emails and I only started texting last year. And if there is such a place, I have to drive to it, and I feel weirdly sat-nav suburban and un-vital and too nice before Ive even gotten out of the car. Generally nothing surprising happens on the way there or back. I dont seem a good fit in the Dallas barroom, truth be told. I prefer wine now. Im older. I need fine wine, and I need it with food. I like to cook. So I like being at home, cooking, sipping, cooking, glugging, boozing, cooking, writing.

One day about six or seven years agoI forget whenWhole Foods had the simple idea of placing a bar at the back of their store in Lakewood. I discovered you could drink while you shopped while you drank. Shopping for food and having a glass segued directly into my going home and sipping wine while I cooked. Genius. I remember the day I saw a glamorous possible divorce, kind of a Dallas blond Anne Bancroft in The Graduate, pushing a cart around the store in a summer dress and large sunglasses, drinking one of those Texas-size wineglasses full of white wine. It wasnt my mother-in-law. But it could have been. How civilized, I thought.

Soon everyone was doing itthe newlyweds, the young courting couple, the stressed midlife crisis people, bankers, Realtors, deep-in-thought artist-philosopher types, karate coaches, artisanal welder types from the parts of East Dallas that are still affordable. Theres a certain Park Cities contingent, people who have to settle for Lakewood Country Club, next door, while they wait for admission to Dallas Country Club. Which shouldnt be confused with the other, diametrically opposed Park Cities contingent, the ones who moved there for the schools, hung on by their fingernails to pay the mortgage and property taxes, then, soon as the kids were out of the house, made a run for the border while they still had the last vestige of their sanity. They all found that Chardonnay and 11 percent ABV beer make shopping so much easier.

The bar expanded as it became a hit. Its a grocery store, not a bar, you understand. Having a drink at the airport isnt really having a drink; its waiting for a plane. So, too, at Whole Foods. Youre actually shopping. The missus sent you out last minute for the French butter, lemons, and fresh thyme and rosemary for the Anthony Bourdain roast chicken that youll be making. Youve taken Junior to help you carry the lemonsand youre now having a pint at the bar while Junior is dutifully testing his herb recognition skills over at the bunches standing in water near the electric door. Always task Junior with finding the more obscure items. It takes him longer, develops initiative and a sense of entrepreneurialism, and it gives you extra drinking time. Junior wont be able to rat you out to his mother that youre drinking two pints because he wont have seen you ordering the second one, so deep will he be in a discussion with a helpful Whole Foods associate about marjoram and oregano and whether one can be substituted for the other in a boeuf bourguignonne. Every boy should know how to cook and shop for food. So should every girl. Never rush them. Even if it takes a third pint at the bar. Your wife will understand. I dont have kids, but I have many progressive ideas on parenting.

The bar is at the back, adjoining the cheese counter, with a clear view to the meat counter, the fish counter over catty-corner, the olives and artisanal crackers made of Parmesan nearby. The wine and beer racks are in clear and present view/danger over to the west, stage right, as it were. You can take a bottle from the rack. Take the most expensive one. Why not? Or the cheapest. Its a free country. Take it to the bar, and have the barman open it for you. Because youre shopping. Excellent. Youre actually virtually at home, in fact. Merely minutes away. Considering tonights menu. Pour me a second glass, wont you? Who else wants a glass?

You sit, if you have any sense, with your back to the vitamin and nutters section of the store, the place where all the very unhealthy people congregate, determined to ward off ailments with tankloads of pills and secret fish oil concoctions to tip into the four-person yurt-ready meal theyre probably putting together. I strongly advise keeping your back to this section. Its counterproductive and throws you off your game. The bar is well-designed for this. Nearby is the coffee and tea. Farthest away is the yeast, mung bean variants, the Puy lentil loading stations at the Annie Hall plastic dispensers next to where Woody would have been complaining about the cracked yeast salad. Beware the recycled sandals made of rainforest-gathered legume shells and pressed chaff from faraway places. They tend to hang them near the vitamins. Im convinced theyre the slippery slope, the trickle down, the rising tide raising all sandals, that will lead me involuntarily to wearing those rubberized clog things for garden gnomes. I dont think I can do that, even if they are truly good for the arches of your feet. Sometimes you have to draw a line.

So my regimen is to stick with the older and more trusted drugs, the ones that actually work. The alcohol, the caffeine, the red meat, the salmon, the vongole, the European cheeses, the walnuts. The bar betrays this hierarchy in a fairly honest fashion. Around it radiate cheeses from distant shoresnot a stellar collection, but if you look, youll find Borough Market and Neals Yard cheeses from England (you wont find much better English cheeses than these, though the selection is limited to only a few), some decent French, Dutch, and Italian cheeses here or there. I can, if I pick through, be truly cosmopolitan. Im almost back in Soho with its myriad Continental delicatessens and street markets. Im steps from the meat counter, which is good because Ill be over there in a minute to quiz the butcher on whether that leg of lamb is truly from New Zealand or merely mislabeled as such (watch out for this) and to buy ground chicken for Murray, the dog. Hes not allowed in the store, so I have to pick it out for him. He trusts me implicitly on this.

And then the hardcore gear: the caffeine, the booze, the oily deep-sea cold-water fishes to keep my skin and hair looking always fantastic without the aid of $140 worth of vitamin pills. Why spend $140 on pills when you can buy a bottle of Chteauneuf-du-Pape? Keeps your hair looking great. Whats the secret to your youthful boyish looks, Richard? Try a case of this! Its only $900. Have people lost their minds since the election? Vitamin pills? When theres a Neals Yard Stilton and a Roquefort? Do they not know about the caves of Combalou?

So. Im not a barfly at all. I like wine but not whats behind the bar. I like beer, but Im not a craft beer nut. Although I appreciate the efforts, and Dallas-based Peticolas Royal Scandal is first rate in my view. For an Englishman looking for a good English-style IPA, this is it. This will do fine. More than fine, in fact.

But thats not why Im here. I dont want to be in a bar. But what Dallas sorely lacks is a sense of the town square, the piazza. No such thing exists in Dallas, anywhere. Theres only the ubiquitous, utterly soul-destroying, vapidly squalid, and culturally hoodwinking strip mall. Who invented these things? You can be sure they were in league with road builders. Those places around which supposedly America is to be made great again. How is this to happen? The lack of street, the incessant valet culture, the parkingI cant really deal with it all.

I miss the street, the Yorkstone pavers, the piazzas, the small garden squares with their plane trees. Cambridge Circus, where youll find the Coach and Horses, which was next to Leicester Square, which was next to Piccadilly Circus, which was next to Regent Streetaah, London, London, London. What a city! Dr. Johnson, Lord Nelson, Brunel, Charles Dickens, Hogarth, Gilbert & George, Richard Patterson. Anyway, Im not there. Dallas is not London. Its Dallas. Im not there. Im here. Honest I am.

You sit, if you have any sense, with your back to the vitamin and nutters section of the store, the place where all the unhealthy people congregate.

In my head, Im totally in Dallas. To prove this, I stare at the ceiling in Whole Foods and I remind myself of what I like about here that I couldnt get there. Like the feeling of being completely unhurried while I shop. The almost surreal Luis Buuel-like feeling that Im in a French art film/dream sequence as I drink a glass of something in a supermarket, in a giant shed, near a large artificial lake. Whole Foods has a modern metal ceiling like an aircraft hangar. This I like. I like its diamond-polished concrete floor. It is the indoor Dallas piazza. Its quintessentially both modern and old Dallas. You feel the enormous weight of the water of White Rock Lake not far behind you. You can almost smell the pond weed, reedy, sulfurous, lake-ish smells from the spillway.

The lake: Dallas leading nature feature. I used to live adjacent to the lake. I like it a lot and now regularly walk around it. Driving past it at 3 am on the way back from the studio and seeing the moon reflect off its surface was always a touch Raymond Chandler to me, a bit Hollywood to the British eye. So standing in the Whole Foods parking lot, looking north, up the gradient, and at the storefront, you see only the stores facade and then the sky. Its a stand-alone effort, apparently guarding the old world of Lakewood from its final extinction by the inane architecture of Walgreenses and CVSes and toll roads and big strip mall idiot signs (although its not without all of this stuff). But if you stand in this spot and dont move, you could believe otherwise.

Looking south, you see the yellow neon Wells Fargo sign on the top of the bank, which although not the actual bank nonetheless serves as a reminder of the progressive Oklahoma banker who relocated to Lakewood in the 1960s and had the vision to give out loans to less likely mortgagees on the proviso that homeowners began to improve and restore the neighborhood. Then, across Abrams, the 1930s Lakewood Theater and its period lighting, which might for now stand in as a medieval Sienese tower or something from a de Chirico painting marking the corner of the piazza. And then the rooftops of East Dallas beyond, under whichat least until they are all torn down and replaced with condos and apartments that look like prisonsbongs and didgeridoos and throwback vintage cheese fondue sets are at standby, ready to be rediscovered by Gen Z and their grandparents alike. Added to that, the massive blue Texan skyscape, or the brooding tornado-laden green skyscape, or whatever is stretching across the Great Plains or whipped up from the Gulf. Somehow, the Whole Foods parking lot is the place to contemplate un-London Dallas, American politics, Dallas politics, New Zealand lamb, home-cooked dog food, early music. All of these things.

As an immigrant, its my version of Arthur Millers A View From the Bridge. A View From the Parking Lot, the Last Bar. I want my name! he yells.

Inside at the bar, if I can, I just listen and watch. The great actor Oli Reed talked about sitting in bars as being a key insight into human nature. It told him everything he needed to know about acting. Generally, I only stay for a single drink, and when possible I prefer to be alone. But I can be alone and around people. Doing so at this bar is not quite like being the lone drinker in the regular bar because you may, in fact, be having a chat with the butcher to determine why they stopped doing chicken livers. He peers inside a couple of chicken carcasses to double-check, while you take another gulp of wine. Its a bloody civilized way of getting to know how it all works. Now theyre doing chicken livers again. Eventually you determine that Whole Foods HQ makes a lot of the decisions and that the customer is not always right, because the aggregated customer from elsewhere has determined whether or not Niman Ranch European-style ham will be deleted across the board. Whole Foods apparently has its own electoral college. Its way more human and persuasive to sort this out over a drink. You get to reason with the staff in this way.

Meanwhile some coachlike dad wanders past with his 15-year-old, whos enthusiastically and expertly tossing a football near the olive counter. Could this be more Texan? The boy is oblivious to the plights of the Englishman and the stores only plausible European-style non-sickly ham thats now banished from Whole Foods despite being a bestseller in Lakewood. But there you go, very egalitarian. Im more than happy they toss the ball in the store. Im sure theyre equally impressed by my knowledge of Neals Yard Shropshire Blue or Red Leicester and my tutting at the staff about the Saran-wrapped cheeses. Where, oh, where is the waxed paper? I mean, this is from Borough Market. Waxed paper, is it really too much to ask? It has taken them years to make this, nay centuries. It takes all sorts. Im cool with their football. Im sure theyre cool with my inquisition on the fidelity of the dry-aged beef.

There is a range of people in Whole Foods willing to chat, and somehow shopping for food takes the otherwise taciturn Dallasites off their guard.

And Im not alone in doing this. Well, maybe the waxed paper bit. You get to watch the world go by. You learn that the most experienced barman is actually the guy on the wrong side of the bar. That theres a hard core of regulars who provide, almost without fail, ready-made scripts for a Dallas version of Cheers. I even wrote one down once, so entertaining was it, and sent it off to some magazine editor. The only reason not to publish it was that it would have betrayed their privacy. The genius of it is that its their ad-libbed scriptthe script of life. Life is stranger and funnier than fiction. You literally cant make this stuff up. Suffice to say, there are conversations and musings on the continued relevance of Paul Giamatti in Sideways and how he never actually says, I dont like Merlot. There are discussions on political correctness long before the election hijacked the whole topic. There is a great disquisition on acid reflux, one of my all-time favorites. At the bar, I see artists I know, various crossovers from the pool I swim at, the coffee shop I coffee at. It is the village square. Its hard not to run into someone you know. It is the natural nexus of East Dallas in some respects.

It was from my cheese-side perch at the bar that I wrote to that same magazine editor, with considerable chagrin, my prediction that Trump would win the election. Whole Foods and my coffee shop, I said, are bellwethers. Id detected too much disdain for the election in general and an unspoken reluctance to write off Trump. A feeling that something was not right, either way around. If metro, liberal, elite, lentil-fermenting Whole Foods was wavering, so, too, surely was the nation. This is not to saddle the store with undeserved political views. Im sure it hosts many perspectives. And as Ive said many times of Dallas, craft beer, artisanal beards, and vintage filament lightbulb restaurants do not alone equate with liberalism. Cooking a Provenal ratatouille does not mean youre either un-American nor a guarantee that you might not have just descended into a plot far worse and less funny than the one in Mel Brooks The Producers.

So for me, its the square. I watch the world go by in a way that I cant elsewhere in Dallas, somehow freer from the cloying consumerism and spangle of NorthPark. Its still consumerism, of course, but there is a range of people in Whole Foods willing to chat, and somehow shopping for food takes the otherwise taciturn Dallasites off their guard. Truthfully, everyone in there is solid and friendly. Dont know why but thats how it is. People meet your eye. They ask you how you are. It makes East Dallas, to me, the coolest part of the city. I dont live in Oak Cliff. I may be too old by now. But in a sense it hipsterploded almost instantly and went a bit trinket town before it even got to the Portlandia stage. East Dallas is a bit more robust. Its not that cool to start with. Its a bit middle-aged and tragically like a real-life Louis C.K. episode meets a faded copy of The Ice Storm. It has a hint of what in England is called the chattering classes. The burgeoning metropolitan bourgeoisie who all read the Guardian, watch BBC Twos Newsnight, know whats on at Tate Modern, have several imminent reading lists, use public transport regularly, and by nature are always rubbing shoulders with each other. Without the chattering class, the arts arent much more than a mirage. Does Dallas have this? No, actually, it doesnt. But in the Whole Foods bar, for a minute, you can pretend that it does.

Richard Patterson is a YBA painter who has shown in solo and group exhibitions around the world. His work is in the Saatchi Collection (London), the Tate Gallery (London), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Denver Art Museum, among others.

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