Episcopal School of Dallas, Jesuit, and St. Mark’s will all be gunning for spots in the state lacrosse playoffs tonight when the schools play in the North District playoffs. All three will play at home.

ESD (11-6) will face Plano, while Jesuit (13-2) will play Plano West, and St. Mark’s (17-1) will take on Southlake Carroll. All three games are at 7 p.m.

The winners of tonight’s games will move on to the state playoffs, which begin next weekend.

The other North District playoff game is between Highland Park and Coppell.

The Homeowners Association is reporting that a 6-foot black male in his 20’s is driving around Glen Meadow Estates in a gold sedan and casing homes to burglarize. According to the email sent out a few minutes ago, the man knocks on the front door and if no one appears to be home, he attempts to get in from the back. Police have been called and are investigating the situation.

Stay safe out there, neighbors.

W.T. White juniors Joseph Reyes and Luke Strother and Hillcrest seniors Andrew Flores and Carlos Ramirez in NYC.

We first reported on the debating prowess of W.T. White and Hillcrest during the City Championships earlier this year. The foursome took their skills to the Big Apple for the National Urban Debate League Tournament April 15. Joseph and Luke made it to the final elimination round, finishing 9th out of 300 teams.

Saturday April 30th from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to Sunday May 1st from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. come check out the Rummage Roundup at Freeway Hall located at Dallas Market Center 2200 North Stemmons Freeway.

Admission is free!  The sale will include over $75,000 worth of new and gently used items including designer clothes, furniture, office equipment, home electronics, house-wares, art, books, sports equipment, toys and much more.

All proceeds will benefit the community service fund of the junior league of Dallas.

For more information about Rummage Roundup, visit www.rummageroundup.org.

The recently formed group is convening at Blue Mesa Grill at Beltline Road and the Tollway from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Don’t miss it, ex-Panthers. For more information, contact Amie Moyer at amiesm@sbcglobal.net, or check out the group’s facebook page.

Gonzo: “I want to go to Bombay, India, and become a movie star.”

Fozzie: “You don’t go to Bombay to become a movie star! You go where we’re going: Hollywood.”

Gonzo: “Sure, if you want to do it the easy way.”

That exchange from The Muppet Movie comes to mind whenever someone mentions Bollywood, Slumdog Millionaire, or anything else related to Indian entertainment. And those things were mentioned to me this week by ESD and SMU graduate Krishna Parmar, who is the director of Raas All-Stars, a dance competition coming to the Eisemann Center in Richardson on Saturday.

Parmar said the competition is being hosted by a group of young professionals who all went to ESD, Greenhill, and St. Mark’s. It will feature seven collegiate Indian dance teams from around the nation. “It’s like the Super Bowl for these teams,” Parmar said. In addition, Raas All-Stars benefits Ekal Vidyalaya — a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating illiteracy off the face of rural India.

So, it sounds like a worthy cause as well as a much more interesting way to spend a Saturday evening than you had previously planned. Win, win.

Admit it. The Earth’s done a lot for you lately. Why not return the favor this morning? E.D. Walker Middle School is hosting an Earth Day celebration from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in its courtyard at 12532 Nuestra Drive. Participants will help plant a garden and are asked to wear jeans and gloves. Parents and community members are welcome.

Golfer and supporter Paco Garza lines up a putt at the 2010 golf tournament to compete for a trip to the Masters.

By Tricia Scruggs, Community Contributor

It doesn’t take much to draw North Texas golfers to area greens, but the beauty of one of the state’s most coveted courses and the promise of a trip to the 2012 Masters surely sweetens the deal.

That’s what a Dallas non-profit is offering April 25 at Prestonwood Country Club. Registration for The Golf Roundup for Life, benefitting the Downtown Pregnancy Center, kicks off at 11 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 1 p.m.

“This is just a great way to show support for the Center,” said seasoned golfer and veteran realtor, Ron Perry, who won last year’s Hole in One prize excursion to Augusta.  “It was quite exciting. At first, I didn’t even know there was a trip involved. I wasn’t thinking about it really. I was just trying to play golf, make a good shot and help out my team.”

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