Week 8 at The DMN

Residents put their hands together in solidarity during a community meeting at the Dallas West Mobile Home-RV park on July 26, 2013 in Dallas. A Dallas-based real estate investment company, Cienda Partners, has contract to sell the property. On June 11 residents were notified they had until August 31 to move out. The residents met to discuss whether or not to take a $2,000 offer to move out early. As a group they decided to decline the offer. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

during a community meeting at the Dallas West Mobile Home-RV park on July 26, 2013 in Dallas. A Dallas-based real estate investment company, Cienda Partners, has contract to sell the property. On June 11 residents were notified they had until Aug. 31 to move out. The residents met to discuss whether or not to take a $2,000 offer to move out early. As a group they decided to decline the offer and will petition for a higher offer. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Thomas White, former Baylor Bear football player, pictured at CrossFit Dallas Central gym on July 25, 2013 in Dallas. White hopes to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics on the bobsled team. His strength and speed from football have given him a good chance at making the final cut to join the U.S. team. "Once you're in you're dealing with forces that are massive. You're going 80 to 90 mph down a sheet of ice," White said. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Thomas White, former Baylor Bear football player, trains at CrossFit Dallas Central gym on July 25, 2013 in Dallas. White hopes to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics on the bobsled team. His strength and speed from football have given him a good chance at making the final cut to join the U.S. team. "Once you're in you're dealing with forces that are massive. You're going 80 to 90 mph down a sheet of ice," White said. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Thomas White, former Baylor Bear football player, trains at CrossFit Dallas Central gym on July 25, 2013 in Dallas. White hopes to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics on the bobsled team. His strength and speed from football have given him a good chance at making the final cut to join the U.S. team. "Once you're in you're dealing with forces that are massive. You're going 80 to 90 mph down a sheet of ice," White said. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Students huddle together to make a group plan for a recycling game during the Bank of America Student Leaders camp at St. Philip's School and Community Center on July 24, 2013 in Dallas. The students learned about recycling, global hunger and assembled food packages to be donated. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Jessie Johnson, 5. and Ryan Escovedo, 5, participate in the watermelon eating contest during the National Day of the American Cowboy celebration on July 27, 2013 at the Fort Worth Stockyards in Fort Worth. The festival included watermelon eating, seed-spitting, best mustache, and hay stacking contests. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

A plant grows out of the cracked dirt on the shore of Lake Ray Hubbard on July 26, 2013 in Garland. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Stephen Day, left, Nick Johnson, center, and Carlos Desantiago race in the hay stacking contest during the National Day of the American Cowboy celebration on July 27, 2013 at the Fort Worth Stockyards in Fort Worth. The festival included watermelon eating, seed-spitting, best mustache, and hay stacking contests. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Campbell Scheer, 8, left, Ananya Sridhar, 9, center, and Lauren Brown, 8, give a chicken a bath during the Summer on The Hill camp on July 26, 2013 at Greenhill School in Addison. The class was introduced to hen keeping and cared for the chickens by feeding them, cleaning their beaks and scrubbing their feet.  (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Campers brush a chicken's beak during the Summer on The Hill camp on July 26, 2013 at Greenhill School in Addison. The class was introduced to hen keeping and cared for the chickens by feeding them, cleaning their beaks and scrubbing their feet.  (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Devon Kelly, 13, left, and Seamus Kelly, 7, point fake guns at each other in front of the Texas flag during the National Day of the American Cowboy celebration on July 27, 2013 at the Fort Worth Stockyards in Fort Worth. The festival included watermelon eating, seed-spitting, best mustache, and hay stacking contests. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Devon Kelly, 13, left, and Seamus Kelly, 7, point fake guns at each other in front of the Texas flag during the National Day of the American Cowboy celebration on July 27, 2013 at the Fort Worth Stockyards in Fort Worth. The festival included watermelon eating, seed-spitting, best mustache, and hay stacking contests. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Week 7 at The DMN

Mia Dixon, left, Alexandrea Elkins, center, and Pamela Johnson pray during the Justice for Trayvon Rally on July 20, 2013 at Dallas City Hall Plaza in Dallas. The gathering was held in honor of Trayvon Martin as part of Al Sharpton's movement to host peaceful prayer vigils in over 100 cities across the nation.  (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Michael Walters, left, and Jermaine Bell, with skittles on his arm, hold hands during prayer at the Justice for Trayvon Rally on July 20, 2013 at Dallas City Hall Plaza in Dallas. Martin was carrying a bag of Skittles and a bottle of iced tea at the time of his killing. The gathering was held in honor of Trayvon Martin as part of Al Sharpton's movement to host peaceful prayer vigils in over 100 cities across the nation.  (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Olinka Green, left,  speaks to the crowd during the Justice for Trayvon vigil on July 20, 2013 at the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial in Dallas. The gathering was held in honor of Trayvon Martin as part of Al Sharpton's movement to host peaceful prayer vigils in over 100 cities across the nation.  (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Camden Wach, 4, left, and Isabelle Wach, 6, jump in the puddles outside the Winspear Opera House on July 14, 2013 in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Nikki Telthorst, creator of Coley's Collars pictured in her home with pets Lily, Jasmine and Emma on July 18, 2013 in Plano. Coley's collars sells accessories for dogs and cats including collars, leashes and bow ties. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Druscilla Waites. left, becomes emotional as she is delivered a meal to her home by Joyce Gause from Meals on Wheels on July 17, 2013 in Dallas. Social service agencies including Meals on Wheels are seeing the effects of across-the-board federal budget cuts that took effect March 1, 2013. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Volunteers work on Olga Hernandez's Habitat for Humanity home on July 19, 2013 in Granbury. Hernandez was previously built a Habitat for Humanity home that was destroyed as a result of the Granbury tornadoes .(Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Ricky Steward of Greenville High School works on their solar car during the Solar Car Challenge on July 21, 2013 at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. The program teaches high school students how to design, engineer, build and race solar cars. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Tim Malvich, 18, left, drives the Tottenville Solar Pirates car for judge Guntis Terauds during the Solar Car Challenge on July 21, 2013 at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. The program teaches high school students how to design, engineer, build and race solar cars. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Heba Istambouli, left, tells Jackie Burnett, center, Brandon Burnett, second from right, and Emily Hoagland she found their dogs and rescued them from a fire that broke out at the Eagle Crest Apartments  on July 20, 2013 in Irving. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Firefighters work to contain a fire broke out at the Eagle Crest Apartments  on July 20, 2013 in Irving. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Jackie Burnett, left, Emily Hoagland, center, and Brandon Burnett, right, are reunited with their dogs Thor, Bella and Lucy who were rescued by neighbors after a fire broke out at the Eagle Crest Apartments on July 20, 2013 in Irving. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Week 6 at The DMN

Vance Plum, 4, center plays with a balloon during Bastille on Bishop on July 14, 2013 on Bishop Ave. in Dallas. The festival featured outdoor markets, wine tastings, music, dancing and games to celebrate French culture and the arts in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

A baby goat climbs on a tortoise at the Ponies & Pals petting zoo during Taste of Dallas on July 12, 2013 at Fair Park in Dallas. The event featured bite size cuisine from over sixty Dallas restaurants and chefs. The tastings were priced from one to three dollars for each dish. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Anastasia Rodionova takes the court at the Washington Kastles vs. Texas Wild, during the home opener of the Wild team on July 10, 2013 at the Four Seasons Resort Golf Club in Irving. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Beads of sweat fly off Alex Bogomolov Jr. when he hits the ball at the Washington Kastles vs. Texas Wild, during the home opener of the Wild team on July 10, 2013 at the Four Seasons Resort Golf Club in Irving. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Alex Bogomolov Jr. dives for the ball at the Washington Kastles vs. Texas Wild, during the home opener of the Wild team on July 10, 2013 at the Four Seasons Resort Golf Club in Irving. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Michel, #31, collides with Nat Borchers, #6, during the FC Dallas vs. Real Salt Lake soccer game on July 13, 2013 at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Aerial photography of the High Five Interchange and Highway 635 construction project on July 12, 2013. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Aerial photography of the construction of State Farm Insurance's new regional campus on July 12, 2013 in Richardson. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Aerial photography of baseball fields northeast of Dallas.(Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Aerial photography of swimming pools northeast of Dallas

A rainbow appears in the fountain during Taste of Dallas on July 12, 2013 at Fair Park in Dallas. The event featured bite size cuisine from over sixty Dallas restaurants and chefs. The tastings were priced from one to three dollars for each dish. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

De'Amber Travis left, Regina Mathis, second from left, Tameka Wills, and Sean Mathis, right, work at the Cowboy Style Philly's booth serving Philly cheese steak sandwiches during Taste of Dallas on July 12, 2013 at Fair Park in Dallas. The event featured bite size cuisine from over sixty Dallas restaurants and chefs. The tastings were priced from one to three dollars for each dish. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Liliana Gonzalez, 7, with pats Amy Garcia, 1, on the bellyat a family friend's garage sale on July 13, 2013 in Pleasant Grove. Liliana's mother Norma Gonzalez says she doesn't always feel safe in her neighborhood for herself and her children as a result of crime. Blight is most pronounced in 16 percent of Dallas including areas of Pleasant Grove, Fair Park and south Oak Cliff. Some physical and social measures of blighted areas include presence of abandoned, vacant or foreclosed properties, renter and single parent households and unemployment. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

People walk Bishop Av. during Bastille on Bishop on July 14, 2013 in Dallas. The festival featured outdoor markets, wine tastings, music, dancing and games to celebrate French culture and the arts in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Max Rasor, left, Colin Clarke, second from left, Timmy Martin, center, Andee Pittman and Christa Martin, right, chat during Bastille on Bishop on July 14, 2013 on Bishop Ave. in Dallas. The festival featured outdoor markets, wine tastings, music, dancing and games to celebrate French culture and the arts in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Fitz and the Tantrums perform on July 12, 2013 at House of Blues Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Josh Saunders, #45, guards the goal during the FC Dallas vs. Real Salt Lake soccer game on July 13, 2013 at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Week 5 at The DMN

Armando Garcia left, and Christian Garcia, 7,  prepare for the 10 mile hump, a military term for a march while carrying a heavy rucksack, event sponsored by the North Texas Military Association on July 4, 2013 in Frisco. The event is in its second year and started from a friendly wager to lose some pounds by Frisco City Councilman Tim Nelson, who was in Afghanistan last 4th of July, and his friend, former U.S. Marine Sgt. Cliff Sosamon. The funds raised will be used to send veterans to the 2nd Annual NTXMA Military Ball and support NTXMA's Warrior Mentors Program. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Fans scream when they think they see Justin Bieber outside American Airlines Center before he performs on July 3, 2013 in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Maddy Phelps, 14, sheds a tear when she thinks she sees Justin Bieber outside the American Airlines Center before he performs on July 3, 2013 in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Justin Bieber performs at the American Airlines Center on July 3, 2013 in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Jeremy Wheeler, left, leaves the dock on opening day at the new Hydrous Wakeboard Park on July 6, 2013 in Little Elm. The park has cables running in a clockwise cycle with jumps for experienced boarders. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Lauren Hanks rents boards to customers on opening day at the new Hydrous Wakeboard Park on July 6, 2013 in Little Elm. The park has cables running in a clockwise cycle with jumps for experienced boarders. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Biscuit the mascot wakeboards on opening day at the new Hydrous Wakeboard Park on July 6, 2013 in Little Elm. The park has cables running in a clockwise cycle with jumps for experienced boarders. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Robert Falcon, left and Pauline Falcon attend the 10 mile hump, a military term for a march while carrying a heavy rucksack, event sponsored by the North Texas Military Association on July 4, 2013 in Frisco. The event is in its second year and started from a friendly wager to lose some pounds by Frisco City Councilman Tim Nelson, who was in Afghanistan last 4th of July, and his friend, former U.S. Marine Sgt. Cliff Sosamon. The funds raised will be used to send veterans to the 2nd Annual NTXMA Military Ball and support NTXMA's Warrior Mentors Program. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Beverly Bess and Wyatt Skaines pictured at her home on July 7, 2013 in McKinney.The two met in church when Skaine's wife, who had been ill for many years, was dying. Beverly had lost two husbands to deaths from cancer and knew how much he was suffering. The two talked for over a year and helped each other through their losses. In the process they fell in love. The couple will marry in August. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

A patient donates whole blood at the Carter BloodCare Blood Drive on July 7, 2013 at the Collin Creek Mall in Plano. Volunteers could donate whole blood, double red cells, plasma or platelets. Carter BloodCare is a blood bank with over 20 donor centers in Texas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Robert Falcon, left and Pauline Falcon attend the 10 mile hump, a military term for a march while carrying a heavy rucksack, event sponsored by the North Texas Military Association on July 4, 2013 in Frisco. The event is in its second year and started from a friendly wager to lose some pounds by Frisco City Councilman Tim Nelson, who was in Afghanistan last 4th of July, and his friend, former U.S. Marine Sgt. Cliff Sosamon. The funds raised will be used to send veterans to the 2nd Annual NTXMA Military Ball and support NTXMA's Warrior Mentors Program. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Troy Gosnell, left, lifts Kaylee Gosnell, 2, center, with Patricia Gosnell during the Farmers & Fleas Market held in at the historic Onion Shed on July 6, 2013 in downtown Farmersville. The market featured produce, plants, crafts, food and jewelry.(Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)