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Q. I’ve heard that Boz Scaggs went to high school in Dallas. Did he display any musical ability while he lived here? B.W. Dallas.

A. Although he was born in Ohio, singer-composer William Royce Scaggs grew up in Piano. He attended Piano High School his freshman year, then transferred to St. Marks in 1959. While in high school, Boz joined one of his classmates at St. Marks, Steve Miller, to form Dallas’ first rock band, The Marksmen. Boz primarily sang and played the tambourine for the band, which performed at country club dances all over Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. One of Boz’s former teachers, Kennith Owens, who still teaches at St. Marks, remembers Boz as being a good student, whose forte wasn’t math. Not only did Boz show musical talent during high school, he was also a cheerleader his junior and senior years, vice president of his junior class, co-captain of the soccer team (which made all-conference), an officer in the athletes’ lettermen club and a member of the track team. After graduating from St. Marks in 1962, Boz left Dallas to attend the University of Wisconsin, where he performed in a band with Steve Miller. The pair also played together in California in The Steve Miller Band before Boz decided to go solo.

Q. I get such a kick out of reading the “In Search Of classifieds in your magazine, but lately I’ve come across a couple that sound too good to be true. I don’t want to make a fool of myself by writing people that don’t exist. Are the In Search Ofs for real? Has any successful matchmaking been accomplished through the ISO classifieds? T.M., Hurst.



A. Behind that box num-ber is a real person; whether the description he or she has given is completely accurate is something the respondent must discover. A few people do write ISOs for fun, but those are usually obvious. Responses vary -some ISOs have received as many as 50 letters, while others have received only one or two – depending upon how attractive the person sounds to the readers. All replies are forwarded to the ISO’s box number or address, and are kept strictly confidential; therefore, we have no way of checking on a person’s success or failure with an ISO classified -but we’d love to know of any results. If anyone who has placed an ISO classified would like to tell us about his or her adventures or misadventures, we would welcome the response.



Q. Everywhere I turn in Dallas, a new restaurant is popping up. How many new restaurants opened in Dallas last year, and how many have opened up so far this year? B.E., Highland Park.

A. The Environmental Health and Conservation Department is responsible for issuing the health license that restaurants must obtain before being allowed to operate. Their records include all establishments that serve food -fast-food franchises, grocery stores, hotels and restaurants. In 1980, 664 food-serving businesses were opened. Through August 31 of this year, 443 were opened, an average of 55.4 a month. If you’re so inclined, you can try 1.8 new eating places a day. Everett Hall, manager of Environmental Sciences, estimates that every time a new restaurant opens, another one goes out of business. This means an average of 4,000 restaurants are in business in Dallas at any given time.

Q. Every day on my way home from work, I never fail to see a police car parked in front of the Salvation Army building. Is there a reason why? A.W., Dallas.

A. The Salvation Army has a contract with the City of Dallas to work together with the police department on the Switchback Program, a non-medical detoxification program used as an alternative to jailing persons arrested for intoxication. An individual must undergo legal proceedings by a judge at the center before he is allowed to participate in the program. The 24-hour rehabilitation center, located at 2203 N. Akard, provides counselling, group therapy and shelter, with treatment depending on each case. Five full-time counselors are available at the center five days a week, and a policeman is on site 24 hours a day -which is why a police car is always parked outside the Salvation Army building.