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The World of Wordle

The World of Wordle

There’s a new game sweeping the Internet. It’s called Wordle and the premise is pretty simple. You get six chances to correctly guess, ascertain and or sleuth out a random, five-letter word. With each guess you are told which letters are in the word, which are not and which are in the right space within the word.

A NEW WAY TO

Royal Salmon with Romesco Sauce and Aioli

A NEW WAY TO SEAFOOD

Whether you’re celebrating a weekend meal with loved ones or simply looking for a way to bring your family to the table at the same time, seafood night can make dinnertime a special treat. Next time you plan to make fish the focus of your menu, it’s possible you’ll be enjoying the benefits of aquaculture, also known as seafood farming.

Forney Police Department Participates in

Forney Police Department Participates in Mass Swearing-In of Young Cancer Patient

On Friday, March 11, 2022, at 10:00 AM, the Dallas Police Department hosted an honorary mass swearing-in for Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel. DJ is an amazing 10-year old boy battling terminal cancer. He is using his illness as platform to bring awareness to childhood cancer and to bridge the gap between law enforcement and their communities. His goal is to be sworn-in to as many law enforcement agencies as possible. We were happy to be a part of his special day as he was sworn in as an honorary Police Officer for the Forney Police Department. Det. Michael Clay presented him with a Certificate, Forney Patch and Challenge Coin. We wish him well and thank him for his dedication to raising awareness for childhood cancer.

TURKEY SEASON AHEAD

Hunting turkey with a bow is one of the outdoors’ biggest challenges.

TURKEY SEASON AHEAD

I’m sure I would ‘hunt’ wild turkeys the remainder of my days if I could only use a camera with a long lens instead of a shotgun or bow, but thankfully there is an abundance of these beautiful and tasty wild birds across the state. Most of the western portion of Texas has the Rio Grande strain, and there are huntable numbers of Eastern Turkey in the northeastern counties along the Red River. Red River County where I was raised was the first county in Texas where the Eastern birds were reintroduced, and today it’s probably the best county in Texas to hunt for an Eastern turkey. This year, I plan to do a lot of ‘hunting’ with both camera and shotgun.

North Texas Municipal Water District Earns 2022 WateReuse Awards for Excellence Community Water Champion

The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) has been a leader in water reuse for more than a decade to help meet the growing population in the region, and the utility provider was honored at the 37th Annual WateReuse Symposium with the prestigious 2022 WateReuse Award for Excellence as a Community Water Champion.

You Aren’t Left Out!

The great news is that the 4th annual Casino Gala Night is officially sold out! But–that doesn’t mean you are left out of the fun of participating and helping the students and teachers in Forney ISD by bidding in the Silent Auction.

Raft of Miracles
Raft of Miracles

Raft of Miracles

Blindsided, I was. One minute, I was so busy patting my own back and vocalizing attaboys to my audience of one (me) as I negotiated a beautiful, pristine DIY raft down a gentle stream, that I failed to notice as the waters became a tiny bit choppy. I was standing on my raft, knees locked, as we are prone to do when we are overconfident. My legs buckled. I felt it in my lower back – that slight twinge. I blamed it on a myriad of things: the tarlov cysts in my sacrum, the osteopenia in my hips, the mature onset scoliosis. The only thing I knew for sure, without doubt, is that the problem was not my raft. I watched so many YouTube videos. I read so many Buzzfeed articles. I am the Mary Ann, after all, not a speck of Ginger Grant in me. Gilligan’s Island voted me most likely to bake the pie, scare away the headhunters, fix the radio, and woo the professor, all in half an hour. The raft I’d expertly crafted was unsinkable. Yet, it began to careen toward the left bank. Next, it struck a wayward log on its rapid shift toward the right bank. I sat down, hard. The rope I’d used to secure my oars snapped like a used hair tie on a too thick ponytail. Foamy, cold water splashed onto my legs, soaking my shoes. I looked up to a vision of howling winds, breaking branches, and an angry, navy blue sky. “I don’t even recognize this landscape,” I screamed, internally. “What has become of me? This was supposed to happen differently. It wasn’t supposed to be this way at all!” It wasn’t a dream. It wasn’t a river rapid vacation gone wrong. It’s just snippet of the basic feel of my life as an almost 55-year-old orphan.

TEMPTATIONS CHRISTIANS FACE DAILY

The meaning of temptations is clearly spelled out in the Bible. All a person has to do is look in the Holy Bible for temptations Christians face if they really want to live Christian lives since the Bible clearly tells a person how to be saved and live a Christian life. Living a Christian life is not easy but when a person is “born again” they receive the gift of the Holy Spirit who is a lifetime guide. An old saying is when we reach the end of our rope we find that GOD lives there.

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