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Like a handful of holidays that came before it, Father’s Day in 2021 will be different than in years past. Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, much of the world continues to live under some degree of stay-at-home restrictions. Those guidelines will influence how people can celebrate Father’s Day.

Gorizia rosemary, nicknamed Barbecue Skewers rosemary by Texas A&M AgriLife horticulturists, has been named the newest Texas Superstar selection for its edible and ornamental characteristics and ability to perform well across the state.

Weather today is challenging, and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) reminds home and business owners that it’s important to make sure you have the right outdoor power equipment on hand and to keep equipment in good working order year-round.

Parents go to great lengths to keep their kids safe. From the moment a woman first learns she’s pregnant to the day teenagers head off to college, parents make myriad decisions in the name of keeping their children safe.

If you have watched the Alfred Hitchcock movie, Saboteur, set in the war times of World War II, you “have to remember” seeing a “villain, dangling from the Statue of Liberty,” at the climax—and surely you were cheering or grimacing! If you have not seen this movie, YOU ARE MISSING SOMETHING! Lloyd (the villain) does a backflip that leaves him hanging onto and over the edge of the statue, and the star of the movie, Robert Cummings, loses grip of his sports coat as the seams split apart oneby-one until the “bad guy” falls to his death!

June marks Migraine & Headache Awareness Month, and for the millions of people who suffer from migraine or other types of serious headaches, a new drug-free, noninvasive tool is in store that can help alleviate pain. Thanks to researchers at Harvard, narrow band green light technology offers a ray of hope.

The United States flag was first imagined after the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Continental Congress authorized creation of the first national flag on June 14, 1777. It was decided that the flag should have 13 stripes, alternating red and white, to represent the original 13 colonies, and that the new union be represented by 13 white stars in a blue field to signify a “new constellation.” Francis Hopkinson, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, is most often credited with the original design.

When the COVID-19 virus took the world by storm in early 2020, individuals already battling health problems, including the approximately 15 million Americans currently living with cancer, had many difficult decisions to make.

The City of Forney is set to host its annual Independence Day Celebration on Saturday, July 3, at Forney Community Park. An event that draws crowds of residents and out-of-town visitors alike, this yearly tradition will continue this summer, bringing a free family-friendly event to the area.

The new Downtown Mesquite Farmers Market will begin on June 12. The weekly marketplace of fresh produce and creative artisans will take place Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through November 27 at Front Street Station. For more details, visit www.downtownmesquitetx.com.

“There is a really big group of people ready to be told about God,” says Marissa, 12.

I really enjoy our backyard out here in one of the still somewhat rural areas of Forney, as I watch with amazement the numerous birds fly to-and-fro and build nests, catch insects, conduct “courting rituals,” and rest on limbs really close to me if I hold still enough! I think that the male and female cardinal pair are my favorites, but the goldfinches, cedar waxwings, blue-jays, mourning doves, and even hawks and crows provide nice, relaxing respites from lawn-mowing and tree-trimming duties (which I actually “love,” as my wife will tell you) that let me escape into a daydreaming reverie quite often. Last week, I saw a beautiful, colorful “crane” of some type (at least three feet tall with neck extended) out in the now watery area of our sloping back yard and thought about fishing with David Costello, Ruby Taylor, and Rod Stark here in Forney and with my Dad and Grandpas and Cousins during trips to Oklahoma.

He was born and “early” raised in Manchester area, England, but Michael Lawrence Renshaw answered a call in 1968 to “come to Dallas to join with a newly forming soccer club, called THE DALLAS TORNADO in the North American Soccer League. That was not surprising, since folks who knew him back in England said that “since the day he could walk, he had a soccer ball at his feet!” He followed that by playing for “Blackpool” before moving to the United States. And, it was not surprising that he realized his dream of playing soccer for the National Team, although it was the U. S. National Team.