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She was sitting at a table in Manhattan, in the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis Hotel. This all happened in the mid-70’s, so she told Jay MacDonald from his BookPage interview in 2006. She was THE hot young DC based magazine writer du jour, being tapped by Playboy magazine to write an article on an up-and-coming director for what would wind up being one of her defining life moments. Within the span of an hour, she would hear a fateful voice in her head. It would tell her the solitary life she had painstakingly fabricated needed to be thrown out of a window. She was surely sitting in front of the man she just met but would soon marry. Marry, they would. Divorce shortly thereafter, they also would. Throw in a daughter and our beloved writer’s ensuing alcohol dependence and you begin to wonder why this story isn’t a movie. Or, maybe it was. After all, we’re talking about Martin Scorcese and a little film called Taxi Driver. And, the freelance hot to trot magazine writer? Her name is Julia Cameron. She went on to climb out of her deep dive into drug addiction and alcoholism. She teaches creative writing, still. While she’s written fiction, non-fiction, poetry, films, and even television episodes, her opus magnum is a written artist’s program called “The Artist’s Way” that inspires established and wannabe creatives to find a deeper connection to process and purpose. Today, we’re going to talk about her spine.

JESUS CHRIST WAS “ALL” HUMAN, AND JESUS CHRIST WAS “ALL” GOD.

An amazing year of firsts for the North Forney Falcons ended last Saturday, May 8, with a disappointing 2-1 series loss to the Ennis Lions in the bi-district round of the UIL baseball playoffs.

Smurfit Kappa North America, local company and longtime community partner, made the company’s largest donation to Forney Area United Way (FAUW) last month, presenting FAUW with a check for $55,194.00. This is also the largest amount FAUW has received in one year from a single entity in its history.

Mayes Media Group, a North Texas-based advertising agency specializing in political communications, is proud to announce it has received two coveted Pollie Awards from the American Association of Political Consultants. The awards are the industry’s highest honor bestowed upon political consultants at the national and international level.

I can hear my critics now, “Themer, what a topic about which to write! What made you think of those terms?”

The City Council has approved proceeding with the development of the 2.3 million square foot industrial park called Alcott Logistics Station to be located south of East Scyene Road and west of Faithon P. Lucas, Sr. Boulevard. The fully developed project is estimated to create 1,625 new jobs and have a total capital investment of $130 million.

With a career background in finance and mortgage, Fay Headley, a financial advisor with Edward Jones, says she always wanted to do exactly what she’s doing now. Although her capacity for assisting clients changed and grew when she became a financial advisor, Headley says the goal for her remains the same: to help people make sound financial decisions, reach their individual goals, and to celebrate milestones and successes with them along the way. To put it succinctly, she says, “Investments are just one aspect of this. I’m really in the relationship business.”

During the 1970s through the 1990s, “Watergate” triggered about the same thoughts in nearly everyone who heard the word—the plot to break into and “bug” the Democratic Party Headquarters in the Watergate Complex in June of 1972. The event was “bungled,” using the words of reporters, and led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. One man most took the blame for the bungling of the attempt to steal Democratic secrets, but refused to implicate any other participants, and was sentenced to prison for 20 years for the burglary and attempted wire-tapping.

STAR Transit is providing free rides for persons with confirmed appointment to get the COVID 19 vaccine shots. The curb-to-curb service extends outside of the agency’s service area. Rides are available Monday – Friday, 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. For this purpose, STAR Transit is temporarily adding Saturday service from 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Reservations should be made at least one service day in advance and are based on vehicle availability.

From ceremonial ground breakings to official doors opening, Forney ISD has been very busy with creating classrooms. The starting of construction for Jerry and Helen Griffin Elementary School, Tim Rhodes Intermediate School, and Tony Jackson Middle School began in August of 2020 and they are projected to open their respective doors to students for the Fall of 2021 right on time. And the work continues this spring: the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Forney ISD Aquatic Center and Don R. Willett Elementary School happened in April, 2021 and the groundbreaking ceremony for the new campus for O.B. Johnson El ementary School took place in early May, 2021 with the openings for these facilities expected to take place in 2022.

After four months of Zoom meetings due to COVID, Alpha Tau met live and virtually, celebrating the 92nd birthday of DKG! It was a blessing to be together again and to celebrate each other— and to include a Founder’s Day tribute to our DKG sisters. “Hats off to the Founders” was the title of the tribute that Bettye Penny shared. The historical information was presented by having different members each read a stanza of a poem, highlighting the founding women of DKG. Bettye also shared historical information about Alpha Tau, our Kaufman County chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. The Alpha Tau chapter was organized on April 15, 1933, in Terrell. The first president was Mrs. Pearl Larue, and charter members were the following: Mrs. H. C. Akin, Mrs. Ada Lou Adams, Mrs. Emma Lucille Anderson, Cleo Armstrong, Mrs. J. M. Bettis, Mrs. Otis Bryant, Thelma Clarke, Mrs. Charles Choate, Addie Mae Creecy, Ruth Elmore, Minnie Jane Gribble, Mamie Sue Halbrook, Mrs. Annie T. Magee, Pearl Mickie, Mrs. W. H. Petty, Agnes Peyton, Mrs. Clara Richards, Ethel Rives, Inez Strong, Mrs. Ollie Williams, Gladys Wright, and Mrs. E. J. Watson.

Born 12/24/1940 (Yes, he is really 80 years old!) in Brooklyn, New York, and married to wife, Christine, ANTHONY STEPHEN FAUCI is a renowned American immunologist and physician and scientist. He is the Director of the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and “Chief Medical Advisor to the President.”