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If you’ve been investing for many years and you’ve owned bonds, you’ve seen some pretty big changes on your financial statements. In 2000, the average yield on a 10-year U.S. Treasury security was about 6%; in 2010, it had dropped to slightly over 3%, and for most of 2020, it was less than 1%. That’s an enormous difference, and it may lead you to this question: With yields so low on bonds, why should you even consider them?

In this final installment, we will take a look at the Jackrabbit Annual ads for the downtown area of Forney, Texas, 1961—1962. Will we notice many changes, and does it still seem to be large enough to be an “all-supplying” Community?

National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), will be celebrated from Feb. 1-5, 2021 to focus public attention on the unique contribution of professional school counselor and how students are different and how they grow and improve as a result of what school counselors provide for the. National School Counseling Week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career.

Countless men and women have joined the United States Armed Services throughout the years, contributing to the freedom and protection of our country. Each sacrificing their time and comforts, and many sacrificing their very lives, these brave individuals have taken time away from their homes and families to ensure the safety and basic liberties of people around the world. For hundreds of years and through numerous conflicts, the United States of America has remained a model of military excellence.

The gambling empire Las Vegas Sands is pressing forward with its ambitious drive to bring casinos to Texas after a series of recent developments, including the death of its CEO, Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson, have called into question how much momentum remains behind the cause.

Each model year vehicles evolve a little further. What once was popular or essential gets updated with something new and a little more innovative. While certain car parts may always be necessary, others may age out or evolve over the years.

The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) will be performing prescribed burns to address brush and excessive vegetative thatch at the East Fork Water Reuse Project (Wetland) in Kaufman County. The prescribed burns will be conducted over multiple days beginning in December 2020 through February 2021. The timing and conclusion of the prescribed burns will depend on local weather conditions.

The Mesquite Police Association and the Mesquite Firefighters Association-Local 1518 teamed up to donate $1,000 towards the Mesquite NAACP’s Mental Health Scholarship Fund that offers funding to students in the Mesquite Independent School District who want to pursue a degree towards a mental health profession.

Standing on the side of a mountain on the Eason Ranch, way out in Pecos County, I found myself somehow caught up in a time warp as I glanced across the vastness of distant mountains, just as the morning sun began to light them up. The day before, during the middle of the day after the morning hunt for mule deer, John Eason had given my friends Jeff Rice, Larry Weishuhn and I a tour of some of the ancient campsites that were scattered throughout the ranch. The feeling is difficult for me to describe but I felt almost as though the ‘ancients’ as Mr. Eason refers to inhabitants of his ranch many years ago, were calling out to me through the years. I’m sure my buddies were probably experiencing the same feelings.

The Crandall Pirates Cheer team is no stranger to success. During Coach Nicole Mitchell’s tenure, Crandall has experienced much success due to the hard work and dedication of the team and strong coaching. The Pirates have placed in the top eleven at state over the past six years. In 2018, 2020, and 2021 the Crandall Cheer team won state!

State Representative Keith Bell (R - Forney) filed House Bill 1264 requiring the removal of a registered voter off the certified voter roll immediately after a death certificate is submitted. Currently, there is a delay in the reporting of deaths to the Texas Secretary of State, giving individuals the opportunity to cast fraudulent votes for those who are deceased. This opportunity should not exist.

Gilligan’s Island aired for 98 episodes, beginning on September 26, 1964, and ending on April 17, 1967, and the 1st season’s productions were filmed in black-andwhite! The show revolved around seven “castaways,” as dissimilar as could be, and their attempts to survive on an island upon which the shipwrecked crew had been “washed,” shaken but unhurt! In following episodes they also had several attempts to escape their plight, but the crew members were “always” unsuccessful, which was often blamed upon Gilligan, the star of the cast! However, he quite often was the one who in the end saved one or more of the others from some catastrophic flaw in their plans! (The trip began in Honolulu, shipwrecked as result of a typhoon, somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, in uncharted waters.) As with many shows/movies today, the group, “unmatched” with each other in most ways, had to learn to not only “get along well” but also to work together to survive and possibly be later rescued.

Have you ever heard of GEORGE BLAKE? Well neither had I, as far back as I can remember, but I heard an announcement the other day on some internet news station that made me hit the “rewind” button and then listen more closely. He was a former MI6 officer, who worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union, and he had just died at age 98. “Yes, me, too!” I thought that double agents lived very dangerous lives and died young when they were discovered! At least, that is what I saw in movies and read about in novels.