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There’s a story in football that goes all the way back to 1929. Roy Riegels of Cal picked up a fumble and nearly returned the ball to the endzone … for the opposing team. He had to be tackled by a teammate and earned the nickname “Wrong Way Riegels.” He was so distraught that his coach had to talk him into returning to the game.

The Mountain men of the early 1800s spent a solitary life during the fall and winter months trapping beaver ‘way’ back in the rugged Rocky Mountains. By spring they were more than ready to come down out of the hills and have a big get together for a few days and rekindle friendships and restock their supplies. Their ‘get together’ was called the Mountain Man Rendezvous and from all accounts they were rowdy events. We can only imagine! We modern day outdoor types certainly haven’t spent our entire winter in the back country trapping beaver but many of us have stories to tell of hunting and fishing trips we enjoyed

The Layden Senior Citizens Center of Forney would like to welcome you at 101 Main Street in City Hall, open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please enter the front, or through Handicap accessible doors located at the back of City Hall where reserved parking for seniors is also available.

Many people enjoy the ritual of waiting to see if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow when he emerges from his burrow on February 2. As the legend goes, if he’s frightened by his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. And this Texas winter season has been a veritable roller coaster of temperatures bouncing from temperatures in the 60s to the temperatures in the 20s and then back up again! One thing the Forney community really doesn’t want is a repeat of February 2021, when the temps and snow fell and stayed down for nearly a week. The thing about winter weather in North Texas is that there isn’t supposed to be prolonged ice and snow–just a day or two! So how accurate is Phil? Only about 35-39% correct according to the National Weather Service--not a very good record.

Prior to the 2020 presidential election in the United States, Kamala Harris may have been well-known to constituents in her native California, where she hadserved as senator for the last four years. However, when Harris declared her candidacy for the 2020 U.S. presidental election in January 2019, and later found herself on the ticket as vice presidential running mate to Joseph Biden, the rest of the United States - and the world - learned much more about her.

McNeese State University Fall 2021 President’s Honor List

During the late 1950s or early 1960s, I remember sometimes being allowed to stay up a little later than usual and watch television, but it was always some show(s) my Mom and Dad liked and not those of my choice. One that I always really enjoyed, though, was “I’ve Got a Secret,” which featured guest stars who had some amazing, secret, embarrassing, strange, humorous (something that would be interesting and novel) SECRET. And, it was the “panel’s job” to try to guess that secret. (A show called “What’s My Line” was also a hit during the same general era, and some of you my age or older will also probably remember that one!) Both were “guessing games” and took place in various rounds.

University of Northern Colorado Fall Grad List

A big advantage of retiring is having more leisure time to travel, and millions of seniors capitalize on that free time every day.

District champs - Jackrabbit boys, 2nd place - Jackrabbit girls, 4th place - Falcon girls, 6th place - Falcon boys. These athletes have worked hard all season and the coaches are so proud of every single one of them! Incredible season. Regional coming soon.

With deer hunting a major recreational activity and economic benefit to the Texas economy, understanding more about the nexus of hunters, deer and the possibility of zoonotic disease transmission is important in ensuring the industry’s overall safety and sustainability.

Forney Independent School District Board of Trustees joined with city, county and state officials and leadership from Dallas College and Texas Tech University for the official fanfare and groundbreaking ceremony of The Keith Bell Opportunity Central (The OC).