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We’re holding two opposing ideas in our heads at the same time: The vaccines are promising, and the danger of the pandemic has never been higher.

I could not believe my eyes when I picked up the Dallas newspaper to see if the Forney teams had won and was hit with large letters that indicated the following, “IKF in, Elvis out,” on the front p

National nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) announced today that the Kaufman Veterans Memorial in Kaufman, Texas has joined the effort to support the mission to Remember, Honor, Teach, as an official location for 2020. This is the first year that the Memorial will participate in this national event.

Walmart will be offering free COVID-19 testing at the Forney location on Hwy 80. Testing will be available Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7am to 9am. First priority is health care workers, first responders, and those over 65. Then others who have symptoms as determined by the CDC may be tested. Check eligibility and schedule an appointment through, eTrueNorth, at www.doineedacovid19test.com or 800-635-8611.

Following the November 3rd general election, Texas Secretary of State Ruth R. Hughs issued the following statement:

The City of Mesquite is developing a 20-year master plan for the solid waste services it provides to residential and commercial customers and is asking for public input through an online survey at www.cityofmesquite.com/SolidWastePlan through Dec. 31.

Ashley Brewton of Forney, Texas, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Brewton was initiated at Texas Woman’s University.

A Heartland resident claimed a top prize winning ticket worth $3 million in the Texas Lottery® scratch ticket game 500X Loteria Spectacular. The ticket was purchased at Faststop, located at 12531 Lake June Road, in Balch Springs. The claimant elected to remain anonymous.

The ending of this year can not come soon enough for some people; such a different year than we envisioned in December, 2019. However, there have been many lessons taught by the ongoing events and some have actually been learned. We have learned that the teachers and staff in Forney ISD are an extremely resourceful and caring group of individuals since they were given a two week window to create the ‘how’ to finish the school year last spring. And then they managed to finish the year out in a pretty amazing way virtually. These educational professionals missed their students as much as the students missed them--only great teachers love their students like their own and FISD has many, many great teachers! They had driveby celebrations and socially distant visits, zoom meetings with students and other teachers, and celebrations for the end of school.

Local Forney Girl Scout Troop 3515, grades 1 through 3, decided to use some of their cookie proceeds from last cookie season to feed the homeless. They made chicken salad sandwiches and packed them with chips, snacks, and a note of encouragement. They are learning about how to help change the story for those less fortunate. Their assembly line made quick time of the packing, which they did all on their own. The girls made 64 lunches in total that were distributed through Grand Prairie Homeless Outreach. These Girl Scouts believe they will make the world a better place.

Monday, November 30, 2020