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On Friday, June 3rd, 2022, at approximately 2:42 am, the Forney Police received a report of a possible Burglary of a Motor Vehicle in the 500 block of Olive Trail. The caller believed someone was inside their vehicle after observing their Ring camera video. Officers were dispatched to the area.

Last night, I was tidying up my kitchen. The glass storage containers go in the dishwasher. The BVA free lids must be hand washed. I dislike seeing holes in my fancy K-pod holder, so that gets refilled or, at least, repositioned so that the empty spaces are in the back. I prep the celery used to make my disgusting celery juice at night, so that there is one less excuse I can use the next morning. That way, I just pop it into my fancy juicer and, unfortunately for my taste buds, drink it all up. The counter gets a wipe down. The cats get treats. I have found that this helps my infernal insomnia, this kitchen routine. It’s one less thing to worry about while I’m worrying about whether I will sleep. As my pillow supported head ticks off all the things I failed at today, I can end each mental sentence with “but the kitchen looks great.” Anyway, mid-routine, my phone rang. I looked at the screen with glee, seeing my daughter-in-law’s name and that odd iPhone configuration that lets you know it’s a FaceTime call. I was about to enter into an amazing conversation with my grandchildren. But, those calls generally start out the same way. I say hello. My daughter-in-law says, “What are you doing?” My son, off in the background, yells out, “Probably watching some YouTube video about people living in buses.” He knows me well.

Father’s Day is fast approaching and now is the perfect time to consider a gift for that outdoorsman in your life. We outdoors guys can be a bit tricky to shop for so I thought I would compile a list of gifts that might make your shopping a bit easier. Many of these items won’t be found on aisles of your favorite outdoors store, but there is still time to order online.

You could spend two, or even three, decades in retirement. So, to pay for all those years, you’ll probably need to take full advantage of your retirement accounts. And in 2022, you may have expanded opportunities to deduct retirement plan contributions on your tax return.

You are in a wooded area you know and have decided to build a road where there was only a footpath. There are decisions to be made about which trees to remove and which side of the path you widen. Teaching is oftentimes building roads for your students to travel down as they are learning. But what if the equipment you have always used isn’t quite what is needed for this year’s students? And because you attended a conference for teaching in new, innovative ways, you have been made aware of a new “tool” that will help your students immensely, but it is not in the budget for your grade-level. What do you do? You remember that this is just the type of innovative education that the Forney Education Foundation funds through the teacherrequested grant program.

Local Students Named to ACU’s Spring 2022 Dean’s Honor Roll

Holidays are about celebrations, and Father’s Day and Juneteenth are two important ones that the Dallas Arboretum invites the public to celebrate in its beautiful garden. Fathers, grandfathers, adopted fathers and soon-to-be fathers will enjoy celebrating with loved ones at the Dallas Arboretum. The garden also honors and pays tribute to Juneteenth, which was declared a federal holiday in 2021. According to U.S. News & World Report, the Dallas Arboretum is one of the “21 Top Things to Do in Texas.”

The Trinity Valley Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Clayton Gautreaux, DDS as a new board member April 25.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, minority groups are considerably less likely than whites to receive treatment for mental illnesses. The NIMH indicates that, in 2015, 48 percent of white adults with mental illness received treatment. In that same year, just 37 percent of Blacks and Hispanics with mental illness received treatment and only 22 percent Asian Americans were treated. A study from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that the most commonly cited reason for not seeking mental health care was the cost of services or the cost of insurance. Supporting efforts to lower that cost or provide free mental health care to the uninsured or underinsured could encourage more minorities to receive treatment for mental health disorders.

John Bunker Sands Wetland Center and Rosewood Ranches, in Seagoville, will be awarded the state’s highest honor for private land conservation at the Lone Star Steward Awards Banquet on May 25.

Brenda Samples, 70, of Terrell, passed away in the early hours of Thursday, May 26th after a courageous battle. She was surrounded by her husband and two children at the time of her passing.

Retail meat prices remain higher than last year, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

Seven (7) Forney ISD campuses were selected as Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools for the 2021-2022 school year.