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What happened this past week.

  • The Highlights of the Week 8/9/26

    Sunday—I went to Saint Luke Catholic Church in Irving, Texas, for the 11 AM English Mass. There was a Church Service here at WFV.

    Monday – Doctor’s Appointments… American Rewind, where we view life in the 40s and 50s. The gas station had attendants that washed your windshield, checked your oil, and pumped your gas. Dumb waiters to move things from floor to floor. Ice boxes that required a big block of ice to do the cooling and more.

    Tuesday – Errands at 9 AM and 1 PM. There was a 1 PM Church Service.

    The Elm Fork River Band came and performed for over an hour with bluegrass, gospel, and some popular oldies. There was a Book Club Meeting and the Sunshine Committee met. The day ended with the Hillsdale College Class 11.

    Wednesday – Doctor’s Appointments. Bible Study. Downtown Lunch Outing. The Classilunch Outing,church service, Saint Luke Catholic Church,cal Classical. Craft Class. Bingo. Church Service.

    Thursday – Weight Loss Discussion. Mini Mall. Scam Prevention by an Irving Detective. Birthday Social. Resident Council Meeting, where we welcomed the new officers for the next year and thanked the outgoing officers for their service.

    Friday – Drum Class. Coke Floats. Monthly Planning Meeting for the September Newsletter. Trivia Hour and Movie Night.

    Saturday – End of the Week Quiz and the posting of the week to Come Newsletter on the Appartments.

    On Thursday, August 27th, will be Hawaiian Day with Hawaiian events all day, ending with the WFV Dance with live music and continuing the Hawaiian theme.

    Combine all the above, our personal projects, and three meals every day, and you can see it was another great week at West Fork Village in Irving, Texas. A Place Where Seniors Thrive.

    To learn more about WFV, for you or a loved one, call 972 721 1500.

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    Rick Herring
    thmjmj@gmail.com

  • The Highlights of the Week 8/2/26

    Sunday—I attended Mass at Saint Luke Catholic Church in Irving, Texas. There was a Church Service here at WFV.

    Monday – Doctor’s appointments. Church Service. Remembering Tony Bennet. Ted Talk.

    Tuesday – Errands at 9 AM. America Rewind. Birthday Card Signing. Tuesday Trivia. New Resident Orientation. Hillsdale College Class 10 – The Constitution.

    Wednesday – Doctor’s appointments. Breakfast Outing. Bible Study. Canasta Game. Painting Class. Bingo. Church Service.

    Thursday – Drum Class Pool Time.

    Friday—Mark Dunn Entertains. Movie Night.

    Saturday – End of Week Quiz. Weekly Newsletters clipped on apartment doors. Hope Group Meeting.

    My new computer came. The old one drank coffee and died. There will be a humorous story about that that you can access in The Good News Newsletter. Click Here to get your free subscription.

    Add to all the above three meals and much social time with the West Fork Village Family in Irving, Texas, and you have another great week. West Fork Village: A Place Where Seniors Thrive.

    To learn more about WFV, for you or a loved one, call 972-721-1500.

    Thank you for reading this blog. Please share with others.

    Rick Herring
    thmjmj@gmail.com

  • The Hightlights of the Week 7/19/26

    Sunday – Since I attended Mass on Saturday, I watched the Mass on EWTN. There was a Church Service here at WFV.

    Monday – Doctor’s Appointmentments. A 1 P.M. Church Service here Moon Pies and RC Colas were served at our 2 P.M. Social, followered by Moon Facts/NASA.

    Tuesday – Errands at 9 A.M. and 1 P.M. At the 3 P.M. Social Smores were served.

    Wednesday – Doctor’s Appointments. Bible Study. Lunch Outing at the Flying Fish/Rodeo Goat. Your choice. Jewelry Class. Trivia Hour. Bingo and a 6:30 P.M. Church Service.

    Thursday – New Residents Orientation. Drumb Class. Karaoke Hour. Veterans Circle. Resident Dance with open bar.

    Friday – Braums Outing. Ice Cream and Cookie Social. Movie Night.

    Saturday – The Hope Group Celebrated the birthdays of all those who celebrated a birthday in May, June or July. Many broiugh food and the Main Event was Celebrating our founder and leader’s 94th birthday. There was so much food, cake, ice cream, and watermelon,. Many accolates for our beloved founder and leader.

    Add to all this our own projects, three meals and more…

    So as you can see we had another great week at West Fork Village. A Place Where Seniors Thrive.

    If you would like to learn about WFV in Irving, Texas, for you or a loved one, call 972-721-1500.

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    Rick Herring
    thmjmj@gmail.com

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  • The Highlights of the Week 7/12/26

    Sunday – I attended Mass at Saint Luke Catholic Church in Irving, Texas. There was also a Church Service here at WFV.

    Monday – Doctor’s Appointments Ted Talk. A 1 PM Church Service.

    Tuesday – Errands at 9 AM and 1 PM. The Elm Fork River Band came and entertained us with great songs from the past. There was Bluegrass, Gospel, and Country and Western. The Book Club Meet. The Sunshine Committee meet.

    Wednesday – Doctor’s Appointments. Jewelry Class and 6:30 PM Church Service.

    Thursday – Dollar Tree Outing. Ken Myers, the story telling musician entertained us for a hour. A gentleman from the Irving Fire Department came and taught us CPR. There was Christmas Musical Bingo. The day’s activities ended with residents playing Pool in the living room at the awesome pool table.

    Friday – Drumb Class. Delicious Strawberry Short Cake Social and our Monthly Planning Meeting gave us a preview of what might happen next month, while we offered suggestions for some things we would like to see in future newsletters. Trivia Hour and Movie Night.

    Saturday – The End of the Week Quiz, which so informative and clipping the Weekly Newsletter on the Apartment and Cottage Door, which involves many volenteers, mostly members of the Sunshine Committee.

    I attended the 5:30 Mass at Saint Luke Catholic Church and went to Confession.

    Add to all this our personal projects and three meals served in the Dinning Room and as you can see it was another great week at West Fork Village in Irving, Texas. A Place Where Seniors Thrive.

    To learn more about WFV, for you or a loved on, call 972 721 1500

    Thank you for reading this blog. Please share with others.

    Rick Herring
    thmjmj@gmail.com

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  • The Highlights of the Week 7/5/26

    Sunday – Deacon Patrick was enjoying vacation tme with his family, so I was able only to be blessed by the Mass on EWTN.com. There was a Church Serviuce here at WFV and Open Game Tables on the 2nd floor.

    Monday – Doctor’s appointments. Ted Talk.

    Tuesday – Errands at 9 AM and 1 PM. Birthday Card Signing for the residences having birthdays in August. Texas Winds entertained for an hour with lively entrimentals on the Saxaphone and Piano.

    Wednesday- Doctor’s appointments and a 6:30 PM Church Service.

    Thursday – Birthday Social and Residences Council Meeting.

    Friday – We celebrated a birthday with our 103 year old residence.

    Saturday – The Weekly Newsletter was clipped to apartment doors. The Week End Quiz came out. It is a great learning tool and the Hope Group met.

    Add to that viewing the soccer games and learning how the different groups are enjoying Texas Hospitality and the merchants and cities are enjoying the added revenue, plus three meals everyday all made for another great week at West Fork Village in Irving, Texas. A Place Where Seniors Thrive.

    If you want to learn more about WFV, for youor a loved one, call 972-721-1500.

    Thank You for reading this blog. Please share with others.

    Rick Herring
    thmjmj@gmail.com

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  • A Diamond in The Ruff

    I must give a shout out for West Fork Village independent living in Irving, Texas. For what we get for the one price we pay is probably not found by any other apartment complex in the metroplex.

    Just take gander at this. The one price includes the apartment, studio, one or two bedroom. Electricity, water, trash, three meals a day, social event, which include live music, transportation, housekeeping. and a most dedicated staff that works hard to fill our every need.

    Our meals are served cafeteria style or delivered to our room. Our tables are bused. There is Front Desk, where a very knowledgeable person help us in so many ways. You can even get your emailed documents printed there. at no cost.

    There is unlimited TV viewing on a large screen TV in the living room and on the second floor.

    Most of all there is a loving family here where unlike most apartments we are able to know the other residences, through meals, social events, bus rides, and more… So many of these happenings really form community.

    Our loving family is amazing. Where else can find a rental property with right around 200 people getting along so well. Of course the ability to, not only get along with everybody but truly be blessed my everybody is to accept them as they are. Don’;t try to change people.

    The one downfall, if there is one, is the one payment along with everything else increases every year and relieving on retirement and Social Security it can be hard to keep up without outside help.

    As we get older. we have to see more health specialist and they are really expensive. I am working hard to get a good income generating side hussel so I can keep enjoying this Diamond in the Ruff and help others do the same.

    We must love, for as Mother Angelica, founder of EWTN, the largest Catholc TV, Radio and Catholc News outlet in the world, tell us, “Love created the world because love shares. Love gives. So without love there is no life.”

    Staying active, I believe is the secret to enjoy good health and the ability to move around and enjoying life. So I do spiritual blogs, The Highlights of the Week from life at West Fork Village. I have a YouTube where we highlight marvelous dogs from the past. World of Dogs and publish a Free Newsletter, highlighting good news, a budget recipe, a World of Dogs video, The Highlights of the Week, some humor and a spiritual blog, For what does it profit a man/ woman to gain the whole world and lose their souls.

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    Rick Herring
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  • The Highlights of the Week 6/21/26

    Sunday – I attended Mass at Saint Luke Catholic Church in Irving, Texas. There was a Church Service here at WFV. We Celebrated Father’s Day with very delicious and filling Banana Splits.

    Monday – Doctor’s Appointments. A 1 PM Church Service. A Menu Planning Meeting and Texas Winds performed.

    Tuesday – Rick Steve’s Europe. Shayron’s Safety Meeting. Sunshine Committee meeting and Hillsdale College Class on the Constitution.

    Wednesday – Doctor’s Appointments. Bible Study. King Buffet – Lunch Outing. Bingo and a 6:30 PM Church Service.

    Thursday – There was a two hour viewing on the Trapp Family Singers. At the beginning, they showed if the Trapp Family really existed and then they went into the making of The Sound of Music. The debut and it ended showing the present Trapp Family Lodge still operating.

    Musical Bingo. Getting to Know You. The Residence Dance, Which was great to watch and listen to. The amazing site was people abandoning their walkers and dancing, even walking without them.

    Friday – Errands at 9 AM. I went to Joe V’s. Many went to Kroger and Walmart. Home Watch caregivers Talk. Premier Meeting with Shayron. Movie Night.

    Saturday – We attached the Weekly and Monthly Newsletters (July) to the apartment and cottage doors. Rosary in the Chapel and the Hope Group met.

    The above is just some of the activities that were available to the residents of West Fork Village. Add to all of that three meals everyday, our own personal projects and you can easily see, we had another great week at West Fork Village. A Place Where Seniors Thrive.

    To learn more about WFV, for you are a loved one, call 972 721 1500.

    Thanks for reading this blog. Please share with others.

    Rick Herring
    thmjmj@gmail.com

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  • The Highlights of the Week 6/21/26

    Sunday – I went to Mass at Saint Luke Catholic Church in Irving, Texas. There was a Church Service here at WFV.

    Monday – There was a Doctor’s Appointment. Church Service at 1 PM and a National Park Tour, where we viewed the Park off the coast of California.

    Tuesday – Errands at 9 AM and 1 PM. Rick Steve’s Europe, where we toured Italy and Egypt and the Hillsdale College Class on the Constitution.

    Wednesday – Doctor’s Appointments. Bible Study where we are studying The Ten Commandments,. Bingo and a 6:30 PM Church Service.

    Thursday – Senior Source on Medical Fraud and Pool Time in the Living Room.

    Friday – A trip to the 635 Stores and a trip to the Irving Archives Museum where we view the History of Irving, which included the Cowboys and Texas Stadium, back when Tom Landry was Coach. Juneteenth Remembrance and Movie Night.

    Saturday – The Weekly Newsletters were placed on the doors of apartments. Rosary. A Wine and Cheese Social and Pool Time.

    All that and more, plus three meals. AS you can see another great week at West Fork Village in Irving, Texas. A Place Where Seniors Thrive.

    To learn more about WFV, for yourself or a loved one, call 972 721 1500.

    Thank you for reading this blog. Please share with others.

    Rick Herring
    thmjmj@gmail.com

  • The Highlights of the Week 6/7/25

    Sunday – I viewed Mass on EWTN.com as Deacon Patrick was in Houston visiting his daughter and her family. There was a 9 AM Church Service here at WFV.

    Monday – Doctor’s Apointments all day. A 1 PM Church Service. A Line Dance Class. National Park Tour.

    Tuesday – Errands at 9 AM and 1 PM. Rick Steve’s Europe. where we were treated to virtual tour of the Alps. The Elm Fork River Band entertained us with country, blue grass, and gospel music for over an hour.

    There was a Book Club Meeting and The Sunshine Committee Meeting, where we learn about new residents moving in and current resident passing away or moving out. We also assembled Welcome Baskets.

    Tuesday ended with the Hillsdale College Class on the Constitution.

    Wednesday – Doctor’s appointments all day. Bible Study. Some or the residents went to El Fenix for lunch. The Classy Classical. Remember when…trivia A. Craft Class where they poured coasters. Bingo and a 6:30 PM Church Service.

    THursday – The Partridege Family History. Drum Class, where we warmed to the very moving music of YMCA. There was a Mini Mall in the Living Room from 1 to 3 PM. The Birthday Social with Ice Cream and cake follow by The Residents Council, where our Director up dated us on the happings… and scams to be aware of.

    Friday – The Latest Diabetic News. A Braums Outing. Food Demo for Key Lime Balls. Quite tasty. Can’t wait to get or find the recipe. The day ended with Movie Night.

    Saturday – We posted the Weekly News Letter with all the events scheduled for next week on the doors of the apartments and cottages. The Rosary in the Chapel and the Hope Group which had a Pajama Party with dancing and food.

    All in all, as you can see, another great week at West Fork Village in Irving, Texas. Truly a Place Where Seniors Thrive.

    To learn more about WFV and to join our happy family, for you or a loved one, call 972-721-1500.

    Thank you for reading this blog. Please share with others.

    Rick Herring
    thmjmj@gmail.com

  • The Highlights of the Week 5/31/26

    Sunday – I attended Mass at Saint Luke Catholic Church in Irving, Texas. There was also a Church Service here at WFV.

    Monday – Doctor’s Appointments all day. A virtual tours of the National Parks of Utah.

    Tuesday – Errands at 9 AM and 1 PM in south Irving. Rick Steve’s Europe, where we toured Italy and Syria. There was Birthday Card Signing for those having a birthday in July. Bridge/Phase 10 2nd floor. Chair Dance Class. Tuesday Trivia. Name that tune, and at 6 PM we were treated to a Hillsdale College Course on The Constitution.

    Wednesday – Doctor’s Appointments all day. UNO/Canasta game. Grief Check-in. Painting Class, Bingo, and a 6:30 PM Church Service.

    Thursday – The Carter Family History. Mother Maybell and her daughters were the First Family of Country Music. Jimmy Rogers was the Father of Country Music. June Carter married Johnny Cash.

    Mark Dunn entertained us for a good hour as he tickled the ivory and treated us to songs from our past.

    There was a very tasty Watermelon Social. A New Resident Orientation and Pool Time at the Pool Table in the living room.

    Friday – Started off with a Dollar Tree Outing. There were delicious fruity treat at our Fruity Social. A Monthly Planning Meeting for the July Calender. Name 10 Things and Movie Night.

    Saturday We gathered in the Chapel for the Rosary and The Chaplet Of Divine Mercy, which was give to Saint Faustina in early 1900rds by Jesus Christ, who appeared to the Polish Nun over many years. On the advise of her Confessor and Sprirtual Director, Saint Faustina wrote down these visits in her diary. A copy of which I have and have read. The entries cover 643 pages.

    I must give shout out to the beautiful Center Peices on our Dinning Room Table. Just when you think this is the greatest, another appears that is as beautiful or more so. They really brighten up the Dinning Room. Thanks to someone sharing their God given talents to brighten our day.

    While the above list of activities maybe overwhelmening to you, that’s not all. Remember WFV is an Independent Living Facility and we only choose the ones that interest us and you can do the same. We are able to do our own thing and pruesue our own interest.

    Which brings me to my new YouTube Channel on The World of Dogs. There you will find much about dogs in generals. To Check it out Click Here.

    As you can see we had another great week at West Fork Village. A Place Where Seniors Thrive.

    Ifyou wish to learn more about WFV, for you or a loved one, call 972-721-1500.

    Thank you for reading this blog. Please share it with others.

    Rick Herring
    thmjmj@gmail.com