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Neighborhood Farmers Market at the CTC

CTC Hosting Neighborhood Farmers Market throughout Summer

June 14, 2022
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Farmers Market Arlington ISD’s Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center is one of the host sites for the Tarrant Area Food Bank’s Neighborhood Farmers Markets this summer.  The CTC hosts the market the first and third Wednesday of each month this summer, with the next one coming tomorrow, June 15, from 9 a.m. until 11…

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Boys & Girls Club

Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year Ready for Senior Campaign

July 21, 2021
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Humble Beginnings For nearly two months while a fifth-grader at Roquemore Elementary, home for Imani Mogaka was the back seat of a 2010 Kia Spectra. Few knew. She would arrive at school as always – neatly dressed with homework at the ready – having washed up at the nearest gas station or a hospital restroom…

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Marine surprises sister graduating at Martin High School

Marine surprises sister at her graduation

June 21, 2021
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Allie Shaffer, a new graduate of Martin High School, understands the hardships that deployment of a loved one can bring. Her older brother, Triston Shaffer, has served as a U.S. Marine for the past three years. Becoming a Marine had always been his dream since he was a kid.  Allie and her family hadn’t seen Triston, currently a lance corporal stationed in California, since Christmas of 2020. On Allie’s graduation day earlier this month, she called and…

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Father Fest 2021

Save the Date: Arlington ISD’s Father FEST is back May 15

April 29, 2021
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Father FEST is back in 2021! COVID canceled the annual festival last year, but Father FEST returns May 15 at the Gene and Jerry Jones Family Field at Workman Junior High School. The free outdoor event is a fun celebration of fatherhood and families! All are invited to enjoy live music, food, vendors and fun interactive…

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