Texas Toss Season Nine Begins

Dave Parker The quest to be the champion of Super Bag Bowl VIIII began in September. Thirty teams and over 300 tossers took to the patio of the Wildhorse Grill. Steve Targonski, World Wide commissioner of Texas Toss, compiled the standings as of week two. In the 4 p.m. Texas Bag League, the early leader…

Mark Your Calendars: HOA Special Events 2021

Saturday, Nov. 6: Recycling/Shredding Day, 9 to 11 a.m.; $5 per bag/box, $5 crush hard drives and printers Saturday, Nov. 6: Trivia *Postponed to Feb. 2022* Saturday, Nov. 20: Randy Riggle’s “Nostalgic Christmas Show” 7 to 9 p.m., $20 per person Saturday, Dec. 4: Robson Ranch Holiday Party, 6 to 10 p.m. three-course plated meal, $-TBD, dance…

Jazz Club Presents The Gainesville Swing Orchestra

Not to be outdone, The Gainesville Swing Orchestra will be featured on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 7, 3 to 5 p.m. in the Ballroom The Gainsville Swing Orchestra is a 20 piece “Big Band” with singers, trumpets, ‘Bones, saxes and rhythm section. The Gainesville Swing Orchestra has been entertaining audiences around the Gainesville and Denton area…

Wisconsin Club Met for Spaghetti on the Board

Mary Fabian Spaghetti on the Board is one of the weirder of numerous weird Wisconsin folk food traditions, but it’s one worth celebrating. Twenty-one club members arrived at the Grill Lounge to find their spaghetti heaped in piles on a board. After a salad and breadsticks, we dove in, and spooned the meatballs and spaghetti…

The Apathetic Church

Apathy is the state of being disinterested or having little concern about something. An apathetic church thinks topics such as God and religion are irrelevant, meaningless, or disinteresting. This refers more to attitude than to any actual set of beliefs, but it can be useful to summarize how a great many people think—or don’t think—about…