Merry Christmas Carol Collins, Carol’s Custom Draperies By now the stockings are “hung by the chimney with care in hopes that St. Nick will soon be here.” The turkey is ready to be thawed and dressed for your very special dinner. The decorations are just as perfect as you hoped they would be. Now, are…
Features, December 2016
Designing With Carol
Sports, December 2016
Roberson attains highest rating
As a result of Ford Roberson’s success at the USAPA National Tournament recently in Arizona, he has been awarded a rating of 5.0, the highest professional pickleball rating. Currently, there are 329 men in the United States, Canada and Mexico with this rating. At the national tournament, Ford and partner Tim Kuss of the Denver…
Clubs & Classes, December 2016
Roadrunners travel in style for 2017
Vicki Baker Explore the unknown, embark on new adventures and form lasting memories with Road Runners in 2017: February 17-19: Red River Mardi Gras Bash Attend an exclusive party with us during the Krewe of Centaur Parade, one of the largest in Louisiana. The party features live band, Creole/Cajun food, dancing and other hands-on experiences…
Features, December 2016
Take me out to the ball game! Cubs win 37th World Series
Nancy Toppan The Chicago Cubs, after one of the most dramatic World Series games played, are your 2016 World Series champions. The Chicago Cubs outlasted the Cleveland Indians in Wednesday’s action-packed game seven for the franchise’s first World Series title in 108 years. In 10 innings the Cubs’ 8-7 victory ended the longest championship drought…
Sports, December 2016
International Pickleball Association formed
In 2017, a new pickleball association is forming to provide services to super seniors competing in tournaments across the country and around the globe. The new organization is called SSIPA (Super Senior International Pickleball Association). Super Seniors are players falling in the four age groups recognized by the USA Pickleball Association for players 65 and…
Clubs & Classes, December 2016
The Wine Stewards Bewitching Hour
Bernadette Fideli “Nothing beats a haunted moonlit night on All Hallows Eve, and on this fatal night, at this witching time, the starless sky laments black and unmoving.” (Kim Elizabeth) Al and Vivian Wright invited the Wine Stewards to experience this frightful night while sipping the wicked good wines of fall. In the dark of…