Give cancer the boot! The 4th Annual All Cancer Walk and Raffle will be on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 9 a.m. at the clubhouse Veterans Circle. Registration is $30. Pre-register at the clubhouse on Sept. 22, 24, or 29 or Oct. 1 from 9 to 11 a.m. Raffle tickets are $5 each or 5 for…
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Why are many of the top 100 professional players in the world ranked there year after year, while many other great players never achieve that upper level of success? It is the same reason why most of the top amateur league and tournament players are ranked at the top year after…
David Zapatka The ESPY Awards, or Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards, are an annual American awards show produced by ESPN that recognizes individual and team athletic achievements and other sports-related performances. The awards are presented for achievements during the calendar year preceding the ceremony. Has pickleball ever been recognized in the ESPY Awards ceremony?…
David Zapatka Longtime friend, wordsmith, and fellow verbivore Bill Lewis recently sent me a summary of the Missouri State Games table tennis results where he presides as the grand master tournament director. He writes, “In a Johnny Quest race for first place in the Under 2100 division, there were 12 hardy corrivals.” Corrival—cor·ri·val noun 1:…
Jane Scholz “The Denton County Democratic Party is fired up and ready for 2026,” County Party Chair Delia Parker-Mims told members of the Robson Democratic Club at their August meeting. Mims is visiting all Democratic clubs and organizations in the county this month, rallying members in preparation for the 2026 elections. The stop in Robson…
Gary Chalk My Monday morning routine is to publish my latest Living Retired column. My wife Jan’s routine is to ask, “Gary, how on earth do you come up with such gobbledygook?” I explain that frequently the stories fall in my lap, or more recently, in my wallet; but actually, it didn’t fall in my…