Ellen Avenoso February began with our first major tournament: The Presidents’ Cup, which, of course, is played during the national Presidents’ Day holiday period. This tournament is a Net Match Play event that takes place over four days, following a qualifying round. This year, 36 players signed up for the qualifying round, which was then…
Chris Grey The Golden Goose Thrift Shop in Catalina likes to bill itself as “a thrift shop like no other,” which immediately sets itself up for comparison to every other such store in the known universe. Fortunately, all one needs to do is make one visit to be convinced that those words ring true. It’s…
David Zapatka Friend and fellow pickleball player, Natasha Thompson, writes, “‘Apricity’ means warmth of the sun in winter. Did I expand your vocabulary?” Yes, you have, Tash, and I expect you will be expanding our readers’ vocabulary with this word as well. Maybe you will even bring it back into use as it has fallen…
Marie Starjnski On Feb. 2, 25 hardworking Elks picked up supplies and created 218 food bags. They contained pancake mix, syrup, bacon, Spam, soup, and crackers. They were created for low-income seniors in our area. This project was made possible through two grants from the Grand Lodge: a Beacon grant and a Spotlight grant, totaling…
BK Koch Verde Sputters was off to a good start with 57 players and three guests. Five Sputters got the low score of 38: Laura Berkley, Opal Larkin, Sue Ryan, and Sue Spaniol. Close behind were Nancy Bowersock and Cathy Howard with a low score of 39. Cathy Howard and Ellane Jepson each got three holes-in-one.…
Joseph F. Giammarino Pool Players of the Brooke (PPB) would like to thank Green Valley Recreation (GVR) Billiards Club and Tom Keller, Travel Team coordinator, for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, friendly competition, and a nice luncheon after the match at SaddleBrooke One’s newly renovated RoadRunner Grill. Another thank you goes out to Tony Cardillo,…