Mary Beth Fisher National mah jongg players did it again—making a donation to Casa Grande Alliance Cancer Center. This year’s donation was in honor of several of our players and in memory of one particular dear friend. A check for $357 was presented to the center for their fund that meets the practical, everyday needs of…
David Zapatka Backhand Groundstroke Quoting from Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, when hitting a backhand groundstroke, “The same principles apply when you’re hitting a backhand groundstroke (as a forehand groundstroke) except that you move to the left rather than to the right (right-handed players). While some players change the…
Pastor Larry Sundin Are you ready for Christmas? Have you decked the halls, hung the mistletoe, lit the Yule log? Have you sent all your cards, bought all your presents, prepared all your goodies? Are you ready to attend all the Christmas parties, dine on all the delicacies, and sacrifice your waistline for all the good…
Pat Sand The Ropin’ in Yer Relatives Genealogy Club kicked off the 2021–22 season on Tuesday, Nov. 2, by going back to the ’50s. Bonnie Bossert, a genealogist from the Phoenix area, presented on the 1950 Census. Bonnie was informative as well as entertaining. She dressed for her role in a 50’s style poodle skirt,…
David Zapatka Friend, fellow bridge enthusiast, and reader Maria Davis wrote, “I came across this word today as I was flying to Miami. I rarely get five hours of uninterrupted reading time! I was reading Essays on Ethics by Jonathan Sacks, so he used the British spelling “eirenic,” which is closer to the original Greek…
David Zapatka The Arizona Pickleball Players league (APPL) has now expanded its popular team-based pickleball league into its fifth region. After founding the first team-based pickleball league, East Valley Interclub League in 2012 (which has grown ever since), the Arizona Pickleball Players League was formally organized as a nonprofit in 2019 by a group of…