Bruce McCorkle 2024 MOGA Club Champions Congratulations to our 2024 MOGA Club Champions Mike Buhrt, Bruce Pape, and Bill Beltz! New Board Members We greatly appreciate the willingness of MOGA members to step forward to serve on the Executive Board, and we endeavor to build on the foundation laid by outgoing board members President Ron…
Jim Carlson There are over 36,500,000 active pickleball players in the United States and growing at all age levels, making pickleball the fastest-growing sport in the world, and 33.7% are over the age of 65. Your Cottonwood Palo Verde Pickleball Club is inviting HOA2 homeowners or renters to attend our free Pickleball Clinic on Jan.…
Larry Wolfe Our Lady Sluggers senior softball team wrapped up their practice sessions and are ready to open the 2025 season. The Sluggers participate in the Valley of the Sun Ladies Senior Softball League, which includes several teams from the Southeast Valley. The ladies open their season “on the road” on Jan. 6 versus the…
Larry Wolfe Our Fall Softball Season opened on Oct. 29 and wrapped up on Dec. 20. There were still over two weeks to go in the season at the press deadline for this issue of the Splash, so if you can’t wait until next month, you’ll have to go to the Stats page on our…
Larry Wolfe Jay Yoakum’s adult life can be divided into three very distinct phases: Soldier, Rancher, and Trucking Company Owner. The New Mexico native joined the Army as a 17-year-old, serving our country from 1972 to 1983 as a member of the 82nd Airborne Division. Jay says that he was looking for “a little excitement,”…
Dannette Hunnel Cottonwood Ladies Billiards Ladies, meet us on Saturday mornings between 9 a.m. and noon in Room A-5 (behind the Cottonwood Library) to play pool. It’s a casual atmosphere—non-competitive, no dues, and no pool cue needed. There is no attendance commitment or expectations to find a sub for an absence. Drop-ins are welcome. No…
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Most players would benefit from playing within the rhythm or flow of the game or match they are in. Millions of competitive billiard players wanting to improve their winning percentage should consider the flow of the game or match. Let us first talk about the flow of a game. When I…
Kim Hutchinson Happy Holidays from IronOaks Lady Breakers! Have you played pool before and forgotten the rules? IronOaks Lady Breakers might be just what you need. IronOaks Lady Breakers would like to invite you to stop by and check us out! We play casual and fun 8-ball and 9-ball. We meet every Monday and Tuesday…
A Day in the Life of an Elderly Lady Ruby Regina Witcraft Any day that you wake up is a good day, and most of mine are. There is no pain, and I think it is due to swimming laps which probably breaks up the calcification in the joints, not allowing it to irritate the…
David Zapatka Reader Kim Park writes, “I frequent Elysian Spa here in Chandler. I love their name, Elysian, which is one of my favorite words. You might want to research this word for a future WOTM column.” Elysian—ely·sian i-ˈli-zhən; ih-lizh-uhn adjective: blissful or delightful in a way that seems otherworldly; of, relating to, or resembling…