Jan Rathke Best Friends Forever has a special meaning to me and my eight “forever friends.” Our story begins in my hometown, Rockford, Ill., in 1944. The story continues to this day. Eighty years! Two of us met in first grade, the other seven in other grade schools, and we all came together in junior…
Jerry Higgins The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat comes and goes. These are two of the 12 teams that participated in Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC) Championship matches during the week of Jan. 8. In the 3.5 Green Division, Spencer Roberts and Mike Gallant took away the trophy from runners-up team Dave Sobeck…
New Year’s Resolutions Michelle McComber It’s gotten so that my New Year’s resolution was not to make any New Year’s resolutions. Does anyone ever keep them longer than six hours? Then I feel guilty for at least a month for not being able to commit to something for even a day. You can almost categorize…
Brooks Scofield The former Dolly Dressers, now known as the Doll Collector Club, has opened a fee-for-service Doll Repair Shop with the single goal of helping doll collectors repair dolls in their collections. We repair all kinds of older dolls, including composite dolls from the 1940s and before. We can also repair rag dolls like…
Pocket One, 9-Ball: 1st Jerry Cisneros, 2nd Dennis Chenier, 3rd Rich Schager Pocket Two, 9-Ball: 1st Rick Boyd, 2nd Rick Nelson, 3rd Mike Jaltuch Pocket One, 8-Ball: 1st Jerry Cisneros, 2nd Michael Dalsanders, 3rd Jeff Michelin Pocket Two, 8-Ball: 1st Mike Jaltuch, 2nd Buddy Meola, 3rd Loren Boulanger Pocket Three, 8-Ball: 1st Don Dailey, 2nd…
Lorri Morgan, Communications April 1 is the start of our new year, and we have brand-new, shiny officers to welcome the new year and make our club better and better. Bud Johnson takes the helm as president and Lyndi Thom as secretary. Jim Carlson has another year as vice president and Tony Casillas as member-at…
Jerry Higgins The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat comes and goes. These are two of the 12 teams that experienced these emotions in the Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC) Championship matches during the week of Jan. 8. In the Ladies 4.0 Red Division, Barb Jorgensen and Cindy Guillaume took away the trophy from…