Gary Vacin Thirty-two Sisk Park Bocce Club members competed for cash prizes and bragging rights at the club’s Sixth Annual Sisk Park tournament on Feb. 23, according to Tournament Director Mike Buscaglia. The players were randomly divided into eight four-person teams and played matches against three other teams entered in the event. First place went to…
Warren Wasescha While hiking is at the core of what our club does, building social bonds is also top on the list. A few of the ways we build social bonds beyond our weekly hikes is to socialize over picnics, a winter potluck get-together, and a once-yearly trip to a different part of the Southwest…
Larry Wolfe The Lady Sluggers capped off their most successful season in several years, finishing with a record of 19 wins and 15 losses in the competitive Valley of the Sun Ladies Senior Softball League. Sharon Bergan led the Sluggers in batting average with a.792 mark. Others in the top five were Terry Finley (.755),…
Mary Lou Kaye An entry-level Basic Social Dance class is scheduled to begin in April…Thursday, April 9, to be exact. Social dancing is designed for those who don’t need to move like Fred and Ginger, but who want to avoid looking like Abbott and Costello. We’ll learn about the basic rhythms of dance and the principles…
Larry Wolfe A native of the Greater D.C. area, Richard “Rick” Thompson was born in Vienna, Virginia, and graduated from George C. Marshall High in nearby Falls Church in 1968. Rick was in their electronics vocational program and continued his education in electronics at Northern Virginia Community College. He planned to transfer into NVCC’s engineering…
Sue Bart Our February meeting presenter was Sue Bunch. She had a very interesting slide presentation from a factory in Texas where Alpaca wool is processed. We learned about the many steps needed to raise the Alpacas, sheer their wool, clean it, and process it for crafters. Sue showed beautiful examples of items she made…