In honor of the 100th Anniversary of the six Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima that took place beginning on May 13, 1917, through October 13, 2017, to three small shepherd children, Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta, in a little cove in Portugal, St. Steven’s Parish will be celebrating the sixth and last Apparition with a…
Larry Stadler To even the playing field and encourage more participation, the IronOaks Breakers Pool League began its Inaugural Handicap 8 Ball Pool Tournament in July. The tournament ends August 30. Twenty-two players signed up to play. This represents about 50% of our members. We are encouraged by this turnout because it’s summer. Several seasoned…
Cottonwood Ladies Bridge 2017-2018 officers Cottonwood Ladies Bridge 7/12. 1st Jan Schroeder, 2nd June Heinz, 3rd Jean Womack; Hostesses: Kay Morrison and Karen Harnish 7/20. 1st Karen Harnish, 2nd Betty D. Smith, 3rd Jan Schroeder; Hostesses: Joan Koch and Betty D. Smith 7/27. 1st Naomi Parkes, 2nd Lily Poole, 3rd Barb Moul; Hostesses: Mary Tomlin…
Noell Hyman How is your sense of balance and steadiness these days? I just read a statistic on the AARP blog that 80% of people who practice yoga report having good balance. Of people who don’t practice yoga, only 64% feel their balance is good. People who practice yoga also report a greater sense of…
David Zapatka Do you have any stubborn people in your life, possibly a relative, friend, co-worker or someone you have interaction with for various other reasons? Thanks to reader Kim Park, if you don’t already use this month’s word, you will have a new way to describe that behavior. Obdurate – adjective ob·du·rate ˈäb-də-rət, -dyə-; äb-ˈdu̇r-ət,…
Sandra Whittenberg Let’s get our students grades 6-12 excited about our country!! And competing for scholarship money, too! VFW Auxiliary offers three annual scholarship programs for students grades 6-12. Scholarship awards are available at the local, district, state and national VFW Auxiliary levels. The information given here is for students, teachers, parents, grandparents and anyone…