Fred Dresser The two words mentioned above are bellowed by the men and women in blue, aka umpires, to alert the players that the game is now ready to play. How the game is played at this point is a mystery. What is an umpire? The word umpire was formed by meta analysis, or the…
I was born in Berkeley, Calif., the oldest of four siblings. When I was young I loved to dabble in art, but once I graduated from high school I married a man in the military and I had five children. Needless to say, art was not high on my priority list. While living in Fort…
Kathleen Ripley Leo And a pair makes 6! The women and men of the PebbleCreek Cribbage Club have been pegging their points playing cribbage since 2010, and celebrated its 15th year anniversary at its yearly Cribbage Dinner. More than 10 door prizes were awarded to members and their guests during dinner at Haymaker’s on Litchfield…
Wayne Bixler The Island Burgers softball team celebrated a recent win during lunch at their sponsor’s restaurant. Players from left front to right: Jimmy Williams, Rick Bell, Lyman Rinehart, Dan Sammartino, Wayne Bixler—Manager (standing), Debi Bixler, Steve Biffle, Don DeCoste, Vince Richey, and Rich Haab.
Pat Jensen At the PebbleCreek Ladies Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCL9GA) Lady in Red Member Member Tournament, 216 ladies competed in our first–ever three–day event. Lots of money was won between golf and bingo. The weather was perfect, and everyone looked great in their red outfits. There were four first place winning teams: 1st place Cardinal:…
Who let the Dogs out?! The Westwind Tavern is bringing The Big Dogs to the Tavern patio on Friday, April 4, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. There will be dancing, laughs, and plenty of good food and drinks. The Big Dogs know how to crush it, bringing on the music that keeps you dancing into…