Evening, Don. I just read your article on “Pickle Ball.” I am a little behind in my reading, but the blessing is that your articles don’t need to be read in sequence.
I heard that the game, “Pickleball,” was named after the family dog, “Pickle.” Anyway, I’ve been playing this summer, and it is addictive. You’ll love it and will be great at it!
What’s great about the game for not-so-young players is that it is not as much running as tennis—not so much ground to cover!
O. K., one last fact. The National Champion lives down the street from me. The more serious players play every day at the Baptist Church in Sherman, while we lesser players use a Community Center in town. The nearest place to play from Sunnyvale is Rowlett. Forney is so progressive now that there may be a court in your “backyard!” Have a great Sunday! Regards, Mary Whitehurst of “M. Whitehurst Designs” *MARY “ADAMS” WHITEHURST graduated from F. H. S. in 1969 along with Mr. Reddick and yours truly, and her mother is Mrs. Sue Adams, the lady who lived in the house on Bois d’Arc Street across from the old High School, now FISD Administration Building, and “dressed up” in school colors the Goose on her porch each Football Game Day for years and years before she moved to the Senior Apartments— and she still had the goose and “dressed it up” there until she recently passed on! Mary, who moved to Forney in 5th Grade and later graduated from East Texas State University with a degree in Home Economics Education, taught Homemaking I, II, III, Consumer Education, Home and Family Living, and Child Development from 1972—1976 at Forney High and sponsored various organizations— FHA, YHT, J. V. Cheerleaders, Junior Class, and President’s Drug Education Team. In 2019, this lover of education became a certified Master Gardener! She has a daughter, son, husband (Bill), and five grandchildren—plus two sisters, Cathie (Forney) and Jerra (Rowlett). Mary and I (Themer) have been dear friends since 5th Grade. I think I will check out this thing called “pickleball!*
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