Loft is that short span of hang time before your ball hits the lane. Earlier in this space we reported on “Mr. Smooth”, whose ball is laid down so softly that it’s not audible, to the “Paratrooper”, whose delivery sends his ball far down the alley before contact. Somewhere in between are varying degrees of loft.

My friends and I almost got kidnapped about four weeks ago. Mazie and Kaidance were hanging out with me, and we needed to go to Walmart to get some air fresheners for my car.

I like to give “flowers to the living.” Here, we can celebrate the living treasures we have among us in the Hopkins County community, many of whom have made lasting positive contributions to society.

You can both shop and pay homage to the earth this Saturday, April 20. The Spring Market on Main is set for Saturday, as is Earth Day, sponsored by The Plant Niche, so please come out and shop with our vendors and local merchants.

Q. I grow my tomatoes in large containers in an old vegetable garden in full sun. How important is it to control the weeds growing at the base of the containers in the garden soil? Last year the wildflowers I planted on the site were beautiful but for the first time I had spider mites. Do you think they are related?

Soil testing Soil testing is crucial for understanding the health and fertility of your soil. It involves collecting samples from different areas of your property and sending them to a lab for analysis.

Week of April 15-19 TPWD sued in attempt to block land swap with SpaceX The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is being sued in an attempt to block a land swap deal with SpaceX in South Texas, kut. org reported.

I was recently asked to write about my college football coach. This brought out so many memories. It was hard to begin but once I started, it was hard to stop because my college coach was a giant of a man to me.

The USBC’s motto is “A Future For The Sport”. There is some general concern about the lack of participatory sports in our society as video gaming and social media seem to be predominant activities for many young folks – the future of our sport. According to industry reports, in the 1960s there were 11,500 bowling alleys or “houses'' in the US. Though the sport has remained popular, with about many Americans playing at least once a year, current demand supports only 3,000 or so houses. But the remaining bowling centers are becoming much more than many of the older dingy houses, with more and better lanes and additional attractions. One kind of bizarre factoid I came across is that bowling had the second highest participation rate among Americans (19%), strangely enough second only to the ever-popular cornhole bean bag toss game (20%).

Way to go, Hopkins County! Monday was one of the most special days I have ever witnessed. The weather cooperated to give us a glorious view of one of God’s special wonders, and we had visitors from literally around the world to help us celebrate the Total Solar Eclipse on the centerline.