"Connecting Aging Veterans to Their Benefits"
Are you a veteran or a single surviving spouse of a veteran? Are you aware of all the benefits you are eligible to receive? According to a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) census, it is estimated that there are approximately 13 million American veterans and their single surviving spouses age 65 and older.
Handball is a great sport, but its future is in doubt
Handball is one of the best individual sports ever devised. And yet, the sport now has a pile of problems. Let’s look at its positive points first. For hundreds of years the sport of handball has been an exciting, ultra fast and highly competitive activity played by skilled and dedicated athletes. It’s also a relatively inexpensive sport as well; meaning, it doesn’t cost a fortune to play, such as with golf and many other games. For equipment, all one needs, besides a pair of good athletic shoes, is a small, hard rubber ball and a pair of handball gloves to protect the hands. And it’s a wonderful sport to keep you in shape because the action is intense and almost non-stop. A game or two will give you a real workout.
A Voice Out of the Past, Ron Blomberg of the Bucks
In the 1970s, Ron Blomberg played many roles for the newly formed Milwaukee Bucks. Because of health problems and other issues, Ron, once known as “The Old Professor,” has been out of the limelight for some time. However, when you hear of some of his achievements as a player, a coach and of his career with the Bucks, his life is more than interesting.
Frank Charles, Truly a Music Man for Baseball
A fellow I know who loves to stump people on sports trivia once asked me, “Who is the only guy to have played for both the Milwaukee Brewers and the Milwaukee Bucks?” I tried to recall names of athletes who played in both pro sports, such as former Milwaukee Braves pitcher Gene Conley. Except Conley didn’t play for the Bucks; he was with the Boston Celtics. I was stumped. I finally admitted such to my interrogative pal, which made him quite happy. “It was Frank Charles,” he laughingly proclaimed. “He was the organist for both teams.”
Mark & Margie Wukoman are quite a pair of bowlers
At 56, Mark and Margie Wukoman of Franklin have loved to bowl virtually all their lives, ever since they were little tots. That affinity for bowling is an attribute that could apply to thousands of other senior keglers, to be sure. But what sets Mark and Margie head and shoulders above all the rest is how exceptionally good they are at the game.
Is the 300 game in bowling still a mark of excellence?
Bowling a 300 game has been an extremely difficult achievement to attain, sort of like getting a hole in one in golf. At least it used to be. Apparently, it’s not so hard to do anymore.
Who says competitive skiing is a sport only for the young?
Bernie Palm of Brookfield is an outstanding athlete, one of the best skiers in the country. Not just recreational skiing, mind you, he’s a competitive skier with scores of state and national championships
Rewarding Social Innovators in Wisconsin!
Today, thousands of people in the second half of life have opened up a next chapter of innovation, productivity and creativity, and, in the process, have transformed our communities and our country. The Social Innovation Prize in Wisconsin honors and invests in these individuals.
