This week’s theme: Enormous Fun!

This week’s theme: Enormous Fun

Saturday, February 24^th, Warrior Baseball is hosting its 2^nd Annual Home-Run Derby to benefit the Texas Pythian Home at the Pythian Home's Baseball Field and grounds. Get more information on this charity and all the wonderful things it does to help our community here:
https://pythianhome.org

Participant Info:

Ages 5 and up

Fence Length per age group:
5-9yrs - 175'
10-13yrs - 200'
14-17yrs - 300'
18+ - 300'

Underhand baseballs will be pitched for ages 6 to 17. Underhand softballs will be pitched for ages 19+

Homerun Derby Rules and Format:
???NO BAT RESTRICTIONS???

*All participants will compete in the first round of the home run derby.
*Each participant will receive one point for each home run hit over the fence.
*Each swing not resulting in a home run will be referred to as an out.
*Each batter will hit until (s)he has recorded ten (10) outs.
*The first round will be completed after all participants have had their turn and have made ten (10) outs.
*The two participants with the highest total of points will advance to the final round.
*The same rules will apply to the Final Round – as the previous round.
*At the completion of the final round prizes will be awarded in all age groups for 1st and 2nd place.
??? 19+ age group cash prize for 1st place, cash prize for 2nd???

Time starts per age group: TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE


Youth 5-9 9:00am Registration @8:00am 

Youth 10-13 10:00am Registration @9:00am 

Youth 14-17 11:00am Registration @10:00am 

Adult 18+  12:00pm Registration @ 11:00am 



PLEASE ARRIVE 30 MIN EARLY prior to your age groups start time - There will be a check-in desk for you to sign in and to determine batting order. You will also have to fill out a waiver before you are allowed to participate in the event.

Participation fee is as follows:
January 18th- February 9th $25.00

February 10^th-23^rd $35.00
February 24th (at the event) $50.00

To sign up for this event:

Drop off or Mail checks/cash and form to:

Kristin Watson

1825 E Bankhead Drive

Weatherford, Texas 76086

Make checks to Texas Pythian Home, Inc. 

Or

Please read instructions carefully, if you have any issues call Kristin 8175944465 and she will walk you through it.

ONLINE: Go to: https://pythianhome.org/#2825
Click on Donate
Fill out Name and Address
Add $26.00 to Donation Amount box
Add "Homerun Derby" along with participants name and age to Name to be memorialized or honored box.
Hit submit.

**** There is a $1.00 service fee online

****You must then go back to the donation page and scroll down to the yellow "donate" button to make your payment. Click the donate button and you will be able to choose to pay by PayPal or credit card. Fill out all information to make your payment.

Come out and support a local charity and have some fun trying to win prizes!!!

Any questions about the event please contact:
Kristin Watson with the Pythian Home at: kwatson@pythianhome.org
OR
Colton Wallis with Warriors Baseball at: colton.wallis@gmail.com

???SEE YOU AT THE BALL FIELD???

Pythian Home Week

The Pythian Home opened it's doors on March 1st 1909.
We invite you to come out and help us celebrate our 109th Anniversary with us. We will open the castle up every day and give guided tours of the facility. This event will run February 26th through March 2nd. You may call and schedule a tour or you can walk in. Tour times will be 9:00am-11:00am and 1:00pm-4:00pm daily.

Phone Number
8175944465

Or you can email Kristin to set up a tour
kwatson@pythianhome.org


This is a free event!

Theatre Off The Square announces auditions for "The Book of Everything", adapted by Richard Tulloch from the novel by Guus Kuijer, produced by special arrangement with Plays for Young Audiences, and directed by Jaclyn Justice, with Brad Justice as Assistant Director.

     Auditions will take place February 26-27, 7:00 pm, at Theatre Off The Square, 114 N. Denton St., Weatherford (www.theatreoffthesquare.org). This is an open audition – no appointments are required. Please prepare a 1-minute monologue in the style of your choice. Head shots and resumes will be accepted but are not required. Callbacks will be held on February 28, 7:00 pm, at the same location and will consist of cold reading from the script. 

     Rehearsals are scheduled to begin March 26 and will generally be M-Th 7-10 PM (subject to change) with some Saturday rehearsals/work days approaching the opening of the show. Performances will be weekends May 4-20. Please come prepared with a list of any conflicts you have between March 26 and May 20.

     Nine year-old Thomas can see things no one else can: tropical fish thriving in the Amsterdam canals, trumpeting sparrows and even a hailstorm of frogs. He also sees the unhappiness of his family, the violence in his father, and the pain that lingers long after the war is over. All this – good and bad – he carefully records in his magical and hopeful Book of Everything.

     All roles are available to all ethnicities. The characters Thomas, Margot, and Eliza are children, but are intended to be played by older teen/adult actors.

Thomas Klopper – Male, teen/adult to play age 9-10
Margot Klopper – Female, teen/adult to play age 16
Eliza – Female, teen/adult to play age 16
Mother – Female, age 35+
Father/Bumbiter – Male, age 35+
Mrs. Van Amersfoort – Female, age 50+
Auntie Pie – Female, age 50+
Jesus – Male, age 33

Please email jaclynj1@sbcglobal.net and/or BradMJustice@gmail.com with any questions.

This week’s theme: Teddy Bear Time

This week’s theme: Teddy Bear Time

Walk Across Texas begins March 4

Through a modest increase in daily activity, most Americans can improve their health. WALK ACROSS TEXAS is a program that persuades and motivates people of all ages to make the most important change…to get started.  It is a fun and flexible way to exercise.  The program is simple, free and safe.  All you need is a team of eight people to get moving, with one person being designated as the “team captain.”  The team who walks farthest “across Texas” will win, but everyone who participates will take home a healthy habit – walking for fitness.

Team members report their daily mileage to the team captain, and the team captain reports the individual and team total miles on the following web address: http://walkacrosstexas.tamu.edu  or  to the Extension office at the end of each week by: telephone (817.598.6168), fax (817.598.6159) or e-mail kl-smith@tamu.edu.

Teams are not required to walk or ride together, although they may if they desire.  Teams simply pool their mileage each week to work toward “walking across Texas”.   Members may walk, jog, ride a bike, skateboard, roller blade, tread mill, swim, spin and/or run.  A large Texas map showing the progress of teams will be in Texas AgriLife Extension, Parker County office, and at other various locations.

So dust off your walking shoes and prepare to join us in this 8 week journey beginning on March 4, and continuing through April 29

            Walk across Texas is sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. We are looking for captains and team members.  Please encourage organizations in which you are involved to participate in this endeavor.

Remember prevention works! Individuals can save a lot of pain, worry and money by avoiding health problems. I encourage you to join the Walk Across Texas Program today.

Call or come by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Parker County office, located at 604 North Main Street, Suite 200, in Weatherford or call 817-598-6168 to pick up your Walk Across Texas Team Captain Packet.

“A Matter of Balance” a Fall Prevention Program for Senior Citizens and Older Adults

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension will conduct “A Matter of Balance” Fall Prevention Series. The classes will take place Mondays and Wednesdays, March 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, and 28. The classes are free of charge  will be from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Parker County Agricultural Service Center in Weatherford, located at 604 North Main Street in Weatherford. 

                A Matter of Balance is a nationally recognized program that is conducted in cooperation with the North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging. It is a fall prevention program that helps older adults reduce the risk of devastating falls. The classes will be lessons on exploring thoughts and concerns of falls. There will be information on ways to increasing strength and balance through exercise. The series will also help individuals identify ways to reduce the risk of falls and help older adults protect themselves and recover if they do fall.

                Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Parker County will be conducting a Spring Step Up Scale Down, a 12-week weight management program in to help with efforts to lose weight. The class will begins on March 5 and will meet each Monday through May 21. The session begin at 5:15 p.m. and will conclude by 6:00 p.m. The classes will be at the Parker County Agricultural Service Center, located at 604 North Main Street in Weatherford. 

                Step Up and Scale Down is a great program to do with a friend or family member.  The program consists of weigh-in, walking and exercises as well as weekly motivational lessons that will help participants make steps toward a healthier weight. The 12 lessons will include: Scale Down by Setting Goals, Step Up to a Healthy Plate, Scale Down by Label Reading, Step Up to Breakfast and Menu Planning, Scale Down with Moves to Lose, Step Up Your Hydrations, Scale Down by Finding your Motivational Mojo, Step Up to Healthy Snacking, Scale Down with a Colorful Plate, Step Up to Successful Socializing, Scale Down by Knowing your Numbers, and Step Up and Celebrate        

Cost for the program is $40, which includes handouts and recipes. Pre-register by calling 817-598-6168.

This week’s theme: Don’t Be Silly!