Summer is the season for weddings, family reunions, graduation parties, garden parties and barbecues. For every such gathering, the one thing that is always present besides family and friends is the food. Many times, these occasions are special enough and deserve a family recipe cookbook. Good food guides the conversation from appetizers to dessert —…

More is better when it comes to health-boosting produce. Yep; mom was right when she told you to eat your vegetables ‘ to the tune of two and a half cups a day.1 You also need to down two cups of fruit each day.1 Ready to up the ante on your veggie consumption? The great…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ Tennessee Titans running back LenDale White did not make it back in time for Tuesday’s organized team activities, leaving Coach Jeff Fisher unclear on his whereabouts and unhappy about the situation. ‘Everybody else managed to make it back,’ Fisher said. ‘He didn’t, so I don’t know, I guess he had things that…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) ‘ NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday that even if the sale of the Nashville Predators goes through, the franchise ‘is not going anywhere.’ Craig Leipold has signed a letter of intent to sell the Predators to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie for $220 million after losing $70 million in 10 years of…

(Editor’s note: The following are excerpts from an article which appeared in a special section commemorating the Pioneers’ 1992 state baseball championship. It was written by Jackie Wilson, and was originally published June 10, 1992): Being Tennessee’s state championship team has to be a feeling like no other. As Pioneer fans, we often get caught…

It’s always nice when athletes have a place to go when they are nearing the end of their careers, that is, unless it’s at the price of denying the next generation it’s chance to shine. Enter the new TNA which has basically, over the past year, become the retirement home for former WCW stars and…

By ROB NUNLEY First National Bank topped Cherokee Manufacturing last week in Babe Ruth baseball action, and wins by both foes later in the week kept them in a tie for first place in the local league. Hector Labrada finished 3-for-3 with two triples and a double to lead the way for First National, which…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD The McMinnville Country Club has always operated as a professional organization with high standards, yet has also been generous with their southern hospitality. Dave Normand was recently hired as the club’s new PGA professional to oversee the daily operations. Normand brings over 26 years of knowledge and experience to the club, which…

By Dale Stubblefield Not everyone has the ability to be an astronaut or a sports writer, just look at me. Everyone can’t be a ball player and everyone can’t always be on a winning team. Last week hundreds of kids took to the fields and courts at the WCHS complex with the hopes of being…

By ROB NUNLEY When describing a successful season, sports writers often toss around phrases like ‘for the record books,’ ‘memorable’ and ‘unforgettable.’ But as years go by, those descriptions are often little more than hyperbole, as new players replace the old, and wins and losses both begin to dim in the recollections of the team’s…