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HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY TO PICKLEBALL PLAYER GEORGE KENT !

On March 27 , a group of pickleball players from Lake Oswego , Oregon , celebrated team member George Kent ’ s 100th birthday ! Yes , George still plays ! More than 50 picklers gathered at George Rogers Park for the momentous occasion . What ’ s George ’ s secret to longevity ? “ If money talks , chocolate sings ; don ’ t smoke , but beer is OK ,” he says . And , of course , playing pickleball !
— Mark Cywinski
On April 12 , Seymour Rifkind ( far right ) completes a 3,000-mile bike ride , which ended in St . Augustine , FL .

COAST-TO-COAST BIKE RIDE FOR PICKLEBALL HALL OF FAME

28 and ending in St . Augustine , Florida , pickleballhalloffame . com . •

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