5 Things Include Ping Pong, An Historic Race

Don’t look now, but Friday has arrived, and none too soon — unless you work Saturdays through Wednesdays, and then it is too soon. But for most of us this is good news, so here’s a few things to consider as you go through the day around Land O’ Lakes.

You should be used to this

Forecasters are calling for a fairly typical August day, which means afternoon showers and thunderstorms are possible. Before the rain and after the rain, it will be hot. The weather service says today should be a bit more normal with storms forming inland and spreading.

Everyone needs help sometimes

It’s the last Friday before school starts, and families hit hard by the economy need to be sure applications for free or reduced school lunches are current. Parents need to reapply for this year, and applications can be found at any Pasco County school cafeteria or administration office.

A first step

If you’re just getting into an exercise routine, you may want to start a bit easy with low impact exercise classes at , 21418 Carson Dr.

Don’t call it ping pong

But if you’re ready for some , pack the paddle and go to the , 3032 Collier Parkway, where the gym is turned over to table tennis. The pinging and ponging goes from 6-8:45 p.m. It’s open to people 16 and older, and it’s free.

Need for speed

Racers for the first time sped around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1909 with 12,000 people watching. Originally, the future home of the Indianapolis 500 was intended for occasional races to entice spectators to rush out and buy the cars they saw.

Are you ready for some football?

The implications of what happened this day in 1920 when seven men met at a car dealership have probably reverberated far beyond what they expected with they formed the American Professional Football Conference. It was the embryo of today’s National Football League.