The 11th annual Travis Wegener Memorial Car Show, sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Mustang Club, is set for Saturday, August 9, 2025, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Powell High School. Tonya Yates is ...

Joan Anderson's role in introducing the hula hoop from her native Australia went unsung until the 2018 documentary Hula Girl.

Anderson claimed she came up with the name 'hula hoop' and played a crucial role in introducing the toy to the US.

What a coincidence that a photo of an 18-year-old Providence circus performer warming up with a Hula Hoop (who even remembers ...

Because of a deal made on a handshake in a parking lot, she was long left out of a famous toy’s story. When she was 94, a ...

Hoop. She didn't have anything to do with production of the plastic toy. But the Hula-Hoop as we know it may never have been ...

In her mid-30s, she gave the hula hoop its name and helped bring it to homes across the country. Recognition eluded her for ...

Joan Anderson, the woman who coined the name "Hula Hoop" and helped bring the iconic toy to America, has died at 101 in her San Diego senior home.

Kate Hudson has promoted trampoline (or rebounder) workouts as part of her fitness philosophy - especially for lymphatic ...

While you might think of hula hoops as a game for children they’ve found a new use—helping farmers calculate soybean populations. With no need for a tape measure, this method could save time ...

Virginia farmer David Hula is known for growing big yields and he's doing so once again. He won the 2023 NCA National Corn Yield Contest with a new record yield, beating his previous world record ...