May 2017

Table Tennis Club wins trophy

Sun Lakes fielded 11 table tennis players for the annual Ahwatukee-Sun Lakes Shoot Out. Three hours of exciting play from both clubs at all levels resulted in a Sun Lakes victory. Format for this year’s event was 24 doubles matches, best two games out of three to 11. The final result was Sun Lakes 18…

Other Card Results

Tuesday Cribbage 3/07. 1st Stan Wengrzyn 12-92, 2nd Madelyn Toews 12-42, 3rd Jack Toews 11-113, 4th Lydia Kolsch 11-76, Low Eldon Drenthe 2- -94, 24 Hand Lydia Kolsch, 24 Hand Mike Roberts, 22 Hand Dan Flicker 3/14. 1st Milt Knutson 11-117, 2nd Michael Roberts 11-115, 3rd Barb Bade 11-70, 4th Richard Lewin 10-76, Low Cherrie…

Bridge Results

Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club Alan Behr The Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club games are held at Risen Savior Lutheran Church (23914 S. Alma School Road). Open games are held on Monday at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., Thursday at 1:30 p.m. and Saturday at 9:00 a.m. There also is a Novice game Thursday…

Harmonica class graduates

The proud graduates of Beginning Harmonica display their diplomas stating they are “Certified Bluesified” March 2017. They are, from left to right: Instructor Tom Marschel, Mike Riordan, John Sweitzer, Dave Todd, David Sheer, De Steret, Judy Wolin, Diane Keneally, Bruce McCorkle, Jim Picinich and Sam Franchimone; not shown Ruby Witcraft and Robin Thomas.

Sun Lakes Garden Club

James Schaub

Pauline Lee During April, our club had two extra activities besides our usual monthly meeting. On April 8, our club members enjoyed a morning tour to five Sun Lakes gardens, each being different in size, utility and ambience. Each garden was beautifully developed by the homeowner whose artistry and creativity were amazingly different from one…

Sun Lakes Dance Party at Cottonwood Ballroom

March door prize winners are (left to right) Mary Yasuda, Jackie Morgan and Jan Wilkinson receiving the gift on behalf of Laurie Starr.

Mark O’Neill The Sun Lakes Dance Party meets monthly from January through March on a Thursday evening in the Cottonwood Ballroom. Group dance lesson begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by open dance from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. Dress is casual. Dances are open to all in the Sun Lakes community and others. Guests and newcomers…

ROSL food donations for Matthew’s Crossing

Ellen Engel As of the Splash deadline in April, food donations to Reach Out Sun Lakes (ROSL) from generous Sun Lakes residents have totaled nearly a ton of foodstuffs so far this year, and the April collections are still coming in. We will report those totals in next month’s Splash. As a reminder to those who…

Desert Rivers Audubon Society

Susannah Johnson The Desert Rivers Audubon Society (DRAS) is a local chapter of the National Audubon Society. We meet October through April. Our next meeting will be October 10, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at the Southwest Regional Library, 775 N. Greenfield Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234. In May 2017, these special events are happening in Arizona:…

Golden Goalies – what to expect

Bea Loozer You are very welcome to come visit us at one of our weekly meetings. But, you might ask, “What is a Golden Goalie meeting like?” Here are some things to expect: – Each of us weighs in each week. Irene is our recorder, and she keeps track of our progress. – Roll call.…

Sun Lakes VFW Post 8053 Auxiliary needs you

Sandra Whittenberg Established 1914, members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Auxiliary set out to serve the veterans of this country and our communities in honor of the sacrifices and commitment of every man and woman who has served in uniform. The VFW Auxiliary is one of the nation’s oldest veterans’…