Category: May 2023

AAUW Welcomes Newly Elected Officers

Mary Kenny, AAUW Member/Volunteer The AAUW (American Association of University Women) Southeast Valley Branch elected its board to serve during the upcoming year. Newly elected officers include: * Co-President Senior: Beth Zdeblick * Advisor: Mary Humecke * Vice President of Communications: Julia McKee-Ostos * Vice President of Finance: Cathy Margolin * Vice President of Membership:…

Tennis Keeps You Young!

Carole Rockland, Publicity Chair, IronOaks Tennis Club What do all these lovely ladies have in common? They are all active IronOaks Tennis Club members, and they were all born in 1943. The group recently gathered at Stone & Barrel for a joint celebration of this year’s significant birthday. Sharing friendship, food, and tennis does, indeed,…

Rangers Always Training

Michael Berry If you are a member of the Sun Lakes Rangers, one word you will hear on a regular basis is “training.” If any of the 22 statewide Ranger companies are assisting one of the 141 law enforcement agencies in Arizona or providing security for our Sun Lakes residents during an event, including the…

ILGA Donates to Cancer Center

Sharma Goodwin On March 30 the Ironwood Ladies Golf Association (ILGA) presented the University of Arizona Cancer Center with a check for $10,010. ILGA has donated $179,000 since we started our cancer fundraisers.

The Importance of Urban Honeybees

Starla Kramer and Barbara Kiley Cricket Aldridge is a beekeeper and founder of the Arizona Backyard Beekeepers and the Honeybee Festival. Ms. Aldridge will be the featured speaker on May 16, at the Sun Lakes Garden Club. Do you know what to do if an Africanized hive appears in your garden? We’ll discuss the biology…

Volunteering for SLCT Might Be Right for You

Volunteering with Sun Lakes Community Theatre provides a great opportunity to enrich your life. Here are just a few of the benefits of volunteering with a community theater like SLCT: Give back to your community. Community theaters are often the lifeblood of their communities, providing a place for people to gather, entertain, and learn. By volunteering…

Sun Lakes Writers’ Group

Little Sam F David Rolf Little Sam was fleet of foot but stood just four feet tall He heard a team was being formed— he really loved baseball He found the man, who was in charge and tried to join the team The response he got was not so nice In fact, it was downright…

May Rotary Club

RCSL in High Season of Community Service, Friendship Exchange, and Golf Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Chair Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) Rotarian Co-Chairs Bob Phillips and Dave Ouradnik extend a warmhearted thank you to the hundreds of sponsors, donors, golfers, and attendees of the club’s 29th RCSL Charity Golf Tournament held at Sun…