Nancy Stutman The red poppy is a nationally recognized symbol of sacrifice worn by Americans since World War I to honor those who served and died for our country in all wars. It reminds Americans of the sacrifices made by our veterans while protecting our freedoms. Members and volunteers of Jewish War Veterans (JWV) Copper…
Club Championship Bruce Pape handily won the three-day IMGA Club Championship by an 18-stroke lead (202 to 220)! Bill Swed followed up his 2022 Super Senior 75 win with yet another in 2023. Don Noble won the Super Senior 80 Championship for the fourth time! Congratulations to the IMGA Champions! Flight Champions Championship Flight 2:…
Dr. Harold Wong CNBC published an article by Jesse Pound and Samantha Subin: “Stocks fall to end Wall Street’s worst year since 2008.” Should you pull most of your financial assets out of the stock market or stay in? Jeff and Mary Jones are a married couple, both age 60 and planning to retire at…
Jerry Higgins One hundred thirty Tennis Club members and their guests attended the annual Cottonwood Tennis Club Spring Picnic on March 18 at Sisk Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The attendees played various games (bocce ball, horseshoes, putting green, bean bag toss, and washer cornhole) in which they won tickets that might enable…
Lion John Peterson The club reported on the successful March 21 blood drive with 28 participants. We will be conducting another blood drive at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church at a date to be determined. The club also co-sponsored a Shred-a-Thon with the Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse on April 22. The club honored Chandler Girl…
Cottonwood Tennis Club recently selected a new board of directors. They are President Rick Kendall, Vice President Mike Zeman, Treasurer Cindy McCarville, Secretary Barb Jorgensen, and Tournament Director Dean Sinerius. This group will make decisions about finances, number of tournaments and socials, and rules for signing up to play. Don’t forget that on Monday nights,…
The members of the Sun Lakes Women’s Association had a remarkably busy first quarter serving our local communities and providing educational opportunities. We held several estate and garage sales to benefit the local organizations that service all of our Sun Lakes community residents. A special shout-out to Becky Hodge and the team for organizing and…
Maggie Robson Well, after a long winter of cold weather, windy weather, rainy weather, and dust storms, we finally have warm weather hit Arizona again. In fact, not so warm as hot. Temperatures today were reaching close to 100 F, reminding us all that one of the most important things we can do while we’re…
IronOaks Pickleball and Tennis Clubs partnered together to host a charity event benefiting Neighbors Who Care (NWC). We quickly surpassed our goal of $10,000 and raised $20,000+. This was accomplished with donations from sponsors, members designating their AZ Tax Credits to NWC, entry fees, and over $2,000 in 50/50 contributions. Additionally, homeowners were in a…
Because the Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club (SLBLC) is the only Lions club that provides flags representing the various branches of the armed forces, as well as first responders, they were once again asked to assist the East Valley Marines Charity Golf Tournament at the Oakwood golf course. The SLBLC was only too happy to…