Category: May 2023

Julie’s Fitness Classes

Julie Bauman Julie Bauman invites you to come to her classes at the Cottonwood Palo Verde Fitness Center. Summer hours are Mondays and Fridays at 8 a.m. and Wednesdays at 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. For the past 15 years, Julie has been teaching Group Fitness in the Chandler, Sun Lakes, and South Gilbert area.…

18-Hole Couples Golf March Wrap-Up

We had two golf events in March. March 10 was a Six-Six-Six format. Three games in one! First six holes was one best net score. Middle six holes was a scramble (basically best ball). Last six holes we played a schamble (everyone drives, pick the best drive, and everyone plays their own ball from there). Two low nets count…

Time to Move On

Harry Huckemeyer Many thanks go out to all of those who came out to support our club, as we enjoyed a busy last quarter of 2023 with a few major events, which included our participation at the Railroad Museum located here in Chandler, Freedom Village, and, last but not least, the annual Earth Day Celebration…

Cottonwood Ladies Golf Association Partners Champions

Judy Onken Our winners of the Member/Member Tournament this year are Pat Shouse and Rita Healy. Zara Logan contributed pictures of each twosome, which can be reviewed on the CLGA website. These two epitomize the partnership required to win this event. Many cliches describe how well they played together: They ham and egged it, they…

Rock On, You Beaders!

Yup, you heard that right. Beading is one of our most popular classes! We humans have been embellishing and adorning clothing and our bodies with beads for millennia. The age-old process of stringing beads is easy, fun, relaxing, and exciting, all at the same time. Some of the earliest motives for beading were based on…

IronOaks Pickle Barrel Classic

Over 100 players gathered at the IronOaks pickleball courts March 13 through 16 to compete in the inaugural IronOaks Pickle Barrel Classic! Participants came from the communities of IronOaks, Cottonwood Palo Verde, and Sun Lakes Country Club. The event had categories for Women’s, Men’s, and Mixed Doubles events and enabled players to compete in round…

The Sun Lakes Chorale—Our Common Thread

Yvonne Orlich If you put 70+ men and women in a room, the roots and hometowns, the ideas, theories, and interests will be as varied and numbered as the stars above. Some are golfers, some play tennis or pickleball, some play Mah Jongg, some are swimmers, and others are walkers or avid gym visitors. But…

MOGA News

Club Championship Final Results Playing from the blue tees, Bruce Pape won the MOGA Club Championship by a nine-point margin, and Bill Lewis won the Super Senior Championship by a whopping 15-stroke lead! Placing first in their flights for the three-week tournament were: Flight 2: Steve Engler, Flight 3: Daniel Kiska, Flight 4: Bruce McCorkle,…

Reflections on a Good Hiking Season

Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club It was nice to get back to a sense of normalcy hiking this season. COVID-19, once on top of our minds, became less of a risk. Carpooling felt more comfortable. Mask policies became optional. Wednesday Moderate hikes were back in place. One of the big questions this year was…