George Abernathy, SLFFC Founder Most fly fishers believe in catch and release, which is part of the Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Clubs’ (SLFFC) philosophy. For the life of me, I still can’t fathom why anyone brings home farm-raised trout to dine on, purchase them from a grocery store, or pay big dollars for a trout dinner at…
Category: June 2021
Clubs & Classes, June 2021
Cheers Singles Are Happy to Be Together
Ann Kisner Cheers members are happy to have our socials return for our Thursday gathering. April 8 was our first outing at Sisk Park in Palo Verde. We had about 35 members return and two new members join. The second social was on April 15 at the Grill on the Green in Ironwood, with 30-some…
Clubs & Classes, June 2021
Bridge Results
Cottonwood Ladies Bridge 4/15. 1st (tie) Sally Culbertson and Rosemary Shults, 3rd Lori Scharbach 4/22. 1st Jeannie Kitzman, 2nd Karen Hess, 3rd Joan Hokanson 4/29. 1st Karen Sanchez, 2nd Maurine Howell, 3rd Jeannie Kitzman 5/06. 1st Lori Scharbach, 2nd Karen Sanchez, 3rd Bert Sisk Saturday Morning Partnership Bridge Sun Lakes Country Club, Phase 1 4/17.…
Sports, June 2021
Niners April 2021 Golf Results
Jim Wegman, Publicity The warm weather is here, our time schedule is changing, and the field crew is preparing for some heavy work on the courses. As we begin earlier tee times, you may see some of the crew still working when we play through. Give them a wave and time to clear the fairway.…
Religion, June 2021
Grief Support Group Starts in Sun Lakes
Jean Hamlin A weekly grief support group has started at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church, 9248 E. Riggs Road, Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m., in Room 1 of the Education Building. It is not GriefShare but, instead, an informal gathering of people, facilitated by Pastor David Holling, who are experiencing grief and need a safe place…
Clubs & Classes, June 2021
Making Smart Choices When Hiking
Warren Wasescha I stopped my hike early and turned back towards the trailhead the other day. I decided I did not want to make my wife a widow. She was expecting me home for dinner with friends and jokingly said she did not want to go out with them by herself. It was the right…
Clubs & Classes, June 2021
Hill, Cisneros Win Pool Club Titles
Gary Vacin Two familiar names, Jerry Cisneros and Jack Hill, will soon be posted on the Lucky Shot Pool Club championship plaques hanging in the Cottonwood Pool Room. Cisneros defeated Jeff Michelin to take home honors in 8-Ball. Hill bested Grant McGrail 7-1 to win the 9-Ball title. Winners received $25 each in prize money…
Sports, June 2021
Relishing Pickleball: 12 Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them (Mistakes 11 and 12)
David Zapatka This 12-common-mistakes column began after playing with some very excited, highly-motivated, new pickleball players at our community courts recently. After playing a couple games, this question was posed to me: “What should we do to improve and become 3.5 players?” We reviewed the first 10 mistakes the past five months. This month, we…
Front Page, June 2021
Rotary Looks to the Future
Phyllis Carr May was a month that Sun Lakes Rotarians looked to the future through the eyes of the community’s youth and recognized a leader who helped create the foundation to guide them forward. Rotarian of the Month: Dr. Camille Casteel The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes proudly named Dr. Camille Casteel as our May…
Religion, June 2021
God’s Family
Pastor Marvin Arnpriester “We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for friendliness. We are made for togetherness. We are made for all of the beautiful things that you and I know. We are made to tell the world that there are no outsiders. All are welcome: black, white, red,…