Joanne Gaudioso What are you doing to get ready for cold and flu season? This time of the year, we all begin to take precautions as the cold and flu season is upon us. Maybe we are getting flu or Covid vaccinations. Maybe we are stocking our medicine cabinets with cold medicines, cough drops, and…
Sports, October 2023
Play Your Best Pool: A Variation of 8 Ball Could Improve Your Game
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Players are always looking for ways to improve their game. I have taught players over the years to practice these fun variations of 8 ball to improve their confidence, playing ability and run out percentage. A lot of players are good ball pocketers, but have trouble finishing games and running racks in…
October 2023, Sports
Relishing Pickleball: More Doubles Strategies
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, we will continue to learn from two professional Hall-of-Fame players, Alex Hamner and Jennifer Lucore. (Quotes are paraphrased for brevity. Buy Ms. Littlewood’s book to get the whole story!) Unforced errors happen! Nobody means to hit an unforced…
October 2023, Features
Word of the Month: Verso and Recto
David Zapatka Reader, friend, and fellow bridge player, Gayle Covey, writes, “As always, enjoyed your SaddleBrooke word column. I’ve been saying I’d send a word or two. Finally … I’m an English major and a words person. How did I not know this? It just came up in Wordle (and I thought of you!) … verso. And…
Front Page, September 2023
Fall for the ImproVables
On Sept. 30 in the Arizona Room of Sun Lakes Country Club, Sun Lakes Community Theatre’s (SLCT) zaniest group of performers, The ImproVables, will take audience members on another fun-filled journey of hilarity and hijinks. Tickets go on sale Sept. 5 through Sept. 27 at Sun Lakes Country Club Administrative Services and online at www.ticketsource.us/slhoa1. The…
September 2023, Features
The Unbridled Gift of Pets
Linda H. Cools Many of us have had pets throughout various phases of our lives. Recently, I lost my male, 12-1/2-year-old German Shepherd, my partner, my ally, my best friend, Harley. I adopted him after he was being beaten and had two cracked molars and more from a local shelter. In his elder years, degenerative…
Front Page, September 2023
Sunday Dance Venue—Season Opener
John Yu Sunday, Sept. 24, will be the beginning of our 35th season as Sun Lakes’ longest-running Sunday Dance Venue. Our performing band will be The Breeze Trio who will delight every type of dancer, couples, singles, and non-dancers who enjoy pop music from all generations. The music and dances span the decades from swings…
Front Page, September 2023
It’s Fun to Get Fit!
Julie Bauman invites you to come to her classes at the Cottonwood Palo Verde Fitness Center for summer hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 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. She currently has punch cards available, or…
Front Page, September 2023
Giving to Those Who Need Our Help
Beth Smith The members of Sun Lakes United Church of Christ have made it their mission to help those in our community and the greater Phoenix area who are in need. Over the years, the church has helped support many different agencies but really tries to focus on some agencies that are right in their…
Generals, September 2023
Protect Your Small Pets from Coyotes and Other Predators
D. Rovers Living in Arizona has many perks—beautiful weather, amazing views, and wonderful people. Living the desert life does, however, have certain risks, and desert pet dangers are very real. If you are a pet owner new to the desert southwest, you need to know about the animals that pose a risk to your pets…