Ruth Andersen February High Scratch Series and High Scratch Games: High Scratch Series: 2/01. Men: Hal Newton 688, Rick Bell 539; Women: Sharon Zubchevich 532, Ruth Andersen 449 2/08. Men: Rick Bell 567, Tim Billman 524; Women: Sharon Zubchevich 589, Tammy Visser 457 2/15. Men: Bob Welch 607, Eldon Drenthe 553; Women: Ruth Andersen 542,…
Generals, April 2021
Standards & Poor: Arizona Classic Jazz Society

Helen Daley Don’t confuse this group with Standard & Poor’s, the financial services company that is older than jazz. Standards & Poor is led by a San Francisco native, multi-instrumentalist Evan Dain who started at age six on the guitar, then picked up the bass, banjo, and mandolin in high school. Evan studied music at…
Clubs & Classes, April 2021
Spring Is in the Air

Harry Huckemeyer Spring is in the air, and the sun appears to be shining just a little bit brighter as each day passes by. Although we still are living under the guidelines set forth in the necessary efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus, there appears to continue to be several positive signs seen…
Clubs & Classes, April 2021
Julie’s Fitness Classes

Julie Bauman Julie Bauman invites you to come to her classes at the new Cottonwood Palo Verde Fitness Center, Mondays and Fridays at 8 and 9 a.m., and now also Wednesdays at 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. For the past 15 years, Julie has been teaching Group Fitness in the Chandler, Sun Lakes, and South Gilbert area. She…
Sports, April 2021
Softball Winter League Wrap-up

Larry Wolfe Both of our Winter League Divisions ended up with two teams tied for the league lead. In the Lakes Division, Manager Vern Rodgers’ Brenden Financial Planners and Manager Tom Erpelding’s Core Photographers both finished with 11-7 records, one game ahead of Manager Gary Hillabolt’s Young Team Realtors. The Photographers started the season by…
Clubs & Classes, April 2021
Computer Booters

Helen Seaton, Publicity Director The next virtual meeting of the Computer Booters club will be on Wednesday, April 7, beginning at 10 a.m. Rob Truman will present a program entitled “How to Buy Your Next Computer.” Rob has over 40 years of experience in information technology and Internet-related fields. He is a retired U.S. Navy…
Generals, April 2021
Renaissance Expands Life Enrichment Program

Erin Fjell, Sales & Marketing Director One thing that sets senior living communities apart from their competitors are the programs offered to help enrich the lives of the residents they are serving. Renaissance has always provided an array of activities to our residents, such as organized movie nights, games, non-denominational services, exercise classes, happy hours,…
Clubs & Classes, April 2021
Artists Who Aspire to Inspire: Jan Meyers

Cathy Porter Delicious free time! What does an artistic and creative person find to fill their time with? Jan Meyers retired from a career in finance and travel in 2010 and was looking for something to grab her interest. She found an outlet for her creativity in glass of all kinds. And she discovered the…
Clubs & Classes, April 2021
Sun Lakes Garden Club
Starla Kramer We are back to meeting in person as Arizona opens again! Our speakers for the April 20 meeting will be Jeanine and Cameron McChesney, owners of Greenhouse Gardens. They grow crops organically and sell their produce to the public on Saturday mornings. They also sell eggs from their chickens that roam around the…
Religion, April 2021
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood

Esther Spear Linda Coppleson, one of only a select few female Torah scribes, spoke to the Sisterhood of the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation on Feb. 18, via Zoom. She spoke about the art and skill of writing a complete Torah and her experiences learning how to repair and restore sacred documents. At our next meeting…