Buddy Meola These are the results of the two tournaments held in February, 2019. No tournament was held on February 23 due to the Cottonwood course closure. February 2 Ace of Aces Qualifier tournament. In each flight, the player who has the low gross and low net score qualifies for the Ace of Aces tournament…
Sports, April 2019
Other Card Results
Tuesday Cribbage 2/05. 1st Madelyn Toews 12-76, 2nd Rudy Gerstner 11-63, 3rd Patty Donahue 11-54, Low Frank Costa 2- -41, 24 Hand Frank Even, 24 Hand Nancy O’Donnell, 24 Hand Stan Wengrzyn 2/12. 1st Madelyn Toews 12-110, 2nd Pat Donahue 12-49, 3rd Karen Costa 11-103, Low Rudy Gerstner 1- -149, 24 Hand Madelyn Toews 2/19.…
Sports, April 2019
IronOaks 18 Hole Couples Golf League celebration

Duane Our event this past Friday, 8 March, was something new. For the first time, we had a celebration, celebrating the past presidents of our club. Not all of the past presidents were able to come, but many did. There was singing and dancing and some drinking. These articles in the Splash are not just…
Clubs & Classes, April 2019
Yoga – Vinyasa style
Sheila Axtman Many of our winter visitors have left for the summer or will be going soon. But we will be here, and Vinyasa Yoga classes will be taught all summer. The yoga classes will be much smaller, so if you have thought about trying Vinyasa Yoga, this is a good time to start. Vinyasa…
Sports, April 2019
IMGA news and events
Bruce McCorkle Club Championship: Unfortunately, the final round of the IMGA Club Championship was rained out, so as of this printing, the results are unknown. Here are the standings going into the final round: Blue Flight: Larry Horner holds a 7-stroke lead over Steve Westhoff, an 8-stroke lead over Mark Saylor and an 18-stroke lead…
Clubs & Classes, April 2019
Singles Dinner Club
Come one, come all to the Wednesday evening club for singles. We meet every week at 5:00 p.m. at the Palo Verde dining room for a sumptuous dinner and wonderful conversation with others in the same place in their lives. If Wednesday isn’t good for you, we also have a table for singles on Friday…
Sports, April 2019
Sun Lakes Ladies Pitch and Putt news

Arlene Fletcher We played just ahead of the rain on February 14 and had some great games on the Pitch and Putt Course at Sun Lakes. Everyone wore red to celebrate Valentine’s Day. First place, with a score of 21, was won by Joann Brown, Nancy Garlish, Janice Cosgrove and Mary Ann Kehrberg. The second-place…
Sports, April 2019
Sun Lakes Lady Niners take first place at SunBird tournament

Sheila Barton February is typically known as the month of love. And the Sun Lakes Lady Niners, along with many others of you in Sun Lakes, love, love, love to golf. Our regular play event on February 5 was Low Putts. Flight 1 winners were Irene Anderson, Rose Gallagher, Lavonne Mensink and Ann Hegney; Flight…
Clubs & Classes, April 2019
Come join the Chess Club
Arthur Fink The Sun Lakes Chess Club invites you to join us, whether you are a beginner or a grand master chess player. We meet every Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in The Ceramic Room (A-8) in Cottonwood. Come early or come late; you are always welcome. There are no dues or membership…
Features, April 2019
Resident Authors

Sun Lakes author writes children’s book Ricky, Buddy & Marshall’s creation was a result of Marshall’s grandchildren who repeatedly asked, “Grampa, tell me another Ricky, Buddy and Marshall story.” Marshall realized he needed to document and illustrate these stories in a book for his grandchildren and generations to come. The book follows Ricky, Buddy and…