Kathy Burns Congratulations to Dang Teater who won the OLGA Club Championship on Feb. 21. It concluded a three-week competition that was endured by many faithful golfers who played in rain on the final day! In the Yellow flight, Flight 1, Mary Figgis was the winner, followed by Leslie Smith and Glo Malmberg. The second…
Jeff Dunn Even if you have never played pickleball before, there is a place for you in the Cottonwood Pickleball Club. The club is structured so people of similar skill levels play together. From the first-time player who has never hit a pickleball, to the tournament-savvy player, you’ll find a place to play. “Our club…
Tracy Myers has been a Sun Lakes resident since 1997 and a member of the Chandler-Gilbert Community College Community Band, where he plays the clarinet, since 2005. The CGCC Community Band is a mixture of musicians from high school and college students to professionals and retirees, with a wonderful blend of music. Myers got to…
Master Sergeant Ken Wolin, son of Judy and Chuck Wolin, 23-year residents of Oakwood, Sun Lakes, Ariz., is the recipient of The Department of the Navy’s Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. Ken is a 26-year member of the Marine Corps. He has a master’s degree in music and is a percussionist with the prestigious…
Robson Resort Communities received a Gold and multiple Silver awards at the 2023 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Best of 55+ Housing Awards that were included in The Nationals Ceremony recently in Las Vegas, NV. The NAHB’s Best of 55+ Housing awards are the industry’s only national awards honoring excellence in building and community…
It has been documented that music as therapy reduces stress, can improve mental health, and can improve memory and cognition. Those who especially benefit include persons with Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, low self-esteem, difficulty with verbal communication, and insomnia. Diana Perez sees these benefits at The Perfect Place, an adult care center here in Chandler, where…
Maggie Robson Thankfully, the weather has started to be more like the sunny, beautiful, and warm weather we know and love but have been missing for a while. It couldn’t come at a better time than with the newly renovated and expanded indoor and outdoor spaces at Grill on the Green. Their new menu offerings…
Penny Petersen Jerry Higgins managed to do what many would love to do: Win all three major tournaments—the Bradshaw/Neu Charity Tournament in November, the Gender Doubles Tournament in January, and the Mixed Doubles Tournament in February. All three were week-long tournaments. He calls it the “Triple Crown of Cottonwood Tennis Club.” He competes at the…
The Sun Lakes real estate marketplace is unique in where it is situated and in the community it serves. But it is unique in another remarkable way. The real estate agents serving the community not only get along, but they have united efforts to bring joy to the lives of isolated senior neighbors. In December,…
Jeanne Becker, Foundation Treasurer The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation made an award of $6,000 to the Sun Lakes Firefighters Food Fund, which is used by the firefighters and EMS personnel at Stations 231 and 232 to help supplement the cost of their food, which they pay for themselves. There is no fire department stipend…