Cottonwood Pinochle Join us for Pinochle every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Cottonwood Clubhouse, A-7 Painting Room. 3/07. Women: 1st Sharon Zubchevich 772, 2nd Ellie Ewish 693, 3rd Marge Mogelnicki 679; Men: 1st Dennis Nelson 774, 2nd Dennis Mulcahy 751, 3rd Steve Kauffman 744 3/14. Women: 1st Christine LaMont 799, 2nd Marlene Hechel 763,…
May 2018
Relishing Pickleball
David Zapatka, USAPA Rating Committee member Last month in this column, I made the barn-busting announcement that the Indian Wells Tennis Garden located near Pam Springs, CA, signed a five-year agreement with USAPA to host the USAPA National Championships 2018-2022. I also stated we knew very little about the details. That changed April 1 when…
May 2018
Softball player profile: Mike Torreano
Larry Wolfe Mike Torreano grew up in the Kennedy Heights neighborhood of Cincinnati and graduated from Woodward High, where he played football and baseball for the Bulldogs. He was a star left-handed pitcher who was good enough to go on and pitch for the Air Force Academy Falcons baseball team. Mike earned a degree in…
Sports, May 2018
Sun Lakes Tennis at Springfield
Jerry Vance The Sun Lakes Tennis Club was hosted by Springfield in tennis matches on March 24. We started at 8:00 a.m. and played to noon on four courts. There were lots of great tennis matches, and the food provided by Springfield was excellent. Sun Lakes had two more tournaments, hosting IronOaks on March…
May 2018
Bridge Results
Cottonwood Ladies Bridge 3/15. 1st Margaret Amos, 2nd Nancy Smith, 3rd Cora Zuchowski; Hostesses: Margaret Amos and Suzanne Swanson 3/22. 1st Alice Garner, 2nd Jeannette Newman, 3rd Jeannie Kitzman; Hostesses: Maureen Howell and Jody Heiman 3/29. 1st Nan Hare, 2nd Sue Kavanaugh, 3rd Marge Rasmussen; Hostesses: Dorothy Thurman and Barb Sampson 4/05. 1st Lori Scharbach…
May 2018
Energy Yoga May schedule
Paullene Caraher Experience the benefits of Energy Yoga with Paullene at the SunBird Golf Resort, Navajo Room, third floor. Mornings: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 7:45 to 8:45 a.m. – Nidra Yoga on the second Tuesday (May 8) Afternoons: Monday, Tuesdays and Thursday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. – Nidra Yoga every Tuesday Note: There…
May 2018
OLGA news
Carol Smith We had a very busy month. We crowned a new Club Champion. Congratulations to EJ Yoon. The flight winners were Flight 1 Sharon Bowditch, Flight 2 Judy Darnell, Flight 3 Julie Hastings and Flight 4 Joann Rebillard. Congratulations to all the winners. It was a good three weeks of great golf. Just finished…
May 2018
Dancing – The Foundation of Youth
Mary Lou Kaye Besides being fun, dancing is an activity that offers many rewards to the participants. You can exercise without “working” out, improve your social life, increase flexibility and agility, strengthen your balance, develop more social poise and confidence, strengthen all your muscles, meet new friends, improve your skills in other sports and physical…
May 2018
Spanish, anyone?
Dianne Zimmerman Join our conversational Spanish group. We welcome Spanish speakers to participate in our fun, friendly and lively meetings each Wednesday from 4:15-5:30 p.m. in the Ocotillo Room of the Arts and Crafts building at Oakwood Country Club. We discuss a wide variety of topics in an informal setting and assist each other with…
May 2018
Sun Lakes Democrats to meet May 14, 2018
Dolly Loftin The Sun Lakes Democratic Club will hold its meeting on Monday, May 14, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in the Navajo Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 E. Sun Lakes Blvd. N. Speakers will be Deedra Abboud, candidate for U.S. Senate; David Garcia, candidate for Governor; and Jim Hinsey, candidate for U.S.…