Sandra Whittenberg Reminder – Deadlines for VFW Scholarship local entries are as follows: Patriotic Art Deadline for 2017-2018: 3/31/2018 Patriot’s Pen & Voice of Democracy Deadline for 2017-2018: 10/31/2017 For complete details on each of these three scholarship contests, to run off rules and application forms, go to website, https://vfwauxiliary.org/scholarships/; ask your school office which teacher is…
Generals, October 2017
ASU looking for volunteers to take part in an aging research study
Kyle Elliott, Project Coordinator, ASU Wanted: Participants in an aging research study at Arizona State University. The study, titled “Acquisition and Generalization of Functional Task-Specific Motor Training in Older Adults,” is designed to test whether older adults can acquire and generalize learned information after task-specific training of their upper extremity (arm and hand) from one…
Sports, October 2017
Norm’s Ace
“It was a great shot on the hardest hole on the course, No. 13,” said fellow Sun Lake’s golfer Bill Brogan. On July 31, 2017, Norm Mark drove 200 yards for a hole-in-one on hole No. 13, Sun Lakes Country Club. Norm thought it was a good drive but wasn’t expecting to find the ball…
Clubs & Classes, October 2017
Welcome aboard
Harry Huckemeyer Once we move into the month of October, it’s like opening the door for all the festivities that follow, right up to the end of the year. With the passing of the summer season, things come to life here as we welcome the cooler weather and the many opportunities that come along with…
Sports, October 2017
S.L. Women’s Softball
Don’t be shy; come out and give it a try. All levels of ability are welcome to join the ladies’ team, the Sluggers. The season is January and February playing other retirement communities in the East Valley. Practice begins in November. If interested, contact Terry Finley at 480-940-1269 or email Bolingzone@aol.com.
Generals, October 2017
Unit Happenings
Unit 11 Dorothy Thurman, Secretary/Treasurer The Unit 11 Board of Directors will hold its October board meeting on Wednesday, October 18, at 4:00 p.m. in the Ceramics Room at the Cottonwood Clubhouse. All homeowners are encouraged to attend. The Unit 11 Ladies Coffee will be on Wednesday, October 18, at 8:00 a.m. in the Cottonwood…
Sports, October 2017
Niners August Golf results
Jim Wegman, Publicity Well, here we are in the “dog days” of August, struggling with the heat, the increased humidity and the monsoon rain storms. On the plus side, the fairways are looking very green. New Member. Thanks to Gary Nessel, one of our new members, we have another new member, Kyle Guss. Welcome Kyle and…
Clubs & Classes, October 2017
Sun Lakes Running Club – newly formed group
Dena Brinkman Calling all runners in Sun Lakes to get together every Friday morning to run a couple miles. We will be starting Friday, October 6, 2017, at 6:00 a.m. and every Friday after that. There will be an informative meeting on Thursday, October 5, 2017, at 9028 E. Olive Lane N. (Phase 1) at…
Clubs & Classes, October 2017
Wet and Wild Water Aerobics
Marti Scott I recently read an interesting article with great scientific evidence why exercising in the water is so good for all of us. I really got bored reading the article, even though it was well written. I started thinking WHY do I love water aerobics? Well, it is not for the scientific proof that…
Clubs & Classes, October 2017
Sun Lakes Arts and Crafts Association to hold general meeting October 9
Diana Ellis The Sun Lakes Arts and Crafts Association will hold its annual General Meeting on Monday, October 9, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in the Navajo Room in Sun Lakes Country Club (Phase 1). All members and anyone interested in becoming a member are welcome to attend, at which time, we will hold a short…