Rod Hayward On January 22, the sun rose as it usually does over the courts of the Cottonwood Tennis Club. The palm leaves shimmering in the gentle Sunday breeze, gave no indication of the storm to follow. Suddenly, the sounds of approaching footsteps echoed through the quiet streets. They were arriving — the Canadians! First…
Gila Crossing Community School (Pre-K thru Grade 8) is located within the Gila River Indian Community. If you are looking for meaningful volunteer work, please consider joining our volunteer program. Four volunteers are needed to assist with a LEGO Robotics Program which is being offered to middle school students, grades 5-8. Students will be building,…
Mark your calendar for a fun evening of entertainment and dancing with Bruce & Ginger at Sun Lakes Country Club’s Pro Shop Lounge (Mulligan’s) on Friday, March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day), and Saturday, March 25 (50s-60s sock hop—wear your favorite 50s-60s outfit), from 7:00 p.m.-? p.m. Dance the night away to a wide variety of…
The Oakwood Artists’ League (OAL), formed in 2003, welcomes all skill levels that embrace mediums ranging from oil to acrylic, water color, pen, pencil, paper collages and dyes. Since we are not instructor-led, some prior experience is required. While OAL artists have received much acclaim, do not let this discourage you. Most of us seek…
Steve Martz January Tournaments 1/07. Afternoon Ace of Aces qualifier Flight 1 Gross: 1st Bruce Beelman, 2nd Ed Frees, Jack Goyer, Jim Curran and Kim Barnes Net: 1st Jim Curran, 2nd Bruce Beelman, Jack Goyer and Jerry C Conner Flight 2 Gross: 1st Richard Haug, 2nd Rafael Take, 3rd Gary Hunnel Net: 1st Richard Haug…
Hi Neighbors, we need your help! We are volunteers with the Humane Society of White Mountain (HSWM), and they are looking for all of your old cell phones, iPads, Tablets and empty name-brand (HP, Brother, Epson, etc.) toner and ink cartridges. We will come to you and pick them up. The HSWM has partnered with…
Gary Vacin Twenty-four Sun Lakes Aero Club members and guests attended a field trip to the Arizona State University Aviation Program at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport on January 27. The group visited specialized classrooms and saw first-hand the flight simulators and aircraft used in pilot training. The aviation program has three parts: air traffic control,…
Gary Vacin “This is one of the most desolate places on earth.” That’s how Sun Lakes resident Karl Kern described Nikumaroro, the island Amelia Earhart possibly landed on during a presentation to a record crowd at a Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering January 16. Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific on…
The Desert Rivers Audubon Society (DRAS) is the local chapter of the National Audubon Society. DRAS meets the second Tuesday of the month between October and March. Monthly meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. at the Gilbert Library, southeast corner of Greenfield and Guadalupe Roads (Southeast Regional Library, 775 N. Greenfield Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234).…
Looking for an afternoon of shopping right in your own backyard? The Arizona State Red Hat Convention has opened their “Vendor Room” up to all Sun Lakes residents. This event will be held on March 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in the Cottonwood Country Club Saguaro Room. There will be over 2,000 square…