Bob Hirt Going out for a “cup of joe” and a little exercise that morning, he hopped onto his bike and headed leisurely west on the heavily trafficked road. He knew it was going to be busy day with friends and neighbors in monitoring another tennis match. He loved that game with a passion that…
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Introducing the 2016 Godfather’s Cup Champion
David “The Godfather” Mork Willie Mosconi played almost all his matches in a suit and tie and was a great American professional pool player. Between the years 1941-1957, he won the World Straight Pool Championship 15 times! In March 1954, he set a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss over a…
Features, June 2016
Communication Today
Q. – What does it mean when you say you have a genre-based HD line-up? Where do I find it? A. – Recently Orbitel arranged all of our 100 plus HD channels into groupings according to their genre. For example, all sports channels are grouped together, all kids’ channels are grouped together, all news channels…
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Savvy Travelers Club – summer news
Travel meetings are finished until October 13. Van Newville was our last speaker for the summer. He spoke about little getaways in and around Arizona. He knows this state intimately – between Vic Hermann and him, there were lots of suggestions for getting away during the hot summer months. We had updated information for summer…
Religion, June 2016
Talking with Dad
Jean Newell, Associate Pastor, Sun Lakes United Methodist Church I was raised in a military family — Air Force, to be precise. Dad was an officer, so he was used to telling people what to do and that included my brother, sister and me. Dad expected us to do our best no matter what we…
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Rotarian of the Year
Norm Noble The Sun Lakes Rotary Club selected Charles Loew of Sun Lakes as its Rotarian of the Year. This is the second year in a row that Charles has received this honor. So when his name was announced as Rotarian of the Year, this time for 2015-2016, there were no surprises among the members.…
Sports, June 2016
ILGA Awards Luncheon
With our May awards luncheon behind us and the snowbirds flown, it is time to report our event winners for 2015-2016 season. Low Net Championship Overall Winner: Carol Jones First Flight: Kay Kaiser Second Flight: Betty Dupuis Third Flight: Jane Huber Fourth Flight: Carol Jones Fifth Flight: Betty Wolfmeyer Club Championship Overall Winner: Glo Malmberg…
Features, June 2016
Sun Lakes Fire Department Community Assistance Program
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Don Prestin – winner of Rotary’s Service Above Self award
Norm Noble The Sun Lakes Rotary Club honors three of its members annually. In separate articles, Charles Loew was recognized as Rotarian of the Year and Peter Meade as Good Guy. Longtime Rotarian Donald R. Prestin of Oakwood received one of the club’s highest honors as the winner of its Service Above Self award. To…
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
East Valley Marines Golf for Wounded Warriors
Denise Lott Detachment 1296 of the Marine Corps League held their third annual golf tournament at the end of April. Proceeds from this event are used for Wounded Warriors and the Marines Helping Marines program. Oakwood Country Club’s three nine-hole golf courses were the new locations. The club’s golf staff did a great job in…