Jim Wegman, Publicity Autumn is finally here, with shorter days, longer nights, and a hint of the holidays right around the corner. As you know, we recently lost one of the longtime members of the Niners. Bob Deken passed on Sept. 28. There was a service for Bob at Sun Lakes Methodist Church on Nov…
Buddy Meola Sept. 6 was the Ace of Aces Qualifier. The low gross and low net scores from each flight qualified. Blue Flight: Low Gross Rob Carr, Low Net Tony Korman White Flight 1: Low Gross Tony Phillips, Low Net Steve Ramo White Flight 2: Low Gross Don Cerimeli, Low Net Jerry Reno Green Flight:…
Sun Lakes Ladies: Still looking for a fun and social nine-hole golf league? Our Cottonwood Lady Niners group is accepting members of all skill levels and from any of our Sun Lakes communities! We golf Thursday afternoons at the 1 p.m. shotgun start, playing both fun games and play-your-own rounds of nine holes and alternating…
Rick Staszewski, Publicity, IMGA Thank you, Dan Smith, for your decade of service as tournament director! Dan Smith arrived in Ironwood in 2009. His professional career as a senior level executive working within the challenges of the automotive sector provided the Ironwood Men’s Golf Association the perfect manager to handle all of our tournaments. Responsibility…
Welcome back to our winter visitors! The Oakwood Couples 18-Hole Golf League (OCGL) is underway, and we held our first two events in November. If you would like to join the league for the season, there is still time! The deadline for joining is Dec. 15. The membership fee is $35 per couple, and membership…
Vic Russelavage MOGA Christmas Party and Dance The annual MOGA Christmas Party and Dance will take place on Friday, Dec. 5, in the Oakwood ballroom. Doors and the bar will open at 5 p.m. Attendees can look forward to a choice between Beef Short Ribs or Vegetarian Stir Fry, accompanied by a holiday dessert, iced…
League golf is underway at Cottonwood, and the Cottonwood Ladies Golf Association (CLGA) has already scrambled, had a luncheon, played in the Ryder Cup, and enjoyed a patio party! Don’t miss out on any more of the fun. Join now by going to our website cottonwoodwga.azgolf.org. While exploring the website, if you still have questions,…
Although our HOA does a great job with our tennis courts, many people, including Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC) members, don’t realize that we have a crew of volunteers who provide additional services to keep them up and running. Everything is in great shape. It really takes a village. Spencer Roberts is one of those exceptional…
Mary Dyrseth Remember when you were a kid and when you returned to school in the fall, you had to write a story about what you did over the summer. Well, for us golfing adults, the subject is what did you do during overseed. For me, it was a concert at the Phoenix Symphony Hall…
Larry Wolfe Note: This article was first published in the November 2012 edition of the Sun Lakes Splash and is being republished in memory of Mike Core who passed in October. His career may have taken a divergent path from what Mike Core had planned, but it was a major success nonetheless. After earning a…