Steve Smitham (IronOaks) and Don Simmons (Trilogy) won the silver medal in the 4.5 70+ Men’s Doubles at the Desert Ridge Super Senior Tournament in Phoenix.
Sports, January 2020
Pickleball Winners’ Corner
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Zumba® with Mary
Mary Tyree Start the new year with me at the new CWPV Fitness Center. Hi everyone, I hope you all had a fantastic holiday. Now it’s time to get back to a serious workout, and we have a brand-new location to do Zumba. Check it out. Enjoy great music, great people, and burn a ton…
Features, January 2020
Word of the Month: 10 Words Turning 100 in 2019
David Zapatka Entering the 2020s, which seemed so far into the future, caused me pause and focus on the plethora of words that come into our language every year. Entering the year 1920, some of the world’s great minds were inventing the rotary dial telephone, the pop-up toaster, and forming the League of Nations which preceded…
Generals, January 2020
Christmas Golf Cart Parade and Show Big Success
Linda Caton The weather for this year’s Recreation Department’s annual Christmas Golf Cart Parade and Show was perfect! There were 49 golf carts this year at the parade. The winners were the following: 1st – Bill Cordner, 2nd – Chaya DePerz, 3rd – Kent Skalla, 4th – Amy Deshenes. Congratulations to all the winners and…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Operation Enduring Gratitude Renovates Veterans’ Homes at No Cost
George Stahl The Jewish War Veterans cordially invite you to join them at their monthly meeting Sunday, Jan. 19, to hear Charlie Ellis speak about Operation Enduring Gratitude. We convene in the Mirror Room at Sun Lakes Country Club at 9:30 a.m. Charlie Ellis, a National Guard veteran, enlisted on his 18th birthday, and subsequently served…
Generals, January 2020
Democratic Club Bulletin
Dolly Loftin The January meeting of the Democratic Club will be held on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in the Navajo Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 E. Sun Lakes Blvd. N. Social begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. Speakers will be Bill Mundell and Shea Stanfield, candidates for…
Sports, January 2020
Sun Lakes Lady Putters updates
Susan Gottschalk Our annual holiday lunch was held on Dec. 6 in the San Tan Ballroom at Cottonwood. Cash and poinsettias were awarded to the lucky winners in the raffle drawing. Our raffle drawings at this and our spring luncheon allow us to donate to a few local charities. Monday Flight: 11/04. Kathi Bobek, Sherill…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Basic Social Dance Classes
Mary Lou Kaye A new year… 2020… is just around the corner. It’s a great time to make up your mind to tackle a new skill. Dancing comes to mind. It’s an awesome way to stay fit, have fun, and enhance your social life. You did know it’s the Fountain of Youth, Right? No kidding.…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club Takes Disabled Veterans Fishing
George Abernathy Dec. 7, 2019, was an honorable day for the Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club when the following club members, Randy Smith, Dan Roberts, Fred Smith, Bob Ludwig and Sonny Williams, hosted 15 disabled veterans and volunteers from Project Healing Waters for some trout fishing at the Veterans Oasis Lake in Chandler. Even though the…
Sports, January 2020
IMGA Golfer of the Month
Bruce McCorkle Canadian Bill Pender recently became a U.S. citizen and is the IMGA Golfer of the Month. Born in Toronto, Canada, Bill was the youngest of four. His construction worker father and stay-at-home mother created a stable environment where the kids could play and work with full family support. His youthful employment included shoveling…