Dannette Hunnel As of this writing, it’s too late to start by seed, but you’ll find nice-size sprouts at most nurseries. Salvias, also known as sage, blue sage, or azure sage, grow wild in the desert, which means they don’t take a lot of care. Blue salvia is a tall, thin, upright plant with green-grey,…
Rotarian of the Month Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) announced that Kandi Skrabala was named May 2025 Rotarian of the Month. With this award, RCSL acknowledges Kandi’s support of volunteer projects and coordination of RCSL Rotary’s Volunteer Week. Among the many projects Kandi shepherds is the…
Rick Staszewski, Publicity The short game challenges at Ironwood! As we all are aware, the Ironwood layout as a par 67 is one of the best in the USA. It is challenging and makes the player use all of the 14 clubs allowed. The short game is a crucial part of your scoring and handicap.…
Christine Linder, Public Relations Easter! Members of Sun Lakes (Evening) Lions Club and Girl Scout Troop 3987 filled 1,500 easter eggs to be given away at the Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Cottonwood Palo Verde HOA. The eggs, stuffed with goodies, were then delivered to the Easter festivities held for residents and family members…
The last day of league play for the very successful 2024-25 season ended on April 29. Some of the highlights of the 2024-25 season include hosting a tournament with the SunBird Lady Niners and participating in tournaments at Apache Wells, Oakwood, and Cottonwood. Sun Lakes Lady Niners love playing golf, and the ladies enjoy taking…
Brian Curry The Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club awarded their 2025 trade scholarship to Angel Sanchez Rojas, a second-generation welder who is furthering his welding knowledge at EVIT for a two-year degree. In addition to his scholarship, Mr. Rojas was recognized as a Chandler Impact Scholar, highlighting his volunteer hours giving back to the Greater…
Trish Kolb Oakwood Couples 18-Hole Golf League has wrapped up another fun-filled season of friendly competition, good food, and good times. A couple of weeks ago, we had our annual Couples Club Championship event where Vince and Karen Bustillo prevailed and beat out the field to be crowned the Overall Low Gross Champions for 2025.…
Doug Shields The Sun Lakes Chess Club recently hosted its Second Annual Chess Tournament, which occurred over four consecutive Saturdays in March and April (one game per week). We wish to congratulate our top finishers: Dave Alexander (first place), Mark Knight (second place), and Jon Heimarck and Rick Whitney (tied for third place). The field…
Come join the fun and meet new friends! For information on Hadassah and attending our events, please contact Eliana Bar-Shalom at 860-377-7126 or ebarshalom.eb@gmail.com. The second Wednesday of each month is our book group, called Literary Ladies, on Zoom at 1:30 p.m. The next book we will be discussing on Zoom is Kantika, by Elizabeth…
Bill Shedd The semi-annual National Drug Take-Back and Shred Event was held on April 26 in Sun Lakes by the Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, and The Hero Home Team. This spring event was a huge success, with 650 cars going through the line. We shredded over 25,000 pounds of paper,…