Confusing Shapes Yvonne White Puzzles are enjoyed by young children and also people in later years. It is fun solving a puzzle together no matter what the age. As a child I enjoyed puzzles, but my family didn’t work together on them. As an adult and a teacher I developed a love for completing a…
June 2014
San Tan Crown Rotary awards raffle winner
Tom Adamson Congratulations to Sun Lakes resident George Polusny, this year’s grand prize winner of the golf cart raffle by San Tan Crown Rotary Club as part of their Second Annual Spring Swing Raffle! The remaining prize winners are listed on the club’s website at santancrownrotaryclub.com. San Tan Crown Rotary Club would like to thank…
February 2022
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Sports, June 2016
Robson Ranch Pickleball Tournament
In their last 4.5 mixed doubles tournament together, the Zimmerman/Zapatka pair wanted to go out in style. It was extremely tough but that’s exactly what they did. Surviving a 7-11, 11-8, 12-10 semi-final winners’ bracket match and an 11-7, 12-10 winners’ bracket final match, they faced the strong Dex Decker/Michael Cooper pair in the final…
Sports, June 2016
PebbleCreek Pickleball Championships
David Zapatka With the sport of pickleball becoming so popular in the Valley and across the United States, pickleball clubs, city park courts and tournaments are springing up all over the country. Sun Lakes residents David Zapatka and Dianne Zimmerman scored big in the inaugural PebbleCreek Pickleball Championships winning a bronze medal in the 4.5…
Sports, June 2016
Palm Creek Duel in the Desert
The13th annual Duel in The Desert was held at Palm Creek’s beautiful 32 pickleball-court garden in Casa Grande. This ever-popular tournament draws players from numerous states and out-of-towners were exactly what Simmons and Zapatka faced in the 4.5 men’s gold medal match. Rodney “Rocket” Grubbs, owner of Pickleball Rocks, Inc. from Indiana and Mark Beltz…
Sports, June 2016
Leisure World Pickleball Championships
Sun Lakes resident Steve Smitham teamed with ex-Sun Lakes resident Bruce McClain to make a big splash in the inaugural Leisure World Pickleball Championships winning the bronze medal losing in a tight match to familiar Ahwatukee competitors Steve Speight and Don Cantrill.
Sports, June 2016
Grand Canyon State Games
Outside of the USAPA Nationals, the Grand Canyon State games is the granddaddy of them all when speaking about pickleball tournaments in Arizona. This is a four-day tournament that drew nearly 500 participants from all over the country and is the only Arizona qualifying event for the State Games of America to be held in…
Sports, June 2016
2016 All City Pickleball Tournament
Sun Lakes pickleball players Dianne Zimmerman, Sheila Parkinson and Steve Smitham competed in the 2016 All City Pickleball Tournament. All three players brought medals home. In the women’s doubles, tough-as-nails Zimmerman and Parkinson bested one of the toughest pairs from Tempe, Diana Brown and Missy Myers 15-3 to get to the bronze medal match. The…
Features, April 2016
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook The National Association of Realtors and the National Association of the Remodeling Industry teamed together to survey over 4000 homeowners for the reasons why they had recently remodeled their home, asking how much increased happiness resulted in the experience of their home once the remodeling project was completed. Based on a synthesis of…