50 years and going strong Norm Noble On November 12, 2014, Marge and Jim Garrison celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their home in Sun Lakes. It was the second marriage for both. Not only were all seven of their children present at the wedding in 1964 (Jim has three; Marge has four), all were…
Jim Wegman, Publicity Gentlemen, we have lost another long-time former member. Our friend and fellow golfer, Tom Walmsley, has passed away. Tom was a very pleasant companion for a round of golf. Tom said he always had a good round, because he was on the course with his friends and enjoyed the conversation at breakfast.…
Judi Vochatzer was elected president of the Sun Lakes Democratic Club at its meeting December 8. She succeeds Carol Maas, who is stepping down after four years as president of the active political organization. Carol remains chairperson of Legislative District 17 Democrats. The District includes eastern Chandler, all of Sun Lakes and part of Gilbert.…
Andrea Hummel Sun Lake residents who attend and enjoy the productions the Sun Lakes Community Theatre presents may not know some of the additional missions of the group. Sun Lakes Community Theatre is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The first part of the mission of Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT) is “providing live theatre produced by…
Pat Wenning Graduation day has arrived for our pets and their owners. All the dogs received their CGC (Canine Good Citizen) Achievement except Schatten received the Puppy Star Achievement. Gemma, Merel, Ahavah and Schatten will all become future service dogs for our disabled veterans. The classes were held at the American Service Animal Society (ASAS)…
Art Sloane The members of Post 619 Jewish War Veterans in Sun Lakes will be meeting at 9:30 a.m. January 18 in the Mirror Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club. The speaker will be Jeff Weninger, former City councilman of Chandler, who has just been elected to represent Chandler and Sun Lakes in the…
Pat Wolfe The Cotillion Dance Club members and their guests will start out the new year in style, dining and dancing to the music of the 19-piece big band, Sonoran Serenade. Known for their distinctly unique form of musical entertainment, they provide an elegant and sophisticated musical experience. It is a first for the club…
Sun Lakes Pickleball Clubs at IronOaks and Cottonwood are very proud to announce that club members Sheila Parkinson and Jeannine McKinna were standing atop the winners’ podium with gold medals in the East Valley Pickleball Championships 3.0 Women’s Doubles. This powerhouse duo gave up no more than three points in any game, a feat hard…
Larry Wolfe The Lady Sluggers senior softball team opens their season with an away game at the Stingers field on January 5. The first home game is slated for January 7 versus Viewpoint. All home games are held at the Field of Dreams and begin at 1:00 p.m. The Home schedule is shown below: Wednesday,…
The group meets every Tuesday at 1pm in room A8 in Cottonwood. Pondering Thoughts Margaret Daniels My pondering all started when I had to go to work in order to have a few luxuries such as housing and food on the table. Working 10 plus hours per week for minimum wage provided me the…