Denise Lott Our men’s USTA team had exciting news. They captured the 2014 65 Plus USTA 7.0 Sectionals held at the Tucson Racquet and Sports Club. There were teams from El Paso, Las Cruces, Albuquerque, Tucson and Sun Lakes competing in their bracket. They now are advancing to the national championship held in Surprise on…
Janet Baron, Publicity Chairman 12/02. December has rolled around again; how quickly the days fly by when you are having fun-in-the-sun. Ann Hammond’s team, Sharon Claude, Sharon Eisenzimmer and Beth Rodella were the 1st Flight winners in the 2 net BB’s game; In 2nd place the team of Pat Tjosvold, Jan Stewart, Nancy Gehlbach and…
On Friday, December 19 the Sun Lakes Table Tennis Club (SLTTC) hosted the Saddlebrooke Table Tennis Club in its fourth annual Robson Cup Championship Match. Both singles and doubles matches between the teams were set up as best of three games, each to 11 points. In the singles matches, the visiting Saddlebrooke team won seven…
Stephanie Higgins The league played a game called Christmas Presents on December 12 on the Sonoran/Palms courses. This is a 4-person team game. Results for Flight 1: 1st Kay and Jack Lehmkuhl, Sharon and Jim Laird, 2nd (tie) Carol and Darrell Wilcox, Judy Darnell and Barry Hansen, Paulette and Jerry Zuehlke, Liz and Harry Pritchard;…
Larry Wolfe The Lady Sluggers split their first four games and have high hopes for a successful season as their team began to gel. This year’s team, managed by Charlene Ellis, includes several rookies. “You can see improvement each game as we gain more experience playing together as a team,” said Manager Ellis. The February…
Come to the Sun Lakes Democratic Club meeting on Monday, February 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Navajo Room of Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 Sun Lakes Boulevard; the speaker will be Jon Ryder. Our speaker for the evening is the Executive Director of the Maricopa County Democratic Party since March of 2013. His presentation…
Gary Vacin Rod “Babe” Thompson and Loren Boulanger are the Lucky Shot Pool Club 2014 fall tournament play-off winners. The playoffs feature matches between Pocket 1 and 2 winners during regular tournament play. Thompson, Pocket 1 winner, defeated Fred Falconetti, Pocket 2 winner 7-1 for the 9-Ball championship. Boulanger, who won Pocket 2, edged Larry…
San Tan Crown Rotary Club made four year-end donations at its Christmas meeting December 18. The club provided Art Sloane, a representative of Arizona StandDown Alliance which works with homeless and in-need veterans, a check in the amount of $1,000. The club also presented a check for $1,000 to George Macedon, Executive Director of Fans…
Ann Rounthwaite For over a decade Sheila Bossio has shouldered the essential task of assigning pairings for the OLNGA’s weekly games. Sheila worked for 22 years as a real estate agent, during and after her husband’s 22 years of service in the U.S. Army. After moving to Sun Lakes from Olympia Washington in 2001, she…
Susan Gottschalk The spring luncheon is coming soon in the San Tan Ballroom at Cottonwood; watch for the date! Monday Flight: 12/15. Scramble – 1st Rose Hull, Pat Kruse and Carol Lorenz 12/22. Best Ball – (Tie) 1st Camille Jasien and Norma Marsh 12/29. Scramble – 1st Kathi Bobek, Colleen Foley and June Wagner 01/05.…