This was the 31st year for the Bradshaw Tennis tournament held at the Cottonwood Racquet Club. There were many close matches with over 50 needing a tie-break game. The IronOaks Fitness and Racquet Center had many members place in the top three in their division. The results are as follows: Dave Rokusek was part of…
Category: January 2016
Clubs & Classes, January 2016
Basic Social Dance
Mary Lou Kaye Oh my gosh! It’s 2016! How did that happen so fast? Still time to get in the new session of Basic Social Dance Classes taking place at SunBird Golf Resort on Wednesdays evenings at 6:00 p.m. By the end of the first one-hour class, you will have danced to all kinds of…
Generals, January 2016
CAP and Fire Department participate in fire drills
The Sun Lakes Fire Department and their Community Assistance Program volunteers participated in a multi-agency Fire Department drill in a smoky, but simulated “high rise fire” at the Chandler Fire Academy off Dobson Road. SLFD Battalion Chief Rob Helie served as the Incident Commander at the drill and SLFD crews participated both in search and…
Clubs & Classes, January 2016
Activity classes at Oakwood
Edie Gilbertsen Group dance classes on Wednesdays from 2:30-3:15 p.m. run two weeks each starting January 6-January 13. Learn Swing – meet at the Mirror Room from 2:30-3:15 p.m. starting January 20-January 27. Learn Cha Cha from 2:30-3:15 p.m. Call Edie to register at 480-831-1064. If you are member of the Dance Party the second…
Generals, January 2016
Sun Lakes Lions Breakfast Club flag program
The Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club is committed to community service. Club members work hard to produce fundraisers that are fun and provide an activity appealing to Sun Lakes. Lions salute their neighbors who give money to the fundraisers and realize Lions are merely a conduit to deliver the donations to charities. For more than…
Clubs & Classes, January 2016
Calling all Crafters
The Crafter’s group meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month with hours from 9:00 a.m.-noon. The meetings take place in the Cottonwood Ladies Card Room which is at the first door to the east of the CWPV Library entrance. Bring your projects, be they beading, macramé, knitting, any craft and spend a…
Clubs & Classes, January 2016
Apple Users Group to learn about iPhone basics, tips and tricks
The Apple Users Group of Sun Lakes (AUGSL) will meet on Monday, January 11 in the Bradford Room of Oakwood Country Club at 6:30 p.m. If you have a Mac, iPod, iPad, iPhone or Apple TV, new to Apple products or a seasoned Mac user, this is the club for you. Check out our new…
Generals, January 2016
Arizona Wind Symphony begins new year with “Cityscape”
The Arizona Wind Symphony rings in 2016 with a concert entitled Cityscapes, an artistic exploration of cities and regions around the world. No passport is required to go along on this musical journey at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13 at the Tempe Center for the Arts. Paris Sketches was written by British composer Martin Ellerby.…
Sports, January 2016
Venture Out pickleball results
David Zapatka Sun Lakes Pickleball competitors played the ever popular Venture Out Pickleball Tournament November 17-19 in Mesa and brought home numerous medals. In the 4.0 mixed division Sheila Parkinson and Steve Smitham had a strong tournament slicing, dinking and driving their way through a strong 4.0 field making their way to the finals of…
Clubs & Classes, January 2016
Sew-N-Sews guest speaker
Arizona’s award winning art quilter, Barbara Janson, will present “Under African Skies” for the Sun Lakes Sew ‘n Sews on Wednesday, January 13 at 1:30 p.m. in the Navajo Room at the Sun Lakes Country Club. Barb makes a return visit to our community to share her collection of African-inspired art quilts in a colorful…