January 2019

P.E.O. Scholar Award winner to speak on February 13

Dr. Silides is the Owner/Medical Director of Desert Valley Urgent Care on Chandler Heights Road in Chandler. She graduated with a BS degree in nursing from the University of Arizona in 1981. After college, Dr. Silides worked as a critical care nurse for Mesa Lutheran Hospital in Mesa and Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix. In…

Your loved one dies – what now?

  Doug Ross, Director of Promotion Death has a way of sneaking up on us. We all know it is inevitable – and even when the warning signs are everywhere, the suddenness – and the finality of it – are hard to cope with. Grief puts us on a rollercoaster at a time we might…

Pool tournament winners

Gary Vacin Jack Hill and Jerry Cisneros came out on top in the Lucky Shot Pool Club’s fall tournament. Hill defeated Cisneros to win Pocket 1 in 9-Ball, while Cisneros topped the field to capture the title in 9-Ball. Both players qualify for the club’s year-end championship playoff. Top three finishers in the fall tournament…

Softball player profile: Frank Rouse

Larry Wolfe A “farm boy” from Dickens, Iowa, Frank Rouse graduated from nearby Terril High where he was a member of the Tigers’ baseball, basketball and track teams. He was also in the school band and chorus. Guys down at the field might be surprised to learn that Frank was a distance runner rather than…

Music Duo coming to Sun Lakes on January 9

On January 9 at Cottonwood Country Club in Room A-9 at 6:30 p.m., Armand and Angelina will share a classical pop musical concert. Armand’s voice has been compared to Neil Diamond and Angelina’s to Sarah Brightman. Armand and Angelina tour internationally performing their World Rock Opera Overture, a fusion of world, classical and popular influences…

Pickleball Winners’ Corner

  Pickleball roundup Janice Golden, Sun Lakes, and Jamie Noblit, Sun Lakes, won gold in the Pickleball Roundup, Sun City, ladies doubles 4.5. Mixed Doubles 5.0 Janice Golden, Sun Lakes, and Doug Kelton, Phoenix, won the gold medal in the mixed doubles 5.0 at the Pickleball Roundup Tournament, Sun City. Mixed Doubles 65 4.0 Larry…

Zumba with Mary

I hope you all had a fantastic holiday. Now it’s time for a reality check. It’s called getting back to normal again. Join me at one of my Sun Lakes Zumba® classes to see what I am talking about. You will feel healthier and happier and shed a few pounds in the process. Dance to…

Cottonwood Lady Niners playday results

Lorri Morgan, Publicity Two months into our new season, and already two luncheons! December 6 was our Christmas feast with beautiful decorations and fabulous food supplied by Cottonwood Bar & Grill. Santa couldn’t make it, but he sent Mrs. Claus and a large elf to greet the Niners. The weather didn’t cooperate, with wet stuff…

Crystal Award Banquet to honor volunteerism

Bobbie Reed On March 10, 2019, the Sun Lakes community will gather to honor its own. The Crystal Award Banquet will celebrate volunteers and all they do to make our community great. The 2019 awardees will be announced later this month. Their names will be added to the list of 69 volunteers so honored since…