Category: February 2015

Free Fly Fishing lessons

My quest last year to start up the Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club (previously known as the IronOaks Fly Fishing Club) was jump started by bringing in a professional fly fishing instructor, Jack Houck, from the Scottsdale’s Orvis Fly Fishing Store to teach Orvis’s 101 and 201 fly fishing classes. After learning the basics of…

Unit Happenings – February 2015

Unit 19 Phyllis Stephens Unit 19’s annual HOA meeting will be held Thursday, February 26 in the Saguaro Room starting at 7:00 p.m. Registration will start at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will discuss 2014’s business, financial status and election results for the two Board positions that are open for 2015-2018. Homeowners are encouraged to attend.…

Bridge Results – February 2015

Director Roman Martin was honored by the Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club for his 80th birthday and for his contributions to the Bridge Club!

  Surprise! Surprise! Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club surprised Director Roman Martin prior to the December 18 game by honoring him on his 80th birthday and for his sustained contributions to the Bridge Club. A group of nearly 100 bridge players assisted Kathy Markham’s delivery of many verses of an original parody of Santa Claus…

Sun Lakes Country Club – February 2015

Happenings at the Sun Lakes Country Club Library 2015 is off to a busy start here in Sun Lakes. Hopefully, by now you have had time to read that latest best seller you received as a holiday gift. When you read a good book, the memory of it lingers long after you have put it…

Barry’s DJ Oldies party

“Let The Good Times Roll” with Barry’s DJ Oldies Party on Saturday, February 7 and Saturday, February 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Golf Pro Shop Lounge, Mulligans, 25425 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes, Arizona 85248. Dancing! Line dancing! Sing-alongs! Music trivia! Special guest singers! No cover charge! Open to all Sun…

Get your taxes done for free

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program will again be open at Sun Lakes Country Club in the Mirror Room. Both Federal and state returns will be filed electronically. If filing jointly, both spouses must sign the return. Bring the following documents with you: Picture ID, Form SSA-1099 Social Security Benefit Statement (or social security…

Word of the Month – February 2015

Liminality David Zapatka There is a modern scholarly concept known as liminality. Interestingly enough you may not be able to find this word in your dictionary. You may be able to find liminal, limen, supraliminal and subliminal. Liminal means of or relating to a sensory threshold; barely perceptible; of or relating to being an intermediate…

Second annual IronOaks Homeowner Survey

It’s not too late to make sure your opinions are known! The IronOaks Homeowner Feedback Committee, along with the Master Plan Committee, is conducting this annual homeowner survey. It is a type of report card of how well the management and HOA are working toward the goals in the Master Plan. Your responses will be…

Line Dance Workshop planned

This workshop will answer the requests for learning and doing “the dances I see them doing at the dances.” This will be the third or fourth year, two or three times each year, that I have held this workshop for people to learn Elvira, Electric Slide and Cupid Shuffle line dances. Each time there have been a…