February 2017

Real Estate Rustler’s win Fall League pennant

The Fall League Champions: Front row kneeling, l-r: Bob Hutchins, Mike Willits, Larry Maggert, Gary Alexander and Jim Entwhistle. Back row, l-r: Manager Jim Leckner, Ed Sowney, John Whitman, Tom Kasunic, Tim Loeffler and Tom Vitolo (Photo courtesy of Core Photography, LLC)

Larry Wolfe The Real Estate Rustlers, managed and sponsored by Jim Leckner, captured the Fall League Softball Championship. The Rustlers’ 13-5 won-lost record edged out Gary Hillabolt’s Farmers Insurance squad by one game. The Rustlers’ John Whitman led all hitters with an unheard of .923 average! Reyes Gonzalez (.831), Tom Kasunic (.814), Mark McKinnon (.794)…

Sun Lakes Tennis Club at SunBird

Bill Bailey, Tony Horn, Donna Holley and Lil Baily enjoying the sun and good food

Sun Lakes Tennis Club took on SunBird on January 7 at SunBird. We had many members competing, and all had a great time. Come join up with us and have some fun at tennis. We play every week at the tennis courts on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Dues are only $30. See the website…

Sun Lakes Women’s Association–join us now!

The Sun Lakes new management team and our first ever Woman of the Month winner Beth Little. From left: Judy Caniglia, Sandy Bealmear, Beth Little, Marge Shipe, Pat Vachon and Sonja Diemert

Sun Lakes Women’s Association began the first meeting of 2017 by installing our new officers: President Judy Caniglia, Vice President Marge Shipe, Recording Secretary Sandy Bealmear, Treasurer Pat Vachon and Assistant Treasurer Sonja Diemert. After the installation, President Judy started the first meeting of our 43rd year of operation. The first order of business to…

Sun Lakes Chorale’s spring concert set for March 24

Jan Ott Both familiar and new faces will be greeting concert guests on Friday evening, March 24, when the chorale presents the final event of their musical year. Considering the many Sun Lakes events available and the growing number of residents and visitors, adding this date to one’s calendar now and considering advance ticket purchases…

SLLGA 18 Holers results

Nancy Field Best 9 of 18 Flight 1: 1st Debra Emerick, 2nd (tie) Janet Batting and Karen Kolis, 3rd (tie) Daryl Mellafont, Moe Schoenwalder and Nicole Wadley Flight 2: 1st Betty Ulrich, 2nd Elsie Hagen, 3rd (tie) Dang Parker, Dianne Thompson and Marylou Claypool Flight 3: 1st Pinky Kubiak, 2nd (tie) Ingrid Jefferies, Karla Carrillo…

Sun Lakes resident publishes novel

Author Raymond Lowrie

Raymond L. Lowrie The Elephant’s Grip was published in December 2016 by The Wild Rose Press Inc., of Adams Basin, NY. The story deals with frontier, mining, racial and personal growth issues. Obsessed with finding gold, Jeremy and his rogue step-uncle cross grueling plains and climb rugged mountains to join the Pikes Peak gold rush of…

I Love Walking

We all know how to walk, don’t we? Since those first teetering steps as a toddler, to the leisurely ambles we enjoy at weekends, it is the simplest, most joyful form of exercise. Yet how many of us actually walk properly without the ensuing aches and pains, especially when we stride out over longer distances…

Savvy Travelers to meet February 9

Sun Lakers and friends on new RCCL Ship Harmony of the Seas

Our February 9 meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Saguaro Room at Cottonwood Country Club. It’s a Cruise Night! Our speaker will be Larissa Haas, District Sales Manager for Princess Cruises. Princess has lots of specials with on board credit for your upcoming sailings if booked by the end of February PLUS if…