Bobbie Reed Now is a great time to stock up on greeting cards for the coming year. The Crystal Card Project can help you do just that. You can buy beautiful cards for just $1 each. The money raised goes entirely to charity. Birthday cards, get well cards, thank you cards, thinking of you cards…
Maria Davis FUN da MENTAL Bridge is offering two bridge classes starting in February/March. Learn with Maria Davis, a certified ACBL Better Bridge Instructor and Game Director. Beginning Bridge: Friday mornings from 9:00-11:15 a.m., February 2 to March 30, in the Friendship Room at the Sun Lakes Clubhouse. Eight weeks, $80 plus texts. Starts…
Janet Myrick Chuck and Janet Myrick celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on the exact same day that they were married, December 16, in 1967. The celebration was performed during their week stay at Sandals, South Coast, Jamaica. Playing in a pickleball tournament vacation and then noticing it was during their anniversary, they decided to…
Bruce McCorkle In the mid-morning hours of February 22, 1967, a task force from the 173rd Airborne Brigade jumped into history by making the first United States combat parachute assault in the war against the enemy in South Vietnam – and the first such assault since the Korean War. Paul Dinardo made that jump and…
Mary Vitolo March 14, 2018, is the date set for Beautiful Things Happen at our St. Steven’s Ladies Guild Luncheon and Fashion Show. It will be held at the Oakwood Country Club in Sun Lakes, and the fashions will be provided by Dillard’s. Doors will open at 11:00 a.m. for the purchase of 50/50 raffle…
D. Williams Last month, cat tails – this month is all about dogs and their tails. Ever wish you knew what your pet was thinking? You can, just watch his tail. There are as many types of dog tails as dog breeds. Though it is fun to try to guess what our dogs are thinking…
Ellen Engel In a fine finish to its 10th year of collecting food and funds for the Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank in Chandler, and thanks to a late December contribution of 81 pounds of staple foods from the Sun Lakes Jewish Community, in 2017, Reach Out volunteers collected a total of 5,384.5 pounds (well…
Golf memberships Michele Renahan The 2018 golf memberships and play card rates are available. Don’t miss playing on the newly-renovated Ironwood course, plays from just under 4,000 yards at the forward tees to just over 5,100 at the rear. The course winds through lush grounds with two water features, and the two par-5’s, seven par-3’s…
Carol Smith This year started with some fun play days. We are hosting the entire State Medallion tournament. Dari Akins and E.J. Yoon are representing OLGA in the tournament. Results are not in yet. Our OLGA Cup tournament (low net champion) began January 23 and 30 and finishes February 5. It is an exciting…
Anne Newman This is a practice-type teaching game designed for beginning Duplicate/reentry and social bridge players. We provide a 15-minute lesson followed by playing duplicated boards geared toward using the lesson of the day. During bidding and play of the hand, we encourage questions. You do not need a partner to come to this…