Jerry Vance A sunny Jan. 4 opened with four courts full of tennis players at the Sun Lakes Tennis Club. SunBird came down the street to play Sun Lakes, and the matches were fast? and furious? Well, anyhow, they were fun, and the food was great. We started at 9 a.m. and finished at 1…
Michael Berry The Arizona Rangers-Sun Lakes Company expands its membership to 15 full and probationary Rangers ready to serve the Sun Lakes communities. Miguel Romero was sworn in this past December by Captain Ron Burchett. If you are interested in more information about joining the Sun Lakes Company, contact the Rangers at [email protected].
Marty Garrison Jan. 30, 2010, a fledgling mission of Mountain View Lutheran Church in Ahwatukee met in the Sun Lakes Chapel for its first worship service. Pastor David Harr led the worship service, and Sandy Anderson was the pianist. The worshipers totaled 11. Over the next years, membership has increased, and activities were added: Fellowship…
Stephanie Reisenbuchler There is something for everyone in the Sun Lakes Rock, Gem and Silver Club. If you have an interest in learning something new, there are skilled teachers, classes, and workshops at Cottonwood, Oakwood, and Sun Lakes Country Clubs. When I started with the club two years ago, I was a crafty person who always…
Jean S. Ahnmark Jean S. Ahnmark, age 93, passed away peacefully Nov. 29, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Raised in Minneapolis, she was married to Henry G. Ahnmark for 30 years when he passed in 1978. A medical technologist by trade, Jean retired in 1986 and transplanted from Lima, OH, to Sun Lakes. She…
Michael Cohen, MD This topic has major contemporary implications in any possible resolution of the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “The Palestinians claim East Jerusalem, including the Old City, as the capital of a future state, while Israeli leaders have claimed Jerusalem as the state’s “eternal capital” since 1949. The Old City has huge historic, economic, religious,…
Judy Wolthausen On Dec. 10, the IronOaks Ladies Billiards group met for their annual Christmas challenge game and celebrated Christmas with great food and conversation at Stone & Vine for lunch. Our group plays weekly from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesday mornings in the Billiards Room at the Oakwood Country Club. Most of…
James Harrald Happy New Year and welcome to another season of gleaning fruit for the Sun Lakes community! The picking season began on Saturday, Feb. 1, and will be ending on Monday, March 2. We only pick on Saturdays and Mondays from 8 a.m. until noon. If you were picked in the past, you should…
Susan Reynhout, Publicity Chairman Ken Bowers is a man who loves automobiles. He enjoyed many years at the race track meeting drivers like Mario Andretti, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Bobby Allison, and NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon. His love of all types of motorsports afforded him opportunities at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park (formerly Firebird International Raceway)…
Rob Spade The ballroom was beautifully decorated in an autumn theme for November’s “Dancing Leaves of Autumn Gala” formal dance. The dinner was scrumptious and the service prompt and courteous. The music was fabulous, performed by Route 66 with special vocals from Kathy Bradford. Everyone had a great time! The champagne reception preceding the dance…