Stephanie Hemberg If you are interested in playing 5-Card American Standard Social Bridge, please email me at [email protected] and leave a phone number so I can call and talk with you. If you would like a very good review of Notrump and the Stayman and Jacoby Transfer Conventions and a fun, safe place to play,…
February 2023
Sports, February 2023
Hits & Misses Bowling
Pat Smith Hits & Misses Bowling League ended the first half of the season with 21 bowlers on six teams. We lost many previous players because our time was changed from Mondays to Tuesdays, but picked up a few new players due to a change from previous years, allowing couples to be on the same…
Sports, February 2023
Links Players, How to Sharpen a Knife
Bruce McCorkle Do you sharpen a knife by drawing it across a slab of butter? Probably not. Rather, you drag it back and forth against something that is as hard or harder than the steel in the knife. The people you surround yourself with can serve the same purpose. Proverbs 27:17 alludes to this: “As…
Sports, February 2023
Young Home Team Wins Lakes Division Title
Larry Wolfe The Young Home Team Realtors-sponsored team ran away from the rest of the field in capturing the Lakes Division Fall Season title. Manager Gary Hillabolt’s boys finished the season with a 14-4 record, well ahead of the second place A-1 Golf Carts team, which finished at 8-8. The Top Ten hitters at the…
Clubs & Classes, February 2023
Scandinavian Club Connects Family Roots to America
Hei! Hei! The Scandinavian Club of the Southeast Valley meets again on Sunday, Feb. 19, in the Cottonwood ballroom. Beginning at 5 p.m., we will share appetizers of herring, cheese and crackers, and enjoy the refreshments from the bar. A delicious dinner of Cordon Bleu will be served at 6 p.m. The program is a…
Generals, February 2023
Foundation Gala Is High Point of the Holiday Season
Carolyn Leneway More than 220 people donned their holiday finery in support of The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation’s Holiday Gala, the Foundation’s biggest fundraising event of the year. The Gala featured a new look and feel, as the semi-formal Holiday Gala provided attendees an opportunity to dress to the nines, enjoy a marvelous dinner,…
Features, February 2023
Thank You , Friends: SLCC Pickleball Club Wants to Thank The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation for Our Grant!
On Dec. 3, 2022, Sun Lakes Country Club Pickleball Club received a wonderful grant of $11,054.38 from The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation. This is the largest grant that they have ever approved, and we are so honored to receive this grant to purchase sturdy and safe portable pickleball nets. Our club is growing, and…
Features, February 2023
Word of the Month: Abecedarian
David Zapatka Reader, friend, and fellow pickleball player Janie Blake-Zunino writes, “While reading Dancing with the Muse in Old Age by Priscilla Long, I read the word abecedarian and found it interesting.” Abecedarian abe·ce·dar·i·an noun a person who is just learning; a novice adjective 1. arranged alphabetically 2. rudimentary; elementary Origin and Etymology—abecedary “alphabet book, primer” (going back to…
Sports, February 2023
OLGA Results
Kathy Burns December was a busy, exciting month featuring the OLGA Cup, which was held on Dec. 6 and 13. It is the annual Low Net Tournament, and the overall winner was Dari Akin, followed by Leslie Smith, Glo Malmberg, and Mary Dyrseth. In Flight 2, Dang Teater was the winner, followed by Anne Annis…
Generals, February 2023
State Parties
Dakotas Patio Party March 9 Steve Perkins North Dakotans and South Dakotans and friends from Sun Lakes, SunBird, and surrounding areas are all invited to the annual North and South Dakota Party held Thursday, March 9, at the San Tan Ballroom, Cottonwood Country Club, in Sun Lakes. Make sure you put it on your calendar.…