Who likes ice cream? We all like ice cream! So mark your calendars now for the 21st annual Sun Lakes Charities Ice Cream Social! Our popular lip-smackin’ Blue Bell ice cream will be served with plenty of flavors to choose from plus sugar free for those who care! We aim to please our guests! Our…
Larry Wolfe The spring senior softball league season opened on February 24 and will continue through April 16. A season-ending tournament and awards ceremony will be held at the Field of Dreams on Thursday, April 18. As of press time, the winter league season was still underway with Mike Gloyd’s Mutual of Omaha Bankers holding…
Hits and Misses Arlene Burkhardt The following are the high scores for the month of January: 1/05. Men – High Scratch Series: John Cavanagh 619 and LeRoy Houchen 603; High Scratch Game: John Cavanagh 231 and LeRoy Houchen 227 Women – High Scratch Series: Cathy Lastofka 514 and Donna Bole 504; High Scratch Game: Cathy…
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation participated in the Czech Memorial Scroll Trust Workshop on Monday, February 9. SLJC was honored to participate and brought our scroll No. 77 that was originally from Kolodeje. The Torah was brought to our congregation in honor of our member, Ella Lerner. She is from Czechoslovakia and is a Holocaust survivor…
Regina Milgroom Sherri will share her experiences of growing up deaf, learning American sign language, using hearing aids and getting a cochlear implant. She will talk about the impact her hearing loss has had on her ability to lead a state agency and how the ACDHH works for consumers. Bring your questions and concerns for…
Gary Vacin The largest crowd ever to attend a Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) gathering turned out January 19 to hear Sun Lakes resident Don Palmer tell why the U.S. won the race to the moon and why the Soviet Union lost. Fifty-seven persons, including 18 guests, attended the session. In the 1960’s, Palmer was…
Dee Rasmussen Sun Lakes Charities was pleased to donate a check in the amount of $3,000 to a great organization, the American Service Animal Society located in Chandler, furthering their ability to help nearly 100 veteran/dog teams develop critical life skills. At their facility, the teams work to master skills such as door and drawer…
The Sun Lakes Dance Party at Oakwood meets monthly from November to March on a Wednesday evening. Group dance lesson begins at 6:30 p.m. with open dance from 7:00-9:30 p.m.; casual dress. Open to all the Sun Lakes communities and others. Guests and newcomers are welcome. There are door prizes, a cash bar and music…
Gary Vacin Rod Thompson repeated as Lucky Shot Pool Club 9-Ball Pocket 1 winner and Tom Ferris won all five matches en route to winning the 8-Ball Pocket 1 tournament in winter tournament play. Thompson will play Ed Allen, 9-Ball Pocket 2 winner and Ferris will face Roy Partridge, 8-Ball Pocket 2 winner in playoffs…
Doris Codkind, Publicity Our February 17 meeting was a huge success due to our speaker, Tresha Baldwin. Tresha is a physical therapist and owner of 360 Physical Therapy and Aquatic Rehabilitation with several locations in the Valley. Her topic, Aging Gracefully and Strong, hit a high note among the large gathering of women. Hopefully, we…