Denise Lott Our community still feels the gap left by the sudden death of Don Neu, an avid tennis player and involved member of the community. In remembrance of Don, the IronOaks Tennis Club collected funds to install a bench with a memorial plaque. The plaque reads, “In Memory of Don Neu—A Dear Friend—2/11/2017—From Members…
Liz DeMichael, Publicity Chairman 1/03. The Cotton/Verde Tournament was held at Palo Verde, and for the first time in several years, it did not rain. The results were as follows: Flight 1: Jo Crook, Tammy Visser, Pat McRoberts and Wanda Wiggins. Flight 2: Penny Nowicki, Jan Nelson, Marky Wilson, Ginger Mays, Cheryl Reed, Sandy Johnson,…
Denise Lott The Jason Morton Tournament, being held at IronOaks Tennis Club on March 2-5, 2017, is a USTA Level II tournament. As a sectional level event, participants can receive ranking points. In addition, there are cash awards for all levels of play. Tennis professional Josh Bates will be coordinating the matches. Meals and snacks…
Marcella Brown, Publicity Chair Hats off to our Best of the Best winners! Anne Annis wins low gross and Betty Wolfmeyer wins low net. Twelve dollars will buy you a great luncheon on March 2 after golf. Your check in the ILGA drawer is your reservation. Your minimum donation of $50 includes golf, lunch and…
Willie Foster The interesting thing about Judge Michael O’Rourke is his somewhat storied past prior to arrival in Sun Lakes. According to Judge O’Rourke, he and his wife Tuny came to Sun Lakes as “snow birds” from Minnesota in 2006 to join his brother and several close friends. He joined the IronOaks Breakers pool league…
Jim Wegman, Publicity The Niners golf league has reached a membership level not seen in many years; we now have 87 members. Let’s welcome our newest member Steve Frazier. Winners: 01/05/2017 Best Balls Par 3-4-5 Palms. 1st Marvin Carmickle, Bob Hiller, Renny Vowell, 2nd Larry Johnson, Larry Burke, Rich Funk, 3rd Mike Osborn, Dennis Clark, Jim…
Prime Timers 11/02. Team Scratch Game: Lady & the Tramps 689, Misfits 679; Team Scratch Series: Lady & the Tramps 1995, Misfits 1905; Team Handicap Game: Team Champagne 923, Bowling Buddies 895; Team Handicap Series: Team Champagne 2523, Strike Force 2507, Magnificent Seven 2507 Scratch Game – Men: Norm Lamster 228, Marc Vallecorse 224; Women:…
Ellen Williams Oasis Park will be hosting a Spring Bocce Tournament for its members in March. Teams will consist of four players ($10.00 team entry fee). When you have selected the players for your team and paid your team entry fee, you will be placed into the tournament by Ellen. Deadline for entry will be…
Ellen Williams On Friday, February 3, Oasis Park hosted the Sisk Park vs. Sun Lakes Oasis Bocce Tournament. Each park was represented by four teams for this fun and yet competitive annual tournament. Each match was played for up to 75 minutes of play. Each team played two or three matches against opponents in a…
David Zapatka The Sun Lakes Table Tennis Club Championships were hotter than ever this year. Indiana newcomer Dave Fletcher made a big splash with his wily play employing anti-spin rubber on one side of his paddle while employing spinny rubber on the other side of his paddle flipping between forehand and backhand. But southpaw Steve…