March 2018

News From IronOaks at Sun Lakes

President’s message Here are some updates. The sales tax audit continues at a tedious pace, and we are doing what we can to advance it. We, together with our legal counsel, have now imposed some dates into the process so we get a decision instead of questions and we can then decide to accept or…

Niners January results

  Jim Wegman A new year means a fresh start; new clubs, perhaps a new golf cart and a new, more positive attitude. To enjoy the game more, put some effort into keeping the course in good shape. If you make a divot, repair it and if you see another one nearby, repair that one.…

Word of the Month: Meme

  David Zapatka Reader Kim Park offers a word that has only been in use the past 42 years, meme. Meme – noun ˈmēm an idea, behavior, style or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture. Memes (discrete units of knowledge, gossip, jokes and so on) are to culture what genes are to…

Roadrunners RV Club news

  Patricia Prekel, Secretary The Sun Lakes Roadrunners RV Club February rally took the group to nearby Benson, AZ. Everyone enjoyed the visit, since there is so much to see and do in that area, including visits to Tombstone, Bisbee, Karchner Caverns, Fort Huachuca and the Old Tucson movie set. Of course, no rally is…

Meet the Raptors

  Gwen Grace Liberty Wildlife will present an up-close-and-personal view of raptors, owls and eagles at the March 13 Desert Rivers Audubon meeting. Children will be invited to sit up front as the handlers display the beautiful birds. The meeting is held at the Gilbert Library located at the corner of Greenfield and Guadalupe Roads…

SLPCC holds “Ring in the New Year” Social

  Peggy Martin The Sun Lakes Pickleball Club Cottonwood (SLPCC) held its first social event of 2018 on Tuesday, January 16, with the “Ring in the New Year” pickleball social. Twenty players from each of the four rating groups played in a round robin tournament. The four rating groups playing were 1.5/2.0 rated players all…

Wolfe and Young Teams are Winter League Champs

  Larry Wolfe The Wolfe & Associates squad, managed by Randy Rothenbuehler, cruised to the Lakes Division softball championship with a sterling record of 14-4. The Accountants bested the second place Core Photography team, managed by John Seigla, by six games. The top hitters in the Lakes Division (based upon a minimum of 120 at…

Cottonwood Tennis Club holds 1st big tournament of the year

  Penny Petersen After what seemed like a long holiday break, the Cottonwood Tennis Club held its first tournament of the year with Men’s Doubles and Women’s Doubles in four different ability levels. Cottonwood rates players according to skill level with Red being highest, then green, blue and black. A beginning level is orange, but…

VFW Auxiliary Family Freedom Festival set for March 31

  Janice Cournoyer, President, VFW Auxiliary to Post 8053 On March 31, the VFW Auxiliary to Post 8053 will host their first Family Freedom Festival. The Family Freedom Festival is a family-friendly, all-ages opportunity for the Auxiliary to show the community what the Post and Auxiliary offer and how they positively impact the community through…