Category: March 2018

Restless Minds topic: “Fake News”

  From Russian bots to presidential comments to conspiracy theories involving a pizza shop, child porn, the popularity of online porn sites like https://www.porn7.xxx/ and a presidential candidate, so-called “fake news” has been a recurring theme for more than a year. At the next Restless Minds meeting, the discussion group will explore what fake news…

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…

Sun Lakes Chorale offers dynamic season closer

Jan Ott It’s Spring Concert time again, so save Thursday evening, March 15, for an evening of memorable music and performances. The concert will be held at the Sun Lakes United Methodist Church located at 9248 E. Riggs Road in Sun Lakes (next to the library). Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; the concert begins at…

Crackerjack Jazz Band

  Helen Daley “Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,” (Jack Norworth) or better yet, come and listen to the performance by the Crackerjack Jazz Band on March 18, 2018, at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort in beautiful Downtown Chandler.…

Line Dancing with Judee

  Judee Curtis While looking at our picture from our December dance and remembering all the fun we had, I’m now starting to plan our March dance. What happened to January and February? We have welcomed back our dancers who left last spring, along with a big group of starting dancers. The current dancers and…

Lions celebrate centennial anniversary

  PDG Lion Forrest Cheuvront Lions Clubs International is celebrating their Centennial Anniversary this year. As Sun Lakes Lions Club is part of this celebration, the club decided for our Community Legacy Project to make a visible gift with two “kneeler-wheelers” to the Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse. The posse has medical equipment to lend to…

Annual Jason Morton Tennis Classic returns March 1-4

  John Brasch High-level tennis is on tap for tennis aficionados this coming March as the 14th annual Jason Morton Tennis Classic returns to the courts designed by the tournament’s namesake, Jason Morton, a longtime legend in American senior tennis. Morton represented the U.S. on eight different international cup competitions and won over 100 gold…

Life beyond the Tea Bag

  Diane Eddy Whether you call it tea, bohea, thé or cha, tea is so much more than just a drink. For many countries, it is a national obsession. Its mystique is living art, steeped in ceremony and thoughtfulness reflecting the accoutrements and people we love, and our concept of ourselves and what we have…