Carol Smith We had our charity tournament for the Maricopa Animal Care and Control. We raised $2,500 to help the county animals. We presented the money to Jose Santiago. The winners of the tournament are 1st the team of Mary Figgis, Dolly Eide, Carol Smith, and Luann Barr; 2nd team of Sharon Bowditch, Phyllis D’amore,…
Cottonwood’s Can-Am Tennis social is a friendly competition between our favorite snowbirds from Canada and our local residents of Sun Lakes. It is always one of the most popular events, because everyone gets to dress up in their country’s colors, sing the American “Star Spangled Banner” or the Canadian anthem, “Oh, Canada.” A lot of…
Gerry Vogelsang Gerry Vogelsang won gold in the Senior Olympics with Ken Nichols in Table Tennis Advanced Group Doubles 85 to 89 age division. He also won a bronze medal in the Advanced Singles Table Tennis competition. Ken Nichols won gold in Table Tennis Doubles and gold in Advanced Singles competition in the 85 to…
Larry Wolfe At press time, one week remained in our Winter League sessions. In the Lakes Division, the Young Home Team Realty squad, managed by Tom Erpelding, had a two-game lead over the A-1 Golf Carts and Core Photography teams. In the Sun Division, The Farmers Insurance Team, managed by Ron Carmichael and sponsored by…
Bruce McCorkle The Nazis invaded Poland, The Wizard of OZ premiered in Hollywood, gas cost 10 cents per gallon, and Richard (Dick) Winkelman was born in his parents’ bedroom in Belleville, IL. Dick is the IMGA Golfer of the Month for March. Born into a working-class family with his dad working in a munitions plant in…
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes Americans will go to the polls on Nov. 3 of this year for our nation’s presidential election. Thank God for the privilege of living in a republic where we can exercise this right—a right that so many have fought and died to give us. Now,…
Esther Spear The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood’s annual paid-up Membership Appreciation Luncheon will take place on March 19, 2020, in the Chapel Center at noon instead of 1 p.m. This will be a catered, sit-down lunch that is free if you have already paid your annual Sisterhood dues. It’s not too late to join.…
Joyce Spartonos, Publicity The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation, or as we often refer to ourselves as SLJC, is prepared for a fantastic month of March. Our service will take place on Friday, March 13, at 7 p.m. in the Chapel in Sun Lakes. This is the month we honor our glorious choir and its director…
Larry Wolfe Minutes after he smashed a long grand slam homer that iced a recent win for his team, I sat down to interview Jerry Hester. Jerry’s a modest guy and not one to boast, but teammate Larry Kaufmann walked by and said, “Tell him about the Vegas tournament when you hit 11 homers!” As…
Lorri Morgan, Publicity The Cottonwood Lady Niners are celebrating a big birthday this year. Twenty-five years ago, about 60 ladies began what has become home to about 130 lady golfers. Scrapbooks in the Pro Shop reveal that in the first year, Jean Watson (January 1995) was State Medallion winner for the Niners, and this year,…