Colleen McKnight The 17th Annual Wuertz Gourd Festival and Arizona Gourd Society Competition in Casa Grande last month was a blast for Spirit of the Desert patch members. Most members describe it like a gourd holiday. Running over several days, it’s full of classes, seeing friends you might only see once a year, shopping, and…
Rick Kenny Following tough but successful regional play in Surprise, Arizona, the IronOaks Men’s 65 and older 7.0 tennis doubles team went to Florida for national competition. For the first time, the USTA National Title tournament was held at the new USTA Campus in Orlando, Florida. These Phoenix and Southwest champions played teams from Texas, Missouri, Caribbean,…
Richard Teater On Jan. 24, the league held its second event of 2020 playing a Four-Person Team Cha-Cha-Cha. This was also our annual “GOLF” day in which golf means “Going Out Looking Foolish”! Various members revealed their “wild” side by wearing eye-catching (distracting) gear. One league officer admitted to shopping at the local Goodwill store…
Larry Wolfe The Lady Sluggers complete their season with their final games scheduled for March 2 versus Fountain of the Sun at Resort Field and on March 4 at Sunland Springs. They wrapped up their home season on February 24. As of this month’s press deadline, the Sluggers had split their first 18 games, sporting…
Joyce Spartonos, Publicity Shalom Hadassah plans another month of really great programs for March. We’ll start with Tuesday, March 10. Come and enjoy lunch at Stone & Barrel in Oakwood and hear guest speaker JoAnne Gaudioso discuss the many benefits of essential oils. This topic has been all over the news recently, and it should…
Jeanette Rajamaki We will meet in the San Tan Ballroom at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, at the Cottonwood Country Club. No dues—just come for brochures, refreshments, and a fun hour of information. Robin Selleck, Business Manager for Royal Caribbean Cruises, is our guest speaker. Royal has it all for everyone… it is the…
Trudy Houghton March is here and the weather will be great, so don’t miss the fun. Sign up for the Member Guest Tournament on March 18 and 19. The theme is “2020 Vision.” The tournament includes golf, a cocktail party, breakfast, lunch, refreshments, prizes, and raffles, and you can do it all with your best…
Arthur Fink The Sun Lakes Chess Club invites you to join us, whether you are a beginner or a grand master chess player. We meet every Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Cottonwood Ceramics Room (A-8). Come early or come late; you are always welcome. There are no dues or membership fees.…
Unit 11 Happenings Dorothy Thurman, Secretary/Treasurer The Unit 11 Board of Directors will hold its March 2020 board meeting at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in the Ceramics Room (A-8) at the Cottonwood clubhouse. All Unit 11 homeowners are invited and encouraged to attend. The Unit 11 Ladies Coffee will be held on…
Brian Curry There have been a lot of changes for Sun Lakes in fire suppression and emergency medical care in the past two and a half years as the fire district merged into the Arizona Fire & Medical Authority. Among those changes has been the development and expansion of the volunteers associated with the authority.…