Irene D’Aloisio The 7th Annual Norris Invitation Tournament (NIT) was held on March 2 to March 5 this year at the Cottonwood pickleball courts. It was hosted by the Sun Lakes Pickleball Club Cottonwood, and it was another super week of pickleball fun. Nearly 100 teams participated in four days of competition with all levels…
Category: April 2020
April 2020
Meet the Renaissance Team—Chef Marvin
At Renaissance, we strive to be world-class in every way. Not only in the lifestyle, but in the services we provide to our residents and the staff we select for our team. Leading our incredible culinary team is Head Chef Marvin, who ensures that residents enjoy delicious and conscious meals each day. Chef Marvin has been…
April 2020
MOGA Schedule and Results
Jared Paul Happy April, MOGA Members and friends! 2020 is one-fourth of the way done, and we hope to see each and every one of you out on the course soon! MOGA has some amazing stories to tell and even more memories to make, so come join us! 2020 is here, and so is the…
April 2020
Annual Hot Dog Tournament Highlights
Jerry Vance March 7 was warm and sunny — perfect for the annual Hot Dog Tournament. Forty teams of members got together for competition and terrific games. All were fun, and some very competitive. Of course, the star of the day was Ed and Dick’s great hot dogs. There was lots of other great food…
April 2020
State-of-the-Art Pickleball in Full Swing
Rhonda Stanford It’s 2020, the days are getting longer, and the brand-new, state-of-the-art IronOaks pickleball facility is in full swing after years of tireless efforts by so many dedicated players and supporters! IronOaks has hired a new pickleball teaching professional to run the program, and the day-to-day management of facilities are run by Blue Star,…
April 2020
Sci Fi Club Notice
Allan Levy The Sci Fi Club held its meeting on March 12, and we watched the movie, Godzilla. Godzilla is a 1954 Japanese kaiju film directed by Ishiro Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Studios, it is the first film in the Godzilla franchise and the Showa period. In the film, scientists…
April 2020
Sun Lakes Lady Niners News
Sheila Barton The month of March is National History month and a great time to take a brief look back at the history of women’s golf. In 1910, Harper’s Bazaar magazine featured a woman golfer on its cover with the title, “Learn Simple Ways to Swing a Golf Club and Lower Your Score.” In 1950, the…
April 2020
February Results for SLLGA
Judy Wegener February brings to mind red hearts and lacey Valentines. The ladies Valentine’s event kicked off with a fun game “Queen of Hearts” and continued with a tasty lunch and raffle. Great job! 2/4 Low Net Flight 1: 1st Brenda Heyink, 2nd Brigette Charles, 3rd Marci Koppelmaa; Flight 2: 1st (tie) Dori Winchester and…
April 2020
Relishing Pickleball
David Zapatka The Serve Have you ever had service yips? A steady and reliable serve is extremely important. You can’t score when the serve is not in the court! Developing a serve we can rely on should be at or near the top of our skill list. Once we have a reliable serve, we can…
April 2020
2020 ILGA Club Championship Crowned
Sharma Goodwin Congratulations to Mary Dyrseth for winning the 2020 Club Championship with a combined three-day total of 220.