Ellie Watland For several years, members of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) of the S.E. Valley have volunteered as reading tutors at San Marcos and Galveston Elementary Schools, Title One schools in Chandler. They have participated in a reading fluency program, providing individual attention to students struggling with reading proficiency. Due to coronavirus,…
Mary Nelson Jan. 12 Results – 3 Clubs and a Putter: Flight 1: 1st Mary Fitkze, 2nd Donna Purcell, 3rd Dolores Allard; Flight 2: 1st Jane Lewis, 2nd (tie) Pat Tjosvold and Sandy Chavez; Flight 3: 1st Diana Ridd, 2nd Elaine Isaacson, 3rd (tie) Sharon Freeman, Ginger Mays, and Mary La Tourelle; Flight 4: 1st…
Edie Gilbertsen Line Dances are from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Learn and move to the newest dance music: “Cupid Shuffle,” “Copperhead Road,” “The Git Up,” “Wobble,” and older line dances. Classes are four weeks, starting the first Wednesday in April. The cost is $5 per person and limited to 10 people. We meet in the…
Bobbie Reed The Crystal Card Project has donated more than $50,000 to My Sister’s Place since the project began in 2016. This money has been used to help families escaping domestic violence. The needs of these families are sometimes unimaginable. They typically leave with few or no possessions. Their abuser often holds their birth certificates,…
Sheila Axtman My Experience with Yoga: by Kathie Gates I used to ski. After the inevitable fall and knee surgery, I could not bend my knee. The only physical therapy I could handle was in the pool, and even then, my knee would give out while climbing the steps out of the pool. My therapist…
Bring your old prescriptions for safe disposal with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Both events will take place at 10440 E. Riggs Road in Sun Lakes (northeast corner of Alma School Road and Riggs Road) and will be staffed by personnel from the Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse.…
Frank D. Coyote In the Oakwood 18-Hole Couples Golf League, the highlight for the month of February was our four-person lone wolf game! To say this event is high-stress, high-reward, would be putting things mildly. As the lone wolf, the pressure is on to score low! Luckily, no lone wolves decided to tuck tail and…
Warren Wasescha Hard to believe this month is the end of our formal hiking for the season. The time has quickly flown by. The hikes have been good, the conversations on the trail great, and the relationships built priceless. But your hiking can continue through the summer. Just give a call to your club hiking…
Penny Petersen Something special happens when both husband and wife play tennis. There’s a special bond during competition. We introduce you to Dean and Maryann Sinerius. Both are “green” players, so they could play together in tournaments, except this year. Dean claims, “You can learn a lot about people by the way they play tennis.”…
Jerry Vance Well, we are winning the battle against COVID. Most of our tennis players fit into the over-65 category and have all gotten their shots. Oh yes, and the club is playing tennis every week at the Sun Lakes tennis courts. We start every Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday morning at 9 a.m. We will…