Jim Wegman, Publicity The Men’s IronOaks Nine Hole Golf Association held their annual Awards Luncheon and Fundraiser at the Oakwood clubhouse on Feb. 23. President Lloyd Schaeffer called the meeting to order at 11:10 a.m. Special guest speaker was IronOaks teaching pro Kevin Marugame. The luncheon was notable for a number of reasons; the attendance…
Alan Schoeneman The Sun Lakes Lutheran Church will host a barbeque rib picnic on Sunday, April 3, at noon at Sisk Park, located in Palo Verde. Members of the Sun Lakes community are invited to enjoy Chef Alan’s famous barbeque recipe and enjoy fellowship with SLLC members. SLLC is a welcoming ELCA Lutheran church that…
David Zapatka Reader John W. Patterson writes, “For what it’s worth, because of my ever-deepening interest in what might be called “The History of Ideas,” I’ve been following your Word column in our Quail Creek Crossing for some years now. In a very real way, etymology is itself a useful adjunct for dealing with the history…
Judy Onken Karen Fisher is the CLGA 2022 Champion! Karen is emblematic of our “new crop” membership who come with great skills while being ultimately gracious and fun. The club also benefits from their willingness to contribute to leading the planning and execution of special events and activities. Other flight winners in the Club Championship…
Bill Becker Following the March 2022 election of three open board seats, the Sun Lakes Community Theatre Executive Committee met and elected their officers for 2022. Reelected to serve as president was Greg Posniack, Jim Brown accepted the position of vice president, and newly elected Sharon Gerdik was voted in as secretary. Robin Murray will…
Gwen Grace A screech owl, Pluto, visited the Desert Rivers Audubon meeting on March 8, much to the delight of the audience. Just eight inches of seriousness, he lives at Liberty Wildlife Rehabilitation center. The staff presented the Desert Rivers members with birds that come through its door. Pluto was imprinted by humans, meaning fed,…
Richard Volpe The Desert Navy continues its 2022 program with our next meeting scheduled for April 15. We’re looking forward to a nice turnout, as our latest updated roster has just come off the press. Our meetings start promptly at 11 a.m. and, in most cases, will last for approximately an hour. Following the meeting,…
This year, the 2022 Jason Morton Memorial Tournament attracted 218 entrants. Most are locals or from the surrounding cities such as Tucson, but some came as far as Washington State, Oregon, Minnesota, and Chicago. This annual Level 5 tournament covers all divisions from Open, Age, Men and Ladies Singles/Doubles, and NTRP-rated players. Many came out…
Is your child in a safe car seat? Stop by and find out. Free car seat checkup: When: April 14 from 8 to 11 a.m. Where: Station 106, 20303 W. Patton Road, Wittmann, Ariz. Or When: April 14 from noon to 3 p.m. Where: AFMA Admin., 18818 N. Spanish Garden Drive, Sun City West, Ariz. Or When: April 21 from…
Would you like to play a variety of word games? We can teach you how to play, or you can teach us your games! It’s fun to play word games such as AmuseAmaze, Quiddler, Scattergories, Scrabble, etc. We play word games in Oakwood, Sun Lakes. Please send an email to [email protected] with the days of…