Save the Dates: Dementia Friends Training In April, Dementia Friendly Sun Lakes will officially request to be designated as a Dementia Friendly Community, and many in Sun Lakes have already been trained, so, thank you! All this means is that residents here care and are part of a movement to help our community of people…
Category: April 2022
Clubs & Classes, April 2022
Lucky Shot Pool Club Results
Gary Vacin The Lucky Shot Pool Club has announced winners of its recently completed 2021-22 winter tournament. Forty-six players competed in three pockets of 9-Ball and four pockets of 8-Ball. Two players repeated their victories in the club’s fall tournament—Pocket 1: Jerry Cisneros in 9-Ball and Michael Dalsanders in 8-Ball. Top three finishers in each…
Sports, April 2022
2022 NIT Pickleball Tournament
With beautiful weather, standing-room-only crowds, wonderful vendors, great players, hard-fought matches, and selfless volunteers, the 2022 Norris Invitational Tournament (NIT), sponsored by the Sun Lakes Pickleball Club Cottonwood, exceeded all expectations. This year’s Norris Invitational Tournament included 88 teams, 140 participants, and over 50 volunteers. Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America! Ask any of…
Religion, April 2022
Spring Has Arrived
Pastor Mitch McDonald It is hard to believe that it is already April. I recently came across the origin of the name of this wonderful spring month. It comes from the Latin word, Aprilis, which is the verb meaning “to bud or open.” What a great description of this time of year. Two common hobbies…
Religion, April 2022
Unity: Lent, a Time to Let Go
Unity Church of Sun Lakes is a New Thought spiritual community dedicated to living the Truths taught by Jesus the Christ as well as other spiritual masters. We see the good (God) in our fellow humans and celebrate our Oneness with all the people of the world. We meet on Sunday mornings in the Arts…
Sports, April 2022
A-1 Golf Goes from Last to Champs
Larry Wolfe After finishing the regular Winter Season with an 8-10 record, good for last place in the Lakes Division, hopes were not high entering the Winter Tournament for Manager Joe Commisto’s A-1 Golf Cart-sponsored team. However, they surprised the number one-seeded Skyview Digital Media crew in the opening game with an 18-12 victory. Wayne…
Sports, April 2022
Cottonwood Men’s Golf Association February Activities and Results
Buddy Meola February was a very active month for CMGA members with two Ace of Aces qualifiers and the three-day Club Championship. On Feb. 5 an Ace of Aces Qualifier was played. The player with the lowest gross and the lowest net scores in each flight qualifies for the Ace of Aces tournament in early 2023.…
Clubs & Classes, April 2022
Italian-American Club Update
Steve Ambroso, President, Sun Lakes Italian-American Club Ciao a tutti! It’s time for all Sun Lakes Italian-American Club (SLIAC) members and guests to get together on Monday, April 4, at San Tan Ballroom at Cottonwood for our next dinner/meeting. All tables will be spaced appropriately, and there will be six people per table. There will…
Sports, April 2022
IronOaks Tennis Tip
Kwong Young Do you have or are you aware of Spatial Awareness? This is when a player knows where they are on the court in relation to where the ball is, as well as where their opponent is on the court. They track the ball better and, therefore, hit a better-quality shot targeted for zones…