Rev. Jennifer Lambert Every community treasures its traditions. Familiar songs, favorite gatherings, and rhythms that have shaped life for years become part of who we are. Traditions remind us of where we have been and who we have become. In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus speaks about this tension between the familiar and the new.…
Category: April 2026
April 2026, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: Separate Practice Mode from Playing Mode
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool One of the most common and most misunderstood performance killers in billiards is the failure to separate practice mode from playing mode. This is where analysis paralysis lives, and where many players unknowingly sabotage their own ability. Analysis paralysis occurs when practice-mode thinking leaks into performance-mode execution. Instead of allowing trained…
April 2026, Sports
2026 OLGA Member/Guest Tournament
Christa Pensworth This year’s Oakwood Ladies Golf Association (OLGA) Member/Guest Tournament hosted 80 participants. The teams of two dressed as iconic duos, such as peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, ketchup and mustard, Velma and Daphne from Scooby Doo, good and evil, Dr. Seuss’ Thing 1 and Thing 2, etc. Sally Berreth created 17…
April 2026, Sports
Oakwood Lady Niners Golf Association
Reggie Wegman Did you ever wonder just exactly how our golf game gets put together? There are many working parts requiring many dedicated, fabulous women. First, we sign up on Chelsea. Please write down your reservation number just in case. Then Rachel Enloe and Gail Wilder sit down and put the pairings together from a…
Sports, April 2026
Men’s Niners 2026 Fundraiser for Hamilton High Golfers
Jim Wegman, Publicity For the past 14 years, the Men’s Niners have supported the Hamilton High School Golf Program with a fundraiser, including a Play Day with our members. 2026 was no exception. The Niners membership stepped up again this year and raised over $6,000 for Hamilton High’s Golf Program. Members canvassed local merchants and…
Sports, April 2026
Cottonwood Tennis Club Championship 2026
Barb Jorgensen The club held its annual Gender Doubles Tournament Feb. 6-10, debuting a new five-day format instead of the usual seven-day stint. This change allowed those also participating in golf tournaments the ability to “do it all”! It’s how we roll in Sun Lakes, right? Keeping busy and enjoying everything our Sun Lakes community…
Sports, April 2026
Hole In One – April 2026
Robert Kish Steven Saturno Mr. Robert Kish recorded the second hole-in-one of his illustrious golf career on Feb. 27, 2026. It took place on Cottonwood Country Club’s 135-yard hole number 8 with the help of his trusty 7 iron. It was witnessed by Mike Rogers, Chip Renzi, and Steve Saturno. Karen Simon Scores a Hole-in-One!…
Sports, April 2026
Love Was in the Air (and on the Courts!) at Valentine’s Mixer
DD Kullman Members and guests of the IronOaks Tennis Club celebrated Valentine’s Day with an energetic and heartwarming morning of tennis and camaraderie on Feb. 14. The Valentine’s Mixer, held from 10:30 a.m. to noon, featured a social format with random pairings, giving players the opportunity to connect with different partners throughout the morning. The…
April 2026, Sports
Take Away Time. Gain Control.
Kwong Young, USPTA Tennis Professional, IronOaks Tennis Club We all say there aren’t enough hours in the day—and the same idea applies on the tennis court. The more time you give your opponents, the more comfortable and dangerous they become. If you send a slow, “friendly” ball over the net, you’re giving your opponent time…
Sports, April 2026
Exercise, Friendships, and Sunshine
Dannette Hunnel Four lovely ladies enjoyed friendly competition during the Gender/Gender Tourney held at the Cottonwood Palo Verde Tennis Club in February.