Category: May 2019

Sun Lakes Ladies Pitch and Putt

Arlene Fletcher We lucked out on March 14. The wind died down, the rain stopped and the sun was out! What more could we want? We all wore green to honor St. Patrick’s Day. To make the game more challenging, we could only hit the ball with a putter! That sure made for an interesting…

More dollars to water well project

Pastor Doug Ross Rev. Jerry McGhee, the beloved Pastor of Sun Lakes Community Church, went home to be with the Lord on March 5, 2019. His wife Ernestine McGhee requested that in lieu of flowers, memorial gifts could go to a special mission project that was a special delight to her husband. That project, conducted…

Softball Player Profile: Kelly Anderson

Larry Wolfe A true Arizona native, Kelly Anderson was born and raised in nearby Maricopa. He graduated from Maricopa High where he was on the baseball, basketball, football and track teams. He was an All-Conference quarterback for the Rams and also excelled in the classroom, earning Salutatorian honors. He then graduated from the University of…

Sun Lakes vs. SaddleBrooke

Gerry Vogelsang The Sun Lakes Table Tennis Club accepted an invitation and challenge from the SaddleBrook Table Tennis Club. We had good games of doubles, and although the games were close, Sun Lakes Table Tennis Club got defeated, and we had to surrender our trophy. Their hospitality was great, and fun was had by all…

SLLGA news and stats

Winter has slipped away with quite a bit more cold weather, rain and wind than in previous years. We endured…. It will not be long before the members look back fondly on that cold weather. Many things have happened since the last SLLGA article: the Club Derby, the Guys and Dolls Tournament and the Club…

CW Tennis Club elects new officers

The Cottonwood Tennis Club held a Patio Party at Palo Verde and also elected officers for the 2019-2020 season as part of the last general meeting of the year. Officers elected were President Mary Ann Rice, Vice President Laks Jagnandan, Secretary Jenette Curran, Treasurer Spencer Roberts. Jerry Higgins will continue as the tournament director and…

GriefShare begins May 1 at SLUMC

When a loved one dies, initially one may be numbed by the shock of the loss. Then, gradually, like ocean waves, grief washes over one and seems to consume all of life. If you have lost a loved one and are struggling to cope with your grief, consider attending GriefShare, a non-denominational support group designed…

Century 21 Real Estate Rustlers win Sun Division

Larry Wolfe The Real Estate Rustlers, sponsored by Jim Leckner’s Century 21 agency and managed by Mike Gloyd, won the Spring Sun Division Senior Softball title with a record of 13-5. They beat out the second place State Farm Insurance squad, sponsored by the Ralph Vasquez Agency and managed by Ron Carmichael, by two games.…