June 2014

Niners April results

Jim Wegman, Publicity It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my friend, golfer and fellow league member; Charles “Chuck” Johns. Although Chuck was a new Niner, he enjoyed the game and breakfast with the guys. To Margaret, Chuck’s wife, and to the members of the John’s family we offer our sincerest…

OLGA – 18 news and scores

Kathy Burns and Anne Hughes - Champions of the 2014 Ladies Choice, 4-Ball Match Play Championship

Glo Malmberg, Publicity Kathy Burns and Anne Hughes won all three of their round robin matches and then won three playoff matches to claim the 2014 Ladies Choice, 4-Ball Match Play Championship. Wow, now that is truly playing great golf! Congratulations Anne and Kathy. The second overall winners were Stephanie Raach and Ruth Rees. Joyce…

Cottonwood Lady Niners April results

Leslie Swan As I write this from our summer home in Canada with the sound of rain on the sky light, I find it hard to believe that just weeks ago we were baking in the Arizona heat. But here are the results as sent to me by Judy Whitney, our hard working member who…

Sun Lakes Golf outing to Green Valley

These ladies always enjoy the Green Valley outing in May!

Becky Kolb A group of 20 couples from Sun Lakes have an annual golf outing in Green Valley, Arizona every May. Many of us did not know one another prior and it has become such a fun group of people. We travel down to Green Valley and stay at the Inn at San Ignacio on…

PICO Crossover tournament

Louise Burke, Publicity The fourth annual PICO Crossover tournament was a big success; 172 players from four clubs participated on a couple of sun-drenched afternoons. The two-day event, played at Cottonwood and Ironwood, resulted in a three-way tie for first place, with a two-day score of 216.

ILGA summer league

ILGA summer league play days are as follows: Wednesday, June 18 at Ironwood Wednesday, July 16 at Palo Verde August dates are to be determined Wednesday, September 13 at Sun Lakes All dates will be at 7:30 a.m., shotgun starts If you wish to have more information about the summer league, the contact at Palo…

Oakwood Lady Niners summer golf

OLNGA past President and Handicaps Chair Bonnie Tasch

Ann Rounthwaite The Oakwood Lady Niners Golf Association welcomes golfers of all skill levels who want to play nine holes in a supportive, fun environment. The group offers weekly games played on one of Oakwood’s three courses on Tuesdays, at 6:30 a.m. during the summer, followed by an informal breakfast at the Poolside Grill for…

ImproVables to be a part of national conference

The ImproVables will be performing and demonstrating their skills at the annual conference of The Association for Theatre in Higher Education.

Andrea Hummel A lot of wonderful and exciting things have happened to the ImproVables, Sun Lakes Community Theatre’s improvisational comedy troupe, since their inception three years ago. They have performed for several parties in Sun Lakes, at each of the Sun Lakes country clubs and even for groups outside of Sun Lakes. They have taken…

The Godfather Cup Tournament results

Ten of the 17 players in the Godfather Cup annual Tournament in 9-Ball. Photo by Bruce McCorkle, league member.

David “the Godfather” Mork, Chairman, IronOaks Breakers Pool League On April 15 and 16 the Billiard’s Room at the IronOaks Clubhouse was filled with members of the IronOaks Breakers Pool League, practicing their shot techniques for the Godfather’s Cup, in 9-Ball, a blind draw, double elimination format. This type of tournament provides a great competition…

Spanish Conversation Group

Dianne Zimmerman Hola amigos! Would you like to join us for Spanish conversation? We are a group of former students who created an informal Spanish conversation group a few years ago so we would not forget what we had learned in Jorge Aparicio’s Spanish classes and we could continue to practice speaking and understanding. If…