David “The Godfather” Mork Willie Mosconi played almost all his matches in a suit and tie and was a great American professional pool player. Between the years 1941-1957, he won the World Straight Pool Championship 15 times! In March 1954, he set a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss over a…
Travel meetings are finished until October 13. Van Newville was our last speaker for the summer. He spoke about little getaways in and around Arizona. He knows this state intimately – between Vic Hermann and him, there were lots of suggestions for getting away during the hot summer months. We had updated information for summer…
Norm Noble The Sun Lakes Rotary Club selected Charles Loew of Sun Lakes as its Rotarian of the Year. This is the second year in a row that Charles has received this honor. So when his name was announced as Rotarian of the Year, this time for 2015-2016, there were no surprises among the members.…
Denise Lott Detachment 1296 of the Marine Corps League held their third annual golf tournament at the end of April. Proceeds from this event are used for Wounded Warriors and the Marines Helping Marines program. Oakwood Country Club’s three nine-hole golf courses were the new locations. The club’s golf staff did a great job in…
Norm Noble The Sun Lakes Rotary Club honors three of its members annually. In separate articles, Charles Loew was recognized as Rotarian of the Year and Peter Meade as Good Guy. Longtime Rotarian Donald R. Prestin of Oakwood received one of the club’s highest honors as the winner of its Service Above Self award. To…
Susan Gerace will be giving this workshop on the Ecological Footprints of Humans. Are we leaving a good place for our future generation, our children and grandchildren? Bring your ideas on changes humans can make for a sustainable world. Remember when we were young our moms said, “Wipe your feet, and don’t bring in that…
The Lady Joker’s Wild Hand and Foot card group which meets on Thursday afternoons in the Oakwood Clubhouse, recently recognized and celebrated the Queen’s 90th birthday by wearing either a hat or tiara. Shown seated (left to right) are Lois Hauge, Karen Ryan, Ruth Muenzer, and Gerri Deublein; seated in rear (left to right) are…
Bea Nekrosius It’s summer time and the livin’ is easy for the Fun Lakers. On June 18 we’ll enjoy a pool side potluck and swim and mingle at the Ironwood Pool. The fun begins at 6:30 p.m. and will also feature a 50/50 raffle. The club will provide fried chicken and bottled water so bring…
Gary Vacin During a field trip to the Barry M. Goldwater Gunnery Range April 20, 26 Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) members and guests viewed U.S. Air Force fighter jets in action. The facility is a military restricted area and can be accessed only by permission from Luke AFB. The visitors climbed an observation tower…
Norm Noble Grace Wilson-Woods joined the Sun Lakes Rotary Club in 2014 and has been a hard worker ever since where she serves as assistant to the secretary of our club and chairs the Teacher of the Month program. Grace received a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Medical Dietetics from the University of Illinois…