Marilyn Conner I guess it really isn’t news that summer is here, and it’s hot in Arizona. Your Apple team is hard at work, wherever we are, preparing for fall. We will be presenting the Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. It premiered on June 10, but we will be showcasing it to our club at our…
Category: July 2024
July 2024, Clubs & Classes
¿Habla Español?
Would you like to use and keep up your Spanish skills? Our group is informal, and our purpose is to have fun talking and listening to each other while improving our language skills. We discuss topics suggested by members and, when needed, we help each other with grammar and vocabulary. We encourage intermediate Spanish speakers…
July 2024, Features
In Passing – July 2024
Nancy Colleen Anderson Nancy Colleen Anderson, age 87, of Sun Lakes, Ariz., passed away on Friday, May 24, 2024. She was born in Lincoln, Neb., on May 16, 1937. Nancy graduated from Lincoln High School in Portland, Ore., and received a marketing education from Albertsons Companies Inc. She was married to Ernest D. Anderson on…
July 2024, Sports
Collaboration Makes for Good Friendships
Barb Jorgensen Five separate Valley of the Sun teams came together to form one USTA 65+ team. The team also consists of half Cottonwood Tennis Club members and half IronOaks Tennis Club members—quite the collaboration of otherwise opposing teams. This team has won USTA Sectionals and played in the Nationals, representing the USTA Southwest Division.…
July 2024, Clubs & Classes
Doll Collector Club
While the Doll Collector Club of Sun Lakes is not meeting during the summer months, the Doll Repair division is accepting new clients for doll repair. We can clean and repair most any kind of doll. If your beloved doll needs a new hairstyle, a clean face, or maybe even a new arm or leg,…
July 2024, Front Page
3-2-1 Ignition—The Senior Games Project Is Taking Off
Ray Texeira The Senior Games project has been enthusiastically received by our community and is on the way, scheduled around other community events in the Spring of 2025. Our Sun Lakes community of around 14,000 people includes Cottonwood Palo Verde, IronOaks, Sun Lakes Country Club, SunBird, and Robson Reserve, and the games will be played…
Sports, July 2024
Relishing Pickleball: The 4th Shot
David Zapatka We have learned the importance of the 3rd shot drop and that the receiving team has the initial advantage in the rally. The question now becomes, what does the receiving team need to do to maintain their advantage? Court positioning is vital as you prepare for the 4th shot. Only the player receiving…
July 2024, Generals
How Do You Do That?
Have you ever wondered how the Crystal Card Project (CCP) refurbishes donated greeting cards? Well, we have several techniques to renew them. If you’re interested in the process, just stop in at our next workshop on Wednesday, July 24, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Room A-8 in Cottonwood (formerly the Ceramics Room). We’ll be…
July 2024, Clubs & Classes
Sew-N-Sews Cool News
Sun Lakes Sew-N-Sews is going strong this summer. If you pass the Sewing Room in the Oakwood craft building, you will hear words of encouragement, the hum of sewing machines, and laughter. Our board members have been busy rounding up great workshops and classes for your summer pleasure. Sessions were organized in the spring, with…
July 2024, Sports
Lucky Shot Pool Club Recap
Buddy Meola The spring rounds of 8-ball and 9-ball pockets were completed, and the end-of-year overall 8-ball and 9-ball championship matches were played. There were two 9-ball pockets and four 8-ball pockets. The championship consisted of the number-one pocket winners of the 9-ball and 8-ball competition from the fall, winter, and spring sessions in head-to-head…