Susie Dunn Our fun summer Round Robin Social ran from April to Memorial Day. Mary White who jumped right in as the coordinator did a fine job getting all the girls together each hot Monday morning. Heat became a factor at the end of May, along with many girls leaving sooner this summer than usual.…
August 2014
Sports, August 2014
Ace for Rachelle
Rachelle Wilson of Cottonwood was golfing at the Sun Lakes Country Club with the Sun Lakes Lady Niners on June 15 when she had a hole-in-one on Hole No. 15. Witnesses were teammates Moe Bleuth, Cathy LaMothe and Verla Matuschka.
Sports, August 2014
PVLGA news and views
Janet Baron Publicity Chairman The longer I live here, the more I realize that the meaning given in the dictionary for desert, “a dry barren area of land that is characteristically desolate, waterless and without vegetation,” does not do justice to our unique Sonoran Desert with its amazing plants and animals, spectacular bolder formations and…
Sports, August 2014
Niners June results
Jim Wegman, Publicity Membership is vital to our league, so I am happy to report the return of Don Powers, a former member, and the sign-up of our newest member, Lou Blas, recruited by Bill Bartoo. Thanks Bill and welcome to the league, guys. On Monday, June 9 league member Mike Stewart, hit it straight…
Sports, August 2014
Palo Verde Men’s Golf May/June results
Jim Davis, Publicity It’s warmed up but we’re still out there chipping away at it. This edition of the PVMGA newsletter started out in late May on the 31st with a Three Best Ball Net format and the winning team of Bud Murray, Rich Featherstone, George Townsend and Tom Roark with a 160. On June…
Sports, August 2014
Softball Sixties Team escapes the heat
Larry Wolfe Our 60 Plus tournament team, sponsored by Brenden Financial Planning, recently escaped the heat by participating in the annual Pinetop Senior Softball Tournament. Even though the weather was about 20 degrees cooler than here in the Valley, our boys ran into some hot teams and finished the tourney with two wins and three…
Sports, August 2014
IronOaks Tennis member wins USTA’s Silver Ball Award
Denise Lott and Sandy Casale Recently, Earl Schalin, a Sun Lakes veteran senior tennis player at age 86, along with his partner, Vern Larson, age 87, from Tacoma, Washington, entered the National Senior Indoor Tournament in Vancouver, Washington. They reached the finals and after a very close match, took home the silver ball award for…
Sports, August 2014
The Strike Zone
Hits and Misses Arlene Burkhardt The Hits & Misses Bowling League and the Kings & Queens Bowling League are looking for new bowlers from the Sun Lakes area to bowl in the fall leagues. The leagues bowl at Kyrene Lanes located at Chandler Blvd. and Kyrene Rd. in Chandler. The Hits & Misses is a…
August 2014
Creating an age-friendly community
Eric Ehst, Executive Director On June 25 Neighbors Who Care received the 2014 Desert Peaks Award for Public-Private Partnerships from the Maricopa Association of Governments. We, along with our partners in the Greater Phoenix Age-Friendly Network, were honored for our nationally recognized work in creating networks that meet the changing needs of an aging population…
Clubs & Classes, August 2014
Edgar Cayce Study Group
Our “Search for God” study group meets every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in Room A-2 of Cottonwood Country Club. We explore the readings of Edgar Cayce who is recognized as the greatest psychic of the 20th century and the founder of holistic healing. We strive to be healthier, peaceful, and to be one with the…