Starla Kramer The Sun Lakes Garden Club invites you to attend the upcoming meeting on Sept. 15. Visitors are always welcome. The club meets all year, on the third Tuesday of the month, plus one field trip/class each month. The professional speaker will be Adriane Hopkins. Her expertise is “Butterflies!” She’s an Arizona resident who…
Dianne Zimmerman Come and join the fun! Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club holds Wednesday evening bridge games at the Poolside Community Center in Oakwood Country Club. Please contact Director Kyle at 224–279-4942 to confirm the game will be held. Then, arrive by 5:15 p.m. as games begin at 5:30 p.m. This is a fun game at…
Cathy Merritt Cheers Trip Opportunities While many Cheers members traveled to visit relatives and presumably to get away from the heat, others traveled to exotic places, including Hawaii, Africa, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and California. Some of the trips that are coming up include the following: Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Oct. 8 to 11, Price; $1,645 pp/double, $2,095 pp/single.…
Congratulations to Alex Kilanowski for making a hole-in-one on July 25, 2026, on the fourth hole at Oakwood Country Club on the Palms course using a nine wood. His playing partners were Cade Kilanowski (son) and Scott Howard. Way to go Alex!
Bonnie Hoewing The smaller group of Ironwood Lady Niners (IWLN) that enjoy summer golf have persevered through the heat. Summer golf is coming to an end with overseeding scheduled for early Oct. After overseeding is completed, IWLN will be back reserving golf for the first time on Oct. 21 using Chelsea to sign up for…
Kyle Messner Free public preview week runs Sept. 21 to 24, featuring a Fall semester of 113 classes and 25 new instructors Get ready for our biggest semester yet! New Adventures in Learning is thrilled to highlight A Taste of New Adventures, our cornerstone preview week running from Sept. 21 through 24. This special event…
Jim Wegman, Publicity The heavy heat is on, hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Pack a few cold, wet cloths and use them as you play. Even a few minutes of cold water is helpful. July play was wisely arranged to minimize the time on the course, less heat exposure, better for the players. Winners: 7/3 Best Balls…
Cribbage Results – Tuesday Night – Cottonwood – June 2026 Bob Mariano, Organizer and Jeff Scott, Reporting Join us for cribbage every Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in the Cottonwood Clubhouse, A-7 Painting Room. June Results 6/2: 1 Ted Jacobs 13+109. 2 Patty Donahue 11+56. 3 Eldon Drenthe 11+26. Low Larry Elliott 3-110. 22 Hand…
David Zapatka Not only is the answer to that question a resounding “Yes!” but it is also an absolute phenomenon. Pickleball was named America’s fastest-growing sport for the fifth consecutive year following 2025, when data showed 24.3 million players in the U.S. alone, a 171.8% increase over the previous three years, as reported by the…
Steve Engelhardt In previous articles I have mentioned the outstanding abilities of our members to recreate history and reality in miniature form. Many of you will instantly recognize the photo as a model of the famous Tovrea Castle along 202 near Papago Park. The model was produced off of a laser by club member Paul…