December 2018

Sun Lakes Table Tennis Club plans new season

SLTTC members gathered at the Oakwood Country Club dance studio to plan our new season. President June Wagner opened the meeting by giving a quick review of the past year’s accomplishments. Items for this agenda were disclosed. Negotiations for a larger venue continue, but no concrete results are yet available. Tournaments with visiting clubs and…

Rainbow social – colorful and fun

Penny Petersen Cottonwood’s Rainbow Classic, the first social of the 2018-2019 season, gleamed with color, and in spite of the heat, all 85 participants showed up on time and played their matches with enthusiasm. The “Rainbow” is a two-day social. Socials are planned events organized for enjoyable play that stress fun and companionship rather than…

Bridge Results

  Monday Afternoon Social Partnership Bridge 10/15. 1st Bernie Ross and David McCann, 2nd Karen Harnish and Lori Scharbach, 3rd Ruth Hiner and Nancy Parsegian; Small Slam: Bernie Ross and David McCann 10/22. 1st Brenda Costa and Joan Silver, 2nd Ellen and Elliott Bond, 3rd Dori and Ed Krenek; Slam: Dee Guthrie and Bernie Ross…

Rowin Floth: Rotarian of the Month

Dick Nelson Rotarian of the Month for November is the deserving Rowin Floth who leads the Sun Lakes Rotary Club each year in our Veterans Day recognition. In addition, Rowin is president of the Sun Lakes Rotary Foundation 2000, delivers the Splash to 500 driveways each month and helps in all club events. Rowin is a…

Relishing Pickleball

National Championship has record attendance David Zapatka Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, CA. The Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships were held November 3-11. Many Sun Lakes residents attended as participants and spectators. A record 2200+ participants from around the country and world played nearly 5,000 matches. $75,000 in prize money was the highest in…

Note to returning snowbirds

  Patrice Reis Welcome Snowbirds coming back down Meet those of us who stick around! We hate ice, We hate snow (We have no place else to go…) Between the spring and far-off fall Summer heat hits us like a big brick wall While you bask in sweet summer air We be cooking to medium…