Larry Wolfe A lankier version of Hall-of-Famer Ted Williams, Paul Gayer has that same sweet swing that connects for both average and power. In his rookie debut in our Sun Division last year, Paul finished third in average (.737), had a 1.069 slugging percentage (a measure of both average and extra-base power) and smashed 17…
The Lady Joker’s Wild Hand and Foot Card Group, which meets on Thursday afternoons, gathered recently for their Seventh Annual Fall Potluck at Sisk Park in Palo Verde. Enjoying the perfect weather and good food are front row (left to right) Dalia Cohen, Sandy Bealmear and Arlene Singer. Second row (left to right) are Shirley…
Several members of the Sun Lakes Roadrunners RV Club gathered on November 8 to 11, 2018, to watch skydiving in Eloy, AZ. The club rally organizers, called Wagon Masters, were Jim and Barb Clark. Ten RVs participated in four days and three nights of fun. There will be no business meeting in December. The next…
Jean Newell, Associate Pastor, Sun Lakes United Methodist Church Emergency vehicle sirens wailing. Hurricanes and floods destroying businesses and neighborhoods. Violence shattering lives. We live in troubled times. In the midst of such pain and sorrow, what is it about Christmas that can still bring a smile, touch a heart or stir one’s spirit? It’s…
November was a month reminding us to be thankful for what we have, who we know, our families and “extended family,” aka the “line dancers who attend my classes.” It’s a blessing if we can be thankful all year long for those same reasons. It’s also a blessing when we can add that we are…
The Sun Lakes Garden Club enjoyed a field trip in November to The Farm at Agritopia in Gilbert where we had a guided tour of the community gardens and the production farm. We learned about the Johnston Family Foundation that was formed to protect the farm and urban farming in Arizona. Afterwards, we enjoyed lunch…
Margaret Crusoe Would you like to learn or improve your artistic skills in a small, friendly environment? I am a retired school teacher, and I base much of my art instruction on the principles of Betty Edwards. She wrote Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain and The New Drawing on the Right Side…
The Cottonwood Lady Niners’ were off to another great year. November 1 was first day of play with fabulous weather supplied by Mother Nature, especially for us. That’s our story… With only some of the Snow Birds back to join the Stay Birds, we still had 17 new members! The word is out that we…
Jim Wegman, Publicity The year is slipping away, and the mornings are cooler, so be sure to check the pairings sheets to be sure you know the correct starting times, courses and positions for the upcoming shotgun starts. Our annual overseeding program was going well until the record amount of rain threw a monkey…
Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes With the Christmas season upon us, I’m challenged afresh to ponder the magnitude of God’s grace in sending his Son to this earth for us (Romans 5:8). The coming of Jesus was planned in eternity past and prophesied throughout the centuries until in “the fullness…