Looking to refresh your wardrobe for pickleball, tennis, golf, or fitness? Come to the Sun Lakes IronOaks Pickleball Club sale of gently used fitness clothing/accessories on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the back patio of the IronOaks Fitness Center. The sale will offer hundreds of items for both men and…
Mark your calendar—IronOaks is celebrating our Sun Lakes veterans on Nov. 18. Moving the date a week enables us to honor our veterans like never before. Breakfast is from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, orange juice, and coffee. Breakfast is free for veterans and $14 (plus tax and gratuity) for…
Larry Wolfe The Fall Sessions of our Sun Lakes Senior Softball program will get underway in late October, but it’s not too late to join our association and participate in the upcoming season. We are currently practicing at Snedigar Field on Alma School Road while the Field of Dreams outfield grass is being overseeded. Come…
Penny Petersen Drop-in tennis at Cottonwood on Thursday nights is now open to non-members and even people who don’t live in Sun Lakes. This is a new program to encourage people to participate. The Thursday night drop-in has been going on for many years, but it was only open to those attending the Monday night…
John Yu Ballroom dancing and crooner music is back on center stage, along with Big Bands, orchestras, and lounge bands. Audiences listen and ruminate back to carefree days, while ballroom dancing has never been more vibrant. Old time tunes “Begin the Beguine,” “Mack the Knife,” “Strangers in the Night,” “Beyond the Sea,” “Rock Around the…
After great success with two sold-out shows in the Fall of 2021, The ImproVables, Sun Lakes’ own comedy improv troupe, will perform at Sun Lakes Country Club on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The evening will include both dinner and a show in a nightclub-style atmosphere. Tickets are $25 per person. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner…
And the best part is that they made them (all by themselves) as members of the Sun Lakes Rock, Gem & Silver Club! How’d they do that? Well, the first thing they did was join the “Rock Club” for only $25 for one fiscal year! When is that? Every October through September, but you can…
The Sun Lakes Ukulele Group, led by Cottonwood Palo Verde resident Nancy Harrison, will kick off its seventh season on Sunday, Nov. 6. We usually meet on the first and third Sundays of the month, but November and January holidays require some adjustment (check the schedule below for exact dates). We meet in the Cottonwood…
Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club We live in a world of distractions. Try to get one thing done, and then a text message pings, a phone call comes in, or a breaking news alert is announced. The consequences can be a challenge. As one friend said, “When I feel constantly distracted, I don’t just…
arole Rockland A few raindrops were not enough to dampen the spirits of the IronOaks Tennis Club (IOTC) members who gathered on Saturday, July 2, for the annual pancake breakfast to celebrate Independence Day. Over 50 IOTC members started the morning with some friendly, social tennis followed by a delicious breakfast of pancakes, sausage, and…