Larry Wolfe Our Desert Bats 65 plus team recently won the Western States Qualifying Tournament in Prescott. The Bats swept the tournament field, finishing with a perfect 5-0 record. The Bats lived up to their name as their bats produced 109 runs, an average of nearly 22 per contest. They collectively had a .670 batting…
Michael Cohen The Friends of Israel Committee of Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation will hold a Celebrate Israel program on September 25 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Chapel Center, 9240 E. Sun Lakes Blvd. North, and is open the entire community. A congregational tour to Israel took place in March 2016. This program will…
Liz Morque Where did the summer go? It seems it was just the first of May and already it is time to think about kids and grandkids going back to school. But wait a minute. School isn’t just for kids anymore. Adult learning programs allow adults to keep in the loop and understand the world…
Your help is needed. Volunteers in Sun Lakes are collecting and recycling greeting cards. The goal is to make and sell several thousand cards by the end of this year. The money collected will be donated to My Sister’s Place, a Chandler program that helps people reestablish their lives after leaving abusive relationships. The project…
Janet Myrick Going on vacation? Make sure you pack your pickleball paddle. You can pick up a game in just about every city in the whole country. Just google pickleball places to play or go to usapa.org/places-to-play-pickleball and it will show you where you can join a group in the area you are visiting or…
Andrea Hummel August is a great time to get out and laugh! One opportunity to laugh and to have a great dinner is with the ImproVables, Sun Lakes’ very own improv troupe, at the Chandler Elks Lodge 2429, 1775 W. Chandler Blvd. on August 27. The evening starts with a social hour at 4:30 p.m.,…
David “The Godfather” Mork Come into the Billiards Room on Mondays and Thursdays in July (except July 4) to learn the basics of billiards. Come as a couple or as a single interested party and we will provide you with a history of the game, how it is played, scoring, shooting stance and pool cue…
Independence Day Celebration! Date: Sunday, July 3 Time: 2:30-5:30 p.m. Location: Arizona Room Cost: $14.95 Celebrate America’s independence at Sun Lakes Country Club! Arizona’s own 108th Army Band will be here to help us celebrate and dance the afternoon away. Each ticket includes a table with appetizers, the buffet line and a desert bar. Appetizers…
Tickets go on sale Wednesday, July 6 in Cottonwood’s Saguaro Room foyer from 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Tickets will be sold at those same times every Wednesday in Cottonwood’s Saguaro Room foyer and every Thursday in the foyer at the Oakwood Country Club. The summer play The Fox on the Fairway opens on Sunday, July 24 (2:00…
Stan Kaufman On Friday, April 22, representatives of the San Tan Crown Rotary Club gathered at the Chandler C.C.C. on California Ave. in central Chandler to present a check to the Center’s CEO, Trinity Donovan. A total of $3,000 will be directed at providing one and a half month’s supply of fresh milk for their…