Be a Summer Volunteer — It’s Good for You!

Elizabeth Vaughan It’s hard to avoid the myriad messages we receive every day about managing our stress levels. Take fish oil, get more quality sleep, mindful meditation… it’s enough to make your head swim. More than ever, we are tasked with finding small opportunities throughout the day to practice self-care. These little breaks form habits…

Winter Softball Wrap-Up

Larry Wolfe Both the Lakes and Sun Divisions ended with two teams tying for first place with identical won-lost records during the 16-game Winter Season. The Core Photography team, managed by Gary Hillabolt, and the Young Realty Team, managed by Tom Erpelding, tied for first place in the Lakes Division with 9-7 records. In the…

Sun Lakes Volunteers Honored at Annual Crystal Awards Banquet

Jeanne Becker On March 8, 2020, six Sun Lakes community volunteers, Douglas Bishop, Joe Downs, David Florence, Steve Howell, Karen Jorgensen, and Wayne Mangold, were honored at the 11th annual Crystal Awards Banquet at Sun Lakes Country Club. Guests enjoyed a social hour with piano music by Freddy Vesely, a regular at the Sunset Grill. Pastor…

Book Review – “The Boys in the Boat”

Violetta Armour The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, by Daniel James Brown. This book is a sterling example of what is often described as narrative nonfiction—joining good research with compelling, character-driven storytelling—reads like a novel. It is the story of the University of…

Duplicate Bridge Club holds Annual Awards Event

Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club annual awards for 2019 were presented on Feb. 18 by Club President Jim Utter. The club presents three trophies for most masterpoints won by players who started the year at three different ascending skill levels. For 2019, the skill awards went to Frank Bost, Donna Hofer, and Larry Anfinson, respectively.…

SLUMC to Host Document Shred Event April 25

Do you have paperwork that you would like to have securely destroyed but do not have a shredder? Sun Lakes United Methodist Church, in conjunction with Iron Mountain, will host a Shred Event on Saturday, April 25, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the east parking lot of the property. Dispose of paperwork that…