Reggie Wegman Karen Graves moved to IronOaks two years ago from South Carolina, her first retirement home. Karen was a longtime employee of the Sears Corporation in Chicago. They decided to move to IronOaks to be closer to her family. The Graves have six grandchildren ranging in age from 6 to 22. They picked our…
Sports, December 2023
Oakwood Lady Niners Golf League
December 2023, Sports
Relishing Pickleball: Doubles Tactics for Players of Any Level
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, Ms. Littlewood offers these basic doubles strategies for players of any level. To read all her advice, buy her book. Always face the ball on the other side of the net. Regardless of where you are on the court…
December 2023, Generals
Do You Have Trouble Hearing on the Telephone?
Join us on Thursday, Dec. 14, from 12:45 to 2:30 p.m. at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church, 9248 E. Riggs Road., in Sun Lakes, when we welcome Vicki Thompson from the AzTEDP program at the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACDHH). The AzTEDP program provides free telecommunications equipment like volume control…
December 2023, Clubs & Classes
Desert Threads Welcomes New Members
Sue Bart The local quilt chapter welcomed guests and new members at the Nov. 8 meeting. Our next meeting is on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 9:30 a.m. (9 a.m. sign-in and social time). Everyone interested in making, learning about, collecting, or just appreciating quilts is welcome to join our group of enthusiastic quilters. Members come…
December 2023, Features
A Heroes Invitation
Kathy Sinnott The Arizona Heroes Memorial is currently under construction in Oro Valley. Briefly, this living memorial will honor Arizona residents who served (and serve) within the military, as well as those of the first responder and healthcare professions. Our heroes answered ‘the call of duty’ to secure our nation’s freedoms. Recently, our world has…
December 2023, Clubs & Classes
Computer Booters News
Helen Seaton The Computer Booters will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 1 p.m. for their annual holiday meeting in the Computer Learning Center. Computer Booters general meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month. The general format is usually the meeting and general announcements, followed by a presentation on a computer or…