Larry Wolfe The Boys of Summer, written by Roger Kahn, is a baseball classic. The title of the book refers to the Brooklyn Dodgers of the 1950s, a talented team that usually won the National League pennant only to lose the World Series to those Damn Yankees. In Sun Lakes, we have our own…
Sports, July 2018
“Boys of Summer” softball season underway
Religion, July 2018
Boll Weevil theology
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes Years ago, my wife and I drove through the small town of Enterprise, Alabama – not exactly a vacation destination for most people. But there is an attraction there you won’t see anywhere else in the world. In the town square there is a 13-foot-high…
Sports, July 2018
Record-setting year for senior softball
Larry Wolfe The 2017-18 softball year, including our fall, winter and spring sessions, saw seven individual hitting records set. It was truly the “year of the hitter.” As promised in last month’s Splash, this is our annual overview of the major statistics that baseball and softball players and fans love to analyze. There are many…
Sports, July 2018
IWLN most improved golfers
Nancy Davis, Publicity Most Improved Golfers: On April 11, President Denise Fleshner hosted our general meeting and brunch and announced the IWLN “Most Improved Golfers” for 2017. Denise awarded the first-place Most Improved Golfer to Denise Lott and the runner-up Most Improved Golfer to Barb Sletto. Both of the ladies were given a certificate to…
Generals, July 2018
Reach Out Sun Lakes sees encouraging results
Ellen Engel Collections of staple food items and cash contributions from our Sun Lakes contributing organizations during June by Reach Out Sun Lakes (ROSL) brought forth 222.5 pounds of grocery items and $957 in cash contributions, a remarkably satisfying outcome for what is normally a very slow season for us because of the absence…
Clubs & Classes, July 2018
Ladies Community Chit and Chat – change of location and date
Rose Pachura Note the change of location and date: Second Wednesday starting July 11, 2018; Location: Cottonwood Country Club in the Saguaro Room. Come celebrate our anniversary on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. The Ladies Community Chit and Chat Breakfast Group will be meeting on the second and not the first Wednesday. The second Wednesday…