Arizonans for Children benefit from Ironwood Lady Niners

Viki Mendenhall and Beth Zdeblick It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere was the theme for the Ironwood Lady Niners golf invitational. On March 20, 108 golfers from all over the valley came to Ironwood to not only enjoy a fun day of golf, but to support a great charity: Arizonans for Children. Golfers from Pebblebrook, Sun Lakes,…

Desert Threads continue to support local charities

Johnie Scofield The Desert Threads Chapter of the Arizona Quilters Guild is very busy with many charity projects. In the fall, we made 144 tray-size placemats for Neighbors Who Care for their 2018 Holiday client meal package. Then in November and December, we completed 22 “fidget” quilts for NWC, for use with their memory-impaired clients.…

Sun Lakes Tennis Club celebrates annual Spring Fling

Jerry Vance The Sun Lakes Tennis Club finished up the season with our annual Spring Fling. members gathered for a great prime rib dinner at the clubhouse. Decorations for the room and tables by Kathy Thorsen were innovative and appreciated. Many gifts and prizes were given away, and the 50/50 was won by Sandy Lind,…

On women and fly fishing

Brad Smith My wife once asked me, “What do you guys do after you’re done fishing for the day; do you give each other back rubs?” I consider this question so profound that I still ponder it after these many years. What statement throughout history could better exemplify the male-female dialectic! Obviously, she thought this…

Wearing of the Green

Janet Myrick Wearing of the Green, Saint Patrick’s Day Pickleball Social was another huge success. This year, we had 48 players which were split into eight teams with six players each. It was a team event only allowing each person two points when serving with any rotation of players for all five rounds. The names…

Standing ovation for the Chordaires Show Chorus!

The Chordaires put on really fun and memorable afternoon and evening performance on April 6 in the San Tan Ballroom. Both performances were filled to the brim, and the audiences were entertained with song, dance and memories from the ‘50s to ‘80s. With their wonderful emcee Dennis Dannehl, guest models Jim Henry and Colleen Walker…