Spirit of the Desert Gourd Patch sale – March 31

This is one of two beautiful hanging gourd quilts made by all the members of the Sprit Desert Gourd patch. Last month at the Running of The Gourds festival in Casa Grande, one was donated for a fund raiser; the other was sold in our patch’s booth.

March brings a much-needed break to our members after a great four-day festival in Casa Grande February 9-12. Over 8,000 people attended the event at the Pinal County Fairground. One hundred ninety-seven gourds were entered into the Arizona Gourd Society state competition, of which we were in charge. Hundreds of volunteer hours go into planning…

Sun Lakes – Cottonwood Palo Verde at Sun Lakes

Board of Director meeting minutes – Jan. 25, 2017 (unapproved) Directors present: Roger Beagle, Bill Greer, Bud Jenssen, Anne Montgomery, Woody Neiman, Dick Norris and Mel Rasmussen Also present: General Manager, Steve Nolan CALL TO ORDER: President, Dick Norris called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.. in the Saguaro Room. He stated that the meeting…

Wolfe and Associates capture Lakes Division title

Lakes Division Champions: Kneeling, l-r: Joe Igelmund, Dan Bradfield, Ron Pennington, Denny Davidson and Manager Randy Rothenbuehler. Standing, l-r: Bill Gaston, Billy Maxwell, Gary Brinkman, Brian Jette, Hoot Gibson, Tom Vitolo and Doug Warwick; Photo courtesy of Core Photography, LLC

Larry Wolfe Rookie Manager Randy Rothenbuehler got his Sun Lakes Softball managerial career off to a great start by leading his Wolfe & Associates team to a 13-5 record and the Lakes Division Winter League Senior Softball title. The Farmers Insurance squad, sponsored by the Frank Margiotta Agency and managed by Gary Hillabolt, also finished…

The Hot Spot

The Sun Lakes Fire District, in response to recent retirements, sent three new recruits to the Phoenix Fire Department Regional Training Academy class 16-03 along with recruits from various other Arizona departments and districts. A delegation of off-duty SLFD firefighters attended the graduation of the three new recruits to wish them well in their new…