Summer Softball update

Steve “Why Run When You Can Walk” Kay, our leader in unintentional walks for the 2016-17 seasons (Photo by Core Photography)

Larry Wolfe For the first time ever, the Sun Lakes Senior Softball Association has implemented a “short season” summer league on an experimental basis. It seems that the non-snowbirds need a little competitive action to get them through the long, hot summer. We always have had a recreational program during the summer months consisting of…

What is the right size?

Sue Schwartz Why would we build a modern Health and Wellness Center when we have so many facilities in the surrounding area? Do your own due diligence and drop into the Villages on Alma School (aka the “Taj Mahal”) or Life Fitness (aka “Big Box”) on Arizona Avenue. Check out their clientele. I bet you…

News From IronOaks at Sun Lakes

David Beemster, Food and Beverage Manager at Stone & Barrel

Upcoming events Billboard Concert Series – Tickets available now! Tickets are now available for the Elvis 40th Anniversary Tribute, August 16! It’s Now or Never so Don’t be Cruel and get All Shook Up or be seen with Your Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain. It’s been 40 years since Elvis left us, but we will remember him Today,…

Tuesday Nights Together

Sun Lakes United Methodist Church (SLUMC) hosts a series of free programs during the summer known as “Tuesday Nights Together.” Topics vary from light and entertaining to more serious and important. The programs are held each Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in Lindsay Hall, at Sun Lakes UMC, 9248 E. Riggs Road. Mark your calendars for…

High Holy Days invitation

Doris Codkind The most solemn and reflective days in Judaism are approaching. We at the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation want to extend an invitation to new and unaffiliated residents in our community. Please join us, as our guests, for our beautiful Rosh Hashanah (September 21) and Yom Kippur (September 30) services. Why are we doing…

All in the Family

Robert Sherman, former U.S. Ambassador to Portugal (left), Jonathan Miguel Klinker (center) and Pedro Carneiro, Consul of Portugal to the United States (right)

Jonathan Miguel Klinker, grandson of Dr. John and Barbara Miguel of Sun Lakes, recently received a scholarship from the Prince Henry the Navigator Society of Fall River, Massachusetts. Robert Sherman, former U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, and Pedro Carneiro, Consul of Portugal to the United States, presented the scholarship on behalf of the society at its…