David “The Godfather” Mork, Chairman of the IronOaks Breakers Pool League The league’s fifth annual Championships are planned for November 8-12 in the IronOaks Billiard Room, which hopefully will be completely remodeled concurrent with the remodeling of the Oakwood Clubhouse restaurant, bar and lobby. There will be 16 players vying in the 8-Ball Championship, and…
Results of recent events: 6/04. Ace of Aces – Flight 1 Gross: 1st Paul Brauer, 2nd Kim Barnes, 3rd Jim Dubow and Steve Schneck; Flight 1 Net: 1st Paul Brauer, 2nd Gerry Rooney, Kim Barnes and Jim Dubow; Flight 2 Gross: 1st Dennis Bockelman, 2nd Bill Mazejko and Paul Graebke; Flight 2 Net: 1st Bill…
Bob Armstrong, Publicity Our intrepid competitors at Palo Verde continue to tee off on Saturday mornings despite having to face, day after day, the relentless sunshine of the Arizona summer! They all deserve recognition, but we have to report the victors – and they were: On June 11, a Three Net Best Ball event was…
Our participants are used to entertainers and visitors but not the furry four-legged variety. We all had quite a surprise when in popped three therapy dogs and their owners. Each dog spent time with the individual participant being held and petted. And then the fun started. The dogs played together while interacting with each of…
Not even Arizona’s heat can stop the Sun Lakes Pickleball Club Cottonwood (SLPCC) members from having fun! The summer social was held in the evening on July 6 at the Cottonwood pickleball courts and a good time was had by all. The social was a blind draw, round robin. The winners: 3.0 Level, Gene Nelson…
Donald J. Donatt Donald J. Donatt was born to Joseph and Helen Donatt, December 28, 1931, in their home in Oglesby, Illinois. Don attended a two room parochial grade school Oglesby, graduated from the LaSalle-Peru Township High School in 1949. Don joined the U.S. Navy in June 1951. He attended the electronics school in Memphis,…