Medal winner

Mike Bird, a Sun Lakes resident, was a medal winner in the 2016 Arizona Senior Olympic tennis competition. He won the gold in the 75-79 division. This win qualifies him to attend the national 2017 Senior Olympics to be held in Birmingham, Alabama. Congratulations, Mike!

Aero Club concludes season with annual picnic

The Aero Club year-end potluck (photo by J.R. Scheidereiter).

Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) concluded another successful season with its annual year-end potluck gathering April 15 at Sisk Park; 28 members and wives attended, enjoying brats cooked by Bob Walch plus a delicious assortment of salads, desserts and other extras contributed by members. Those attending were Gary and Dorothy Vacin, J.R.…

Hills, Cisnero win pool club tourneys

Jerry Cisneros (left) and Jack Hill are the Lucky Shot Pool Club winter playoffs champions in 8-Ball and 9-Ball, respectively. Photo by Gary Vacin.

Gary Vacin Jack Hill and Jerry Cisneros have won the Lucky Shot Pool Club 2015-16 championships. In 9-Ball, Hill, winter and spring tourney champ, defeated Bill Moore, fall tourney champ, seven to five. In 8-Ball, Cisneros swept the fall, winter and spring tournaments and was declared year-end champion. Their names will be added to the…

New Horizons Writers’ Group

Assert yourself, young man Bob Hirt Having been brought up on a large dairy farm with a couple teams of draft horses was a good experience for us kids. Those gentle “plugs,” as my Dad called them, were anything but a challenge. Billy and Sally were the gentlest animals one could ever imagine. If you’d…

Calling all Crafters

The Crafter’s group meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month with hours from 9:00 a.m.-noon. The meetings take place in the Cottonwood Ladies Card Room which is at the first door to the left of the library entrance. Bring your projects, be they beading, macramé, etc. and spend a pleasant and fun…

Unit Happenings

Unit 11 Dorothy Thurman The Unit 11 Townhouse Association Board of Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 15 at 4:00 p.m. in the Ceramics Room at the Cottonwood Clubhouse. All homeowners are invited and encouraged to attend. Unit 37 Annette Carrington. Communications For new homeowners, welcome! If you are not receiving Villas No.…