Driving is essential Eric Ehst, Executive Director If you live in Sun Lakes or south Chandler you know how important driving is. There’s virtually no other way to get around. We have no public transportation. Most of us are in areas with no Dial-a-Ride service. Even if it’s available, it’s inconvenient. Taxis are expensive and…
Jim Clayton The Chandler Gilbert Community College has a special program, New Adventures in Learning. These classes and seminars are presented by volunteers from the community. Many of these are specifically structured for seniors, such as “Making Sense of Medicare” and “AARP Driver Safety.” I would also like to call attention to a seminar I…
In their last 4.5 mixed doubles tournament together, the Zimmerman/Zapatka pair wanted to go out in style. It was extremely tough but that’s exactly what they did. Surviving a 7-11, 11-8, 12-10 semi-final winners’ bracket match and an 11-7, 12-10 winners’ bracket final match, they faced the strong Dex Decker/Michael Cooper pair in the final…
David Zapatka With the sport of pickleball becoming so popular in the Valley and across the United States, pickleball clubs, city park courts and tournaments are springing up all over the country. Sun Lakes residents David Zapatka and Dianne Zimmerman scored big in the inaugural PebbleCreek Pickleball Championships winning a bronze medal in the 4.5…
The13th annual Duel in The Desert was held at Palm Creek’s beautiful 32 pickleball-court garden in Casa Grande. This ever-popular tournament draws players from numerous states and out-of-towners were exactly what Simmons and Zapatka faced in the 4.5 men’s gold medal match. Rodney “Rocket” Grubbs, owner of Pickleball Rocks, Inc. from Indiana and Mark Beltz…
Sun Lakes resident Steve Smitham teamed with ex-Sun Lakes resident Bruce McClain to make a big splash in the inaugural Leisure World Pickleball Championships winning the bronze medal losing in a tight match to familiar Ahwatukee competitors Steve Speight and Don Cantrill.