David Zapatka This month’s word of the month is wombat; noun wom·bat ˈwäm-ˌbat any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials (genera Vombatus and Lasiorhinus of the family Vombatidae) resembling small bears. Origin of wombat – Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) wombad. Wombats are short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupials that are native to Australia. They are about 40 inches in length with…
Upcoming July events Independence Day Celebration! Date: Sunday, July 3 Time: 2:30-5:30 p.m. Location: Arizona Room Cost: $14.95 Celebrate America’s independence at Sun Lakes Country Club! Arizona’s own 108th Army Band will be here to help us celebrate and dance the afternoon away. Each ticket includes a table with appetizers, the buffet line and a…
Dianne Zimmerman The advanced Spanish conversation group continues to meet every Wednesday throughout the summer and we encourage new participants. If you have studied Spanish in the past, lived in a Spanish-speaking country, spoken Spanish at home while growing up, or have graduated from an intermediate Spanish class, this is the group for you. We…
Tony Horn Tony Horn is a Sun Lakes resident and author of two self-published books, An End to Terrorism and The Three R’s. He’s the founder of a non-profit company dedicated to building strong communities globally. His premise is that the natural design of humans consists of living eyeball to eyeball, face to face in communities…
Board of Directors meeting minutes (unapproved) 5/25/16 Directors present: Roger Beagle; Bill Greer; Bud Jenssen, Anne Montgomery, Woody Neiman, Dick Norris and Mel Rasmussen Also present: General Manager Steve Nolan President Dick Norris called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. He stated that the meeting is being recorded for accuracy of the minutes. Secretary…
Ruth Rees, Publicity Many of our members have departed to home, whether that be in ND, SD, MN, ID, WA or wherever cool weather prevails. Others have escaped the desert heat to Pinetop, Prescott and other spots in the AZ high country. Meanwhile, our remaining OLGA ladies were lucky to have fine weather during May…