Eric Ehst, Executive Director It’s that time of year again, back to school. This doesn’t usually create much excitement in Sun Lakes and surrounding communities like SunBird, Springfield, and Solera. We’re mostly older, without many school-aged kids. This year we want “back to school” to mean something good for the rest of us. Starting in…
They met in a high school English class. The year was 1941. This October 10, Stan and Anita Fagerstrom, residents of Oakwood for the past 11 years, will celebrate their 72nd Wedding Anniversary. The Fagerstroms actually have spent most of their wedded lives together in the Pacific Northwest. They moved here after having lived for…
Marcella Brown, Publicity Chairperson Our golf league continues unabated, as committed golfers brave the Arizona elements. The last summer league play date is Wednesday, September 16 at Sun Lakes golf course. As usual the cost for this 7:00 a.m. shotgun is $13. A sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board and lunch is to be…
Mary Van Deman, Oakwood Artist Recently, I was introduced to the concept of selling my art online via www.DailyPaintworks.com. The website was established several years ago by artist Carol Marine and her husband David, and has grown to include top notch artists from around the world as well as emerging artists. Carol was one of…
Irene D’Aloisio Want to learn how to improve your pickleball skills? Want to understand or better your pickleball strategy? Then learn from the best at the Cottonwood Pickleball Expo! The Sun Lakes Pickleball Club Cottonwood (SLPCC) is hosting an event which will do just that on October 28 at the Cottonwood pickleball courts. This event…
Ellen Engel In the two August collections of food and cash for the Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank in Chandler, our loyal volunteers collected from only two local organizations because of summer suspensions by some of our other regular contributors. The Sun Lakes Bridge Club contributed 52 pounds of food and $65 in cash, while the…