Tournament Director Matt Gleason (USTA Southwest) and IronOaks tennis pro, Coach Kwong, hope to attract top-level players from all over the Southwest and beyond for this prize-money competition. There will be plenty of great volleys and tactics from both singles and doubles play, but in the end, no matter the outcome, the genuine handshake and…
Jane Gallagher We are a group of intermediate bluegrass acoustic musicians who meet every Saturday at Sun Lakes from 9 to 11 a.m. Traditional bluegrass and some country songs are played each week. If you are interested in joining our jam, please text or call Jane Gallagher at 503-984-9519.
Fun, casual tennis, great Italian food, and good friends—what a perfect way to welcome in the new year! IronOaks Tennis Club players and their guests turned out in record numbers, and all had a wonderful time. Thanks to Kristina Traylor and her enthusiastic helpers for planning a perfect event!
Jacqueline M. Ruffino-Platt Recently, I received an invitation for the St. Cecilia High School Class Reunion in Englewood, N.J., coming in September. It seems we just celebrated our last reunion 10 years ago. I answered the invite and offered to help. Where do I begin? I pulled out our yearbook and began going through pages…
Yvonne Orlich The Chorale wishes everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year. Let’s hope 2024 is a good year for all. With the holidays behind us, the Chorale gathers again to begin rehearsing new music for the upcoming March 14 Spring Concert. We are hoping everyone is recovered from various winter ailments like COVID-19, RSV,…
Rev. Stephen Foss, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes Carving initials into the bark of a pin oak or aspen tree is not that difficult to do. A walk in the woods might reveal a half dozen or so renderings. In my day, we took a much simpler path: We carved the initials…