Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions President Gary Aleshire (left) presents outgoing President Bob Glantz (right) with a recognition plaque for his service. In addition to his normal term, Glantz had to move up the president of the club when SLBC President Rich Iovino passed away suddenly. He also had to deal with COVID-19 and the various…
Mike Willinger Events: IMGA Veteran Recognition: On Nov. 11 the IMGA Board sponsored a Veterans Recognition held at the Halley pool ramada. The event was hosted by Bob Clark, IMGA president. After remarks by Bob Clark and Michele Renehan, director of communications at IronOaks, veterans offered comments about their military service. It was the highlight of…
Penny Petersen One of Cottonwood Tennis Club’s best players, Ollie Johnson, and her Mixed Doubles partner Terry Jackson of Albuquerque, N.M., won the Gold medal recently at the Huntsman’s World Senior Games held in St. George, Utah. They competed in the age 70-74 category in Mixed Doubles and were seeded as the number one team.…
Nancy Stutman Jennifer Gerwarges, program director of U.S. Vets-Phoenix, was all smiles as she accepted a $2,000 check from Jewish War Veterans Post 619 (JWV) in Sun Lakes at their Oct. 16 meeting. U.S. Vets opened a new housing project, Ashley Place, on Nov. 1. The project, consisting of two houses holding five women each,…
Larry Wolfe This is the story of the “Jurassic Narc,” a nickname fondly bestowed upon Brian Brockman by his younger co-workers at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) where he spent over 24 years as a Special Agent. But, first, some background information … Brian is a Bah-ston-area native, graduating from Framingham North High, where he…
Lion John Peterson The Sun Lakes Lions Club and the Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse joined forces for a Shred-A-Thon on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 29. The process was successful. Shown are Posse Commander Craig Lloyd, Lion Pat Hollander, and several Lions.