Larry Wolfe At last count, there were 121 baseball/softball statistics categories; 72 are considered “standard,” while 49 are considered “advanced.” Additionally, Major League Baseball has created 32 measurements, called “Statcast” numbers. These measure things such as launch angle, exit velocity, catcher framing, and outfielder arm strength. However, our Sun Lakes Softball stats are much simpler.…
Jeanette Rajamaki Savvy Travelers are traveling this summer to get out of the heat. Many are in Germany and Vienna on the Danube River. Lots of folks are visiting my favorite place, Iceland. A group of folks left Sun Lakes the first week in June for Turkey, the Greek Isles, and Israel where the heat…
Word Games Do you like to play a variety of word games? We can teach you how to play, or you can teach us your games! We play word games such as AmuseAmaze, Quiddler, Scattergories, and Scrabble. We play word games in Oakwood, Sun Lakes, but can schedule a game event in a function room…
Nancy Stutman Jewish War Veterans (JWV) Copper State Post 619 congratulates its distinguished active-duty member Kenneth Wolin on his promotion to Master Gunnery Sergeant of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Corps Band. This title is the 9th and highest enlisted grade in the U.S. Marine Corps. Kenneth is the son of JWV’s past Commander…
Rina Cupples Aches and pains? Don’t sleep too well? Tummy out of sorts? Over stressed? It may be very beneficial to give yourself daily Reiki treatments (Reiki is pronounced Ray-Key). Reiki is a word meaning Universal Life Force—that’s the living energy in and around all living things. Each of us has chi, or ki, energy…
Five women who were all on the same swim team reunite annually in a quaint cottage on the Outer Banks, N.C. Team captain Sheree Hollinger (played by Janine Schneck) uses her extraordinary organizational skills to plan activities, as well as menus, for the group, much to everyone’s dismay. Dinah Grayson (played by Sally Holberg) simply…