Judy Wegener August brought in the summer monsoons which cooled down the summer heat and contributed to the lushness of the golf course. 8/2/21 Points Flight 1: 1st Marci Koppelmaa, 2nd (tie) Debra Emerick, Julie Hamlin, and Judy Bray; Flight 2: 1st Sabrina Erhardt, 2nd Cat Lajune, 3rd Pat Benson 8/17/21 Low Putts Flight 1:…
Jon Heimarck became interested in chess as a young boy, watching his father playing against his grandfather and uncle. But he became obsessed with the game—like many Americans—as a young teenager during the Fischer-Spassky World Championship Match in 1972. Though he studied the games of the great masters Paul Keres, Mikhail Tal, and Bobby Fischer,…
Starting Saturday, Nov. 6, the Chess Club will be dedicating the first Saturday of the month to chess lessons, free of charge, for interested members of the greater Sun Lakes community. Initially, the plan is to conduct a four-session course from 10:30 a.m. to noon that will provide participants basic hands-on knowledge of how to…
Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club, grounded since March 2020 because of the virus, is taking off again. We are happy to announce our slate of speakers for the 2021-22 year. The Nov. 15 speaker will be Col. Jim Evans (USAF ret.) talking about “Hot Stuff,” a B-24 aircraft, and the consequential tragedy involving…
Virginia Koehler Metal detecting is a fun activity to get some exercise. Bending over and picking up all the pull tabs you find is good for the waistline. Sometimes you even find a coin or two and, perchance, a lost ring. One never knows. Sun Lakes Metal Lokators meet the second Monday of every month,…
Bobbie Reed Crystal Cards will be available at in-person sales this fall. Our next event will be Wednesday, Oct. 13, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Bradford Room in the Oakwood clubhouse. We plan to continue in-person sales at this location on the second Wednesday each month through May. Kudos to the IronOaks…