On April 20 the IronOaks tennis courts featured something new—Masters Tennis. IronOaks Tennis Club member Tony Simonelli introduced spectators to Masters Tennis (also known as Senior Tennis) and gave everyone a chance to participate. This fun and easy-on-your-body game is played with a standard tennis racquet on a smaller tennis court with a slower ball.…
Bill Shedd The semi-annual National Drug Take-Back and Shred Event was held on April 27 in Sun Lakes by the Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, and other local organizations. This spring event was a huge success, with more than 350 cars going through the line. We shredded over 6,500 pounds of…
Ed Robson Library offers free programs for people of all ages. For a complete list of offerings, visit www.mcldaz.org/edrobson. Ed Robson Library is located at 9330 E. Riggs Road, Sun Lakes, AZ 85248, and is open to the public Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June Events: Registration is required, and space…
Dwight Flatt and Ellie Watland Transportation is always a challenge in Arizona, but try transporting yourself back to 1864, and you’ve got a real problem. That’s the long commute legislators have been dealing with this session, and LD 13 Representative Jennifer Pawlik will take you down that road at the Sun Lakes Democratic Club’s (SLDC)…
Jeanette Rajamaki Twenty-four Savvy Travelers (many from Sun Lakes) spent more than two weeks in Japan. It’s a wonderful country with clean cities and polite and respectful people. We loved our day in Busan, South Korea. We had many custom tours, which were nice and small. Oceania on the cruise portion was outstanding, with great…
Trilogy and IronOaks (IO) visited the Cottonwood tennis courts on March 23. The Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC) won a total of 15 matches, IronOaks won 14 matches, and Trilogy won 11. Details: Women first: Betsy Hanusa and Corey Hart (Trilogy) defeated Barb Jorgensen and Maryann Sinerius (CTC), Sandy Carey and Anh Snell (Trilogy) defeated Martine…
Dr. Harold Wong Warren Buffett currently ranks as the eighth wealthiest person in the world with $133 billion. Buffett’s net worth would rank him much higher if he had not donated $51.5 billion to charitable causes, placing him at the top of Forbes’ 2023 list of America’s most generous philanthropists. Source: June 23, 2023, Forbes…
Men, the hunt is on! Join the First Baptist Church Sun Lakes on safari to find which restaurant has the Best Blessed Breakfast in Town. And it’s going to be wild out there! The hunt is on! Don’t worry, you won’t need any ammo for this safari. Who has the best breakfast in our town?…
Sue Bart The May 10 meeting was the annual meeting and the last one for our current year, July 2023 through June 2024. Desert Threads quilters had a fun year, thanks to the hard work of the board of officers. The meeting featured some excellent trunk shows of applique quilts and information by Nancy Starkey…
The game of the day on April 23 was Beat the Pro. Poor Eddy, who hardly ever gets to play 18 holes, had to play from the blue tees with a zero handicap. Still, Eddy shot a very respectable 76. The ladies played from yellow or silver tees, which allowed half the field to beat…