The tension was evident on Friday, March 17, when the Men’s Club and Ladies 18ers players paired off in the annual 9-hole elimination contest. Short chips, missed putts, and errant drives displayed how the pressure was affecting these golfers. Ten couples teed off together on the first hole, but only two couples were left to…
Jackie Cox
Eleven Desert Threads members exhibited quilts in Canyon of Colors Quilt Show held by Arizona Quilters Guild (AQG) at the Mesa Convention Center on March 24 and 25. Two members won awards. Katy Clements’ “Crystal Lane” quilt won a third place ribbon in the Kit Quilt – Solo category for her excellent applique, piecing, and…
Jackie Cox Bob Hoffman displayed his new hand-built golf cart, modeled after his ‘49 Ford Woody, at SunBird’s Car Show on March 1. He designed it, then built the front hood using wood and fiberglass and carpentered the polished wood box. He painted it sea green, the color of his original station wagon. He began…
Pinochle Darlene Thompson We meet in the Pima Room, which is on the top floor, every Tuesday. We will be starting at 3 p.m. We have access to the room at 2:45 p.m. The Mah Jongg people have the room until then. Buy-in is 50 cents. We must leave the chairs and tables where they…
An Arizona Lottery machine has been installed in the SunBird Golf Shop. Stop by during Golf Shop hours to purchase your tickets. Good luck!
Monday Bridge Karlene Garn 3/06. 1st Carol Dawley, 2nd Toni Onyx, 3rd Dorothy Sykes 3/13. 1st Dorothy Sykes, 2nd Jean Ballou, 3rd Bruce Kaiser 3/20. 1st Bruce Kaiser, 2nd June Preder, 3rd Gayle Eskra 3/27. 1st Karlene Garn, 2nd Beth Miller, 3rd June Preder Wednesday Bridge Chris Nechvatal 3/01. 1st Trisha Deflieze, 2nd June Preder,…
Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) serves the East Valley in many ways. RCSL presented a $1,000 check to Chandler/Gilbert Family YMCA. The donation will be directed towards scholarships to the YMCA’s Safety Around Water Week’s May 2023 Learn How to Swim Program. Safety Around Water is a…
Dana Marrs Before sunrise, while we all are sleeping, JoAn Hartzell is swimming. She swims every morning—every morning. Weekends. Christmas. Thanksgiving. Daily. It began one day in early 2016 as she was making plans to get in shape for swimming to take a trip to Hawaii with her son. At first, she said she wondered…
