The Kofa team bus pulled into the Mountain Pointe parking lot around 3 p.m. Friday afternoon.

The Kofa team bus pulled into the Mountain Pointe parking lot around 3 p.m. Friday afternoon.

It's a fall Friday night in the retirement community of Sun Lakes. Some residents are playing bingo. Others have settled in for a quiet night in their homes. About 50 of the retirees, however, have something different in mind.

On an evening when top-ranked Gilbert honored its girls volleyball seniors, sophomore Sarah Clause stepped up to lead the Tigers to a 3-1 win (25-22, 25-21, 23-25, 25-11) over visiting Chandler in 5A Fiesta Region action on Thursday.

February 27, 2005

Senior year of high school can be an exciting time.

Senior year of high school can be an exciting time.

Several Mesa residents would like to put to bed the notion that their city should become a destination for late-night entertainment, despite the tax revenue it would generate.

PASADENA, Calif. - Derek Hagan was hoping for a Hollywood-worthy performance in his last college game in southern California.

Rudy Carpenter set the tone early in Arizona State’s 54-20 loss to Oregon on Saturday.

Coach Bill Morgan kicked off his debut season at Valley Christian with a 49-27 win over 3A Sedona Red Rock at Benson Field in Tempe Friday night. In the win, quarterback Ben Bergsma threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns.

The following is a current list of activities and centers for seniors in Scottsdale:

Esther Moeller always attends the Lovin’ Life After 50 Expo, but this year she enjoyed the event even more than usual. Moeller won a two-night stay at the Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino at the expo Tuesday at Sundial Recreation Center; she was very pleased and planned to use the prize as soon as possible. “I always look forward to this,” Moeller said. “I learn a lot.” The expo, now in its 23rd year, gives seniors an opportunity to obtain the latest information on retirement, health care, leisure, travel, education and casinos from more than 70 vendors.

Many people assume that older drivers aren’t the safest drivers, but in fact, this is not true. Drivers aged 65 or older comprise about 14 percent of the driving population, but account for less than 7 percent of all crashes. These drivers are often the safest and most experienced – they are less likely to drive under the influence of alcohol, they don’t usually speed or engage in distracting activities while driving, such as texting or talking on the phone, and they don’t usually drive late at night.

Many people assume that older drivers aren’t the safest drivers, but in fact, this is not true. Drivers aged 65 or older comprise about 14 percent of the driving population, but account for less than 7 percent of all crashes. These drivers are often the safest and most experienced – they are less likely to drive under the influence of alcohol, they don’t usually speed or engage in distracting activities while driving, such as texting or talking on the phone, and they don’t usually drive late at night.

Many people assume that older drivers aren’t the safest drivers, but in fact, this is not true. Drivers aged 65 or older comprise about 14 percent of the driving population, but account for less than 7 percent of all crashes. These drivers are often the safest and most experienced – they are less likely to drive under the influence of alcohol, they don’t usually speed or engage in distracting activities while driving, such as texting or talking on the phone, and they don’t usually drive late at night.

When Dana Ehli first met her charge, she was known simply as Irene Balint. Now, she goes by “Grandma Irene.”

The seniors’ chairs aren’t cold yet but the juniors on the Centennial girls volleyball team are already planning how they’ll run things next year.

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