February 2018

Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation schedule

  Allan Levy, Publicity Director The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) is an established reform congregation that meets at the Sun Lakes Chapel on the second Friday of the month from September through June. In July and August, a rabbinic-led Twilight Service is held in the Sun Lakes Chapel at 5:30 p.m. Services are a…

Sun Lakes Day Putters results

Susan Gottschalk Monday Flight: 12/11. Best Ball – 1st Vickie Smith 12/18. (Tie) Jean Cohen, Linda Meylink, Vickie Smith and Sharon Gouthro, Bea Hadsell, Diana Laubenstein, Norma Marsh 12/25. Holiday 01/01. Holiday Holes-in-One: 1st Irene Brown, Elaine Greer, Mary Lou Murdock, Linda Meylink; 2nd Vickie Smith, Kathi Bobek, Camille Jasien, Norma Marsha; 3rd Jean Cohen;…

2017 ended with a big bang for PVLGA

  Liz DeMichael, Publicity The month of December was a fun end to 2017 for the ladies of the Palo Verde Ladies Golf Association (PVLGA). Read on… 12/05. Front Nine. Only the scores on the front nine holes of the course counted toward the score, although 18 holes were played. The winners were Flight 1:…

Desert Rivers Audubon has free bird walks

Gwen Grace Saturday Walks: Visit the Chandler Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler Heights and Lindsay, on the first Saturday of the month, 8:00 a.m. to noon. Bring the visitors and grandchildren. Find the Desert Rivers tent. Bird walks are free, and binoculars are lent out, even for children. Walk takes about an hour, and leaders will…

New Horizon’s Writers’ Group

Skeletons Sandy Ilsen The child stood in front of the bookcase, fascinated, aching to open the books and see if they had any pictures. She ran her fingers gingerly over the leather binders and gold embossed printing. “Sandra, if I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times, you’re not to touch those books.”…

Lifelong Learning program elects officers

Catherine Hammond New Adventures in Learning, a lifelong-learning program, elected officers for 2018 at its Annual Meeting of the Membership. Wayne Wright will continue as president for the next year. Bill Haskell, as president-elect, will become president in 2019. Lita Swanson, who has been secretary since 2011, will remain for the next two years. Les…

Italian-American Club news

Donna Haugland, Publicity Chair The Sun Lakes Italian American Club membership rolls are open to those who are interested in Italian culture, food and a good time. Our regular business meetings occur on the first Monday of the month. We begin at 5:30 p.m. with a brief social time. Dinner is served at 6:00 p.m.…

HLAA to meet February 8

  Regina Milgroom Sun Lakes Hearing Loss Association Chapter presents Lin Sue Cooney, a former newscaster on 12 News, who will discuss Hospice, Hearing Loss, Myths and Services. Lin Sue Cooney, Director of Community Engagement for Hospice of the Valley, will share information about programs and services available at no cost and shatter some myths…