Clubs & Classes

Sharing the hiking trail with rattlesnakes

SLHC members and guests enjoying this year’s Winter Social at Poolside

Judith Kuse Rattlesnakes are a fact of life in the Arizona desert. And now that it is spring, rattlesnakes are coming out of their winter sanctuaries and seeking the warmth of the sun. So in keeping with the Sun Lakes Hiking Club’s emphasis on safety while hiking, here is information (courtesy of a presentation by…

Savvy Travelers to meet March 9

Tami Bogdanoff on the Ice Glacier - Iceland in January

Our March meeting on the 9th will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Saguaro Room at Cottonwood Country Club. Our speaker will be Kate Heath, Sales Manager for Apple Vacations, Land tours to Caribbean – Hawaii – Panama – Costa Rica – Mountains. Apple has never held an event in Sun Lakes, so it…

Thursday Morning Novice Duplicate Bridge game

Thursday Morning Novice Duplicate Bridge

Maria Davis This is a practice type teaching game for novices and Social Bridge players interested in learning about Duplicate Bridge and improving their skills in a relaxed atmosphere. There is a 15-minute lesson on bridge tips, followed by playing duplicated hands. During bidding and play of the hands, you may ask questions. Everyone is…

Desert Navy Club announces March speaker

David L. Riggall The Desert Navy Club at SunBird Golf Resort meets the third Friday of each month at 11:00 a.m. in the Lakeview Room. The March speaker is Rear Admiral James Symonds speaking on the 4,000 flight hours logged during his career in an A-6 Intruder. The club membership is made up of Navy,…

Scandinavian Club news

Celebrating our Scandinavian heritage with the five countries’ flags and national anthems on March 17 are Sylvia Jorgensen and Carl Nyberg.

Join your Scandinavian neighbors in the Sun Lakes area on Sunday, March 19, at the Sun Lakes Country Club for social hour at 5:00 p.m. and dinner at 6:00 p.m. It is Heritage Day! Appetizers include pickled herring and Scandinavian cheeses, with a cash bar available. Following a fun mixer, dinner will include Torsk or…

Exchange of club pins with Canadian Lions

Past zone chairman Bob Neale of the Nanoose Bay Lions in British Columbia, Canada, exchanged club pins with SLBLC President Donna O’Neill. (Photo by Brian Curry)

It is a long Lions Club tradition that when a traveling member is visiting another Lions Club chapter, you give a presentation on your club and make a small presentation to the host club. At a recent Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club meeting, past zone chairman Bob Neale of the Nanoose Bay Lions in British…

Get in the Groove, Let’s Dance

Dance class

High energy, low impact, foot stompin’ and just plain fun! Dance to great music with great people and burn a ton of calories without even realizing it. Well, it’s not really a dance class; I’d say it’s more like a party! No one is judging your dance abilities; you just let go and feel the…