Category: Clubs & Classes

Sun Lakes Community Theater Awards Scholarship

Roger Edmonds On April 7, Sun Lakes Community Theater presented their annual Theater Arts scholarship to Emma Wang from Hamilton High School. Each year, SLCT awards a scholarship to a graduating senior from the Chandler School District. Emma, who will major in performing arts at the University of Nebraska, began performing when she was three…

Fun Lakers Club News

Bob and Vickie Bybee It’s so refreshing and energizing to see the new and building excitement of getting together again to create memories as we did pre-COVID. While we still live with it, we now have more protection from its negative medical impact! A good time was had by all at the three March events…

Sun Lakes Chorale: Let Music Live

Yvonne Orlich Our 2022 Spring Concert was only our second since 2019, and we were all anxious to give it our best, as we had missed so much during the pandemic. Every one of us was ready to sing our hearts out—to release all the anxiety and frustration we all experienced in the months we…

¿Habla Español?

Margo Callaghan Would you like to use and keep up your Spanish? Our group is informal, and our purpose is to have fun talking and listening to each other, while improving our language skills. We discuss topics suggested by members, and when needed, we help each other with grammar and vocabulary. We encourage intermediate Spanish…

Getting to Know Our SLCT Members

Sharon Gerdik Let me introduce you to a couple who never sang or acted before moving to Sun Lakes. Jim Janowski was born and raised in Moline, Ill. Judie, his wife, was raised on a farm in Kirkland, Ill. She learned to drive a tractor before she was old enough to drive a car. Jim…

Rotarian of the Month: Bill Schink April 2022

Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) named Bill Schink its April 2022 Rotarian of the Month. Bill has been a Rotarian since 2005 and joined RCSL in 2010. Bill and his 2022 Golf Tournament Team again did an excellent job running RCSL’s 28th Charity Golf Tournament with…

Cheers Singles Club Is 23 Years Old and Going Strong

Ann Kisner Cheers is a social club open to singles in Sun Lakes, Springfield, SunBird, and Solera communities. Whether you are a year-round resident or call our communities home during the winter months, you are invited to become part of the Cheers family. We offer many activities and programs, including wine tasting, dining out, book…

Savvy Travelers Club News: No Live Meetings Until October

Jeanette Rajamaki Our last in-person meeting was held April 14. Norwegian Cruise Line hosted the meeting with wonderful updates on their new ship launching this summer. The Prima is a new class of ship for Norwegian and very upscale. Norwegian has The Haven, which is an exclusive, adults-only sanctuary. This ship hosts approximately 3,000 passengers and…