Category: June 2021

Save the Date for July 8 Blood Drive

Dean Athmer The Sun Lakes Posse will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, July 8, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The address is 9531 E. Riggs Road, Sun Lakes. The event will be in the meeting room, with plenty of space to comply with social distancing requirements. Here are the basic…

Grilling Time

Marilu Trainor It’s grilling time! Seven out of 10 adults own a grill, smoker, or BBQ. Enjoy those tasty meals safely and avoid a disaster by adhering to a few safety tips from the Goodyear Fire Department. The Stats: * From 2014 to 2018, grills, hibachis, smokers, and barbeques accounted for 10,600 home fires annually,…

The Remodeling Corner

Janet Cook June is a time to celebrate dads. Not much has been written about what a man wants for their bathroom remodel—I looked! It is his space, too, and there are personal wants for his daily experience he may not have mentioned. Another area men tend to make do is in outdoor cooking at…

Reopening of the Friends’ Bookstore

Susan Bliss Good news! The Friends’ Bookstore in the Robson Library has reopened! The bookstore is open during library hours, and items may be purchased on the honor system. Stop by to browse your favorite bookstore and take advantage of our prices—the best anywhere. At present, we also have a large number of DVDs and…

Attention IronOaks New Homeowners

Melva Edwards, Chair, IronOaks Welcome Group You are eligible for: * Free round of golf for two * Free month at our Fitness Center * Free month of tennis and pickleball * BOGO meal at Stone & Barrel or Grill on the Green All you have to do is call the IronOaks Welcome Group, c/o Howard Lundgren, at…

Resources for Improving Our Photos

Milky Way over Sedona by Janet Ballard

Ken Duquaine Photography clubs such as ours offer many opportunities for photographers at all levels to improve their skills. Having been suspended during the past year due to the COVID-19 virus, one such opportunity will once again be offered by the Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) beginning in January of 2022. Two series of classes…

Unit Happenings

Unit 11 Penny Dilles No Unit 11 monthly board meetings will be held until Oct. 20. Unit 19 News Melody Strom Dear Unit 19 Townhome Owners: Monthly board working and open meetings for Unit 19 will not be scheduled for the summer months, but will again be scheduled for October, 2021. Look for the October…

Ranger Ranks Explode

Michael Berry From humble beginnings in early 2019, your Sun Lakes Ranger Company has grown from an initial founding group of five to a current membership of 27 Rangers and half a dozen applicants. Established to provide a visual deterrent to crime in our communities through regularly-scheduled patrols, the Rangers help create a safer Sun…

New to Arizona? New to New Adventures?

Marie Burns presents Improving Your Financial Life with Positive Intelligence during New Adventures' summer semester.

Mary Kenny If you look around your community now, you will surely see more than a few new residents. If you’re new here, reach out to the community and learn what we have to offer. And for those of you who haven’t yet discovered New Adventures (NA), our lifelong learning program, now is the time…

AAUW Spring Fundraiser Exceeds $4.6K Record

Co-President Mary Hamecke and Penny Rings

Barbara Stewart The Southeast Valley Branch of American Association of University Women (AAUW) launched a very successful spring fundraiser for local women needing scholarships this coming year to attend Chandler/Gilbert Community College. Proceeds exceeded a record $4,600 to be distributed to selected qualified young women. The effort included financial donations from members, a raffle for 14 donated…