Rose Pachura The Ladies Community Chit and Chat Breakfast Group will be meeting on the second, and not the first Wednesday. The second Wednesday is for August 8, 2018, at Cottonwood Country Club in the Saguaro Room. Come early to network at 8:30 a.m. to meet new and former friends or stay after the…
August 2018
Clubs & Classes, August 2018
Low Vision Support Group
Linda M Horton The Low Vision Support Group will begin its meetings again on Wednesday morning, August 8, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. in the first floor Card Room of the Renaissance Retirement Community. Meet friends who are legally blind. Learn about low vision equipment, diagnoses and daily living “tricks.” Share experiences with others…
Clubs & Classes, August 2018
Golden Goalies – advice
Bea Loozer I recently happened upon two articles that I hadn’t seen before. One was written by a famous duo: Doctors Oz and Roizen. The other was written by my favorite “Dear Abby”-type advice giver, Carolyn Hax. They were both excellent! They took different approaches, and the topics weren’t exactly the same, but read…
Clubs & Classes, August 2018
Connecting the dots
Sue Schwartz Summer school is over, and the Sun Lakes Apple Computer Club is looking forward to resuming an exciting educational calendar starting Monday, September 10, 2018. We are returning to our Cottonwood Campus in the Phoenix Room at 1:30 p.m. We learned from Steve Jobs that smart and successful Apple Computer Clubs are curious.…
Front Page, August 2018
Risen Savior celebrates latest campus expansion project
Bryan Newman Members of Risen Savior Lutheran Church met for a luncheon and congregational meeting on Sunday, July 8, to discuss and ratify the next step for the expansion of its Alma School Road campus. The new building will feature an additional 725-seat Worship Center and multi-purpose building, a state-of-the-art kitchen and outside patio with…
Religion, August 2018
New insights revealed daily
Jean Newell, Associate Pastor Sometimes I miss the days when a phone was simply that, a phone! Recently, I noticed my cellphone’s battery needed recharging, so as I had done countless times before, I plugged it into the charger at the end of the day. The next morning, I unplugged the phone and realized that…
Features, August 2018
Sun Lakes ladies enjoy book signing
These women gathered Sunday afternoon to get their copies of Sandra Givens’ book, Running Horse Ranch, signed by the author. Over drinks and snacks, the women enjoyed lively conversation and expressed their delight at having their own signed copy of the book. Standing (left to right): author Sandra Givens, Diana Hedges, Meg Reeves, Elaine Isaacson,…
Clubs & Classes, August 2018
3rd hole in one for Laura
Sun Lakes resident Laura Sawyer got her third hole-in-one on Saturday at Sun Lakes Country Club. Her first one came August 20, 2016, on hole 8 at SLCC; second one was on hole 17 at Palo Verde Country Club on January 27, 2018. This past Saturday’s came hole 2 at SLCC. Each time, she was…
Clubs & Classes, August 2018
Chair yoga class offered
Paullene Caraher The Chair Yoga classes are for those who are not able to easily get down on the floor and get up again. Some can get down but cannot get up. And some have balance problems while standing. So, if you have this situation, this is the class for you. Towards the end…
Religion, August 2018
From Phoenix to Africa – water is needed
Pastor Jerry McGhee The Church (by Biblical definition, the Body of Christ) is in the business of dispensing water. Jesus said, “…whoever drinks the water I give will never thirst…” – that “living water” is the most important of all. Jesus fills the thirst in our soul. There is also the need for “physical water.”…