Stephanie Hemberg If you are interested in playing 5-Card American Standard Social Bridge, please email me at [email protected] and leave a phone number so I can call and talk with you. If you would like a very good review of Notrump and the Stayman and Jacoby Transfer Conventions and a fun, safe place to play,…
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Clubs & Classes, August 2022
Get Ready for the November 8 Election
Roxy Banta By the time the paper comes out, the Aug. 2 primary vote will be underway. It is time to turn our sights to the Nov. 8 election. Go to BeBallotReady.vote to check your voting status. Mark your calendars for Sunday, Sept. 11. Our club is hosting a Meet the Candidates event from 3…
Clubs & Classes, August 2022
Rotary Club Announces Its 2022-23 Leadership Team
Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Chair At a recent Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) meeting held at Sun Lakes Palo Verde Country Club, the Rotary International (RI) District 5495 incoming district governor, Larry Horton, welcomed the Rotary Club of Sun Lakes 2022-23 board, officers, and committee chairs to their new positions. RI officer-themed…
Clubs & Classes, August 2022
Sun Lakes Writers’ Group
Communication Is Key Carrie Bonello Most of you know me and maybe met my better half, Monty. If you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting him, I will tell you he is smart, funny, focused and definitely the better half. We are joined at the hip and do almost everything together. We will both tell…
Clubs & Classes, August 2022
Desert Threads Members Learn About Dyeing Fabric
The May meeting featured Diana Jones demonstrating how fabric can be dyed using the Ice Dye Technique. She showed many fabric examples that were first tied, then set in a tub with a variety of colored dye and ice. As the ice melts, it causes the dye to seep into the fabric and create a…
Clubs & Classes, August 2022
Hiking in the Off Season
Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club We are at the midpoint of the break from our formal hiking season—a hot time when thoughts are elsewhere other than hiking: Facebook posts of recipes to try, fishing trips along the Canadian border, and other vacation destinations that are timed to escape the heat of the summer. But…
Clubs & Classes, August 2022
Sun Lakes Card Makers to Meet on August 17
The next monthly meeting of the Sun Lakes Card Markers will be on the third Wednesday of August (Aug. 17) at 1 p.m., in the Arts and Crafts Room of Sun Lakes Phase 1. Our members often meet for lunch at the Sun Lakes Grill at 11:30 a.m., and new, interested Sun Lakers are invited…
Clubs & Classes, August 2022
Sun Lakes Garden Club
The featured speaker at the Aug. 16 monthly meeting is Elena Ortiz. Her topic is “Gardening and Wildlife.” Ms. Ortiz is a biosciences professor at Phoenix College (a Maricopa Community College). She teaches botany and environmental biology and is the advisor for the Phoenix College Garden Club. Her students have recently acquired a spot on…
Clubs & Classes, August 2022
Julie’s Fitness Classes
Julie Bauman invites you to come to her classes at the Cottonwood Palo Verde Fitness Center. Summer hours are Mondays and Fridays at 8 a.m. and Wednesdays at 8 and 9 a.m. For the past 15 years, Julie has been teaching Group Fitness in the Chandler, Sun Lakes, and South Gilbert area. She currently has…
Clubs & Classes, August 2022
Dolly Dressers to Resume Monthly Meetings in September
The Dolly Dressers, a charity arm of Sun Lakes Sew-N-Sews, will resume formal meetings in September. The regular meeting time is the first Thursday of the month, in the Oakwood Sewing Room from 1 to 3 p.m. In September, that means Sept. 1. All doll lovers are welcome to come and see what the Dolly…