Category: August 2024

The Foundation Donates to Agave Quilters Guild

Bill Becker, Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation Treasurer The mission of the Agave Quilters Guild is to promote the appreciation of quilting, to encourage quilt making and collecting, to contribute to the knowledge of quilting through education, and to promote friendships and philanthropic endeavors. The Agave Quilters Club has seven Friendship Groups, which have been…

Card Making Class

Linda Smart and Sarah Lythgoe Join us on the second Saturday of every month to make two greeting cards with an Independent Stampin’ Up demonstrator. The class fee is $10 and includes everything you need except adhesive. Bring yours or purchase during class. Doors open at 9:20 a.m. The cards will be completed during one…

Reach Out Sun Lakes

Jim Meagher In many ways, America is the land of plenty. But for so many, hunger is a reality. Many people believe that the problems associated with hunger are confined to small pockets of society, certain areas of the country, or certain neighborhoods, but the reality is much different. Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank has been…

Rock, Gem & Silver Club

Darrell Dick As vice president of the Sun Lakes Rock, Gem & Silver Club, I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and talk a little about this exciting and creative club. My name is Darrell Dick, and I have lived within the Sun Lakes community for about three and a half years, and…

A Final Salute to a Jewish War Veterans Founder

The Jewish War Veterans (JWV) Copper State Post 619 exists in the East Valley because of a handful of truly committed veterans. One of its most active members was founder Richard Askinazi who was honored recently at the Post’s 30th Anniversary luncheon. Over this period, the Post has grown to more than 100 members and…

Tennis Tip from Coach Kwong

Now that the summer heat and monsoon humidity are here, it means we will be perspiring more. Now is the time to take a moment to check your grip and replace it or add an overwrap grip. Over-grips are ideal for those looking for a softer feel and more cushion, while replacement grips are more…

Desert Threads Casual Summer

Joan Y. Carver Desert Threads Quilt Guild is enjoying casual and fun meetings through the hot summer. In June nearly 20 members who call Sun Lakes their “summer” home met without a planned program, finding this extra time perfect for sharing inspiring projects, new techniques, and fun Show & Tell. Besides the informal format providing…

Writers’ Group – August 2024

Retired, Recycled Ernest D’Godor It shouldn’t have come as any surprise that upon retiring I would have to reinvent myself. But like going back to diapers, an inevitable fate of age, I found myself confounded at the end of every month trying to figure out where my retirement money was slipping away to. It certainly…

The Hunt Intensifies for the Best Blessed Breakfast

First Baptist Church Sun Lakes (FBSL) is on the move again, looking for the Best Blessed Breakfast in town. The air is shrouded in mystery, though, like the whisper of forgotten voices carried on a breeze that rustled through the overgrown foliage. Shadows danced between the local cacti. Casting fleeting glimpses of secrets long buried…

A Path to God

Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. There is no absolute proof of the existence of God. All beliefs are based upon faith. God has provided enough clues. However, each of us must arrive at our own conclusions, because God is personal as well as universal. And yet I wonder, even if there were proof, would we still…