Clubs & Classes

VFW Post 8053 Auxiliary news

Carol Veehnuis, Sr. Vice President 2019-2020

VFW promotes patriotism and invests in our future generations by sponsoring two youth scholarships since 1947. Submission deadlines for both scholarships below is October 31 to VFW Post 8053 The “Voice of Democracy” scholarship is open to qualified high school students to compete for a national first-place winner of a $30,000 college scholarship. Other scholarships…

Fun Lakers Club September update

Pictured are Crowned King Neil Donohoe and Dog House Loser Jackie Morgan for the August 6 euchre party.

Bob and Vickie Bybee There are no major events in September, but we would like to remind everyone about Get Your Game On, Mexican Train which meets every Monday at 6:00 p.m. in the Cottonwood Game Room. Euchre is played  the first and third Tuesday of each month; we meet at rotating host/hostess home. You…

Energy Yoga September classes

Experience the benefits of Energy Yoga with Paullene at the SunBird Golf Resort, Navajo Room, upper level. Regular Yoga: Morning: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 7:40 to 8:50 a.m. Afternoon: Tuesday and Thursday, 4:00 to 5:10 p.m. Classes will start on Tuesday, September 3, the day after Labor Day. Note: No afternoon yoga on Mondays during…

Stand tall, don’t fall

Kim Kubsch Falling down is life; getting up is living. When we stand tall with strong posture, our balance will be the beneficiary. But what happens when we sit? How do you feel your body suffers from prolonged sitting? Here are adverse effects on the body that can occur from sitting for too long: *…

Sun Lakes Writers’ Group

We Can Always Just Reboot George Stahl Have you ever had one of those days when just everything you tried didn’t work? Nothing was going to go right no matter how hard you tried, or what you did. It was just all going to spit. Even what you said came out wrong, or was misunderstood…

Singles Dinner Club notice

Come one, come all to the Wednesday evening club for singles. We meet every week at 5:00 p.m. at the Palo Verde dining room for a sumptuous dinner and wonderful conversation with others in the same place in their lives. If Wednesday isn’t good for you, we also have a table for singles on Friday…

Tight squeeze

Club members "skinny up" to make it through Fat Man's Pass.

Warren Wasescha One of the great things about the Sun Lakes Hiking Club is that you get a chance to see and experience areas of the Valley in a very different way. Take for example South Mountain. From the ground looking up, it’s just an average-looking mountain. But travel up the Mormon Trail to the…

Desert Artists Club meets year round

Sue Sindelar The DAC members are keeping cool these warm days of summer. They enjoy getting together to share their joy of painting, drawing, and other visual arts. We meet each Tuesday in the Ceramics Room, 8-A, in Cottonwood between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Sun Lakes artists of all levels are welcome. Come join…