Category: September 2024

Benefits of Volunteering

Volunteers are the heart and soul of any shelter or dog rescue. Rescues are 95% volunteer-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that rely on the assistance of caring and hard-working volunteers. As a rescue grows, their reliance on volunteers increases as the rescue cares for even more abandoned, abused, and neglected dogs, finding them loving, lifelong homes.…

Message from the President

Leonard Horst Hello family, friends, and neighbors! Welcome to September and the beginning of fall here in the desert. It has already cooled off in many parts of the country while we continue to bake in the desert sun. Our maintenance and golf course teams have been deeply involved in several projects, and we trust…

Tuesday Nights Together Returns September 10

Sun Lakes United Methodist Church (SLUMC), located at 9248 E. Riggs Road, is excited to announce the return of Tuesday Nights Together (TNT), a series of free programs held every month! These engaging evenings are designed to bring our community together with a variety of topics ranging from lighthearted and entertaining to serious and informative.…

Crystal Cards Help You Clean Up

Summer is still here for a little longer, and it’s still too hot to play outside for extended periods. So, why not do some cleaning up? There’s probably a closet, drawer, or even an entire room that could use a bit of work. Just spend a little time sorting and throwing out, but if you…

Time to Prepare Your Winter Garden

Dannette Hunnel September is a hot, rugged month. We gardeners are anxious for the upcoming fall planting season. September is a good time to get prepared! Clean planters and pots by emptying the dirt onto an old sheet, tablecloth, or paint drop cloth. Sanitize pots by mixing water and a cap-full of bleach or vinegar…

The Dance Season Begins on September 22

John Yu It’s time for another new season of dinner, dance, and music. You are all invited to the Sun Lakes Sunday Dance Club on Sunday, Sept. 22, at Cottonwood’s San Tan Ballroom for the start of our 36th season. We will begin with one of the Valleys most popular duets, Palmer and Rossana. No…

Loving Logan

Joan Elder About 15 years ago, I met Bunny Emont at a senior program at San Diego State University. Since Bunny lived in Sun Lakes (the Robson community in Chandler, Ariz.), our friendship grew easily. When Bunny told me about her wonderful summer trips to the Summer Citizen Program in Logan, Utah, I knew that…

Want to Recycle Electronics?

Come to the recycling event, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sun Lakes in partnership with AZ StRUT, on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 8 a.m. to noon. Sorry, no early drop-offs. Drop off computers, laptops and accessories, iPads, cell phones, flat-panel TVs and monitors, printers, cables, power supplies, DVD players, VCR players, and calculators in…