Rotary Club Honors Members Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Chair The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) and Club President Victoria Flatley honored Rotarians for their exceptional club and community service from July 1, 2023, to present day, i.e.: • Rotarian of the Year Award to Leo Schlueter. Leo served on RCSL Education and…
Category: September 2024
September 2024, Front Page
Why the Senior Games? What Bowling Green State University Discovered
Ray Texeira We’ve had a lot of positive feedback on the upcoming Senior Games and are occasionally asked, “Why the Senior Games in Sun Lakes?” The answer is simple: to create the time and space for everyone to join in and compete, even if they haven’t risen to the top in any particular sport. This…
September 2024, Front Page
Summer Heat Is No Match for Tennis Enthusiasts
Barb Jorgensen The Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC) has organized play seven days a week. The CTC stays very busy, even during the summer (though the snowbirds can’t believe anyone plays tennis during the summer!). They start earlier, take more breaks, drink lots of water and Gatorade, and huddle in the shade as much as possible.…
September 2024, Front Page
Ukulele Group Kicks Off on November 3
Nancy Harrison The Sun Lakes Ukulele Group, led by Cottonwood Palo Verde resident Nancy Harrison, will kick off its eighth season on Sunday, Nov. 3. We meet on the first and third Sundays of the month in the winter season in the Computer Learning Center, Room 1 (the Phoenix Room). We learn songs, chords, strums,…
Clubs & Classes, September 2024
Science and Technology
Karen Vollis Are you interested in science and technology? During the winter, we can attend nature walks to learn about the flora and fauna of the desert. We can volunteer to be Citizen Scientists at the Maricopa Parks (to document the various species of plants, birds, or insects). During the summer, we can stay cool…
September 2024, Clubs & Classes
Fit and Fun Club
Karyl Garbow Fit and Fun is a positive health and wellness group embracing a healthy lifestyle! Receive information about health and lifestyle issues as we take charge of our own health, lives, and self-care together! We cover a new topic every Wednesday in the Cottonwood Country Club Phoenix Room (inside the Computer Learning Center). Meetings…
Clubs & Classes, September 2024
¿Habla Español?
Dianne Zimmerman Would you like to use and keep up your Spanish skills? Our group is informal, and our purpose is to have fun talking and listening to each other while improving our language skills. We discuss topics suggested by members and, when needed, we help each other with grammar and vocabulary. We encourage intermediate…
September 2024, Clubs & Classes
Coming Back Soon
Harry Huckemeyer For many, Labor Day is known as the official end of summer, but for us in the Sun Lakes area, it is a time when those hot summer days start to become a thing of the past. The area is quick to get a new life, as schools are back in session and…
September 2024, Clubs & Classes
Doll Collector Club News
A big thank you goes out to the Sun Lakes community for their generous support of our group over the summer with their donations of dolls. Your giving spirit allowed us to make a large donation of dolls to the Community School of the St. Johns Reservation. Our group has a large fee-for-service Doll Repair…
September 2024, Clubs & Classes
Group and Private Ballroom and Country Swing Classes
Edie Gilbertsen Group classes are $30 per person for four weeks, and private lessons are $30 for a half hour and $50 for one hour. People can share private lessons with up to four people. Classes are held in the Mirror Room at Oakwood Country Club. Below are days and times of classes: Rumba group…