Allan Levy, Publicity Director The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) is an established reform congregation that meets at the Sun Lakes Chapel on the second Friday of the month from September through June. In July and August, a rabbinic-led Twilight Service is held in the Sun Lakes Chapel at 5:30 p.m. Services are a great…
December 2017
Generals, December 2017
Fire District’s Community Assistance Program looking for volunteers
Brian Curry The Community Assistance Program (CAP) of the Arizona Fire & Medical Authority/Sun Lakes fire district is looking to add some new volunteers to the ranks of their “CR231” (Crisis Response) team. The CAP program runs under the direction of the AFMA/Sun Lakes. Two-member teams are dispatched to medical calls, fires, motor vehicle accidents…
Front Page, December 2017
Fall Softball Season 32 is in full swing
Larry Wolfe Our Fall Season opened on October 24 and will conclude on December 15. In the early going, the Core Photographers got off to a 6-0 start in the Lakes Division while Brenden’s Financial Planners and Leckner’s Rustlers Realty led the Sun Division with 4-2 records. Mike Otman led the Sun Division with an…
Generals, December 2017
Cottonwood Palo Verde’s Veterans Day celebration
Linda Caton At our special Veteran’s Day Celebration this year, the East Valley Young Marines presented the colors along with a Flag folding demonstration. After this very touching moment, the flag was then presented to the oldest veteran in the audience, Mr. Louis Verrochi (94 years young!). Thank you to all who attended and those…
Generals, December 2017
Risen Savior Quilt and Bake Sale set for December 10
Barb Fox Come celebrate our 10th annual Quilt and Bake Sale on December 10 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Risen Savior Lutheran Church, 23914 S. Alma School Road. Our quilts range in price and size from $15.00 for baby quilts to $75.00 for king-size. We will also have a quilt raffle; this year…
December 2017
Yoga for all bodies
Noell Hyman You might think yoga is just for the “bendy people.” Or hippies. But that’s just not so, and especially not in the case of this new team I teach with here at Sun Lakes. We’ve been running yoga classes all summer with the express goal of helping people maintain or get back their…
Clubs & Classes, December 2017
Line Dancing with Judee
Judee Curtis Yes, it’s true: “Time flies when you are having fun!” Teaching “new” dancers line dances they’ve never seen, let alone learned; teaching new dances to the “returning dancers;” and teaching new dances to the “current dancers who dance with me year-round” definitely makes the time fly … while having fun! The opportunity…
Generals, December 2017
Unit Happenings
Unit 11 events Dorothy Thurman, Secretary/Treasurer Ladies Coffee – 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 20, at the Cottonwood Cafe. All Unit 11 ladies are welcome to join us. There will be separate checks, so you can order what you want or just have coffee. Unit 11 Board of Directors December Board Meeting will be held…
Clubs & Classes, December 2017
Sun Lakes Essential Oils Club notice
Vicki Merrill Do you own essential oils but are not quite sure what to do with them? Have you noticed everyone talking about essential oils and wondered what all the excitement is about? Then the Sun Lakes Essential Oils Club is for you. At the monthly meetings, experienced essential oil users share their expertise, and…
Clubs & Classes, December 2017
Preserving history in DAR
Toni Bolling Lutter When Gila Butte DAR commemorated its 15th anniversary in September, the celebration was one of five historic events commemorated that day. Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is committed to three objectives: historic preservation, education and patriotism. Historic preservation permeates DAR committees and projects. Currently, there is a two-year commemoration of World…