December 2018

SLUMC annual Cookie Walk December 1

Marlene Snow Don’t miss the traditional annual Cookie Walk and Candy Sale at the Sun Lakes United Methodist Church on Saturday, December 1, beginning at 9:00 a.m. A wide variety of cookies and candy ranging from traditional favorites to decorated holiday confections will be available for your selection. All proceeds from the sale are donated…

Democratic Club notice

  The Sun Lakes Democratic Club will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, December 10, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in the Navajo Room in the Sun Lakes Country Club, located at 25601 E. Sun Lakes Blvd. N. There will be no speakers. The club will hold its holiday get-together. It will be a special time…

Sew-N-Sews annual event

  Christmas is in the air! It’s time for the members of Sew-N-Sews to celebrate with their annual event. This year, it’s a luncheon you won’t want to miss! The date is our usual meeting date, the second Wednesday, December 12th. The time is noon. Make a note of that, since it is an hour…

OLGA playday results

  Carol Smith Boy, it was nice to see everyone at our Welcome Back lunch after nine holes of golf. Everyone looked great and had a good time. We introduced our new board for 2019: President Debbie Horner, Vice President Mary Dyrseth, Secretary Julie Hastings and Treasurer Colleen Ritter. Ann Annis presented the award for…

What makes a gemstone sparkle?

Now that you’ve completed your prerequisite Lapidary One course, it’s time to move up the gem ladder to faceting! So, what’s a facet? A facet relates to the word face, which is one of the flat polished “faces” of a faceted gemstone like a genuine diamond, emerald, ruby, sapphire, amethyst, topaz or other less expensive…

Charity magic show – January 6

Jacquelyn Stewart Sun Lakes resident Raymond Texeira is putting on a magical evening of entertainment at the Sun Lakes Country Club, located at 25601 S. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes, AZ 85248, on Sunday, January 6, 2019. Raymond officially joined the magic community as a member of the Society of American Magicians and the International…

New book by local author recounts dangerous mission

Bob Kelly, CEO, WordCrafters, Inc Sun Lakes, AZ, November 12, 2018 – Tracey Jones, CEO of Pennsylvania-based Tremendous Leadership, LLC, has announced the December publication of Protected!: a True Life Story of God’s Word Brought Behind the Iron Curtain and the Influence of a “Tremendous” Man, by Bob Kelly, an award-winning author and long-time Sun Lakes…

AFMA/Sun Lakes awarded “Class One” insurance rating

  Brian Curry The Arizona Fire & Medical Authority/Sun Lakes was notified that they had achieved the prestigious “Class One” insurance rating from the Insurance Services Office (ISO), Public Protection Classification (PPC), indicating an exemplary ability to respond to fires. This “Class One” rating places AFMA/Sun Lakes among an elite group of agencies. The Public…

Spotlight on local area business

Megan Prock McGrath On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 80 prospective patients, community leaders and insurance brokers gathered at Iora Primary Care in Sun Lakes to celebrate a grand opening. This is the first Iora Primary Care practice in Sun Lakes and the Southeast Valley. Iora Primary Care has been caring for adults on Medicare in…