FDA ruling now officially allows dogs to join owners in outdoor dining. The only caveat is that restaurants, bars, and cafés are still allowed to make their own rules about whether or not they want to welcome dogs. Being out and about is much more fun with the company of our four-legged friends, and now…
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June 2024, Generals
SLCT Awards Scholarship to Graduate
Roger Edmonds, Sun Lakes Community Theatre’s (SLCT) education liaison, was excited to present a $1,000 scholarship award to Abigayle Groves, a graduating senior from Chandler High who plans to major in theater arts in college. Abby performed two monologues and wowed the membership with a song at the April general meeting. SLCT supports local theater…
June 2024
Board Games, Card Games, Word Games
Do you enjoy playing a variety of games? We have separate tables for playing board games, card games, dice games, party games, or word games. We can teach you how to play, or you can teach us your games! We play games in Oakwood, Sun Lakes, but can schedule an event at your Sun Lakes…
June 2024, Clubs & Classes
Computer Booters Summer Schedule
Helen Seaton The Computer Booters Club will suspend the weekly forums and general meetings for the summer. May’s general meeting will be the last presentation until we resume in September. We will still be sending out the weekly articles and holding the monthly Help Desk at 2 p.m. on the third Sunday of the month…
June 2024, Sports
IronOaks Lady Breakers
New name, same game. Come join us for ladies’ camaraderie and fun. We play 8-Ball on Mondays from 9 a.m. to noon and on Tuesdays from 9:15 to 11 a.m. year-round. Several of our members leave for the hot summer months, but we play on. We go to lunch at least on the first Monday…
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
Cheers Singles Group
Cheers is a social club open to members from Sun Lakes, Springfield, SunBird, and Solera communities. Our current 216 members celebrated the 25-year anniversary of the club in March with special recognition of original founding members who remain active members today. We invite you to become a part of the Cheers family, whether you are…
May 2024, Generals
Reach Out Sun Lakes: Heat Arrival = Snowbird Departure!
Jim Meagher It’s that time of the year when we are saying goodbye to our departing neighbors and hello to heat, monsoon, the D-backs, and all that goes with it. Some of this change of season we welcome, and some not so much. To our snowbird readers, we have one last request before you leave…
Generals, May 2024
Engage the Brain
May 2024, Generals
The ImproVables Slay at Oakwood Performance
Publicity Committee Uproarious laughter was the non-stop activity at The ImproVables’ most recent performance on April 9 in the Oakwood ballroom. Sun Lakes Community Theatre’s comic improv group was in full swing with their antics, and the audience couldn’t have loved it more. “That was the best show I’ve ever seen!” one viewer was quoted…
May 2024, Features
Dollars & Sense: Advanced Tax Strategies Allow You to Retire Comfortably
Dr. Harold Wong In an April 9, 2024, article by Megan Henney found in www.foxbusiness.com, “The ‘magic number’ to retire comfortably hits a new all-time high.” It cites a Northwestern Mutual study that Americans believe they need $1.46 million to retire comfortably, up 15% from the $1.27 million number in 2023. “This has surged 53%…