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Tom Rigney at the Arizona Classic Jazz Festival

Helen Daley The Arizona Commission on the Arts is an important supporter of the Arizona Classic Jazz Society. In February, to assist with 2021 performances, we were the recipient of an $11,000 AZ Organizational Relief Grant, a program developed to provide relief and recovery support to arts and cultural organizations whose primary mission is to…

Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation

Joyce Spartonos As the sweltering heat of summer settles upon us, I’m reminded of the words of the song that somewhat goes, “The weather outside is frightful, but the weather inside’s delightful,” and even though it refers to the icy cold of winter, couldn’t it just as easily apply to us right now, with the temperatures…

Sun Lakes Posse Medical Equipment

Sun Lakes Posse Medical Equipment wants to say a big thank you to the Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club, Sun Lakes Lions Club, and the Sun Lakes Women’s Association. Thanks to these organizations, we have new blinds in the office, a new walker with a soft seat, and monetary donations to purchase new equipment. Following…

SLLGA Results

Judy Wegener Summer is officially here. Although our numbers are much smaller, we play on! June 7, T&F Holes Flight 1: 1st Barbara Arakelian, 2nd Nadine Stark, 3rd (tie) Judy Bray and Donna Smid Flight 2: 1st (tie) Betty Reagan and Jan Fletcher, 3rd (tie) Dori Winchester and Kelly Dennis Flight 3: 1st (tie) Sabrina…

Unity: Respond with Care

Unity Church of Sun Lakes is a New Thought community. We gather together to celebrate Peace, Love, Light, and Healing. We practice affirmative prayer and positive thinking and the Five Unity Principles set down by Unity founders Charles and Myrtle Fillmore. We support each other in living a Spirit Centered life. Our church would normally be…

Relishing Pickleball: The Lob

David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “The lob is a lofted shot hit off a bounce that can be either offensive or defensive in nature. The object of lobbing is to force your opponents, who are in a strong position at the non-volley line,…

Julie’s Fitness Classes

Julie Bauman invites you to come to her classes at the Cottonwood Palo Verde Fitness Center. Summer hours are Mondays and Fridays at 8 a.m. and Wednesdays at 8 and 9 a.m. For the past 15 years, Julie has been teaching Group Fitness in the Chandler, Sun Lakes, and South Gilbert area. She currently has…

U.S. Military History: The Star-Spangled Banner

Ross Dunfee At the outset of the 19th century, Great Britain was locked in a long and bitter conflict with Napoleon Bonaparte’s France. Both France and Great Britain attempted to block the United States from trading with the other, and restrict the USA from westward expansion. Beginning in 1812, Napoleon began to encounter the first…

OLGA Results

Kathy Burns The heat doesn’t bother a hearty group of golfers in OLGA. On June 14 the POD was Sweet and Sour. Flight 1 was won by Eun Yoon, second was Eleanor McCann, and tied for third were Mary Perry, Dang Teater, and Dari Akin. The second flight was won by Nancy Cohn, tied for…