Joyce Spartonos As the summer nears, Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) will begin their annual Twilight Service, which starts at 5:30 p.m., each month and will continue through August. SLJC’s June service will be available, via YouTube, on Friday, June 11, at 7 p.m., officiated by our very own Rabbi Wiener! June is the month…
Generals, June 2021
Share the Sun Lakes Community Theatre Experience
Robin Murray Share the rewards of the Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT) experience! SLCT sparks activity beyond the talents of our actors. Many volunteers contribute with off-stage roles such as sound, lighting, set design, costumes, hospitality, publicity—a list as long as the interests and skills our members contribute. These meaningful experiences are open to our…
Sports, June 2021
Spooner PT Captures Sun Division Crown
Larry Wolfe In the opening game of the Sun Division Softball Tournament, Manager Randy Neumann’s Spooner PT team cruised to an easy 19-7 victory over Manager Mike Gloyd’s Redeemed Team. Lead-off hitter Paul Gayer led the Therapists’ attack, going 4 for 4, while Tom Schneider and Dan Melosi hit long balls for the winners. Tom…
Clubs & Classes, June 2021
Spirit of the Desert Gourds
Colleen McKnight Spirit of the Desert Gourds is a patch (or club) based in Sun Lakes. We are members of the Arizona Gourd Society, and membership is open to anyone in the East Valley. Gourds are called “nature’s canvas,” because just about any art discipline can be used on a gourd. Our members incorporate painting,…
Sports, June 2021
June MOGA Schedule
Steve Engler As we approach the summer season, the Men’s Oakwood Golf Association (MOGA) offers our year-round members a weekly schedule of exciting events and opportunities to socialize with their fellow golfers. In June, we will have events such as ABCD Team Events and Best Balls in the morning and Individual Low Nets in the…
Generals, June 2021
New Volunteer Program!
Erin Fjell Do you have a giving heart and like to help others? Do you have extra time on your hands and would like to do something meaningful? Are you looking for ways to enrich your life while enriching the lives of others around you? Renaissance is excited to announce the launch of our new…
Sports, June 2021
The Sun Lakes Lady Niners
Sheila Barton The month of April was the last month of league play for the Sun Lakes Lady Niners, and many of our snowbirds have already gone home. On April 27 we had our annual Pizza Party at Mulligans with pizza, cupcakes, and a reduced price on drinks. Golf balls were given out for chip-ins…
Religion, June 2021
Planting and Harvesting
Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. Here it is June, and now the “dry heat” begins. Everything we experience as we anticipate a full return to normalcy should be about the continuity of life’s journey that we seemed to have missed for a whole year. It seems that we only count time by the change of seasons.…
Clubs & Classes, June 2021
Breakfast Lions Assist East Valley Marines Charity Golf Tournament
Brian Curry The Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club (SLBLC) was contacted to assist in the welcome of golfers to the East Valley Marines Charity Golf Tournament. Since the SLBLC is the only Lions Club that offers the flags representing the various branches of the Armed Forces with their Show Your Colors program, a request was made…
Features, June 2021
Let Joyful Downsizing Simplify Your Life—Fridge and Freezer
Kim Kubsch This is the seventh in a series of articles featuring techniques for decluttering your home—one room at a time. As owner of Joyful Downsizing and a Sun Lakes resident for over 12 years, I am passionate about helping boomers and seniors declutter to simplify their lives, organize the remaining items, and downsize unwanted…