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French Conversation Group celebrates fifth year

Calling all Francophones and those with some proficiency in French. Would you like to gather weekly for a casual and lively meet-up with other French language speakers? We meet Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in Cottonwood Activity Room (A-7). Call Marilyn Marschel at 843-230-6458 or email me at mtflorence@aol.com for more information, or…

The Strike Zone

  Guys and Dolls Karen Sowney 11/05. Men — Scratch Game: Joe Igelmund 234, Bob Hutchins 226; Scratch Series: Joe Igelmund 584, Bob Hutchins 583; Women — Scratch Game: Joyce Anderson 285, Doreen Weiss 165; Scratch Series: Joyce Anderson 497, Yvette Morin 429 11/12. Men — Scratch Game: Dave Tharp 223, Greg Beatty 204, Pat…

Sun Lakes ladies making memories

Jean Steinberger Five Sun Lakes ladies enjoyed a day trip to the OdySea Aquarium. When we arrived, we took many pictures and put them in book form for a great memory. A terrific time was had by all. We incidentally learned a great deal about the sea and the animals that occupy or make use…

Dorene Pool wows audience

Music has always been an important part of the Unity Church of Sun Lakes’ Sunday celebrations, and November 11, Veterans Day, was no exception. That was the day that Dorene Pool, viola player, and Francine Alexander, piano accompanist, played their patriotic music for us. These traditional songs were touching and inspirational and led us to…

Fighting mad

  Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. First – animals get mad, people get angry. In this instance, however, perhaps the right terminology is MAD. Things are happening in this country that sometimes appear to be so convoluted that we lose sight of the original intent. We have heard the slogan, “politically correct.” To me, that is…

Annual Bradshaw Tournament attracts 150 participants

Penny Petersen The Bradshaw Tennis Tournament is the largest tennis gathering of the year and includes entrants from Sun Lakes 1, Cottonwood Palo Verde, Ironwood, Oakwood, SunBird and Springfield. This year, there were 150 participants competing in Men’s and Women’s Doubles. New elements were added, including Fast Serve and Placement competitions. An exhibition match was…

Upcoming events for Sun Lakes Garden Club

Members have three events scheduled for January. On Monday, January 14, A field trip is planned to the Caywood Cotton Farm in Casa Grande. Members will enjoy a private tour by the owners, including a hayride, fiddle playing and an interactive educational workshop about the crop. Members will enjoy lunch in Casa Grande before the…

Sun Lakes Drum Circle

Julia Norton Happy New Year! A new year brings the chance to bring in new thoughts, new events and new beginnings into our lives. Our drum circles that happen every month around the full moon are a chance to create something new in your life. If you haven’t been to our drum circle, you are…

Shalom Hadassah highlights

  Doris Codkind, Pubicity If you haven’t attended the last few Hadassah events, you have missed being a part of this very vibrant organization. * Our kick-off event in October was a smash hit Pot Luck Patio Party! * November’s Fashion Show at the Tea Room was absolutely charming, and * The traditional Hanukkah celebration…

Tomorrow?

  Jean Newell, Associate Pastor at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church “Tomorrow. I’ll think about it tomorrow.” Isn’t that what Scarlett liked to say? Scarlett O’Hara of Gone with the Wind fame? Time and time again in the midst of life’s struggles, Scarlett’s response was to look to “tomorrow.” With the New Year 2019 upon us,…