Sun Lakes Arizona Fire & Medical Authority crews participated in the MCSO Posse’s First Responder Open House at their offices on Riggs Road. Firefighters and medics talked about their job and equipment and were only too happy to pose with young kids. Fire Corps volunteers provided information on AFMA’s various programs, including the lockboxes and…
Jeanette Rajamaki Join us on March 23 in the Saguaro Room at 6:30 p.m. at Cottonwood Country Club for a Cruise Night. Great unique itineraries. Fabulous small ships. Specialty dining included. The best value is shore excursions, normally three to four per person. But you can always opt for shipboard credit or a lunch and…
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Southeast Valley Branch’s 3nd Annual Spring Raffle fundraiser is in March, with 100% of the proceeds to fund scholarships for high school seniors and older women attending Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Nine women received scholarships from the 2022 raffle! Raffle tickets will be sold Friday, March 10, and Saturday,…
Greetings to all our Scandinavian friends and families of the Southeast Valley. The Scandinavian Club will meet again on March 19 in the Saguaro Room of the Cottonwood Country Club. This meeting wraps up a season of very entertaining programs and visiting among friends. Come and participate in making decisions for next year. Also, we…
JoAnn Greenzweig Our January AAUW general meeting featured Kimberly Duvall who has taught informal science education for over 15 years. She taught mostly in zoos and aquariums before working at the Arizona Science Center (ASC) in 2021. Her current role at ASC is Girls in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) coordinator where she plans…
JoAnne Gaudioso The CDC recommends adults 18 years or older get at least seven hours of sleep a night. For many people optimal sleep seems impossible. You may feel desperate as you watch the clock tick closer to your scheduled alarm. Beyond feelings of grogginess and sluggishness the next day, sleep deprivation can foster serious…
Rina Cupples As a Reiki practitioner for 38 years and a teacher for 28 years, I give myself Reiki energy every morning when I wake up. I’ve done that from the day I received training in 1984. In that daily practice, I like to talk to God and to my body. For instance, with my…
Rosemary Kovatch Come join the fun at the Sun Lakes Country Club dining room on Sunday, March 12, at 3 p.m. The Desert Winds Concert Band, under the direction of Bob Myers, will perform for the first time in Sun Lakes. The band was started in 1992 by eight musicians from the Tower Point Resort…
Cheers Trip Opportunities: Five adventurous Cheers members recently returned from a 13-day tour of Egypt. They visited Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan. Among the sites they saw in Cairo were the New Egyptian Museum, the Hanging Coptic Church, the Mohammed Ali Mosque, and the Great Pyramid and Sphinx. They cruised the Nile from Luxor to Aswan…
The Feb. 8 meeting provided fun for current and new members. Debra Kay showed her landscape art quilts and told us how she makes them and embellishes them. Debra will teach an Accordion Art Workshop March 29-31 at Sweet Pz in Gilbert. Everyone is welcome. Contact her at [email protected]. Her exceptional lecture raised questions and…