Stacy Sweet The R Countryman Chapter of the Korean War/Korea Service Veterans will meet on Tuesday, January 24 in the Friendship Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club at 10:00 a.m. KWVA is proud to welcome Anda Vranjes. Mrs. Vranjes is Vice President and Bank Manager for BMO Harris Bank in Gilbert and is also…
Do you and your spouse love to go to the movies? Perhaps you’re both newly retired or new to the community and are interested in making new friends within your age group (born between 1946 and 1964). We are forming a monthly group with fellow movie lovers in our age group to see a movie,…
Bea Loozer We’re starting a New Year. Doesn’t that stimulate you take stock and make some commitments — also known as resolutions? One of the traditions at Golden Goalies is to begin the year with a resolution luncheon. You can probably guess what most of our resolutions center around, but they do extend beyond weight.…
Join us to practice Spanish! We are a group of advanced conversational Spanish speakers from various backgrounds who practice our language skills in an informal setting. We meet every Wednesday from 4:15-5:30 p.m. at Oakwood Country Club in the Ocotillo Room of the Arts and Crafts building. We discuss a wide variety of lively topics…
For the last eight years the San Tan club has provided Christmas cards with a $5 bill inside to 300 Sunshine kids cared for by Sunshine Residential Homes. This year Rudolph Candy Canes were also given out to the kids thanks to club members and Sun Lakes residents who routinely volunteer to help with club…
When you have such nice people attending your classes and consider them extended family and friends, it is very sad to have one pass away. This beautiful lady, Suzanne Strasser, a/k/a “My Movie Star Dancer” who started dancing with me in 2000 at the Chandler Senior Center passed away December 3, 2016. She regularly attended…
And so goes the memory Bob Hirt We were recently sitting at a memorial at the Cottonwood tennis courts, along with some 500 others, to honor a deceased tennis professional and friend, all waiting for the program to begin. We were celebrating the life of a tennis pro who was tragically killed on nearby Riggs…
Colleen McKnight Spirit of the Desert gourd patch is starting the New Year off on a run. January is a very busy month for us gourders. As a patch we’re preparing to host the Arizona Gourds Society’s annual competition at the Wuertz Gourds Festival in Casa Grande on February 10-12. Over 220 entries are expected…
Kim Kubsch Mayo Clinic and Harvard Medical find that Tai Chi-QiGong is one of the safest physical activities for older adults. So if you want a good recipe to improve your health, attend one of my easy and gentle Tai Chi-QiGong classes in Sun Lakes. Each class is full of nice people who are happy…
The Sun Lakes Women’s Association Christmas luncheon on December 12 was attended by about 80 women, and even a few men. We were proud to host the Haul-a-Men, who so graciously help us week in and week out with donation pickups and storage. We also were happy to have some of our favorite Sun Lakes…