Judy Waltz Sew-N-Sews will meet September 14 at 1:00 p.m. in the Navajo Room at Sun Lakes Country Club. Our program will introduce Special Interest Groups (SIGS) and Friendship Interest Groups (FIGS). These include: SIGS – Beading, Embroidery, Needlework, Pads for Paws and Charity Sewing for Chandler Regional Hospital; and FIGS – Bobbinettes and Sew…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Tips for a successful hike
Roberta Arpan Have you ever wondered about the origin of the word hiking? Hill walking was shortened to hiking in the mid-1800s when people began to take long walks for pleasure and trekking from place to place was no longer associated with poverty or vagrancy. Hiking was further popularized after World War I when the…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Rotary meeting line-up
Norm Noble On Tuesday, September 6, Carolyn Richel, M.S. Ed from Hospice of the Valley will present “How to talk to your doctor.” Carolyn has devoted much of her professional life to supporting not-for-profit agencies. She has worked for Hospice of the Valley since 2005, first in the agency’s MediCaring program and currently serving as…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Swing at Arizona Classical Jazz Festive
Helen Daley Sun Lakes resident Diana Perez will lead off the Arizona Classic Jazz Festival at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort in Chandler on Thursday, November 3 at 4:15 p.m. Diana’s Trio consists of drummer John Pellegrino and bassist Buddy Apfel and they will be presenting a “Tribute to Billy Holliday.” The Festival…
Generals, September 2016
September flu clinic at SLUMC
Sun Lakes United Methodist Church will again be offering its popular flu shot clinic to the Sun Lakes community on September 29 from 10:30 a.m.-noon. The clinic will be administered by Theresa Taylor, Walgreen’s Sun Lakes pharmacist and will be conducted in Room Four of the church’s Education Building. Walgreen’s accepts most insurances and will…
Generals, September 2016
Free health information
Neil Tamber Assistance is available to seniors, the disabled and caregivers provided by volunteer counselors especially trained by the Arizona Agency on Aging Benefits Assistance Program. Services include the following: Basic information about original Medicare, Supplemental (Medigap) policies, Medicare prescription drug plans (Part D), Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO’s, etc.), AHCCCS (Medicaid), ALTCS (Arizona Long Term…
Religion, September 2016
Shalom Chapter of Hadassah
Doris Codkind, Publicity Our summer hiatus is over (even though it is still hot), and it’s back to work for our very active chapter of Hadassah. The first of many interesting and informative meetings and events begins on September 27. Our program introduces A Lifetime of Memories and its designer, Lisa Gershkowitz. A Lifetime of Memories…
Features, September 2016
Beautiful
Dr. Madelaine Paschal Webster defines the word beautiful as ‘delighting the aesthetic senses.’ God, on the other hand, admires the unfading beauty of a gentle spirit. Personally, I vote for God. But both definitions describe someone I know. A gentle spirit of a woman…an exceptional woman…a beautiful woman. Her name is Jessica Ford Marek, 82…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Sun Lakes Women’s Association’s new website a hit
In its first month of operation the SLWomens.org has had hundreds of hits and many, many good comments. If you haven’t had a chance to look at it, please do. You’ll learn a little about our great association that has donated over $1 million back to our Sun Lakes communities. All this donating starts with…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Sun Lakes Democratic Club to meet September 12
Monday, September 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Navajo Room at Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 Sun Lakes Boulevard Guest speaker: Samantha Pstross, Arizona Advocacy Network The program part of the meeting will be dedicated to updates on the status of the various federal, state and county elections. Samantha Pstross, Executive Director of the Arizona…