Carlos Lozano The Sun Lakes VFW Post 8053 was founded in Sun Lakes, Arizona in December 1975 and is named after its charter member, Dr. Russell W. Bercier (deceased). Since inception, VFW Post 8053 and its Auxiliary have been instrumental in donating more than $35,000 each year and contributing thousands of hours of volunteer service…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Model Railroad Club to meet at SunBird February 13
Harry Huckemeyer The Short Line Model Railroad Club will be holding its monthly meeting at the SunBird Community Center on February 13. We now are meeting in the Lakeview Room and we have changed our meeting start time to 9:00 a.m. for the convenience of our club members and also for those that may have…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Spirit of The Desert Gourd Patch
Colleen McKnight Spirit of the Desert Gourd Patch is a group of nearly 50 artists whose passion happens to be gourds – nature’s canvas. Gourds are grown in Arizona so it’s only natural to see this form develop locally and the artistic level to be high. Any type of art can be done on a…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Team sponsored by SL Rotary wins competition
Norm Noble F1 in Schools is a program designed to excite middle and high school students about math and science and to encourage them to consider a career in science or engineering. It introduces students to the engineering process. The F1 in Schools program complements the very successful A World in Motion (AWIM) program for…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Watercolor art classes
Alice Van Overstraeten Enjoy art with a great group of art students and an inspired teacher. New ideas and materials will be introduced along with the basics. This is a fun easy, relaxed loose style watercolor class full of new ideas; we often finish a painting in each class. Beginners and experienced students will experience…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Low Vision Support Group
The Low Vision Support Group will meet on Wednesday morning, February 10, from 9-10 a.m. in the first floor Card Room of the Renaissance Retirement Community. For more information, you can call Scotty Meek at 480-895-8540 or Linda Horton at 480-883-6369.
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Annual Scandinavian Heritage dinner meeting – February 21
Lyle Replogle In January the Scandinavian Club of South East Valley hosted exchange students from Scandinavia. It is always an evening of interest for all who attend as we listen to the experience of young people attending school in our country. They also shared some of the differences of education and culture between their countries…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
SLJC Men’s Club happenings
Michael Dar The Men’s Club December meeting guest was Sy Evans who introduced us to Kinesiology – the scientific study of human movements addressing physiological, mechanical and psychological associated mechanisms. Sy dedicated a big portion of his presentation to the applied kinesiology using club members as mediums to prove body response to different physiological stimulus…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Sun Lakes Republican Club to meet February 9
Carolyn McCorkle The Sun Lakes Republican Club will feature “The Presidential Candidates and the U.S. Constitution” with special guest speaker Attorney Shane F. Krauser at its regular meeting on Tuesday, February 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the Arizona Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes, AZ 85248. The…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Outstanding array of speakers at Sun Lakes Rotary
Norm Noble On Tuesday, February 2, Jay Tibshraeny, Mayor of Chandler, will be the guest speaker, sharing insights into the coming year. In 1994, Tibshraeny became mayor of Chandler. During his time tenure, he saw Chandler’s transition from a rural town to a bedroom community for Phoenix. He oversaw the construction of the Chandler Fashion…