Dianne Zimmerman Would you like to use and keep up your Spanish skills? Our group is informal, and our purpose is to have fun talking and listening to each other while improving our language skills. We discuss topics suggested by members and, when needed, we help each other with grammar and vocabulary. We encourage intermediate…
May 2025, Clubs & Classes
Ret. Brig. Gen. Briefs Aero Club on Close Air Support Missions
Gary Vacin The troubled relationship between the Army and the Air Force over close air support (CAS) was the theme of a presentation to the Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering on March 17. The speaker was U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Thomas Webster who specialized in CAS missions during his 30-year career in the…
May 2025, Clubs & Classes
Hand and Foot Tournament Winners
Susan Gottschalk The Thursday Hand and Foot card group recently completed their 12th annual tournament. Starting with 16 entrants, games were played until only two participants remained. Dalia Cohen won first place, and Ellen Hellman won second place. The tournament always creates competition and excitement among the players.
May 2025, Sports
IronOaks Lady Breakers
Kim Hutchinson Have you played pool before and forgotten the rules? Has it been years since you played and you’re afraid you might embarrass yourself? Were you never that good but really enjoyed playing? Then the IronOaks Lady Breakers might be just what you need. IronOaks Lady Breakers would like to invite you to stop…
Clubs & Classes, May 2025
Kinetic Karate Classes
Charmaine Roberts What Is Kinetic Karate? Kinetic Karate begins with the kinetic chain. The kinetic chain is the interrelation of the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems. Our nerves, muscles, and joints work together to create human movement. Kinetic Karate generates movement that creates energy in our muscles and joints. The objective of a dynamic, energetic,…
May 2025, Generals
Sun Lakes Community Theatre – May 2025
SLCT Awards Scholarship to Rising Star Chandler High School student Hailey Katherine Laidig can add one more award to her long list of achievements in the theater arts: a $1,000 scholarship to assist in continuing her education. An accomplished actress, dancer, and singer, her training encompasses years of experience in tap, ballet, hip-hop, and show…
May 2025, Generals
Veterans Coffee Hour
Veterans Coffee Hour is held every second Thursday of the month from 9 to 10 a.m. at Valley of the Sun Memorial Cemetery located at 10940 E. Chandler Heights Road, Chandler, AZ 85248. Join us for coffee and donuts, share stories with fellow veterans, and learn about veteran services. Come join us for the camaraderie!…
May 2025, Generals
Dementia Friendly Sun Lakes
Dementia Friendly Sun Lakes and Sun Lakes United Methodist Church are hosting a seminar for care partners of loved ones living with dementia entitled “How to Better Connect with Your Care Partner During Challenging Situations” on Tuesday, May 6, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church, Education Center, Room 1. If…
May 2025, Sports
PVLGA Wild, Wild West Member/Guest Tournament
Susan Lamb Wow! The ladies of PVLGA and their guests had a “hog-killin’ time” on April 8 at their annual Member/Guest Tournament. Everyone dressed in western duds and armed themselves with woods and irons in order to make a killin’ on the course. Along the trail, golfers encountered Sheriff Marty Snodgrass who made it tough…
May 2025, Sports
Softball Player Profile: Pat Murphy
Larry Wolfe He’s from Chicago. He’s Irish. What else could he be? I’ll let you ponder that for a while. Patrick Murphy graduated from Brother Rice High, Chicago’s premier Catholic college preparatory school, where he was on the football, wrestling, and softball teams. He attended Moraine Valley Community College before earning a Criminal Law Degree…