Cheers Trip Opportunities: A group of nine Cheers members traveled to Greece for a trip that included spending nights in Athens and on the islands of Mykonos and Santorini. Traveling to the islands was by ocean ferry. Another smaller group is traveling to Branson, Memphis, and Nashville for a country music lover’s dream trip. Additionally, several…
Jeanette Rajamaki Join us in the Saguaro Room at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, at Cottonwood Country Club for a Cruise Night with one of your favorites, Princess Cruises—new ships, interesting itineraries. Their package “Princess Plus” includes gratuities, all adult beverages, free wi-fi, two specialty desserts per day, and two fitness classes. Arizona Business…
The next meeting of the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood will take place on Thursday, Nov. 16, at noon at the Chapel House. At the meeting we will celebrate Hanukkah as part of our Paid-Up Membership Luncheon with traditional food and games. Reservations must be made by Nov. 9. For more information, email Wendy at…
Doug Williams The Sun Lakes Rock, Gem, Silver, and Creative Crafts Club is very thankful and proud of our volunteer leadership! In brief, here’s what they do: President: Kathy Norman provides administrative leadership and acts as the club’s primary spokesperson. Vice President: Anita Metzbower acts as president in the president’s absence and carries out other administrative duties…
Mary Kenny The AAUW (American Association of University Women) Southeast Valley Branch’s upcoming meeting on Nov. 20 will feature guest speaker Carol Maas, Deputy Voter Registrar for Maricopa County. Carol is a Sun Lakes resident since 2006 after living in Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Los Angeles. She retired in 2019 and keeps busy with…
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, Ms. Littlewood offers these basic doubles strategies for players of any level. To read all her advice, buy her book. Strive for 100% accuracy on serves. The serve is the only shot in the game that is uncontested. There…
The new Sun Lakes Instrumental Ensemble is in rehearsal for the upcoming presentations at venues in the community. Their programs include Broadway showtunes, patriotic and movie music, a few light classics, and other numbers, which may include a bit of jazz. The ensemble has a program of special music for the upcoming holiday season as…
The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Men’s Club held a food drive for Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank on Sept. 24 and 25. The total amount of food collected weighed 504 pounds. Thank you to everyone who donated food for your generosity and to the Men’s Club who donated their time collecting the food at the Chapel…
Susan Gottschalk The first 2023 Community Open House was held on Oct. 7 at Cottonwood, and the second Open House was held on Oct. 14 at Sun Lakes Phase 1. We enjoyed meeting many prospective Lady Putters, and it was a great opportunity to share our club news and rules. The Sun Lakes Lady Putters…
Debbie Lockard, Communication Director Hello everyone, I hope everyone had a great summer and is ready for a fun-filled winter in Sun Lakes. It’s that time of year to touch base with everyone on renewing their pickleball dues. Mary sent out an email about dues being due by Oct. 31. Please get those in the…