What a great celebration we had at the New Adventures in Learning 25th Anniversary event! January brings two more opportunities for us to meet again! First, would you like to try a class but not sure you are ready to commit to being a member? The week of Jan. 8 to Jan. 12 is Sample Week,…
December 2023, Front Page
Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Donate to AFMA Christmas Toy Drive
Brian Curry The Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club was proud to donate new toys to the Arizona Fire & Medical Authority’s annual Toy Drive. Battalion Chief Steve McCoy, Captain Eric Kenyon, and the on-duty crew were able to gratefully accept the toys. Sun Lakes residents have until Friday, Dec. 15, to drop off new, unwrapped…
December 2023, Front Page
19th Annual Food Drive and Luminaria Walk
Steve and Robyn Moody Oakwood Unit 36C invites all Sun Lakes residents and their guests to join us for the 19th Annual Diamond Lake Luminaria and Food Drive Walk on Saturday, Dec. 9, and Sunday, Dec. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. Bundle up, bring a flashlight and your family and friends, and enjoy a…
December 2023, Front Page
Community Invite to Christmas Musical
Jeanette Cline Come Messiah King, a Christmas musical, will be presented on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 4 p.m. at Sun Lakes First Baptist Church by the church choir. The community is invited to attend. This is a free event. This musical is filled with a variety of numbers. The Arizona Messianic Dancers will perform with…
December 2023, Front Page
Hiking Fun Has Begun!
Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club You know there’s excitement in the air when attendance levels are up for both our season kick-off Welcome Back Picnic and November hike sign-ups. It’s a good signal that everyone’s been more than ready for the new hiking season to begin! Like the idea of hiking socially? Come join…
December 2023, Front Page
Change of Seasons
Dr. Honora A. Norton When in the midlife of my life it was a change of season—a season of discontent and gradually became a journey towards wholeness—I realized that half of my life was over. It was a time of reflection, acceptance, and discovery, marking changes that affected all aspects of my life and the…
Clubs & Classes, December 2023
People Ask, ‘Why Do You Fly Fish?’
George Abernathy From Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club’s (SLFFC) perspective, because there is nothing more tranquil, beautiful, and fulfilling than fly fishing on a boat on a beautiful lake or wading in a moving river or stream. Just this fall three such trips were taken by SLFFC members in October. The following are member fishing reports…
December 2023, Clubs & Classes
Card Scores – December 2023
Tuesday Night Cribbage Jeff Scott Join us for Cribbage every Tuesday night at 6:15 p.m. in the Cottonwood clubhouse A-7 Painting Room. Games are organized by Stan Wengrzyn. 10/03. 1st Eldon Drenthe 12+41, 2nd Barb Bade 11+81, 3rd Royce Bohning 9+56, Low Jean Drenthe, 24 Hand Ted Jacobs, Dan Flicker, and Royce Bohning 10/10. 1st…
December 2023, Sports
It’s Time for Bocce Ball!
John Terranova, President With the new bocce courts in place, 200 Sun Lakers registered to play the first session of the 2023-24 Bocce Season. Among those registering to play, 50 members are new to bocce, and many took advantage of instruction provided by Sun Lakes Bocce Ball Club instructors Mike Buscaglia and Doc Heckler. Registration,…
December 2023, Generals
Get Your Tickets Before They Sell Out!
Chandler Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Neighbors Who Care (NWC) join host Risen Savior Lutheran Church to announce the Deck the Holidays with CSO and NWC on Sunday, Dec. 3, for two shows; one at 3 p.m. and one at 6 p.m., inside Risen Savior Lutheran Church Worship Center. Search for tickets on Eventbrite.com or chandlersymphony.com.…