Veterans Day and the Birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps are approaching in November. In keeping with tradition, our East Valley Marine Corp League’s Chandler/Sun Lakes Detachment 1296 is hosting its annual Birthday Ball. The Ball will be on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Oakwood Country Club. The public is invited to enjoy the formal…
Generals, October 2023
Winter Wonderland Gala
Jeanne Becker, Treasurer During the summer and now in the fall, four members of the Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation have been planning this year’s Winter Wonderland Gala. This year’s event coordinators Jan Hawkes, Jeanne Duncan, Jade Neff, and Karen McGowan are arranging a glamorous and elegant semi-formal dinner dance to be held on Sunday, Dec.…
Sports, October 2023
PVLGA Golf Fore Life Cancer Tournament
The Palo Verde Ladies Golf Association (PVLGA) will hold its Golf Fore Life Cancer Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at noon. All proceeds will go to the University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) for research. PVLGA members may invite guests with golf handicaps to participate. Palo Verde Men’s Golf Association members are also invited to…
October 2023, Features
In Passing – October 2023
Lillian “Lil” Abild Lillian “Lil’’ Evelyn Abild (nee Kronaizl, Vernon), of Sun Lakes, Ariz., passed away peacefully at Emerald Groves Assisted Living on Aug. 22, 2023, at the age of 88. Lil was born on a farm outside of Utica, S.D., on April 1, 1935, to Joseph and Sophie (Kortan) Kronaizl; she was the youngest…
October 2023, Generals
Wildcat Jazz Band and 2 Pianos, 6 Hands
Helen Daley The Wildcat Jazz Band is a first-class traditional jazz band from Tucson. They will be presenting a festival warmup for the Arizona Classic Jazz Society (ACJS) on Oct. 15, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza Phoenix-Chandler Golf Resort, One San Marcos Place, Downtown Chandler. The show is open to the…
Clubs & Classes, October 2023
Daughters of the American Revolution
The Gila Butte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is honored to welcome State Regent Sallie Beraud Lovorn as guest speaker at the Oct. 18 meeting in Cottonwood. Her topic will be “The Battle of Ambos Nogales, the only land battle of World War I to touch American soil.” Call Jean Culver…
Sports, October 2023
Sun Lakes Lady Putters
Susan Gottschalk Look for us at our table at the Community Open Houses on Oct. 7 at Cottonwood and/or Oct. 14 at Sun Lakes Phase 1. We look forward to meeting you! Also, our always-popular Holiday Lunch is scheduled for Dec. 1 at the Cottonwood San Tan Ballroom. For more information or questions concerning the…
October 2023
Unity: Peace and Love Prevail
Kay Davis Unity Church of Sun Lakes is a New Thought Community. We celebrate Peace, Love, Light, Joy, and Healing. We practice affirmative prayer and positive thinking, and we support one another in living a Spirit-centered life. Rev. Jeanne MacLaughlin is our spiritual leader. Church service has been halted in July and August, but Rev.…
October 2023, Features
The Microwave Workout
Roy Parfitt We have all heard the term, “Use it or lose it,” and even more so as we age. We can lose three to five percent of our muscle mass each decade after the age of 30, and as we lose that mass, our muscle strength, shape, and function go with it. Living in…
Clubs & Classes, October 2023
Card Scores – October 2023
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. 8/01. 1st Patty Donahue 14+20, 2nd Stan Wengrzyn 11+48, 3rd Pat Donahue 11+45, Low Joe Terian 4-104, Perfect Score Patty Donahue, 22 Hand Patty Donahue, 23 Hand Royce Bohning,…