Life Simultaneously Jacqueline Ruffino/Platt Earlier in my years I was a surgical nurse and privileged to work with the best doctors and nurses I knew. One extraordinary surgeon in particular always asked for me to assist him on his surgical procedures. It seemed we worked good together and always said I anticipated his surgical needs.…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
Learn social dancing!
Besides being fun, dancing is an activity that offers many rewards to the participants. You can exercise without working out, improve your social life, increase flexibility and agility, strengthen your balance, develop more social poise and confidence, strengthen all your muscles, meet new friends, improve your skills in other sports and physical activities; all this…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
Line Dancing with Judee
The reward in teaching line dancing is when you see what the dancers are doing now compared to a year ago. Some of the dancers in the Basics Plus Class have only been dancing for a year or two. Not only were they happy learning and dancing Higher and Higher, Queen of My Heart and Over…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
With honors – Camera Club
Hip, hip hooray Sun Lakes Camera Club! This month we celebrate the club for its many achievements. First, let’s look at the Arizona Camera Club Council’s Spring Round Up. Hosted at the Sun Lakes Country Club on March 14, our members brought home a pencil box full of awards. Fred Giese, long time member and…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
Sun Lakes Garden Club
Pauline Lee At our March meeting our speaker Krys Hammers, president of Desert Rivers Audubon Society, treated us with recordings of songs from birds that we might hear in our gardens. We learned that mocking birds always prefer to sing three different songs in a series, rather than just sing one song as other birds…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
Aero Club hears from police helicopter pilot
Gary Vacin “Going out on a call in a helicopter is just like going out in a squad car. But we can get to the scene a lot quicker through the air.” That’s how Darren Rigsby, a pilot and officer with the Mesa Police Department Aviation Section, described how his unit uses aircraft in law…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
WWII Veterans represent the Sun Lakes American Legion in the 70th Anniversary Iwo Jima Parade in Sacaton
Ben Carrillo, Commander, Post-55 On the weekend of February 21, the Ira H. Hayes American Legion Post 84 of the Gila River Indian Community in Sacaton, Arizona commemorated the 70th Anniversary of the Flag Raising on Iwo Jima during WWII. Amongst the participants of the annual Parade were the surviving Native American Code Talkers and…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
Desert Artists Club
Marilyn Conner Hello Sun Lakers, well here we are in the middle of another fabulous spring. The weather is amazing. As you look around our community, you can’t help but notice the beauty. So much in bloom. It’s God’s art. We are still in full swing of creating these images and many other things when…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
Golden Goalies in Spring
Bea Loozer This is my favorite time of the year — or at least it is as I write in early April. It’s time to party; to get together with friends before they start getting ready to leave for the summer. Or it’s time to start packing to leave. Personally, I love warm weather, so…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
Cheers Singles birthday party
Ron Leimer, Publicity Cheers Singles met at the Navajo Room at Sun Lakes Country Club for the quarterly birthday party. The happy faces in the photo all had birthdays in February, March or April so we wish them all the best in the year ahead and look forward to seeing them all next year on…