Susie Welker The Cottonwood Tennis Club wishes you all a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! We hope 2015 is a good year for you. More specifically: May you ace your first serve, smash your overheads accurately, drive your backhand return deep with perfection, slam lobs, place your alley shots expertly, win more matches than…
Neighbors Who Care is offering a free community workshop called Driver Independence and Safety on Tuesday, February 10. The event will be held from 9:00-11:00 a.m. in Room 4 of the Education Building at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church. Light refreshments will be served. This program will be presented by a local driving instructor who…
Kim Kubsch Did you know that exercise is a new vital sign? As reported in The Wall Street Journal in December 2014, patients are coming out of the doctor’s office with prescriptions for physical activity in addition to drugs, doctor referrals and follow-up protocols. Try exercise as your new prescription for Type 2 Diabetes or Alzheimer’s…
Meditation quiets the mind, body and soul. When one sits quietly and settles down the mind, the body follows. If the body is too rattled and uneasy it is hard to settle the mind. Therefore, gentle exercises are done at the beginning to help the body get relaxed. You will feel your muscles relaxing after…
Deborah Muller The film line-up at the 19th annual Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival (GPJFF) is something to crow about – or make that sing about – as the annual event prepares to hit screens throughout the Valley from February 8-22, 2015. Legendary singer/musician/actor Theodore Bikel (The Sound of Music, and Fiddler on the Roof)…
Sun Lakes United Methodist Church will hold their annual CPR class on Saturday, February 28 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. in Lindsay Hall. The fee is $20. Please register by calling 480-895-8766. Space is limited.
The Sun Lakes Watermedia Club now exists! To update our name to fit our use of all water based mediums, we have changed our title from the Watercolor Club. Members create artwork using acrylic paints, inks, watercolor pencils, casein and gouache and more. We welcome new member Janie Lucas. She is experimenting with watercolors from…
Edie Gilbertsen teaches dance at Oakwood arts and crafts room across from Patrol. On Mondays from 2:00-2:45 p.m. is the Foxtrot, from 1:30-3:15 is a private hour open to schedule one to four people. On Wednesdays 3:15-4:00 p.m. Mambo and Wednesdays 4:00-4:45 p.m. Cha-Cha. Please call Edie at 480-831-1064 to hold a place in classes…
Denise Lott The Marine Corps League, Detachment 1296, wanted to be sure that children in the area had a happy holiday memory. On December 24, the pickup trucks of several unit members were loaded with some of the remaining Toys for Tots gifts. Going into three Chandler low-income housing areas, tarps were spread out on…
A new mobile-shower trailer unveiled in Chandler recently is designed to provide shower facilities for those who are homeless and receiving temporary housing. The trailer is equipped with three shower stalls, private dressing areas and a washer and dryer to clean clothing on the spot. Studies show that about one-third of people who are homeless…