Join Rev. Vernon Meyer, PhD on Wednesdays, August 5, 12 and 19 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. in the Sun Lakes Chapel Center, 9230 Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes 85248. This series will challenge preconceived ideas that the Bible is only for spiritual edification. This series will call for a political, social and economic revolution that overturns…
Front Page, August 2015
Preparing for the fall hiking season
Roberta Arpan Being in good physical condition is essential to one’s enjoyment of hiking up and down the trail. Recently I had the opportunity to talk with Mei-Mei Ahlskog, a Certified Personal Trainer. Mei-Mei is especially qualified to discuss conditioning for hiking because she has been an avid hiker for more than 20 years. According…
Sports, August 2015
OLGA-18 news
Glo Malmberg, Publicity Oakwood Ladies Golf Association (OLGA) is always welcoming new members whether you live in or around the Sun Lakes area. Please contact OLGA’s President Barbara Dinardo at 480-802-7739 or check out OLGA’s website at olgagolf.org for additional information about this fun 18-hole golf organization. OLGA-18 has over 130 active members enjoying golf,…
Clubs & Classes, August 2015
Other Card Results
Tuesday Cribbage 6/02. 1st Michael Roberts 12-45, 2nd Don Martin 11-61, 3rd Patty Donahue 10-87; Low: Bill Bade 2-99 6/09. 1st Lydia Kolsch 10-29, 2nd Patty Donahue 9-48, 3rd Rudy Gerstner 9-20; Low: Pat Donahue 4-93; 24 Hand: Patty Donahue 6/16. 1st Stan Wengrzyn 11-110, 2nd Lydia Kolsch 10-48, 3rd Michael Roberts 9-46; Low: Bill…
Clubs & Classes, August 2015
East Valley Marines send wounded warriors fishing
Denise Lott For the second year, the East Valley Marine Corps League, Detachment 1296 of Sun Lakes, planned a seven-day Alaska fishing trip for Marine Wounded Warriors. Ron Enderle, detachment member, coordinated with his friends, Harley and Farrel Lewis of Ketchikan, Alaska, who own a 71-foot yacht. The detachment paid for air and ground expenses…
Features, August 2015
Conservation Corner
Global Warming II Pauline Lee The first installment of Global Warming established carbon dioxide (CO2) as the main contributor to global warming. This CO2 is a by product when fossil fuels are oxidized to produce energy that has driven world economy since the Industrial Revolution began over 200 years ago. About 82 percent of the…
Features, August 2015
Weedless landscaping with 15 minutes of work per month
George Abernathy, Sun Lakes resident Not only do my neighbors and I enjoy my weedless yard, my plants absolutely love it. I accomplish this by spending an average of 15 minutes of non-physical labor per month, year round and its real simple! I know a lot of people have huge gardens that need some serious…
Clubs & Classes, August 2015
Preparations underway for Agave Quilters kick-off meeting
Brooks Scofield The Agave Quilters of Sun Lakes are planning an exciting kick-off meeting for the new season. The special guest speaker for the September meeting is Carolyn Woods of Totally Tidy, a well-known and respected leader in the field of home and hobby/craft organization. Mrs. Woods started her own company several years ago and…
Sports, August 2015
IronOaks hold triathlon
The IronOaks Fitness and Racquet Center held our first annual IronOaks Triathlon. Competitors were given two distance choices and completed the swim outdoors. The bicycle and run were held inside in the Fitness Center. Competitors were able to walk the distance in the pool, ride a recumbent bicycle and walk or run on the treadmill.…
Clubs & Classes, July 2015
Join us for Advanced Spanish Conversation
We are a group of Spanish speakers who created an informal Spanish conversation group so we could practice speaking and understanding. If you have studied Spanish in the past, lived in a Spanish speaking country, spoke Spanish at home while growing up, or have graduated from an intermediate Spanish class, we welcome you to join…