Yvonne Orlich After the Sun Lakes Chorale hosted their Holiday Concert in December, we took a short holiday break. We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and is off to a healthy, happy, and prosperous new year. The break is over, and… weee’rrreee baaaaacck. We are back with new music and have begun rehearsals for…
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Generals, February 2020
15th Annual Food Drive and Luminaria Walk Was a Huge Success
Bob and Pam Swanson Oakwood Unit 36C (Diamond Lake) would like to thank Sun Lakes residents, their friends, families, and guests for generously supporting our 15th Annual Food Drive and Luminaria Walk. We were able to collect $1,944 in cash and fill 110 milk crates with food, weighing 4,789 pounds. We donated 100% of the items collected…
Generals, February 2020
Unit Happenings
Unit 19 Townhome Owners Melody Strom Dear Unit 19 Townhome Owners: Please mark your calendars for the following Unit 19 activities for February: * The Annual Meeting for Unit 19 will be held on Feb. 18, 2020, in the Saguaro Room starting at 6:30 p.m. with registration at 6 p.m. * After the adjournment of…
Generals, February 2020
Blood Drive February 7
Michele Renahan It is never too late to donate! Be someone’s early Valentine, and plan to make a blood donation at the IronOaks Blood Drive Feb. 7. Appointments are available as early as 7 a.m. Your single donation can help up to three patients in hospitals, surgical centers, and emergency rooms throughout the U.S. It’s…
Generals, February 2020
Mardi Gras 2020
Helen Daley Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) falls on Feb. 25 this year. Think Mardi Gras or Carnival and it brings to mind New Orleans, food, parades, beads, partying, music, dancing, costumes, and masks. It started as a pagan celebration of spring and fertility thousands of years ago. Christian leaders determined it was easier to adopt…
Generals, February 2020
Trips and Tours
Sue Arko For more information or reservations, please contact Free Spirit Vacations and Events at 480-926-5547 or [email protected]. Tubac Arts and Crafts Festival Feb. 6, 2020 Price: $79 per person Every February, the Tubac Chamber of Commerce is proud to sponsor the Tubac Festival of the Arts. The major event of the year for Tubac…
Generals, February 2020
New Board for Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation
Kathy Skrei The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation Board of Directors (formerly The Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation) elected officers for the coming year at its January meeting. Those elected were Chair Richard Hawkes, Vice Chair Frank Gould, Secretary Cheryl Ravenscroft, and Treasurer Jeanne Becker. The foundation was pleased to present a check in the amount…
Generals, February 2020
Fundraiser to Help Clothe 10,000 School Children February 22
Sarah Auffret Many Sun Lakes volunteers are working to earn the money to provide new school clothing and uniforms for almost 10,000 needy school children this year. To support these children — and provide an evening of fun — Assistance League of East Valley will host a Casino Mardi Gras fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 22,…
Generals, February 2020
Music and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Andrea Hummel One of the difficulties for amateurs putting on a musical like You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is the accompanying music. Most amateur productions use recorded sound. And although recorded music is perfect, it doesn’t allow for mistakes. Forgot some lyrics and skipped to the chorus? Nope, there’s no way the recorded music is…
Generals, February 2020
New Adventures in Learning: Conversation Starters
Catherine Hammond Let’s talk about New Adventures, a lifelong-learning program affiliated with Chandler-Gilbert Community College and located at the corner of Riggs Road and Alma School in Sun Lakes. What a lot of different ways exist to speak about the organization. One discussion begins with basic information. Registration is currently available online for the nearly…