Hi Neighbors, we need your help! We are volunteers with the Humane Society of White Mountain (HSWM), and they are looking for all of your old cell phones, iPads, Tablets and empty name-brand (HP, Brother, Epson, etc.) toner and ink cartridges. We will come to you and pick them up. The HSWM has partnered with…
March 2017
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Desert Rivers Audubon Society
The Desert Rivers Audubon Society (DRAS) is the local chapter of the National Audubon Society. DRAS meets the second Tuesday of the month between October and March. Monthly meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. at the Gilbert Library, southeast corner of Greenfield and Guadalupe Roads (Southeast Regional Library, 775 N. Greenfield Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234).…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Aero Club members visit ASU Aviation Program
Gary Vacin Twenty-four Sun Lakes Aero Club members and guests attended a field trip to the Arizona State University Aviation Program at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport on January 27. The group visited specialized classrooms and saw first-hand the flight simulators and aircraft used in pilot training. The aviation program has three parts: air traffic control,…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Searcher briefs SLAC audience on Amelia Earhart’s disappearance
Gary Vacin “This is one of the most desolate places on earth.” That’s how Sun Lakes resident Karl Kern described Nikumaroro, the island Amelia Earhart possibly landed on during a presentation to a record crowd at a Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering January 16. Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific on…
Generals, March 2017
Attention All Shoppers
Looking for an afternoon of shopping right in your own backyard? The Arizona State Red Hat Convention has opened their “Vendor Room” up to all Sun Lakes residents. This event will be held on March 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in the Cottonwood Country Club Saguaro Room. There will be over 2,000 square…
Generals, March 2017
Annual VFW 8053 Buddy Poppy Ball set for March 11
The Sun Lakes VFW Post 8053 invites you to the 2017 “Buddy Poppy Ball” to help us celebrate another outstanding year of service to our veterans and to our community. In recognition of the Sun Lakes community’s contribution to our efforts, we would like any Sun Lakes residents and their guests to celebrate with us…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Sharing the love of music
Diana Perez has enjoyed performing around the East Valley this past year. As a Sun Lakes resident, she is especially fond of sharing her singing and piano skills at Sun Lakes Country Club 1 on the patio where she performs once or twice a month. She also plays at several retirement facilities, including the Renaissance…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Aircraft builder to speak at Aero Club meeting
Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering March 20 will feature a presentation by an aviation enthusiast who recently completed construction of a 3/4-scale P-51 fighter plane. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Country Club Mirror Room with coffee and camaraderie, followed by Still’s presentation at 7:00 p.m. The session…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
East Valley Marines induct new 2017 officers
Denise Lott Elected and appointed officers for 2017 were inducted at a ceremony during the East Valley Marines, Detachment 1296, monthly meeting. Pat Connell, Department of Arizona Commandant of the Marine Corps League, was on hand to do the swearing in. Elected officers are Dave Lott (commandant), Pat Rice (senior vice commandant), Rich Williams (junior…
Sports, March 2017
IronOaks Ladies Billiards Club welcomes new members
Michelle Behanna The IronOaks Ladies Billiards Club has been working hard to recruit new members. Gayle Cullom, Cyndy Sivonen and Lorene Roberts were voted into the club as members in January. These ladies were attendees at the Activities Open House at Oakwood last October. If you are new to IronOaks, read about our club in…