Category: March 2018

Health screenings at Risen Savior – Tuesday, March 20

  Risen Savior Lutheran Church invites you to… Is Your Health at Risk? Heart Disease – Stroke – Cancer – Aneurysm – Kidney/Liver/Thyroid Disease? On Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 11 cardiovascular and abdominal ultrasound screenings will be available for only $200 (compare at $2,000 on up). Appointment is required. Call 602-254-7130 or 800-770-0240 to schedule.…

Sun Lakes Women’s Association needs your household items

  Ellie Clark The Sun Lakes Women’s Association needs your household donations. Our organization serves all of the Sun Lakes communities, having made contributions to The Sun Lakes Fire Department, Cottonwood Palo Verde HOA, IronOaks HOA, Sun Lakes Country Club and Neighbors Who Care, to name a few. We can use small appliances, CDs, DVDs,…

Golden Goalies – Savoring it all

  Bea Loozer Last month, Carol gave an inspiring “therapy” session on writing resolutions — like those we might come up with each new year — as well as recording our experiences. Below is my adaptation of a handout she used. The handout reminded me of a book I gave my mom 20+ years ago.…

Energy yoga class schedule for March

  Paullene Caraher Experience the benefits of Energy Yoga with Paullene at SunBird Golf Resort in the Navajo Room which is on the third floor. Morning classes are held on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 7:45 to 8:45 a.m. Afternoon classes are held Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. There will be…

Good health: Great blessing

  Rina Cupples Your northern relatives probably don’t want to hear about our 80-degree weather. My brother in Connecticut, experiencing freezing temperatures and bouts of snow, certainly doesn’t. It’s spring here in the Valley. And I’m counting my blessings! Another great blessing is maintaining good health. You’ve heard plenty about including, continuing or even ramping…

Sun Lakes has had an unusual visitor

  Gene Lariviere and Conrad LaRiviere A white pelican appeared on Diamond Lake in Oakwood for two days around Christmas. He returned in mid-January for about five days. This time, we were able to get binoculars and see that he had large green tags with 0C6 on them. A search of the web led to…

DAR Juniors caucus in Sun Lakes

  Toni Bolling Lutter In April, local Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Juniors will meet to welcome a Gila Butte prospective who plans to make her debut at the Arizona DAR State Conference. Twice every year, Gila Butte Chapter convenes on a Saturday, giving Juniors an opportunity to touch base with their chapter and…

OLGA golf news

  Carol Smith It has been an exciting start to 2018. First, we had the State Medallion tournament here at Oakwood. Dari Atkins and E.J. Yoon made us proud by both coming in second – a great accomplishment. We completed the OLGA Cup Championship after three weeks of competitive play. The winners of each flight…