At their monthly meeting on March 6 at 1:00 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Oakwood Ballroom, the Agave Quilters Guild will host Patricia Knouchel. Patricia is the sister of nationally-known quilter Eleanor Burns who introduced her Quilt in a Day 40 years ago, cultivating a quilt making revolution. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Quilt…
Eleven members of the Roadrunners RV Club enjoyed a “Circle the Wagons” dry camping rally in January in the little desert town of Quartzsite, AZ. Dry camping means camping without any electricity or water hookups. The no-frills camping experience did plug the club’s participants into the lots of fun. Events included the RV show in…
199ers Duplicate Bridge Karin Hansen A bridge group just for beginners and novice players with less than 100 master points is offered every Thursday morning at 8:15 a.m. A short lesson is given followed by supervised play using duplicate boards. Most weeks, the hands are set up to help practice the material presented in…
Gary Vacin A former U.S. Air Force officer who flew the A7D Corsair II and later transitioned to the Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II will be guest speaker at the Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering Monday, March 18, at the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room. Festivities start at 6:30 p.m. with coffee and camaraderie, followed…
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Barbara Stewart Michelle Mac Lennan, General Manager of the Chandler Center for the Arts in Chandler, will be the guest speaker at the Southeast Valley Branch of American Association of University Women (AAUW) on March 18, 2019, in the ballroom at Oakwood Country Club. Social Hour begins at 6:30 p.m., and the speaker and…
Doug Williams So, you went to Tucson and visited the 65th Annual Tucson Rock & Gem Show and now you’re ready to become a “rock hound” and start your own rock collection. Well, here’s the information you’ve been waiting for… How to Start: A “rock hound” is an amateur collector of rocks and minerals. It’s…
Rob Spade The meal, service and ballroom decor at our “25th Anniversary Cotillion Black and White Ball” held on January 9, 2019, were terrific. The band was simply wonderful; the Swingtips, led by Kregg Barentine, had everyone dancing. The horns and vocals were terrific! The Cotillion guests were dancing to the last song and wanted…
Susan Karesky In 1896, a group of Jewish Civil War veterans organized the Hebrew Union Veterans, later renamed Jewish War Veterans of America. Almost a century later, in 1994, 13 Sun Lakes Jewish veterans and patrons reactivated the JWV Copper State Post 619. Twelve of the 13 men are veterans, serving in World War II,…
Lois Valleau Reiki students are taught five principles which they are encouraged to weave into their lives. They simply revolve around peace, joy, integrity, kindness and gratitude. Recently, I’ve been contemplating integrity in my life and asked those at our Reiki Circle to share their beliefs about integrity. Here are some of their responses: “Integrity…