We all need to thank the Sun Lakes Posse Medical Equipment Associates who volunteer to make this program possible for residents of Sun Lakes. This program is not for a permanent solution for the medical equipment needs. This program is for short-term need for medical equipment. The medical equipment is for a 90-day term. You…
Sun Lakes Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8053 invites everyone to join them in honoring our veterans at the annual Poppy Ball held at the Sun Lakes Country Club, Arizona Room, on Saturday, March 9. Music for entertainment and dancing is provided by Thaddeus Rose from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Five hundred dollars…
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,…
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…
Arlene Fletcher January 17 found some lucky Sun Lakes ladies enjoying a game of Pitch and Putt behind the Sun Lakes Country Club. As usual, we played a scramble. The team of Lynn Turnquist, Joni Wetzel, Judi Smith and Leslie Hagemeister won first place with a score of 22. Second place went to the…
Volunteers make and sell Crystal Cards to raise money for My Sister’s Place, a shelter for those escaping domestic violence. At the January 23 work session, Joyce Chadwell, a director at My Sister’s Place, visited to thank the group for their generosity and shared many stories about the positive impact the donations have had. The…
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…
Dick Nelsen Last month, the Sun Lakes Rotary Club selected a hard-working member, Chuck Deuth, the overseer of two of our biggest programs – the Dictionary project and the Choices project, as the Rotarian of the Month for February. The Dictionary project provides a dictionary to every third grader in the Chandler Unified District. This…
Harry Huckemeyer As the start of the new year moves right along, it’s pretty easy to appreciate the wonderful things that are available to all of us in this part of the country. Within reach, one can experience the pleasant breezes of the ocean not too many hours away, or maybe experience a little bit…
If you get a call and someone wants to refund money to your account and wants you to go to your computer so that they can put it in there… DON’T DO IT! I did, and came within an inch of sending them $2500. They said Geek Squad was going out of business, and…