April 2016

The Remodeling Corner

Janet Cook The National Association of Realtors and the National Association of the Remodeling Industry teamed together to survey over 4000 homeowners for the reasons why they had recently remodeled their home, asking how much increased happiness resulted in the experience of their home once the remodeling project was completed. Based on a synthesis of…

OLNGA Crows over successful Member/Guest Day

Ann Rounthwaite A flock of brightly colored birds invaded the Oakwood Golf Club at dawn on March 8. They were there for the culmination of months of work – the OLNGA Member/Guest day, themed this year as “Bye, bye, Birdie.” With the help of volunteers and club staff Barbara Solomon and Gary Vien, event chairs…

Line Dancing with Judee

Take a class with Judee!

Life hiccups, schedule changes and snowbirds leaving certainly have changed the numbers of current dancers. In order to keep them on track to learning new more difficult dances, it would be beneficial to a new dancer to register now for the Ultra Basic class restarting in September on Mondays at noon for $2 in the…

Local Exchange Club honors Arizona children

Last year 75 children in Arizona perished from neglect or child abuse. The Exchange Club of Chandler will honor these children on Saturday, April 30 at the Sun Lakes Country Club front lawn. Members and volunteers will erect a “Field of Hope,” erecting a white “Prevent Child Abuse” flag for each child lost to neglect…

Cottonwood Tennis 2016 Mixed Doubles results

Rod Hayward Red Division: Champions Art McMillan and Kay Wengert, 2nd Dave Cain and Sandy Casale, 3rd Steve Nolan and Mary Jane Robinson Green Division: Champions George Hamilton and Martine Blue, 2nd Spencer Roberts and Kay Getelman, 3rd Bruce Garman and Karin Herrmann Blue Division: Champions Jeff Donald and Ollie Johnson, 2nd Bill Triquart and…

Sisterhood Diaper Drive

Barbara Schwartz Sisterhood will be holding a special meeting to benefit The Kids Consortium of Arizona. Michelle, from the AZ Kids organization, will be speaking to us about foster children in Arizona. This very worthwhile organization is in need of diapers (specifically size five, but all sizes welcome) and wipes to benefit licensed foster families…

East Valley Congregation host April event

Temple Havurat Emet, a small inclusive community dedicated to learning and prayer, will hold its next study session on Friday, April 1 in the Lecky Room of the Robson Library, 9330 East Riggs Road, Sun Lakes. The topic is “Jewish End of Life Practices” and the session will be from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Our Rabbi, Janet…

Unity: take care

Unity Church of Sun Lakes is a community of souls who seek to live a positive, healthy lifestyle. We study the teachings of Jesus and other spiritual masters in order to bring peace, love, harmony and health into our daily lives. Many times we have said or heard someone else say, “take care.” It is…