Category: April 2016

Energy Yoga class schedule

Paullene Caraher April Schedule: Mornings: From 7:45-8:45 on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Afternoons: From 4:30-5:30 on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Where: SunBird Golf Resort, Navajo Room on the third floor There is no cost; donations are accepted If you have questions call Paullene Caraher on cell phone at 602-292-7858 or e-mail at [email protected]. Peggy Mottel…

Aero Club does breakfast at Benson

Sun Lakes Aero Club members at Benson February 20 (left to right)) Robin Sundstrom, Paul Beek, Gary Vacin, J.R. Scheidereiter, Gene Evans, Gay West, Richard Simmons, Steve Perkins, Craig Day, Cannon Hill and Larry Perkins.

Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) completed one of its longest breakfast fly-in trips recently on February 20 when four aircraft and 11 members and guests showed up at Benson, located 35 miles southeast of Tucson. Pilots and their passengers included Richard Simmons, Gary West and Larry Perkins in Steve Perkins’ Cessna 182;…

Writers’ Page

Cats and Dogs Jim Kirkpatrick They are so often an important part of our young lives as playmates. Many in late and much later life we have them as dear companions. When someone will comment regarding the loss of our dog or cat, “it was only a cat (or dog).” Imagine, it may have been…

Democratic Club news

April meeting: Monday, April 11 in the Navajo Room of Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 Sun Lakes Blvd. The speaker will be Dave Martin, retired Union Service Rep. Mr. Dave Martin, now retired, was a Union Service Representative for many local unions. As such he was involved in making plans for arbitration cases and negotiations.…

Restless Minds topic: Capitalism vs Socialism

One of the fascinating aspects of this presidential election season is how well an avowed socialist did in appealing to large numbers of voters. Socialism has been a dirty word in mainstream American politics for decades. But self-described socialist Bernie Sanders has attracted huge crowds and won some primaries. Could this be an indicator Americans…

Dancing in Character

Dana Lince and Michael Guthrie entering the Live and Let’s Dance Ball

Rob Spade In an effort to make each dance memorable, the Cotillion Dance Club creates themes and encourages members to dress and act the part. As you can see from the photo taken upon entry to the Live and Let’s Dance Ball, Dana and Michael really look like a couple starring in your favorite ‘James…

Let’s Go, Let’s Dance!

Join this fun group with Lesly!

Lesly Holness Dancersize is exercise and dance all in one class. Perfect for everybody and every body. Let’s take the work out of workout and have a blast! In this class the fun comes first, the physical benefits follow. Low impact and high energy, easy to follow steps make it exercise in disguise. Benefits: A…

DAR plans State Conference

Pictured (left to right) Pattie Coleman, Jan Hood, Mary Wolf, Jude Mente and Carolyn Hawkins

Toni Bolling Lutter Gila Butte DAR’s State Conference Committee held its final planning meeting prior to the April 27-30 Arizona Conference. Each subcommittee reported readiness and the meeting concluded with a show-and-tell display of conference projects, including hand-made table favors and personalized registration packets. Gila Butte Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) volunteered to host…

Cheers Singles Reunion 2016

In this photo all eyes are on President Ginny Marr as she told a little history about our group that was formed in 1999 with only a handful of members. At last count we have nearly 240 members and are growing nearly every month.

Ron Leimer, Publicity So wonderful seeing many of our old friends at the reunion which was held at Poolside at Oakwood Country Club on February 25! Nearly 150 members (past and present) joined in the late afternoon and evening to celebrate the event. With the perfect weather what could be better? We thank all our…