Pat Prekel, Secretary In February, for Valentine’s Day, a group of Roadrunners headed south to Benson, AZ, where they enjoyed a fun-filled weekend in spite of the rainy weather. The club was welcomed by the staff at the RV park where they enjoyed bingo on Friday night and a country vocalist and dance on…
Sandy Krediet On March 9, the Oakwood 9 Hole Couple’s League participated in their annual social. We had our largest turnout ever with 45 couples enjoying a Shambles format golf game on the Lakes course. The competition became even more challenging, thanks to Judy Thompson, Barbara Frank and Lloyd Schaeffer. Each couple had the…
Vicki Vitality The Sun Lakes Essential Oil Club met in February and enjoyed chocolates prepared with various essential oils to celebrate Valentine’s Day. At the meeting, club members assembled essential oil lava stone bracelets made by jewelry maker/designer and Essential Oil Club member Diana Ellis. In addition to being a beautiful piece of jewelry,…
Starla Kramer At the Sun Lakes Garden Club April 17 meeting, members and visitors will enjoy “The Art of Water” by Robin Fernald (AZLivingWaters.com). Robin Fernald is a biologist with an education in Cellular Molecular Biology and Environmental Studies from the University of Washington in Seattle. Robin has worked the last two decades in…
Doug Williams OK, so let’s pretend you were (maybe) just barely interested in the Rock, Gem and Silver Club, not that you would actually take a class and learn how to become a jewelry designer, but that you really are kind of interested in some very nice jewelry that you would wear and then…
Sandy Bocynesky Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation recently granted the Sun Lakes Community Theatre, Children’s Theatre, a grant of $2,000. This money will be vital in order to support our ongoing productions of children’s shows which are performed for kindergarten and first grade students in the Chandler Unified School District. Children’s productions first started with the…
Harry Huckemeyer Unbelievable, but it’s that time of the year again. Many of our friends and families have already left us to return to their summer getaways, while others are getting plans in motion to travel and enjoy whatever new experiences they may have in store for them that will fit into their plans.…
Mary Tyree Happy Easter, everyone. April is a beautiful time of year in the Valley. I know many of you are getting ready to leave for the summer, so I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support of my Zumba® Fitness program for the past six years here in…
Mary Dryseth Brrrrr! Baby, it was cold outside. The Oakwood Couples, at least most of them, braved the cold temperature and strong winds on February 24 to play their 18-hole game. Only three foursomes wimped out and did not finish, although many of us considered quitting frequently. Overheard at the bar après the game…
Diane Eddy And then tea came to Japan… In the early 600s AD, tea was introduced to Japan through contact between Zen priests and Chinese Buddhist monks. The Japanese Zen priest Saicho returned to Japan in 815 after many years spent in China. He brought with him compressed tea bricks and tea seeds, which…