David Zapatka Sun Lakes fielded 10 table tennis players for the annual Ahwatukee-Sun Lakes Shoot-out. Two hours of exciting play from both clubs at all levels resulted in a Sun Lakes victory. Format for this year’s event was 26 doubles matches, best two games out of three to 11. The final result was Sun Lakes…
April 2020
April 2020
Rover’s Rest Stop: Agility for Fun
D. Williams Dog agility is a fun, active dog sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy. The Cruft’s Dog Show in 1978 was the first documented appearance of dog agility. It was presented as entertainment. For more information, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_dog_agility. See…
April 2020
Wednesday Social Dance Classes
Edie Gilbertsen Wednesday Social Dance classes meet in the Mirror Room across from the Patrol office in Oakwood. Groups of six couples maximum per class pay $40 per couple, or $20 per single for four weeks of class on East Coast Swing on Mondays, April 6 to 27, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Learn line…
April 2020
Sun Lakes Chorale has High Hopes for Spring Concert
On Thursday, March 19, spring arrived via great music and song with the Sun Lakes Chorale. Our spring concert was held at the United Methodist Church in Sun Lakes, and based on the audience response, both spring and the concert were well received. As in past concerts, the chorale presented the full-house audience with a…
April 2020
Gamblers Anonymous Meeting
Gamblers Anonymous meetings are held every Friday from 11 a.m. to noon. in the Grand Slam Room in the Sun Lakes Country Club, located at 25601 S. Sun Lakes Blvd. in Sun Lakes.
April 2020
Thank You Supporters of the Spring Fling Golf-o-Rama
Jacqueline M. Ruffino-Platt Sun Lakes Women’s Association extends their appreciation to many of those who participated in the Spring Fling Golf-O-Rama on Sunday, March 8, 2020. There was a great turnout, and fun was had by all. Special thanks to Palo Verde who sponsored the tournament and to those who helped with all the arrangements.
April 2020
Democratic April Meeting Notice
Dolly Loftin The Sun Lakes Democratic Club will meet on Monday, April 13, 2020, in the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room at 7 p.m. The guest speakers will be as follows: Adrian Fontes, Maricopa County Recorder. Recorder Fontes will discuss the various improvements for the upcoming 2020 elections—Primary and General—and the recent Presidential Preference Election.…
April 2020
Creative Engagement Partners Adds New Program, Tales and Travels
Wayne Mangold Creative Engagement Partners adds a new program called Tales and Travels to their cognitive engagement session at their Memory Café. It was designed by retired academic librarian Mary Beth Reider, and she has offered her services to the café. Tales & Travel Memories is an innovative book and reading library program that provides services directly…
April 2020
Spirit of the Desert Gourd Patch
Colleen McKnight Spirit of the Desert Gourd Patch members had a fun and busy March. First, we had a great hands-on demo from a well-known fiber clay artist, Joanie Wolter, on March 8. Then we had a techniques class from President Julie Hemer on making a gourd look like aged pottery. On March 18, we…
April 2020
Breakfast Lions Host a Successful Spaghetti Dinner
Longtime Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club members Sue Schauble and Mark Hollan work the table that’s the last step before getting your spaghetti dinner with all the fixings. And they were happy to report that the SLBLC’s recent Spaghetti Dinner was a near sell-out this year. “This is a wonderful testament to how the Sun…