April 2020

AFMA/Sun Lakes Diane Engel Retires

For the past 16 years, Diane Engel has been the face of the Arizona Fire & Medical Authority/Sun Lakes front office. Always with a smile, she has answered questions, given information, and helped keep the fire district running smoothly. Amid laughs, smiles, and even a few tears, Diane said goodbye as she and her husband…

Singles Dinner Club Update

Come one, come all to the Wednesday evening club for singles. We meet every week at 5 p.m. at the Palo Verde dining room for a sumptuous dinner and wonderful conversation with others in the same place in their lives. If Wednesday isn’t good for you, we also have a table for singles on Friday…

Lesly’s Cardio Blast

Lesly Holness April already? We have had such a great season, can’t believe it is ending soon. But we still have one more month. It’s never too late to join. Beginners are welcome. If you want a FUN workout and want to meet people and burn calories, then this is your class. Great music, and…

Cottonwood Woodcarvers

Dianne Winenger Are you a woodcarver or a “want to be” one? Join us and our newest carver RoseAnn Carbacio. We are so happy to have Rose Ann carving with us. Gifted and seasoned artist Tom Clark has worked on a variety of subjects from wild animals, sports, and Native American subjects. Tom also shares…

Come Enjoy Wine Tasting with the Cheers Singles

Ann Kisner Wine Tasting and Dining Out are events enjoyed by our members monthly. Wine Tasting happens once a month on the third Wednesday of the month. Dining-Out is every month on the fourth Wednesday. Wine Tasting is a fun event. The number of members attending is from 20 to 30, depending on the size of…

Cottonwood Lady Niners Big Win!

Lorri Morgan, Publicity Our own Niners’ Sheila Axtman and Laura Carothers were the big winners at the State Medallion Tournament in January. Although they were placed in the second flight, they won the overall Championship! Cementing that low score, Sheila got a birdie, which was celebrated by all the members at our Jan. 16 meeting.…

The New Diana Perez Trio Is Here!

Where has the time gone? I cannot believe it has been 20 years since the Y2K scare and that Princess Diana was taken from us over 23 years ago. We, however, have our own “Diana” right here in Sun Lakes who we all know and love. She has been entertaining us and our community for…

Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood

Esther Spear After the huge success of the annual Card Party fundraiser, the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood continues to provide interesting programs for the community. The next meeting will take place on Thursday, April 23, at the Sun Lakes Chapel House at 1 p.m. The speaker will be Chip Jackson, docent from the Phoenix…

Standards & Poor

Helen Daley Don’t confuse this group with Standard & Poor’s, the financial services company that is older than jazz. Just to complicate matters, one of the main musicians in Standards & Poor is a partner and portfolio manager in an investment services company. Standards & Poor is led by a San Francisco native, multi-instrumentalist Evan…