Cathy Porter Delicious free time! What does an artistic and creative person find to fill their time with? Jan Meyers retired from a career in finance and travel in 2010 and was looking for something to grab her interest. She found an outlet for her creativity in glass of all kinds. And she discovered the…
Erin Fjell, Sales & Marketing Director One thing that sets senior living communities apart from their competitors are the programs offered to help enrich the lives of the residents they are serving. Renaissance has always provided an array of activities to our residents, such as organized movie nights, games, non-denominational services, exercise classes, happy hours,…
Starla Kramer We are back to meeting in person as Arizona opens again! Our speakers for the April 20 meeting will be Jeanine and Cameron McChesney, owners of Greenhouse Gardens. They grow crops organically and sell their produce to the public on Saturday mornings. They also sell eggs from their chickens that roam around the…
Sheila Barton March is Women’s History month, so I wanted to share some Women’s Golf History. Mary, Queen of Scots, ruled Scotland from 1542 to 1567 and is noted by some as the first female to play golf. The first recorded golf tournament for women occurred on Jan. 9, 1811. In 1867 the very first…
Esther Spear Linda Coppleson, one of only a select few female Torah scribes, spoke to the Sisterhood of the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation on Feb. 18, via Zoom. She spoke about the art and skill of writing a complete Torah and her experiences learning how to repair and restore sacred documents. At our next meeting…
Rabbi Dr. Irwin Wiener, Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation The history of hate extends beyond our understanding of time and space. From Cain killing Abel to the present day, we have learned nothing about controlling the impulses to hate and destroy that which we hate. It is a disease that festers and grows, because we allow…
Bette Hargrave At the recent library board meeting, we welcomed Ev Rainwater as our seventh board member, replacing Pat Ducet. Ev Rainwater has been a volunteer with the SLCC Library approximately eight years, and we are all looking forward to working with her in the closer relationship of the board. Thank you to both Pat…
Yvonne Orlich This month, enjoy the comments (edited to fit allowable word count) from several of our singers. Mel Moss—Bass Section I am Mel Moss, a member of the bass section of the Sun Lakes Chorale and the member who has been here the longest—25 years. The biggest joy is when we see members of…
Mike Willinger Ironwood is ranked the 7th best short course by Golf Pass for 2021. In Memoriam IMGA has lost two long-time members in 2021: Dick Teater in February and Merv Hedding in March. For them we offer: “Surrounded by old club friends, Once thought never to be seen again, The infinity course beckoned ahead,…
Breakfast Lions Donate to Neighbors Who Care Brian Curry Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club (SLBLC) Treasurer Kay Glantz and member Judy McFarland present the club’s annual yearly donation to Neighbors Who Care (NWC) AZ, Executive Director Sheryl Keeme. In addition, the SLBLC made a separate donation to NWC this past Christmas. It is impossible to put…