April 2023

Your Brain on Jazz—Arizona Classic Jazz Society

Helen Daley It’s Sunday morning, and you just feel lazy today. You don’t see any reason to get up and get moving. The event you may be thinking about attending doesn’t start until 1 p.m., but even that doesn’t encourage you to start your day. Maybe the following information will entice you to appear at…

Sun Lakes Community Theatre Elects Incumbents

At the March 9 general meeting of Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT), the attending members voted to elect John Zoeller and Kate King-Turner to serve three-year terms as board members. The board had previously appointed the two to fulfill positions vacated by Jim Brown and Jo Birlin, respectively. Both Zoeller and Turner ran unopposed for…

Crystal Awards Banquet Honored 2023 Recipients

On March 12 about 200 family members and friends joined to celebrate this year’s recipients at the annual Crystal Awards Banquet. The prestigious Crystal Award is given each year to members of Sun Lakes who have generously given of their time and talents to make our community such a great place to live. Since 2010,…

New Resident in Sun Lakes

Gwen E. Grace A Harris’s Hawk has taken up residency in Sun Lakes. It’s noticeable, because a lot of doves, towhees, and sparrows were heading in the opposite direction, leaving one beautiful hawk to its hunting perch. The dark body with reddish wings is about 20 inches in length with a 42-inch wing span. When…

Duplicate Bridge Club Awards

James Utter, Club President At the end of December 2022, Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club completed its first full year of in-person games since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. Annual awards for 2022 were recently presented to four members. William Travis, who prefers to be known as “Travis,” was awarded the special Don…

Desert Artists Club News

Sue Sindelar Welcome to April in Arizona. Constantly changing landscapes inspire us to pick up our brushes and create something that truly reminds us of the beauty in our world. Nature’s endless gifts are there for the creating in our own unique way. They are always welcome by others who may recall having been to a…

Agavé Quilters Guild March News

Debi Loofburrow At our April 5 meeting we are doing a fun “Antique Quilt” trunk show and featuring our members! There was a great deal of interest when members were asked who would be willing to share a quilt (or several). We’re looking forward to the stories Agavé members and their quilts will tell! Our…

Palo Verde Road Work Season

Mark Brauer the weather turns nicer, the opportunities for road work in Palo Verde are also upon us. Ribbonwood from San Tan to Spring Creek will be removed and replaced April 5 through April 7. This will impact residents, visitors, and our support vendors like postal, garbage, and landscapers. Please allow time to use the Spring…