Carole Sinicki The Fun Lakers Club held a members-only Progressive Dinner on April 29. The evening began with a stop at members’ homes for appetizers and drinks. After enjoying appetizers, guests traveled to their second home location for a Sonoran dinner. Following dinner, everyone met back at the Oakwood Poolside Cafe for dessert, music and…
Category: May 2017
Clubs & Classes, May 2017
Savvy Travelers to meet May 11
Join us for the last meeting of the season until October on May 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Phoenix Room. Van Newville will be our guest speaker. Van teaches at NAIL and knows this state inside and out. His topic will be “Arizona Indian Adventures: Navajo and Hopi Highlights.” He is planning to cover…
Clubs & Classes, May 2017
Our laid back summer schedule
Geri Hall As our seasonal visitors leave to return to their cool exotic northern locations, subtle changes take place in the shops. We at the Sun Lakes Rock, Gem and Silver Club (SLRGS) are still here and working! Instructors and monitors actually have the time to explore new ways to work with their medium. We…
Clubs & Classes, May 2017
Cheers Singles quarterly birthday party
Ron Leimer Cheers members met at the Cottonwood Country Club in March for the quarterly birthday party. Always a popular event with food and conversation, this time also included karaoke being sung by Ned Brockman and Marjean Scheele. Other members joined in the songfest – way to go, folks! Deli sandwiches were served, along with…
Clubs & Classes, May 2017
Summer yoga classes in Cottonwood
Kary Sinkule Yoga classes will be provided all summer to stay out of the heat! The following yoga classes will remain on the schedule for the Sun Lakes community all summer long, excluding holidays: Mondays and Fridays 9:00-10:00 a.m. at Cottonwood in Room A-6: Restorative Yoga to focus on healing our shoulders, lower back, hips,…
Clubs & Classes, May 2017
Greetings Baby Boomers
Do you and your spouse love to go to the movies? Perhaps you’re both newly retired or new to the community and are interested in making new friends within your age group (born between 1946 and 1964). Then you may be interested in our monthly movie group. We go to the movies together, followed by…
Clubs & Classes, May 2017
SLJC Men’s Club news
The SLJC Men’s Club is an active social club of the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation. We meet monthly on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Chapel House for social interaction and stimulating presentations. One recent outing was to the Martin Auto Museum, a privately-owned, non-profit automobile museum located at 17641…
Clubs & Classes, May 2017
Sun Lakes Arts and Crafts Association
Diana Ellis The Sun Lakes Arts and Crafts Association is a group of Sun Lakes residents interested in arts and crafts. For over 30 years, the Association has been hosting annual craft shows that provide members the opportunity to sell their unique and original handcrafted items to the public. Membership is limited to residents of…
Clubs & Classes, May 2017
Aero Club hears from aircraft homebuilder
Gary Vacin Sun Lakes Aero Club members and guests witnessed a PowerPoint presentation by an aviation enthusiast who built a ¾-scale P-51 fighter plane. The talk took place at the club’s monthly gathering on March 20 at the Sun Lakes Country Club Mirror Room. Mike Still said he devoted six years to the project, beginning…
Clubs & Classes, May 2017
Education grant awarded
Heather Smith received a P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education $1,000 grant. Heather will graduate from Grand Canyon University’s Nurse Practitioner Program in the spring of 2018. She is currently employed as a registered nurse at Scottsdale Shea Hospital, and she is the granddaughter of Sun Lakes residents Bill and Janie Badger. Diane Gramze of Sun…