Carolyn McCorkle The Sun Lakes Republican Club will feature “Decision 2018” with U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Kelli Ward and “State of the State” with Speaker of the Arizona House J.D. Mesnard at its monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the Arizona Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 S. Sun…
May 2018
Clubs & Classes, May 2018
Spirit of the Desert Gourd Patch news and happenings
Diane Wimmer About half of Spirit of the Desert Gourd Patch has packed up to leave for the summer. The last meeting for this season was April 19 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Oakwood Arts and Craft Center. There was a demo by Julie Hemer on shading with your wood burner. This was be the…
Clubs & Classes, May 2018
Breakfast Lions donate to Cardon Children’s Center
Brian Curry The Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club in connection with the Sun Lakes Quilting Ladies and the Arizona Blankets 4 Kids recently donated to the Banner Cardon Children’s Medical Center. The SLBLC which donates funds for the material used for the blankets for the children also added 100 coloring books, 100 crayon boxes…
May 2018
Breakfast Lions donate to SLERF
Brian Curry The Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club recently donated $500.00 to the AFMA/Sun Lakes firefighter’s union SLERF (Sun Lakes Firefighters Emergency Relief Fund). This fund, administered by their Local #3560 of the IAFF, gets funds or items out quickly to assist Sun Lakes residents, charities or other firefighters involved in emergency situations or needs.
May 2018
Ladies Community Chit and Chat Breakfast Group
Rose Pachura The Ladies Community Chit and Chat Breakfast Group will be meeting at Oakwood Country Club Stone & Barrel restaurant alcove on Wednesday morning, May 2, 2018; program at 9:00 a.m. All women in the Greater Chandler Community are invited to attend. We want to learn about you and have you learn about us.…
May 2018
Wet and Wild Water Aerobics
Marti Scott We are getting ready for summer — are YOU? Yes, classes will be held all summer, Monday and Wednesday at the Cottonwood Pool and Tuesday and Thursday at the Oakwood Pool. All classes are at 10:00 a.m. We will be doing our exercising to all types of music, and everyone can work at…
May 2018
Sew-N-Sews news
Pat Kovarik The Sew-N-Sews’ last meeting for this season will be May 9 in the Navajo Room at SLCC. We take the summers off (June, July and August) and start up again in September. We’ll have a whole new lineup of presentations which will be interesting, informative and fun. But I’m getting ahead of myself.…
May 2018
Arizona Red and Pink Hatters do it again
For the seventh straight year, The Red Hat Society’s Arizona chapters have just completed their annual State Convention. This year’s theme, “At the Cabaret,” was co-chaired by Queen Mum and Ambassador Judy Wolin of Chapeaux Rouge chapter and Queen Mum and Ambassador Ann Crabtree of Desert Ya-Ya’s Chapter. This year’s venue was at the Cottonwood…
Clubs & Classes, May 2018
Sun Lakes Garden Club welcomes back Jim Anderson
Starla Kramer Dr. Jim Anderson is a Professor Emeritus in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy at ASU. He received his PhD from the California Institute of Technology. Much of his research is the effects of air pollution, and he has participated in a series of international climate experiments throughout the…
May 2018
Sun Sounds of AZ director speaks to Breakfast Lions
Brian Curry When Andrea Pasquale, the director of Sun Sounds of Arizona, came to speak at the monthly meeting of the Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club, it would be fair to say that none of the members knew of her program which is a radio reading and information service for people who cannot read. “Lions…