The Scandinavian Club of the Southeast Valley met for its final meeting of the year on March 20 at the Cottonwood Country Club in Sun Lakes. The program featured a virtual tour of modern Iceland by Kristen Olafs, a native Icelander currently employed by ASU. The 80 participants enjoyed a traditional Nordic dinner of torsk…
The Restless Minds discussion group will end its 2021-22 season with a general dialogue of issues currently in the news. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 10, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Sewing Room of Oakwood’s Arts & Crafts Center. All persons with open, inquisitive minds are invited to participate. There are…
Sue Sindelar The Desert Artists Club invites any artists in Sun Lakes to join them each Tuesday afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m., in the Cottonwood Ceramics Room (A-8) to work on their art projects. Artists come together to create in many different styles of art and work in many different mediums, including but not…
Phyllis Prysock Sew-N-Sews has had a busy April. Our fabric sale was a huge success, and we raised $350 to benefit our five charity groups. We are grateful to the family of Betty Linzmayer, a very talented seamstress and a past president of Sew-N-Sews. The fabric and notions were plentiful and were adopted by…
Debi Loofburrow The Agavé Quilters met on Wednesday, April 6. During the business meeting, the guild voted for and approved the 2022 slate of officers. President Betty Bogaard, Co-Vice Presidents Barbara Garman and Georgia Hartman, and Co-Secretaries Jo Anne Robertson and Mary La Tourelle will be installed at the meeting on May 4. A challenge…
Join us on the second Saturday of every month to make two greeting cards with an Independent Stampin’ Up Demonstrator. The lass fee is $5 and includes everything you need, except adhesive. Bring yours or purchase during class. Doors open at 9:20 a.m. The cards will be completed during one of two class sessions (9:30…
Looking for a social and casual activity to perk up your Saturday afternoons? How about joining your neighbors for a fun game of Hand and Foot? This is a popular card game that is a variation of canasta. Our group meets each Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m., at the air-conditioned Poolside building in Oakwood.…
Helen Daley The Arizona Classic Jazz Society will once again be celebrating Cheryl Thurston’s birthday on Sunday, May 22, in the San Marcos Ballroom at the Crowne Plaza Phoenix—Chandler Golf Resort in Downtown Chandler from 1 to 4 p.m. This celebration has become a yearly tradition for the Arizona Classic Jazz Society (ACJS). You might…
Rotary Club Supports and Welcomes Refugee Families Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) has been very active with the East Valley’s Welcome to America Project (WTAP). The Welcome to America Project shares transportation, technology, and transformational resources to enhance success so that refugees do not just resettle in…
The Bookies Book Club presented a check to Maricopa County at the Robson Library branch for the purchase of a Book Club box kit in memory of Judy Lamers and Maryjane Hedreen, founding members. Bookies was started by Paula Floth in February of 2009 to create friendships and read and review books of all genres.…