Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club By the numbers, we did a lot of hiking this season. Collectively 150 active hikers hiked a total of 6,500 miles, 20% more miles than last year. Total AEG (average elevation gain climbed) totaled over 900,000 feet, or about 170 miles straight up into the sky, almost the equivalent…
Dianne Zimmerman On April 2, the Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club held a home run team game in recognition of the beginning of baseball season. Eighty-eight bridge players, dressed in full baseball regalia, participated in the bridge game and enjoyed the delicious, baseball-themed, post-game celebration that included hot dogs, popcorn and, of course, Cracker Jack.…
Carol Horowitz Since laughter is known to be the best medicine, plan ahead to keep the doctor away and save the dates for the most fun and LAFFter that you’ve had in ages! Mark your calendars for Jan. 23 and 24 at 2 p.m. for the 2027 return of matinee performances of the hit musical…
Maricopa County Library, Ed Robson Branch offers a broad range of programs that are free for people of all ages. For a complete list of offerings visit www.mcldaz.org/edrobson. Ed Robson Library is located at 9330 E. Riggs Rd., Sun Lakes, AZ 85248 and is open to the public Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to…
Dianne Zimmerman Would you like to use and keep up your Spanish skills? Our group is informal and our purpose is to have fun talking and listening to each other while improving our language skills. We discuss topics suggested by members, and when needed, we help each other with grammar and vocabulary. We encourage intermediate Spanish speakers to come to our lively weekly meetings. New…
Karyl Garbow Always getting fit and always having fun! Fit and Fun is a positive health/wellness club prioritizing good living. We explore health and lifestyle issues as we emphasize self-care. The first Wednesday of month we meet at a designated restaurant for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. and on the third Wednesday of the month we…
Peggy Abney The March meeting of the Sew–N–Sews found us back at the Navajo Room at Sun Lakes Country Club, with great attendance at hand. We are at 167 members! Our presenter was Sun Lakes’ own Loretta Moyer who brought us her many raw edge applique quilts and wall hangings to share. She does fabulous…
The monthly Shabbat service will be held on May 8 at 7 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Chapel. Full services are conducted each month, from January through June on the second Friday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Chapel. During the summer months, twilight services are held on the second Friday…
Mary La Tourelle April’s speaker was Kristi Fincher of Purple Daisy Quilting in Tempe. She comes from a long line of quilters and learned at the knee of her mother, Sharon Schamber, a master quilter and teacher who has won three best in show awards at the Houston Quilt Show. Kristi showed several small and…
Nancy Stutman Six women from Rockford, Ill., reunite yearly in Sun Lakes where three of the six seventh grade friends now live. Jan and Rich Rathke were the first to arrive from Marshalltown, Iowa, in 1998, followed by Nancy Stutman with her husband Bill, who came from San Diego in 2000. Kay and Bill Stanicek,…