Jim Bargioni Jim Bargioni, 84 years of age, was a resident of Sun Lakes and Sedona. He passed away April 5, 2020, in Sedona, from congestive heart failure. Jim was born in San Francisco, Calif., to Fred and Caroline Bargioni and was raised in a loving home, along with his sister Marie. Jim developed an…
Starla Kramer The Sun Lakes Garden Club meets all year on the third Tuesday of the month. Members are all staying connected through monthly Zoom computer meetings, virtual field trips, and a 10-page monthly newsletter with photos of members’ gardens and activities. The May meeting was a videotaped private tour of Moon Valley Nursery by…
Ann Kisner We miss our Thursday socials and all the other fun activities that we share. This has been a very difficult time for everyone. It has been heartbreaking and difficult to comprehend. It is with great sadness that we forge ahead. We all need to plan our futures with determination to make life and this world…
Rob Spade Cotillion Dance Club will present four dinner dances to be held at the Cottonwood San Tan Ballroom in Sun Lakes. Be sure to mark your calendars with next season’s dinner dance dates: Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020; Jan. 9, 2021; Feb. 13, 2021; and March 13, 2021. These dinner dances will be formal affairs…
Dwaine and Marlene Hinkle will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 12, 2020. They met in junior high in Ogallala, Neb. They dated through high school and Dwaine’s four years at Doane College in eastern Nebraska. After graduation, Dwaine went to work for Allstate Insurance in Denver, first as an underwriter and then in sales.…
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes As I write these words, restrictions due to the global pandemic are being gradually lifted in some places but, of course, we do not know what to expect in the months and even years to come. But Christians do not have to go into panic…
Penny Peterson Shirley Pierini came to Sun Lakes in 2016 after a long career in police work and private security. She was recently named Patrol manager for HOA 2, Cottonwood/Palo Verde. She fell in love with police work when she joined the Bellview, Wash., Police Department in 1969. “Once you experience it, it’s in your…
Gary Bross The Sun Lakes Apple Club is alive and anxious for new meeting and classroom guidelines to be established. We have plans for both roundtable discussions and for classroom topics focusing on genealogy, library applications, and much more. In addition, the specialized Apple Store lineup of classes for our club includes classes on video…
George Stahl In line with social distancing and other common-sense guidelines concerning the struggle with COVID-19, the Sun Lakes Jewish War Veterans Post 619 has suspended their monthly meetings at the Sun Lakes Country Club’s Mirror Room until fall. Despite not being able to gather as a group to help the area’s veterans, Post 619…
June 2020 Schedule Classes are held at the SunBird Golf Resort, Navajo Room, upper level. Morning: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 7:40 to 8:50 a.m. Afternoon: Tuesday and Thursday 4 to 5:10 p.m. Energy yoga includes tapping and slapping the body to increase movement of blood and energy through the body. This slapping or tapping is…