July 2022

Is the Avian Flu Here?

Gwen Grace There have been some questions from Sun Lake neighbors about a number of dead doves. Is it the avian flu? We have the white-winged dove, the mourning dove, and the prettier Eurasian collared dove a plenty. I now see the smaller Inca doves with rufous-colored primaries or underwings. The deaths of doves may…

Other Card Results

Tuesday Night Cribbage Results Jeff Scott Join us for cribbage every Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. in the Cottonwood clubhouse, A-7 Painting Room. Games are organized by Stan Wengrzyn. May results: 5/03. 1st Patty Donahue 12+32, 2nd Donna Smid 11+52, 3rd Nancy O’Donnell 10+3, Low Joe Terian 3-41, 24 Hand Royce Bohning (twice), 24 Hand Patty…

Niners May 2022 Results

Jim Wegman, Publicity Here come the 100-degree days, and the league is wisely moving to an 8 a.m. shotgun start for the foreseeable future. Hydrate and bring a sports drink or plenty of water for your round. And let’s keep up the pace of play. Play it safe in the high heat. Winners: 5/5/22 Low…

Sawyer Merrill Named 2022 CUSD Educator of the Year

Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes recently announced that Sawyer Merrill, special education teacher at Chandler Unified School District’s Auxier Elementary School located in Queen Creek, received the club’s 2022 Sandy Lundberg Educator of the Year Award. The club award was established in 2017 as a prestigious annual…

Julie’s Fitness Classes

Julie Bauman invites you to come to her classes at the Cottonwood Palo Verde Fitness Center. Summer hours are Mondays and Fridays at 8 a.m. and Wednesdays at 8 and 9 a.m. For the past 15 years, Julie has been teaching Group Fitness in the Chandler, Sun Lakes, and South Gilbert area. She currently has…

News from the Sky: International Air Travel Bouncing Back at Phoenix Sky Harbor

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport International air travel has been making a strong recovery at Phoenix Sky Harbor, where Condor Airlines recently resumed its nonstop Phoenix-Frankfurt flight after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This service operates two days a week from May through September. Condor, which began nonstop seasonal service from Phoenix…

NWC Celebrates Donation from Breakfast 

Lions Club Kay Glantz of Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club dropped by the offices of Neighbors Who Care (NWC) in early June to bring by contributions for NWC from the club’s fundraising efforts. Neighbors Who Care is grateful for the generosity of the Sun Lakes community groups like Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club and their…

Unity: Loving Kindness

Unity Church of Sun Lakes is a New Thought community. We gather together to celebrate Peace, Joy, Love, Light, and Healing. We study and practice the 5 Unity Principles set down by Unity’s founders, Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, and we support each other in living our best Spirit-centered life. We meet Sunday morning at 9:30…