Ellen Engel Collection of food items and cash contributions from our Sun Lakes friends during the July pickups of Reach Out Sun Lakes (ROSL) were incomplete as of this month’s Splash deadline; they will be reported next month along with the August pickup results. However, it is worth noting, as we did in last month’s edition,…
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Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Arizona Ataxia Awareness extravaganza
The Arizona Ataxia Support Group, a non-profit associated with the National Ataxia Foundation (NAF), would like to invite you to our fundraising and awareness event on Saturday, September 24 from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at St. Xavier University, 92 W. Vaughn, Gilbert, AZ 85233. Through our event, “Arizona Ataxia Awareness Extravaganza,” we are going to bring…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
The Sun Lakes Women’s Association has a new website
The Sun Lakes Women’s Association has a new website! SLWomens.org. The site has just been unveiled, and still has many features to be added, but it’s definitely a start! We are thrilled to now be able to communicate with you, our very generous neighbors. Now there is an easy place for all Sun Lakes residents…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Sun Lakes Democratic Club to meet August 8
Monday, August 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the Navajo Room at Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 Sun Lakes Boulevard Guest speaker: Teri Hauser, Sojourner Center Teri Hauser is the Chief Advancement Officer of Sojourner Center which provides shelter and support to women and children affected by domestic violence and collaborates with the global community on…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Water Aerobics at Cottonwood
Karen Hall It is definitely that time of year that the Water Belles/Water Buoys water aerobic classes are having very warm temperatures, both the pool temperature and the outdoor air. Today’s temperature when I went to pool at 6:00 a.m. was already 80 degrees. Just a reminder, our Monday through Friday class time is 7:00-8:00…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Healing with essentials oils
Many have questions about the essential oils. Shelley Zavarella will be here to help you. Many people purchase the oils and then get confused about how to use them and they just sit on the shelf. The month of July we put four oils together in a roller vial so they are easier to apply.…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Golden Goalies – It works!
Bea Loozer Each week Goalies come to the Country Club Mirror Room to weigh in. Rita and Irene weigh us and track our progress. Sometimes we leave that room smiling — sometimes not so much. But we leave knowing we’re responsible (“shouldn’t have had that salty popcorn yesterday” or “it paid to cut that special…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Desert Artists continue to meet all summer long
Marilyn Conner The numbers are smaller, but the fellowship remains. Summertime is quieter time here in Sun Lakes. Those of us that brave the brutal summers often are found on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m.-?? (sometime in the afternoon), at Sun Lakes Country Club in the Arts and Crafts Room painting, drawing, doodling, whatever, along with…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Other Card Scores
Tuesday Cribbage 6/07. 1st Milt Knutson 13-119, 2nd Stan Wengrzyn 13-96, 3rd Michael Roberts 10-133; Low: Onalee Flicker 3- -79; 24 Hand: Bill Bade 6/14. 1st Bill Bade 12-102, 2nd Neil Olin 11-93, 3rd Michael Roberts 10-51; Low: Lydia Kolsch 2- -92 6/21. 1st Milt Knutson 11-63, 2nd Barb Bade 10-30, 3rd Patty Donahue 9-35;…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Why Tai Chi and Qigong?
Kim Kubsch Why is Tai Chi and Qigong (easy and gentle) a good fit for older adults? Because Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese practice that brings together a nice fusion of low-impact exercise and slow-paced martial arts movements. There is a steady flow with each posture moving into the next, so there is no…