Category: September 2015

Comfort cushions

These pillows can help to ease recovery from breast cancer surgery.

Barb Meisberger In observance of the October Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Sun Lakes Women’s Association will be giving away these special post-op pillows to any woman undergoing surgery for a lumpectomy or mastectomy. The pillows have been designed to bring comfort while recovering from surgery. It is placed underneath the arm where surgery has…

Chandler History Museum presentation

The Chandler History Museum presents this fascinating slice of Chandler history on Thursday, September 24 at 1:00 p.m. at the Ed Robson Branch Library. American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright spent time in Chandler from the late 1920s through the mid-1930s working on various projects in and around Chandler. While most of these projects never came…

Clay Mixed Doubles winners

Winners of the IronOaks Mixed Doubles Clay Court Tournament.

The IronOaks Tennis Club hosted a successful Mixed Doubles Clay Court Tournament at the IronOaks Fitness and Racquet Center the week of July 20. Winners included Bruce Stead and Denise Lott in Division One and Lois and Wayne Newman in Division Two. The next tournament to be held at the IronOaks Fitness and Racquet Center…

Korean War Veterans news

The R Countryman Chapter of the Korean War/Korea Service Veterans will meet on Tuesday, September 22 in the Friendship Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club at 10:00 a.m. Our guest speaker will be attorney Wesley G. Davis, P.C. Wes, a former bank trust officer, has over 25 years of legal experience in areas such…

The Anglers are gearing up for fall fishing

As soon as school is in session we will be scheduling the fall fishing events. The Anglers sponsor about 13 fishing derbies a year. We had a very successful spring with six derbies. All but the grandparents derby in the spring are for children from surrounding grade schools where many of the children don’t have…

Energy yoga class

Mornings: 7:45-8:45 a.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Afternoons: 4:15-5:15 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday Note: Afternoon class for Monday will probably start in October Where: SunBird Golf Resort Navajo Room, third floor. There is no cost – donations are accepted If you have questions call Paullene Caraher on cell phone at 602-292-7858; e-mail at [email protected]. New…

Team Board Game Group

Denise Lott If you like interactive, board-style games that lend themselves to teams like Outburst, Trivia, Catch-Phrase, Pictionary, Scattergories, etc., please consider joining us on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:45 p.m. Since we play in teams, everyone has her own strengths. It’s a ladies’ social evening with lots of laughs. There is…

Risen Savior Lutheran Church

Pastor Ron Burcham A few moments ago my cell phone and every phone around me sounded an alert; “Storm warning for your area.” No one was too surprised at the warning since the wind had been howling for the past 20 minutes and we were under a dark cloud cover. All the same, the alert…

In Passing

John A. Arkins, M.D., B.G. USAR

John A. Arkins, M.D., B.G. USAR John A. Arkins, M.D., B.G. USAR, 88, of Sun Lakes, Arizona, passed away peacefully July 31 with his wife of 67 years and his daughter at his side. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 13, 1926, he served in the U.S. Navy in World War II as a Pharmacist…