Clubs & Classes

Spirit of the Desert Gourd Patch

Vicki McKenna, Publicity This month we will begin to welcome back our seasonal friends to sunny Sun Lakes. Spirit of the Desert Gourd Patch is busy all year round with our friends who share the same love of gourd art. Our first meeting will be held in the Arts & Crafts Room at Oakwood on…

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…

East Valley Rotary Clubs Featured in International ‘Rotary’ Magazine

Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director Rotary International’s (RI) Rotary magazine, with over 1.2 worldwide subscribers, recently featured Rotary Club of Gilbert and Rotary Club of Sun Lakes as champions of a Navajo Water Project. The 10-page article, written by Geoffrey Johnson with photography by Julia Rendleman, was featured in Rotary magazine’s July 2022 issue. In…

Savvy Travelers End of Summer News

Jeanette Rajamaki End of summer means lots of late summer/early fall travel, and lots of you are doing just that. We have had an incredibly hot summer all over the world. If you would like to get away for the holidays, plan now. Princess has a wonderful 15-day getaway to Hawaii on Dec. 22 out…

Women’s Association Speaker of the Month

The purpose of the Women’s Association in the Sun Lakes greater community is to raise funds in support of those who make the lives of seniors safer and more comfortable, provide information with an emphasis on serving all Sun Lakes communities, and to promote sociability among its members by providing opportunities for the members of…

JWV Speaker Pays Tribute to Valley Veterans

Nancy Stutman Almost in our backyard sits a gem honoring all veterans of the military. The development of Veterans Oasis Park Field of Honor from conception to reality will be the topic for the Sunday, Sept. 18, Jewish War Veterans (JWV) Copper State Post 619 meeting. Mickey Ohland, Community Services Planning Manager for the City…