Category: October 2014

Colored pencil class being offered

Take a colored pencil class with Susan!

Colored pencil lessons will be taught this fall. Colored pencils are very versatile. They can be used from quick sketching to more complicated burnishing techniques; from cartooning to beautiful portraiture. And they come in a wide range of colors and types. Susan Plouzek is instructing colored pencil again this year. Her class is highly sought…

VFW Post 8053 supports adopted guard unit

VFW Auxiliary President Betty Peer and Veterans and Family Support Chair Sandra Whittenberg with educational materials purchased for children of the adopted Guard unit member who was killed in an auto accident.

Betty Peer One of the programs of the VFW Auxiliary is Veteran’s and Family Support. In partnership with our VFW Post 8053, the Auxiliary has adopted National Guard Unit 3666. Recently, one of the members of that unit was killed in an auto accident. The Post and Auxiliary donated $300 to purchase books and educational…

Arizona Wind Symphony 2014/2015 concert season

Vicki Deken The Arizona Wind Symphony (AWS) announces an exciting line up of concerts for its upcoming 2014-2015 season. Now in its 15th year, AWS entertains Tempe and surrounding communities with an enjoyable variety of music in the beautiful Tempe Center for the Arts. Under the baton of William J. Richardson, the Arizona Wind Symphony…

PAL upcoming events

Mary Scala My dear friends in PAL: I have to tell you that the Board of Directors has issued a demand – that’s right, you heard it – a demand that I be more businesslike. You have to let the members and non-members know in a more businesslike manner about the Opera, Coffee Classics and…

Bridge Results – October 2014

Free beginning bridge If you have had beginning bridge lessons over at the Oakwood clubhouse and would like to review while playing social bridge on Wednesdays and/or Fridays from 1:00-4:00 p.m., please e–mail Stephanie at [email protected] and leave a phone number so I can call you. Couples and singles welcome! Please, non–smokers only! Gordon Markham…

ALSO Scholarship Awards eclipse $1.6 million

Arizona Lutheran Scholarship (ALSO) executives get together for photo after meeting to review ALSO’s record-breaking scholarship awards. Pictured left to right are David Bolio (treasurer), Hans Naumann (president), Harvey Zehnder (founding president) and Rollie Baumann (former finance executive). All are ALSO volunteers, Sun Lakes residents, and members of Risen Savior Lutheran Church.

Sun Lakes’ resident Hans Naumann announced that scholarship awards from the Arizona Lutheran Scholarship Organization (ALSO) have reached $1,681,000. Awards for the 2013/2014 period reached a record $206,000 which was 14 percent above the previous year. Naumann stated, “We are grateful to the many contributors who have helped us distribute almost $1.7 million in scholarships…

Fall ministeries offer a full schedule

Doug Ross After the usual (Sun Lakes style) slow summer, the activities of Sun Lakes Community Church are in full swing. Bible Studies have started; men and women meet Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. and are studying Growth in the Christian Life. The men’s Bible Study meets every Wednesday morning at 8:00 a.m.. They are selecting…

Zumba is coming soon!

Lesly Holness Hi everyone! How was your summer? I am getting ready to drive down there the end of October and plan to start my first class on Monday, November 3. I have some new songs and great routines to show you! I have really missed you and can’t wait to get started. If you…

Fun Lakers Club

Belinda Anderson, Vice President/Publicity Chair On Saturday, August 23 we had a most enjoyable evening that was coordinated by Mike Konyu and Judy Dakin, our Activity Co-Chairs. We started out at the Liberty Market in downtown Gilbert and enjoyed a delectable dinner. From there, we went to the fabulous Hale Theater in downtown Gilbert. The…