October 2015

Republican Club meeting October 13

Carolyn McCorkle The Sun Lakes Republican Club will feature Law and Order 2015 with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio at its monthly meeting Tuesday, October 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Arizona Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 N. Sun Lakes Boulevard, Sun Lakes, Arizona 85248. The public is invited! You will want…

What is Halloween

Pastor Ron Burcham In late August and early September I kept hearing references to pitch forks and I thought, wow – they are advertising for Halloween early this year! Eventually I figured out they were talking about Arizona State Football, not Halloween. However, from what I heard, their first game was a bit of a…

Bridge Results

Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Alan Behr The Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club games are now held at Risen Savior Lutheran Church, 23914 S. Alma School Road. Open games are held on Monday at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., Thursday at 1:30 p.m. and Saturday at 9:00 a.m. There also is a Novice game Thursday…

Who’s the Sun Lakes Chorale?

Chorale members Lois Ahrens, MJ Clement and Jim Janowski

Jan Ott The busy people pictured are distributing new music and welcoming their peers back from summertime pursuits. They are part of the team of energetic and productive singers who help keep this musical organization running smoothly. Would you like to learn what motivates them? * Investigate www.sunlakeschorale.com, the group’s informative website * Attend a…

Sun Lakes Niners welcome back brunch

Lady Niners, please mark your calendars as a reminder to attend the Welcome Back Brunch on Saturday, October 24 in the Navajo Room at 10:00 a.m. This event is to welcome those lady golfers returning from being gone during the summer, those who remained and survived the heat, dust and wind storms and those who…

Sun Lakes resident completes Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim

Sun Lakes resident Gary Sanford steps out of the water after completing the 1.5 mile swim from Alcatraz Island to the San Francisco Bay shore August 8.

Gary Vacin Sun Lakes resident Gary Sanford successfully completed the 1.5 mile Alcatraz Sharkfest swim from the former federal prison in San Francisco Bay to the shore at the Aquatic Club in San Francisco on August 8. Sanford completed the swim in 47:30.08 minutes. That placed the 62-year-old in the top half of 598 swimmers…

Sun Lakes Country Club

Happenings at the Sun Lakes Country Club Library Sharon Lavender Yeah! Summer is officially over. We apologize for any additional days of over 100 degrees. A dedicated group of volunteer librarians keeps our library functioning while many of us escape from the heat. A librarian is available 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday…

Resident writes a book

John W. Milionis, DO The book, Happiness, The Joy From Living, is about happiness with contentment from our daily actions and living prefaced by the need for personal change so we can become aware and accommodate the changes we must make within us, by us, so we can expand our consciousness and increase our sensitivity…

Dolly Dressers donate

Viv Sloane Five ladies attached our September meeting. Several of the ladies are not back from going home for the summer. We sorted fabric and other items. Several dolls were brought in. Vicky and Irene have been busy this summer dressing 150 Barbie’s and getting them ready for distribution. They also worked on many other…