Gila Butte Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) began its 2016-17 season with new national, state and chapter administrations. In June, Gila Butte sent delegates to Washington, D.C., to celebrate DAR’s 125th anniversary and to welcome the Dillon Administration whose slogan is “Moving Forward in Service to America.” In August, Arizona DAR held its summer…
The Low Vision Support Group will meet again on Wednesday morning, October 12, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. in the first floor Card Room of the Renaissance retirement community. If you are dealing with partial or total blindness, we invite you to join us for information, support and friends who share your journey. For more information you…
Geri Gould You may not know that a wonderful opportunity awaits you on October 6. That is the first meeting of the 2016-2017 Brandeis National Committee, a women’s group with local chapters around the country. You need not have any affiliation with Brandeis University to participate, but Brandeis makes some of their wonderfully enriching resources…
The members of Post 619 Jewish War Veterans in Sun Lakes will be meeting at 9:30 a.m. on October 16 in the Mirror Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club. The speaker this month will be Paula Pedene who works for the VA and was the original whistleblower at the VA in Phoenix. She will…
WHY I WANT A DOG Diane Keneally I’ve been on a quest for a dog for awhile. Even though, current circumstances make having a dog incompatible with my lifestyle, I still want a dog. My daughter has a dog, a Maltese, that I’ve fallen in love with. Every time we visit each other there is…
Andrea Hummel Monday Funday is back! The ImproVables, Sun Lakes’ very own improv troupe, will be opening their Monday workshops for anyone who is interested in trying their hand at improvisational comedy. The workshops are from 10:00 a.m.-noon in A-9, the Phoenix Room, in Cottonwood and anyone who lives in Sun Lakes is welcome to…
Colleen McKnight The Sun Lakes community and the Women’s Association lost a valued member recently. Our Treasurer, Diane Lyons, died suddenly on August 10. Diane Lyons had been a member of the Sun Lakes Women’s Association for about seven years. She told me she joined the group because she loved its mission of community support.…
George Abernathy Now that October is upon us, some of the best fly fishing for trout commences. Between now and early November, depending when the lakes ice over, we will have plenty of opportunities to land numerous sizable trout. Of course, having opportunities to catch them and actually landing them is two different stories. Our…
Join us as we kick off the fall and winter season of Travel Club meetings in the Phoenix Room at Cottonwood Country club at 6:30 p.m. David Fish, top tour guide for Free Spirit Vacations, will be our guest speaker. Always book Free Spirit vacations and tours with the Savvy Travelers Club; we receive compensation…
Tom Amrhein The next meeting of the Sun Lakes Democratic Club will be on Monday, October 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Navajo Room at Sun Lakes Country Club. Guest speakers will be Linda Brown from Adelante Health Care and Pat Gleeson, AARP Legis. Committee. Linda Brown, Project Manager/lead Navigator Implementation of ACA, will speak…