Category: October 2016

Happy Birthday to you!

Friends celebrate Maretta Wood’s 91st birthday Fifteen Sun Lakes residents turned out to celebrate Maretta Wood’s 91st birthday at a gathering at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino in September. Maretta is seated far left in the photo above. Those attending were standing: (left to right) Linda, Larz, Wendy, Tom, Dan, Dorothy, Ted and Marie; seated (left to…

Sun Lakes Lady Putters news

Pat Martin, Vice President of the Sun Lakes Lady Putters. Pat is a four-year member of Putters and has lived in Ironwood for 20 years. She and her husband come from Santa Barbara, CA.

Susan Gottschalk Summer is over; it’s time to get back outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. The Sun Lakes Lady Putters are looking forward to the start of the 2016-17 season, our 20th year. This is a fun weekly event – and you don’t have to be a golfer to play nor commit to playing…

Grupo Español Avanzada

Dianne Zimmerman Do you want to practice Spanish? We are a group of advanced conversational Spanish speakers from various backgrounds who practice our language skills in an informal setting. We meet every Wednesday from 4:15-5:30 p.m. in the Ocotillo Room of the Arts and Crafts Building at Oakwood Country Club. Topics are lively, entertaining and…

Restless Minds discuss election

The 2016 presidential election will be less than one month away when the Restless Minds discussion group holds its October meeting. So it seems appropriate to devote the evening to a free-wheeling discussion of the election, one of the creepiest, most contentious and unsavory in the nation’s history. Or is it just the beginning of…

Learn more about the Sun Lakes Chorale

Chorale Music Director, Cristine Evans with husband Bart, Performance Director

Jan Ott Have you heard of our Sun Lakes annual Community Days, when our individual neighborhoods host their Saturday morning Activities Open Houses? Whether you’re new to the community or an established resident who just never got around to investigating, you’ll soon have the ideal opportunity to learn what’s available to fill your time and…

Fly the flag program

All proceeds from this program are reinvested in important non-profit community service projects and agencies in need. The Sun Lakes Lions Club/Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity. All donations are tax deductible. Call 480-352-8076 for information on how you can subscribe for a flag.

Every step counts with I Love Walking

I Love Walking invites you to focus on a life-changing theme with us, Every Step Counts. Such a simple process, isn’t it? The only catch is that you have to actually do it! There’s a difference between being alive and living. People must be mobile to maintain their quality of life. The 30-year old leaning…

Garden Club notice

Diane Beatty The Sun Lakes Garden Club will have a seed and cutting exchange at their Tuesday, October 18 meeting. Bring seeds and/or cuttings you have to share. Many of the plants in the garden at the Sun Lakes Chapel Center are from shared starts from Garden Club members. We all enjoy seeing plants in…

St. Steven’s Ladies Guild meeting at Cottonwood

Pictured (left to right) Sandra Yokobosky, Recording Secretary; Rose Pachura, President; Pam Bianchi, Vice President; Ursula Gmerak, Treasurer; and Ann DeRose, Parliamentarian

With the remolding of the church, the Ladies Guild will be holding their October 10 meeting at Cottonwood Country Club in the San Tan Ballroom; we will have lunch followed by our meeting. The time of the lunch/meeting has not been determined yet. Please RSVP to Rose Pachura at 480-802-0755 to confirm that you will…

Free Mah Jongg lessons

Stephanie Hemberg If interested, please email Stephanie Hemberg at [email protected] and leave a phone number, so I am able to call and talk with you. You must be available to play Mah Jongg on the first and second Tuesday or the second and third Monday of the month, October through May. We play from 1:00-4:00…