Helen Daley Cheryl Thurston, a Sun Lakes resident and popular performer here, will be launching Vintage Swing in October. As the pre-festival warmup band at the October 16 Arizona Classic Jazz Society’s monthly jazz party, she has put together a group featuring some of the Valley’s traditional jazz band leaders: Cheryl on piano, Howard Alden…
David Zapatka Reader Yasmin John-Thorpe of Quail Creek writes, “I am a Canadian snowbird who spends my winter months at Quail Creek. I’ve only just received my mailed copy of the August Crossing which features your ‘Word of the Month’ – Synesthesia. I wanted to share with you my association with this phenomenon. My niece’s…
First and foremost, your bowl of candy should be for trick-or-treaters, not for your pets. While your favorite Halloween pumpkin and decorative corn are relatively nontoxic, if ingested, they can cause gastrointestinal upset. And if the piece eaten is too large, blockage could occur. So keep an eye on your favorite candy bowl and decorations.…
Elaine Kraemer, President, Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation Welcome back to those of you who were traveling this past summer! The weather in Sun Lakes is warm and lovely in October, and some activity is scheduled every time you turn around. Keep your calendars handy! The Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation is operating at full-throttle as…
Sharon Lavender Hopefully, October means the end to 100-degree-plus temperatures and the return of those who escaped our enduring heat for cooler climates. The librarians have been busy all summer making sure that those who remained in Sun Lakes would find a great selection of books and even magazines for everyone’s reading pleasure. If…
Ellen Engel Because of a deadline conflict last month, we did not report on our progress in collecting Reach Out Sun Lakes donations of food and cash, so here are the aggregate results for the two-month period covering August and September. Combined food donations (staple goods) totaled 538 pounds, and cash contributions (used by…
Tuesday, October 2, at 10:30 a.m.: Citizen Science at Your Library: Virtual Presentation* This is a virtual live presentation with a question and answer session to follow. Valley public libraries will soon be loaning out kits to allow library customers to check out instructions and equipment for participation in science research being done locally…
Patty Dennehy The Ed Robson Library in Sun Lakes is looking for a volunteer to help us teach customers how to download e-books and e-audiobooks onto devices such as an iPad or Kindle Fire. Our e-reader time is every Wednesday afternoon from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. We will be happy to guide you, but…
Judy Gahide As the witching hour is growing near, We needn’t tell you, your dogs will hear. Bring Toto, Fido, Barkley and Boo, Whether they’ve attended before or will make their debut. Four-legged friends is what this Halloween celebration is about, So come join us at Lake Diamond for a great gadabout. Saturday, October…
Bill Becker, SLCT Publicity “Another opening, another show” – Another mystery dinner theater show, that is! Eat, Drink and Be Murdered runs February 17-21, 2019, in the Oakwood Ballroom at Oakwood Country Club. And we are looking for you! If you used to act or do stage production in high school, college or in community…