Denise Lott Veterans Day and the birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps are approaching in November. In keeping with tradition, our East Valley Marine Corps League’s Sun Lakes Detachment 1296 is hosting its annual Birthday Ball. The Ball will be on Saturday, Nov. 6, at the Oakwood Country Club. The public is invited to enjoy…
A darling bird has taken up residency at the Gilbert Water Ranch. You have a chance to find it at the next Desert Rivers Audubon bird walk on Oct 16. We love to refer to it as “Rosy,” a Roseate Spoonbill who varied off course. Bring the family, as there are loaner binoculars for the…
Kim Kubsch “Tackling Paper in the Office” is 13th in a series of articles featuring techniques for decluttering your home—one room at a time. As owner of Joyful DOWNSIZING and a Sun Lakes resident, I am passionate about helping boomers and seniors declutter to simplify their lives, organize remaining items, downsize unwanted stuff, and be…
Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. In an instant, we are here, and in another instant, we are not. Some call it the journey of life—it is a common expression. However, life as we know it can be more than a journey. Life can be exciting. Life can be a trip to places never imagined. Life can…
Julia Norton, Chakra Healing Practitioner, Reflexologist Do you ever feel out of balance in a body part or in your mind or spiritually? It could be that your chakras are out of balance. Chakas are energy centers in our body that are similar to a CD disc. The Sanskrit word “Chakra” means disk or wheel.…
Judy Wegener August brought in the summer monsoons which cooled down the summer heat and contributed to the lushness of the golf course. 8/2/21 Points Flight 1: 1st Marci Koppelmaa, 2nd (tie) Debra Emerick, Julie Hamlin, and Judy Bray; Flight 2: 1st Sabrina Erhardt, 2nd Cat Lajune, 3rd Pat Benson 8/17/21 Low Putts Flight 1:…
Starting Saturday, Nov. 6, the Chess Club will be dedicating the first Saturday of the month to chess lessons, free of charge, for interested members of the greater Sun Lakes community. Initially, the plan is to conduct a four-session course from 10:30 a.m. to noon that will provide participants basic hands-on knowledge of how to…
Jon Heimarck became interested in chess as a young boy, watching his father playing against his grandfather and uncle. But he became obsessed with the game—like many Americans—as a young teenager during the Fischer-Spassky World Championship Match in 1972. Though he studied the games of the great masters Paul Keres, Mikhail Tal, and Bobby Fischer,…
Virginia Koehler Metal detecting is a fun activity to get some exercise. Bending over and picking up all the pull tabs you find is good for the waistline. Sometimes you even find a coin or two and, perchance, a lost ring. One never knows. Sun Lakes Metal Lokators meet the second Monday of every month,…
Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club, grounded since March 2020 because of the virus, is taking off again. We are happy to announce our slate of speakers for the 2021-22 year. The Nov. 15 speaker will be Col. Jim Evans (USAF ret.) talking about “Hot Stuff,” a B-24 aircraft, and the consequential tragedy involving…