Category: November 2014

Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival moves west

The Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival, the longest-running film festival of any kind in the Valley, announced today that they have moved its festival’s east Valley screening site to Harkins Theatres Chandler Fashion 20. The new theater is located at 3159 W. Chandler Blvd. in Chandler, approximately seven miles west of the festival’s previous screening…

Mark your calendar for 5th annual bingo bonanza

San Tan Crown Rotary Club will hold its fifth annual Bingo Bonanza fundraiser on Saturday, November 15. This year’s event will be held from 6:00-9:30 p.m. in the Arizona Room at the Sun Lakes Country Club Clubhouse in Sun Lakes. Tickets are just $25 and each tickets provides a player with three game cards for…

Thanksgiving Turkey Drive

On Sunday, November 16 the congregation of Risen Savior Lutheran Church will be donating frozen turkeys or checks to assist the Chandler Food Bank in helping less-fortunate families in our community prepare turkey dinners on Thanksgiving. Invites Sun Lakes Community Participation Risen Savior is also inviting their neighbors in the Sun Lakes Community to join…

A special invitation to all residents

  Evelyn Shea This is an invitation to all residents of Sun Lakes and SunBird including all art classes, art clubs and the public. The Cottonwood Clay Sculpture Class has scheduled a very special guest, local fine art photographer, Deborah Silvis, on Wednesday, November 12 at 10:30 a.m. in the Cottonwood Ceramic Room 8, which…

Get Ready! for annual golf for life

The 2014 Cancer 
Tournament committee: 
Back row (left to right) Anita Barber, Sandy Eeds, Chairperson Carolyn Tagetz, Gwen Curtis and Kathy Jones; front row (left to right) Pat Florence, Ann Hammond, Cindy Bosch and Janet Baron.

Janet Baron Publicity Chairman Get ready! Our annual Golf for Life cancer tournament will be held at Palo Verde on November 18. In the past we have been extremely successful raising an excessive amount of monies donated to the U of A cancer center. Let us again work effortlessly this year to bring about the…

Rotary has 3 great programs for November

Jerry Traylor

Norm Noble On Tuesday, November 4, the Sun Lakes Rotary Club will honor our nation’s veterans in a special ceremony; one looked forward to annually. If you are a veteran, come to this breakfast meeting. We want to honor you. And if you are able, wear your uniform. (P.S. – very few of our members…

Krafters bazaar

Sharon Slocum, Publicity The Sun Lakes United Methodist Church Krafters will be holding their annual bazaar on Saturday, November 8 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Items for sale include a variety of fall and winter (inside and outside) decorations, doll clothing for 18-inch dolls, an assortment of linens and our Simple Treasures area. Plan to visit…

IronOaks USTA event results

USTA Sectional winners: (standing) Judy Gahide, Judy Lamers, Vicki Eslick, John Radcliffe, Pat Davidson, Karen Kutchyera and Barb McEwen; (kneeling front left to right): Lois Newman and Lynn Cox; (missing) Susan Stewart and Lyn Belisle.

Denise Lott Sectional Tournament: Three IronOaks teams competed in the USTA Southwest Section Championships in Albuquerque. Our women’s 7.0 team took first place and is advancing to the USTA National competition in Surprise on November 7–9. Our men’s 8.0 team took second place in a wrenching battle that kept them out of first by a…

Sun Lakes Reiki Circle

Catharina Cupples Have you ever wondered what potential for healing might be hidden inside you? Healing is a natural human capacity, which most of us never, or barely, develop. Our bodies are perpetually attempting to return to a state of balance in order to remain healthy. We either help or hinder that natural process. Reiki…