Helen Daley The Arizona Classic Jazz Festival will be November 5-8 and its purpose is to bring first class bands to Arizona to present the traditional jazz and swing music made famous during the first half of the 1900s. Festivals are an important venue for presenting this original American art form and keeping live music…
Category: November 2015
Sports, November 2015
PVMGA September results
Jim Davis, Publicity We started the results for this newsletter on September 12. We played a Select-A-Drive format and the winning team was Cliff Joyce, Norm Elbery, Rich Featherstone and Ray Masuca with a score of 92. On September 19 we played a Three Best Balls Net format and the winning team with a 159…
Clubs & Classes, November 2015
Do you own an RV?
Jan Skibo, Secretary Sun Lakes has an active RV Club that you might want to check out. We meet the second Tuesday of each month from October to May in the Navajo Room at the Sun Lakes Country Club. Our membership is very active; not only do we plan rallies, we have a dinner/dance in…
Features, November 2015
Sun Lakes resident writes first book
Mike Pavlik had been an art teacher and coach for 35 years in Lorain, Ohio before retiring to Sun Lakes in 2005. He enjoys and continues creating his wood artwork, playing golf, and now writing. He had his first book published – If You’re a Duffer, You’re OK in My Book. He realized he was…
Generals, November 2015
Chapel Center Treasure Sale and Restaurant Raffle
The Sun Lakes Chapel Board is having its 11th annual Treasure Sale plus a restaurant raffle. The Treasure Sale will be held on Friday, November 20 from 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. and Saturday, November 21 from 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. It will be held at the Chapel Center in Sun Lakes Country Club at 9240 N. Sun…
Features, November 2015
Direction equals kindness
As we go into the holiday season it goes without saying to watch for all the hazards of decorations, open doors with company, and amounts of food or treats your best friend receives. The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (www.Petobesityprevention.org) indicates that 52.7 percent of dogs are overweight (of that 35.1 percent overweight and 17.6…
Generals, November 2015
Temple Havurat Emet veteran’s service
Barbara Schwartz Temple Havurat Emet invites all veterans to join us at our November 6 service when we honor those who had served in all the armed forces. Please plan on joining us for this very moving service which will begin at 7:30 p.m. on November 6 at the Lecky Center of the Robson Library,…
Clubs & Classes, November 2015
Featured Artist Duane Papke
Duane E. Papke I am a novice painter who took up painting again after 40 some years without a brush in my hand. I was invited to visit the Desert Artists Club and soon after joined our happy band of artists. Previously, I had two art classes in high school. Now I receive excellent advice…
Features, November 2015
In Passing
Betty L. Brown Betty L. Brown, 96, of Hamburg, NY (formerly of Sun Lakes, AZ) passed away on September 25, 2015. Betty was born on December 12, 1918 in Washington, D.C. to the late Bruno and Leonie (Torrilhon) Krause. She was the beloved wife of the late John M. Brown and loving mother to Clara…
Generals, November 2015
Free memory care screening
Amy Coppens In support of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, Hawthorn Court, an award-winning memory care community in Ahwatukee, is hosting a free memory screening event on Monday, November 2 from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. This free 10-minute memory screening can be the first step toward early identification of potential memory problems. Designed to eliminate the…