Category: November 2016

Annual Tour de Bird November 5

Gwen Grace, Desert Rivers Audubon Society Sun Lakes again has a featured house in the Tour de Bird sponsored by the Desert Rivers Audubon Society. This year’s beautiful habitat in Cottonwood will kick off the annual Tour de Bird. You will learn how to attract birds without bird feeders! A more natural way to attract…

Sun Lakes Writers’ Group

Ruby Regina Witcraft To say that I was an affectionata of golf is putting it mildly since I seem to go at everything like I’m killing snakes. (By the way, I got the word affectionate out of my Italian dictionary). Playing four or five times a week was the norm and I most liked playing…

Car Show November 5

The fourth annual Kustom Karz for K-9z and Katz Kar Show has found a stupendous new venue! Saturday, November 5 will find us and you in Downtown Ocotillo on the lake, 2557 W. Queen Creek Rd., Chandler. That’s just east of Price Rd. on the south side of Queen Creek. There’s a brand new coffee…

“Dearly Departed” opens November 8

The Turpin brothers struggle over the cost of their father’s funeral, while the rest of the family is preoccupied with their own concerns. Front row: Phyllis Novy, Sandy Pallett, Andrea Hummel and John Crawford. Back row: Chris Mank, Merrie Crawford, Jim Janowski, Rick Whitney and Ginger Henry.

Time’s a’wasting! Hurry and get those tickets for the fall Sun Lakes Community Theatre play, Dearly Departed, before they’re gone! You don’t want to have to fight for them! What will you see? You’ll see the dysfunctional Turpin family put the fun back in dysfunctional as they gather for the patriarch’s funeral! You’ll see a…

Golf A Round for Ryan

Ryan Elsea and family

Proceeds to help our Sun Lakes neighbor Kathy Battaglino’s 37 year old son who was diagnosed with ALS. ALS is an incurable disease that causes the death of neurons which control voluntary muscles. He and his wife Elizabeth have three children ages 16, 4 and 2. Your donation will help with unexpected medical and caregiving…

Yesterday Once More celebrates third anniversary

Yesterday Once More

Barry Miller Yesterday Once More ‘50s, ‘60s ‘70s show and dance rock and roll variety group will be celebrating their third anniversary at the Yesterday Once More’s Rock and Roll Variety Show on Friday, November 25 at the SunBird Country Club, 6250 S. SunBird Blvd., Chandler, AZ 85249. Show starts at 7:00 p.m., tickets are…

Turkey Tuesday November 22

Jan Davie Come help stomp out hunger and donate a turkey on Turkey Tuesday, November 22. Turkey Tuesday is the largest one-day turkey drive in Arizona. This annual event is dedicated to collecting frozen turkeys to feed hungry families throughout our community. Turkey Tuesday at Sun Lakes is an ongoing, working partnership with Bashas’ and…

Sun Lakes Art students honor their art instructor

Sharon Gale The students at Sun Lakes are having to say goodbye to their watercolor art teacher, Alice Van Overstraeten. She is retiring from teaching in Chandler. She is still teaching pastels and watercolor in the Tempe, Gilbert and Mesa areas. The Sun Lakes art students will miss her greatly but plan to see her…