Jeanne Becker As the holiday season approaches, so does the deadline for submitting Crystal Awards nomination forms. The Sun Lakes Crystal Awards provide the perfect opportunity for you to recognize a special volunteer who goes “above and beyond” to help others in our community. Nomination forms must be received by Dec. 16, 2019. All our clubhouses have…
Paullene Caraher Energy and Functional Yoga classes are held at the SunBird Golf Resort, Navajo Room, upper level. Regular Yoga: Morning: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 7:40 to 8:50 a.m. Afternoon: Tuesday and Thursday, 4 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. No class on Thanksgiving Day Energy Yoga includes tapping and slapping the body to increase movement of blood and…
Susan Keresky The Jewish War Veterans Post 619 will host a baby shower to benefit new moms who are United States veterans on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 9:30 a.m. at Sun Lakes Country Club. The community is invited to attend the free baby shower and bring a gift for a new mom. Kathleen Laurier, a Navy…
Dianne Winenger The sweltering heat of summer has bid us farewell, and the beautiful autumn season greets us with the most perfect weather in the country now. The wood carvers await the arrival of friends who summer in faraway places. Also, it’s exciting that it is comfortable carving outdoors or in the garage workshop where it…
Maureen Alger The Sun Lakes Rotary has a variety of interesting meetings each week! During the month of November, there will be three morning and one evening meeting. The first meeting in November is the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 5. During this meeting, there will be a presentation by The Rotary Foundation. The mission of…
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes In 1820, a woman was born into slavery by the name of Harriet Tubman. Years later, she was almost killed when her master hurled a metal object at her. After staging a daring escape in 1849, she spent years rescuing hundreds out of slavery and…
Edie Gilbertsen, Dance Instructor Edie Gilbertsen will be teaching Monday and Wednesday Social Dance classes. We meet in the Mirror Room across from the Patrol office in Oakwood. Groups of six couples max per class pay $40/couple or $20/single for four weeks of Rumba. More moves starting Wednesday, Nov. 6 to 27, from 2:15 p.m. to…
Bob and Pam Swanson Save the dates… Come one, come all! The homeowners of Oakwood Unit 36-C (Diamond Lake) are planning the 15th annual (2019) Food Drive and Luminaria Walk. Weather permitting, the two-day event will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14 and 15, 2019.
Jim Wegman, Publicity The mornings are getting cooler; the sun rises later and sets earlier. These are sure signs that our golf course overseed program has begun. Superintendent Ross Buckendahl and his crew are preparing to dig in and change the courses to winter grass. And in a few weeks, we will begin to see…
George Abernathy It’s always a joy to introduce a new member to fly fishing and help them navigate through the learning curve of fly fishing. God only knows how technical, confusing, and frustrating it can be without mentorship. I remember when I first got introduced to fly fishing in Colorado in 2004. My mentor, who…