Debra Austin The Southeast Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) welcomes Sarah Lords from the Fresh Start Women’s Foundation as guest speaker at its 5:30 p.m. meeting Nov. 16 at Oakwood Country Club. Prospective members are welcome. Lords is Sr. Director of Brand and Strategic Communication for the local nonprofit. Its…
Steve Engelhardt For the last four years it has been the pleasure of the Club to come into the Oakwood Country Club House and set up some of our trains outside of Stone and Barrel for Christmas. Once again this year, we will set up the trains on Friday, Dec. 11 and begin running them…
Dianne Zimmerman Would you like to use and keep up your Spanish skills? Our group is informal and our purpose is to have fun talking and listening to each other while improving our language skills. We discuss topics suggested by members, and when needed, we help each other with grammar and vocabulary. We encourage intermediate Spanish speakers to come to our lively weekly meetings. New…
Steve Ambroso Ciao! The Sun Lakes Italian–American Club (SLIAC) will be having a dinner meeting on Thursday, Nov. 12 at the Oakwood Ballroom, next to Stone and Barrel Restaurant in Sun Lakes. Doors open at 4:45 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., and the topic will be “A Salute to America’s 250th Birthday Party and our…
Fifteen years ago, Sonda Giles and her husband went looking for a community with real amenities—and Sun Lakes won them over. They’d spent 36 years in California’s Bay Area (Sonda was raised in Denver, Colorado) before making the move. Then, 11 years ago, came the invitation that changed everything: a party hosted by AAASL. “We’ve…
Arthur Fink We are a “Coffee House Vibe” group that meets every Saturday from 9.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room (A-8) in the Cottonwood County Club. There is no cost and no membership or residency requirement. All playing strengths are welcome. Chess sets are provided as well as chess clocks…
Cheers Trip Opportunities Several Cheers members took advantage of the events down in Tombstone to spend a day in the famous town. This was one of Free Spirit’s Day Tours. Some members visited California with several spending time in San Diego. Many members are returning from wherever they spend their summers. Many continue having strong…
Cheers is a social club open to members from Sun Lakes, Springfield, SunBird, and Solera communities. Our current 170 members invite you to become a part of the Cheers family, whether you are a year-round or a seasonal resident. The club offers many activities and programs, including social time, wine tasting, dining out, book club,…
Marilyn Conner Hi Apple Device Users, Our next class presented by Sidney Sexton is on Monday Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. at the Cottonwood CLC. It will cover: free video editing software application for Apple Devices. Edit video, enhance audio, and add effects, for your phone, iPad, etc. Just go to our website, www.sunlakesappleclub.com, to…
Dan Dragoon Photography has been around a long time. Family albums show grandparents, and earlier generations. There are published photos of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglas, Paris, and the Egyptian pyramids dating to the 1840s. In fact, cameras date back over 2,000 years, used first to assist painters, then modified to expose film, as the chemistry…