During the month of October, members of the African American Association of Sun Lakes enjoyed an interesting and fun-filled five days in Barcelona, Spain, followed by a two-week western Mediterranean cruise. The cruise took us to France, Italy, Montenegro and Croatia, and we enjoyed such sites as Monte Carlo, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the…
Orris Anson POW-WOW (formerly Market on the Move) distributes fresh produce in a farmer’s market atmosphere for the public to enjoy. The purpose of the market is to reach out to the community by providing good quality produce at an extremely affordable price. A $10 donation is good for up to 60 pounds of produce…
The “No Scrooge” neighborhood Eric Ehst, Executive Director It’s the holiday season again. Anyone who has read Dickens’ A Christmas Carol or seen one of the many movie versions remembers that moment when Scrooge realizes that a person’s true legacy is not how much money they accumulated but the difference they made in the lives of…
Kay Pratt Would you love to get great deal on beautiful and unique merchandise and help a good cause at the same time? Friends Resale Boutique in Chandler is the place for you! This upscale thrift shop offers lovely seasonal items, household goods, jewelry, purses, items by local artists, books and more at amazing prices.…
Dan Hall We finished the fall fishing derbies in early November. A great time was had by all. The Anglers will start the derbies again in March. The spring derbies are completed with the ever popular Grandparents Derby. The Grandparent’s Derby will be on April 4. This is the Saturday before Easter. Grandparents in all…
Lyle Replogle and Jerry Christenson The Scandinavian Club meets in the Arizona Room at Sun Lakes Country Club. It is open to all who have an interest in the history and culture of Scandinavia. In November we were entertained by Scandinavian Dancers demonstrating steps that many of us only wish we could do. On December…
John Harrill Dick Thiel, currently our Lost Wax Chair, has been chair of Lost Wax off and on for the more than 20 years that he has been a club member. Dick and Larry Portschi teach and/or monitor Lost Wax every Tuesday morning at our Oakwood shop. Dick was well prepared for this hobby when…
Denise Lott IronOaks Tennis Club was the scene of a friendly rivalry with our Cottonwood neighbors as IronOaks hosted a Saturday mixer between the two clubs. With 100 players participating, half from each club, we enjoyed great tennis, along with breakfast, lunch and snacks for players and spectators. After playing 397 games within 30 sets,…
Allan Levy, Publicity Director Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation is an established reform congregation that meets at the Sun Lakes Chapel at 7:30 p.m. on the second Friday of each month. Services are a wonderful opportunity to meet Rabbi Wiener, the cantor Ronda Polesky and hear the beautiful voices of our choir.…
Sun Lakes Pickleball Club members David Novikoff and David Zapatka competed in the annual Arizona Senior Olympic Pickleball games held in Surprise on October 24. Competing in a tough singles field that included players from the 50-54, 55-59 and 60-64 age divisions, Novikoff and Zapatka prevailed. For the third time at these Olympic Games, Zapatka…