Clubs & Classes

Movie group forming

Gary Putman We are forming a new group for couples that love going to the movies and meeting new people. If you are interested in learning more about this fun group, we invite all couples in their 50s and 60s to contact us at 480-532-4523. We look forward to hearing from  you!

Zumba with Mary for the holidays

Time to get in shape for the holidays!

Mary Tyree It’s time once again to “Deck the Halls” in Sun Lakes. This is such a fun time of year and it’s always great to spend it with family and friends. We all know how i mportant fitness is, especially with all the good food and parties coming up, and that’s why Zumba® is…

Savvy Travelers meeting notice

Randy and Jane Roter and Ray and Jeanette Rajamaki in Jerash, Jordan.

Join us on Thursday, December 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Phoenix Room at Cottonwood Country Club. Join Sue Arko, owner of Free Spirit Tours, along with Donna Andrews as they update you one their upcoming rips, tours and some cruises for 2016 and into 2017. Come for a glass of wine or a little…

DAR attends fall board in Tucson

DAR members

Gila Butte DAR was in attendance when Arizona State Daughters of the American Revolution convened Fall Board of Management in Tucson to celebrate DAR’s national quasquicentennial. State Regent Gillian Morse, a Gila Butte member, blew out the 125 candles and cut the first slice of birthday cake. Fall Board is the State Society’s opportunity to…

Spirit of the Desert Gourd Patch

Nancy Zier A gnome by the name of O’Shaunessey McKenna appeared at the Tumbleweed Park Barbeque Cookoff on Saturday, November 7. What with his loopy hat and expressive eyes, a photographer just had to get a quick shot of him. The little gnome was precious and Saturday was a great day for the public to…

AAUW announces scholarship winner

Barbara Stewart The winner of the 2015 American Association of University Women (AAUW) Scholarship is Emely Hernandez. She is an exemplary student at Chandler High School who has taken course work that has prepared her well for university studies. In addition, she is the Editor-in-Chief of the Chandler High School newspaper, an active member of…

East Valley Marines send WWII Vet to D.C.

Marines Ernie Karkula and Gordon Fiacco at the DC WWII Memorial

Denise Lott An application was submitted by the East Valley Marines of Detachment 1296 to have member Ernie Karkula, World War II Marine, selected for the Honor Flight to Washington D.C. The Honor Flight provides our World War II veterans with an opportunity to visit the WWII Memorial, which was only finished in 2005. Since…

Attention Red and Pink Hatters

Please join us at our fifth annual convention. We will be celebrating our return to the Oakwood Ballroom with a Mardi Gras theme. If you are a Red Hat Society supporting member, please join your sister Red Hatters for a day of fun and merriment. Mardi Gras costumes are optional, but please respect our royal…