Sun Lakes Chapter DW is hosting the Christmas luncheon and suggest arrival at 11:00 a.m. for shopping and social time. Welcome and Christmas music by Hamilton High SOL Choral Group under the direction of Vanace Acker at Noon with lunch served at 12:30 p.m. Following lunch Jan Kloster, past state president of North Dakota State…
Arthur Fink The Sun Lakes Chess Club invites you to join us, whether you are a beginner or a grand master chess player. We meet every Saturday from 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. in the Dance Room A6 Cottonwood. Come early or come late; you are always welcome. There are no dues or membership fees. For more…
Norm Noble Longtime key member of the Sun Lakes Rotary Club, Leland D. Widener was chosen Rotarian of the Month (November). Lee has held almost every service position in the club since joining in 1990, including secretary and president, as well as chair of several committees. He is a Paul Harris Fellow/Benefactor, served as Rotary…
Have you always had a desire to write? Would you like to try your hand at writing? Would you like to leave personal stories to your children and grandchildren? Examples: How you met your husband/wife? What you remember about your first date? Thoughts about your high school graduation? Now that you are retired, how do…
Virginia Koehler One of our members, M.J. Clement, designed an official logo for our Metal Lokators Club. We thought it was very appropriate for our club, slow and steady. Instead of meeting at Sun Lakes Country Club, the Metal Lokators will have their December meeting at a restaurant. Please call Virginia, our Treasurer, for any…
Bill Gates The 2016 presidential election campaign was filled with invective. One candidate was accused of being a crook and a liar. The other was labelled a misogynist and racist. Supporters of the candidates were painted with unflattering words, the most memorable of which was “deplorables.” So where do we go from here? How can…
Mary Tyree It’s holiday time again in Sun Lakes. This is a fun time of year and it’s always great to spend it with family and friends. But sooner or later all that good food and fun catches up with us and then… It’s Zumba® time to get back in shape and take those extra…
The Lady Joker’s Wild Hand and Foot card group that meets on Thursday afternoon in the Oakwood Clubhouse, gathered recently for their fifth annual fall potluck at Sisk Park in Palo Verde. Enjoying the camaraderie and good food seated clockwise from the front are Jeannie Russo, Ruth Muenzer, Betty Perry, Lois Hauge, Anna Cody, Sandy…
Members of the St. Stevens Knights of Columbus Council 9678 worked four weekly sessions at the State Fair to help pay rental of the Veterans Coliseum during the AZ StandDown for homeless and needy veterans, which will be held February 8-11 at the fairgrounds; 13 Knights generated nearly six percent of the rental fees for…
Roberta Arpan Shinrin-Yoku, a term minted by Japanese researchers, translates loosely into “nature bathing.” This tidbit was included with findings about the therapeutic effects of being in nature that appear in a TIME magazine article written by Alexandra Sifferlin (“The Healing Power of Nature,” July 25, 2016). It is beyond the scope of this Splash article to…