John Yu Welcome to our early Christmas Ball. The Sun Lakes Music, Dinner and Dance Venue is featuring the Midnight Moon Band from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Sun Lakes San Tan Ballroom on Saturday, Dec 16. Enjoy your Saturday evening with the pop music of the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s. Hear your favorite…
Join us on Thursday, Dec. 14, from 12:45 to 2:30 p.m. at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church, 9248 E. Riggs Road., in Sun Lakes, when we welcome Vicki Thompson from the AzTEDP program at the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACDHH). The AzTEDP program provides free telecommunications equipment like volume control…
Kathy Sinnott The Arizona Heroes Memorial is currently under construction in Oro Valley. Briefly, this living memorial will honor Arizona residents who served (and serve) within the military, as well as those of the first responder and healthcare professions. Our heroes answered ‘the call of duty’ to secure our nation’s freedoms. Recently, our world has…
Sue Bart The local quilt chapter welcomed guests and new members at the Nov. 8 meeting. Our next meeting is on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 9:30 a.m. (9 a.m. sign-in and social time). Everyone interested in making, learning about, collecting, or just appreciating quilts is welcome to join our group of enthusiastic quilters. Members come…
Gill Ho Bai On Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, Gill Ho (Kirho) Bai, loving husband, father, and Republic of Korea (ROK) veteran of the Korean War, passed away at the age of 88. Gill was born Oct. 9, 1935, in Seoul, Korea. His family lived in Beijing, China, during his childhood where his father was in…
Helen Seaton The Computer Booters will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 1 p.m. for their annual holiday meeting in the Computer Learning Center. Computer Booters general meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month. The general format is usually the meeting and general announcements, followed by a presentation on a computer or…
Lorri Morgan The Sun Lakes Pickleball Club Cottonwood (SLPCC) is bursting at the seams, and that has resulted in a little pain, but mostly a lot of fun! As of the first week of November, we counted about 410 members, with many snowbirds still flying south. Our monthly meetings are well attended, and our industrious…
In the coming months, the AAUW (American Association of University Women) Southeast Valley Branch (SEV) will continue to offer events and programs to help our community’s young girls and women in a variety of ways. Here are a few highlights of what’s coming: In December, the Southeast Valley Branch will wrap up the year with…
Richard Volpe December is the time to look back and remember all the good moments we have had sharing our lives with so many while we move into the festive future with the bright lights and the special moments spending time with friends and family. As our club moves on to the holiday season, we…
Steve Foss It didn’t occur in this or the last millennium! The first flash mob ever recorded in history happened in Bethlehem, about five and a half miles south of Jerusalem. The town is called Bethlehem, and it is still there today, about five and a half miles south of Jerusalem. Bethlehem was known for…