Everyone loves a birthday, whether it’s their own or someone else’s. Birthdays are a celebration and a confirmation that the world goes on. And this year, Sun Lakers will be invited when the Ed Robson Library celebrates its 20th birthday. It’s hard to believe that the vision of Sun Lakes’ own library was a dream…
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August 2024, Front Page
Best Sellers This Summer
Jan Bobbett Each month your librarians in Sun Lakes Country Club add several books to our Best Sellers cabinet. In July we added these four books: The Perfect Shot, by Steve Urszenvi; Crosshairs, by James Patterson; The Wager, by David Grann; and Dead Man’s Hand, by Brad Taylor. For August we are adding four more…
August 2024, Front Page
Beat the Heat with Desert Artists Club
Sue Sindelar Welcome August! Because we spend more summertime indoors here in the desert, it provides an opportunity for activities we love and enjoy, like painting and all things artistic. Engaging our minds, hearts, and hands in the creation of art is not only good for our spirits, but has been scientifically shown to increase…
August 2024, Front Page
Like to Hike?
Warren Wasescha The incredible beauty of hiking trails in this part of the world is incomparable to many other places. Over the years, it has been a joy to have experienced so much beauty hiking with the Sun Lakes Hiking Club. An electronic picture frame on my desk reminds me every day of some of…
August 2024, Front Page
Auditions for ‘Exit Laughing’ Coming September 4
Sun Lakes Community Theatre is looking for a cast of five to perform Paul Elliot’s comically poignant production of Exit Laughing, which will be directed by Kate King-Turner. Auditions will occur on Wednesday, Sept. 4, in the Mirror Room at Sun Lakes Country Club from 1 to 4 p.m. The cast consists of three “mature”…
August 2024, Front Page
The Foundation Donates to Agave Quilters Guild
Bill Becker, Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation Treasurer The mission of the Agave Quilters Guild is to promote the appreciation of quilting, to encourage quilt making and collecting, to contribute to the knowledge of quilting through education, and to promote friendships and philanthropic endeavors. The Agave Quilters Club has seven Friendship Groups, which have been…
August 2024, Front Page
Playing Tennis Is a Family Affair
Katy Hansen In 2009 Bob and Maureen Pivec moved from their home state of Minnesota to Sun Lakes. They were relocating to be close to two of their three daughters’ families and their 12 grandchildren. Bob and Maureen quickly became part of the Sun Lakes community and the Cottonwood Tennis Club. Bob, a retired teacher…
July 2024, Front Page
3-2-1 Ignition—The Senior Games Project Is Taking Off
Ray Texeira The Senior Games project has been enthusiastically received by our community and is on the way, scheduled around other community events in the Spring of 2025. Our Sun Lakes community of around 14,000 people includes Cottonwood Palo Verde, IronOaks, Sun Lakes Country Club, SunBird, and Robson Reserve, and the games will be played…
July 2024, Front Page
Chess Club Inaugural Tournament
Rick Whitney The Sun Lakes Chess Club held its inaugural Chess Tournament on March 24. Winners included Group A: Jon Heimarck in first, with Jerry Dew capturing runner-up; Group B: David Jones won, with Rick Whitney finishing second; Group C: Jim Gabriez in first, with Dave Thomas in second; and Group D: Curt Bergan in…
July 2024, Front Page
The Sun Lakes Chorale Has a New Director
Yvonne Orlich After several weeks of exhaustive searching and interviewing, the Sun Lakes Chorale has a new director. Rob Swanson will start with the Chorale in the fall, and we are looking forward to a very successful season. Rob is very talented, experienced, energetic, and eager to get started. He hails from Illinois and attended…