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Art at the Lakes March 3rd

  Diane Hitt Come one, come all to the largest art show fundraiser in Sun Lakes – Art at the Lakes. You’ve read about it for months. Now is your chance to enjoy the Sun Lakes art scene around a beautiful lake. The show is March 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with a…

Feed A Fire Fighter Program

Angie Timm Have you heard about the First Friday Feed a Fire Fighter Program here in Sun Lakes? The program was started in 2015 by Linda Shanahan as a way for the Sun Lakes residents to thank the crews at the two local Fire Stations #231 and #232. Volunteers prepare a meal on the first…

Forget Me Not Dinner

Pastor Jerry McGhee I’m old enough to remember World War II. I remember the air raid drills, the ration coupons to purchase sugar, car tires and other items in short supply. I even remember the president’s “Fireside Chats” – although I do not remember the details of the messages to the nation. I remember a…

AFMA new ambulance membership program

  Brian Curry In September of 2017, the board of directors for the Sun Lakes fire district and the North County Fire & Medical District voted to end their current ambulance patient subsidy practices and implement an ambulance membership program. The reason for this change boils down to simple math. The district’s emergency medical ambulance…

Chordaires Chorus presents free concert

Karen Sporates The Chordaires Chorus of Sun Lakes would like to invite you to attend their holiday performances around the Sun Lakes Area. On December 10 at the Sun Lakes Country Club, the Chordaires will perform their second annual Christmas concert, “Ring in the Holiday,” at 4:00 p.m. in the Arizona Room. It is free…

SLUMC offers free ride to Christmas events

Sun Lakes United Methodist Church has exciting events during the month of December and doesn’t want anyone to miss out for lack of transportation. If you take a cab to one of the Christmas events, bring your cab company receipt to the church office, 9248 E. Riggs Road, and you’ll be reimbursed on the spot.…

Fall Softball Season 32 is in full swing

Larry Wolfe Our Fall Season opened on October 24 and will conclude on December 15. In the early going, the Core Photographers got off to a 6-0 start in the Lakes Division while Brenden’s Financial Planners and Leckner’s Rustlers Realty led the Sun Division with 4-2 records. Mike Otman led the Sun Division with an…

A Busy Start To The Fall Season

Elaine Kraemer, Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation President October was a very busy and gratifying month for your Sun Lakes charitable organization, the Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation! Foundation members participated in Open Houses for all the Sun Lakes communities: IronOaks, Cottonwood Palo Verde and Sun Lakes Country Club. We met many wonderful Sun Lakers and spread…

Risen Savior 4th Annual Turkey Drive

On Sunday, November 12, the congregation of Risen Savior Lutheran Church will be donating frozen turkeys or checks to assist the Chandler Food Bank in helping less-fortunate families in our community prepare turkey dinners on Thanksgiving. Risen Savior is also inviting their neighbors in the Sun Lakes Community to once again join in sharing their…

Be Prepared To Laugh

Marcia Stevic, Publicity The uproarious laughter coming from Cottonwood’s San Tan Ballroom these days is most likely from the cast of Sun Lakes Community Theatre’s fall play, Beau Jest, as they rehearse this hilarious play! Written by James Sherman, this heart-warming and truly funny romantic comedy was a phenomenal hit off-Broadway and became a movie…