To the annual Lake Diamond Luminaria Walk on Saturday and Sunday, December 10 and 11 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in Oakwood located at Diamond and Starcrest Drives. Come enjoy the carolers, beautiful lights reflecting from the lake, festive decorations and maybe some snowball snacks! A food drive to collect food or cash will be at the…
Sharon Gale The students at Sun Lakes are having to say goodbye to their watercolor art teacher, Alice Van Overstraeten. She is retiring from teaching in Chandler. She is still teaching pastels and watercolor in the Tempe, Gilbert and Mesa areas. The Sun Lakes art students will miss her greatly but plan to see her…
On Sunday, November 13, the congregation of Risen Savior Lutheran Church will be donating frozen turkeys and checks to assist the Chandler Food Bank in helping less-fortunate families in our community prepare turkey dinners on Thanksgiving. Invites Sun Lakes Community Participation Once again, Risen Savior is also inviting their neighbors in the Sun Lakes Community…
Brian Curry The Sun Lakes Fire District is asking residents to approve a temporary tax levy override after making as many non-essential cuts as possible without jeopardizing fire suppression or emergency medical services. The override proposal is scheduled for a vote on Tuesday, November eighth. If the override is approved it would authorize the SLFD…
Get out your walking shoes, everyone! The very first Cottonwood Palo Verde Fun Walk is scheduled to take place at 9:00 a.m. Saturday on November 5. The walk will take place around one or all of the five lakes – it’s your choice. You can pick your poison! Do a half mile walk, a one…
Pastors Ron Burcham and Mark Hoffmann with Risen Savior Lutheran Church met today to extend a formal invitation to all Sun Lakes residents to attend this year’s NovemberFest party which will be held in the Fellowship Hall, on the patio, and on the front campus of Risen Savior from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 5.…
Larry Wolfe Our Desert Bats 65 plus team recently won the Western States Qualifying Tournament in Prescott. The Bats swept the tournament field, finishing with a perfect 5-0 record. The Bats lived up to their name as their bats produced 109 runs, an average of nearly 22 per contest. They collectively had a .670 batting…
Michael Cohen The Friends of Israel Committee of Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation will hold a Celebrate Israel program on September 25 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Chapel Center, 9240 E. Sun Lakes Blvd. North, and is open the entire community. A congregational tour to Israel took place in March 2016. This program will…
Liz Morque Where did the summer go? It seems it was just the first of May and already it is time to think about kids and grandkids going back to school. But wait a minute. School isn’t just for kids anymore. Adult learning programs allow adults to keep in the loop and understand the world…
Your help is needed. Volunteers in Sun Lakes are collecting and recycling greeting cards. The goal is to make and sell several thousand cards by the end of this year. The money collected will be donated to My Sister’s Place, a Chandler program that helps people reestablish their lives after leaving abusive relationships. The project…