Category: Clubs & Classes

Chordaires Prepare to Perform for Veterans

Linda Ryan A highlight of November is Veterans Day. The Chordaires will entertain the veterans of Sun Lakes at two celebrations in their honor: Monday, Nov. 11, at the Sun Lakes Country Club Veterans Luncheon and Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Oakwood Veterans Day Breakfast in the ballroom. Chordaires President Janet Lewis says, “We love…

SunBird Lions Club Food Drive

Arlene Block SunBird Lions Club has been involved in helping the AZCEND Food Pantry, and this year we have a special request to help those in need enjoy the holidays with food on their tables. We would appreciate your donations of instant potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, canned veggies and fruit, stuffing mix, canned yams, chicken…

Desert Threads: Quilt Construction Final Stage

Cindy Templeton At the October meeting, Mona Adams spoke on the latter part of quilt construction, quilting your quilt using a Walking Foot. Mona is a longtime quilter and well-known instructor from 35th Ave Sew and Vac. Mona covered all the key components, starting with thread types and weight, machine needles, and batting. She provided…

Sew-N-Sews Offers 4 C’s

Sun Lakes Sew-N-Sews has been in existence since 1997. Presently, the group has about 140 members. The group has been a significant contributor to the communities near Sun Lakes. Many members are active in several of the SIGs (Special Interest Groups). This organization’s members are focused on Creativity, Comradery, Classes, and Charitable donations. It has…

Agave Quilt Guild

Mary La Tourelle October’s meeting featured Karen Fisher, an art quilter from Tucson. She shared a wealth of information that was especially interesting to the art quilters in our midst. At our Nov. 6 meeting we will hear from Jennifer Johnson of A Quilter’s Oasis in Mesa. She will be talking about quilters’ favorites: notions…

Day Trippers Travel Group

Mike Swoverland A small part of our group had a potluck at Sisk Park in Palo Verde on Sept. 24. It was a very warm day; however, we did have a representative of Free Spirit Travel Agency, whom we work with, to tell us of some exciting upcoming trips as well as extended trips. It…

Savvy Travelers Club to Meet November 13

Jeanette Rajamaki Welcome to a River Cruise Night with top-ranking AmaWaterways. The new business development manager is a local fellow by the name of Scott Horn, which gives us an inside track for deals with AmaWaterways for Savvy Travelers! AmaWaterways always has bicycles to do your tours daily. They include all your tours for all…

Creative Educational Enrichment Is Good for Us

Sarah Marks The respected journal Frontiers in Public Health recently published a new study indicating that “participating in art making as you age is good for your mental well-being.” This is based on a year-long study of 2,843 adults born between 1946 and 1964 and the links between art and mental well-being. This year-long study…