Aero Club members visit ASU Aviation Program

Sun Lakes Aero Club

Gary Vacin Twenty-four Sun Lakes Aero Club members and guests attended a field trip to the Arizona State University Aviation Program at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport on January 27. The group visited specialized classrooms and saw first-hand the flight simulators and aircraft used in pilot training. The aviation program has three parts: air traffic control,…

Desert Rivers Audubon Society

The Desert Rivers Audubon Society (DRAS) is the local chapter of the National Audubon Society. DRAS meets the second Tuesday of the month between October and March. Monthly meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. at the Gilbert Library, southeast corner of Greenfield and Guadalupe Roads (Southeast Regional Library, 775 N. Greenfield Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234).…

Attention All Shoppers

Looking for an afternoon of shopping right in your own backyard? The Arizona State Red Hat Convention has opened their “Vendor Room” up to all Sun Lakes residents. This event will be held on March 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in the Cottonwood Country Club Saguaro Room. There will be over 2,000 square…

Annual VFW 8053 Buddy Poppy Ball set for March 11

Thaddeus Rose

The Sun Lakes VFW Post 8053 invites you to the 2017 “Buddy Poppy Ball” to help us celebrate another outstanding year of service to our veterans and to our community. In recognition of the Sun Lakes community’s contribution to our efforts, we would like any Sun Lakes residents and their guests to celebrate with us…