“Israel; A Nation and its People” is the title of a two-part series presented by the Adult Education and the Friends of Israel Committees in co-sponsorship with the East Valley Jewish Community Center. Strong supporters of Israel have found that many in the American media have a bias against Israel, particularly related to the longstanding…
Jeanne Becker, Foundation Treasurer Due to a grant of $5,000 from The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation, the HeARTsy fine arts program will continue to be supported at Robson Reserve, offering fine art classes to at-risk populations, specifically seniors suffering from Parkingson’s, Alzheimer’s, and dementia. Studies have shown that many in these at-risk populations are…
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…
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…
Sue Sindelar Summer is in full heat, and sometimes even the birds want to run or fly away and hibernate, but not the members of the Desert Artists Club (DAC) of Sun Lakes. We meet all year, including summers. We invite any artist to join us each Tuesday afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m., in…
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…