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…