Good Night, Sleep Tight with Essential Oils

JoAnne Gaudioso The CDC recommends adults 18 years or older get at least seven hours of sleep a night. For many people optimal sleep seems impossible. You may feel desperate as you watch the clock tick closer to your scheduled alarm. Beyond feelings of grogginess and sluggishness the next day, sleep deprivation can foster serious…

Reiki Training: You Can Benefit, Too

Rina Cupples As a Reiki practitioner for 38 years and a teacher for 28 years, I give myself Reiki energy every morning when I wake up. I’ve done that from the day I received training in 1984. In that daily practice, I like to talk to God and to my body. For instance, with my…

Desert Winds Concert Band

Rosemary Kovatch Come join the fun at the Sun Lakes Country Club dining room on Sunday, March 12, at 3 p.m. The Desert Winds Concert Band, under the direction of Bob Myers, will perform for the first time in Sun Lakes. The band was started in 1992 by eight musicians from the Tower Point Resort…

Cheers Social Group Activities

Cheers Trip Opportunities: Five adventurous Cheers members recently returned from a 13-day tour of Egypt. They visited Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan. Among the sites they saw in Cairo were the New Egyptian Museum, the Hanging Coptic Church, the Mohammed Ali Mosque, and the Great Pyramid and Sphinx. They cruised the Nile from Luxor to Aswan…

Desert Threads Quilters Enjoy Meetings

The Feb. 8 meeting provided fun for current and new members. Debra Kay showed her landscape art quilts and told us how she makes them and embellishes them. Debra will teach an Accordion Art Workshop March 29-31 at Sweet Pz in Gilbert. Everyone is welcome. Contact her at debra@debrakay.art. Her exceptional lecture raised questions and…

Agavé Quilters Guild News

Debi Loofburrow Agavé Quilters’ March 1 meeting will feature Joyce Holley from Noah & Her Sisters Quilt Co. in Tucson. Joyce is an energetic quilt instructor and designer. She delights in quilting and sharing this art form through teaching, leading retreats, presenting trunk shows, and demonstrating techniques and best practices. Her passion for precision-pieced quilts led…