Tag: events

Arizona Wind Symphony presents “That’s Entertainment”

Vicki Deken For the final concert of the 2016-2017 season, the Arizona Wind Symphony presents “That’s Entertainment!” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, at the Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Parkway). The music for this performance includes selections from Fiddler on the Roof, Jesus Christ Superstar, Victory at Sea and the…

Easter has hazards

Rover’s Rest Stop

Easter is a time of celebration for many families with baskets of candy, Easter egg hunts and the great Easter dinner. For our dogs and cats, Easter can mean a few temptations to chew and ingest and lick things that are not good for them. Here are several things to review to keep your pets…

Women’s Association Spring Sale underway

The winners of the 7th Annual Spring Fling Golf-o-Rama on March 5 were (left to right) Lynda Smith, Pearl Martin, Barb Hanson and Sarah Green. Congratulations, Ladies!

Colleen McKnight The Sun Lakes Women’s Association Spring Sale is going on RIGHT NOW! The sale runs Thursday, March 31, through Saturday, April 1, in the SLCC east parking lot. We’ll be featuring furniture, décor items like lamps and artwork and some vintage goods. Please stop by from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. March had…

Sun Lakes Dance Party at Oakwood 2017

Door prize winners from the February dance are (from left to right) Sharon Lepdyke, Glen Ross and Ron Frye.

Mark O’Neill The Sun Lakes Dance Party meets monthly from January through March on a Wednesday evening. The group dance lesson begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by open dance from 7:00-9:30 p.m. Dress is casual. The dances are open to all in the Sun Lakes community and others. Guests and newcomers are welcome. Admission for…

National Day of Prayer event  May 4, 2017

The Sun Lakes Women’s Connection will again be hosting the National Day of Prayer event at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 4, 2017, at the SunBird Golf Resort, 6250 S. SunBird Blvd., Chandler. The theme for this year’s event is For Your Great Name’s Sake! Hear Us…Forgive Us…Heal Us! Several individuals from the community will…

Shalom Haddassah’s outing April 4 at 11 a.m.

Evey Freed Shalom Hadassah’s April Out to Lunch Meeting will be a buffet at Singing Panda Chinese Restaurant on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. The buffet will include salad, gluten-free chicken and vegetables in white sauce, lemon chicken, orange chicken, Asian vegetables, vegetarian fried rice, white rice and spring rolls. There will also…

Conservation Corner

Earth Day 2017 Pauline Lee Our earth is estimated to be over 4.5 billion years old, and traces of chemicals left in rocks in Greenland indicate that these were the remains of early one-celled living beings, possibly 3.5 billion years old. On Earth Day, April 22, 2017, let’s reflect how scientists have developed enough understanding…

Risen Savior Spring Food Drive April 23 – May 7

Rev. Ron Burcham, Senior Pastor of Risen Savior Lutheran Church, announced that the congregation of Risen Savior invites all Sun Lakes residents to join in this year’s Spring Food Drive which benefits the Chandler Food Bank. He said, “We especially look forward to helping the food bank in the late spring, because it enables them…

DAR to hear from retired Army Colonel Bill Reeder

Carole Jones In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, the Gila Butte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is pleased to announce our guest speaker William Reeder, Jr., Ph.D., of Seabrook, Washington. Bill Reeder is a retired Army Colonel and highly-decorated combat veteran of the Vietnam War who served two…

Sun Lakes Country Club

The state of SLCC – annual president’s report Janice Cournoyer, Board President One of the duties of the president, as defined in our current bylaws, is giving a report at the annual meeting that summarizes the activities of the association for the previous 12 months. Even though today’s agenda lists this as the President’s Report,…