Nancy Stutman During Veterans Day weekend, Nov. 9 and 10, at several East Valley Fry’s Food Stores, look for the red shirts sported by Jewish War Veterans (JWV) Post 619 volunteers collecting donations for veterans who are disabled, hospitalized, or experiencing homelessness. Veterans Day and Memorial Day weekends are the two largest fundraising events for…
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…
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…
Mike Swoverland A small part of our group had a potluck at Sisk Park in Palo Verde on Sept. 24. It was a very warm day; however, we did have a representative of Free Spirit Travel Agency, whom we work with, to tell us of some exciting upcoming trips as well as extended trips. It…
Sarah Marks The respected journal Frontiers in Public Health recently published a new study indicating that “participating in art making as you age is good for your mental well-being.” This is based on a year-long study of 2,843 adults born between 1946 and 1964 and the links between art and mental well-being. This year-long study…
Joyce Selk We are excited that the snowbirds are coming back to join the “full-timers” in all the great things Sun Lakes has to offer! And the Fun Lakers (best social club around) has lots of activities planned so you can reconnect with neighbors and friends or meet some new ones! Sign up today so…
Movies are back! If you like discussing movies and want to meet new friends, we are forming this fun new group! Please call Michelle at 480-532-4523.
Diane Hitt The Art at the Lakes 16th Annual Art Show fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025, with a rain date of Saturday, March 8. The show is open from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The show offers paintings in all mediums, pottery, gourds, jewelry, photography, woodworking, and much, much more. The…
Please join us on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 12:45 to 2:30 p.m. at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church, 9248 E. Riggs Road. We will welcome Matt Goncalves, marketing director for InnoCaption. InnoCaption is a mobile app providing real-time captioning for phone calls. The InnoCaption app offers either automated speech recognition (ASR) or live stenographers (CART).…
Sun Lakes United Methodist Church (SLUMC) at 9248 E. Riggs Road hosts Tuesday Nights Together (TNT), a series of free programs, every month! Topics vary from light and entertaining to serious and informing. A light meal will be offered for a free-will offering at 5 p.m., and the presentation starts at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.…