Tag: events

Day Trippers Travel Group

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…

Creative Educational Enrichment Is Good for Us

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…

Let’s Have Some Fun!

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…

Art at the Lakes 2025—Calling All Artists

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…

Do You Have Trouble Hearing on Your Cell Phone?

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).…

Nebraska Football Watch Party

The Sun Lakes Nebraska Committee would like to invite the SunBird Huskers fans to join us for our annual Football Watch Party. The annual Nebraska Football Watch Party is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 23, in the Cottonwood Saguaro Room. The event starts 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.…

Medicare, Medicaid, and Related Benefit Information

Medicare Open Enrollment ends Dec. 7. Personalized, objective assistance to seniors, the disabled, and caregivers is provided by volunteer counselors trained by the Arizona Agency on Aging Benefits Assistance Program. Services include basic information about Original Medicare (Parts “A” and “B”), Supplemental (Medigap) policies, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Part “D”), Medicare Advantage Plans (HMOs, etc.),…

Want to Recycle Electronics?

Come to the recycling event, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sun Lakes in partnership with AZ StRUT, on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 8 a.m. to noon. Sorry, no early drop-offs. Drop off computers, laptops and accessories, iPads, cell phones, flat-panel TVs and monitors, printers, cables, power supplies, DVD players, VCR players, and calculators in…