Do you enjoy playing a variety of games? We have separate tables for playing board games, card games, dice games, party games, or word games. We can teach you how to play, or you can teach us your games! We play games in Oakwood, Sun Lakes, but can schedule an event at your Sun Lakes…
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June 2024, Clubs & Classes
Computer Booters Summer Schedule
Helen Seaton The Computer Booters Club will suspend the weekly forums and general meetings for the summer. May’s general meeting will be the last presentation until we resume in September. We will still be sending out the weekly articles and holding the monthly Help Desk at 2 p.m. on the third Sunday of the month…
June 2024, Sports
IronOaks Lady Breakers
New name, same game. Come join us for ladies’ camaraderie and fun. We play 8-Ball on Mondays from 9 a.m. to noon and on Tuesdays from 9:15 to 11 a.m. year-round. Several of our members leave for the hot summer months, but we play on. We go to lunch at least on the first Monday…
Clubs & Classes, May 2024
Cheers Singles Group
Cheers is a social club open to members from Sun Lakes, Springfield, SunBird, and Solera communities. Our current 216 members celebrated the 25-year anniversary of the club in March with special recognition of original founding members who remain active members today. We invite you to become a part of the Cheers family, whether you are…
May 2024, Generals
Reach Out Sun Lakes: Heat Arrival = Snowbird Departure!
Jim Meagher It’s that time of the year when we are saying goodbye to our departing neighbors and hello to heat, monsoon, the D-backs, and all that goes with it. Some of this change of season we welcome, and some not so much. To our snowbird readers, we have one last request before you leave…
May 2024, Generals
Engage the Brain
D. Williams It is spring and time to get out and hike, bike, swim, and take long, leisurely sniff walks in the beautiful weather. Just as we pay attention to our own well-being, we need to do the same for our “Kids.” Rover’s Rest Stop Kids will tell you that we engage in every puzzle,…
May 2024, Generals
The ImproVables Slay at Oakwood Performance
Publicity Committee Uproarious laughter was the non-stop activity at The ImproVables’ most recent performance on April 9 in the Oakwood ballroom. Sun Lakes Community Theatre’s comic improv group was in full swing with their antics, and the audience couldn’t have loved it more. “That was the best show I’ve ever seen!” one viewer was quoted…
Features, May 2024
Dollars & Sense: Advanced Tax Strategies Allow You to Retire Comfortably
Dr. Harold Wong In an April 9, 2024, article by Megan Henney found in www.foxbusiness.com, “The ‘magic number’ to retire comfortably hits a new all-time high.” It cites a Northwestern Mutual study that Americans believe they need $1.46 million to retire comfortably, up 15% from the $1.27 million number in 2023. “This has surged 53%…
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
Agave Quilt Guild
Mary La Tourelle Our club has seven Friendship Groups which have been established to both encourage specific skills and strengthen relationships. The Machine Embroidery Group, facilitated by Jean Hedberg, meets in the Oakwood Sewing Room on the third Wednesday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon. The 35 people on the list are members…
May 2024, Front Page
Drive-Thru Prayer: Stay in Your Car and Come as You Are
With so many drive-thru conveniences (drive-thru banking, drive-thru pharmacies, and drive-thru fast-food restaurants), why not drive-thru prayer? Is that such a stretch? First Baptist Church Sun Lakes (FBCSL) held its first weekly Drive-Thru Prayer (DTP) on April 8. The idea is to catch those early commuters going to work, just coming from work, or the…