Leonard Horst We made it past the shortest day of the year in December; Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year’s celebrations; the anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot; the end of the college football season; and our annual Safety Day event, and here we are in the “Month of Love,” getting ready for Valentine’s Day.…
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February 2024, Sports
Souper Bowl Scramble
Brrrrrrr is all that can be said for the Jan. 9 scramble and business lunch at Palo Verde. Seventy-two brave and strong football-loving women golfers bundled up in 30-degree weather for a fun scramble chaired by Mary Fitzke and Jan Hawks. We started with game-warming hot chocolate and Baileys in the Palo Verde restaurant at…
February 2024, Generals
Crystal Cards
For those new to Sun Lakes, you may not have heard of Crystal Cards (CC). This group of volunteers revitalizes used greeting cards into beautiful “new” cards and sells them for $1 each. The money from these sales is then donated to My Sister’s Place, a local domestic violence center. If you’re interested in volunteering,…
February 2024, Generals
TNT: February 13
Cathy Smoot Sun Lakes United Methodist Church 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 informative. A light meal will be offered for a free-will offering at 5 p.m., and the presentation starts at 5:30 p.m. Feb.…
February 2024, Religion
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood Events
Esther Spear The next meeting of the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood will take place on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 1 p.m. in the Chapel Center. It will be a special Baby Shower for women veterans. Our speaker will be from the Maternity Outreach for Moms program, which is a collaborative effort between the Phoenix…
February 2024, Clubs & Classes
Dementia Friendly Info Class
Sheryl Keeme Since Sun Lakes has been designated a Dementia Friendly Community, many Sun Lakes residents have taken the Dementia Friend Info class. The Info Session helps in understanding dementia and how to best help friends, neighbors, and associates living with it. There are still many neighbors in our community who have not yet been…
February 2024, Generals
Mardi Gras Parades
Helen Daley One of the most exciting things about Mardi Gras, as celebrated in New Orleans, is the parades. The second is hearing what is referred to as Traditional New Orleans-style Jazz. The first is much easier to find than the second. Mardi Gras Day, or Fat Tuesday, is Feb. 13 this year. The majority…
February 2024, Generals
Senior Medicare Presentation
Please join us at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church (9248 E. Riggs Road) on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 9:30 a.m. in Lindsay Hall for a special presentation from Medicare Specialist William (Bill) Blaney. He will be going over Medicare 2024 and Medicare fraud that is most common and how to prevent it from happening. Now…
Clubs & Classes, February 2024
Desert Navy Update
Richard Volpe The Desert Navy is looking forward to a fresh start for us all as we welcome in the new year. Our normal scheduling will continue as before, with meetings held in the months of September through April. Keep your calendars close by, as there have been some changes relating to times, days, and…
February 2024, Clubs & Classes
Fit and Fun Club
Karyl Garbow Fit and Fun is a positive health and wellness group embracing a healthy lifestyle! Receive information about health and lifestyle issues as we take charge of our own health, lives, and self-care together! We cover a new topic every Wednesday in the Cottonwood Country Club Phoenix Room. The meeting is from 9:30 to…