Mary La Tourelle The Agave Quilt Guild offers a “share table” during our monthly meetings, loaded with patterns, fabric, notions, and more, and last spring several members uncovered a treasure—a bag with 17 beautifully pieced blocks, the pattern book by Rosemary Makhan, and some of the original fabric. Called the “Bible Quilt,” it had passed…
Harry Huckemeyer The Short Line Model Railroad Club is returning for another year of fun and excitement as we start the process of finalizing plans as we look ahead into the future. We always welcome new opportunities to participate in upcoming new events that pop up, and we look forward to the several that have…
Carolyn McCorkle The Sun Lakes Republican Club will feature “The State of Our State” with keynote speaker AZ State Senator JD Mesnard at its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the Navajo Room of Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 S. Sun Lakes Blvd., in Sun Lakes. The public is invited. Please…
Linda Liberti Marvelous Mah Jongg is similar to regular American Mah Jongg and requires a separate card. The rules and some of the categories are the same, even and odd numbers, 369, consecutive runs, and quints. The differences? Words can be spelled, such as JAC A LLL O PPP EEE (jackalope)—J is a joker, A…
Rev. Judy Wismar Claycomb “Through Loss to Life” is an eight-week series for grief recovery and support offered by Sun Lakes United Methodist Church (9248 E. Riggs Road) on Tuesday afternoons, beginning March 12, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Associate Pastor Judy Wismar Claycomb will facilitate the classes, which will meet in Room 4 of…
Cheers Trip Opportunities: The State Department has indicated that the length of time to renew or get a new passport has decreased; however, processing still may take several months. Check the expiration date on your passport and other documents. Most countries require your passport at the end of your trip to have at least six months…
Sue Sindelar Winter has given us quite a mix of weather this season and also time together to appreciate our diverse group of artists. We gathered for one of our social times and shared our art, which always brings out the fun and talents of our members, and, of course, some delicious treats were enjoyed…
Dwight Flatt, Roxy Banta, and Ellie Watland Attend the Sun Lakes Democratic Club (SLDC) meeting on Feb. 12 and meet the Democratic candidates running for the Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools, Maricopa County Recorder, and two running for seats on the Chandler City Council. Candidates will include the following: Dr. Laura Metcalfe, Democratic Candidate for…
Unit 11 Meetings The Unit 11 annual homeowners meeting will be on Feb. 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the Saguaro Room at the Cottonwood clubhouse. All homeowners are welcome to attend. The Unit 11 monthly HOA board meeting will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 4 p.m. in the Computer Learning Center, Meeting Room…
Judy Wolthausen Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed your holidays surrounded by family and good friends. In 2018, when I moved here, I joined the IronOaks group, and it’s one of the best decisions I’ve made since moving here. The group is made up of such wonderful women who in no time became…