Mary Kenny AAUW (American Association of University Women) Southeast Valley Branch (SEV) kicked off its 2024-25 programming year with an afternoon social attended by more than 50 members. Introductions of key volunteers were followed by highlights for the coming year, including the statewide Fall Forum, the Holiday Fund Brunch, and the annual Scholarship Fundraiser. In…
Julie Hedges, Secretary The new season of the Sun Lakes Roadrunners RV Club has kicked off with the first two meetings of the year held in October and November. We attended the Sun Lakes Open House events this year to educate the community about our club. The Roadrunners are about fun, travel, new adventures, good…
Cindy Templeton Recently, Desert Threads Community Service was asked by member Jody Edwards if we would send some of our charity quilts to Asheville, N.C., for hurricane relief victims. Jody’s niece April (our contact who lives in the Asheville area) received two boxes of quilts from Desert Threads. Once received, April will drop them off…
Mary La Tourelle As quilters, we know all about color, value, design, and pattern, but selecting the right notions is also important. Our November speaker, Jennifer Johnson, owner of A Quilter’s Oasis in Mesa, provided insights for selecting the right needles and thread. She used visuals of giant 3D printer-generated needles to show the differences.…
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 (inside the Computer Learning Center). Meetings…
Ken Duquaine On Oct. 24 the Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) held its first competition meeting of the season. Our first-place winners in the three competition levels and categories were as follows: Open Prints, Class A: Linda Davis and Janet Ballard; Class B: Donna McGregor; Rotating Prints, Class A: Janet Ballard; Class B: Donna McGregor…
The Sun Lakes Republican Club will feature “The U.S. Constitution: American Exceptionalism” with guest speaker Shane Krauser, Esq., at its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Navajo Room of Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 S. Sun Lakes Blvd. The public is invited! Our mission is “education for an…
Helen Seaton Computer Booters will be holding a short presentation on the Linux Operating System and whether it is a viable replacement for Microsoft Windows. The presentation will address what Linux is and some of the most popular distributions. Other topics that will be discussed will be the various applications that will work with Linux…
Steve Ambroso, President Ciao! The Sun Lakes Italian American Club will be having our annual Christmas Party and raffle on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at our new meeting location, the Oakwood ballroom, next to Stone & Barrel restaurant. Doors open at 5 p.m., with a great holiday dinner at 6 p.m. It promises to be a…
Cheers is a social club open to members from Sun Lakes, Springfield, SunBird, and Solera communities. Our current 203 members invite you to become a part of the Cheers family, whether you are a year-round or a seasonal resident. The club offers many activities and programs, including social time, wine tasting, dining out, book club,…