Category: June 2015

Free Meditation practice schedule for June 2015

Meditation quiets the mind, body and soul. Research has shown that a daily meditation practice repairs the brain. Most diseases and brain problems are caused by stress. When one is stressed the sleep pattern is interrupted. If the body does not get adequate rest and relaxation things begin to go awry. The brain, heart, lungs…

Word of the Month: Phaeton

David Zapatka Reader, friend and fellow pickleball enthusiast, Bob Zimmerman, suggested a fascinating word with an interesting history for this month’s column; phaeton. Having driven a beautiful Phaeton motor home for many years after retiring, Bob researched not only the RV amenities, he wanted to know all about its namesake as well. Of all the…

Yesterday Once More

Yesterday Once More

Yesterday Once More will be in the Eight Arizona PBS studio on Thursday, June 4 beginning at 7:00 p.m. – volunteering live on the pledge drive phones and helping to spread the word about their upcoming performance in the Mesa Arts Center show Rock, Pop and Doo Wop during the broadcast of the PBS special of…

Social Events

New Senior Fitness Class Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m.–noon in the Navajo Room The class will help you gain better balance and strength, increase bone density, develop better muscle tone, lose or gain weight, gain energy and increased positive mood. The first class is free; the cost after that would be $4 each class. This class…

SunBird Lions Club donates

Fred Garmeson presenting a check To Layne Varney

The SunBird Lions Club does so many wonderful things for SunBird and the community raising funds for people with disabilities. This past month they donated a check in the amount of $2,000 to purchase an automatic handicap door for the west entrance of the Clubhouse. We greatly appreciate all they do for both the community…

Five R’s for an Arizona Summer

Pastor Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes

Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sun Lakes Having moved to Arizona in 2010, it wasn’t long before we learned about the five C’s of the state (copper, cotton, citrus, cattle and climate), certainly a good way to remember some of the distinctive features of our great state. With summer upon us let me…