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Member and instructor Ron List working on a lost wax project at an open shop in Cottonwood.


Sylvia Osborne, Publicity The Sun Lakes Rock, Gem and Silver


Club meets on the third Monday of every month. The club will meet on February 21 at 10:00 a.m. at Sun Lakes Country Club and invites anyone who may be interest in visiting our meetings and/or joining our club.


The club has many volunteers who


devote their time to teach the classes and maintain the equipment as well as hold open shops for those who have taken classes. We welcome anyone who may have an interested in lapidary, working with


silver, dichroic glass, stained glass, beading, wire wrap, gourds, and sandstone painting. Among the classes available is lost wax,


a modern version of Native American sand casting. A wax mold in the desired design is placed in a container fi lled with a plaster-of- paris type mixture. The wax is melted out in a kiln to create a cavity (hence the term “lost wax”). This cavity is then fi lled with molten silver or gold. Pendants, earrings and many other items can be made in the class. Once students have completed a class they will then have access to open shops where they can continue to create new projects. 


60+ Club to offer sporting events


Joann Ayers The 60+ Club offers a variety of events


such as theatre trips, day trips, overnight trips AND sporting events trips. That’s where I come in. Please join me for any of our upcoming sporting events trips. Turf Paradise Buffet Lunch and Horse


Races, Tuesday, February 22. The cost of $40 per person includes the bus trip, admission to reserved seating, complete lunch buffet, all taxes and gratuities, a racing program and the driver’s gratuity. The lunch buffet includes carved turkey and brisket of beef, a variety of salads, fruits, desserts, breads, rolls, coffee and iced tea. The bus departs from Oakwood Arts & Crafts parking lot promptly at 10:45 a.m. Spring Training Baseball, Wednesday, March 2. Seattle Mariners at Diamondbacks. Come out to


the Arizona see the


new Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale. The cost of $42 per person includes the bus trip, reserved seating and the driver’s gratuity. The bus will depart from Oakwood at a time TBA. Arizona


Diamondbacks Regular Season. Yes, we had a bad year last year


and we did lose some of our popular players, but we have some new ones to check out this year. Let’s get out there and root them on. Here’s to a better season! I’ll be looking for you. Opening Day at Chase Field, Friday,


April 8. Diamondbacks vs. the Cincinnati Reds. The cost of $54 per person includes the bus trip, reserved seating in Section 205 and the driver’s gratuity. The bus will depart from Oakwood promptly at 5:30 p.m. Other games this year will be against


the Cubs, the Padres, the Giants, the Brewers, the Rockies and the Dodgers. For information on any of these games, please call


Joann Ayers at 480-895-7916. Our


seats will always be in Section 205 on the Insight/Diamond level. Watch for dates, prices and departure times in the next issue of the Splash. All tickets must be paid for at least one week in advance, so don’t wait— order your tickets early. For information or to make reservations


for any of the above, please call Jeanne Russo at 480-802-4286. Checks should be made out to the 60 Plus Club, P.O. Box 13676, Chandler, AZ 85248. 


“Human Life: Concepts and Controversy” is topic for Restless Minds


Bill Gates “Human Life: Concepts and Controversy”


will be the discussion topic when the Restless Minds group meets in February. The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m.


Tuesday, February 8 in the sewing room of Oakwood’s Arts and Crafts Center. Meetings are open to all people with inquisitive, open minds. There are no dues or membership requirements. February discussion leader, Dr. Robert is a retired philosophy professor


Wallace,


and will ask the group to consider such fundamental questions as:


What do we mean by “having a right to life”


and what are the implications of the statement? May we appropriately speak of “the sanctity


of human life?” Do humans have “inalienable” rights? What


are they and on what ground? When does human life begin and end? Is a


person more than a biological organism? The group meets on the second Tuesday


of each month, September to May. This is a change from previous years when Restless Minds met on the fi rst Tuesday of each month. For more information call Bobbie Reed or Bill Gates at 480-883-7410. 


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