Recycle those treasures and GO Green! The Lakes Spring Garage Sale will be held on Saturday, April 12 from 7:30 AM to approximately 1 PM. Sign up at the Clubhouse and get your official Lakes Garage Sale Day permit. The fee is only $10.
The Women’s Club will do all the media advertising and decorate the entrances to The Lakes with signs and balloons the day of the sale. Please put up your own signs especially at the end of your streets to help people find you! Be sure to post this permit on the day of the Garage Sale. Also on the back of the permit is important information about places to donate left-over items.
We’ll have people walking the neighborhood on Saturday, April 12 asking for your permit. If you can’t get a permit before Saturday, you can pay for one that day. But please, please make time to get to the Clubhouse prior to Saturday for your permit. This way you can be on the official Lakes Garage Sale Map so everyone will know you’re open and ready for business.
This small $10 fee is our way of helping to fund charitable contributions to community programs. The Lakes Women’s Club sponsors this event and all proceeds from permits are used to fund things needed and used by us for our community center. A win for everyone.
If you do not want to pay the $10 fee, please do not have your garage sale on this day.
This is a fun Lakes event, and a perfect time for “spring cleaning”. It’s fun to participate and fun to walk around hunting for treasures.
Submitted by Jennie Cohagen for the LWC
Lakes residents are invited to attend the Lakes Book Club on Thursday, March 20 at 7 PM. We will be meeting upstairs at the Lakes Clubhouse. All are welcome to attend the discussion even if you have not read the book. LynnAnn Wojciechowicz will continue a discussion of The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese.
Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, it is set in Kerala on South India's Malabar Coast. The book follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction. In every generation, at least one person dies by drowning--and in Kerala, water is everywhere. At the turn of the century, a 12-year-old girl from Kerala's long existing Christian community, grieving her dead father, is sent by boat to her wedding where she will meet her 40-year-old husband for the first time. From this unforgettable new beginning, the young girl--and future matriarch--will witness unthinkable changes over the span of her life. The book is a hymn to progress in medicine and to human understanding, and a humbling testament to the difficulties undergone by past generations for the sake of those alive today.
Due to the length of this book, it requires two discussions; one in February and one in March.
For more information, please contact the Lakes Book Club Coordinators:
| 2025 Book Club Schedule | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 20 | The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese | |
| April 17 | The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende | |
| May 15 | The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict | |
| June 19 | Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt | |
Lakes residents and their guests are invited to join the Out To Lunch Bunch on Wednesday, March 12 at Fibber Magees in Chandler located at 1989 W. Elliot Road in Mesa on the SE corner of Dobson Road and Elliot Road.
Fibber Magees, the only truly authentic Irish owned and operated restaurant and pub in the east valley, has been in business since March 2003. Their menu includes traditional Irish dishes such as Corned Beef & Cabbage, Shepherd's Pie and Baileys Bread and Butter Pudding.
Please make reservations at the Clubhouse no later than Monday, March 10. Let us know if you need a ride, as we will carpool from the Clubhouse at 11:30 AM for a 12:00 luncheon.
The Out To Lunch Bunch meets the second Wednesday of the month from September through May. If you have any questions, please contact Jennie Cohagen at 602-451-6177 or April Sapinski 602-430-4413
We have two opportunities for Lakes residents to play mah jongg upstairs at the Clubhouse: Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 3 PM and Friday morning from 9 to 11 AM.
LynnAnn Wojciechowicz is in charge of the Tuesday afternoon group. Jane Toaspern is in charge of the Friday morning group.
We must be notified by 8 PM the night before you wish to play in order for us to accommodate you. Contact LynnAnn on Monday to play on Tuesday by texting: 602-769-5088. Contact Jane on Thursday to play on Friday by texting: 602-403-8620.
We use the National Mah Jongg League 2024 card, which will be good through March 2025. In January, LynnAnn will begin taking orders for the National Mah Jongg League 2025 card. The card will be mailed out the first part of April.
If you don’t have a card, but would like to learn, phone or text LynnAnn (602-769-5088) or email her: lynnannw@gmail.com. LynnAnn is happy to teach you how to play this exciting game of skill and luck that keeps Alzheimer’s at bay.
Betty McCarney - President
The LWC meets the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM. All Lakes women are welcome.
The Out To Lunch Bunch meets at the Beach and Tennis Club on the second Wednesday of every month except during summer and carpools to a new gastronomic adventure for lunch. The Bunch reserves tables, so sign up at the Clubhouse at least one day in advance. Meet at the Club to carpool at 11:30 AM or meet at the lunch spot at noon.
The Lakes Book Club meets once a month on the third Thursday, at 7 PM.
Discussion is open to any topic about the book chosen at previous meetings. Be prepared for lively and thought-provoking conversation on a variety of books and authors.
The club is open to all, whether or not you have read the book. We welcome new members. There is no pressure to lead the discussion, but we love to have new members do so. Check the Lakes Log for upcoming book selections or email one of the coordinators for more information about the club.