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Word of the Month: Mobius strip

David Zapatka I take our grandsons to a special conference every year the day after Thanksgiving. It’s a regional gathering of people from Arizona and neighboring states who attend outstanding lectures on a wide variety of topics, play games, do puzzles, eat meals, enjoy entertainers and generally just have a good time with each other.…

In Passing

  Ella Patricia Anne Campbell Ella Patricia Anne Campbell, née Peck, 98, died peacefully on November 16, 2017, in San Diego, California. She married Charles W. Campbell in 1947 and is survived by her children Susan, Bill and Kathy and grandson Jason Charles Campbell. Memorial gifts may be made to St. Vincent de Paul, Father…

Conservation Corner

 South Phoenix Community Farm Pauline Lee Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a movement across the country to connect local farmers with their community. In our metro area, Spaces of Opportunity (Spaces) was created in 2015 by two non-profits, Desert Botanical Garden and Cultivate South Phoenix, to use urban farming in the southwest part of Phoenix…

Happy Birthday to you!

Celebrating 100 years December 7, 1917 Candace Gatti Maxine Schepker celebrated her 100th birthday on December 7. She was born on December 7, 1917, and has lived in Sun Lakes for 34 years. Thirty-two of those years were with her husband La Verne who passed away in 2015. They were married for 74 years. Maxine…

Marine Corps celebrates 242nd birthday

Denise Lott Each year on November 10, the U.S. Marine Corps celebrates throughout the world their founding birthday 240 years ago. Sun Lakes is no exception. The Marines from the East Valley Marines Detachment 1296 held their annual Birthday Ball in November at the Oakwood Country Club. All veterans and friends are invited to the…