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Rotarian of the Month for May 2014

Rotarian of the Month Mary Louise Lansbarkis

Colette McNally Our Rotarian of the Month for May was awarded to Mary Louise Lansbarkis. Mary Louise hails from New Providence, Iowa and is a graduate of Penn College [now William Penn University]. She spent her career in real estate sales and as an instructor-broker and speaker. She is the mother of four children, seven…

Sun Lakes Hikers reflect on successful season

Hikers posing in front of ruins in South Mountain Park.

Roberta Arpan The statistics are in summarizing the achievements of the Sun Lakes Hiking Club. In a nutshell, there were 63 scheduled hikes during the 2013-2014 season. Included in that number, 26 were Monday hikes, 25 took place on Wednesday, 10 of the hikes were classified as “Retread” and there were two special hikes: the…

New Horizons Writers Group – June 2014

Crazy Man Kennedy Bob Hirt “Damn near killed myself” was the first thing George Kennedy said to my father as he rolled the old Buick into the garage for an oil change at Kennedy’s garage two days after the Fourth of July holiday. My father knew exactly what he was referring to. Kennedy had a…

Shalom Hadassah – June 2014

Esther Spear is shown accepting a Thank You Certificate from Joyce Spartonos and Shirley Shalett, co-presidents of Shalom Hadassah.

Doris Codkind, Publicity Our final meeting before our summer hiatus was a huge success. Esther Spear presented a program on tracing our ancestors and how to get started navigating the numerous internet sites listed in her handouts. This fascinating field of genealogy really came alive as Esther told stories about how she personally delved into…

Writers’ Page – June 2014

Confusing Shapes Yvonne White Puzzles are enjoyed by young children and also people in later years. It is fun solving a puzzle together no matter what the age. As a child I enjoyed puzzles, but my family didn’t work together on them. As an adult and a teacher I developed a love for completing a…