Norm Noble Don Robins, a Sun Lakes Rotarian since 2005, has never been without a project since joining the club, especially if it involves kids. As Director of Educational Services, Don has spearheaded activities with most of the elementary, junior and senior high schools within the Chandler Unified School District. Now that he is retired…
Bees, Bees: Holy Smoke! Bob Hirt My Dad, a dairy farmer, was the consummate beekeeper. It always appeared to us kids that he was in his total heaven working the occasional Sunday afternoon in his various bee yards in the area’s farming community. Of course, farmers were happy to have well-managed honeybees on their property…
Are you moving your feet enough each day? Would you like to create a sustainable walking program that will support you in feeling healthier? Did you know a person is considered sedentary if they take less than 5,000 steps per day with the average American walking about 3,000 steps daily! Uh oh – do you…
The Countryman Chapter of the war service veterans will meet on Tuesday, June 23 in the Friendship Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club at 10:00 a.m. This month our guest speaker will be Terry Ataman, the director of the MANA House Veterans Outreach Association, an organization of homeless veterans offering personal, individualized basic resources,…
Denise Lott Detachment 1296 of the Marine Corps League held their annual golf tournament at the end of April. Proceeds from this event are used for Wounded Warriors and the Marines Helping Marines program. Bear Creek Golf Course was again the location and special thanks go to General Manager Jeff Huseman and his team for…
Nancy Zier Our members have a summer project to work on for the Wuertz Gourd Festival near Casa Grande next February. Each patch of the Arizona Gourd Association will be represented by their unique project. The projects will be placed in the Game of Chance at the Festival and are well worth the price of…
At the recent meeting on May 7, two new members were added to the club membership. These new Lions become members of the largest service organization in the world, Lions Clubs International (LCI) that have 1.4 million members in 46,000 clubs. Located in over 200 countries (alphabetically) from Aland Islands to Zimbabwe, the Lions motto…
Pauline Lee The members of Sun Lakes Garden Club welcomed four past presidents to join their meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21. President Debby McDonald led the celebration of the 16th anniversary of the club with a brunch at the Chapel Center in Sun Lakes Country Club. In the next regular meeting at…
The members of Post 619 Jewish War Veterans in Sun Lakes will be meeting at 9:30 a.m. on June 21 in the Mirror Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club. The topic of this month’s presentation will be our accomplishments for the last fiscal year and who they benefited. A full explanation of the different…
Norm Noble F1 in Schools is a program designed to excite middle and high school students about math and science and to encourage them to consider a career in science or engineering. It introduces students to the engineering process. The F1 in Schools program complements the very successful A World in Motion (AWIM) program for…