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Category: June 2023
Generals, June 2023
Help Fill the Coyote Cupboard with Life’s Necessities!
Mary Kenny, AAUW Member/Volunteer The AAUW (American Association of University Women) Southeast Valley Branch invites the community to help provide basic necessities for struggling students at the Williams Campus of Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC). The Coyote Cupboard at CGCC’s Williams Campus contains a variety of supplies available free to students who experience financial hardships as…
Clubs & Classes, June 2023
Exciting Apple Club News
We have some good things happening in recent days with the Sun Lakes Apple Club. In January we became registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Tax ID 92-2120049. This enables us to accept tax-deductible donations, permitting us to remain a no-fee club for our members. Please see the website, sunlakesappleclub.com, for more on this and…
Features, June 2023
In Passing
Phillip Franklin Culver Phillip (Phil) Franklin Culver passed away at home in Sun Lakes on March 14, 2023. He was 83. Phil was born in Sayre, Okla., on July 6, 1939, to Dwight Wesley and Birdie Josephine (Beavers) Culver. His family was poor so he spent long days in the cottonfields. He also made money…
Generals, June 2023
Music Ensemble … Let’s Make Music Together!
According to all the latest research and publications, music reduces stress and anxiety and boosts happiness and engagement. It improves immune function, helps memory, and encourages exercise for seniors. There are well-organized orchestra bands and concert bands at other adult communities in the Valley. It’s time for the Sun Lakes community to have one of…
Clubs & Classes, June 2023
June 2023 Rotary Club
Rotary Club Names Rotarians of the Month and Supports Literacy Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes named Sun Lake residents Val and Bill Crump as RCSL May 2023 Rotarians of the Month. Club President Stephen Phair stated that both Val and Bill are outstanding supporters of educational opportunities…
Sports, June 2023
SL Golf Gals
Features, June 2023
Jacquie’s Corner: Magnets on Your Refrigerator—Have They Changed?
Jacqueline M. Ruffino-Platt Not having my own children, and my husband’s son has no children, leaves us with no grandchildren. However, we share the pleasure of spending quality time with parents and their children over the years. We watched these beautiful children grow up through the magic of magnetic frames on our refrigerator door. The…
Religion, June 2023
SLJC June Publicity
The June service at the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) will be held on Friday, June 9. The congregation conducts services each month, except for July and August, on the second Friday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Chapel. For additional information or to have your questions answered about SLJC services,…
Features, June 2023
A Great Loss for the Sun Lakes Women’s Association—A Tribute to Sandy Bealmear
Jacquie Ruffino Quiet, observant, giving, intelligent, and the most talented in her favorite arts and crafts pastimes. Sandy Bealmear had a long run with the Sun Lakes Women’s Association and had held various positions on the board, and had never turned down a job that needed assistance. Sandy was the treasurer for many years with…