Features

All in the Family

Robert Sherman, former U.S. Ambassador to Portugal (left), Jonathan Miguel Klinker (center) and Pedro Carneiro, Consul of Portugal to the United States (right)

Jonathan Miguel Klinker, grandson of Dr. John and Barbara Miguel of Sun Lakes, recently received a scholarship from the Prince Henry the Navigator Society of Fall River, Massachusetts. Robert Sherman, former U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, and Pedro Carneiro, Consul of Portugal to the United States, presented the scholarship on behalf of the society at its…

Conservation Corner

Pesticides – Part 1 Pauline Lee In 1962, Rachel Carlson made the world aware that pesticides can be detrimental to our health and our environment, documented in her book, Silent Spring. These man-made chemicals were created to kill unwanted pests that spread diseases or reduced crop yields in farms. The chemicals, however, killed pests and…

The Remodeling Corner

Janet Cook The benefit of hiring a design-build remodeling company with an experienced kitchen designer is that you will more likely be very happy for a long time with the results of your kitchen remodeling project. The results will go beyond avoiding annoyances like having drawers and doors that interfere with each other, but having…

In Passing

Martha Johnson Martha Johnson was born in Marion, Ohio, in 1927, but lived most of her 90 years in San Diego and Sun Lakes. Before retiring, Martha worked as an Oncology R.N. at Scripps Hospital in San Diego, and husband Earl retired from P.S.A Airlines. Both Martha and Earl were devoted volunteers and gave many…

Word of the Month: Neologism

David Zapatka Have you ever wondered how words are added to the dictionary? New words, phrases and definitions are added to the Oxford English Dictionary four times a year. A recent revision included over 1,200 changes and updates from a new sense of the word “thing” to the well-established, but newly-prominent usage of the word “woke.”…

It matters

Rover’s swimming with the kids

I have found that pet parents who are even slightly obsessive about cleanliness don’t always consider the condition of their pet’s food and water bowls. Many pets are fed away from the kitchen, so their bowls are not sitting in the middle of the floor as a reminder. Other pets are fed dry food, and…

Spotlight On Advertiser: The Kolb Team

Carey Kolb

Sun Lakes, AZ – July 11, 2017 – The expert Sun Lakes, AZ, real estate agents at The Kolb Team, www.thekolbteam.com, announced today that Carey Kolb will be joining them as the vice president and a board member. Now it will be easier for people looking to sell or buy a home in the East…