Betty Jo Clifton A memorial service was held for Betty Jo Clifton on Tuesday, June 18, at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church with Rev. Marvin Arnpreister officiating. Betty passed away on May 19 in Oklahoma City, where she had lived for the past three years. Betty was born in Norwich, Kansas, on March 9, 1925,…
Dr. Madelaine Paschal I’ve worked with her for a long time, in “performer” years. She had been “on the stump” for years as a “rocker” girl and then a country singer in Nashville and, really, she was way better than I could ever hope to be. We were both “professional singers,” but she had experience…
A lot of things in the Sun Lakes and SunBird area have changed in the last 35 years. One thing that hasn’t is that the summers are very hot, and seemingly getting hotter. Back then, Kenneth Ratliff started a one-man HVAC business called K & R Refrigeration. Well, because Kenneth was so good at what…
Roy Parfitt A few weeks back, Linda and I decided, on the spur of the moment, to fly to L.A., rent a car and drive up the Pacific Coast Highway. We lived and worked in California for 30 years and had done this a few times in various segments, and just thought, “Why not?”…
David J. Ramirez, Public Information Officer Your travel options keep increasing at America’s Friendliest Airport®. American Airlines recently announced that it is adding seasonal nonstop service between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and New Orleans, Wichita, Kansas and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A daily flight to each destination is scheduled to begin December 18. The New…
How much can remodeling increase your home value? Janet Cook Though most homeowners set a remodeling budget for their projects to maximize what they can do, it is nice to know what one could expect for a return increase in home value. According to the Remodeling 2019 Cost vs. Value Report, this year there is…