Brian Curry Just after midnight, the crews of AFMA Engine 231 and Medic Unit 231 were finishing up on a call when they were notified by Phoenix Alarm of another medical call in the Oakwood community. Seconds later, the dispatcher notified the responding units that the call was being upgraded to a “code” call, meaning…
Brother Knight Jim Bach is the Grand Knight of our Council 9678 at St. Steven’s Catholic Church. The Knights of Columbus are a Catholic Fraternal Society who invest their time, efforts, and resources into their values: charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism. To further enlighten our readers into the workings of the Knights of Columbus, we asked…
Maynard Iverson, Public Relations Chairman Sun Lakes Council 9768 of the Knights of Columbus (KC) was recognized recently as one of seven Councils (out of 154) in the state of Arizona to get a bonus for sales of state charity lottery tickets. Jerry Higgins, local chairman, said more than 50 knights sold one or more…
David Zapatka Sister and reader Judy Haberstroh wrote after reading the June column, “This one is interesting. Initially, I was leaning toward using ‘yet,’ but once I saw the specific definition of ‘still,’ I felt that was the correct word. However, when talking, I would more likely place the word ‘still’ after ‘it’s’ rather than…
Bill Haskell, President, New Adventures Governing Council In June, the New Adventures Governing Council decided to utilize the Zoom application as its online learning platform. Given the decision by Chandler Gilbert Community College to keep the Sun Lakes Center closed until January 2021, the Council’s only recourse to continue providing rewarding classes is to move…
Rina Cupples, Traditional Reiki Master-Teacher Right now is a very good time to enhance your body’s natural ability to protect itself from invading disease organisms. One thing I do is give myself Reiki on a daily basis to strengthen and support my immune system. I like to add other means for healthy life support as…
Carole Jones “August 7, 1782, General George Washington announced in his Orders of the Day: The General, ever desirous to cherish a virtuous ambition in his soldiers, as well as to foster and encourage every species of Military Merit, directs that whenever any singularly meritorious action is performed, the author of it shall be permitted…
Ann Kisner What a great day it will be when the COVID-19 decides to get the heck out of here. It’s been a long wait, and we still seem to be just treading water. Hope when you read this, it may be good news. Hopefully, all of you have been doing what is necessary to…
Meeting the Need Elizabeth Vaughan At Neighbors Who Care (NWC), we receive thoughtful thank you notes often. Some are on monogrammed stationery, while others are scrawled on a piece of paper, but they all offer heartfelt gratitude for the work our volunteers do in our community. Our staff looks forward to mail time, and we…
Sue Sindelar Summer is surely heating up, and this means more time inside to create our art. We look forward to being able to return to our Tuesday Desert Club Artist (DAC) gatherings and share time and art together. We will have another Share Your Art exhibit, so keep on drawing, painting, coloring—creating beautiful and fun…