Sheryl Keeme, DFSL Co-Chair and Executive Director of Neighbors Who Care Getting to Know Dementia Friendly Sun Lakes “Calling All People Who Love People Living with Dementia” Sun Lakes has been designated a Dementia Friendly community through Dementia Friendly America since the Summer of 2023, yet many residents still are unaware of exactly what that…
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August 2025, Features
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook A home can be the best overall investment, for it impacts the quality of our day-to-day life. Many homeowners remodel at purchase to personalize the home (and the convenience of not moving in until it’s done!) or after living there a few years, being very familiar with what isn’t working and the wisdom…
August 2025, Features
In Passing – August 2025
Daniel Bogaard Daniel Dee Bogaard, age 75, of Sun Lakes, Ariz., passed away on July 10, 2025. He was born in Orange City, Iowa, on June 14, 1950. Dan graduated from M-OC High School, attended Northwestern College, and received a B.A. degree from the University of Iowa. He was married to Betty Vanden Hull on…
August 2025, Features
Native American Spiritual Retreat
Louis Baca Are you curious about or would like to learn more about Native American spirituality and how you could integrate aspects of it into your life? Native elder Louis Blue Cloud Baca, a member of the Santa Clara Pueblo Indian tribe in New Mexico, can provide you with such an opportunity. There are 19…
August 2025, Features
Five Ways to Rehome Your Stuff with Little Impact on the Environment
Kim Kubsch Let’s explore ways to declutter and rehome your stuff without harming the environment. The temptation is to just throw things away because it’s quick, easy, and convenient. Since the average American generates almost five pounds of trash every day, a substantial portion of that waste comes from our “out with the old” decluttering…
August 2025, Features
Spotlight on Advertiser: LightRenew Offers Accelerated Healing Through Deep Tissue Laser Therapy
LightRenew is helping patients feel better faster with the help of cutting-edge class IV deep tissue laser therapy, which reduces inflammation, boosts blood flow, and helps patients heal—whether they’re suffering from chronic pain, recovering from surgery, or dealing with a recent injury. To do this, LightRenew owner Dr. Caldwell uses LightForce Therapy Lasers which, unlike…
August 2025, Features
Jacquie’s Corner: Another Chapter Back in My Early Days: A Special Time
Jacqueline M. Ruffino Remembering many years back when the pastor of the little church across the street from my home in New Jersey asked me to look after his father- in-law who was very old and could not feed, dress, or bathe himself and needed assistance. I was quite young at the time, 19 years…
August 2025, Features
Local Author Publishes New Book: ‘At Long Last, Love’
Sandra Givens, Sun Lakes resident and author, has just released her latest book, At Long Last, Love, now available on Amazon in multiple formats. After years of trying, the Butterfields finally have the baby they’ve longed for, a little girl they name Lucy. Lucy grows into a beautiful young woman who travels the world and…
August 2025, Features
Word of the Month: Balkanization
David Zapatka This comment was printed in a recent news article: “Taleblu warned against Western attempts to divide the country. ‘The way to unite the Iranian population is not to talk about balkanization,’ he said. ‘That would be an own goal of moral and strategic proportions.’” Balkanize—bal·kan·ize verb 1: to break up (a region, a…