Flags Up

Christine Linder The flags are up! A big thank you to the young men from Scouting America Troop 285, Chandler, for helping our Sun Lakes (evening) Lions Club volunteers with this endeavor. The club places more than 1,500 flags around the Sun Lakes area. The flags are posted for seven holidays: Presidents’ Day, Flag Day,…

Brutal Arizona Summers and Your Dog

Arizona summers are brutal and can result in heat stroke, and hot pavement can burn feet. Visitors from other states, please take note. Balancing summer recreation and heat safety is serious business for dogs in Arizona. With rising temperatures, pets can become easily overheated outdoors or in vehicles. Take precautions and watch for signs of…

Core Consultants Cruise to Lakes Tourney Title

Larry Wolfe Rookie Manager Kim Van Nausdle’s Core Consulting team fought their way back through the losers’ bracket to capture the Lakes Division Spring Tournament title. Here’s a run-down of the tournament action. In the opener, the second-seeded Core Consultants crushed Manager Tom Erpelding’s First Response Roofing club by an 18-8 score. The Consultants won…

Hiking and Friendships

Warren Wasescha, Sun Likes Hiking Club I lost a good hiking friend today. Neil had a tragic bicycle accident that took his life. Another friend was with him when it happened. The only thing worse than hearing that a good friend had died is to maybe witness the event and dealing with the minutes afterwards…

The ImproVables’ Senior Center Show Was Great!

On May 13 the Chandler Senior Center was surprised when 12 of The ImproVables showed up and performed for an hour. “It was a different and exciting experience for our group,” said Phyllis Novy. “We didn’t know what we were in for,” she continued, “but we ended up putting on a great show for a…