Ellen Engel Causes: Coronavirus relief food banks, food, food banks, and pantries Mission: Uniting our community in the fight against hunger by providing food and basic necessities to our neighbors in need. Results: Currently, Matthew’s Crossing provides food and other basic necessities to over 3,500 people each month and approximately 2,250 food boxes for students per month. Target…
Sports, January 2021
Anne Mackenna Scores an Ace
Sharma Goodwin Congratulations to Anne Mackenna on her first hole-in-one on Nov. 12!
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Thaddeus Rose: A Love Affair at Sun Lakes
Carolyn Holmes-Leneway, Fun Lakers Social Club Thaddeus Rose has a long-standing love affair with Sun Lakes. Wherever he plays, he packs the room. Whenever he plays, he creates sets to match the musical interests of his audience. Thaddeus played his first solo gig in Arizona about 16 years ago at Lone Butte Casino. This was…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
A Difficult Journey
Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. During the journey of life, we encounter many roadblocks and detours, and sometimes we cannot find our way to where we want to be because of all the distractions. We wonder whether we took the right road to begin with. Should we have turned to the left or to the right…
Sports, January 2021
IMGA News and Events
Bruce McCorkle New IMGA Officers for 2021 The votes are in, and our new Executive Board consists of: Robert Clark, President; Jerry Pederson, Vice President; Dan Yonker, Treasurer; Ross Serold, Secretary We wish to thank these gentlemen for “stepping up to the plate” and donating their time and talents to IMGA! Outgoing President Kudos Joe…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Featured Knight: Larry Bramanti
Maynard Iverson, Chair, Public Relations Committee, Council 9678 Lawrence (Larry) Bramanti is an active, relatively recent (in 2019) transfer to St. Steven’s Catholic Parish and Council 9678, from St. Bernadette Council 12164 in Scottsdale. Here, he serves as our Council’s Chancellor and Director of Programs, Membership/Recruitment, and Insurance Promotion service committees. He recently established a…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Windows 10 Built-In Diagnostic Tools
Helen Seaton, Public Relations Director The next virtual meeting of Computer Booters will be on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, beginning at 10 a.m. Please note the change in time for this meeting only. Our speaker will be Katie Gertz. Windows has continually improved over the years, and Windows 10 is the best, by far, of all…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Aero Club Still Grounded
Gary Vacin Because of the COVID-19 virus, the Sun Lakes Aero Club will be unable to continue its monthly gatherings until March, 2021, at the earliest, in accordance with Sun Lakes Country Club HOA guidelines. However, some members who own airplanes continue to fly from their home airports.
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Rotary
Sun Lakes Rotary January Update Phyllis Carr As we prepared this Splash article for the January edition, we considered all of the many challenges of 2020, but chose to focus on the many wonders of making the best of a bad situation. Our weekly meetings have brought laughter and some tears, as members have shared their…
Generals, January 2021
Sun Lakes Rangers Partner with Neighbors Who Care
Michael Berry Neighbors Who Care (NWC) thanked their remarkable volunteers while maintaining a safe environment during a drive-thru event, as proclaimed by Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke. Over 70 gift bags were presented to NWC volunteers who passed through the “Thank You Day” line under the watchful eye of the Sun Lakes Rangers. Thanks to everyone…