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It’s birthday time again at Cheers

  Ann Kisner Once again, it’s birthday time at Cheers Singles Club. We celebrate four times a year. Our last birthday party in March was a very happy and fun event for all the members. The summer birthday party celebrating members with birthdays in May, June and July will be held on Sunday, June 10,…

Sun Lakes VFW Post 8053 Auxiliary

  Karen Shaffer Who are we? What do we do? We are the nation’s oldest veteran’s service organization auxiliary. For more than 100 years, we have been serving veterans, the military and their families in countless ways. Millions of hours, millions of dollars and millions of tributes. This is who we are. To learn more…

Howard J. Rudge, Man of the Year

  Ed Lamers On April 26, Howard J. Rudge was Positive Path’s East Valley Man of the Year at their annual A Night of Heroes Gala. A native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Howard earned a chemical engineering degree from Bucknell University and a law degree from George Washington University. After a lengthy and productive career at…

Lucky Shot Pool Club news

  Gary Vacin Jerry Cisneros was crowned champion in both 9-Ball and 8-Ball in the Lucky Shot Pool Club playoffs. Cisneros defeated Jack Hill in 9-Ball and won by forfeit from Michael Dalsanders in 8-Ball. It was only the second time the same player won both championships. Jack Hill accomplished the feat several years ago.

Ponchos win Southwest Softball Tourney

  Larry Wolfe The Sun Lakes Ponchos won the Major Division of the Southwest Senior Softball Championships held last month in Las Vegas. In addition to southwestern-based teams, the Major Division included squads from Colorado, Florida and Hawaii. After losing their first two games by close scores of 15-13 and 19-18, the Ponchos battled back…

Fly Fishing Club notice

  George Abernathy The weather forecast for Carnero Lake on Thursday, May 3, was a low of 27 and a high of 70 degrees. It was the perfect forecast for fly fishing for Brad Smith, Dan Roberts, Dan Rheinauer and me, all members with the Sun Lakes Fly Fishing Club. By the time we stopped…

Healing with essential oils

  Paullene Caraher The next oil sharing will be on June 6 (the first Wednesday) from 1:00-2:00 p.m. We will be making a blend to address severe pain: The Morphine Bomb. This is a blend of particular oils which has a similar effect to the drug. This is one person’s experience: The following is my…

Shalom Hadassah news

  Evey Freed Hadassah is a philanthropic organization which strives to make a difference in today’s world by uniting women worldwide to change lives through healing and teaching in Israel and enhancing Jewish living in America. As part of this large organization, Shalom Hadassah is comprised of women of all ages, backgrounds, religions and socio-economic…

Protect your pet!

  This is part two of our three-part series on a Pet Owners Nightmare: Hawks, Owls. In our area, the Red-Tailed Hawk and the Great Horned Owl pose the biggest threats to small dogs and cats. OWLS are generally aloof and nocturnal birds of prey and feed mainly on insects, small birds, mammals and fish.…