Brian Curry The longest partnership in local philanthropy that dates back to the very first days of the community of Sun Lakes itself just took a milestone step recently. The SLWA’s President Judy Caniglia and Vice President Marjorie Shipe recently came to the Sun Lakes fire district’s station to present SLFD Chief Troy Maloney and…
David Zapatka The Fountain Hills Chamber Players, a chamber music ensemble consisting normally of 10 or fewer musicians, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Having begun as a community ensemble performing for friends in living rooms, they transitioned to a volunteer group of musicians performing a series of concerts for public consumption. They are…
The Sun Lakes Community Theatre’s summer play will be The Hallelujah Girls, by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten and directed by Linda Caton. Eight of the funniest characters you’ve ever seen will take the stage in the San Tan Ballroom starting Sunday, July 23 (2:00 p.m. matinee). The show will be dark on…
Part-time voluntary position matching up teacher needs with prospective Sun Lakes volunteers – the Gila Crossing Community School (pre-school – Grade 8) is located within the Gila River Indian Community. Duties include taking prospective volunteers out to school for a tour, providing a volunteer packet and walking volunteers through the AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card process.…
Ed Hermanski Hamilton High School would like to give honorary diplomas to any veteran who has served this great country but did not get a high school diploma. Graduation is May 31 at 2:30 p.m. at ASU Wells Fargo Arena. Please contact Ed Hermanski at 602-717-0302 for further information or email him at Hermanski.ed@CUSD80.com.
The summer hours for the medical equipment will begin on Monday, May 1. The hours will be 9:00 a.m. unti1 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. All medical equipment can be returned and checked out at this time only. This will be the time schedule until October 27. The all-day schedule will start on October 30.…
Michigan Party highlights The Michigan party was held March 31 in the Cottonwood Ballroom. A wonderful pasta buffet dinner was served to 136 Michiganders. The night’s events were filled with games (Michigan Bingo and Michigan trivia) as well listening and/or dancing to our favorite special era music. The most-requested music was Motown. There were prizes,…
Helen Daley Cheryl Thurston, a Sun Lakes resident and popular performer here, will be celebrating her birthday by entertaining with her Mardi Gras Jazz Band on Sunday, May 21, for the Arizona Classic Jazz Society’s monthly jazz party. Cheryl is currently the bandleader for Cheryl’s Mardi Gras Jazz Band, Cats & Jammers and Memories Dance…
“I thought I was going crazy,” she said with tears in her eyes. Grief can do that to you – make you think you’re going crazy. All of a sudden, you find you cannot remember anything. Bills go unpaid. Keys get lost. Appointments are forgotten. You find you are easily distracted and cannot seem to…
Norm Noble Brilliant sunshine and perfect temperatures on Sunday, March 26, greeted 170 golfers gathered at Oakwood Country Club to participate in the Sun Lakes Rotary Charity Golf Tournament. Just before tee time, a helicopter hovered over the practice tee where a green had been constructed. Then, 1,500 marked golf balls fell out of the…