Roger Edmonds On April 17 Sun Lakes Community Theater (SLCT) presented their annual Theater Arts scholarship to Sara Gwen from Hamilton High School. Each year, SLCT awards a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating senior from the Chandler Unified School District. Sara will major in performing arts at Northern Arizona University. She has been very active…
Cheers Trip Opportunities: Cheers members went on an outing to the Basha Museum in Chandler, which is located at Basha corporate offices and is free to the public. The museum features the work of western artists, including sketches, watercolors, oil paintings, and bronze sculptures. Among the highlights are special galleries for baskets and various art forms…
Kathleen McCoy and Gwen Grace Desert Rivers Audubon is often asked for recommendations for plants to attract birds. Throwing out bird seed usually ends in a yard full of pigeons and upset neighbors. We asked Kathleen McCoy, a member of Desert Rivers Audubon, for her recommendations. She is a Master Gardener and Master Naturalist, a…
Jerry Higgins 40-love is a tennis score term, but love in the tennis game is not a good score on a tennis court, because it means you have nothing. However, in the Jenack home court, love is a great score, as Bill and Andi Jenack have endured love for 51 years. Bill met Andi at a…
Meet and Greet for Unit 32A Reggie Wegman The bi-annual Meet and Greet for Unit 32A was held on April 29. Debbie Aarestad volunteered her driveway and staples for the event. We are a small but marvelous unit with terrific, interesting homeowners from all over the country. Twice a year we try to get together…
Debi Loofburrow At our April 5 meeting 50 quilts were shared by our members for an Antique Quilt old-fashioned bed turning. So many wonderful stories of quilts being handed down from generation to generation were shared. Many of these gems were “well-loved,” some had very little binding, and several had holes in them, but they…
D. Rovers It is really no surprise that some dogs attack their meals as though they have not eaten in days and may never eat again. However, dogs who down their dinners in the blink of an eye are more likely to create problems for themselves than those who eat at a more leisurely pace.…
Stephanie Hemberg If you are interested in playing games, please email me at stephaniehemberg@gmail.com and leave a phone number so I can call and talk with you. Come try it and join the fun! Fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19 only, please! Non-smokers only, please! Ticket to Ride (A Fun Board Game) If you are…
Gary Lee Burns Gary Lee Burns was born on Dec. 22, 1939, in Omaha, Neb., to Charles and Helen (Wallick) Burns. He passed away after a short illness on Oct. 19, 2022, in Chandler, Ariz. He moved with his family to Red Oak, Iowa, in 1945 and graduated from high school with the class of…
Monday Afternoon Partnership Bridge 10/17. 1st Bernie Ross and Paul Budrick, 2nd Lori Scharbach and Sally Culbertson, 3rd Brenda Costa and Myra Delman; Slam: Maurine Howell and Valda Wiggers 10/24. 1st Maurine Howell and Valda Wiggers, 2nd Bernie Ross and Paul Budrick, 3rd Dee Guthrie and Colleen Ritter; Slam: Dee Guthrie and Colleen Ritter 10/31.…