Bees, Bees: Holy Smoke! Bob Hirt My Dad, a dairy farmer, was the consummate beekeeper. It always appeared to us kids that he was in his total heaven working the occasional Sunday afternoon in his various bee yards in the area’s farming community. Of course, farmers were happy to have well-managed honeybees on their property…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
Every Step Counts starts June 1
Are you moving your feet enough each day? Would you like to create a sustainable walking program that will support you in feeling healthier? Did you know a person is considered sedentary if they take less than 5,000 steps per day with the average American walking about 3,000 steps daily! Uh oh – do you…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
All war veterans news
The Countryman Chapter of the war service veterans will meet on Tuesday, June 23 in the Friendship Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club at 10:00 a.m. This month our guest speaker will be Terry Ataman, the director of the MANA House Veterans Outreach Association, an organization of homeless veterans offering personal, individualized basic resources,…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
East Valley Marine hold golf tourney for Wounded Warriors
Denise Lott Detachment 1296 of the Marine Corps League held their annual golf tournament at the end of April. Proceeds from this event are used for Wounded Warriors and the Marines Helping Marines program. Bear Creek Golf Course was again the location and special thanks go to General Manager Jeff Huseman and his team for…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
New members for Sun Lakes Lions Club
At the recent meeting on May 7, two new members were added to the club membership. These new Lions become members of the largest service organization in the world, Lions Clubs International (LCI) that have 1.4 million members in 46,000 clubs. Located in over 200 countries (alphabetically) from Aland Islands to Zimbabwe, the Lions motto…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
Garden Club activities
Pauline Lee The members of Sun Lakes Garden Club welcomed four past presidents to join their meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21. President Debby McDonald led the celebration of the 16th anniversary of the club with a brunch at the Chapel Center in Sun Lakes Country Club. In the next regular meeting at…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
Jewish War veterans to meet June 21
The members of Post 619 Jewish War Veterans in Sun Lakes will be meeting at 9:30 a.m. on June 21 in the Mirror Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club. The topic of this month’s presentation will be our accomplishments for the last fiscal year and who they benefited. A full explanation of the different…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
Team sponsored by Sun Lakes Rotary wins competition
Norm Noble F1 in Schools is a program designed to excite middle and high school students about math and science and to encourage them to consider a career in science or engineering. It introduces students to the engineering process. The F1 in Schools program complements the very successful A World in Motion (AWIM) program for…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
Dancing – The Fountain of Youth
Besides being fun, dancing is an activity that offers many rewards to the participants. You can exercise without working out, improve your social life, increase flexibility and agility, strengthen your balance, develop more social poise and confidence, strengthen all your muscles, meet new friends, improve your skills in other sports and physical activities – all…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
Aero Club members hear about Falcon Warbirds
Gary Vacin “I still get goose bumps when I think about it.” That’s how Brig. Gen. (ret.) Dick Stich, a member of the Falcon Warbirds formation flying team, described how he felt about a missing man formation his group performed at a recent veteran’s funeral. One of his aircraft pulled up into the missing man…