Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes For over 150 years, a fascinating story appeared in virtually every student textbook in America but, sadly, it hasn’t been seen for decades. It is the story of George Washington when he was 23 years of age and involved in the French and Indian…
Helen Daley The story this month is borrowed from a jazz friend by the name of Doohira. My pal Percy is a great lover of classical music, so when I set out to discover the true difference between classical music and jazz, naturally, I looked him up. He loves playing live too, especially after investing…
RR Enterprises is hosting an informal education event August 17 at 10:00 a.m. at the Oakwood Country Club to discuss proven techniques for reducing your utility bills by 15-40 percent. This information and technology was developed by NASA and is now available to the general public. If you’re tired of paying high energy bills, this…
Want a new kitchen by Thanksgiving? Janet Cook It may seem early, but August is a good time to start a kitchen remodeling project, if your goal is to have a new kitchen by Thanksgiving. Determine how much you want to invest in your most used room in the house. Having an attractive and updated…
Ellen Engel Collection of food items and cash contributions from our Sun Lakes friends during the July pickups of Reach Out Sun Lakes (ROSL) were incomplete as of this month’s Splash deadline; they will be reported next month along with the August pickup results. However, it is worth noting, as we did in last month’s edition,…
Nancy Field 6/09. Low Gross or Low Net – Low Gross Winners: Flight 1: 1st (tie) Kelly Dennis and Shirley Brenner (57), 2nd Pinky Kubiak (58), 3rd Julie Hamlin (59); Flight 2: 1st Nettie Dingler (52), 2nd Dianne Hoyt (54), 3rd (tie) Betty Peer and Betty Reagan (57) Low Net Winners: Flight 1: 1st Karen…
Are you interested in joining New Adventures in Learning but have some questions you would like answered? Hopefully you will have all the information you need after you read this article and you will be ready to become a member of New Adventures. 1. Can someone who has not attended college join New Adventures? Yes.…
It was the Christmas season in 1940. World War II was raging in Europe and James Dillet Freeman was asked to write an affirmative prayer for the Christmas service for Silent Unity workers. He wrote the first rendition of what is now known around the world as the Prayer for Protection. That first draft went…
Susan Plouzek is offering a colored pencil portrait workshop. Those who regularly paint in oil, acrylic, ink or watercolor are welcome to adapt their media. Students are encouraged to bring colored pencils and learn the versatility of the medium. An emphasis on children will be taught, but all age groups will be studied. (This is…
On June 21-28 Arizona State Regent Gillian Morse led the Arizona delegation as Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) celebrated its 125th anniversary in Washington, D.C. Morse is also an Honorary Regent of Gila Butte Chapter which meets in Sun Lakes. Since DAR’s founding in 1890, the organization has held Continental Congress, its annual national…