Norm Noble At its January 2 meeting, the Sun Lakes Rotary Club awarded its prestigious Rotarian of the Month award to Doug Baker of Oakwood. He was honored because of his tireless efforts to make certain the Splash appears on Sun Lakes driveways every month, a service he has provided for over 10 years. There…
Russ Smith, a 10-year resident of Oakwood, recently wrote and published a “who did it” thriller entitled Table 29 – A Murder Mystery. The story is about the eight people who are seated at the same table in the first-class dining room of a luxury ocean liner on a transatlantic crossing. The reader, after getting…
Jan Bobbett Our own Margaret Simkins has just published her memoir. What a 10-year feat! It’s called Peace, Love and Harmony … Aren’t Just Words. Anyone who has started a memoir knows some of the challenges, such as focusing on readers who are intimates while not forgetting the broader audience, balancing stories about oneself with…
Bryan Newman There is no doubt that Risen Savior’s 2017 Community Christmas Concert was another resounding success! The combined standing-room-only audiences of almost 1,100 assembled to enjoy the two audience-pleasing performances of what has become one of the area’s most popular celebrations of Christmas. As in the past, the concerts were hosted by Master of…
Janet Cook With the growth in popularity of online forums like Houzz (40 million users) and Pinterest (150 million users) rather than experts trying to predict what they are seeing as up-and-coming home remodeling design trends for 2018, homeowners are mining data from these sites of what is gaining in popularity. Of course, the…
Judee Curtis When you have fun dancing and being with really nice people, the time flies even faster than normal, whatever “normal” is! We have started the new year with our current dancers, many returning dancers from last spring and welcomed new dancers. Thank you to the dancers who have helped me with set-up. I…
Eric Ehst, Executive Director, Neighbors Who Care How important is your access to medical care? How would you cope if you were unable to drive and needed to get to the doctor? In 2017, Neighbors Who Care volunteers transported 400 of your homebound friends, family and neighbors to 4,800 medical appointments. Although some trips were…
Rev. Ron Burcham, Risen Savior Lutheran Church Valentine’s Day is going to be a bit different this year. February 14, 2018, is not only Valentine’s Day, but also on the Christian Church calendar, it is Ash Wednesday! Valentine’s Day is typically a day when you tell the special people in your life how much…
Monday Afternoon Social Partnership Bridge 12/18. 1st Fae and Joe Rosen, 2nd Barb Moul and Lori Scharbach, 3rd Nancy Smith and Dan Rosler; Slam: None 01/01. 1st Jerry and Donna Smith, 2nd Lori Scharbach and Jeanette Newman, 3rd Nancy Smith and Dan Rosler; Slam: Jerry and Donna Smith (2 Slams) 01/08. 1st Eleanor and…
Ellie Watland The Scandinavian Club of the S.E. Valley invites you to attend its February 18 gathering at the Sun Lakes Clubhouse. The evening’s program will be presented by area A.F.S. (American Field Service) students from Scandinavia. For over 70 years, A.F.S. has provided intercultural educational experiences, often to students who spend a school year…