Lion Floyd Mullen was born in Algoma, Wisconsin. After high school, he went into the Navy for three years. Following the Navy and five years of night school, he enrolled in Marquette University and graduated in 1968 with a degree in electrical engineering. Floyd married his beautiful wife Joan in 1963, and have two sons,…
Ellen Engel Here are the May (and late April) results for recent food and funds collections by Reach Out Sun Lakes on behalf of the Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank. On May 1, at the collections sponsored by the Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club and Unity of Sun Lakes, generous Sun Lakes residents contributed a combined…
Joker’s Wild Hand and Foot First place winner in the recent Lady Joker’s Wild Hand and Foot tournament is Toni Kopaz (front left); Karen Ryan (front right) is the second place winner. There was a four-way tie for 4th place; standing (left to right) are Meredith Thompson, Janet Rogers, Pat Goldberg and Sharon Swinson. Marci…
Judee Curtis After teaching for 17+ years, I’m amazed that Line Dancing is misunderstood. 1) You don’t need a partner to Line Dance. 2) Dances taught in my classes probably won’t be seen unless dancers go in a group to a dance and dance the dances they were taught. “LD Etiquette: Dance only the dances…
Norm Noble Long-time Rotarian Hal Wochholz was awarded the title Rotarian of the Month for May. Hal has been a member of Sun Lakes Rotary Club since 2000. He has been club webmaster and is a Paul Harris fellow. He has been a long-time PolioPlus® Chair for the club. He has also been awarded the…
The June meeting of the Sun Lakes Democratic Club will be on Monday, June 12, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the Navajo Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club located at 25601 E. Sun Lakes Blvd N. Bethany Lambrecht from the Valley Interfaith Project (VIP) will be our speaker. Ms Lambrecht will address the current…
Julia Norton I was wondering one evening what I could do to help our world try to be a better place. So much violence is in our world today, just as it has been all of my life. My thoughts went to my love of drumming and sound for healing. Next thing I knew, I…
It’s time for a vacation. The long summer months are soon upon us here in Arizona. The temperatures will rise, and that calls for higher altitudes to cooler weather. A road trip or a vacation calls for some organization and planning, whether you’re visiting a Global Basecamps safari location, or you’re seeing the aurora borealis…
Stan Kaufman, San Tan Rotary Foundation, Inc., presented proceeds of Rotary’s “Hooked on Healing” veterans motorcycle ride to representatives of Arizona Stand Down Alliance, Fans Across America and Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing. The San Tan Crown Rotary Club of Chandler, Arizona, sponsors an annual motorcycle fundraiser on the last Saturday of every February. The…
Pat Prekel, Secretary Near the end of April, 35 lucky members of the Sun Lakes Roadrunners RV Club, led by Wagon Masters Mike and Jan Skibo, Paul and Julie Jarvi and Bob and Mary Figgis, visited Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The National Recreation Area provides a dramatic example of one…