Category: Features

The Remodeling Corner

Janet Cook According to Houzz.com, what are the top four reasons for doing a Kitchen Remodeling Fairfax VA project? To improve look and feel (79 percent) The majority of people are motivated to remodel their kitchen to impact the day to day living of this most often used room. They want to improve the overall…

Oakwood author to speak on his latest book

Come listen to Oakwood resident and author Fred Martin who will be speaking about his book, Abraham Lincoln’s Path to Reelection in 1864: Our Greatest Victory on August 14 at 10:00 a.m. in the Bradford Room of the Oakwood Country Club.

Fred J. Martin Jr. Oakwood author Fred Martin’s book, Abraham Lincoln’s Path to Reelection in 1864: Our Greatest Victory, allows the reader to grasp the importance of that election – as this year we celebrate its 150th anniversary. Martin will speak about the book on August 14 at 10:00 a.m. in the Bradford Room at…

Writing: Divided loyalties

Brian Curry I like sports. Football, baseball top the list, but I admit to as much World Cup fever (at least while the USA was in it) as the next guy. But being a sports fan here in Arizona, especially in a community where most of us are transplants from somewhere else, poses certain challenges.…

HealthyHearing.com spotlights Desert Hearing Care

HealthyHearing.com, the leading online resource for hearing health information, recently profiled the East Valley’s Gene Erickson of Desert Hearing Care and the unique approach to patient care the center provides. In an interview conducted by healthyhearing.com writers, Mr. Erickson shared his viewpoints on the importance of providing hearing care that focuses on each individual’s very…

Happy Anniversary – August 2014

Dan and Carol Smith celebrated 50 years of marriage on June 6!

Dan and Carol Smith of Sun Lakes celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 6. They were married on June 6, 1964 at Claim Street Baptist Church in Aurora, Illinois. They resided in the Aurora area until moving to Arizona in 1974 where they began their now 40 year career selling real estate in the…

In Passing – July 2014

Kevin Mark Sellers Kevin Mark Sellers, 55, was born to Eleanor and Michael Sellers on November 19, 1958 in Oxnard, California and passed away on April 4, 2014 in Sun Lakes, Arizona after a courageous year-long battle with cancer. Kevin spent his early years in Simi Valley, California; later moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and…

Getting to know SLCT’s president

Sandy Bocynesky is the new President of the Sun Lakes Community theatre

Sandy Bocynesky was elected as president of the Sun Lakes Community Theatre in March after having served on the board of directors and nine years as a member. She is enthusiastic about the goings on of the theatre and delighted for this opportunity to share. My husband and I moved from Connecticut to Arizona and…