Category: Features

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary Pat and David!

Pat and David Florence, residents of Sun Lakes for 30 years, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with family and friends at the Palo Verde Club Restaurant. Their family surprised them with six dozen roses – a dozen for every decade – which decorated the table with their wedding and early family pictures. David gave…

Spotlight On Advertiser: Gardens at Ocotillo Senior Living

We understand the importance of socialization at Gardens at Ocotillo Senior Living and take fun literally! So to celebrate the success of our first year, this last month Gardens at Ocotillo threw a community-wide Cruise Party! Joined by 200 family, friends and neighbors Gardens at Ocotillo celebrated with Hawaiian flair. Music from a steel drum…

Ask Your Agents

Dear Cheri and Tammy, With all the delay at the airports, is there any advice you can share to make my travels more bearable? Signed, John Staples Dear John, Airport lines have been at an all-time high causing travelers to boil with frustration. A recent eight to 10 percent increase in travel has led to…

Communication Today

Summer Sports Q – I love sports – especially baseball! Can you please tell me what sports offerings are available on Orbitel TV? A – Certainly! Orbitel has your front row ticket every game day! Orbitel members can follow the majority of Arizona Diamondbacks games on Fox Sports Arizona! The July 10 game against San…

Conservation Corner

Usefulness of solar cooking Pauline Lee If you are using a solar cooker, you can cook anywhere outdoors when the sun is out – in a camp, on the beach, on a boat, outside of an RV, or in the yard. While your food is cooking, you don’t need to stir and tend it; it…

The Hot Spot

SLFD Captain Ron Puchta (right), who is also President of the firefighters union, accepts a donation from the President of the Sun Lakes Breakfast Club, Jim Brotherton, for the union’s SLERF (Sun Lakes emergency relief fund) fund. The SLERF fund is used to help people who need immediate assistance and need with a large majority…

In Passing

Sherri Jones IronOaks has lost a key employee and friend. Sherri Jones, Communications Director, passed away after being on extended medical leave. To say she will be missed is an understatement. Her wealth of experience and knowledge was used to create what is today called the Communications Department. Sherri always had the time to fill…