Marge Rasmussen celebrates her 90th birthday Marge Rasmussen celebrated her 90th birthday joined by 70 friends and members of her family. The gathering was held at the Sun Lakes United Methodist Church on Thursday, June 1. She was born Marjorie Yvonne Snyder in Page, Nebraska, on May 28, 1927. She and her husband Bud moved…
David Zapatka Reader and friend Jim Nulty writes, “I saw the term ‘kitty-corner’ used in a book I’m reading, looked it up and thought you may want to use it in your column.” Kitty-corner – adverb or adjective ki-tē-ˌkȯr-nər, or less commonly ka-tē-,kȯr-nər 1. Adverb – diagonally or obliquely 2. Adjective – in a diagonal…
The non-medical home care provider Home Instead Senior Care, with offices in Sun Lakes and Mesa, celebrated its 20th Anniversary on May 11. Rather than throwing an extravagant event, they decided to simply give back to our local communities through a luncheon themed, “It’s All About Giving Back.” In attendance were many of the Valley’s…
Sugar and your health Pauline Lee Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, better economic conditions in the Western world have been accompanied by the appearance and proliferation of chronic health problems that require a long incubation period to develop into life-threatening diseases. Typically, health problems begin with periodontal disease (tooth decay). Then for people…
Dorothy Douglass Dorothy Douglass lived in Sun Lakes and passed away on May 26, 2017, at the age of 87. She was an extraordinary woman who dedicated her life to bettering the world through her support of charities devoted to the environment, animal advocacy and helping those less fortunate than she. She loved camping and…