It’s the Fourth of July holiday! We have miles of midwestern farmland to oceans of coastline to rocky mountains and grand canyons offering some of the most spectacular landscapes a photographer could imagine. This Independence Day, we celebrate another year our nation claimed its freedom. I ask all photographers alike, from smartphones to medium format…
Category: July 2017
Sports, July 2017
Cottonwood Women’s Extended Spring League
Cottonwood Women’s Extended League ran from the beginning of April through mid-May with cool temperatures for this time of the year. We were very fortunate, because the temperatures never got over 80 degrees as it had done in the past several years. Our Spring League is very popular due to the fact that many ladies…
Clubs & Classes, July 2017
SL VFW Post 8053 Auxiliary – Flights for Wounded Warriors and their families
Sandra Whittenberg For the past two holiday seasons, the Auxiliary of Sun Lakes VFW Post 8053 has partnered with a Washington, DC charity called Luke’s Wings to bring two wounded warriors from Walter Reed Hospital to their homes in the Phoenix area to spend time with their family. Our VFW Auxiliary paid for the tickets,…
Clubs & Classes, July 2017
Gary Whiting receives “Service Above Self” Award
Norm Noble Gary Whiting is a long-time member of the Sun Lakes Rotary Club, serving as its President in Rotary year 2000-2001 and then serving as Arizona Rotary District 5510 Centennial Governor in Rotary year 2004-2005. This year, he chaired the club’s Website Committee which undertook a much-needed overhaul of the website with a new…
Features, July 2017
In Passing
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…
Sports, July 2017
CMGA May results
Steve Martz May 6 Morning Ace of Aces qualifier Flight 1 Gross: 1st Mark Higgs, 2nd Ed Frees, 3rd Paul Brauer Net: 1st Mark Higgs and Ed Frees, 3rd Paul Brauer, Robert Fish and Stan Mohoric Flight 2 Gross: 1st Rick Nelson and Steve Lowe, 3rd Bob Reider and Gene Kivi Net: 1st Rick Nelson…
Generals, July 2017
Trips and Tours
For more information or reservations, please contact Free Spirit Vacations and Events at 480-926-5547 or [email protected]. Pageant of the Masters and Catalina July 25-28, 2017 Price: $850 pp/double; $1099 pp/single The Pageant of the Masters – a remarkable presentation of “living pictures.” Cast members recreate classical and contemporary artwork – paintings, sculptures, posters, ceramic pieces,…
Clubs & Classes, July 2017
Essential oil workshop
Connie Koehler Join us for an essential oil workshop on Wednesday, July 12, from 1:00-2:00 p.m., at the SunBird Golf Resort Clubhouse, Navajo Room (3rd floor), 6250 SunBird Blvd. The topic will be Oil Blends that Rid Our Bodies of Cellulite. Shelley Zavarella and Paullene Caraher will host a workshop to make an oil blend…
Clubs & Classes, July 2017
Challenging Rotary speakers in the month of July
Norm Noble On Tuesday, July 11, Hien Nguyen, MD-MPH, will speak at the Sun Lakes Rotary Club’s breakfast meeting. Dr. Hien Nguyen is an Australian-born physician of Vietnamese descent. He graduated from the University of Melbourne, Australia, with High Distinction, where he received his Bachelor’s and Medical Degree and trained with the Royal Australian College…