Jonathan Miguel Klinker, grandson of Dr. John and Barbara Miguel of Sun Lakes, recently received a scholarship from the Prince Henry the Navigator Society of Fall River, Massachusetts. Robert Sherman, former U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, and Pedro Carneiro, Consul of Portugal to the United States, presented the scholarship on behalf of the society at its…
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Features, August 2017
Conservation Corner
Pesticides – Part 1 Pauline Lee In 1962, Rachel Carlson made the world aware that pesticides can be detrimental to our health and our environment, documented in her book, Silent Spring. These man-made chemicals were created to kill unwanted pests that spread diseases or reduced crop yields in farms. The chemicals, however, killed pests and…
Features, August 2017
A tribute to a lady with glitz and sparkle who inspires and enlightens
Rose Pachura with her husband Dennis moved to Sun Lakes, Arizona, in 1997 from Marshall, Texas. Always involved in her Texas communities and at the state level, she became immediately involved in her new greater Sun Lakes Community and new state. Striving to assist women to realize their highest potential, Rose started meetings of the…
Features, August 2017
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook The benefit of hiring a design-build remodeling company with an experienced kitchen designer is that you will more likely be very happy for a long time with the results of your kitchen remodeling project. The results will go beyond avoiding annoyances like having drawers and doors that interfere with each other, but having…
Features, August 2017
In Passing
Martha Johnson Martha Johnson was born in Marion, Ohio, in 1927, but lived most of her 90 years in San Diego and Sun Lakes. Before retiring, Martha worked as an Oncology R.N. at Scripps Hospital in San Diego, and husband Earl retired from P.S.A Airlines. Both Martha and Earl were devoted volunteers and gave many…
Features, August 2017
Word of the Month: Neologism
David Zapatka Have you ever wondered how words are added to the dictionary? New words, phrases and definitions are added to the Oxford English Dictionary four times a year. A recent revision included over 1,200 changes and updates from a new sense of the word “thing” to the well-established, but newly-prominent usage of the word “woke.”…
Features, August 2017
It matters
I have found that pet parents who are even slightly obsessive about cleanliness don’t always consider the condition of their pet’s food and water bowls. Many pets are fed away from the kitchen, so their bowls are not sitting in the middle of the floor as a reminder. Other pets are fed dry food, and…
Features, August 2017
Spotlight On Advertiser: The Charles Co and Associates
Andy Flanagan, Administrator Auto-Owners Insurance is pleased to announce that The Charles Co & Associates Inc. of Sun Lakes has been named one of the Top 10 growth agencies for the company in the State of Arizona for 2016. The agency was recognized at a luncheon meeting in Mesa and at a reception with all…