Category: September 2019

Believe in better

Our Level 1 Trauma Team (left to right): Merideth Gradowski, Matt Karger, Dr. Hu, Wendy Otten. They provide the vision and inspiration that we can do better one step at a time.

Sue Schwartz Chandler Regional Medical Center is the Southeast Valley’s only American College of Surgeons Verified Level 1 trauma center. As an ACS (American College of Surgeons) verified trauma center, it is our responsibility to work within our community to provide injury prevention and health education. With our close proximity to Sun Lakes, know that…

Chapel Center Treasure Sale-October 18, 19

What Fun! It’s the Chapel Center’s 13th Annual Treasure Sale. We are at 9240 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., Phase 1, across the street from the clubhouse in Sun Lakes. The dates are Friday, October 18, from 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 19, from 7:00 a.m. until noon. The Treasure Sale will have…

Spanish Conversation Group

¿Se habla español? and are you looking to practice Spanish with a fun, friendly, and lively group? Come join us, as we always welcome new participants. We meet every Wednesday from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. in the Ocotillo Room of the Arts and Crafts building at Oakwood Country Club. Topics and backgrounds are varied as…

We’re getting busy again

Kathleen Dalecio The calendar says that autumn begins in September. Here in Sun Lakes, we know that’s still wishful thinking for a while longer! What is accurate though, is that folks start returning from their summer getaways, and our social calendars start filling up with lots of entertainment and activity events! That’s true for the…

Sun Lakes Republican Club September meeting

The Sun Lakes Republican Club will feature “The Abuse of Marijuana, Opioids, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, Heroin and Fentanyl in Arizona: What is our Arizona Solution?” with special guest speakers Dr. Ed Gogek and Andrea Kadar at its monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the Arizona Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club,…

Softball Player Profile: Tom Koshar

Larry Wolfe This article could have been entitled “Tales of the Hollywood Shoe Shine Boy,” because Tom Koshar could fill a book with stories about his teenage days as “shoe shine boy to the stars.” He worked on the set of various TV programs at Allied Artists, Columbia Pictures, and Paramount, among others, and shined…

You are a volunteer! Whether you know it or not

Eric Ehst, Executive Director America is known as the land of the rugged individualist. We think of our nation as having been built by intrepid pioneers, prospectors, inventors, and entrepreneurs. But that’s only half the story. Where would we be without the Minutemen who volunteered to help win our freedom, the neighbors who gathered for…

Line Dancing with Judee

Judee Curtis New Saying: “Time flies even when we aren’t dancing!” Completing registrations for new dancers has me excited, so I’m getting organized, learning new dances, getting the playlist ready, plus emailing the dancers: “Line Dancing with Judee restarts on Monday, September 9, in the SunBird Ballroom.” If you are new and want to join…