Category: October 2017

Fire authority endorses Maricopa’s Emergency Notification System

Brian Curry The Arizona Fire & Medical Authority/Sun Lakes has endorsed the implementation of the Maricopa County’s “Community Emergency Notification System” (CENS). This system is designed to rapidly notify an affected area of an emergency by sending a recorded message through the telephone system. It is commonly referred to as “Reverse 9-1-1.” CENS is used…

Word of the Month: Fluorescence

David Zapatka Ever wonder what makes your freshly-washed clothes glow in the sunlight? Have you ever been intrigued by the unnaturally-bright colors in the highlighters we use to highlight text? Have you ever looked at the light traveling through a tube in a light fixture and wonder how that works? Think fluorescence, this month’s word…

30th anniversary Day of Celebration for SLUMC

Jean Wheeler Sun Lakes United Methodist Church was founded 30 years ago with 25 members. Today it is a strong church providing support for hundreds of mission projects around the world, including the recent disasters in Texas and Florida. The church serves almost 1,000 members, associates, affiliates and frequent visitors with a budget over $1…

IWLN medallion winners

Left to right: Denise Fleshner and Deb Burns

Nancy Davis, Publicity Medallion Winners: Congratulations! We congratulate our IWLN Medallion winners Denise Fleshner, our Low Net Winner, and Deb Burns, who is our Low Gross Winner. They will represent our Ironwood Lady Niners in January 2018, at the AWGA State Medallion Club Team Championship. Not only are Denise and Deb great golfers, they are…

Apple Users Group

Glenna Reeves We have had a good response to our announcement of our new Apple Users Group. Our next meeting will be at the Oakwood Country Club, Bradford Room A, on Monday, October 9, at 1:00 p.m. Bring your iPad and iPhone to the meeting with you. We will have a program by Bill Maxwell.…

Sun Lakes Writers’ Group

The Dingers Ellie Clark Sitting in the kitchen sipping my tea; Something needs attention from me; I listen intently and look around; It’s at that time the nuisance is found; I go to the timer I think is dinging; Only to discover it isn’t ringing; I check the washer and the dryer; Only to discover…