Category: October 2026

Sew-N-Sews New Season

Peggy Abney September 9 kicked off the return of Sew–N–Sews 2026-27 season. We have tons of fun and classes and education planned for this new season. You will be sure to want to join our group and meet many of our members, 152 to date! Our educational program was given by Sun Lakes own Joyful…

Calling Out to All P.E.O. Snowbirds!

Are you missing the monthly gatherings of your P.E.O. Chapters? Yearning for the camaraderie and friendship those monthly meetings offer? Did you know that there is a P.E.O. Group right here in Sun Lakes that meets once a month for a mid–morning meeting and monthly socials from November to April each year? Group C, created…

2026 Apache Troop’s Fly Fishing Tournament

George Abernathy For over 35 years, I have attended Apache Troop 1/9th Cavalry reunions with the guys I flew with in Vietnam. Thirteen years ago, we started a fly-fishing tournament in honor of John Bartlett, an Apache Troop Cobra pilot who has since passed away. The tournament has become another tradition that brings us fly…

Living Retired: Mastering Doing Nothing

Gary Chalk Health experts have long suggested that Living Retired may lead to a sedentary lifestyle. They recommend we keep active socially, mentally, and physically. This is why many retirees socialize playing cards with their friends, read to keep their brain active, and play pickleball so they can gripe about the emergency room wait times.…

2 Your Health: What Is Lipedema?

Understanding the Condition That Deserves Recognition and Compassion Lipedema is a chronic, progressive fat-distribution disorder that primarily affects women. It is often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or dismissed as simple weight gain, even though it has distinct clinical features: symmetrical fat accumulation in the legs, hips, buttocks, and sometimes arms; pain and tenderness; easy bruising; and a…

Blessings For All

Judith Kopp I bless all those I do not understand. I bless all those I disagree with. I bless all the children. I bless all the animals. I bless all the trees and all plant life. I bless all the waters. I bless Mother Earth. I bless all future generations.

Hey, You Gotta Eat

Roxanne Swift The cost of food has gone up, but there are things you can do to reduce the cost and cook healthier meals. Vacuum packers and freezers are your best friends. Usually the stores have good prices on meats and they come in a family/value pack. Break the bulk down to smaller portions and…

Introducing Nancy Turner, Arizona Author

Phyllis L. Carr If you have not read a Nancy Turner novel, you are in for a literary delight. I read Turner’s first novel, These is my Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine 1881-1901, Arizona Territories, in 2000 (published in 1998) and fell in love with Turner’s writing and the main character, Sarah Prine.…