David Zapatka At the urging of friend Betz Wyllie, I’ve acted on my intrigue with genealogy. Betz is a genealogical whiz and offered to help with my family history. In what seemed to be a relatively short period of time but certainly a ton of work for Betz, she produced about 200 names for…
Pastor Jerry McGhee We are just days away from Christmas, a time that is supposed to bring or cause “great joy.” It is a time when we who claim the merits and righteousness of Jesus Christ as our own, ought to be celebrating great truths and witnessing to great hope. But the fact is that…
Larry Wolfe The Sun Lakes Senior Softball Association opened its fall season in late October, and it will continue through December 21. There are four teams in each of two divisions. The Lakes Division’s team sponsors and managers are A-1 Golf Carts (Mgr. Chris Jensen), Core Photography (Mgr. Randy Rothenbuehler), Wolfe & Associates (Mgr. Tom…
JR McWhirter It is about 8:30 on Thursday morning at Lake 5 at the Sun Lakes Country Club. It is a beautiful day; the sky is blue and not a cloud is in sight. It is a clear crisp morning. People are out walking, some with their dogs around the lake. Ducks scurry out…
Unit 11 The Unit 11 December Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. in the Ceramics Room of the Cottonwood clubhouse. All homeowners are invited and encouraged to attend. The Unit 11 Ladies Coffee will be held on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. in…
Ellen Engel Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank is located in Chandler. Here are some statistics on hunger in Maricopa County. More than 623,300 (16.5%) people live in poverty. Twenty-six percent of those living in poverty are children! Nearly 1,138,000 (29%) are the “working poor.” We are in the holiday season. Matthew’s Crossing volunteers are getting…