Jennifer Gustafson, Community Outreach Manager, Neighbors Who Care “Won’t you be my neighbor?” were the iconic lyrics sung by the late Fred Rogers, aka Mister Rogers, on his children’s television show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, which first aired nationally in 1968. It has been a while since Mister Rogers graced the airways, but he has once…
Catherine Hammond This summer, New Adventures in Learning, a lifelong-learning program, presents a reading by Phoenix writer Andrea Avery. On July 12 at 10:00 a.m., the author will read from her memoir, Sonata: A Memoir of Pain and the Piano. The book chronicles Ms. Avery’s journey from promising classical pianist diagnosed with severe rheumatoid arthritis…
Al Bloom The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Men’s Club traveled south of Tucson to tour the Titan Missile Museum followed by a buffet lunch at the Desert Diamond Casino in Sahuarita, Arizona, on April 24. The club meets monthly and hosts interesting speakers, schedules fun lunches out and visits interesting venues from September to June…
Jean Newell, Associate Pastor, Sun Lakes United Methodist Church As I was growing up, my family always said grace before meals. I, in turn, taught the same grace to my children, and my children are passing the tradition on to their children. I remember when my daughter Dawn and her two young sons moved in…
Message from the President Anne Montgomery Summer is upon us with several large and small community projects underway or completed. The much-anticipated expansion and remodel of the Cottonwood Lounge & Grill restrooms should be close to completion. This project includes adding automatic sliding doors at the main entrance to the facility. Further community enhancements…
Sue Schwartz Steve Jobs’ impact on modern education might be the most underestimated aspect of his legacy. Then again, maybe it is not surprising Jobs had a visionary prescription to revolutionize teaching and learning. In short, he wanted to revolutionize education the way he did music, phones and computers. Today, his legacy lives on,…