Trips and Tours

For more information or reservations, please contact Free Spirit Vacations and Events at 480-926-5547 or [email protected]. Sedona November 9, 2017 Price: $99 per person Travel to Sedona, home to over 300 artists who draw from the quiet, colorful and spectacular physical environment. The red rocks, drifting clouds, towering pinnacles and sheer canyon walls lend incredible…

Softball Player Profile:  Chris Jensen

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Larry Wolfe Prior to retiring in Arizona in 2014, Chris Jensen was pretty much a SoCal guy. Born and raised in Anaheim, Chris graduated from Anaheim High where he played some football and baseball for the Colonists. He also started his softball “career” while in high school, playing in a local men’s church league. He…

Are you sitting on the fitness fence?

Sue Schwartz “To build or not to build.” That used to be the question, at least when it came to developing fitness and wellness centers for older adults. However, the International Council on Active Aging’s research shows that is no longer the case as, after eight years of renovations, expansions and new developments, 82% of…

Snowbirds homecoming dance

Sunday Dance Club new members Cynthia Darby and Ken White

John Yu It’s hard to believe we are two dances into our dance season already. Our next dance will be focused on the much-anticipated reunion with our returning neighbors and friends up north. We can’t think of a better welcome than to greet them with a homecoming dance in their honor to celebrate their return.…

Seeing with “new” eyes

Pastor Jean Newell, Associate Pastor at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church

“Nothing says lovin’ like somethin’ from the oven … and Pillsbury says it best!” How many times did we sing along with the jingle as the Pillsbury Doughboy, “Poppin’ Fresh,” stood grinning in the center of a Thanksgiving dinner table next to a basket of biscuits or on a kitchen counter handing someone a holiday…