Sandy Ross On February 20, 2018, at 7:00 p.m., Sun Lakes Community Church presents the East Valley Chorale at the Sun Lakes Chapel. Sometimes calling themselves “refugees” or a “refuge for those who love singing in choirs,” the East Valley Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Bruce Cochran, is described as “giving former church choir…
Irene D’Aloisio Here is our Winners Corner for January. It was a really slow month for tourneys due to the holidays, but our Sun Lakes players did well. At the Tommy Wong Memorial Tournament held at in Surprise, Arizona, Janice Golden and Jamie Noblit of Cottonwood won a gold medal in the 4.0 Women’s…
Norm Noble At its January 2 meeting, the Sun Lakes Rotary Club awarded its prestigious Rotarian of the Month award to Doug Baker of Oakwood. He was honored because of his tireless efforts to make certain the Splash appears on Sun Lakes driveways every month, a service he has provided for over 10 years. There…
Russ Smith, a 10-year resident of Oakwood, recently wrote and published a “who did it” thriller entitled Table 29 – A Murder Mystery. The story is about the eight people who are seated at the same table in the first-class dining room of a luxury ocean liner on a transatlantic crossing. The reader, after getting…
Jan Bobbett Our own Margaret Simkins has just published her memoir. What a 10-year feat! It’s called Peace, Love and Harmony … Aren’t Just Words. Anyone who has started a memoir knows some of the challenges, such as focusing on readers who are intimates while not forgetting the broader audience, balancing stories about oneself with…
Bryan Newman There is no doubt that Risen Savior’s 2017 Community Christmas Concert was another resounding success! The combined standing-room-only audiences of almost 1,100 assembled to enjoy the two audience-pleasing performances of what has become one of the area’s most popular celebrations of Christmas. As in the past, the concerts were hosted by Master of…