New Horizona Writers’ Group

Hey y’all, it’s MEAD Bob Hirt My dad, a beekeeper as well as a dairy farmer, was good at both occupations. But if given the choice, income notwithstanding, he’d rather have been a full-time beekeeper. He just loved his honeybees. He had them working for many years in the orchards of between seven and ten…

IronOaks tennis fall schedule

Dave Wilcox, President, IOTC Fun, social and competitive play leads us up to the fall tennis season which began with the annual July 4th Pancake Breakfast Social and was enjoyed by 66 sun-loving folks, 44 desiring to play and 22 more enjoying the social environment and the great pancake breakfast prepared by Carol Mellinger and…

Hiking season is almost here

Cadillac North Ridge Trail in Acadia National Park, Maine

Judith Kuse As October brings us ever closer to the onset of the Sun Lakes Hiking Club’s official season, it’s also time for a book recommendation. This book, a true story, will likely whet your appetite for upcoming hiking and exploration, and will certainly entertain those of you who are, or have ever been, in…

Fire authority endorses Maricopa’s Emergency Notification System

Brian Curry The Arizona Fire & Medical Authority/Sun Lakes has endorsed the implementation of the Maricopa County’s “Community Emergency Notification System” (CENS). This system is designed to rapidly notify an affected area of an emergency by sending a recorded message through the telephone system. It is commonly referred to as “Reverse 9-1-1.” CENS is used…