Gary Vacin Jessica Cox, the first armless woman to receive a pilot’s license, will be the featured speaker at the Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) gathering on Monday, Jan. 17, at the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room. The meeting begins with a social hour at 6:30 p.m., followed by Cox’s presentation at 7 p.m.…
Thomas Atkins Men like Thomas (Tom) Atkins are one in a million. He was born on Dec. 27, 1936, in Clear Lake, Iowa. Tom didn’t just live life—he embraced it. He and his brother Dick enjoyed an active and happy childhood. As a young athlete, he played and excelled in several sports, including baseball, football,…
Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Chair The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) is proud to name Kristine Schultz as the club’s November 2021 Rotarian of the Month. Kristine Schultz, a Chandler resident, has been an RCSL member since December 2019. As RCSL Membership Committee chair, Kristine has been an excellent manager, recruiter, mentor,…
Michael Brown Michael Brown came into the world as a blessing on October 22, 1935, in London, England. After spending his early years in Dublin with his loving mother Kitty and Grandmother, he returned to London at the age of 11 to reunite with his elder brothers Basil and Dick briefly before health issues compelled…
On Saturday, Oct. 23, the Sun Lakes Rotary Club and the San Tan Rotary Foundation are sponsoring the 6th Annual “Hooked on Healing Veterans” Motorcycle Charity Ride. The proceeds of this annual event support wounded and disabled veterans living here in Maricopa County. Specifically, proceeds from the day go to benefit the good works of:…
Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Chair Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a paralyzing and potentially deadly infectious disease that most commonly affects children under the age of five. The virus spreads from person to person, typically through contaminated water. It can then attack the nervous system. Rotary International has been working to eradicate polio for…
Michael Berry The Sun Lakes Rangers were proud to lead the annual Sun Lakes Country Club’s Easter Parade on March 26. Sponsored by the Sun Lakes Lions Club, Sun Lakes Lions Breakfast Club, Sun Lakes Rotary, and the Cottonwood Palo Verde Recreation Department, the parade was a huge success with prize money awarded for the…
Steve Carr Sun Lakes Rotary Club (SLRC) members will be joined by community leaders and kindergarten students from the Strong Foundations Academy at a special tree planting ceremony celebrating Arizona Rotarians at Work Week, from 3 to 3:45 p.m., on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22, at Snedigar Park East near the children’s playground. The Strong…
Linda Robson, Publisher Robson Publishing is excited to announce the delivery of the inaugural edition of the Sun Lakes Community Map along with the 2021 Sun Lakes Source Book. The Sun Lakes Rotary Club is delivering these materials again this year, a process that has already begun. A first of its kind for the residents…
Sun Lakes Rotary More than 120 golfers enjoyed Arizona’s warm, winter weather and the chance to play great (and maybe not-so-great) golf at the 27th Annual Sun Lakes Rotary Charity Golf Tournament on Dec. 6, but it was the community that benefitted the most. Proceeds from the tournament, the largest fundraiser of the year,…