New CAP coordinator

Deputy Chief Rob Helie congratulates SLFD CAP member Scott Jaeger on his appointment as the first Community Assistance Program Coordinator as Chief Troy Maloney looks on.

Brian Curry The volunteer position of coordinator will be the liaison between the CAP officers and members with Helie’s office. “This appointment was treated just like a promotional opportunity with our own firefighters and officers” said Chief Maloney. “We are very lucky to get someone with Scott’s experience to apply for this unique position” stressed…

Joe Schwab’s 3 books

Joe Schwab Twenty four years ago I walked out of the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Portland after having completed all three phases of the 25 Ton Masters License plus the optional commercial vessels towing permit with a perfect score. I was ready to go, soon returning to Clam Gulch, Alaska with a brand new…

Sun Lakes Authors

Larry Tyree’s Sci-Fi adventure Long-time Sun Lakes resident Larry Tyree has just published the novel Accidental Traveler Time Port Santa Fe, a time-travel adventure based in the early 1940s. The main character, Tyler Farnsworth, up and coming entrepreneur, departed Phoenix in the summer of 1991 a broken man. He had once been a successful real…

Happy Anniversary

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Carl and Jan Kellar are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in December. They were married December 10, 1966 after only knowing each other for three weeks (Jan’s car broke down in front of a gas station where Carl worked). They have two children, three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

All in the Family

Our son, Chris Ludig, visiting us from Oklahoma went “golf cart fishing” the other night and caught this beauty of a bass at dusk in one of the Cottonwood Lakes. He was just about to head home when he noticed a tugging on his pole. When he pulled it up, there it was! It was…

The Remodeling Corner

Janet Cook It’s the holiday season! Here are some award winning products that you may not have heard about that could be an extra special something to give yourself to make life at home that much better! All of us love low home maintenance! Keeping tile, grout, and especially glass walls or door in the…