Jewish War Vets Post 619

Art Sloane The members of Post 619 Jewish War Veterans in Sun Lakes will be meeting at 9:30 a.m. on April 17 in the Mirror Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club. The speaker this month will be Debbie Kail who runs the Hillel program at Arizona State University. She will speak about how the…

Aero Club hears from Navy fighter pilot

Rear Admiral Dennis Wisely (U.S. Navy ret.), described his dogfight with enemy MIG 17 fighters during the Vietnam conflict at a Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) gathering February 15. Photo by Gary Vacin.

Gary Vacin “Scary.” That’s how a retired Navy fighter pilot described landing on an aircraft carrier at night during a presentation at a Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) gathering February 15. A crowd of 95 turned out to hear Rear Admiral Denny Wisely describe his 34-year US Navy career, which included flying 350 missions over…

Outstanding programs for Rotary in April

Brock Barnhart will be the featured speaker at Rotary’s April meeting.

Norm Noble On Tuesday, April 5, five outstanding students from Arizona College Prep-Erie campus, Basha, Chandler, Hamilton and Perry High Schools will participate in a speech contest held at the Sun Lakes Rotary breakfast that morning. Each student speaker will address how the Rotary Four Way Test might be applied to their lives or the…

Rep. Steve Montenegro to speak at National Day of Prayer event

Majority Leader Steve Montenegro

Susan Reynhout, Publicity Chairman Representative Steve Montenegro currently serves as the Majority Leader in the Arizona House of Representatives. He was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives representing LD13 in November 2008. His primary issues include education, government transparency, protecting Second Amendment rights, and fiscal responsibility. Rep. Montenegro is a District Representative in the…

Korean War/Korea Service veterans news

The R Countryman Chapter of the Korean War/Korea Service Veterans will meet on Tuesday, April 26 in the Friendship Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club at 10:00 a.m. KWVA is proud to welcome Dr. Kelli Ward. Dr. Ward was elected in 2012 to serve in the Arizona State Senate representing the fifth legislative district…