Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. In the summertime we find ourselves attending weddings. It is a fun time and most often when we think of marriage we are directed to the bride. After all it is “her day.” We tend to forget the groom. There is the hustle and bustle of finding a suitable wedding dress…
Sue Moore Ed Rockland was born 74 years ago, July 27, 2016. Ed Rockland “died” on September 3, 2014. Ed was struck full force by a vehicle on his Cannondale Touring bicycle in the Sun Lakes Arizona area. His family was summoned. Neither driver observed one another on this sunny September day and the impact…
Bea Loozer Congratulations to Toni, who reached her weight goal recently. Everyone in the Golden Goalies is either working on reaching a goal or working to maintain an achieved goal. So it’s time to celebrate Toni and others, each of whom is working on her own goal. Maybe it’s also time to use the internet…
Driving is essential Eric Ehst, Executive Director If you live in Sun Lakes or south Chandler you know how important driving is. There’s virtually no other way to get around. We have no public transportation. Most of us are in areas with no Dial-a-Ride service. Even if it’s available, it’s inconvenient. Taxis are expensive and…
Jim Clayton The Chandler Gilbert Community College has a special program, New Adventures in Learning. These classes and seminars are presented by volunteers from the community. Many of these are specifically structured for seniors, such as “Making Sense of Medicare” and “AARP Driver Safety.” I would also like to call attention to a seminar I…
In their last 4.5 mixed doubles tournament together, the Zimmerman/Zapatka pair wanted to go out in style. It was extremely tough but that’s exactly what they did. Surviving a 7-11, 11-8, 12-10 semi-final winners’ bracket match and an 11-7, 12-10 winners’ bracket final match, they faced the strong Dex Decker/Michael Cooper pair in the final…