Shalom Chapter for Hadassah

Doris Codkind, Publicity It seems almost impossible that summer is over (by the calendar, not by the temperature) and that we are planning events for the last quarter of 2015. The Shalom Chapter of Hadassah has been busy working to bring you exciting and enjoyable events to attend either alone or with your significant other.…

SLUMC offers 13-week class on GriefShare

When someone you love passes away, your journey of grief begins. Such a journey is unique to each individual and can be surprising in the way it evolves over time. Well-meaning family and friends can seek to comfort you, and yet, the pain of your loss still remains. If you find yourself struggling to cope…

Are you ready to Zumba again?

Take a class with Mary!

Mary Tyree Are you ready to Zumba® again? I am getting ready to kick off my fourth season of Zumba® in Sun Lakes starting Tuesday, September 15. Along with my regular classes this season, you can look forward to special holiday events and my annual Breast Cancer awareness “Think Pink” programs. Zumba® Fitness is a…

Softball player profile: Dick Bleich

Larry Wolfe Wesley, Iowa, is the hometown of two really good ballplayers. One, George “Showboat” Fisher, played in the major leagues in the ‘20s and ‘30s while the second, Dick Bleich, currently plays in the Sun Lakes Senior Softball League. Wesley’s a small farming community thirteen miles east of Algona in northern Iowa. Dick was…

Glass on Mars

Small brown lizards with Pop up eyes rotating as Bright little green orbs Squirted out of the bricks Surrounding my fire pit Set around the burning logs In this fossa formation were Two empty rocking chairs Gently rocking in the dusk From a steady breeze that Sweeps across this drought Stricken valley basin floor These…