Basha students capture $7,000 in DAR scholarships

Basha Principal David Loutzenheiser and Gila Butte Scholarship Chair Carolyn Hawkins with scholarship recipients.

Toni Bolling Lutter This year, seven local Chandler Unified School District senior women will proceed to Arizona schools of higher learning with the help of DAR scholarships. Each year, Gila Butte Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) offers a $1,000 scholarship to a deserving Basha High School senior woman. This year, six additional women won…

Line dancing with Judee

After 17 years I still get excited when I start picking dances and music for classes restarting on Monday, September 5. I also realize how much I look forward to teaching line dancing to the dancers returning and all the new dancers who have registered for this next season. The music is the first to…

Arizona Ataxia Awareness extravaganza

Howler was the special guest at last year’s Ataxia Awareness Extravaganza

The Arizona Ataxia Support Group, a non-profit associated with the National Ataxia Foundation (NAF), would like to invite you to our fundraising and awareness event on Saturday, September 24 from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at St. Xavier University, 92 W. Vaughn, Gilbert, AZ 85233. Through our event, Arizona Ataxia Awareness Extravaganza,” we are going to bring…

Arts and Crafts fall meeting notice

Diana Ellis The Sun Lakes Arts and Crafts Association annual fall meeting will be held on Monday, October 10 at 10:00 a.m. in the Friendship Room at Sun Lakes Country Club. Members can sign up for the association’s fall show which will be held on Saturday, November 26 at Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 N.…

P.E.O. members continue their philanthropic endeavors

PCE grant recipient Raena Woods is presented a check by Lucy Everingham and Becky Paschal-Snyder of Chapter DD.

Becky Paschal-Snyder P.E.O. is an international philanthropic and educational organization which promotes increased educational opportunities for women. One of their many projects is PCE, Program for Continuing Education. This program presents need-based grants to women whose education has been interrupted and who find it necessary to return to school to support themselves and/or their families.…