Aero Club has successful breakfast fly-in to Payson

These 11 members of the Aero Club enjoyed a breakfast fly-in to Payson. Photo by J.R. Scheidereiter.

Gary Vacin The Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) concluded their spring activities April 16 when 11 members showed up for a successful fly-in breakfast at Payson. Pilots, their planes and passengers were Steve Perkins, Piper Lance, Hank Bielema and Gene Evans; Dick Simmons, Cessna 182, Gary West; Cannon Hill, Cessna 182, Gary Vacin, Wally Amundson,…

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Sun Lakes firefighters from the Department’s Station Two proudly pose with their new fire engine red BBQ grill.

Sun Lakes firefighters from the Department’s Station Two proudly pose with their new fire engine red BBQ grill. The grill was able to be purchased at half price due to the generosity and appreciation for their lifesaving work by Mike West, the owner of BBQ Island on Emerald Drive in Tempe. Firefighters and medical crews…

Ask Your Agents

Dear Cheri and Tammy, I’m almost out of pages in my passport and heard there may be a new policy about getting additional pages for my passport. Have you any information about it? Signed, Karen and George Boswell Dear Karen and George, Yes, there are changes coming very soon. By the end of 2015, travelers…

Helpful tips

R. Buchanan “We need to get rid of all this stuff in the garage.” “A few months ago I had to go back east for a week. The forecast was for snow and rain. I hated to spend several hundred dollars to buy a coat.” What to do? Help is here! A few months ago,…

A tribute to Vic Fomo

Vic Fomo

Norm Noble As Vic Fomo said, he was born at a very early age in Anacortes, Washington. His parents were Italian immigrants who came to the United States in 1910 to escape the burgeoning World War I. His high school years were in the middle of the Great Depression and college was a distant hope.…

In Passing

Roger Clayton Bazzill

Roger Clayton Bazzill On Saturday, May 2, Roger succumbed after a difficult battle with lung cancer. He fought the disease valiantly. Success was not to be in his future. As per his request, a family service will be held at the National Memorial Cemetery in Phoenix with burial following. In early November, a Celebration of…