David Zapatka Reader and fellow Wisdom Seeker book-reading club member, Margaret Simkins, suggested a very long yet interesting word many of us may not recognize but are likely familiar with when listening to comedians or satirists; paraprosdokian. Paraprosdokian (/pærəprɒsˈdoʊkiən/) is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is…
Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sun Lakes Death Valley in California is a baked out gorge – the lowest place in the United States, dropping 276 feet below sea level. It’s also the hottest place in the country with an official recording of 134 degrees. Streams flow into Death Valley only to disappear,…
Jim Davis, Publicity In this edition, we start with our Fun Day Charity Event and annual auction on February 14. As all monies went to charity there were no winners or losers. The afternoon group played a team Scramble format and the winning team was Arnie Bannerman, Jim Wedeward, Dan Savard and Budd Livingstone. The…
Would you like to join us for Spanish conversation? We are a group of Spanish speakers who created an informal Spanish conversation group so we could practice speaking and understanding. If you have studied Spanish in the past, lived in a Spanish-speaking country, spoken Spanish at home while growing up, or have graduated from an…
Liv and Svein Jenshus It is hard to believe how time passes when you have fun. We have just celebrated 60 years of wedded bliss and friendship. At sea, we invented the Love Boat coming from Norway in 1953 and have never gotten the credit for it! We celebrated our anniversary onboard ship, cruising the Caribbean…
Denise Lott IronOaks Tennis Club welcomes Jenny Browne. Jenny will hold the position of Racquet Activities Coordinator. She is excited to build great relationships with the members by planning and promoting events, clinics and assisting with tournament organization. Please check the Fitness Center for her office hours. Tennis has been a large part of her…