Art Sloane I recently wrote about the Senator McFarland Memorial in Wesley Boland Plaza in front of the Arizona State House thinking it was the only one to honor of the founder of the GI Bill. There is also a beautiful memorial to Senator McFarland in the Veterans Garden at Mesa Community College. It is…
Vicki Deken The Arizona Wind Symphony closes its indoor concert season with a presentation entitled “Lights, Camera, Action” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 9 at the Tempe Center for the Arts. The audience will enjoy a range of music appearing on the big screen and on the stage. What: Lights, Camera, Action! When: 7:30…
Nelson G. Mitchell III Adult Friends of the Library Meeting Wednesday, April 1 from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Monthly meeting of the Friends of the Library. All are welcome! Ed Robson Branch, 9330 E. Riggs Rd., Sun Lakes, 85248; phone 602-652-3000; www.mcldaz.org. Hearing Loss Association of America Monthly Meeting Thursday, April 9 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Monthly meeting…
Larry Wolfe In a major upset, the fifth-seeded State Farm Insurance team, managed by Gary Hatch and sponsored by the Ralph Vasquez Agency, defeated the number one-seeded Mutual of Omaha squad to capture the Session Two Winter Tournament. The opening game of the six-team tournament saw State Farm upend the number four-seeded Brenden Financial Services…
Gary Vacin Another record crowd turned out to hear how the U.S. won the Battle of Midway during a presentation at the Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) at the Sun Lakes Country Club February 17. Seventy-seven were in attendance as World War II historian Ted Kraver and Pearl Harbor survivor Jack Holder described the epic…
Diane Hitt The Sun Lakes Watermedia Club’s annual Easter Show and Sale is on Saturday April 4. We will be showing our artwork in the Cottonwood Courtyard from 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Along with our new name Watermedia, we now include acrylic paintings in our shows. There will be many varied and interesting paintings. We always…