Rose Kelton offers ongoing classes at Oakwood Country Club Arts Center on Mondays. Watercolors – 9:30 a.m.-noon With the use of transparent watercolor paint, we will strive to have each student develop his or her own artistic nature and style. We will cover different techniques of applying the paint to the paper. Rose, a Phoenix…
Laundry Day Bob Hirt Laundry day came at least once a week for my poor hassled mother. But she tackled that chore with a vengeance, never stopping the sorting, pre-scrubbing and finally teasing the heavy clothes through the wringer. We wore overalls back then, now referred to as jeans. But no matter what they were…
Retirement and promotions at Sun Lakes Fire Department Brian Curry One of the very first chapters in the history of the Sun Lakes Fire Department will come to a close early this month when Battalion Chief Cheryl Van Horn, a 27-year veteran of the Department retires after a long and distinguished firematic and emergency medical…
Toni Bolling Arizona has produced a national winner in DAR’s Christopher Columbus Essay Contest. Three Sun Lakes judges selected the winning essay for Arizona; the essay went on to capture first place at the Southwest Division level and finally took the national first place award among fierce competition. The contest showcases some of the best…
David Zapatka Every month the Splash arrived at our home and the first thing I did was look for the WOTM column. Fascinating! Interesting! Intriguing! Always a great read. I communicated with columnist W. Smith on many occasions when I offered my contributions. When W. Smith told me the column was being discontinued, I was distraught.…
We will have 40 plus vendors with lots of arts and crafts to start your holiday shopping on Saturday, October 25 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in the San Tan Ballroom, Card Room and the lobby and patio of the Springfield Adult Community located at 6495 S. St. Andrews Blvd. in Chandler (intersection streets are Riggs…