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In Passing

Kathy Amorosi After a long journey living with Alzheimer’s disease, Kathy Amorosi, 79 passed into the hands of our Lord on January 4, 2016. She was with her husband at their home in Sun Lakes, Arizona at the time of death. She leaves her beloved husband, Lou, of 57 years, her two sons, Louis and…

A tribute to Sun Lakes resident Dick Clarke

Dick Clarke

Norm Noble “A B-52 has crashed. We need you and your team to head for Goldsboro, North Carolina immediately.” Countless times, Dick Clarke of Cottonwood heard these or similar words. With a hug and a kiss for his wife Jean and their children, he would grab his already-packed suitcase and head off for the accident…

8th annual Bingo Bonanza Feb. 8

This year’s event will be held on Feb. 8 at the Oakwood Country Club, 24218 S. Oakwood Blvd. here in Sun Lakes. The fun will start at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are just $25 and each ticket provides a player with three game cards for 10 different bingo games, a dauber and sandwiches and snacks. Over…

Sun Lakes Veteran’s video is now available

San Tan Crown Rotary Club of Sun lakes and Orbitel Communications have finished production of the first video of Sun Lakes Veterans relating their stories of service to our country. The video titled “In Their Words” is a two disk set with nearly two hours of your neighbors’ personal accounts of the bombing of Pearl…

Rotarians of the Month for December 2015

Bob Phillips and Greg Jewell

Norm Noble There was no way the Sun Lakes Rotary Club could just pick one Rotarian of the Month for December; not after the spectacular job Bob Phillips and Greg Jewell did heading up the recently successful Rotary Pancake Breakfast in November 2015. Bob Phillips joined the club in August 2014. Two months later, Greg…

Dolly Dresser news

Vicky Buholz and Vickie Benson folded up the material that was left after someone ransacked our cabinet and took a lot of our material. Time to put a lock on it!

Viv Sloane Seven members met in the Sewing Room for our last meeting of the year; six went to Poolside for a lovely lunch before. We received a large bag of baby hats to use for our baby dolls as they were made too small for real babies; also a box of beautiful cashmere squares.…

The traveling bell

The traveling bell has raised almost $3,000 to combat polio.

Norm Noble There is a bell that has been traveling around the world, starting in Canada, then England, followed by Scotland, the USA, and soon it will visit Thailand. It is an unusual bell in that it doesn’t ring. It just travels. The idea for this traveling bell started with the Rotary Club of Sooke…

A dictionary for every third grade student

What’s the longest word in the dictionary? These Chandler Unified School District third graders know!

Norm Noble Her eyes got big. Her smile was radiant. Her excitement was infectious. She has just received her first book – not from the library, but from a Rotarian. And it was hers. “The donation of a dictionary to every third grade student is so incredibly generous and important to each child’s education. Their…

Sun Lakes Vets – Tell your service story

Honoring Sun Lakes veterans!

Tom Adamson Tell your service story! We are seeking participants of all campaigns to relate their story of service; this includes any veterans from Sun Lakes or SunBird. This non-profit project is being co-sponsored by Orbitel Communications and San Tan Crown Rotary Club of Sun Lakes. A DVD video will be produced for Veteran’s Day…

Sun Lakes Vets –  Tell your service story!

Tell your service story! We are seeking participants of all campaigns to relate their story of service; this includes any veterans from Sun Lakes or SunBird. This non-profit project is being co-sponsored by Orbitel Communications and San Tan Crown Rotary Club of Sun Lakes. A DVD video will be produced for Veteran’s Day 2015. There…