Norm Noble In August 2022 the pastor of Sun Lakes Baptist Church retired, and thus began the search for his replacement. During an eight-month interim, Pastor Bob Dodridge filled the pulpit. The five-person Pastor Search Committee looked nationwide for God’s man. Then a tiny advertisement they placed on the Southern Baptist Convention website…
Roger Edmonds On April 17 Sun Lakes Community Theater (SLCT) presented their annual Theater Arts scholarship to Sara Gwen from Hamilton High School. Each year, SLCT awards a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating senior from the Chandler Unified School District. Sara will major in performing arts at Northern Arizona University. She has been very active…
Cheers Trip Opportunities: Cheers members went on an outing to the Basha Museum in Chandler, which is located at Basha corporate offices and is free to the public. The museum features the work of western artists, including sketches, watercolors, oil paintings, and bronze sculptures. Among the highlights are special galleries for baskets and various art forms…
Kathleen McCoy and Gwen Grace Desert Rivers Audubon is often asked for recommendations for plants to attract birds. Throwing out bird seed usually ends in a yard full of pigeons and upset neighbors. We asked Kathleen McCoy, a member of Desert Rivers Audubon, for her recommendations. She is a Master Gardener and Master Naturalist, a…
Jerry Higgins 40-love is a tennis score term, but love in the tennis game is not a good score on a tennis court, because it means you have nothing. However, in the Jenack home court, love is a great score, as Bill and Andi Jenack have endured love for 51 years. Bill met Andi at a…
Meet and Greet for Unit 32A Reggie Wegman The bi-annual Meet and Greet for Unit 32A was held on April 29. Debbie Aarestad volunteered her driveway and staples for the event. We are a small but marvelous unit with terrific, interesting homeowners from all over the country. Twice a year we try to get together…