The heat was on in Arizona this July, but a cool breeze of hilarity was enjoyed by audiences attending Sun Lakes Community Theatre’s (SLCT) summer production, The Sweet Delilah Swim Club, expertly directed by Merrie Crawford. Women especially related to the five characters as they deftly moved through decades of annual reunions at Outer Banks,…
Pastor Marvin Arnpriester I recently watched The Shawshank Redemption, one of my favorite movies. It is the story about a banker named Andy Dufresne who is accused of double murder in the 1940s. He is convicted and begins a life sentence at the fictional Shawshank Prison. He befriends an older inmate named Red. During his…
Gene Nelson My daughter Tammy Brady took this photo on Sunday, July 2, 2023. She was taking an after-dinner stroll in Sun Lakes Country Club in the vicinity of E. Lakeside Drive and E. Citrus Lane. She was surprised to see what appeared to be two coyotes staring at her. A couple of gentlemen at…
Sue Sindelar The Desert Artists Club (DAC) is still meeting temporarily in the SLCC Arts & Crafts Room while the Ceramics Room in Cottonwood is being remodeled. We meet on Tuesdays from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Come for an hour or all three—whatever works for your schedule. It has been a fun time, with a…
Jacqueline M. Ruffino-Platt You came into this world alone. On that special day you were born, you felt the warmth of your mother’s breast as she cuddled you. A tender touch of your dad’s fingers. Held with fragile arms, kissed, hugged, and tickled until a tiny smile begins to appear and your mom and dad…
Maynard Iverson, Recorder, Council 9678 On the 20th of April, Brother Rich Sobczak, a longtime member of Council 9678, met an untimely death. Rich suddenly passed away at his home in Sun Lakes. Rich was a native of Chicago who moved to Sun Lakes in the early 2000s. Rich joined the Knights of Columbus in…