Helen Daley The Arizona Classic Jazz Society will once again be celebrating Cheryl Thurston’s birthday on Sunday, May 22, in the San Marcos Ballroom at the Crowne Plaza Phoenix—Chandler Golf Resort in Downtown Chandler from 1 to 4 p.m. This celebration has become a yearly tradition for the Arizona Classic Jazz Society (ACJS). You might…
Rotary Club Supports and Welcomes Refugee Families Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) has been very active with the East Valley’s Welcome to America Project (WTAP). The Welcome to America Project shares transportation, technology, and transformational resources to enhance success so that refugees do not just resettle in…
Larry Wolfe In two tight pennant races, the Redeemed Team and the Core Photography-sponsored team won their respective divisions. Manager Larry Kaufmann’s Redeemed Team edged out Manager Tom Bersano’s Leckner Realty squad by one game in the Sun Division, finishing with a 10-6 record versus the Realtors’ 9-7 mark. In the Lakes Division, the race…
Bill Chambers Bill Chambers took his first breath in Gadsden, Ala., on Feb. 14, 1942, and his final breath in Sun Lakes, Ariz., March 11, 2022, in the company of his wife, their three daughters, and his brother. True to his Valentine status, his sweetness lives on in the memories of all who experienced his…
A Number of Years Ago Sandy Ilsen A number of years ago when I was forty-two There were many more things I was able to do I could run up the stairs without even a pant Now when I try it, I absolutely can’t. I could eat what I wanted and not gain an inch,…
Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club This year’s hiking season ended with many great hikes, a year-end picnic with awards, and our annual special hike, this time hosted in Prescott. Topping the list of activities was the special hike. The first day started with a hike around beautiful Goldwater Lake in Prescott and ended with…