Jean Wheeler On Thursday, November 9, at 4:00 p.m., the Sun Lakes United Methodist Church (SLUMC) will present an evening of patriotic music featuring the SLUMC Choir, the Hamilton High School Choir and the ASU Men’s Choir in the church sanctuary. The event will honor and recognize the veterans by service group, and there will…
Roman Martin As this is written, it is hard to think about cooler weather and Christmas. Elk’s Veterans Assistance Committee of the Chandler Lodge of the B.P.O.E. #2429 is participating in this patriotic endeavor to place a wreath on the grave of each veteran from any service or timeframe. Our target is Valley of the…
Sandra Whittenberg Reminder – Deadlines for VFW Scholarship local entries are as follows: Patriotic Art Deadline for 2017-2018: 3/31/2018 Patriot’s Pen & Voice of Democracy Deadline for 2017-2018: 10/31/2017 For complete details on each of these three scholarship contests, to run off rules and application forms, go to website, https://vfwauxiliary.org/scholarships/; ask your school office which teacher is…
Presentation made to Joe Hunter (on right) from KWVA for outstanding support to all the local veterans
Denise Lott This year’s Memorial Day service for Sun Lakes was again held at the Pavilion of the Sun Lakes Country Club. There was a good-sized crowd gathered to remember our fallen military members. The program was coordinated by East Valley Marines Detachment 1296 and the Sun Lakes Country Club staff. The morning ceremony began…
Presentation made to Commander Leon Johnson (on right) from KWVA for outstanding leadership of the KWVA and many of the local veterans
Frank Smith of the Korean War Veterans Association and his wife Marg were in Sun Lakes on Memorial Day to present the wreath for all veterans who gave their ALL in sacrifice during past wars and conflicts.
Stan Kaufman, San Tan Rotary Foundation, Inc., presented proceeds of Rotary’s “Hooked on Healing” veterans motorcycle ride to representatives of Arizona Stand Down Alliance, Fans Across America and Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing. The San Tan Crown Rotary Club of Chandler, Arizona, sponsors an annual motorcycle fundraiser on the last Saturday of every February. The…
The R Countryman Chapter of the Korean War/Korea Service Veterans will NOT be meeting June, July or August and will return to our monthly meetings in September. Hope to see you then! The Countryman Chapter of Sun Lakes want to thank April guest speaker Doug Andriuk for his informative presentation on various types/sizes/uses of drones,…
Sandy Schmalzbach Jewish War Veterans Copper Post 619 of Sun Lakes recently held their annual Installation Banquet to officially install their new officers: Commander Mort Huskey, Senior Vice Commander Michael Levitt, Junior Vice Commander Bob Brooks, Junior Vice Commander Harve Kimmel and Judge Advocate Jesse Gersten. Also honored at the event were Sandra Schmalzbach and…