Category: Community News
May 2025, Community News
Robson Resort Communities Wins Three Gold Awards at NAHB’s The Nationals
Robson Resort Communities, a premier leader in luxury 55+ living, proudly announces it earned three Gold Awards at The Nationals, the prestigious New Home Sales and Marketing Awards presented by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The ceremony, held on Feb. 25 in Las Vegas, honors the top achievements in the home building industry…
May 2025, Community News
Rotarians Attend Leadership Academy
April 2025 Rotarian of the Month Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) has named Leo Schlueter RCSL April 2025 Rotarian of the Month (ROM). March 2025’s ROM Dave Ouradnik presented Leo with the ROM plaque. With this award, RCSL acknowledges Leo’s support of the club’s education programs, especially…
May 2025, Community News
Love, Devotion, and Surrender
Mark Wenz The Unity Church is open to diverse philosophies. We believe that Jesus was a spiritually enlightened master teacher—one of many enlightened souls (along with MLK, Gandhi, and others) who have had a similar goal: leading us to a state of oneness with God. Sri Chinmoy, who is unknown to much of the U.S.…
May 2025, Community News
Thank You
My family and I would like to thank you for your kindness on the passing of Newman Benson. We are very grateful for your cards, texts, phone messages, food, flowers, and prayers during this difficult time. The Sun Lakes community, Hospice of the Valley, P.E.O. Chapter DD, the Horizon Room in SunBird, and Sun Lakes…
May 2025, Community News
In Passing – May 2025
James Joseph Paprocki James Joseph Paprocki was one of the few (if any) individuals who was able to experience a Celebration of Life ceremony while still living. James passed away March 1, 2025 at the age of 71. Just one week before his passing, he was honored by more than 40 relatives and friends who…
May 2025, Community News
Why Was Jesus Seen as a Threat?
Rev. Dr. Derrick Elliott, Pastor, Sun Lakes United Church of Christ April is a month of contrasts. For many, it reflects Easter, Passover, and, in some years, Ramadan while also welcoming the full bloom of spring. It’s a time when the earth shakes off winter’s gray and leans toward something new—growth, change, even disruption. That…
May 2025, Community News
Living Retired: ‘Hear This. I SAID HEAR THIS!’
Gary Chalk Did you hear March 3 was National Hearing Day? I said, DID YOU HEAR MARCH 3 WAS NATIONAL HEARING DAY? If you are Living Retired, you likely have a hearing issue. That’s because hearing loss ranks up there with hobbling around on achy wobbly knees and dreading early onset toenail fungus! The first…
May 2025, Community News
News from the Sky: Navigators Looking Forward to 25th Anniversary
Help celebrate a quarter century of volunteering at America’s Friendliest Airport.® Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is proud of its volunteer Navigators every day, but this year we have extra reason to celebrate them. The Navigator program is marking 25 years of service this year. The program began in November 2000 as an initiative to…
May 2025, Community News
Word of the Month: Gentle
David Zapatka Reader and bridge player Andrew Sauter wrote, “’shenanigans’ shows up every couple of years in movies, but why? Also, cool words like ‘syzygy,’ ‘brouhaha’ (ha ha it’s funny to say twice), the kids’ string game Cat’s Cradle (do cats sleep in there if you are not careful?)” While reading Titus Techera’s article, Recovering…