Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Sun Lakes For over 150 years, a fascinating story appeared in virtually every student textbook in America but, sadly, it hasn’t been seen for decades. It is the story of George Washington when he was 23 years of age and involved in the French and Indian…
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Community News, July 2015
Agave plant
Barb Valentine I know it’s common to see all the “death stalks” on the agave, but this plant is monstrous! It’s located on the corner of Sawgrass and Doral in the SunBird Golf Resort.
Community News, July 2015
Inspirational Corner
A Nation’s Strength Ralph Waldo Emerson What makes a nation’s pillars high And it’s foundations strong? What makes it mighty to defy The foes that round it throng? It is not gold. Its kingdoms grand Go down in battle shock; Its shafts are laid on sinking sand, Not on abiding rock. Is it the sword?…
Community News, July 2015
Food donations needed
If you are a winter visitor or a year round resident and leave for a period of time during the summer, you probably have extra food you don’t want to throw out but don’t know what to do with. I work for a downtown Chandler food bank called Matthew’s Crossing. If you would like to…
Community News, July 2015
Veterans
Gene Gulliver They were there with Washington when he crossed the Delaware. They were there when the Star Spangled Banner was conceived. They were at Shiloh and Gettysburg. They charged up a hill in San Juan. They laid in muddy trenches, enduring savage artillery barrages in France. They stormed the murderous beaches of Normandy and marched…
Community News, July 2015
This, That and Other Stuff
Bob Neuman Are young people becoming detached? Is there a decline in the art of verbal communication? Is it being replaced by our punching cell phone buttons and over using computers? To an alert observer, it would appear so. Perhaps partial blame goes to some English teachers who give grammar and usage a casual swipe…
Community News, July 2015
SunBird Personalities
Bob Neuman A long time ago, in Albany, New York, a group of high school cheerleaders walked into a café where a partition divided it from the bar where some uniformed soldiers sat. One of the girls asked Elizabeth to go into the bar to have a look, but dissuaded by the rest, she merely…
Community News, July 2015
Thank You, Friends
On behalf of our family, I would like to say a special thank you to all who expressed your support and condolences on the demise of my husband, Jhoma, who passed away on April 22. It is over a month now that he has been at eternal peace and I’ve been overwhelmed by the love…
Community News, July 2015
Reporting an act of kindness and patriotism
Jay R. Strisik, MSW, ACSW I just returned from the Honor Flight Arizona. For those who do not know, this is a privately financed program run by all volunteers that flies WWII veterans for a three-day trip to Washington, D.C. to view the national monuments there. During this trip I was inspired by our awesome…
Community News, July 2015
Edgar Cayce Study Group
Our “Search for God” study group meets every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in Room A-2 of Cottonwood Country Club. We explore the readings of Edgar Cayce who is recognized as the greatest psychic of the 20th century and the founder of holistic healing. We strive to be healthier, peaceful and to be one with the…