The first of June brought some of the hot golf deals throughout the valley and the Bandits took advantage of one in Casa Grande; 28 golfers braved the long course at Francisco Grande with an early tee time, cart and delicious lunch. Four person teams played a modified two best ball and the team taking…
Rick Lantgen, General Manager Summer is here and the Maintenance Department gets really busy; greens, tees, and fairway aeration, gypsum, adjutants and lots and lots of sand; plus, with the hot weather comes the Bermuda grass, the hotter it gets the faster it grows. That being said I want to take this opportunity to thank…
Norm Noble On Tuesday, July 7 Dr. Elliot Mufson from Barrow’s Neurological Institute, specializing in Alzheimer’s disease, will present the topic, “Looking back to see the future.” Dr. Mufson is a pioneer in the application of single cell gene array technology to study the genetic signature of neurons during the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. He…
Lillian Donley Join us Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 8:00-8:45 a.m. in the Ballroom. It’s more than walking. It’s a full body workout. And it’s fun. Make your New Year’s resolution to exercise more. Exercise not only changes your body, it changes your mind, your attitude and your mood! Come join us. “A body in motion…
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?…
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…
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…
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…
No meditation during the months of July and August. I will be traveling around and will be in and out of Arizona. Meditation will start again in September Time: 9:00-10:00 a.m. Where: Navajo Room, third floor at SunBird Golf Resort Paullene Caraher will lead the meditation. You can reach her at 602-292-7858; e-mail [email protected]. The…
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…