Ron Dinchak spent 42 years as an environmental educator at Mesa Community College. Although he is retired, today he gives talks about the environment and teaches classes at the Veterans Oasis Park. He has also written a book called Landscape Plants for Southwest Arizona. Mr. Dinchak explained how the deserts are becoming bigger. One of…
Sara Schmidt On February 8, our film, Agenda, Grinding America Down, was attended by a number of very interested and engaged residents. We learned about changes in the culture of America over the last several decades, changes we have all noticed but really haven’t understood why it has been happening. We learned about people, organizations…
This “J” for choices of a line dance teacher is Judee Curtis, full-time resident in SunBird for 22 plus years. I’ve taught line dancing in this area for 16 plus years. The students in my classes are from SunBird, Sun Lakes and surrounding communities. Many people who have come to me never line danced before…
Norm Noble On Tuesday, March 1 (rescheduled from February 23), Greg Podd, Rotary International Vice President, will be the speaker. Podd is a Certified Public Accountant and Personal Financial Specialist and has operated his own practice since 1979. A Rotarian since 1982, he is a member of the Evergreen Rotary Club of Evergreen, Colorado. Podd…
Join us at the Ed Robson Branch Library in March for some great programs! Here’s what we’re offering: Wednesday, March 2 at 10:30 a.m. – Arizona Kicks on Route 66. Marshall Shore, Arizona’s hip historian, presents this fascinating program on the history of Route 66 in Arizona. Sponsored by Arizona Humanities and the Friends of…
Oh Danny boy, the pipes the pipes are calling, From glen to glen and on the mountainside. The summer’s gone and all the leaves are falling, ‘Tis you must go, ‘tis you must go and I must bide! But come you back, when summer’s in the meadow, Or when the valley’s hush and white with…