On March 11, the Garden Club will visit the Leaf & Feather Farm, a nursery aviary located at 50598 W. Mayer, Maricopa. Every plant, tree and cacti is home grown in AZ. The nursery aviary is maintained by owners/operators, Bob and Dan, who started this business as a retirement project in 1998. They are extremely…
The Sun Lakes Democratic Club’s March meeting will be on Monday, March 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the Navajo Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 Sun Lakes Boulevard, Sun Lakes. The speakers will be Dr. Ed Gogek and LD 17 Democratic candidates. Our local Legislative District 17 candidates Jennifer Pawlik (for Arizona House)…
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…