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Rotary Club – August 2025

Dancing Slows the Aging Process

Mary Lou Kaye No kidding! Getting out on the dance floor keeps you “Younger than Springtime.” While having fun with your partner on the dance floor, you’re also increasing your fitness level and staying strong and mentally alert. Gentlemen, there is no memorizing to do. Just listen to the music and impress that lovely lady…

Loving and Losing a Beloved Pet

Brandon Wainwright As any pet parent will tell you, the joy, love, and comfort that comes with adopting an animal companion is a blessing rivaled by few experiences life has to offer. What they’ll also tell you is that losing an animal companion can be more emotionally devastating than just about any of life’s many…

Desert Navy Update

Richard Volpe As we head into the latter part of the 2021 year, we are fortunate to see that things are really starting to fall into place in the Sun Lakes area. Most clubs have already started to resume their normal activities, and several major events have already taken place in the October timeframe, and…

Dancin’ on the Patio!

Mike Hanson Put on your dancing shoes and come on over to enjoy an afternoon of great music on Saturday, Nov. 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. Music will be provided by The 60s Guyz. This is an open invitation to come one, come all to the patio block party which will be held on…

It’s Amazing to Be Back!

Travel professionals from “Around the Corner to Around the World” will be at Sun Lakes Country Club (Phase 1) on Nov. 5, at 10:30 a.m., in the Navajo Room to conduct an educational and entertaining presentation featuring travel destinations and products around Arizona and beyond. Door prizes will be awarded. RSVP to reservations@freespiritvacations.com or 480-926-5547.

U.S. Marines—Flag and Seal, Song, and Motto

Flag and Seal: Marines used the Grand Union flag, and possibly the Gadsden flag (yellow flag with a “Don’t Tread on Me” rattlesnake), during the assault on New Providence Island, Bahamas, March 3, 1776. During the 1830s/1840s, the flag consisted of a gold-fringed white field centered with an eagle and anchor with “To the Shores of…