Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse – December 2025

Sun Lakes Community Theatre – December 2025

Garden Club

SunBird Lions Club – December 2025

Calendar of Events

Laurie Kelech, Golf Shop Manager, and Christina Riley, Assistant Golf Shop Manager Aug. 31: Basha High School Tournament with three other high school teams 26 kids, 2 p.m. start Saturday, Sept. 4: Labor Day Tournament Shotgun Oct. 5: Basha High School Tournament with one other team 12 kids, 2 p.m. start Oct. 9: Superintendent Revenge…

Overseeding

Julie Anderson Each fall, golf courses throughout Arizona and the Southwest begin their annual overseeding with rye grass. The reason we do this is because our “base grass,” which is Bermuda grass, loses its color as the nights get cooler. If left alone, the Bermuda grass will go completely dormant, losing its color and turning…

U.S. Military History: U.S. Army—Flag, Song, Motto, and Oath

Ross Dunfee Flag—The Army Seal was used originally during the American Revolution to authenticate documents. It displayed the designation “War Office,” which was synonymous with Headquarters of the Army, and the Roman date MDCCLXXVIII (1778) the first time it was used. It remained unchanged until 1947, when the War Office banner was replaced with “Department…

Word of the Month: Percipient

David Zapatka Friend, fellow bridge enthusiast and reader, Maria Davis, wrote, “I enjoyed your article on thraldom. It’s easier to spot the etymology when the alternative spelling thralldom is used. I have seen thrall and enthralled but thral(l)dom is a word that I had not encountered previously. I came across an interesting word today—percipient. It…