Ross Dunfee While Presidents Day is a federal holiday, celebrated on the third Monday of February, it is not really a national holiday. Splitting hairs? In 1968, Congress passed the Monday Holiday Act for observance of Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, and Veterans Day to be celebrated on a Monday, but the actual dates for the…
Nancy and Bob Smith To all you Kare Bear workers: Thank you so much for the blessing bag! It was full of special gifts; each one picked by you made it a fun bag to open. The best part was that the front of the blessing bag said, “This is a gift from a friend. May you…
Gail Schroeder The SunBird Lady Niners continue to golf during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hopefully, we are all continuing to follow guidelines to prevent spreading of the virus, as more and more people in SunBird have been affected by the virus. Among the golfing recommendations are: pick up your own ball—it used to be considered good…
Bobbie Reed COVID has forced the cancellation of so many things in the past year, including group work sessions and public sales of Crystal Cards. The Crystal Card Project has adapted and continues its support for My Sister’s Place, a shelter for those escaping domestic violence. Volunteers now work at home, crafting new cards from…
Clint Richardson The only thing we want in our house is us, our family, and other people we love. All of us start looking for a solution if we get scorpions, snakes, roaches, crickets, and other general pests living in our homes with us. Solutions to this problem involve monthly pest control using pesticides, do…
Tom and Mary Vitolo We have known of the many wonderful, kind, and thoughtful deeds shown by this community, which have sweetened the day for many, having lived here in Sun Lakes for almost 33 years. It is with thankful hearts and love for the kindness shown to my husband and me during a difficult…