The Hook Clan

AAUW SE Valley Presents $12,000 Scholarship Check to CGCC

SunBird Lions Club – July 2025

Cheers Social Group Activities

Manager’s Report April 2020

It’s hard to believe the high season of SunBird has already peaked. This has been by far the busiest season at SunBird with activities and events! The tribute/cover bands shows have been amazing this year, many new, bigger, live bands for dances, bus trips from the clubhouse to many fun and interesting places throughout the…

Traveling the Longer Way Around

Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes Imagine a travel agent giving you a plan similar to the one God gave Israel for their journey to the Promised Land after their miraculous deliverance through the Red Sea. Let’s say you’re interested in a three-week trip, and the agent says, “No, it will…

Along with Classes, Membership in NAIL Offers Many Other Benefits

Catherine Hammond New Adventures, a lifelong-learning program affiliated with Chandler-Gilbert Community College, provides a large variety of classes each of three semesters during the year. These classes occur in one convenient location with state-of-the-art technology and plenty of free parking. Membership offers several other advantages along with the classes. When someone joins the group, they…

Weeds and Unsightly Landscaping

Byline At this time of year, you should have already prepared for the upcoming weed season. I have seen many homes preparing for the weeds in January and February with the pre-emergence herbicides. This application should be applied twice a year, January/February and again in July/August (winter rains or summer monsoons), but it’s not too…

Word of the Month: Pismire

David Zapatka Reader Diane DeCarlo writes, “I enjoyed your article ‘Word’ in our January paper. I just wanted to share with you a favorite word of mine which is ‘pismere,’ another word for ‘ant.’ But, I use the word for an annoying person.” Thank you for your suggestion, Diane. I discovered you’re not the only…