Bunny Bottorff As I prepare to leave SunBird, I have so many mixed feelings. I will never forget SunBird, the people I’ve met, the many great friends I’ve made and worked with and, yes, the people I’ve cried with – tears of sadness and great tears of joy. The love and joy of this community…
Richard L. Conlon Richard L. Conlon, age 88, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and Chandler, Arizona, and formerly of Council Bluffs, Iowa, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Council Bluffs. Requiem Mass at St. Francis Worship Center, Council Bluffs, will be said at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Burial will be held in St.…
Rosie VanderVeen The new 2017-2018 Board members for Kare Bears are Julia Roberts and Barb Dunbar. Emily Hughes will take over for Larie Thiebeault who has done a wonderful job as treasurer. Barb will continue to serve as secretary. A big thanks to Shirley Goodman and Carol Weatherbee who served in 2016-2017. Our benevolent Kare…
Bob Neuman Some days are great; others are horrible. No, the battle is not with the neighbors’ dog. This confrontation is between me and the contrary household gadgets and appliances. For example, the washer performs beautifully, peaceful and quietly swishing the clothes. Then, for some unknown reason, it began dancing and thumping into the wall.…
Communities all over America will be gathering for the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Every U. S. President since Harry Truman in 1952, has proclaimed by law that the first Thursday of May be designated as National Day of Prayer. The Sun Lakes Women’s Connection is hosting this event at the…
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sun Lakes Before the old Soviet Union collapsed, Galina Vilchinskaya was a 23-year-old Sunday school teacher who spent five years in a Soviet prison for sharing her faith. However, imprisonment, hunger and beatings could not silence her witness. In fact, she led many in her prison to…