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Seton grad wins P.E.O. Sisterhood scholarship

By Ken Sain Managing Editor The Chandler chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood has been looking for just the right student to nominate for the international group’s scholarship program. They found her in Seton Catholic Preparatory...

EV women’s group helps never-kill animal shelter

By Leann Landberg and Susan Barlow Guest Writers When you look into the eyes of an animal you have rescued, you cannot help but fall in love. Living this, experiencing this, seeing this, time and time again is how the volunteers...

Rotary mag features Sun Lakes Rotarians

Dr. Honora Norton Guest Writer Rotary International’s Rotary Magazine, with over 1.2 worldwide subscribers, recently featured the Rotary Clubs of Gilbert and Sun Lakes as champions of a Navajo Water Project. In 2016, members of...

Rotarians of the Month named in Sun Lakes

By Dr. Honora Norton Guest Writer The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes named Ed Anderson its July 2022 Rotarian of the Month and former club President Jon Lyons its June Rotarian of the Month. It was in 2015, while playing golf at...

Chandler Pride marks a year of helping parents

By Ken Sain Staff Writer Every month Chandler Pride hosts a meeting where parents who are dealing with their child coming out as LGBTQ+ can get support. “I show up,” said Schroder, who is president of Chandler Pride. “I...

EV Dream Center helps people in need in many ways

By Ken Sain Staff Writer Jovani Cedeno didn’t have to look far to find the inspiration for the nonprofit that he and his half-brother, Dan Gonzalez, started in Chandler. It was their mother. “I took my mom out once when we...

Chandler girl was a finalist in Basha donut contest

By Ken Sain Staff Writer Amanda Myers can start working on her summer essay, ‘What I did this summer’ now. The short version: She became a finalist in the 7th annual Bashas’ Donut Flavor Craze Contest. The 12-year-old south...

Arizona College Prep teacher earns national kudos

By Ken Sain Staff Writer Arizona College Prep science teacher Rachna Nath’s students are looking for a way to stand apart on their college applications. Nearly all of them have top grades, play a musical instrument and are...

Sun Lakes author pens Parisian romance novel

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF Sun Lakes author Sandra Givens has once again proven herself as one of the East Valley’s more prolific authors. The California native has just published her sixth novel, “Night Flight to Paris,” which...

Rotary adds muscle to Fulton Elementary STEM teams

By Dr. Honora Norton Guest Writer The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) supported the A World in Motion (AWIM) program, which was created by the Society of Automotive Engineers Foundation to get elementary students excited about...