Neighbors

South Chandler pub owner marries

By Ken Sain Staff Writer Jackson Armstrong said he wanted no part of being on the Food Network’s “Restaurant Impossible” in 2020, but agreed because his managers thought it would bring more diners to their South Chandler...

Jennifer Keyes saluted by Sun Lakes Rotary Club

By SanTan Sun News Staff Rotary Club of Sun Lakes recently named Jennifer Keyes, geometry and algebra teacher at Basha High School, its April Teacher of the Month. The monthly Rotary Teacher Awards are sponsored jointly by Rotary...

Chandler lawyer gets big national honor

By SanTan Sun News Staff A Chandler lawyer is one of only 100 attorneys in the country named to the American College of Family Trial Lawyers. Helen Davis is a member of the Cavanagh Law Firm and was its board chair. “This is...

Chandler Girl Scout’s opioid project earns Gold Award

By Justin Liggin Contributor After seeing the impact of the opioid crisis firsthand upon losing her cousin to addiction, Chandler Girl Scout Megan Burke used her experience with this issue to fuel change in her community, earning...

Sun Lakes Rotarians show they’re people of action

By Dr. Honora Norton Guest Writer The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes members again proved they are people of action as they volunteered during Arizona Rotary Week of Service April 16-24. The Rotarians met at the Chandler Strong...

S. Chandler man loses 51 pounds, wins $10K

By SanTan Sun News Staff Phillip Matz lost 25 percent of his body weight and gained $10,000 for it. The South Chandler man, who dropped 51 pounds, was the top male winner in the Orangetheory Fitness Transformation Challenge...

Sun Lakes Rotary helps refugees settle in Valley

By Dr. Honora Norton Guest Writer The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes has been very active with the East Valley’s Welcome to America Project, which shares transportation, technology, and transformational resources to help refugees not...

2 churches combine efforts to help the needy

By Robin Finlinson Guest Writer An event titled “Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself” recently brought together members of two churches – Sun Valley Community Church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – as well...

Chandler Realtor slates tourney for cancer victim

By SanTan Sun News The Darwin Wall Real Estate Team is rallying once again for a cancer victim, this time a Chandler woman. Last fall, the realty firm held a pub crawl to help a  Scottsdale woman battling breast cancer as well...

ACP junior is becoming a national science whiz

By Ken Sain Staff Writer The first hint that Arizona College Prep High School junior Dean Brasen might be headed for a career in theoretical physics came while he was watching the hit TV comedy, Big Bang Theory. If someone...