Neighbors

Chandler man’s light show delights and helps

Chandler man’s light show delights and helps Santan Sun News Staff As a broadcast engineer, Chandler homeowner James Chalifoux likes tinkering with electrical stuff. And as someone who likes to give back to his neighbors and...

Black Student Union fills big need at Casteel

Black Student Union fills big need at Casteel By Ken Sain, Staff Writer Sophomore Bryce Black said he was aware he is in the minority on the Casteel High School campus. He says it’s an unsettling feeling. “You’re not...

Sun Lakes Rotary gives dictionaries to 3rd graders

By Dr. Honora Norton Guest Writer It is time for Rotary Club of Sun Lakes Dictionary Project. Despite the internet, dictionary use is still a needed skill.  Dictionaries are important in the digital age because they help...

Tarwater kids connect with astronauts

By Ken Sain Staff Writer For more than a minute Tarwater Elementary School students were calling the International Space Station and all they got back in return was static. Organizers said this is normal – and expected. They...

Help sought for wreaths on veterans’ graves

Santan Sun News The tradition started in 1992 in Maine when a family that owned a tree farm had a surplus of Christmas wreaths and donated the extras to the Arlington National Cemetery to put on its graves. And over the years,...

Sun Lakes Rotary Club salutes teachers of the month

By Dr. Honora Norton, Contributor The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes has named two teachers of the month. The club named Molly Garrison, a first grade teacher at Chandler’s Elementary Connect Online Academy September’s Teacher of...

Jewish War Vets launch spectacular auction

Santan Sun News A free three-day getaway at Cabo San Lucas, a private suite at Churchill Downs, $500 worth of hypnosis weight-loss sessions and a $500 Walmart gift card are among the prizes people can win while simultaneously...

100+ Women help Boost a Foster Family

By Leann Landberg and Susan Barlow Guest Writers In the unfortunate event that a child must be separated from their biological parents, placement with relatives, or kinship care, provides permanency for children and helps them...

Chandler man transforms childhood fear of Halloween

By Ken Sain Staff Writer Mason Petersen said Halloween terrified him as a child. It wasn’t just the ghost stories and haunted mansions. Petersen is autistic and the flashing lights and loud noises led to some sensory overload....

Chandler cancer group raffling 2021 Toyota SUV

SANTAN SUN NEWS “If you have cancer, Children’s Cancer Network will always be there for you.” Fifth grader Jackson Dupps said this and much more last Saturday when he and a dozen other pediatric cancer survivors and their...