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A rendering of what the Veterans Memorial will look like is held up by Tom McCabe against its current state in the background. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

A rendering of what the Veterans Memorial will look like is held up by Tom McCabe against its current state in the background. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

‘Renovating, rejuvenating, reconfiguring’

Nalani Nuylan
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Sun City residents hope that, by next Memorial Day, the Veterans Memorial Plaza will have a fresh look.
From left, Mike and Kathy Sullivan, Gail Guill, Kerri McWhirter, Betty Mayfield and Linda Edman are some of the participants who will showcase their homes for the Sun City Kiwanis home holiday tours event. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

From left, Mike and Kathy Sullivan, Gail Guill, Kerri McWhirter, Betty Mayfield and Linda Edman are some of the participants who will showcase their homes for the Sun City Kiwanis home holiday tours event. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Five homes will open their doors for fundraising campaign

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, October 30, 2025
As part of the 24th home holiday tours by the Sun City Kiwanis Club, five homes will be in the spotlight with Christmas decorations galore to raise funds for scholarships for Georgetown high school seniors and Key Clubs.
Keynote speaker Shilo Harris, right, receives a brick from Diane Klutz, the Veteran’s Memorial Advisory Group Chairwoman, that will be placed in Sun City’s Veteran’s Memorial Plaza. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Keynote speaker Shilo Harris, right, receives a brick from Diane Klutz, the Veteran’s Memorial Advisory Group Chairwoman, that will be placed in Sun City’s Veteran’s Memorial Plaza. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Sun City honors community with Patriot Day event

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Throughout Shilo Harris’ keynote speech at the Sun City Patriot Day Ceremony on September 11, his West Texas drawl filled stories of him hat shopping, recalling the importance of 9/11 and spending time with his family.
Renderings show how Sun City’s Veterans Memorial will be updated in the coming years.

Renderings show how Sun City’s Veterans Memorial will be updated in the coming years.

Celebrate Patriot Day, support future memorial

Linda Dwyer
Thursday, September 4, 2025
In 2021, Congress passed legislation naming September 11 as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance. Sun City is hosting a 9/11 Patriot Day remembrance organized by the Veterans Memorial Advisory Group.Retired Army Staff Sgt. Shilo Harris is the featured speaker.
Chicago Club president Jim Bonk grabs a slice of chocolate cake to celebrate Pope Leo XIV. Photo by Linda Dwyer

Chicago Club president Jim Bonk grabs a slice of chocolate cake to celebrate Pope Leo XIV. Photo by Linda Dwyer

OUT AND ABOUT: Sun City’s Chicagoans enjoy a papal party

Linda Dwyer
Thursday, August 28, 2025
An enticing invitation arrived in my emails. It was one I never anticipated, but was excited to accept.“Dear Chicago Club Member: Pope Leo XIV, an Illinois native son, is now continuing the work of the Catholic Church in Rome. We are hosting a ‘Papal Party’ in his honor.
From left, A Gift of Time’s Community Educator Carolina Umana and Executive Director Becky Folta-May receive a WHO donation from WHO VP Judy Madsen.

From left, A Gift of Time’s Community Educator Carolina Umana and Executive Director Becky Folta-May receive a WHO donation from WHO VP Judy Madsen.

WHO supports A Gift of Time

Anne Marshall
Friday, May 30, 2025
What’s new with A Gift of Time in Georgetown? As members of Women Helping Others learned this month, plenty!The nonprofit — serving those with mild to moderate dementia and their families — moved to a new headquarters within the last year.
World War II veteran (Navy) John Dunn, left, who will be 97 in August, is shown with his wife Linnea while attending the Memorial Day ceremony in Sun City on Monday, May 26, 2025. Approximately 600 were in attendance. Rain chances moved the event indoors. Photo by Andy Sharp.

World War II veteran (Navy) John Dunn, left, who will be 97 in August, is shown with his wife Linnea while attending the Memorial Day ceremony in Sun City on Monday, May 26, 2025. Approximately 600 were in attendance. Rain chances moved the event indoors. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Speaker honors fallen through storytelling

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, May 29, 2025
At the annual Memorial Day ceremony at Sun City, this year’s keynote speaker — Major Jay Lardizabal, U.S. Army, Retired — spoke about honoring those who gave their life for their country, not through recounting how they died, but through stories that honor their legacy.
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