Two members of the Sun City Woodchucks, Donna Bordsen and Howard Hoyt, had an idea to reserve a table at the annual Sun City Artisan Fair with all of the proceeds contributed to the Grafton Food Pantry. All of the items sold at our table were hand crafted by our members. Twenty-one members donated their time, talent and treasures to the cause, and almost every item donated was sold.

The following story, sadly to say, is absolutely true. It is not exaggerated or fabricated. Please read on.

Our 50th wedding anniversary was almost upon us. We decided to go “all out” in celebrating this momentous occasion. After much reflection, we chose to book a river cruise, mainly because we fit their passenger demographics and there is an abundance of beautiful scenery to view while sailing. The location for this dream cruise was to be in Europe and start in Prague with a two-day hotel stay, and then bussed to Nuremburg to set sail down the beautiful Danube River all the way to Budapest, stopping in Regensburg, Passau, Engelhartszell, Krems, Vienna and Budapest. We reserved the cruise, booked our flights, (we were even able to use our mileage points on our flights) and visions of Medieval Castles and old European architecture danced in our heads.

Kelly Bertrand, Prairie Lodge’s Fitness Coordinator, said, “Knowing the (Paris, France) Summer Olympics was coming up and knowing we have some competitive athletes here at Sun City, I thought it would be a great idea to celebrate that spirit of competition and doing your best with some events here at Sun City.”