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Lifestyles Advisory Sun Lakes celebrates the 243rd Independence day! And they do it in such style and respect — and yes patriotism. Here are some fun facts about the day: July 4, 1776 is the day celebrated as Independence Day even though it wasn't the day the Continental Congress decided to declare independence (they did that on July 2, 1776), the day we started the American Revolution (that had happened back in April 1775), the date on which the Declaration was delivered to Great Britain (that didn't happen until November 1776), or the date it was signed (that was August 2, 1776). After the War of 1812, the Federalist Party began to come apart and the new parties of the 1820s and 1830s all considered themselves inheritors of Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans. Printed copies of the Declaration began to circulate again, all with the date July 4, 1776, listed at the top. Celebrations of the Fourth of July became more common as the years went on and in 1870, almost a hundred years after the Declaration was written, Congress first declared July 4 to be a national holiday as part of a bill to officially recognize several holidays, including Christmas. Further legislation about national holidays, including July 4, was passed in 1938 and 1941. The 56 signers of the Declaration did not sign on July 4, 1776, nor were they in the same room at the same time on the original Independence Day. The official signing event took place on August 2, 1776 when 50 men signed the document. Several months passed before all 56 signatures were in place. The last man to sign, Thomas McKean, did so in January of 1777, seven months after the document was approved by Congress. Robert R. Livingston, one of the five original drafters, never signed it at all since he believed it was too soon to declare independence. The Lifestyles Advisory Committee is currently working with Bob Murri on making channel 97 easier for the residents. If you haven't taken a look at it recently, do so. It will provide you with information about Sun Lakes clubs, announcements, general information, recreation committee events, all with voice and video, and will align with the Lifestyles. The Sun Lakes Marketing Advisory Committee is also working with both Bob and the Lifestyles committee as well and will be featuring an article about the various clubs each month. When submitting photos, please send high resolution jpegs to sunlakesnews@yahoo.com. And if you would like to recognize someone who was a good Samaritan, or just did a great thing for you, send it into Things We Are Grateful For at sunlakesnews@yahoo.com or drop it off in the box at the front desk. 18 | SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | JULY 2019 | golf Advisory Bingo Advisory This month bingo will be held on July 9, 16, 23 and 30. Our doors open at 4:30 pm and the first game begins promptly at 6 pm. For an investment of $7 you can play all the games and have a chance of winning up to $500. You can bring food from home or residents may purchase food to go from our restaurant. Drinks from our bar are also allowed. It is always a fun and an inexpensive evening out. We give away a lot of money. We have introduced three new sessions of games over the past two months. With these new games we get out a little earlier, so you won't have to sit as long. Come join the fun! Pick up a volunteer interest form at the Main Clubhouse reception desk if you are interested in being on the Bingo Advisory Committee. We are so pleased to see so many new Sun Lakers coming to bingo! We welcome you! Have questions? Call me 845-8700 (Anne). FROM THE TEE Golfers, be prepared for the "new" golf course. It is being updated in many ways. Primarily, there is an addition to the rule regarding carts on the course, watch for the new Rule #4. Hole #9 has been redone from the lakes to the newly planted areas the length of the hole. Planting is continuing and will be finished soon. It looks beautiful from many angles. If you are not a golfer, please sign up in the Championship Golf Pro Shop to take a tour. Every Sun Laker will want to see the finished vision. Guidelines for the Banning High School Golf Teams are being developed which includes their schedules for golf course use. They are so grateful for the use of our course. The work to correct drainage problems on Holes 14, 15 and 16 will be started when you are reading this issue. A channel will be beneficial to the entire area. This part of the Championship Course golf course will be part of the "new" look. SEE YOU ON THE GREEN! Sun Lakes Advisory Committee Reports We are happy to see more Advisory Committees submitting articles about the important work they are doing in Sun Lakes. Our goal is to have all active Advisory Committees share their news here each month. Thank you in advance for everyone's participation!

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