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| SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | APRIL 2022 | 53 Happy April Fool's Day. Now right away I have a question. Where in the heck did this thing called "APRIL FOOL'S DAY" come from? Don't you think that this is a weird way to start off a calendar month? Well, a website called History.com states the following. On April 1, 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools' Day by playing practical jokes on each other. Although the day, also called All Fools' Day, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, its exact origins remain a mystery. Some historians speculate that April Fools' Day dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563. People who were slow to get the news or failed to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to January 1 and continued to celebrate it during the last week of March through April 1 became the butt of jokes and hoaxes. So much for history. On to the much more important stuff, like "BIRTHDAYS." Here are our April birthday RV family members: Mel Ocampo, Jim Caldwell, Don Day, and Jim Ball. One thing that I keep having to remind myself (here he goes again, talking about "SELF) is this article is supposed to be about our Sun Lakes RV Club and its outings. This naturally includes pictures of any rallies we have recently taken. Well, at the time this article is due to the printer, we have not done any recent rallies. So I went back in "history" and obtain the three pictures that you see with this article. These pictures were of rallies done over 20 years ago. That's right, 20 years. Some of you longtime members may recognize a few people. These rallies took place in the years 2000 and 2001. Hope you enjoy a look back. If you enjoy them, let me know and I will include a few in each article. Lastly, have a great April and here are a few "Special April Days" April 2 – Good Friday April 4 – Easter Sunday April 10 – Palm Sunday Here are some fun days: April 2 – Peanut Butter & Jelly Day April 6 – National Twinkie Day April 7 – National Beer Day April 10 – National Siblings Day April 11 – National Pet Day Again, have a really great April everyone. See you in May. We've sure had some fun!