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Welcome to September! It's still warm but we're heading towards fall. Grandkids are back in school, some are starting college which is an exciting step to watch within our families. I find myself recalling what college did for me and why I wanted my children to have that experience as well. In 1973 (when I started college), the state of Virginia started a campaign to set aside a special day for grandparents. Marion McQuade of Fayette County headed the campaign, mother of 15 children. A Virginia Senator introduced a resolution in the U.S. Senate and in 1978 President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day. This year we will celebrate on Sept. 10! Our residents love reading Stephen King, based on frequent donations of his newer hard cover books. I know that people appreciate his unique storytelling which spans horror, supernatural, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. King has sold more than 350 million books – what? Fifty-four novels, six nonfiction books, 200 short stories. In 2003 the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and in 2004 he received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, recognizing his entire oeuvre. In 2015, King was awarded the National Medal of Arts from the US National Endowment for the Arts for his contributions to literature. Stephen King was born Sept. 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine. His father, a merchant seaman, had moved to Maine, and his mother was born and lived in Cumberland County, Maine. Unfortunately the seaman wasn't cut out for the married life, leaving his family when Stephen was two. His mother was left to raise Stephen and older brother David by herself, under great financial strain. They moved away from Maine to survive but his mother moved them back nine years later to care for her ailing parents. King showed an early interest in horror stories in high school. He started writing faithfully at this time. As a teen, King won a Scholastic Arts and Writing award. King attended the University of Maine from 1966 through1970, writing a column for the school newspaper, The Maine Campus. He also worked throughout college at a number of menial jobs to pay for his studies. Although he had a teaching certificate he couldn't find teaching work immediately. For the fall of 1971 however, he was hired at Hampden Academy in Hampden, Maine. Unfortunately although he was still writing prolifically, he developed a drinking problem that would plague him for more than 10 years. In 1973 King's first novel Carrie was accepted by publishing house Doubleday. He had started the novel but had thrown away the unfinished draft in frustration until his wife retrieved it and encouraged him to finish it. Although the advance for hardcover rights was modest, the book was a success and he became more financially independent after selling the paperback rights. Please visit our libraries and pick out a couple more books to finish before summer's gone. Please return any NYT bestseller books if you are finished with them. Other residents are asking to read them. Thanks. There are free bookmarks in each library that detail the sections of books in each of four libraries, as well as what book donations we accept (and what we don't). Library Committee Golf Advisory Committee: The Tee Box 22 | SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | SEPTEMBER 2017 | "FORE" Sun Lakes residents! Dust off your Brassie and Niblicks. The gold teeing areas, score cards, and course rating are in place and ready for play. From these tees, the Championship Course is 4,504 yards. The Pro Shop will provide directions to the tee area, and score cards. You may post your scores for your handicap data. Thanks to Al, Sean, and Mark for all their hard work. Give these new tees a try, and let the Pro Shop know what you think about them. If you are interested in becoming a member of the GAC, fill out a volunteer form and turn it into the Administration Office. We will be holding interviews this month. Tours of both courses will be offered in October. All residents are welcome to participate and see your courses first hand. Look for more information as we near October. Course Reminders: Print clearly the information required when playing after hours. We have to be able to read your name, cart number, annual or not, guest, and time you are starting. If you have a handicap flag, remember to keep your cart 20 feet from the greens. That is almost three golf carts (end to end). Our aprons need protection, so please do your best to observe the 20 foot distance. When raking the bunkers, push the sand toward the center of the bunker. We want the sand in the bunker and not piled up on the edges of the bunker. Hit 'em straight… hit 'em long… but don't hit 'em often