Gunfight at the OK Corral

Sun Valley Lodge will open its Spring Discover Arizona series on Thursday, March 5th at 2:00 PM with a presentation on the Gunfight at the OK Corral. The program will be led by Dr. John Ziegler of Tombstone. Dr. Ziegler is a retired professor and historian.

Through research in legal documents, photographs, diaries, newspapers, and scholarly studies, Ziegler examines the confrontation as it looked in the late fall of 1881, and contends that the gunfight centered on the political and financial control of Tombstone. The shootout marked the climax of a power struggle between the "world unfenced" of the cowboys and the law-and-order world of the town-centered Earps. Contrary to what novelists and screenwriters have portrayed, Tombstone in 1881 was evenly divided in its sympathies.

The Discover Arizona series consists of six programs that each feature a different aspect of Arizona history and are presented by an accomplished speaker. All of the programs are free and open to the public.

Dr. Nieri Named New Medical Director

Dr. Walter Nieri will be taking over as the Lodge’s Medical Director beginning March 1st. Dr. Nierie is already well known to many Lodge residents and their families because of affiliation with Hospice of Arizona where he also fills the role of Medical Director.

SVL Executive Director Michael Fahey said, “I am extremely happy to welcome Dr. Nieri to his new role at the Lodge. He has been a great friend to our residents and staff for several years and truly understands what Sun Valley Lodge is all about.”
Dr. Nieri is the Program Director for the Banner Health/St. Joseph’s Geriatric Fellowship Program; a program designed to educate young physicians to become geriatric doctors. And, he is the Director of the Sun Health Research Institute's Center for Healthy Aging in Sun City.

Dr. Nieri is a board member and past president of the Arizona Geriatrics Society. He also was a member of the Governor’s Council on Aging and End of Life.

Poem

Donna Betts, one of our assisted living residents, recently wrote a poem about her first month at the Lodge. Thank you, Donna. We are glad you are here!