February 2020

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown!

Andrea Hummel Imagine yourself in a wonderful, timeless community. There are no teachers or parents, although they are mentioned, and the never-aging children pursue their interests: a little boy talks about learning to fly a kite, the neighborhood dog rhapsodizes about his supper, girls and boys alike dream about that special someone. This is the world…

Free Walk-In Pickleball Clinic on Valentine’s Day

Irene D’Aloisio Grab a Valentine’s date and come to the free Walk-In Clinic to learn pickleball! It’s a sport for all ages and all abilities and all levels of skill, and it’s the fastest-growing sport in North America. And if you are a Cottonwood or Palo Verde (CWPV) resident, the Sun Lakes Pickleball Club Cottonwood…

December 2019 PVGMA Results

Jim Roberts, Publicity December was quite a month of golf. In spite of the many distractions of the holidays, along with cold temperatures and rain, good fun on the golf course was in abundance. Playing golf at the morning shotguns in December is quite different than in March, April, and May. Folks were known to…

Fun Lakers Club News – February

Bob and Vickie Bybee The next Sun Lakes Dance Party will be on Feb. 13, 2020, at the Oakwood Ballroom. The doors open at 6:15 p.m. Dance lessons with Eddie Gilbertson will start at 6:30 p.m., and the open dance is at 7 to 9:30 p.m. with music by Thaddeus Rose. Tickets are available at…

IMGA News and Events

Bruce McCorkle IMGA Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast It takes a lot of work to run a successful golf league, and IMGA is fortunate to have some great people who have stepped up to make it a great place to play golf. Some of our volunteers were recognized at Stone & Barrel with a complimentary breakfast. Thanks…

Ironoaks Tennis Club News

Michele Renahan Even though the weather was a bit chilly for Coach Kwong’s annual tennis/potluck event on New Year’s Eve from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., about 30+ players came out to help bring in the New Year 2020 and enjoyed some tennis playing and sharing good eats and socializing afterwards. During the food enjoyment,…

Trips and Tours

Sue Arko For more information or reservations, please contact Free Spirit Vacations and Events at 480-926-5547 or [email protected]. Tubac Arts and Crafts Festival Feb. 6, 2020 Price: $79 per person Every February, the Tubac Chamber of Commerce is proud to sponsor the Tubac Festival of the Arts. The major event of the year for Tubac…

Mardi Gras 2020

Helen Daley Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) falls on Feb. 25 this year. Think Mardi Gras or Carnival and it brings to mind New Orleans, food, parades, beads, partying, music, dancing, costumes, and masks. It started as a pagan celebration of spring and fertility thousands of years ago. Christian leaders determined it was easier to adopt…

New Board for Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation

Kathy Skrei The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation Board of Directors (formerly The Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation) elected officers for the coming year at its January meeting. Those elected were Chair Richard Hawkes, Vice Chair Frank Gould, Secretary Cheryl Ravenscroft, and Treasurer Jeanne Becker. The foundation was pleased to present a check in the amount…

IMGA Golfer of the Month

Bruce McCorkle If you had the privilege of working alongside your dad when you were a youngster, repairing things around the house, doing carpentry and electrical work, fixing cars, and basically doing anything that needed to be done, you have some insight into Bob Clark’s younger years. That partially explains how he was able to…