Jeanette Rajamaki Join us on March 23 in the Saguaro Room at 6:30 p.m. at Cottonwood Country Club for a Cruise Night. Great unique itineraries. Fabulous small ships. Specialty dining included. The best value is shore excursions, normally three to four per person. But you can always opt for shipboard credit or a lunch and…
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Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Scandinavian Club Meeting March 19
Greetings to all our Scandinavian friends and families of the Southeast Valley. The Scandinavian Club will meet again on March 19 in the Saguaro Room of the Cottonwood Country Club. This meeting wraps up a season of very entertaining programs and visiting among friends. Come and participate in making decisions for next year. Also, we…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Reiki Training: You Can Benefit, Too
Rina Cupples As a Reiki practitioner for 38 years and a teacher for 28 years, I give myself Reiki energy every morning when I wake up. I’ve done that from the day I received training in 1984. In that daily practice, I like to talk to God and to my body. For instance, with my…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Cheers Social Group Activities
Cheers Trip Opportunities: Five adventurous Cheers members recently returned from a 13-day tour of Egypt. They visited Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan. Among the sites they saw in Cairo were the New Egyptian Museum, the Hanging Coptic Church, the Mohammed Ali Mosque, and the Great Pyramid and Sphinx. They cruised the Nile from Luxor to Aswan…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Desert Threads Quilters Enjoy Meetings
The Feb. 8 meeting provided fun for current and new members. Debra Kay showed her landscape art quilts and told us how she makes them and embellishes them. Debra will teach an Accordion Art Workshop March 29-31 at Sweet Pz in Gilbert. Everyone is welcome. Contact her at [email protected]. Her exceptional lecture raised questions and…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Agavé Quilters Guild News
Debi Loofburrow Agavé Quilters’ March 1 meeting will feature Joyce Holley from Noah & Her Sisters Quilt Co. in Tucson. Joyce is an energetic quilt instructor and designer. She delights in quilting and sharing this art form through teaching, leading retreats, presenting trunk shows, and demonstrating techniques and best practices. Her passion for precision-pieced quilts led…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Desert Artists Club
Sue Sindelar We welcome March here in the desert as our landscape continues to inspire artists’ appreciation of its unique grandeur. It seems to be the best time of the year for us here in Arizona’s Valley to be outside drenching ourselves in the easy temperatures and nature’s gifts. The Desert Artists Club (DAC) meets each…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Keep on Rolling
Harry Huckemeyer We are happy to say that the Short Line Model Railroad Club is in full swing and right on track, with several key events to carry us out to the end of the first half of the 2023 season. For those who may have an interest and would enjoy the thought of getting…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
The Elements of a Great Hike
Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club Read a good mystery novel and you hope for a good setting, a bit of suspense, and certainly a satisfying conclusion. With a good club hike, you expect much of the same, and more. On recent hikes, the Mellows discovered the unexpected of multiple water crossings over babbling streams…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Fly Fishing Year Round
George Abernathy, Founder On Feb. 2 seven club members drove to Cottonwood and fished the Dead Horse Lakes. Upon arrival, our day started out with 28-degree temperature. It was nippy, but the sun was out, and we enjoyed little or no wind. Fishing was excellent; however, catching was tough for most of us. Dan Rheinauer…