Penny Petersen Cottonwood’s Mixed Doubles Tournament was one of the best this season. It began on Sunday, Feb. 6, and play concluded on Saturday, Feb. 12. A report on the winners was in the March Splash. But one thing was wrong. The captions under two of the three photos were incorrect. Due to unclear directions…
Category: May 2022
Clubs & Classes, May 2022
Card Making Class
Join us on the second Saturday of every month to make two greeting cards with an Independent Stampin’ Up Demonstrator. The lass fee is $5 and includes everything you need, except adhesive. Bring yours or purchase during class. Doors open at 9:20 a.m. The cards will be completed during one of two class sessions (9:30…
Features, May 2022
Pet Safety in Emergencies
D. Williams No one likes to think that a natural disaster or family or personal emergency will happen to them, and few people are prepared for such situations. While the thought of any emergency is scary, you can avoid outright panic by preparing to protect your pet the best you can before the situation arises.…
Clubs & Classes, May 2022
Cheryl’s Swingin’ Dixie Variety Band
Helen Daley The Arizona Classic Jazz Society will once again be celebrating Cheryl Thurston’s birthday on Sunday, May 22, in the San Marcos Ballroom at the Crowne Plaza Phoenix—Chandler Golf Resort in Downtown Chandler from 1 to 4 p.m. This celebration has become a yearly tradition for the Arizona Classic Jazz Society (ACJS). You might…
Features, May 2022
It Truly Is a Small World, as Neighbors Discover
Penny Petersen This story begins in September of 1995. My husband Ron and I were in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, visiting my cousin Jeff whose wife worked for the French Foreign Service and was stationed there. We were coming out of a bank near the railway station talking about what to do next. Suddenly,…
Clubs & Classes, May 2022
Hot Summer Saturdays, Cool Cards
Looking for a social and casual activity to perk up your Saturday afternoons? How about joining your neighbors for a fun game of Hand and Foot? This is a popular card game that is a variation of canasta. Our group meets each Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m., at the air-conditioned Poolside building in Oakwood.…
Sports, May 2022
Redeemed Team and Core Photography Are Spring Champs
Larry Wolfe In two tight pennant races, the Redeemed Team and the Core Photography-sponsored team won their respective divisions. Manager Larry Kaufmann’s Redeemed Team edged out Manager Tom Bersano’s Leckner Realty squad by one game in the Sun Division, finishing with a 10-6 record versus the Realtors’ 9-7 mark. In the Lakes Division, the race…
Features, May 2022
In Passing
Bill Chambers Bill Chambers took his first breath in Gadsden, Ala., on Feb. 14, 1942, and his final breath in Sun Lakes, Ariz., March 11, 2022, in the company of his wife, their three daughters, and his brother. True to his Valentine status, his sweetness lives on in the memories of all who experienced his…
Clubs & Classes, May 2022
May Rotary Club
Rotary Club Supports and Welcomes Refugee Families Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) has been very active with the East Valley’s Welcome to America Project (WTAP). The Welcome to America Project shares transportation, technology, and transformational resources to enhance success so that refugees do not just resettle in…
Clubs & Classes, May 2022
Bookies Book Club Donates a Book Club Kit in Memory of Two Founding, Loyal Members
The Bookies Book Club presented a check to Maricopa County at the Robson Library branch for the purchase of a Book Club box kit in memory of Judy Lamers and Maryjane Hedreen, founding members. Bookies was started by Paula Floth in February of 2009 to create friendships and read and review books of all genres.…