Sharma Goodwin On April 7 the Ironwood Ladies Golf Association was proud to present a check to Elaine Cunningham, Senior Director of Development, University of Arizona Cancer Center, in the amount of $13,740. The check was presented after a fun day of golf with very fun rules and a luncheon. We’d like to thank everyone…
Larry Wolfe Rockford, Ill., native Marty Hobby seems to have been born with a baseball in his hand. From pitching a perfect game as a Little League hurler to going 7-0 with 49 strikeouts in 49 innings as a high school senior for the Rockford West Warriors, he was always the star. After playing summer…
Bill Robinson is the manager of the Crazy Chile Farm where volunteers plant, nurture, harvest, and grind heritage chiles into powder for sale as part of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration’s outreach programs. Along with the chiles, the farm grows native blue corn, which is now nearly extinct but was once a staple for…
The run was a success, despite several obstacles never known to the audiences. Early in the process, two actors got COVID-19, causing a one-and-a-half-week delay in rehearsals. A few weeks later, a medical emergency sent the director to the hospital overnight. The set design didn’t match the building crew’s plans, and two out of three…
Reggie Wegman A Meet and Greet gathering was held on April 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. for homeowners in Unit 32A. Debbie Aarestad and Diane Grady were responsible for organizing the event. We all got to meet our new and not-so-new neighbors who moved in recently. The hibernating caused by the virus kept us…
Jeanette Rajamaki Folks are traveling this spring and summer all over the world: Alaska, Mexican Riviera, Caribbean, Ireland, and Scotland by land and Costa Rica. The hot, new thing is adventure travel to the Arctic to see polar bears and south to the Antarctic to see the penguins. Expedition ships are being built specifically for…
Penny Petersen Cottonwood Tennis Club slows down in the summer, but there’s one league that is just getting started—the Thursday Men’s League. Spencer Roberts is the coordinator. They play from 8:30 to 10 a.m. every Thursday. While some of us escape the 110-plus temperatures, this league is designed so that guys who need to miss…
Sue Sindelar The summer heat has arrived. A good place for artists to stay cool and enjoy painting together is with the members of the DAC (Desert Artists Club). We invite artists in Sun Lakes to join our group each Tuesday afternoon, from 3 to 6 p.m., in the Ceramics Room (A-8) in Cottonwood, across…
Father’s Day George Stahl Like many of you, I no longer have a father. I lost mine over 10 years ago, but I can still remember his face when we said our goodbyes. He was in the hospital and couldn’t talk. When I told him that I loved him, he smiled and blinked his eyes.…
Maidy Horst, Foundation Grant Coordinator A grant check for $2,000 was accepted by The Crystal Card Project President Charlene Petragallo. The grant will be used to cover the cost of additional supplies, materials, and equipment needed to make the Crystal Cards, which is estimated to be about 25 cents per card. That means for each…