David Zapatka I attend a five-day conference every summer where experts are brought in to speak about a wide variety of topics. This year’s annual gathering had 218 speakers lecturing, hosting interactive gatherings and running tournaments on 308 interesting and entertaining topics. Being a lifelong student, I’m in my element when I can learn…
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Generals, August 2019
Cottonwood Palo Verde at Sun Lakes
Message from the President Anne Montgomery Dear Homeowners: It is that time of year when we begin to think about the coming season and the return of our committee members whose meetings commence in early September. The important contributions to our community that are made by our nine standing committees cannot be overemphasized. These…
Generals, August 2019
News From Your Neighbors – Neighbors Who Care, Inc
When good things become great Neighbors Who Care is proud to be a founding partner of Creative Engagement Partners. The coalition of community leaders known as Sun Lakes Creative Engagement Partners, which was established to enrich the lives of family members of people living with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and memory impairment, is experiencing a metamorphosis.…
Generals, August 2019
Crystal Card Project volunteers keep busy over the summer
Bobbie Reed Volunteers have been busy this summer making cards as part of The Crystal Card Project. These cards will be sold at upcoming events, and the monies raised will go to charity. Since its inception in 2016, the project has raised over $29,000 for charity. Most has been donated to My Sister’s Place, a…
Generals, August 2019
Matthew’s Crossing fights hunger
Ellen Engel Hunger is not getting enough food to provide the nutrients (carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water) for a fully productive and active life. Hunger is having uneasy or painful sensations caused by lack of food. Hunger is the recurrent and involuntary lack of access to food. Matthew’s Crossing was formed and…
Generals, August 2019
Free life writing group
Two-part workshop on August 8 and 15, and August 22 and 29. It is okay if you want to attend only one of the two-part sessions. Meet at Cottonwood clubhouse in Room A-3 at 10:00 a.m. to noon. RSVP Rev. Jeanne at 480-374-0111 if you plan to attend. Bird Mejia is an expert at…
Generals, August 2019
Rags Allen Band coming to Sun Lakes on September 22
John Yu On September 22, 2019, enjoy Sunday evening with the easy-listening and rhythmic music of an Arizona favorite, the Rags Allen Jazz Band, featuring Rags Allen on piano/keyboard and member of Arizona Nightclub Performers Hall of Fame. Rags has performed with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Charlie Pride and Mickey Gilley at venues throughout the…
Generals, August 2019
‘Plaza Suite’ takes the stage October 23
Bill Becker, SLCT Publicity Plaza Suite is an award-winning comedy by Neil Simon, composed of three acts, each involving three sets of different characters but all set in Suite 719 in New York City’s Plaza Hotel. The male and female leads will be played by different actors in each of the three acts. In Act 1,…
Generals, August 2019
Wreaths Across America
Roman Martin We are back! Chandler Elks Lodge #2429 is readying the 2019 project to place wreaths on all 2,700 veterans’ graves in Valley of the Sun Cemetery in Chandler. If you have sponsored a wreath previously, thank you. We place the wreaths in order to Honor, Teach and Remember each and every veteran…
Generals, August 2019
Where were you when…
Barbara Marriott, a SaddleBrooke author If you’re over 50, you are a walking encyclopedia of historic events. Author Barbara Marriott wants to publish your personal memories and remembrances of historical events during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in a book titled Where Were You When. So much has happened, and so quickly in the…