Category: October 2024

Popping Up at Crystal Cards

If you’re looking for a variety of greeting cards, check out Crystal Cards (CC) sales. Pop-Ups have become a “pop”-u-lar item, and we have those, as well as cards for any occasion. CC receives donations of used greeting cards, and then its volunteers renovate them into beautiful “new” ones, which are available for $1 each.…

Fit and Fun Club

Karyl Garbow Fit and Fun is a positive health and wellness group embracing a healthy lifestyle! Receive information about health and lifestyle issues as we take charge of our own health, lives, and self-care together! We cover a new topic every Wednesday in the Cottonwood Country Club Phoenix Room (inside the Computer Learning Center). Meetings…

Join us for Tuesday Nights Together in October!

Cathy Smoot and Christy Johnson Hosted by Sun Lakes United Methodist Church, located at 9248 E. Riggs Road, Tuesday Nights Together (TNT) is a series of free monthly programs that offer a range of topics, which are both entertaining and informative. Each evening begins with a light meal, available for a free-will offering, at 5…

Desert Artists Club Invitation

Sue Sindelar Welcome beautiful fall colors, rushing waterfalls with cooler temperatures, and reasons to be outside enjoying the exquisite beauty of our changing season. It is with joy that we embrace our opportunities to participate in what nature gives us; caring for its gifts and creating artistic expressions that come from our grateful hearts and…

Sun Lakes Lady Niners

Dottie Wodraska After a brief summer hiatus, the Sun Lakes Lady Niners anxiously await the start of the 2024-25 golfing season, which begins in November. A Welcome Back Brunch and hosting/participation in several tournaments are highly anticipated events of each league season. The return of the snowbird members of the Lady Niners is always a…

Israel Series Concludes Oct. 27

“Israel: A Nation and Its People,” Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. at Sun Lakes Mr. Gil Hoffman, executive editor of the Pro-Israel media watchdog from Israel, will speak on: “Peace, Politics and Propaganda: An Insider’s Look at the Fight for Israel on the Military and Media Battlefields.” Mr. Hoffman served for 24 years as chief…

The Importance of Volunteering During Retirement

Lance Williams Dear Friends and Neighbors, While working in senior retirement communities, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative impact that volunteering can have on the lives of our residents. Retirement is often seen as a time to relax and enjoy the fruits of a lifetime of hard work, but it can also be an opportunity…

Annual Bradshaw-Neu Tennis Tournament Gives Back to the Community

Barb Jorgensen The Bradshaw-Neu Tennis Tournament, hosted by the Cottonwood Tennis Club, has raised thousands of dollars for local charities over the years. Neighbors Who Care, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chandler, and Ability360 Sports and Fitness Center have been past recipients. Ability360 held a tennis wheelchair exhibition last year. They provide exceptional adaptive…

An Invitation to the Robson Library’s 20th Birthday Party

To: All supporters and patrons of the Ed Robson Library When: Oct. 19 at 10 a.m. Why: To celebrate the Robson Library’s 20th birthday! Consider this your official invitation. This invitation entitles you to refreshments, entertainment, prizes, and general merriment. Come in your usual library attire and bring a little change if you want to…