Category: December 2022

Korean War Veterans Notice

Richard Volpe, Chapter Commander As we approach the holiday season and the final days of a challenging year, the Korean War Veterans will be getting together for its Holiday Celebration on Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. The location will be Floridino’s for some fine dining and a local favorite for many. Additional guests can be…

Julie’s Fitness Classes

Julie Bauman invites you to come to her classes at the Cottonwood Palo Verde Fitness Center. Hours are Mondays and Fridays at 8 a.m. and Wednesdays at 8 and 9 a.m. For the past 15 years, Julie has been teaching Group Fitness in the Chandler, Sun Lakes, and South Gilbert area. She currently has punch…

Fit and Fun Club

Karyl Garbow Fit and Fun is a positive health and wellness group who embraces a healthy lifestyle! Receive information about health and lifestyle issues as we take charge of our own health, lives, and attitudes together! We cover a new topic every Wednesday in Cottonwood Country Club Room A-7. The meeting is from 9:30 to…

Card Making Class

Linda Smart and Sarah Lythgoe Join us on the second Saturday of every month to make two greeting cards with an Independent Stampin’ Up demonstrator. The class fee is $8 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…

AAUW Packs a Good Party!

Mary Humecke and Beth Zdeblick Period Poverty describes the struggle many low-income women and girls face while trying to afford menstrual products, due to the financial burden of menstrual supplies. The stigma that shrouds periods further prevents young girls and women from talking about it, which can have emotional, physical, and mental health effects on individuals.…

Word of the Month: Run

David Zapatka Reader Carmela Hopkins writes, “Every month I look for your column in the Splash. Have you considered an article on the word ‘run?’ You’re on a run. I mean roll.” There are more definitions of this word than any word I have researched. Here are a few. Run verb a. to go faster than…

U.S. Military History: Unrecognized Heroes

Ross Dunfee When you hear your service-song played and you were in that branch of military service, please stand and be recognized. And so, the song goes, Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, and now Space Force. In turn, veterans of each branch of military service stand, the audience appropriately applauds the veterans, and…

The Remodeling Corner

Janet Cook The National Association of the Remodeling Industry teamed up with the National Association of Realtors to survey their members to estimate the average cost of 19 home remodeling projects and the increase in market value it would bring, respectively. That information was compiled with Houselogic.com’s survey of homeowners who were asked questions to…