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…
Category: December 2022
Clubs & Classes, December 2022
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…
Clubs & Classes, December 2022
Curious What the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACDHH) Can Do for You?
Join us on Dec. 8, from 12:45 to 2:30 p.m., at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church, at 9248 E. Riggs Road, in Sun Lakes, when we welcome Christy Abrams, the Hard of Hearing Specialist at the ACDHH. Christy will provide an update on the ACDHH and the resources available for those who are hard of…
Clubs & Classes, December 2022
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…
Clubs & Classes, December 2022
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…
Clubs & Classes, December 2022
Aero Club to Hear About Story of WWII Bomber
Gary Vacin The recovery and restoration of a World War II Royal Canadian Air Force Halifax bomber that crashed into the Baltic Sea will be the topic of a presentation to the Sun Lakes Aero Club gathering on Monday, Dec. 21, at the Sun Lakes Country Club Navajo Room. The event will begin with coffee…
Clubs & Classes, December 2022
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.…
Features, December 2022
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…
Features, December 2022
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…
Features, December 2022
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…