F. David Rolf Have you noticed that wonderful feeling floating all around the air? The people seem so friendly and you see smiles everywhere Your neighbor seems so cordial All your friends now stay in touch There must be a simple reason everything has changed so much The checkers at the grocery even smile and…
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Features, December 2024
Day Trippers Travel Group
Recently, members of our group took a trip to Fountain Hills Arts & Crafts Festival, then took a nice late afternoon boat ride on the Desert Belle Cruise at Saguaro Lake. We were picked up at the Cottonwood main parking lot under the flagpole, enjoyed a bus ride to our destination, and enjoyed all the…
December 2024, Features
The Special Christmas Bows
Jacqueline M. Ruffino-Platt When I lived in Northern Virginia and was driving around one morning, I noticed a craft store had just opened in our vicinity. My creation for some fine crafts was in my mind. Bow making, floral and wreath designing, centerpieces for tables, decorating homes for the holidays, homemade gifts for family and…
December 2024, Features
Memoirs from ‘Mama’ (Katy Reed)
Kathleen Ismael, IronOaks Reflexology That Little Christmas Tree For years and years I’ve had a large tree The smell of the pine remains with me! Popcorn strung by the children— Cranberries and paper chains made with glee. Beautiful ornaments hung on the tree. Pretty lights strung around and around, Old-fashioned birds, bells, and tinsel Would…
December 2024, Features
In Passing – December 2024
Joyce Caroline Anderson Joyce Caroline Anderson, 90, passed away on Oct. 7, 2024, in Sun Lakes, Ariz. She was born to her parents Hazel and Ernest Miller on Dec. 21, 1933, in Leonia, Idaho. Joyce’s life was characterized by her beautiful spirit, her deep love for her family, and a consistently positive attitude that touched…
December 2024, Features
Word of the Month: Gerund
David Zapatka Reader Luz Stella Perotti wrote, “I had a SPLENDID time reading that one (Splendor). It is one of my favorite words.” While reading a fiction writers evaluation team’s comments about what makes a story successful, I came across these sentences, “Successful: tight writing, sharp dialogue, creative use of language, vivid imagery, a surprising…
December 2024, Features
Spotlight on Advertiser: Light Renew Is Truly a Remarkable Pain-Reduction Solution
David Taylor Sunlight has always had a sort of mental health healing effect on humans. Bright, sunny days just seem to lift our spirits. However, there are many types of light. One type can heal physical ailments. Laser light has been found to be a very effective healing type of light. With the advancements in…
Features, December 2024
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook Having two primary bedrooms (which include an en suite bathroom) started becoming a popular amenity for luxury new builds starting in 2019, and home remodeling additions to create one soon followed. It wasn’t always for guest purposes. Some were for a married couple to have a his and hers bedroom because of different…
December 2024, Features
Resident Votes in her 20th Presidential Election
Jeanne Porter voted at Robson Ranch in Denton, Texas, in her 20th presidential election. She first voted in the 1944 election between Thomas Dewey and FDR. After she and her husband Dick retired from teaching in Connecticut, they moved to Sun Lakes Country Club in the early 1980s, and they lived at 8883 Fairway Blvd.…
December 2024, Features
Spooky Happening at Cottonwood Lounge
Brian Curry Your roving reporter happened to be coming out of a nearby meeting when he came upon a coven of Sun Lakes witches—I mean, women. Turns out that they came off their brooms to spread some Halloween cheer throughout Sun Lakes with candy, everywhere from Robson Reserve to the Sun Lakes two firehouses. They…