Rose Saunders The Perfect Place is a non-medical adult center that provides social and recreational activities for individuals with cognitive impairments. Established in 1994, The Perfect Place provides respite for caregivers and fun activities for those who attend. Our activity directors have been busy the last few months assisting our participants with various arts and…
Clubs & Classes, May 2021
Bridge Results
Monday Morning Social Partnership Bridge 4/05. 1st Dee Guthrie and Bernie Ross, 2nd Newell Orr and Paul Budrick, 3rd Ron and Mary Kent; Slam: Dee Guthrie and Bernie Ross 4/12. 1st Jeanette Newman and Jeannie Kitzman, 2nd Bev Anastasia and Joan Silver, 3rd Nancy Parsegian and Diana DePree Cottonwood Ladies Bridge Joan Phelan 4/8 1st…
Clubs & Classes, May 2021
Savvy Travelers—May 13 Virtual Meeting
Jeanette Rajamaki The Thursday, May 13, 4:30 p.m. meeting will be a virtual meeting. If you wish to join and are not receiving our monthly newsletter with links, call Jeanette at 602-909-2000 or email jeanette@dreamcruiseadventures.net. CIE Tours will be our guest. Their focus will be Iceland, Scotland, Ireland, United Kingdom, and Wales. Dan Dorn, our…
Religion, May 2021
Spiritual Riches
Marvin Arnpriester, Senior Pastor, Sun Lakes United Methodist Church Insights from Bishop Steven Charleston: Some spiritual thoughts as you do your taxes: * Making money is not as important as making relationships. You may be able to buy the biggest house in town, but that house will be empty if there is no love to…
Clubs & Classes, May 2021
Chess Club
Arthur Fink Come and play Chess with us! We meet every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Ceramics Room (A-8) in Cottonwood. All skill levels are welcome. If you have any questions, contact Arthur Fink at 480-883-9402.
Features, May 2021
911: To Call or Not to Call?
Linda Shanahan My husband is alive today because I did call. On a Thursday, my husband, a Sun Lakes Softball League participant, was in the outfield, running to catch a fly ball, and collided with another player trying to catch that same ball. Unfortunately, both went down. Both players realized they could not continue and…
Sports, May 2021
Relishing Pickleball: 12 Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them: Mistakes 9 and 10
David Zapatka This 12-common-mistakes column began after playing with some very excited, highly-motivated, new pickleball players at our community courts recently. After playing a couple games, this question was posed to me, “What should we do to improve and become 3.5 players?” We reviewed the first eight mistakes the past four months. This month we…
Clubs & Classes, May 2021
DAR April Spring Fling
Deborah Goodacre Not only is the weather changing, but it seems the whole dynamic of my neighborhood is changing. People are selling their homes and leaving for parts unknown or returning to their home states for the cooler summer months. For those of us still here, rest assured the members of Daughters of The American…
Clubs & Classes, May 2021
Wednesday FUN Bridge Group
The Wednesday FUN Bridge group got together for the first time in 13 months on April 7, 2021. And what a good time we had! Even though it was April and getting hot, we had four tables, with five tables signed up for April 14. We wore masks and had our hand-sanitizer bottles handy, and…
Religion, May 2021
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation
Joyce Spartonos As we look about and see the beautiful cacti and flowers in bloom, it reminds us that spring is here, bringing renewed life to nature and we humans, as well. Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation isn’t quite ready to start in-person services (hint, hint, but that’s a subject for a future article). We do…