Message from the President Anne Montgomery Summer is upon us with several large and small community projects underway or completed. The much-anticipated expansion and remodel of the Cottonwood Lounge & Grill restrooms should be close to completion. This project includes adding automatic sliding doors at the main entrance to the facility. Further community enhancements…
July 2018
Simplify with a life digitally organized
Sue Schwartz Steve Jobs’ impact on modern education might be the most underestimated aspect of his legacy. Then again, maybe it is not surprising Jobs had a visionary prescription to revolutionize teaching and learning. In short, he wanted to revolutionize education the way he did music, phones and computers. Today, his legacy lives on,…
Generals, July 2018
Sun Lakes Country Club
Diamondbacks Baseball Trips Dates: July 31, August 25 and September 17 Time: Tuesday, July 31, bus departs SLCC at 11:00 a.m. Location: SLCC Parking Lot/Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ Cost: $45 Enjoy suite-level seats, round-trip bus transportation and all-you-can-eat food at Chase Field! Tickets will go on sale for each game after the previous game…
Sports, July 2018
Softball Player Profile: Bill McCoy
Larry Wolfe A native of Rochester, Minnesota, home of the acclaimed Mayo Clinic, Bill McCoy spent all of his youth and young adulthood in the Gopher State. He graduated from Mayo High School where he played baseball for the Spartans before spending most of his free time “working on his own scholarship plan.” He then…
Generals, July 2018
Maricopa County Reads
Maricopa County Reads is an online summer reading program for all ages! This year’s theme is “Libraries Rock!” The program runs throughout June and July and emphasizes the fun of reading, building your home library and community. Starting June 1, you can log your reading and community experiences to earn points, unlock badges and…
Generals, July 2018
Attention IronOaks new homeowners
Attention IronOaks New Homeowners – You are eligible for a FREE round of golf for two, FREE week of fitness, FREE week of tennis and BOGO meal at Stone & Barrel or Grill on the Green. All you have to do is call the IronOaks Welcome Group, c/o Howard Lundgren, at 480-369-2015 or email…
Religion, July 2018
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation news and service schedule
Doris Codkind, Publicity We want to remind our congregants and guests that for the months of July and August, Friday Twilight Services will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Chapel. There will not be an Oneg following these early services. Looking forward, we are approaching the most sacred time on the…
Sports, July 2018
2018 Cottonwood Women’s Extended Spring League
Susie Dunn Our fun Extended League ran from April 2 to May 14 this season with a round robin format playing three sets each week. We ended up on our last Monday playing a little tennis trivia, sharing assortments of ice cream bars and popsicles and saying our goodbyes to our great snowbird friends for…
Sports, July 2018
Hardy souls continue year-round tennis at Cottonwood
Penny Petersen When it’s 82 degrees at 7:00 a.m. and 110 degrees by noon, it takes hardy souls to venture onto the tennis court. Normal play times for the Cottonwood Tennis Club are 8:30, 10:00 and 11:30 a.m. But nobody in their right mind would subject themselves to heat stroke. So, in the summer, CTC…
Features, July 2018
Hi Neighbor
Norm Noble Wednesday, May 14, 1930, was a slow news day at the Cleveland Press. They even missed the birth of Gordon Lynch. Eighty-eight years ago, they also missed other notables born that year – like Neil Armstrong, Sean Connery, Warren Buffett, Steve McQueen, Ray Charles, Clint Eastwood and Sandra Day O’Connor. When Gordon was…