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Unit Happenings

 Unit 11 Dorothy Thurman, Secretary/Treasurer All Unit 11 ladies are invited to the Ladies Coffee at the Cottonwood Clubhouse Café on Wednesday, January 17, at 8:00 a.m. All owners are invited and encouraged to attend the Unit 11 Board of Directors Meeting in the Ceramics Room at the Cottonwood Clubhouse on Wednesday, January, 17, at…

Sun Lakes Country Club

 Upcoming January events Cary Long Comedy Show Date: Saturday, January 13 Time: 5:00 p.m. Doors Open and Cash Bar; 5:30 p.m. Dinner; 6:30 p.m. Show Time! Location: Arizona Room Cost: $25.00 per person Cary Long is a five-time winner on Star Search and hilarious comedian. “Cary’s act is full of everyday situations that everyone can relate…

Lions Club “Melvin Jones Fellow” award

  PDG Lion Forrest B. Cheuvront Jr. Past President Lion Lorna Snedigar presents a “Melvin Jones Fellow” award to Lion James Hodge for his service in Lionism. A Melvin Jones Fellow is one of the highest forms of recognition bestowed upon a Lion. Melvin Jones was born on a cavalry outpost at Camp Thomas, AZ,…

Democratic Club meeting notice

  Dolly Loftin The Sun Lakes Democratic Club will meet on Monday, January 8, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in the Navajo Room, Sun Lakes Country Club, located at 25601 E. Sun Lakes Blvd N. The speakers will be Sandra Kennedy and Bill Mundell, Democratic Candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission. Both well-qualified candidates are running…

Intermediate and Advanced Bridge lessons

  David Zapatka Diamond Life Master David Zapatka will once again be teaching eight new Bridge topics over eight weeks this season at the Risen Savior Lutheran Church, 23914 S. Alma School Road. There will be four intermediate and four advanced lessons. Lesson dates are Friday mornings, will start promptly at 9:00 a.m. and end…

Conservation Corner

 South Phoenix Community Farm Pauline Lee Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a movement across the country to connect local farmers with their community. In our metro area, Spaces of Opportunity (Spaces) was created in 2015 by two non-profits, Desert Botanical Garden and Cultivate South Phoenix, to use urban farming in the southwest part of Phoenix…

What is in a name?

Elaine Kraemer, CWPV Foundation President In the case of the Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation, it is simply an homage to the forward-thinking directors who instigated the charitable organization to enhance the lives of all Sun Lakes residents! As the Sun Lakes communities (Sun Lakes Country Club, Cottonwood, Palo Verde, Oakwood and Ironwood) matured and their…

Happy Birthday to you!

Celebrating 100 years December 7, 1917 Candace Gatti Maxine Schepker celebrated her 100th birthday on December 7. She was born on December 7, 1917, and has lived in Sun Lakes for 34 years. Thirty-two of those years were with her husband La Verne who passed away in 2015. They were married for 74 years. Maxine…

Marine Corps celebrates 242nd birthday

Denise Lott Each year on November 10, the U.S. Marine Corps celebrates throughout the world their founding birthday 240 years ago. Sun Lakes is no exception. The Marines from the East Valley Marines Detachment 1296 held their annual Birthday Ball in November at the Oakwood Country Club. All veterans and friends are invited to the…