This year Sun Lakes Pickleball Club Cottonwood (SLPCC) will host the Ninth Annual Norris Invitational Tournament (NIT), named in honor of Dick and Maureen Norris. They realized pickleball was becoming a popular sport and went on a mission to convince our community to build permanent pickleball courts. It was accomplished in 2012. Now Sun Lakes…
Kate King-Turner The newest addition to the SLCT Board of Directors is a talented but quiet guy named John Zoeller. He was appointed to the board to fulfill the term of Jim Brown when Jim moved to North Carolina to be closer to his family. John was attending board meetings already to become more familiar…
2023 kicked off on Jan. 5, despite cloudy skies and chilly temps. That being said, attendance was strong, and enjoyment was high. The hotly contested play featured a special “Roll of the Dice” and ultimately produced some very impressive scores. One team posted a score of 25, followed closely by several scores of 24, but…
A new year is upon us, and with our “Kids” being such an important part of our lives, this is a perfect time to commit to making their health and well-being an even bigger priority. Here are just a few ideas that can improve the lives of our Kids. Measure your pet’s food—every time! An estimated…
Ken Duquaine The Sun Lake Camera Club (SLCC) offered its members field trips in both November and December of last year. Two of our participating members were kind enough to provide a description of those trips. The first is by Tom Jones, who organized the November trip. His description of that photo shoot follows. “Two…
Debi Loofburrow We held our first meeting of the new year on Jan. 4 with guest speaker Debra Kay, regional rep for the Studio Art Quilters Association of Arizona (SAQA). Debra shared many of her beautiful art quilts and explained the techniques used to make each one special. It was an educational and inspiring presentation.…
Unit 11 Penny Dilles, HOA Secretary The Unit 11 monthly board meeting will be held on Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. in the Computer Learning Center, Meeting Room 1, at the Cottonwood clubhouse. All homeowners are welcome to attend. Unit 19 Dear Unit 19 Townhome Owners: Please mark your calendars for the following Unit 19…
Craig Lloyd P05474, Commander MCSO-SLSP I am extremely proud of all the members of the Sun Lakes Posse organization for volunteering over 8,500 hours in our communities of Sun Lakes during 2022. The Medical Equipment Posse members continue to provide an amazing community service loaning out very well-maintained medical equipment to the members of our…
Jacqueline M. Ruffino-Platt Before I enlighten our readers about Valentine’s Day and how it came about, I will ask each of you to remember your first Valentine card you received or gave out to a cute little boy or girl. I received my first Valentine card at five years old from Gerhardt. Cute, blond hair,…
Carolyn Leneway The very popular Country Hoedown, sponsored by The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation, is here again! Join us on Sunday, March 5, at the San Tan Ballroom at Cottonwood Country Club for dinner, dancing, a costume contest, and silent auction. Enjoy a country buffet of BBQ brisket and fried chicken with all the…