Jeanne Becker, Treasurer During the summer and now in the fall, four members of the Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation have been planning this year’s Winter Wonderland Gala. This year’s event coordinators Jan Hawkes, Jeanne Duncan, Jade Neff, and Karen McGowan are arranging a glamorous and elegant semi-formal dinner dance to be held on Sunday, Dec.…
The Palo Verde Ladies Golf Association (PVLGA) will hold its Golf Fore Life Cancer Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at noon. All proceeds will go to the University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) for research. PVLGA members may invite guests with golf handicaps to participate. Palo Verde Men’s Golf Association members are also invited to…
Lillian “Lil” Abild Lillian “Lil’’ Evelyn Abild (nee Kronaizl, Vernon), of Sun Lakes, Ariz., passed away peacefully at Emerald Groves Assisted Living on Aug. 22, 2023, at the age of 88. Lil was born on a farm outside of Utica, S.D., on April 1, 1935, to Joseph and Sophie (Kortan) Kronaizl; she was the youngest…
Helen Daley The Wildcat Jazz Band is a first-class traditional jazz band from Tucson. They will be presenting a festival warmup for the Arizona Classic Jazz Society (ACJS) on Oct. 15, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza Phoenix-Chandler Golf Resort, One San Marcos Place, Downtown Chandler. The show is open to the…
The Gila Butte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is honored to welcome State Regent Sallie Beraud Lovorn as guest speaker at the Oct. 18 meeting in Cottonwood. Her topic will be “The Battle of Ambos Nogales, the only land battle of World War I to touch American soil.” Call Jean Culver…
Susan Gottschalk Look for us at our table at the Community Open Houses on Oct. 7 at Cottonwood and/or Oct. 14 at Sun Lakes Phase 1. We look forward to meeting you! Also, our always-popular Holiday Lunch is scheduled for Dec. 1 at the Cottonwood San Tan Ballroom. For more information or questions concerning the…
Kay Davis Unity Church of Sun Lakes is a New Thought Community. We celebrate Peace, Love, Light, Joy, and Healing. We practice affirmative prayer and positive thinking, and we support one another in living a Spirit-centered life. Rev. Jeanne MacLaughlin is our spiritual leader. Church service has been halted in July and August, but Rev.…
Roy Parfitt We have all heard the term, “Use it or lose it,” and even more so as we age. We can lose three to five percent of our muscle mass each decade after the age of 30, and as we lose that mass, our muscle strength, shape, and function go with it. Living in…
Cribbage Jeff Scott Join us for Cribbage every Tuesday night at 6:15 p.m. in the Cottonwood clubhouse A-7 Painting Room. Games are organized by Stan Wengrzyn. 8/01. 1st Patty Donahue 14+20, 2nd Stan Wengrzyn 11+48, 3rd Pat Donahue 11+45, Low Joe Terian 4-104, Perfect Score Patty Donahue, 22 Hand Patty Donahue, 23 Hand Royce Bohning,…
From the Desk of the Chapter Commander Once again, as we leave the summer heat and monsoon season behind, our surroundings come to life as our visitors and homeowners start to return to the magic of Sun Lakes and the surrounding Sun Lakes areas. Hopefully, the summer went well for all, whether you were away…