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. 10/04. 1st Bill Bade 13+136, 2nd Jeff Scott 12+80, 3rd Pat Donahue 12+60, Low Rudy Gerstner 2-132 10/11. 1st Bob Mariano 15+105, 2nd Dan Flicker 12+96, 3rd Eldon Drenthe…
Generals, June 2022
Lions Club, Rotary, and Cottonwood Palo Verde Country Club Easter Parade
Clubs & Classes, March 2022
Other Card Results – March 2022
Double Deck Pinochle We play double deck pinochle on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Crafts Room at Phase 1. On Thursdays we play at 6:30 p.m. in the Sewing Room at Oakwood. We welcome all new participants. For more information, please contact Gary Tanghe at 480-495-3119 or Marleen Hinkle at 480-802-9254. Tuesday Results: 1/11.…
Clubs & Classes, March 2022
Bridge Results – March 2022
Cottonwood Ladies Bridge Joan Phelan 1/13. 1st Nan Hare, 2nd Carol Keck, 3rd Gloria Danker; Hostesses: Linda Hess and Barb Sampson 1/20. 1st Karen Harnish, 2nd Jeanette Newman, 3rd Marti Hester; Hostesses: Karen Hess and Liz Schubert 1/27. 1st Jeanette Newman, 2nd Barb Sampson, 3rd Lynn Wagener; Hostesses: Maurine Howell and Liz Schubert 2/03. 1st…
Front Page, July 2021
57 Quilts and Afghans Delivered by Desert Threads

Sue Bart On Friday, May 14, 2021, Community Service Chair Jody Edwards and President Diana Jones delivered 15 quilts to U.S. Vets. They also delivered 31 kids’ quilts, nine adult quilts, and two knitted afghans to United Methodist Outreach Ministries (UMOM) in Phoenix. What was amazing about this delivery was that all of the quilts…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
Can You Name Your Favorite Mountain Range?

Warren Wasescha Hike for a while in the Valley and you’ll experience a very different feel as you hike each mountain range. Take Camelback, for example—an icon in the heart of the metro area. Everyone knows it. It’s located amidst some of the most desirable and expensive properties in the Valley. It’s a very aspirational…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
Cottonwood Tennis Elects New Board Members

Penny Petersen In March, members of the Cottonwood Tennis Club elected a new board of directors to steer the club through March of 2022. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the activities for the 2020 and early 2021 seasons were canceled. However, the Monday through Friday daily sign-ups continued, as well as several leagues, including the…
Front Page, July 2021
What Are Those Things?

Brian Curry A question a lot of Arizona Fire & Medical Authority (AFMA) firefighters, medics, and Fire Corps volunteers get asked a lot about are those rectangular black boxes that can be found outside of many Sun Lakes homes. The admittedly rather plain and unattractive metal box is actually a life saver and property saver. And…
Religion, July 2021
For Our Country

Senior Pastor Marvin Arnpriester In the United Methodist Hymnal is a prayer titled “For Our Country” by Toyohiko Kagawa. I believe it appropriate for this July 4th weekend. “Oh God, keep our whole country under your protection. Wipe out sin from this land; lift it up from the depths of sorrow, O Lord, our shining…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
Sun Lakes Knights Observe Memorial Day With Gifts of Flowers

Maynard Iverson On Sunday, May 30, 12 Knights of Columbus members and support ladies met at the Renaissance to distribute nearly 300 flowers to the residents. The flowers had been ordered and paid for a year ago, but distribution was canceled due to the pandemic. For more than 10 years, Council 9678 members have annually…

