Bill Gates This past year was dominated with disputes over the presidency. We can expect more of the same in 2020, a presidential election year. But when it meets Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Restless Minds discussion group will focus on some of the controversial or just plain intriguing non-presidential issues and trends of 2019. The…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
The Web Is Coming
Ann Kisner “The Web is coming.” The Cheers Singles Club is going high tech. Thanks to Bob Roller, we will soon be making our appearance at cheerssingles.org. Bob has created hundreds of websites around the country and specializes in custom sites for all types of associations and organizations. We are so fortunate to have Bob…
Generals, January 2020
Walk with a Doc Changes
Sue Schwartz Due to some unforeseen circumstances out of our control, we regret that Walk with a Doc will not be providing our monthly walks from January through May 23, 2020.
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Singles Dinner Club Update
Come one, come all to the Wednesday evening club for singles. We meet every week at 5 p.m. at the Palo Verde dining room for a sumptuous dinner and wonderful conversation with others in the same place in their lives. If Wednesday isn’t good for you, we also have a table for singles on Friday…
Generals, January 2020
Art at the Lakes 2020
Diane Hitt Artists! This is the last month to apply to show your artwork at the 2020 show. We had the largest crowd ever last year. We are now receiving applications for artists to participate in the show. Applications must be returned by Jan. 31, 2020. Applications are available in the Cottonwood and IronOaks Art…
Sports, January 2020
Pickleball Winners’ Corner
Steve Smitham (IronOaks) and Don Simmons (Trilogy) won the silver medal in the 4.5 70+ Men’s Doubles at the Desert Ridge Super Senior Tournament in Phoenix.
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Zumba® with Mary
Mary Tyree Start the new year with me at the new CWPV Fitness Center. Hi everyone, I hope you all had a fantastic holiday. Now it’s time to get back to a serious workout, and we have a brand-new location to do Zumba. Check it out. Enjoy great music, great people, and burn a ton…
Features, January 2020
Word of the Month: 10 Words Turning 100 in 2019
David Zapatka Entering the 2020s, which seemed so far into the future, caused me pause and focus on the plethora of words that come into our language every year. Entering the year 1920, some of the world’s great minds were inventing the rotary dial telephone, the pop-up toaster, and forming the League of Nations which preceded…
Generals, January 2020
Christmas Golf Cart Parade and Show Big Success
Linda Caton The weather for this year’s Recreation Department’s annual Christmas Golf Cart Parade and Show was perfect! There were 49 golf carts this year at the parade. The winners were the following: 1st – Bill Cordner, 2nd – Chaya DePerz, 3rd – Kent Skalla, 4th – Amy Deshenes. Congratulations to all the winners and…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Operation Enduring Gratitude Renovates Veterans’ Homes at No Cost
George Stahl The Jewish War Veterans cordially invite you to join them at their monthly meeting Sunday, Jan. 19, to hear Charlie Ellis speak about Operation Enduring Gratitude. We convene in the Mirror Room at Sun Lakes Country Club at 9:30 a.m. Charlie Ellis, a National Guard veteran, enlisted on his 18th birthday, and subsequently served…