The Sun Lakes Pickleball Club Cottonwood, from the Cottonwood Palo Verde community at Alma School and Riggs Road, has done it again! For the last several years, the club has been collecting funds and other donations for the Hamilton Kids at Hamilton High School in Chandler. These are kids of needy families or families who…
Category: January 2021
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Korean War Veterans
Chapter Commander Leon “Skip” Johnson The Korean War Veterans would like to extend their thanks to you all who supported this organization throughout the tough times we all experienced during the past year. A special thank you goes out to the organization members who supported the last event of the year, which was a success,…
Front Page, January 2021
IronOaks Bocce, Golfers, and Socializers
Cheri Buettner and Joe McGraw IronOaks neighbors: This article is for all who would welcome new social amenities to our community. Proposed new amenities are shown in the accompanying multi-use park rendering that the IronOaks Board funded in 2016. The legend on the right side of the park rendering identifies amenities one through nine. The…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
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…
Features, January 2021
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook January is a time of committing to health, and a healthy home environment can boost well-being. An emerging field of study is neuroarchitecture, the study of how the brain and body responds to being indoors. There is a science that is learning how the indoor quality of air, light, intensity of sound, and the…
Sports, January 2021
A Holly Jolly Holiday for Ironwood Lady Niners
Beth Zdeblick Making sure to follow the COVID safety guidelines, the IWLN celebrated the holidays on Dec. 9, with a special golf event. Although our usual lovely holiday luncheon was canceled this year, the Lady Niners enjoyed games and surprises on a beautiful day at Ironwood Golf Club. A huge thank you to Carol Knack,…
Sports, January 2021
PVLGA News
Mary Nelson Nov. 17 Criers Tournament Results: Flight 1: 1st Sue Lawless, 2nd Bonnie Moore, 3rd Tammy Visser; Flight 2: 1st Carolyn Hoffland, 2nd Kathy Ivesdal, 3rd Pat Tjosvold; Flight 3: 1st Christine LeCourtre, 2nd Diana Ridd, 3rd Marilyn Lloyd; Flight 4: 1st Pat Schultz, 2nd Dolores Mahaffey, 3rd Lori Denapoli Nov. 24 Low Gross…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Desert Artists Club 2021
Sue Sindelar Happy New Year to all our DAC members. We fondly remember when our club had a great turnout for our Share Your Art event last January. It is with great hope and determination that when we are able to gather again safely, we will be having another art event and a special renewal…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Define for Me a Patriot
Deborah Goodacre As a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), one question I am frequently asked is, just what is a patriot? Good question, but first, let’s start at the beginning with our fight for independence. Once the founders of our country became more than fed up with the thumb of British…
Religion, January 2021
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation
Joyce Spartonos As the start of 2021 begins, the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) is eagerly looking forward to the time when we can once more gather in person to enjoy our monthly services under the leadership of our wonderful Rabbi, Irwin Wiener, and talented cantor and choir director, Ronda Polesky and Lana Oyer, respectively.…