Category: February 2015

Social Dance Class open to all

Mary Lou Kaye It’s that month; romance your sweetheart and go dancing together. Oops! Don’t know how. Well join our Basic Social Dance class that will be starting on Wednesday, March 4 in the Phoenix Room in the Cottonwood community. Taught by a certified ballroom instructor who grew up street dancing, this is an amazingly…

Important safety forum is planned

The Sun Lakes Community Safety and Security Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, February 11 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. The event will be held in the San Tan Ballroom at Cottonwood Country Club. Important information concerning your personal safety and the security of your home and property will be discussed. There will also be a question and…

Zumba with Mary – February 2015

Join Mary for Zumba!

Hi everyone, it’s almost Valentine’s Day so come and let me help you begin the process for a healthier and more vibrant you. Oh, and your Valentine is welcome to come workout as well. What is Zumba®? Pretty much the most awesome workout ever. Dance to great music with great people and burn a ton…

Come and meet Ann Abernethy of Grandparents.com

Ann Abernathy will be at Cottonwood’s Ladies Coffee in the San Tan Ballroom on February 7 starting at 10:30 a.m.

Ann Abernethy is the Executive Director of Ambassador Programs for Grandparents.com. She began her career with the ABC affiliate in Oklahoma City as a Vice President and Promotion Manager, as well as the host of a public affairs talk show. If her name is familiar with audiences, it is because Regis Philbin whisked her off…

Get up ‘n’ go pedal power

Monday Group participants enjoying holiday decorations; from left to right are Lee Evans, Denese Anderson, Kim Schmuck, Bill McCoach, Shauna Duncan, Chris Vipond, Jerry Cisneros, Matt Niecz, Ross Thomas, Teresa Larkin, Ernie Darflinger, Kathy Thomas and Bob Evans.

Please join us for a series of relaxed, twice weekly bicycle rides exploring Sun Lakes’ network of roads and perhaps some neighboring ones. These hour and a half to two hour tours launch from the flagpole at the Cottonwood Clubhouse every Monday and Friday afternoon at 1:30 p.m., returning by 3:30 p.m. The program is…

Cheers Singles Christmas ride

Members of Cheers Singles Club enjoyed a Christmas trolley ride on December 16!

Ron Leimer, Publicity  Cheers members filled the trolley car at Oakwood Country Club the evening of December 16 to enjoy a pleasant ride featuring the neighborhoods in Chandler and Mesa to view the beautiful lighting of many homes that showed the spirit of Christmas in their beautiful decorations. Soon after we sat down in the…

Spotlight on Advertiser – Family Tax Advantage

Family Tax Advantage is a year-round tax preparation and tax consulting firm based in Sun Lakes, with a second office in Connecticut. Dan Morson, CPA, is a Sun Lakes resident and has been in tax practice since 1966 (with Ernst & Young) and is a retired tax partner of the world-wide firm Deloitte. Dan is…

Cottonwood Palo Verde at Sun Lakes – February 2015

Message from the President Kathy Skrei, Cottonwood Palo Verde Board President There have been many updates to our amenities over the past year. I am happy to report the Cottonwood Palo Verde Library renovation is complete and once again accessible to our homeowners. Thank you for your patience during this time. You will be extremely…

My story: From Riding a Harley Davidson to a Catrick

Mary Fuchs riding her Catrike!

Mary Fuchs Ataxia is not who I am, it is what I have. I was diagnosed with Hereditary Friedreich’s Ataxia (FRDA) in August 1998. But that is not where my story begins. My life before Ataxia: I was born in a small Michigan German farming community in 1949, was the third of four children, had…