George Stahl The March meeting of the Jewish War Veterans will double as a platform for the organization’s installation of new officers. The meeting will be on Sunday, March 15, at 11 a.m. in the Saguaro Room at the Cottonwood Country Club where the 2020 officers will be sworn in. The post will also honor…
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Clubs & Classes, March 2020
New Horizons Writers’ Group
Feet on New Soil Bob Hirt His wife had died less than a year earlier and the war in Europe was about to start. Shockingly, she and her baby both passed during childbirth of the fourth child. The man, my grandfather, still very much in grief, and with three little ones already under a housekeeper’s…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
Can-Am Tennis, A Friendly Competition between Nations
Cottonwood’s Can-Am Tennis social is a friendly competition between our favorite snowbirds from Canada and our local residents of Sun Lakes. It is always one of the most popular events, because everyone gets to dress up in their country’s colors, sing the American “Star Spangled Banner” or the Canadian anthem, “Oh, Canada.” A lot of…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
Cottonwood Lady Niners Turn 25!
Lorri Morgan, Publicity The Cottonwood Lady Niners are celebrating a big birthday this year. Twenty-five years ago, about 60 ladies began what has become home to about 130 lady golfers. Scrapbooks in the Pro Shop reveal that in the first year, Jean Watson (January 1995) was State Medallion winner for the Niners, and this year,…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
Sun Lakes Writers Group
Weaver’s Grocery Store Gary Alan Rose When I was little, there was a Mom and Pop grocery store just up the street and around the corner from my house. It was Weaver’s Grocery Store, very small, but with a covered front porch the width of the building. The owners, the staff, consisted of Gordon Weaver…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
Chandler Airport Manager Briefs Sun Lakes Aero Club
Gary Vacin “Our goal is to broaden the airport’s uses by tapping into the market of business aviation.” That’s how Chandler Municipal Airport Manager Chris Andres summarized his plans for the airport during a presentation to the Sun Lakes Aero Club (SLAC) gathering Jan. 20 at the Sun Lakes Country Club. “We want the airport…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
Desert Threads Holds Successful Panel Discussion
Sue Bart The January meeting of Desert Threads held an informative panel discussion led by members who do long-arm quilting. They explained how they work with clients, how to best prepare our quilt tops to be quilted, and answered many questions from members. They showed many quilts done with different styles and explained the complexities…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
The Dolly Parton You Don’t Know
Frank Wiley Your Sun Lakes Rotary Club wants to introduce you to the Dolly Parton you probably don’t know. Yes, the same Grammy-award-winning country singer/movie star who has her own theme park in Tennessee. She has a passion that she is very involved in and that has spread to your Sun Lakes Rotary Club. Our…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
Garden Club Members Enjoy Private Tour of the Historic Arizona Biltmore
The Sun Lakes Garden Club enjoyed two field trips in January, and 41 members enjoyed a private tour of the historic Arizona Biltmore Hotel and Gardens, built in 1929. It was a beautiful day, and members dined at the Adobe Grille at the Arizona Biltmore Golf Course. This restaurant is also a historic building, as…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
DAR Commemorates 19th Amendment
Toni Bolling Lutter At its January general meeting, Gila Butte Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) remembered the struggle for suffrage through the eyes of an Arizona woman who lived the endeavor. Vicki Bobo, acting as Frances Willard Munds, recounted Munds’ life as an activist and proponent of votes for women. Bobo is also Regent of…