Category: April 2021

Chordaires Hit High Note

Rita Brown Sing! It will lift your spirits, lighten your heart and your step, and fill food bags. What? Well, Chordaires Show Chorus (barbershop at its best) has been rehearsing for the day we can perform for you again. To add to our minimal contact, we decided to help a few other folks. We contacted…

Spring: Season of Growth

D. Williams Most everyone knows that their dogs must walk. It is in their DNA. But most people do not think about engaging their best friend in mental stimulation. What kind of life is it to just hang around the house all the time? Get up, go for a walk, eat, lay around, eat, go…

Vice Chief Justice Timmer Speaks to AAUW

Vice Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer

Barbara Stewart Vice Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer of the Arizona Supreme Court will speak to the Southeast Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) on April 19, at 5 p.m. One of five women ever to serve on the Arizona Supreme Court, she has distinguished herself throughout her career as an…

Desert Navy Update

Richard Volpe As we move into the spring season, we can expect to have the opportunity to take advantage of some wonderful weather and the limited availability of many things that are all part of this typically busy season. Although things appear to be moving in the right direction regarding the long-awaited hope that the…

Sun Lakes Community Theatre Notice: April Zoom Event

Jo Birlin The Sun Lakes Community Theatre has some very interesting events coming up. I sure hope you will join our Zoom get-together April 8. There will be a short sketch about a couple trying to work their GPS and short-story sketch comedy. Phyllis Novy is conducting a storytelling class on March 30 at 1 p.m. She…

Cotillion Dance Club Announces 2021-22 Season!

Pictured are Rob and Shirl Spade entering the ballroom in Sun Lakes through the seldom-used underground cellar entrance on March 11, 2017, for the "Prohibition Ball." We are especially looking forward to greeting attendees as they enter our next dance for the champagne reception that begins a lovely evening of dinner and dancing, on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 5:45 p.m.

Rob Spade Cotillion Dance Club plans to present four dinner dances to be held at the Cottonwood San Tan Ballroom in Sun Lakes. Be sure to mark your calendars with next season’s dinner dance dates: Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021; Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022; Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022; and Saturday, March 12, 2022. These dinner dances…

So Many Books, So Little Time

Dear Reader, If you are a fan of C.S. Lewis with fond memories of reading his The Chronicles of Narnia to your children, or perhaps you found comfort in A Grief Observed, then you might relish this account of an unlikely friendship turned into true love. The novel is subtitled The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman…

Card Making Class

Linda Smart Join us on the second Saturday of every month to make two greeting cards with an Independent Stampin’ Up Demonstrator. The class fee is $5, and includes everything you need! Doors open at 9:20 a.m. The cards will be completed during one of multiple class sessions, which will begin at 9:30 a.m. Presently,…

Unit Happenings

Unit 11 Penny Dilles Unit 11 HOA monthly board meeting will be held on April 21, at 4 p.m., in the Ceramics Room (A-8) at the Cottonwood clubhouse. All homeowners are welcome to attend. Unit 19 Melody Strom Dear Unit 19 townhome owners: April meetings for Unit 19 HOA will be held on: * Monday,…