Category: May 2017

Posse office medical equipment summer hours

The summer hours for the medical equipment will begin on Monday, May 1. The hours will be 9:00 a.m. unti1 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. All medical equipment can be returned and checked out at this time only. This will be the time schedule until October 27. The all-day schedule will start on October 30.…

State Parties

Michigan Party highlights The Michigan party was held March 31 in the Cottonwood Ballroom. A wonderful pasta buffet dinner was served to 136 Michiganders. The night’s events were filled with games (Michigan Bingo and Michigan trivia) as well listening and/or dancing to our favorite special era music. The most-requested music was Motown. There were prizes,…

Cheryl’s Jazz Birthday Party

Helen Daley Cheryl Thurston, a Sun Lakes resident and popular performer here, will be celebrating her birthday by entertaining with her Mardi Gras Jazz Band on Sunday, May 21, for the Arizona Classic Jazz Society’s monthly jazz party. Cheryl is currently the bandleader for Cheryl’s Mardi Gras Jazz Band, Cats & Jammers and Memories Dance…

May GriefShare class

“I thought I was going crazy,” she said with tears in her eyes. Grief can do that to you – make you think you’re going crazy. All of a sudden, you find you cannot remember anything. Bills go unpaid. Keys get lost. Appointments are forgotten. You find you are easily distracted and cannot seem to…

Rotary Tournament breaks record

The Sun Lakes Rotary Annual Golf Event was held on March 26, 2017. The winning team members are J.R. Herrick, Frank Wiley, Raul Disarufino and John Kiehl.

Norm Noble Brilliant sunshine and perfect temperatures on Sunday, March 26, greeted 170 golfers gathered at Oakwood Country Club to participate in the Sun Lakes Rotary Charity Golf Tournament. Just before tee time, a helicopter hovered over the practice tee where a green had been constructed. Then, 1,500 marked golf balls fell out of the…

May events at Robson Library

Plan to join us for the following events in May! Tuesday, May 9, at 1:00 p.m. – Artist on the Fly: Sketching Birds Join Neil Rizos to learn new ways to see the beauty and behavior of birds while learning essential techniques needed to draw birds quickly and accurately, in the classroom and in the…

Medicare, Medicaid information

Neil Tamber Personalized objective assistance to seniors, the disabled and caregivers provided by volunteer counselors especially trained by the Arizona Agency on Aging Benefits Assistance Program. Services include: * Basic information about Original Medicare, Supplemental (Medigap) policies, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Part “D”), Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO’s, etc.), AHCCCS (Medicaid), ALTCS (Arizona Long Term Care…

Lone Soldier Project

Joyce Spartonos/Michael Cohen The Lone Soldier Project has recently been launched by Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation. This social action project will be managed by the congregation’s Friends of Israel Committee. By way of explanation, Lone Soldiers refers to those young men and women who come from all over the world and travel to Israel to…

We’re giving away money!

Elaine Kraemer, President, Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation The Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation was established to enhance the quality of life for the older population in the East Valley, including Sun Lakes residents, in the areas of health, education and culture. With that goal in mind, the CWPV Foundation is always searching for worthy causes to…

Unit Happenings

Unit 11 Dorothy Thurman, Secretary/Treasurer The Unit 11 monthly Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 17, at 4:00 p.m. in the Ceramics Room of the Cottonwood Clubhouse. All homeowners are encouraged and invited to attend. The Unit 11 monthly Ladies Coffee/Breakfast will be held on Wednesday, May 17, at 8:00 a.m.…