May 2022

OOPS! Apology to CTC—Your Publicity Chair Screwed Up

Penny Petersen Cottonwood’s Mixed Doubles Tournament was one of the best this season. It began on Sunday, Feb. 6, and play concluded on Saturday, Feb. 12. A report on the winners was in the March Splash. But one thing was wrong. The captions under two of the three photos were incorrect. Due to unclear directions…

Card Making Class

Join us on the second Saturday of every month to make two greeting cards with an Independent Stampin’ Up Demonstrator. The lass fee is $5 and includes everything you need, except adhesive. Bring yours or purchase during class. Doors open at 9:20 a.m. The cards will be completed during one of two class sessions (9:30…

Pet Safety in Emergencies

D. Williams No one likes to think that a natural disaster or family or personal emergency will happen to them, and few people are prepared for such situations. While the thought of any emergency is scary, you can avoid outright panic by preparing to protect your pet the best you can before the situation arises.…

Cheryl’s Swingin’ Dixie Variety Band

Helen Daley The Arizona Classic Jazz Society will once again be celebrating Cheryl Thurston’s birthday on Sunday, May 22, in the San Marcos Ballroom at the Crowne Plaza Phoenix—Chandler Golf Resort in Downtown Chandler from 1 to 4 p.m. This celebration has become a yearly tradition for the Arizona Classic Jazz Society (ACJS). You might…

It Truly Is a Small World, as Neighbors Discover

Penny Petersen This story begins in September of 1995. My husband Ron and I were in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, visiting my cousin Jeff whose wife worked for the French Foreign Service and was stationed there. We were coming out of a bank near the railway station talking about what to do next. Suddenly,…

Hot Summer Saturdays, Cool Cards

Looking for a social and casual activity to perk up your Saturday afternoons? How about joining your neighbors for a fun game of Hand and Foot? This is a popular card game that is a variation of canasta. Our group meets each Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m., at the air-conditioned Poolside building in Oakwood.…

May Rotary Club

Rotary Club Supports and Welcomes Refugee Families Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) has been very active with the East Valley’s Welcome to America Project (WTAP). The Welcome to America Project shares transportation, technology, and transformational resources to enhance success so that refugees do not just resettle in…

In Passing

Bill Chambers Bill Chambers took his first breath in Gadsden, Ala., on Feb. 14, 1942, and his final breath in Sun Lakes, Ariz., March 11, 2022, in the company of his wife, their three daughters, and his brother. True to his Valentine status, his sweetness lives on in the memories of all who experienced his…

Redeemed Team and Core Photography Are Spring Champs

Larry Wolfe In two tight pennant races, the Redeemed Team and the Core Photography-sponsored team won their respective divisions. Manager Larry Kaufmann’s Redeemed Team edged out Manager Tom Bersano’s Leckner Realty squad by one game in the Sun Division, finishing with a 10-6 record versus the Realtors’ 9-7 mark. In the Lakes Division, the race…