Phyllis Prysock Sew-N-Sews met May 11 for the last time before our summer break. We installed new officers for the next two years. Our new officers are President Phyllis Prysock, Vice President Patty Hutson, Secretary Ann Barberg, and Treasurer Janet Rogers. We thank all for volunteering, and a special thank you to all of the…
June 2022
Sports, June 2022
Softball Player Profile: Marty Hobby
Larry Wolfe Rockford, Ill., native Marty Hobby seems to have been born with a baseball in his hand. From pitching a perfect game as a Little League hurler to going 7-0 with 49 strikeouts in 49 innings as a high school senior for the Rockford West Warriors, he was always the star. After playing summer…
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
Sun Lakes Garden Club Invites the Crazy Chile Farmer!
Bill Robinson is the manager of the Crazy Chile Farm where volunteers plant, nurture, harvest, and grind heritage chiles into powder for sale as part of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration’s outreach programs. Along with the chiles, the farm grows native blue corn, which is now nearly extinct but was once a staple for…
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
Sun Lakes Community Theatre Wraps Up ‘Catch Me’ Production
The run was a success, despite several obstacles never known to the audiences. Early in the process, two actors got COVID-19, causing a one-and-a-half-week delay in rehearsals. A few weeks later, a medical emergency sent the director to the hospital overnight. The set design didn’t match the building crew’s plans, and two out of three…
Generals, June 2022
Unit 32A Meet and Greet
Reggie Wegman A Meet and Greet gathering was held on April 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. for homeowners in Unit 32A. Debbie Aarestad and Diane Grady were responsible for organizing the event. We all got to meet our new and not-so-new neighbors who moved in recently. The hibernating caused by the virus kept us…
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
Savvy Travelers Club News: No Live Meetings Until October
Jeanette Rajamaki Folks are traveling this spring and summer all over the world: Alaska, Mexican Riviera, Caribbean, Ireland, and Scotland by land and Costa Rica. The hot, new thing is adventure travel to the Arctic to see polar bears and south to the Antarctic to see the penguins. Expedition ships are being built specifically for…
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
CTC’s Longest-Running League Has Already Begun Its Season
Penny Petersen Cottonwood Tennis Club slows down in the summer, but there’s one league that is just getting started—the Thursday Men’s League. Spencer Roberts is the coordinator. They play from 8:30 to 10 a.m. every Thursday. While some of us escape the 110-plus temperatures, this league is designed so that guys who need to miss…
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
Sun Lakes Writers’ Group
Father’s Day George Stahl Like many of you, I no longer have a father. I lost mine over 10 years ago, but I can still remember his face when we said our goodbyes. He was in the hospital and couldn’t talk. When I told him that I loved him, he smiled and blinked his eyes.…
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
Desert Artists Club
Sue Sindelar The summer heat has arrived. A good place for artists to stay cool and enjoy painting together is with the members of the DAC (Desert Artists Club). We invite artists in Sun Lakes to join our group each Tuesday afternoon, from 3 to 6 p.m., in the Ceramics Room (A-8) in Cottonwood, across…