Well, like it or not, here comes the dreaded Arizona summer “dry” heat. Not hot enough to bake a chicken, but active players must be extremely careful and be wiser when combatting what Mother Nature will be offering us, including the monsoon. During the colder season, many wish it was hotter, so we start to…
June 2023
Clubs & Classes, June 2023
At Lake Powell with the Roadrunners RV Club
Cathy Donaldson Our last hurrah for the season was a success! Lake Powell, Ariz., was our final rally for our season, which runs from October through May. We already have a rally planned for early October to the Grand Canyon Railway RV Park with the train to the Grand Canyon. If you’d like to join…
Clubs & Classes, June 2023
Desert Threads Donates Quilts to Local Charities
Desert Threads members enjoy making quilts for our community service donations. This is a popular activity for members, along with lectures at general meetings and classes and workshops held throughout the year. Over the last 12 months, about 80 quilts and 75 bags were made. These were given to U.S.VETS, Navajo/Hopi reservation communities, local women’s…
Sports, June 2023
Cottonwood Ladies Golf Association
Judy Onken Hi! My name is Bixby. I live in a front pocket of a golf bag belonging to a lady who plays in the Cottonwood Ladies Golf Association. Yep, I’m a golf ball. Since November, 2022, I’ve been hit in the forehead, hooked, sliced, and, on occasion, hit smack dab solidly. It is not uncommon…
Clubs & Classes, June 2023
Sew-N-Sews News
Phyllis Prysock Our Spring Luncheon was a huge success. We had over 60 members attending. Everyone received a colorful, freestanding lace bookmark, and one lucky person at each table took home a flower centerpiece made from buttons. The raffle of the sewing machine was a huge success. Cathy Ferguson, the winner of the machine, was…
Sports, June 2023
Cottonwood Tennis Club News
Jerry Higgins Cottonwood Tennis Club fared well at the Volvo Classic at The Village. The Village is a local health and sports club that provides a tennis tournament for 22 divisions of players, with Volvo Gilbert sponsoring the event. The event took place April 27 through April 30, 2023. CTC members Cindy Guillaume and Barb…
Sports, June 2023
Lady Putters Complete Their 26th Season
Susan Gottschalk We have completed our 26th putting season and are looking forward to our summer break. Watch for Putters news in the September Splash for information regarding the start of our 27th season. We hope you will visit us at our table during the Community Open Houses in early October to learn more about Lady…
Clubs & Classes, June 2023
Bridge Results
Monday Afternoon Social Partnership Bridge 4/17. 1st Lori Scharbach and Karen Harnish, 2nd Maureen Howell and Valda Wiggers, 3rd Ron and Mary Kent; Slam: Maureen Howell and Valda Wiggers 4/24. 1st Ron and Mary Kent, 2nd Lori Scharbach and Karen Harnish, 3rd Jim and Carole Kemps; Slam: Lori Scharbach and Karen Harnish 5/01. 1st Jim…
Clubs & Classes, June 2023
Garden Club: Would You Like to See More Butterflies in Your Yard?
Barbara Kiley and Starla Kramer Come and learn from Gail Morris, the featured speaker on June 20. Morris is the coordinator of the Southwest Monarch Study, a nonprofit dedicated to monarch research and preservation. Meetings are held every month (including summer) on the third Tuesday. Attendees gather at 9:30 a.m. to socialize and enjoy refreshments…
Clubs & Classes, June 2023
SLCT’s End of the Season Get-Together a Hit
The official season meetings may have ended, but there is still plenty going on with the Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT). Members celebrated at Palo Verde with a well-attended happy hour event that cataloged attendance of the last three shows and previewed the upcoming summer production and beyond. Vice President Robin Murray reported a total…