Category: July 2022

CTC Player Competes in Senior Olympics in Florida

Penny Petersen Ollie Johnson, one of Cottonwood Tennis Club’s teachers for the free Monday night tennis clinics, recently competed in the Senior Olympic Competition in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She made the top five in several of the competitions and was awarded ribbons. The criteria for participation was the applicant had to Medal in their respective…

Desert Artists Club

Sue Sindelar Members of the Desert Artists Club meet every Tuesday from 3 to 6 p.m., in Cottonwood’s Ceramic Room (A-8) to paint or create art in mediums that include watercolor, acrylic, oil, colored pencil, mixed media, collage, pen and ink, or pastel. Any artist within the three HOAs of Sun Lakes may participate. We…

Giving Is Always Better than Receiving

On May 16 members of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Southeast Valley Branch partnered with Go With The Flow, an organization promoting period poverty awareness, to pack period hygiene kits for two local Title 1 Chandler middle schools. The AAUW mission is “advancing gender equity through research, education, and advocacy.” Promoting period poverty…

Card Making Class

Join us on the second Saturday of every month to make two greeting cards with an Independent Stampin’ Up Demonstrator. The class fee is $8 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 the class session at 9:30 a.m.…

‘Sex Please, We’re Sixty’ Auditions Slated

Sun Lakes Community Theatre (SLCT) is holding auditions for the fall production of Sex Please, We’re Sixty on Aug. 23 at 5 p.m. at Cottonwood Country Club ballroom. For those unable to attend Tuesday’s auditions, another audition will be held on Saturday, Aug. 27, at 1 p.m. Both auditions will take place in the Phoenix Room at…

The Library Corner at SLCC

Bette Hargrave July, one of our hottest months of the year! Arizona, the real West, and you just can’t beat a good Western! Once again, I’m pushing a Louis L’Amour novel. Conagher, copyright 1969, filled the bill. Jacob and Evie Teale, newly married, travel west by wagon with two young children from Mr. Teale’s first…

In Passing

Charlie Copin Charlie Copin, 89 years old, of Sun Lakes, Ariz., passed away on May 11, 2022. He is survived by his loving wife Jayne, married for 67 years. They were high school sweethearts, both growing up in Murphysboro, Ill. After one year at Northwestern University on a football scholarship, the Korean War led him…

Fun Lakers Club News

Bob and Vickie Bybee We did not have any events in June, but we will be back in July with our Horse Stick Race on July 21 in the San Tan Ballroom at Cottonwood. Members and non-members, come join us and have fun at this event. You will be able to place a wager for…

Other Card Results

Tuesday Night Cribbage Results Jeff Scott Join us for cribbage every Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. in the Cottonwood clubhouse, A-7 Painting Room. Games are organized by Stan Wengrzyn. May results: 5/03. 1st Patty Donahue 12+32, 2nd Donna Smid 11+52, 3rd Nancy O’Donnell 10+3, Low Joe Terian 3-41, 24 Hand Royce Bohning (twice), 24 Hand Patty…

I Believe

Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. Over time, I hear different attitudes and concepts regarding faith and observances. Most will tell me all that is needed is to believe. “I believe in God, what more is needed?” “I am a good person, isn’t that enough?” Both questions are certainly logical but are difficult to answer. We observe…