July 2023

Rotary Club July 2023

RCSL 2023 High School Scholarship Winners Dr. Honora Norton, RCSL Public Image Director The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) congratulated and presented $2,000 scholarship awards to Ammaar Zindani, Hamilton High School graduate attending ASU; Ella Choy, Casteel High School graduate attending Vanderbilt University; Shiv Shukla, Perry High School graduate attending Emory University; and Carol…

Cottonwood Tennis Club News

Tony Reider This spring at Cottonwood Tennis Club, the ladies played in a six-week season of tennis. We had a lot of interest and enthusiasm with a roster of 22 ladies, which included Susie Dunn, Ollie Johnson, Luana Capponi, Renee Hansen, Susan Aparicio, Gwen Lucas, Mary Park, Anita Frindell, Linda Dirksmeyer, Kim Vargas, Neda Mead,…

Desert Artists Club Regroups for the Summer

Sue Sindelar The Desert Artists Club (DAC) is temporarily meeting in the Arts & Crafts Room in SLCC while the Ceramics Room in Cottonwood is being repaired/remodeled. We are fortunate to be meeting again in the original meeting space of our club of two decades. It is a large and light-filled space full of happy…

Card Scores

Tuesday Night Cribbage Jeff Scott Join us for Cribbage every Tuesday night at 6:15 p.m. in the Cottonwood clubhouse A-7 Painting Room. Games are organized by Stan Wengrzyn. 5/02. 1st Kathy Scholtz 14+129, 2nd Stan Wengrzyn 12+113, 3rd Barb Bade 11+48, Low Pat Donahue 4-17 5/09. 1st Barb Bade 15+125, 2nd Bill Bade 11+105, 3rd…

Sun Lakes Garden Club

On July 18 the featured presenter will be Jody Crago. He’ll be sharing the early days of Chandler, as Dr. A.J. Chandler (veterinarian) facilitated the area’s irrigation for farming and residential use, creating the canals in the East Valley. Jody Crago is the director of the Chandler Museum. He is the co-founder of the East…

Sun Lakes Writers’ Group

Born a Boat Gary Mentze Now that summer had arrived, the tall, snowy mountains began to drip like giant ice cream cones. At first, these drips of water playfully slid down each mountain’s face. But as thousands of drips tumbled faster and faster down the hill, thunderous streams of water were created. This torrent of…

Julie’s Fitness Classes

Julie Bauman Julie Bauman invites you to come to her classes at the Cottonwood Palo Verde Fitness Center. Summer hours are Mondays and Fridays at 8 a.m., and Wednesdays at 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. For the past 15 years, Julie has been teaching Group Fitness in the Chandler, Sun Lakes, and South Gilbert area.…