Agave Quilters Guild, based in Sun Lakes, will have its first meeting of the 2017-2018 season on September 6, at 1:00 p.m. in the Oakwood Country Club ballroom. The program will feature Felicia Brenoe, a designer of quilt and applique patterns. Felicia was featured in a segment on the Fons and Porter Love of Quilting television…
Category: September 2017
Clubs & Classes, September 2017
Women’s Association news
Ellie Clark We’re off and running, preparing for what we expect to be our biggest bazaar ever, which means we’ll need all the help we can get. We begin setting up on Wednesday, November 1, but sales will start on Thursday, November 2, and run through Saturday, the 4th. If you would like to volunteer…
Religion, September 2017
100th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima Sixth Apparition Rally
In honor of the 100th Anniversary of the six Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima that took place beginning on May 13, 1917, through October 13, 2017, to three small shepherd children, Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta, in a little cove in Portugal, St. Steven’s Parish will be celebrating the sixth and last Apparition with a…
Sports, September 2017
Breakers Pool League holds inaugural Handicap Tournament
Larry Stadler To even the playing field and encourage more participation, the IronOaks Breakers Pool League began its Inaugural Handicap 8 Ball Pool Tournament in July. The tournament ends August 30. Twenty-two players signed up to play. This represents about 50% of our members. We are encouraged by this turnout because it’s summer. Several seasoned…
Clubs & Classes, September 2017
Bridge Results
Cottonwood Ladies Bridge 2017-2018 officers Cottonwood Ladies Bridge 7/12. 1st Jan Schroeder, 2nd June Heinz, 3rd Jean Womack; Hostesses: Kay Morrison and Karen Harnish 7/20. 1st Karen Harnish, 2nd Betty D. Smith, 3rd Jan Schroeder; Hostesses: Joan Koch and Betty D. Smith 7/27. 1st Naomi Parkes, 2nd Lily Poole, 3rd Barb Moul; Hostesses: Mary Tomlin…
Clubs & Classes, September 2017
Yoga is great for steadiness and clarity
Noell Hyman How is your sense of balance and steadiness these days? I just read a statistic on the AARP blog that 80% of people who practice yoga report having good balance. Of people who don’t practice yoga, only 64% feel their balance is good. People who practice yoga also report a greater sense of…
Features, September 2017
Word of the Month: Obdurate
David Zapatka Do you have any stubborn people in your life, possibly a relative, friend, co-worker or someone you have interaction with for various other reasons? Thanks to reader Kim Park, if you don’t already use this month’s word, you will have a new way to describe that behavior. Obdurate – adjective ob·du·rate ˈäb-də-rət, -dyə-; äb-ˈdu̇r-ət,…
Clubs & Classes, September 2017
Post 8053 Auxiliary announced 2017-2018 National Scholarship programs
Sandra Whittenberg Let’s get our students grades 6-12 excited about our country!! And competing for scholarship money, too! VFW Auxiliary offers three annual scholarship programs for students grades 6-12. Scholarship awards are available at the local, district, state and national VFW Auxiliary levels. The information given here is for students, teachers, parents, grandparents and anyone…
Clubs & Classes, September 2017
Sun Lakes Garden Club to enjoy Scottish castles and gardens
The Sun Lakes Garden Club will enjoy a photographic journey of very old gardens by Jim Anderson for the September 19 monthly meeting. Visitors are always welcome – “Green Thumbers” or hopeless “Brown Thumbers.” Jim is a retired professor at ASU in engineering. He has traveled the world and enjoys photographing castles and gardens from…
Clubs & Classes, September 2017
Sun Lakes Ukulele Group kicks off 4th season
Nancy Harrison If you’ve visited the Cottonwood Clubhouse on a Sunday afternoon and heard some happy music and laughter coming from the Phoenix Room, you’ve heard our Sun Lakes Ukulele Group. The group, led by Cottonwood Palo Verde resident Nancy Harrison, will kick off its fourth season on Sunday, October 29. We meet on the…