September 2019

Unit Happenings

Unit 38 The Unit 38 September luncheon will be on Tuesday, September 10, at 11:30 a.m. at Keegan’s Restaurant, 1095 W. Queen Creek Road, Chandler. Separate checks and order off the menu. RSVP by September 5 to Jeri Regan at 913-526-8150 or Penny Heredia at 928-302-0582. Villas 37 The following are reminders of upcoming events…

Core Photography leads summer league

First baseman Dean Messier awaits a throw while first base coach “Hoot” Gibson looks on. (Photo by Core Photography)

Larry Wolfe At press time, the Core Photography squad had “flashed” to a three-game lead over the second-place Brenden Financial Planning team in the Senior Softball Summer League. A month ago, those two teams were tied atop the standings with identical 9-5 records, but the Photographers, managed by Rick Oien, had won eight of their…

Tip of the month

Kwong Young We have all heard the phrase that sometimes in the tennis game “less is best.” From day one when a player begins their tennis journey, one would get their racket back and take a full swing and remember to follow through. We get programmed in this, but many seasoned players don’t work or…

Better Together

Grand Canyon by Bob Little

Our summer session will be coming to an end this September. We spent many hours learning about photography techniques and editing tips. We put them to use with trips around and about the Phoenix area as well as to the Grand Canyon. Whether inside or outside, our photographic skills were captured and developed during the…

Wreaths Across America

Roman Martin It’s September! We have returned for another chance to Remember, Honor and Teach. The Chandler Elks Lodge #2429, in partnership with The Exchange Club of Chandler and Wreaths Across America, will once again be placing fresh evergreen balsam memorial wreaths on the graves of those persons who have served in the Armed Forces…

Where does healing energy come from?

Rina Cupples My dad did laying-on of hands healing when I was a child, and as an adult, I took training in Reiki. So, I refer to healing energy by that name, though healing power has been called by many terms throughout the ages. “Rei” is a Japanese word meaning Universal Life Force Energy. That’s…

Cottonwood tennis players celebrate Bastille Day

Judy Grefsheim, Kathy Malitar, and Nede Mead like the tennis food, and especially the beverages.

Penny Petersen Cottonwood Tennis Club turned French for a day when they held a Bastille Day Social on the evening of July 14 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. They “stormed” the courts and “revolutionized” traditional tennis. About 40 people attended, but not everyone played, as the weather was scorching. Both men and women participated in…

Believe in better

Our Level 1 Trauma Team (left to right): Merideth Gradowski, Matt Karger, Dr. Hu, Wendy Otten. They provide the vision and inspiration that we can do better one step at a time.

Sue Schwartz Chandler Regional Medical Center is the Southeast Valley’s only American College of Surgeons Verified Level 1 trauma center. As an ACS (American College of Surgeons) verified trauma center, it is our responsibility to work within our community to provide injury prevention and health education. With our close proximity to Sun Lakes, know that…