Julie Bauman invites you to come to her classes at the Cottonwood Palo Verde Fitness Center for summer hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 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. She currently has punch cards available, or…
John Terranova, President, Sun Lakes Bocce Club To the unaware, anyone driving past the bocce courts would wonder what was going on. It would appear a cyclone devastated the entire area! But, no, it is the CWPV Homeowners Association and contractors in action with the long-overdue renovations of the bocce courts and the establishment of…
Ken Duquaine The recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), while tremendously exciting in many respects, have caused considerable concern among scientists and the general public as to the implications of that technology in many important areas. And like many other photographers, I have been forced to question the future of a hobby that has consumed…
Dr. Harold Wong According to a recent Forbes magazine ranking of the world’s billionaires, Warren Buffet is ranked number 6 with $117.4 billion net worth. He has many famous rules about money, and this article will share his #1 Rule and how it has guided his investment philosophy for over 50 years. Rule #1: Never…
Jan Bobbett Probably the most popular genres in our library are mysteries and thrillers. You will find hardcover and paperback books in those and other genres. But what you won’t find on our regular shelves is non-fiction. Or, more precisely, non-fiction books are kept on the non-fiction shelves behind the librarian’s desk. Limited space is…
Sue Sindelar As we welcome fall, technically, here in the desert, we look back at summer with mixed feelings, remembering the record heat and glad that cooler weather will finally begin to greet us. We also hold sweet memories that have been captured perhaps by a photo and recreated in a watercolor painting of a…
Friends of the Library has an exciting lineup of six (yes, six!) authors for our Nov. 8 Author Panel program. How does a novelist choose and develop their stories? How do they develop their protagonists? How much research (historical, geographical, societal) is needed? Join us to get the answers, and more, with a Meet and Greet…
The Gila Butte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will begin its 2023-24 year with a meeting at Cottonwood in September. Meetings are open to the public, and if you would like to attend, contact Pennie at [email protected] for further information. The speaker at the meeting will be a representative from Operation…
Okay, let’s face it! It has been a brutally hot summer by setting all kinds of records, but a few faithful have continued to play each week. On July 11 we got to choose the best front or back nine. Terry Jung was the winner in Flight 1, followed by Lynda Jones, Susan La Salvia,…
Yvonne Orlich Getting ready … As August begins and summer winds down (hopefully, it can’t stay this hot forever, can it?), we at the Sun Lakes Chorale are gearing up for another season of weekly preparation leading up to the Dec. 7 Holiday Concert. We will be starting rehearsals again in September, with high hopes…