Our Artist of the Month is a new Desert Artists Club member and decorative painter extraordinaire, Evelyn Sundman. As you can see, her painting is both beautiful and functional. We are pleased to have her in the club. Are you looking for an outlet for your creativity? Are you looking for forward to making friends…
Pat Wolfe “A one, an a two” is a well known quote of Lawrence Welk as the orchestra began to play and dancers stepped onto the dance floor – for us, it truly is, a “here we go” for the upcoming Cotillion Dance Club season. The Saturday, October 11 event, “Shades of Autumn,” will be…
Viv Sloane Seven members were present at the September meeting. Our meetings are held the first Thursday of the month, September through May. We always welcome new members. For over the first hour of the meeting we sorted all the things we received during the summer; beautiful materials and other sewing supplies plus about a…
Have you always had a desire to write? Would you like to try your hand at writing? Would you like to leave personal stories to your children and grandchildren? Examples: How you met your husband/wife? What you remember about your first date? Thoughts about your high school graduation? Now that you are retired, how do…
As the years accumulate and we “act like adults” as we have been taught, we no longer take part in activities that require us to hop, skip, tumble, roll, run and swing like we did when we were kids on the playground or in the yard. Because we no longer participate in activities that require…
What Happened to the Music, Where Did it Go? Ellie Clark Watching a promo for the Video Music Awards was an interesting, if unentertaining, experience. There they were in their brief outfits (some bordering on nudity) gyrating about the stage making sounds into a microphone that sounded like pure unadulterated noise to my ears. This was…
The main purpose of water aerobics is to improve cardiovascular conditioning. Weight loss usually is anticipated because of the increase in oxygen consumption. Water aerobics also increases flexibility if full range of motion moves are incorporated and it enhances muscular endurance and leaner body composition. Mainly it is fun! It also gives you a chance…
Colored pencil lessons will be taught this fall. Colored pencils are very versatile. They can be used from quick sketching to more complicated burnishing techniques; from cartooning to beautiful portraiture. And they come in a wide range of colors and types. Susan Plouzek is instructing colored pencil again this year. Her class is highly sought…
A wide variety of skill levels and a variety of crafts are represented at the Crafters Club. The group meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at Cottonwood Phoenix Room (A-9) between 9:00 a.m.-noon. No dues, no skills required, just a love of doing your own craft and sharing ideas with others…
Betty Peer One of the programs of the VFW Auxiliary is Veteran’s and Family Support. In partnership with our VFW Post 8053, the Auxiliary has adopted National Guard Unit 3666. Recently, one of the members of that unit was killed in an auto accident. The Post and Auxiliary donated $300 to purchase books and educational…