Category: October 2026

Card Scores

Cribbage Tuesday Night, Cottonwood, August Scores Bob Mariano, Organizer and Jeff Scott, Reporting Join us for cribbage every Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in the Cottonwood Clubhouse, A-7 Painting Room. 8/4: 1st Royce Bohning 10+55. 2nd Patty Donahue 10+50. 3rd Bob Mariano 9+18. Low Pat Donahue 3-2. 8/11: 1st Eldon Drenthe 14+136. 2nd Joe Terian…

Hole In One!

Congratulations to Kurt Sanders for making a hole-in-one on Aug. 15, 2026, on the 5th hole at Cottonwood Country Club using a 7-iron. His playing partners were Todd Conn, Michael Stevens, and Russ Grgich.

Low Vision Support: October 14

Linda M. Horton Welcome! Our Low Vision Support Group meets from 9 to 10 a.m on the second Wednesday of each month in the Third Floor Game Room of Robson Reserve. We learn about skills, tools, and each other as we deal with blindness and deteriorating vision. You and your significant other are welcome to…

Maricopa County Library October Events

Maricopa County Library, Ed Robson Branch offers a broad range of programs that are free for people of all ages. For a complete list of offerings visit www.mcldaz.org/edrobson. Ed Robson Library is located at 9330 E. Riggs Rd., Sun Lakes, AZ 85248 and is open to the public Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to…

Board Games, Card Games, Word Games

Penny Diles Do you enjoy playing a variety of games? We have separate tables for playing strategy/board games, card games, dice games, party games or word games. We can teach you how to play or you can teach us your games. We play in Oakwood, Sun Lakes, but can schedule an event at your Sun…

Cottonwood Palo Verde: Message from the President

Jean Nelson Our Arizona summer is coming to a close, and I’m sure I’m not alone in looking forward to welcoming our snowbird friends back to Sun Lakes. For those returning, you’ll find that we’ve been busy! The completion of our beautiful new pool is now in sight. We’ve also added new activities at the…

SLACA—Calling All New and Current Members!

Vicki Matunas Sign up begins for the Holiday Show at our Fall Membership Meeting On Monday, Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. in the Cottonwood Computer Learning Center, 25630 S. Brentwood Dr., Sun Lakes, you will find the members of the Sun Lakes Arts and Crafts Association on their favorite day of the year—signing up for…

The Remodeling Corner

Janet Cook October is National Kitchen and Bath month—a great time to look at the annual Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) and International Builders’ Show (IBS) award winning innovative products for 2026! This year’s winners reveal the trends that homes are becoming more focused on wellness, convenience, durability and elevating outdoor living by utilizing technology…

One God or Many?

Mark Wenz, Unity Church of Sun Lakes Over half of the world’s current population adheres to one of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, or Islam), which all worship one all-powerful deity. This adherence to one God, however, is a fairly recent historical reality. Pre-Christian societies, including the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, were primarily polytheistic. These…

St. Steven’s Ladies Guild

The October meeting of the Ladies Guild will be held on Monday, Oct. 12, at 1 p.m. in the Great Hall. The Rosary will be said as a group in Church at 12:30 p.m. Beth Kopczyk, Vocations Coordinator for the Phoenix Diocese, will be the guest speaker. Beth will be presenting the seminary process and…