President’s message Kathy Skrei Fall 2014 has been a busy season in Cottonwood Palo Verde at Sun Lakes. A very successful overseeding took place on both golf courses and our common areas during October. The courses have reopened as of October 27 to the delight of our golfers. Our courses are a bargain and some…
Category: November 2014
Clubs & Classes, November 2014
Sun Lakes Watermedia Club
Diane Hitt The Sun Lakes Watermedia Club’s annual Thanksgiving show and sale is on November 29. We will be set up in the Cottonwood Courtyard from 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Please stop by to visit us. There will be many varied and interesting paintings. Included will be acrylic paintings by new member artists. We always have…
Clubs & Classes, November 2014
Spirit of the Desert Gourd Patch – November 2014
Vicki McKenna We welcomed all our members back at our meeting held October 16. We all had a great summer. Some spent time exploring new techniques in gourd art while others enjoyed time spent with friends and relatives catching up on the year. Most of our members are back and excited to share and learn…
Clubs & Classes, November 2014
Applications now available for 7th Annual Art at the Lakes
The seventh annual Art at the Lakes Show will be held on March 7, 2015 from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. around beautiful Cottonwood Lake on Brentwood Drive in Sun Lakes. There will be art, music, a raffle and food. Our rain date will be March 14 beginning and ending at the same time. We would like…
Generals, November 2014
Barry’s DJ Oldies Party
Barry’s DJ Oldies Party would like to welcome back our winter visitors and those who live here year round on Saturday, November 1; and don’t miss Customer Appreciation Night! That will be held on Saturday, November 15 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Golf Pro Shop Lounge, 25425 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes,…
Features, November 2014
Happy Anniversary – November 2014
Bill and Dee Preece Bill and Dee Preece celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on July 19, 2014 at the Saguaro Room in Cottonwood with a dinner and party of family and friends. They built their first house in Sun Lakes in 1978 as a holiday home which then led them to build their current home…
Features, November 2014
The Wine Life – November 2014
Cabernet Sauvignon: The blessed savage Andrew McCreery Few things in the world of wine are as iconic and powerful as the mighty, long lived Cabernet Sauvignon. It is the power behind the left bank blends of Bordeaux, often is the ‘Super’ in Super Tuscans from Italy and is the measure of excellence and elegance in…
Features, November 2014
Word of the Month – November 2014
“Propinquity” David Zapatka Thank you readers for the many e-mails, calls and supportive comments you offered in response to my first Word of the Month column. I am humbled and invigorated. Reader and friend Suzanne Swanson called the day the Splash was delivered offering one of her favorite words. “Propinquity” means nearness in place or time;…
Religion, November 2014
When fear comes knocking
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Years ago, Ann Landers, the syndicated advice columnist, was at one time receiving 10,000 letters a month from people with many different kinds of problems. She was asked if there was one common denominator among all those who wrote to her. She replied that the great overriding…
Generals, November 2014
Attention new homeowners
You are eligible for a free round of golf for two, a free week of fitness, a free week of tennis and a BOGO meal at any IronOaks restaurant. All you have to do is call the IronOaks Welcome Committee c/o Harold Lundgren at 480-369-2015 or e-mail him at [email protected] to receive your new homeowner’s…