Bill Gates The Restless Minds discussion group will meet exactly one week after one of the most contentious presidential elections in American history. The group, which has been meeting monthly for more than 20 years, will explore what happened and what it will mean for the country over the next four years and beyond. Because…

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Gary Bross On Oct. 12, Alyssa Carter of the Ed Robson Library presented a WebEx Class on eMedia and Online Learning. Alyssa is a library paraprofessional who has worked in the Maricopa County Library District for eight years. In addition to presentations on digital and physical library materials, she also organizes programs and events for…

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Pastor David Holling A special half-day seminar, “Surviving the Holidays,” will be offered by Sun Lakes United Methodist Church on Saturday morning, Nov. 14, from 9:30 to noon. This is a special holiday program, produced by the GriefShare support group program. If you have lost a loved one this year or in the past few…

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Lois Foerster The Ironwood Ladies Golf Association (18-hole league) will hold its annual membership drive on Thursday, Dec. 10. Ladies who are seriously considering joining a golf league are most welcome to join us for a round of golf on that day. You will be paired with other ILGA members. It is a great opportunity…

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Joyce Spartonos Well, here we are now into November, and still no closer to knowing when it will be safe enough to convene a meeting of Shalom Hadassah. However, that doesn’t mean we’re not a viable, strong chapter. We definitely are! We care about you all and are here for you always. Please feel free…

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Come one, come all, to the Wednesday evening club for singles. We meet every week at 5 p.m., at the Palo Verde dining room, for a sumptuous dinner and wonderful conversation with others in the same place in their lives. If Wednesday isn’t good for you, we also have a table for singles on Friday…

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Pastor Marvin Arnpriester Sometime ago, the following gem was shared in a devotional that came across my desk. I invite you to join me in reflecting on its message for us and our church. There was a farmer who grew excellent-quality wheat, and every season he won the award for the best grown in his…

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Kathy Skrei The Cottonwood Palo Verde Crystal Awards Committee, along with its general manager, has made a very difficult decision to cancel the banquet and ceremony that were scheduled for March 6, 2021, in the San Tan Ballroom. Preparations for this event need to start in October, and we simply do not know, at the…

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Yvonne Orlich All of us in the Sun Lakes Chorale, including Director Cris Evans, want you to know we miss everyone, and we will sorely miss performing our annual Holiday Concert. On behalf of all of us from the Chorale, we want to wish everyone a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season and a safer,…

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Esther Spear The next Sisterhood meeting will take place virtually on Zoom on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 1 p.m. Our programming committee is waiting to confirm the program and speaker. An email will be sent to all Sisterhood members with details. Be sure to send in your annual dues if you have not done so…

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