James Harrald Happy New Year and welcome to another season of gleaning fruit for the Sun Lakes community! Our Kickoff Coffee for volunteer fruit pickers will be held on Jan. 25 at 10 a.m., and we have a new location. This year, we will be in the Saguaro Room at Cottonwood, not at SLCC. Please…
Penny Petersen The Bradshaw Tennis Tournament, recently held on the Cottonwood courts, brought four local tennis clubs together to compete in one place. Not only did the 132 competitors enjoy the experience of playing against teams they normally don’t play, the competition also drew many spectators from the Cottonwood, Oakwood, Sun Lakes CC, and SunBird…
Kathy Skrei The Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation Board of Directors voted at its December meeting to change its name to The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation. The name change stems from the effort to be more inclusive and reflect who the Foundation really is. The Foundation was established to enhance the quality of life in…
Jean Selle Come help us celebrate our 12th Annual Quilt and Bake Sale on December 8 from 8 to 11 a.m. at Risen Savior Lutheran Church, 23914 S. Alma School Road! Our creatively handmade quilts range in size from baby to king and are priced accordingly. We will be raffling off a beautifully-decorated quilt that…
Linda K. Gercken With the holidays just around the corner, our ladies have been baking thousands of cookies and making candy in preparation for the 16th annual Cookie Walk! It grows larger and more popular each year, so make sure to come early to experience the best selection. Table after table is filled with trays of…
Mary Sievert Come hear your favorite Christmas carols on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 3 p.m. at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church, 9248 E. Riggs Road (just west of Robson Library). In this free, festive, one-hour concert, you will hear handbells and chimes performed by our bell choir, the Sun Bells, some beautiful singing, fun music by…
Karen Sproates What are you doing Dec. 8 at 4 p.m.? Chordaires Show Chorus will be performing their third annual Christmas Concert, Happy Holiday, on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m. at SLCC. The music is varied from traditional carols to newer holiday songs and runs approximately an hour. “This concert is our gift to…
Linda Caton Please join us at Palo Verde at 5 p.m. for FREE hot turkey soup and drinks, Santa and friends, Christmas songs, and great decorated golf carts! We leave for Cottonwood about 6:15 p.m. for a FREE Christmas Show, along with hot cocoa, hot apple cider, coffee, and cookies!
Yvonne Orlich Here we come a-caroling! It’s hard to believe that our Holiday Concert is right around the corner. The rehearsal season has just flown by, and we are doubling down on our efforts to fine tune our numbers so that we may present a great Holiday Concert. Dec. 12 is the date. United Methodist…
Bob and Pam Swanson Save the dates… Come one, come all! The homeowners of Oakwood Unit 36-C (Diamond Lake) are planning the 15th annual (2019) Food Drive and Luminaria Walk. Weather permitting, the two-day event will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14 and 15, 2019.