What started as a conversation at a reception for Crystal Award recipients in 2016 has grown into a well-received service/charity project throughout all three Sun Lakes communities. The founding members, Bobbie Reed and Charlene Petragallo from Oakwood and Kathy Skrei from Cottonwood Palo Verde, have watched the project evolve over the years. The Crystal Card…
Warren Wasescha, Sun Lakes Hiking Club Volunteers make the difference. To make a good club experience, you need the right combination of dedicated individuals willing to put their good talents to work for the betterment of the club. For the Sun Lakes Hiking Club, we’ve benefited from years of talented individuals stepping up and defining…
Larry Wolfe Manager Dennis Kennedy’s A-1 Golf Carts-sponsored team surprised everyone by winning the Lakes Division Winter Tournament. After finishing the regular season with a 7-11 record, not much was expected of the Golfers, especially since the powerhouse Young Home Team, managed by Gary Hillabolt, had run away with the regular season pennant with a…
The Sun Lakes and SunBird communities will meet for the National Day of Prayer at the SunBird Golf Resort ballroom, at 6250 S. SunBird Blvd., in Chandler, on Thursday, May 2. The program begins at 10 a.m., with musicians playing patriotic music from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Sam Rotman, a concert pianist and inspirational speaker,…
During group Sew Days, members make quilts and other items for the needs of a variety of nonprofits supported by Desert Threads Quilters. Members make simple utility bags for carrying various items handed out at the refugee center in Phoenix. Immigrants waiting for their sponsors to pick them up attend the center and obtain necessities…
Yvonne Orlich The Sun Lakes Chorale Spring Concert is just around the corner. March 14 will be here before we know it, so we are buckling down and practicing hard to get the music “performance-worthy.” Once again, we are presenting a wide variety of music styles. It takes focus and hard work. Hey, none of…
Jerry Higgins The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat comes and goes. These are 2 of the 12 teams who participated in Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC) championship matches during the week of Jan. 8. In the 4.0 Red Division, Jeff Villareal and Mike Jaltuch took away the trophy from runner-up team Sid Porter…
Lorri Morgan, Communications Busy, busy—that’s the only way to describe the pickleball corner of the racquet facility at Cottonwood. Monday through Friday is club time until 2:30 p.m., and courts are assigned according to the schedule for different levels. There have also been a lot of training sessions, round robins to facilitate ratings move-ups, and…
George Abernathy As I stood on the tarmac at Falcon Field in Mesa, just a few feet away from a Vietnam Era Huey Helicopter that was warming up, others and I could feel the blast of the rotor wash and smell the burnt JP4 fuel coming from the exhaust. Along with two pilots, crew chief,…
Jeanette Rajamaki Join us in the Saguaro Room at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, at Cottonwood Country Club for a Cruise Night. This will be the first time in four years we have had Holland America. There are many changes with Holland America, as they now have extra-long cruising itineraries—many to unique destinations, including…