Jerry Higgins Tennis is a good sport to get youngsters started in an activity that can cover a lifespan. One of the flight groups in Cottonwood’s Bradshaw/Neu event consisted of players who went the distance. These four gentlemen took that activity with pride, playing a combined 100+ years through their combined age years of 300+.…
January 2024, Generals
Cottonwood’s Senior Bradshaw/Neu Event
January 2024, Generals
Sun Lakes Chorale Holiday Concert a Sell-Out
Yvonne Orlich Last-minute changes in the days leading up to a performance, in not only the program but in our leadership, and a number of last-minute absences of singers due to illness sent a wave of anxiety through the Chorale. But because we are blessed to have an amazing group of musical geniuses in our…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Progress at a Price
Ken Duquaine Sometimes the speed of photographic technological development makes my head spin. At the same time, the utility of that development from the standpoint of the average photographer often is questionable. Following are a couple of recent examples. Some Canon models—the EOS R as an example—are now offering a new shooting mode called FV,…
January 2024, Generals
No One Wants Me—I’m 9
November was Adopt a Senior Pet Month, which served as a gentle reminder that older dogs are relinquished to shelters and rescues at a time in their lives when they need us the most! Last month, Maricopa County Animal Care & Control took in more than 30 dogs a day! Unfortunately, older dogs are the…
January 2024, Religion
How to Approach Change
Pastor Marvin Arnpriester If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. —Maya Angelou When I first read this earlier yesterday, I thought it a simple statement. Today I believe it to be a profoundly true statement I need to pay attention to. The first part I understand and agree…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club Presents Scholarship Funds for This Year
For the third year in a row, the Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club (SLBLC) has invested in the educational future of a Chandler High student going on to a trade school of higher learning with a scholarship. The SLBLC Scholarship Committee presented Chandler Education Foundation Executive Director Jennifer Hewitt with their “check.”