Dog Days

  George Abernathy Trout are like people. OK… they’re not much like people, but like us, they don’t function well at extreme temperatures. Here in Arizona, summer temperatures present trout with no small amount of discomfort. And like us, they have few options to mitigate summer’s excess. AC is out, as is relocating to a…

The Hot Spot

  Brian Curry Old Long Island, NY, volunteer firefighters don’t fade away; they just move to Arizona and become “Crisis Response” volunteers. New recruit Joe Sarro (left) is a Freeport FD (Nassau County) volunteer firefighter, and Brian Curry (right) is from the North Patchogue FD (Suffolk County), both on Long Island. Curry, a nine-year CR…

PVMGA tournament results

  Bob Armstrong, Publicity It’s really amazing! The Palo Verde Men’s Golf Association remains active with events each Saturday morning despite the heat, despite the humidity rising from water-soaked fairways, despite the relentless, burning rays of the sun – conditions interrupted sporadically by the monsoons with their thunder and lightning, rain-drenching high winds and blinding…

Sun Lakes – Cottonwood Palo Verde at Sun Lakes

  Message from the President Anne Montgomery Cottonwood Palo Verde’s nine standing committees are the backbone of our community. These committees are the eyes and ears of Sun Lakes and are an essential element in the continual improvement and success of CWPV. Our volunteer homeowners are the lifeblood of these committees. The ideas the members…

Sandy Lundberg – Educator of the Year

Norm Noble The Sun Lakes Rotary Club’s “Educator of the Year” award recognizes excellence in education throughout the Chandler Unified School District. In May, 2018, the Sun Lakes Rotary selected Sandy Lundberg, just-retired principal of Casteel High School, as recipient of its first “Educator of the Year” award. Club President Peter Meade said, “Sandy is…