Back to School—Lifelong Learning Style

Kyle Messner Remember the thrill of freshly sharpened pencils, new notebooks, and the smell of floor wax on the first day of school? Well, guess what—school is back in session! Only this time, there are no pop quizzes, no cafeteria mystery meat, and definitely no homework (unless you count figuring out Zoom). New Adventures in…

Celebrating Hugh Verlander!

Carol Ritter Hugh Verlander has played cards since he was in the Air Force in the ‘50s. He did not learn to play bridge until much later, and he did not learn from taking lessons but from observing his coworkers play and reading bridge books. Gladly, his coworkers invited him to fill in one day…

Message from the President

Leonard Horst This is such an exciting time of the year for all of us in Cottonwood Palo Verde! Our snowbirds are returning from their travels all over the world, and we are fully engaged in high-season activities. On behalf of the entire board of directors, it is our pleasure to introduce our new general…

Diagnosed with Low Vision?

On the second Wednesday of each month, you can find support at the Sun Lakes Low Vision Club. We learn from experts, and from each other, how to live with less and less vision. Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Robson Reserve third floor Game Room. Significant others…

Why Hands? Why Feet? What Is Reflexology?

Kathleen Ismael, IronOaks Fitness Center The human body is self-sustaining, intricate, and amazing. The hands and feet are the sensory organs of the body. The fingers sense a myriad of stimuli such as heat, cold, heavy, light, and pressure to squeeze or release, to name just a few. Movements of the feet stimulate the entire…