The Remodeling Corner

Janet Cook When we buy a home, we have a fresh set of eyes that assess what needs to be done to facilitate our personality and lifestyle. Our home purchase decision was based on which house that had the most of what we were hoping for. Many homeowners do some remodeling to eliminate those inevitable…

News From Your Neighbors – Neighbors Who Care, Inc.

Santa pops in for a visit to one of NWC’s clients!

The no scrooge neighborhood Eric Ehst, Executive Director It’s the holiday season again. Anyone who has read Dickens’ A Christmas Carol or seen one of the many movie versions remembers that moment when Scrooge realizes that a person’s true legacy is not how much money they accumulated, but the difference they made in the lives of…

New Bible seminar series starts

Prof. Rod Carruthers If you are interested in knowing the Gospels better, or, if you are just curious about how much of what you know about the Gospels is actually true, this is a seminar that will be important for you. A lot of clutter has crept into the story of the birth of Jesus…

To be truly grateful

Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. Thanksgiving enables us to comprehend the true meaning of life: to be thankful for all the harvests of our days. God is where God should be – in our hearts and minds, in our deeds and actions, in our relationships and understanding of each other. Thanksgiving should help us realize that…

Cottonwood Tennis off and running

Jack be nimble! Jack be quick!

Rod Hayward November is upon us again and the Cottonwood Tennis Club is revving its engines to begin another season of blistering forehands, laser-accurate lobs and just plain tennis fun. On October 26, Dave and Sherri Butler, hosts of the Kickoff Dinner, welcomed back returning members at the Palo Verde Dining Room where everyone enjoyed…

Softball player profile:  Mike Levine

Larry Wolfe Mike Levine’s Dad always said, “Don’t say you don’t like something unless you’ve tried it.” Well, as you’ll realize after reading this profile, Mike certainly has tried a lot! Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Mike was a Navy brat as a youngster, moving from Virginia to Japan to Houston to Hawaii and finally to…