Desert Hiking: What I didn’t learn in kindergarten

Check your hiking boots after being stored over the summer in Arizona heat!

Roberta Arpan Having completed three 10-day hiking treks in Europe and New Zealand, helicopter hiking in the Canadian Rockies and hiking with two wonderful clubs for the past 14 plus years, I considered myself to be experienced. I’d been hiking all summer with the online-knowledge of Zero Expedition, I found myself in the Enchanted Forests…

Water media “Castles and Cathedrals” exhibited

Sharon Gouthro’s painting for “Castles and Cathedrals” hanging in the Cottonwood Art Room.

Rose Sumners Visit our Cottonwood Art Room to enjoy “Castles and Cathedrals,” our first water media exhibit of the busy season. Both spectacular religious and scenic mountain peak cathedrals are included. A myriad of subjects attach to our next paintings, as we approach the juxtaposition of dark and light. No theme, so who knows what…

Church to make special deliveries in December

Stephen Minister Coordinator Ramona Ehrmantraut, center, with Acme Cab Co. president Ron Mills and Associate Pastor Tracy Perry in front of the Sun Lakes UMC Sanctuary.

Cabs for Christ is a new pilot program at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church that offers free door-to-door service to those who are homebound or have no transportation to church. During the month of December, Sun Lakes UMC has contracted with Acme Cab Co. to offer individuals in the Sun Lakes area free transportation to…

Upcoming trips and tours sponsored by Sun Lakes  and SunBird Activity Directors – December 2014

Tucson, A Tri-Nation Holiday Celebration December 13-14, 2014; price is $250 pp/double, $299 pp/single Experience Winterhaven in Tucson, now in its 63rd year, making it one of the longest running holiday lights festivals in the country. Ride the trolley through the magnificently decorated neighborhood; also shop ‘til you drop at the Fourth Avenue Holiday Street…