Recycling basics Pauline Lee The population in the U.S. is just 5 percent of the entire world’s population, yet we generate 40 percent of the world’s waste. This amounts to 1,690 pounds of trash per person per year. When solid waste is put into landfills, labor and energy are required to dispose of the trash…
Helen Daley Think Mardi Gras and it brings to mind New Orleans, food, parades, beads, partying, music, dancing, costumes and masks. Known and celebrated as Carnival around the world, it is actually a holiday in many countries. Mardi Gras started as a pagan celebration of spring and fertility thousands of years ago. Christian leaders decided…
Colette McNally This month we honor two fairly new members, Janet Hartkopf and Sandy Lundburg. These two wonderful young women joined our Rotary group recently; Sandy in 2013 and Janet in 2014 and went straight to work. Together they produce and edit our weekly newsletter and take care of our overhead projector for all our…
Mary Lou Kaye It’s that month; romance your sweetheart and go dancing together. Oops! Don’t know how. Well join our Basic Social Dance class that will be starting on Wednesday, March 4 in the Phoenix Room in the Cottonwood community. Taught by a certified ballroom instructor who grew up street dancing, this is an amazingly…
Viv Sloane Nine members met at Annette Kitto’s house. She served a delicious lunch and Vicki Benson provided dessert; 6000 Beanie Babies were received from an anonymous donor and sorted according to type. Books also were cleaned and sorted. Most of the day was spent matching books and Beanies and sacking and tying with ribbons,…
The Sun Lakes Community Safety and Security Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, February 11 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. The event will be held in the San Tan Ballroom at Cottonwood Country Club. Important information concerning your personal safety and the security of your home and property will be discussed. There will also be a question and…