Each year since 2010, the Gila Butte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) has given two or more Patriot Scholarships worth $1,000 each to female seniors planning to attend a community college. Recipients must have a 2.5 grade point average and carry a minimum 12 credits. Gila Butte works with counselors at…
Kim Kubsch Imagine that your mother becomes incapacitated at age 78 due to complications from a stroke. You aren’t able to access contact information from her phone or email account to reach her friends to update them on her condition. You know Mom always kept notes and lists on her phone, but without her permission,…
Barb Jorgensen and Julia Romanin It was a “twofer”! The Cottonwood Tennis Club moved their May Fun Friday Happy Hour event to the Michigan pool on May 31, celebrating both National Tennis Month and National Hamburger Month. Teresa Hermsen and her crew organized the event with barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs and chips for more…
John Yu What better way to get rid of the summer doldrums than to learn ballroom dancing? Many residents want to do ballroom dancing but do not know how to get started. Well, thanks to David Guthrie, our Cottonwood Active Lifestyles Director, the Sunday Dance Club will be conducting Ballroom Basics classes throughout the summer.…
Our ladies league meets every week year round except holidays. This is the time of the year when some of our members take off for less warm climates and the best time to come check us out and get some weekly practice without even joining! You’re in charge, and you decide whether our group of…
Joan Carver With the election of 2024-25 board officers and appointment of committee chairs, Desert Threads Quilt Guild, a chapter of Arizona Quilters Guild (AQG), is ready for the hot summer. The Community Services Committee put together kits for members to be able to quickly create quilt tops for the variety of charities supported. Desert…