In 1998 a small group of Sun Lakes residents began working with Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC) to establish a learning-in-retirement program for adults who shared a curiosity and desire for learning. At first, they met in homes in SunBird and Sun Lakes until the CGCC campus building was ready on the corner of Alma School…
Ken Duquaine The recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), while tremendously exciting in many respects, have caused considerable concern among scientists and the general public as to the implications of that technology in many important areas. And like many other photographers, I have been forced to question the future of a hobby that has consumed…
Dr. Harold Wong According to a recent Forbes magazine ranking of the world’s billionaires, Warren Buffet is ranked number 6 with $117.4 billion net worth. He has many famous rules about money, and this article will share his #1 Rule and how it has guided his investment philosophy for over 50 years. Rule #1: Never…
Sue Sindelar As we welcome fall, technically, here in the desert, we look back at summer with mixed feelings, remembering the record heat and glad that cooler weather will finally begin to greet us. We also hold sweet memories that have been captured perhaps by a photo and recreated in a watercolor painting of a…
Jan Bobbett Probably the most popular genres in our library are mysteries and thrillers. You will find hardcover and paperback books in those and other genres. But what you won’t find on our regular shelves is non-fiction. Or, more precisely, non-fiction books are kept on the non-fiction shelves behind the librarian’s desk. Limited space is…
The Gila Butte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will begin its 2023-24 year with a meeting at Cottonwood in September. Meetings are open to the public, and if you would like to attend, contact Pennie at pbonnett@cox.net for further information. The speaker at the meeting will be a representative from Operation…