Desert Threads Quilters Learn a New Technique

Sue Bart At the first meeting for 2024, members learned an easy technique for creating patchwork in which seams line up perfectly. Pam Rackley, the guest speaker, showed some favorite new products and a demo of how grid foundations are used. Pam showed some samples by Ten Sisters EasyPiecing Grid and SmartGrid. Some members have…

Unit Happenings – February 2024

Unit 11 Meetings The Unit 11 annual homeowners meeting will be on Feb. 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the Saguaro Room at the Cottonwood clubhouse. All homeowners are welcome to attend. The Unit 11 monthly HOA board meeting will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 4 p.m. in the Computer Learning Center, Meeting Room…

Red Hatters Annual Chic Boutique

On Wednesday, Feb. 28, local Red Hatters will host a Chic Boutique vendor event in the San Tan Ballroom at the Cottonwood Country Club located at 25630 S. Brentwood Drive in Sun Lakes. There will be approximately 30 vendors, each selling a variety of different items. The event is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.…

IronOaks Ladies Pool League

Judy Wolthausen Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed your holidays surrounded by family and good friends. In 2018, when I moved here, I joined the IronOaks group, and it’s one of the best decisions I’ve made since moving here. The group is made up of such wonderful women who in no time became…

Sun Lakes Garden Club News

Starla Kramer The monthly meeting of the Sun Lakes Garden Club on Feb. 20 will feature Francesca Claverie Cantu. Ms. Claverie Cantu is a conservationist and Native Plant Program Manager at Borderlands Nursery & Seed. She hails from an alfalfa farm in Calexico, Calif., where her family has strong roots on both sides of the…

The Foundation Donates to the Cornhole Club

Richard Hawkes The introduction of cornhole to the Sun Lakes community followed the usual path of a new activity in an adult community. About five years ago, John and Barbara Byczko (formerly from Indiana) started inviting friends to come to their backyard for a night of fun with a new sport unknown to most folks. It…