Desert Threads members attended the Dec. 1 Cottonwood Ladies Coffee with their beautiful Opportunity Quilt. Members sold tickets for a chance to win the quilt during a drawing at the big Arizona Quilters Guild (AQG) quilt show in Mesa, March 24-26. The exquisite hand applique work on the quilt was done by “Charlie” Kopp and…
The next Sun Lakes Democratic Club meeting is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 10. This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom. Social is at 6:30 p.m., and the meeting begins at 7 p.m. If you would like to attend, please email Weldon at wlkariz@aol.com to request the Zoom link. Please include your name, email address,…
Pastor David Holling You’ve made it through the holidays, perhaps well or maybe not so well. Now you are facing the new year, and your loved one is still gone. What holiday cheer you were able to muster has once again turned to lonely days and nights, trying to find a new normal, and still…
Kathy Burns Our Nov. 16 POD was a three-person scramble. The winning team was Sharon Bowditch, Phyllis D’Amore, and Mary Perry. Tied for second were Eun Yoon, Pam Shumard, and Karen Fager and Judy Darnell, Barbara Anderson, and Doris Swanson. Fourth place was Joan Hammond, Robin Thomas, and Linda Anderson. Tied for fifth were Mary…
Bill was born in Bloomington-Normal, Ill., the oldest of three children. His childhood was full of school, Little League, Boy Scouts, and caddying at a local golf course. After high school, he went to work for State Farm in the Photostat Department—a time before copy machines. Drafted into the Army during the Korean War, Bill…
The Sun Lakes Lions Club just presented local awards for the 2021 Lions Peace Poster celebration. Due to COVID-19, we did not have a Peace Poster Contest in 2020. This year, we did receive posters from four schools in the Chandler Unified School District. The winner was Brenna Johnson, a 6th grade student from Riggs Elementary.…