Spirit of the Desert Gourds is a patch (or club) based in Sun Lakes. We are members of the Arizona Gourd Society, and membership is open to anyone in the East Valley. Our monthly meetings are on the third Thursdays, and the next meeting will be Nov. 18 from 4 to 6 p.m., in the…
Thank you, Ironwood Men’s Golf Association (IMGA) Veterans, for your service to our country! Included are stories Veterans shared about their experience. Bob Royer: A pilot in the U.S. Air Force, Bob flew several different aircraft. He spent 1968 in Vietnam, flying 215 combat missions in the EC-47, electronic reconnaissance aircraft. This two-engine, propellor-driven aircraft…
Larry Wolfe The Lakes and Sun Divisions of our Senior Softball League both kicked off their fall seasons on Oct. 26. (Actually, kicked-off shouldn’t apply to softball, should it? How about opened or began, instead? Let’s save “kick-offs” for football!) The fall season continues through Dec. 17 with games scheduled for Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.…
Unit 11 HOA Penny Dilles, HOA Secretary The Unit 11 HOA monthly board meeting will be held on Nov. 17, at 4 p.m., in the Ceramics Room (A-8) at the Cottonwood clubhouse. All homeowners are welcome to attend. Unit 19 Melody Strom Dear Unit 19 Townhome Owners: November meetings for Unit 19 HOA will be…
Dee Rovers Ooooooh! the smell of Thanksgiving turkey. But did you know this holiday dinner tops 3,000 calories and 229 grams of fat? That’s a lot of high-fat, rich foods for us, but very dangerous as a “special treat” for our beloved companions. For most veterinarians, this holiday season is known as the “pancreatitis season,”…
Senior Pastor Marvin Arnpriester Someone from the church handed me the following recently: “Lord, I hate buttermilk. Lord, I hate lard. And, Lord, you know I don’t care much for raw white flour; But Lord, when you mix them all together and bake them up, I do love fresh biscuits. “So, Lord, when things come…