John Yu This season our Sunday venue at Cottonwood will salute everything nostalgic. On Sept. 19, our season begins with the salute to the “Sultan of Swoon” or “Old Blue Eyes,” the leader of the Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra, and his sidekick Dean. For 33 years, our bands have always been easy to listen to,…
Starla Kramer On Tuesday, Sept. 21, Kim Rosenlof will give a presentation on growing, harvesting, and eating artichokes and their wild cousins cardoons. While most people are only familiar with the closed artichoke buds purchased in a supermarket, when left to flower, artichokes and cardoons will bloom with gorgeous purple florets that bring amazing color…
John Blair Yoga Strength will be offered at the Cottonwood Palo Verde Fitness Center on Mondays at 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays at 9 a.m. Yoga Strength is designed for yoga practice with straps, hand weights, and medicine balls. Using breath, movement, and weights, allows the body to receive…
Kathy Burns Our numbers are few this summer because of the heat, but the quality of play is top notch. Our tournament chairman Mary Perry is keeping the enthusiasm in high gear for us to continue to participate. Thank you! On July 13 POD was a criers tournament. In Flight 1, Eun Yoon was 1st,…
Carol Biales Attention bowlers: The Prime Timers Bowling League is gearing up for another fun season. We will begin the season with a meeting at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 8, where teams will be formed and bowling will start at 1 p.m. This non-sanctioned league lasts for 26 weeks, ending with a banquet in…
Rose Saunders The Perfect Place, a senior adult center that provides social and recreational activities for individuals with cognitive impairment, received a surprise visit from several members of the Sun Lakes Women’s Association in June. The Perfect Place was hosting an open house for local Sun Lakes families to hear about the programs available to…