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…
Category: January 2022
January 2022
Arizona Red & Pink Hats Sparkles State Convention
Glamour and Glitz, hosted by Desert Ya Ya’s and Chapeaux Rouge, is scheduled for March 5, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the San Tan Ballroom at the Cottonwood clubhouse, at 25630 Brentwood Drive, in Sun Lakes. Formal dress; must be in royal colors. Hosts are Queen Mum Ann Crabtree and Queen Mom Judy…
January 2022
Computer Booters Club: “Touring the Web” January 5
Helen Seaton, Publicity Director The Computer Booters will begin the new year on Wednesday, Jan. 5, with a talk by JB Burke, President of Prescott Computer Society. His topic is Touring the Web. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m., and members can attend the talk from home or wherever they choose via Zoom. JB…
January 2022
The Serve
David Zapatka Quoting from Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, when hitting a serve, “contact must be made below the waist, which is defined as level with the navel. Further, IFP Official Tournament Rulebook rule 4.A1 states the arm ‘must be moving in an upward arc’ and that the paddle…
January 2022
Toys for Hartford School from SunBird Lions
Arlene Block Thanks to all who have donated toys to the SunBird Lions Club Toy Drive. Over 100 toys were collected. The toys were delivered to the children at Hartford School by Lion Carol Zittel on Wednesday, Dec. 15, making many children excited for the holiday.
January 2022
Word of the Month: Quincunx
David Zapatka While reading The Labours of Hercules by Alice A. Bailey in my book-reading group, I ran across the familiar word “quincunx” and had to reach back in my memory to recall where I had been exposed to this word before. Quincunx noun quin·cunx | ˈkwin-ˌkəŋ(k)s 1. an arrangement of five objects with four at the…
January 2022
The Sun Lakes Posse and the American Red Cross Have Three Blood Drives Coming Up
As a vital part of our community, the Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse continues to host Red Cross Blood Drives to supplement the dangerously low levels of blood in the current supply inventories. The next blood drive will be on Friday, Jan. 21, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse Office,…
January 2022
Chit and Chat Group Christmas Party
The Ladies Chit and Chat Luncheon Group held their Christmas Party on Dec. 8 at The Park at Cooper Creek in Chandler. Rose opened the meeting by welcoming everyone, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. The program was the JudyWear Boutique Fashion Show, showing beautiful, warm colors on the models, with a walk-through around the…
January 2022
Golf Course Event Listing 2022
Christina Riley, Assistant Golf Shop Manager • Jan. 8 (Saturday)—Big Break Challenge, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Jan. 8 (Saturday)—Cleveland Golf Demo Days, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Jan. 15 (Saturday)—Founders Day Tournament • Jan. 26 (Wednesday)—Nine & Networking sponsored by the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce • Feb. 5 (Saturday)—Lions Club Tournament • Feb.…
January 2022
Pima Utility Company Customers
An email was recently sent out regarding unauthorized, third-party online bill payments services, such as Doxo.com, that may appear to be affiliated with Pima Utility Company when searching online. All Pima Utility Company customers should use caution when searching online to make payments. The only authorized online payment website for Pima Utility Company is pimautility.com. Alternatively,…