Norm Noble In a club with 90 members, all of them outstanding individuals, it is difficult to single out top performers. But despite this, three were selected to receive Sun Lakes Rotary’s highest annual awards for the Rotary year 2017-2018. Don Robins was named Rotarian of the Year for his outstanding leadership of the…
David Zapatka Listening to classical music this morning as I do every morning and evening, I heard Aaron Copland’s familiar Hoe-Down classic. I’ve always thought a hoedown was a country-style social gathering with dance and music. Right on track, the upbeat and catchy Copland tune comes from his score to the ballet Rodeo, which…
Marilyn Hespel SunBird Lions Club had the last Bingo Night for the season on April 20, 2018. The jackpot winner that night was Lynette Martens. She won $166. The jackpots are directly related to attendance which was 86 players. The SunBird Lions Club wants to say thank you for your support of the Lions Club…
Mary Lou Kaye Social Dancing provides so many benefits… social, physical, mental, psychological and, most of all, FUN. You’ll never regret adding it to your lifetime of accomplishments. Social Dance lessons are offered at the Cottonwood Dance Studio. Mary Lou Kaye, a certified ballroom dance instructor, developed a KISS (Keep It Super Simple) method…
Norm Noble On Tuesday, June 5, Joan Campbell, Community Affairs Coordinator from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, will talk about “Trending Scams.” Joan is a retired City of Glendale police officer. She worked in the patrol bureau, served as a school resource officer and as a community action team officer. On Tuesday, June 12,…
Fridays, June 1, 8, 15 and 22, at 10:00 a.m.: Turning Memoirs into Memories, Part 2 In this advanced version of Turning Memories into Memoirs, focus will include polishing and organizing writing, learning what appeals to publishers and structuring a final manuscript. Registration is for all four sessions. Must register with library staff. Limit…
ACC Committee With summer here, it is time to begin trimming your palm trees. Please do not do them too early. The palm flowers will begin to come out around the end of May and June. After your palm flowers and the fruit sticks have grown out, this is the best time to trim…
Judee Curtis You’re never too old to learn is validated by me when looking up dances. I learned how many “Elviras” there were, so I checked out “Electric Slide” and “Boot Scootin’ Boogie.” Out of more than 10 “Electric Slides,” two were the same with different choreographers. When I saw 48 Step Sheets for…
The Board of Directors had a Business meeting April 23. These are the notes from this meeting. Members Present: Gordon Lee, Dee Brown-Knoeppel, Don Calvert, Nancy Eckstein, Shirley Clark, Linda DiPalma, and Layne Varney Absent: Bob Moren President Gordon Lee called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Minutes reviewed from previous meetings which had been…
