Neighbors

For many in the packed auditorium, the farewells to two Prescott Valley council members and one mayor brought tears along with plentiful accolades at the first council meeting of the year Jan. 10.

Tuesday Planners are back. Each Tuesday at 9 a.m. the planners will meet at the Community Center, 16357 S. Cordes Lakes Drive, to plan for events, such as Cookies with Santa.

As with any organization, if there isn’t complete dedication to the task, things tend to go awry.

Laurie Sizer, the manager of McDonald’s in Cordes Junction, is constantly assisting with any community request.

The walls were bursting with children at the Cordes Lakes Community Center on Saturday, Dec. 15, as over 120 children came to tell Santa what they wanted for Christmas.

On Thursday, Dec. 13, the Red Hat ladies of Cordes Lakes held their Christmas Party at Flour Stone in Mayer.

Tuesday Planners are back. Each Tuesday at 9 a.m. the planners will meet at the Community Center, 16357 S. Cordes Lakes Drive to plan for events, such as Cookies with Santa.

The Elf on the Shelf came to the Cordes Lakes Library Saturday, Dec. 1. He came complete with his Top Secret book that had adventures and instructions for Danielle Navarro, who runs many of the children’s programs at the library.

Friday, Nov. 30, was nearly a disaster for the tree lighting ceremonies.

Tuesday Planners are back. Each Tuesday at 9 a.m. the planners will meet at the Community Center, 16357 S. Cordes Lakes Drive to plan for events, such as Cookies with Santa. All are welcome and volunteers are needed.

The picture Gary Beverly painted at the Citizen Water Advocacy Group meeting Nov. 10 at the Granite Peak Unitarian Universalist Church could be worse, he said.

It was standing-room only at Meals on Wheels for it annual Thanksgiving Dinner and Pie Auction on Wednesday, November 21st.

Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. was the first of several drawings for the World’s Largest Christmas Stocking held at Gilligan’s Spring Valley 76.

Tuesday Planners are back. Each Tuesday at 9 a.m. the planners will meet at the Community Center, 16357 S. Cordes Lakes Drive to plan for events, such as Cookies with Santa.

The Chino Valley Town Council unanimously approved an extra $20,000 from its contingency fund to finish the Memory Park Expansion Project at its meeting Tuesday, Nov. 13.

CORDES LAKES Tuesday Planners are back. Each Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. the planners will meet at the Community Center, 16357 S. Cordes Lakes.

A traditional Veterans Day was celebrated by American Legion Post 122. Starting early, the members posted the colors on the Avenue of Flags.

CORDES LAKES Tuesday Planners are back. Each Tuesday at 10 a.m. the planners will meet at the Community Center, 16357 S. Cordes Lakes Drive, to plan for events, such as Cookies with Santa. All are welcome and volunteers are needed.

The safest way for children to enjoy Halloween is Trunk or Treat, and that is why Cordes Lakes Community Association goes the extra mile to make this a stellar event for the children.

As usual, the little library was bursting its seems with the Halloween crowd, some dressed, and some not.

Little Learners, ages 2 to 5, are invited to join the library group from 11:00 a.m. to noon on Nov. 2. There will be story time, crafts, songs and snacks. This will be a new event for every Tuesday. 15989 S. Cordes Lakes Drive.

The Chino Valley Police Department has been awarded a grant for federal fiscal year 2019 due to a continued partnership between the department and the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, according to a news release from Lt. Randy Chapman.

After going through a few cooks, Meals on Wheels finally may have finally found their man.

The Arizona Farming and Ranching Hall of Fame has announced the names of the 2019 inductees into its membership.

The Cordes Lakes Library may get a new room, if work by the Yavapai County Library District and Tom Thurman, county supervisor, come to fruition.