R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly When it comes to scams, the first step is often the most dangerous—and the most overlooked. Scams usually begin with uninitiated contact. That means a phone call you didn’t expect, a text from a number you don’t recognize, or an email asking you to “click here” or to “verify”…
Category: August 2025
Clubs & Classes, August 2025
Nurses Give Honor to Whom Honor Is Due
Janine Baxter July had the Nurses of Quail Creek gathering in the home of our own Jan Agner. After a delicious taco bar potluck, we were pleased to welcome and have a presentation by LeAnn Leslie-Larson, MS-Ned, RN, and Sandi Triplett, RN, BSN. These nurses are with the Southern Arizona Nurse Honor Guard. This organization…
August 2025, Clubs & Classes
Let’s Travel Club
Linn Myrick What better way to spend a hot July day than seeing the cool cars at the Tucson Auto Museum! On July 16 several members of the Let’s Travel Club visited the museum’s new facility at 4825 N. Sabino Canyon Road. The museum boasts a diverse collection of over 80 award-winning classic cars, vintage…
August 2025, Clubs & Classes
Writers and Poets Club
David Bareiss The Greatest Arizona Adventure Novel has not yet been written. But it could be the one that’s been floating around in your head for the last 50 years. Now that you’re retired in one of the greatest active adult communities in the world, it’s time to finally get that story out of your…
August 2025, Clubs & Classes
Free Legal Assistance for Some Veterans
Peggy McGee After a 3-1/2-month break from sponsoring luncheons and dinners, the Green Valley Chapter, Military Officers Association (MOAA), will kick off its program season on Sept. 18 with a dinner at American Legion Post 66, 1560 W. Duval Mine Road in Green Valley. Menu options include a choice of chicken or beef. The cost…
August 2025, Features
Where in the World is the Crossing?
August 2025, Features
Mahjong Maniacs Presents a Robson Communities Mahjong Tournament at PebbleCreek
Come join us for a fun-filled day with your fellow Robson Communities Mahjong players. This event will take place on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the PebbleCreek Tuscany Falls Clubhouse (16262 Clubhouse Drive, Goodyear, AZ 85395). Entry fee is $60, which includes a catered lunch (your choice of Cobb…
August 2025, Features
Samba Fanatics Presents a Robson Communities Samba Tournament at PebbleCreek
Come join us for a fun-filled day with your fellow Robson Communities Samba players. This event will take place on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the PebbleCreek Tuscany Falls Clubhouse (16262 Clubhouse Drive, Goodyear, AZ 85395). Entry fee is $60, which includes a catered lunch (your choice of Cobb…
August 2025, Features
Word of the Month: Balkanization
David Zapatka This comment was printed in a recent news article: “Taleblu warned against Western attempts to divide the country. ‘The way to unite the Iranian population is not to talk about balkanization,’ he said. ‘That would be an own goal of moral and strategic proportions.’” Balkanize—bal·kan·ize verb 1: to break up (a region, a…
August 2025, Features
Living Retired: The “Joy” of Aging
Gary Chalk My wife, Jan, and I recently hosted two couples we have been friends with for many years. When we picked the date, we agreed instead of our usual evening dinner get-togethers, to make it a lunch so our friends did not have to drive home in the dark. It’s called aging. Aging was…