Category: September 2025
September 2025, Clubs & Classes
Required Minimum Distributions—A Great Way to Donate to TWOQC Scholarships and Community Outreach!
Margie Barber Helping others while helping yourself? Now that’s a win-win! Here’s one way to do it: Do you need to take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) before the 2025 tax year ends? If so, the amount you receive will be taxable income and may even put you in a higher tax bracket. Fortunately, Congress…
September 2025, Clubs & Classes
MOAA Awards Another Scholarship
Peggy McGee The Green Valley Chapter, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), awarded a belated $2,500 scholarship to Cadet Major Milan Wilkinson. Cadet Wilkinson, a 2025 graduate from Rio Rico High School, was the class valedictorian, a role she was fulfilling when the MOAA Awards Ceremony was held in early May. Milan will be pursuing…
September 2025, Clubs & Classes
August Rock Painting
Janet Rumford and Inna Shames On a hot August afternoon, Janet hosted a super-cool rock painting class at her air-conditioned kitchen table. Given the summer humidity, there was far more insect life than usual, but only the “good bugs” (a nice bumble bee and a few cute ladybugs) showed up, with not a mosquito or…
September 2025, Clubs & Classes
August Paper Flowers
Janet Rumford and Inna Shames On a hot August morning, Janet Rumford hosted a very creative and colorful paper flower class at her kitchen table. The guests made lots of paper flowers out of colored coffee filters, and even managed to make a rose out of paper towels. But they didn’t stop there. They got…
September 2025, Clubs & Classes
Taste of Tucson Downtown
Joyce Shumate On Sept. 19 Elysa Crum, the owner and tour guide for Taste of Tucson Downtown, will present information about visiting downtown Tucson. Her passion for food, education, and an appreciation of Tucson’s culture and history inspired her to create Taste of Tucson Downtown. With the revitalization of downtown, including an influx of new…
September 2025, Clubs & Classes
Let’s Travel Club
Linn Myrick A group of 10 members of Let’s Travel Club rode in a 15-passenger van, driven by club member Ted Myrick, to Williams, Ariz., where we started our journey via train to Grand Canyon National Park. After overnighting at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel (adjacent to the train depot), we embarked on a two-hour…
Features, September 2025
Living Retired: Cash Me If You Can
Gary Chalk My Monday morning routine is to publish my latest Living Retired column. My wife Jan’s routine is to ask, “Gary, how on earth do you come up with such gobbledygook?” I explain that frequently the stories fall in my lap, or more recently, in my wallet; but actually, it didn’t fall in my…
September 2025, Features
Savor Retirement: The Real Secrets to Savoring Retirement
Tim Malone Savoring retirement isn’t just about having enough money—it’s about embracing a new chapter with intention, joy, and purpose. A happy retirement isn’t just about having enough money—it’s about savoring life, staying engaged, and finding joy in everyday moments. “Retirement is not the end of the road. It is the beginning of the open…
September 2025, Features
Word of the Month: Corrival
David Zapatka Longtime friend, wordsmith, and fellow verbivore Bill Lewis recently sent me a summary of the Missouri State Games table tennis results where he presides as the grand master tournament director. He writes, “In a Johnny Quest race for first place in the Under 2100 division, there were 12 hardy corrivals.” Corrival—cor·ri·val noun 1:…