CERT Basic Course Being Offered in October

Unit Happenings – October 2025

Where in the World Is the ‘Crossing’?

August Photo Contest Winners

Lazy, Crazy, Hazy Days of Summer … Sort of

Rob Baxter Quail Creek Computer Club Stays Busy this Summer I’m not sure about “lazy” and “hazy,” but this summer, the Quail Creek Computer Club has been exceptionally busy, living up to its mission of providing crucial tech assistance and education to its members. The club, which is run entirely by dedicated volunteers, has seen…

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…

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…

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…