CERT Basic Course Being Offered in October

Unit Happenings – October 2025

Where in the World Is the ‘Crossing’?

August Photo Contest Winners

Preparing for a Wedding in 2021?

Kathi Urban Dance lessons for the bride and groom, father/bride, mom/groom, or for anyone! Your garage or mine? Private lessons (one couple). Semi-private lessons with your friends (two or three couples). No contact except with your partner. COVID protocols observed. The instructor has over 30 years experience preparing couples for wedding receptions. Minimum of three…

Beat the Heat

National Weather Service meteorologist Sean Benedict (Photo by NOAA’s National Weather Service)

Marilu Trainor Multiple organizations including the National Weather Service, Arizona Department of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control have posted some important summer heat tips on their sites to help you keep your cool this summer. Why are Older Adults More Vulnerable? The CDC states older adults, those aged 65 and older, are particularly…

Arizona’s Snakes—Magnificent and Misunderstood

Western diamondback rattlesnake

Nancy Planck, Member Services Arizona’s Snakes—Magnificent and Misunderstood will be presented by Jeff Babson, environmental educator, in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom on Wednesday, May 12 at 5 p.m. with a $10 cash donation at the door. Arizona is home to 57 species of snake, from tiny, worm-like threadsnakes, to robust boas, six-foot long gopher…

Community Emergency Response Team Responds

Bill Roskey (left) grimaces as Fire Captain Mark Lytle applies a gunshot wound. (Photo by Peggy McGee)

Peggy McGee Over the past year, the Greater Green Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) has had its focus on community rather than emergency. They have been locked out of their usual meeting place for 14 months, but that has not kept them from helping out in Green Valley. During the summer, three members painted…

David Friel Shoots His Age

Paul Schupmann QCMGA member, David Friel, shot his age for the first time at Quail Creek on Monday, March 29. David, age 79, shot two strokes better than his age, a sparkling 77, while playing Roadrunner/Quail from the Silver/Copper combo tees. His playing partners on this milestone day were Bob Litle, John Landwehr, and Dave…