Bruce Hartsell Shari Rodgers won first place in the Photography Club’s April contest with the theme of Textures. She said she was surprised at the number of opportunities to photograph flowers in Arizona and California. With Mellow Yellow, she “captured not only a bee on this beautiful flower but a ladybug, too. Flowers have beautiful…
Brandon H. Armstrong If you are familiar with Unit 10 in Quail Creek, there sits a corner house that flew the Stars & Stripes on one side of the driveway and the United States Marine Corps flag on the other—from sunrise to sunset almost without fail. That was my dad’s house … Brandon H. Armstrong.…
Pam Hartwell-James Hosted by Pam Hartwell-James, In Her Shoes was a heartfelt Mother’s Day luncheon that blended good food with even better stories. The event, filled with warmth and remembrance, invited each guest to bring a photo of their mother, grandmother, or another woman who deeply impacted their life. Pam thoughtfully displayed each photograph, creating…
Peggy McGee The Green Valley Chapter, Military Officers Association (MOAA), will be collecting non-perishable foods as well as hygiene, paper, and cleaning products for the troops at the 162nd Wing, AZ Air National Guard. The annual Food for the Troops collection helps the young airmen when their funds run low at the end of the…
Peggy McGee The Green Valley Chapter, Military Officers Association (MOAA), recently awarded three $2,500 scholarships to graduating JROTC Cadets from local high schools. Cadet Ismael Cheang, Jr., will use the scholarship when he enters the University of Arizona (UA) in the fall to study mechanical engineering. Cheang, a Colonel in the Air Force JROTC at…
Peggy McGee For the past several years, the Lady Putters have contributed to the Military Baby Shower organized by Caring Hearts & Hands of Quail Creek for the junior troops from the 162nd Wing, AZ Air National Guard. To make the event a success for the expectant moms, the Putters donated one small rubber duck,…