Peggy McGee Despite the heat and monsoon humidity, the Lady Putters donned holiday attire for their annual grocery collection to support the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona which supports low income families in the Green Valley and Amado vicinity. One hundred eight pounds of food and six pounds of non-food items (paper and cleaning…
Terri Erickson On June 28, Bonny Wilcox and Jacquie Owens treated the 18 Hole Women’s Golf Club to a “no frills member/guest tournament.” The morning was warm and breezy, but the golf was fun and the day was topped off with a gathering for boxed lunches and the announcement of the winners by our pro…
Peggy McGee The Lady Putters celebrated mid-summer with a bruncheon, a cross between brunch and lunch on July 11. After enjoying a chicken and grilled peach salad entrée followed by rainbow sherbet, members listened attentively as Putters president Janet Wegner announced the winners for the previous six-week period. Two long time Putters, Mary Anderson and…
David Zapatka Reading about cognition and perception recently, I was introduced to the word “synesthesia” which is this month’s WOTM. Synesthesia – noun syn·es·the·sia si-nəs-ˈthē-zh(ē-)ə 1. a concomitant sensation: especially a subjective sensation or image of a sense (as of color) other than the one (as of sound) being stimulated. 2. the condition marked by the…
Peggy McGee The Green Valley Chapter Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) sends its sincere thanks for the generous outpouring of support for its annual Food for the Troops collection conducted from July 1-4. In addition to the groceries, residents donated $400 in checks for the Chapter’s Turkeys for the Troops program. Each November, 30…
Jeff LeFave If you have older family members whose cognitive functions or decision-making abilities have declined, or who are lonely or recently widowed, you might need to help protecting them against financial scams. What steps should you take? First of all, try to gain a good sense of their overall financial activity. Look for…